Callia (she/her/ella) is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has been a Behavioral Health Provider at the Live Oak Clinic, offering both individual and family therapy, since September 2023. Prior to this, she was working in other, similar clinic settings in Oakland and San Francisco that focused on serving lower income and immigrant communities. Callia received her master’s degree from Boston College School of Social Work in 2018 and has been working in various mental health settings since 2011. Callia particularly enjoys and has spent most of her career working in primary care settings, as she feels passionately about the greater accessibility to mental health services this provides and values how this supports providers to collaborate and take a more holistic and comprehensive approach to healthcare.   

Callia has experience and enjoys working with all ages but has developed a particular affinity for working with teens and families. Given her experience working with a diversity of ages and populations, Callia has received training in and draws on a variety of therapeutic modalities to tailor her approach to best fit the person or family she is working with. However, Callia feels her practice is most deeply and regularly informed by the orientations of trauma informed care, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Narrative Therapy, and EMDR.   

Born and raised in Santa Cruz (but with some time living elsewhere) Callia is happy to be back home serving her community, soaking in uniquely beautiful Santa Cruz nature, dancing, and spending time with loved ones. Callia believes that healing is an integral part of creating greater justice in the world and is honored to get to do work that supports this.