Hi!

My name is Dr. Elizabeth Aranda, ABPP {pronouns: she/her} and I am an award-winning, board-certified counseling psychologist, educator, and consultant, committed to addressing healing and wellness within queer communities of color. My practice is dedicated to helping diverse communities feel understood and empowered in their true selves.

I obtained my PhD in Psychology from Texas Woman’s University, a feminist - multicultural doctoral program, and completed my undergraduate training from University of Texas at Austin (Hook ‘em horns!). I moved to the Bay Area in 2015 for my job at UC Berkeley, where I worked as the Program Director of Wellness Initiatives in the Multicultural Community Center. I have been board-certified in counseling psychology since 2023.

I opened my own practice in 2020 in order to provide culturally-affirming psychological assessment and therapy services to our community.

I am a huge advocate for self-care. In my free time, I enjoy junk journaling, going hiking, reading tarot cards, cooking, and cuddling with my wife and our velcro cats.

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