Brenda Duarte, Counselor

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About

Brenda Duarte, Counselor in Chula Vista's Eastlake area provides bilingual psychotherapy in English and Spanish through the LifeStance Health office at 2300 Boswell Road, Suite 275. The practice's integrative approach to anxiety and depression management coordinates with complementary providers such as Perfect Balance Acupuncture in the Eastlake district, where acupuncture protocols address stress-related somatic symptoms alongside talk therapy. Brenda Duarte holds an LMFT credential with a Master's in Psychology from Alliant International University San Diego and a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA, applying Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused, Narrative, and Person-Centered modalities. Chronic pain patients whose musculoskeletal tension compounds depressive and anxiety symptoms coordinate dual-track care with providers including Clear Chiropractic, addressing both the physiological and psychological dimensions of persistent discomfort. The clinical caseload spans ADHD, OCD, PTSD, grief, midlife transitions, sleep disorders, and women's mental health, with Dialectical Behavior Therapy distress-tolerance modules deployed for emotion-regulation skill building.