Elias Villafana, MFT

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About

Bilingual marriage and family therapist Elias Villafana, MFT, treats trauma, anxiety, and relational difficulties from Suite 204 at 8080 La Mesa Boulevard in La Mesa Village, providing sessions in both English and Spanish under California license MFC 36841. The trauma-specialized practice receives referrals from primary care providers across the Grossmont medical corridor, including internists at CareMD La Mesa who identify anxiety and mood symptoms during routine medical visits. A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, Villafana has maintained the La Mesa Boulevard practice since earning California license MFC 36841, developing treatment plans that address intergenerational patterns of abuse, depression, and interpersonal conflict within couples and family systems. Clients presenting with stress-related somatic complaints — chronic tension, sleep disruption, and autonomic dysregulation — sometimes integrate sessions with complementary modalities available at Full Circle Acupuncture & Wellness for nervous-system regulation support. Highest-complexity cases involve coordinated trauma treatment for families affected by domestic violence, requiring individualized safety planning, separate sessions for each family member, and phased reunification protocols under court-monitored therapeutic guidelines.