Welcome
G-CAPS
Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services
The Best in Latino Behavioral Health
Lo Mejor en Salud Mental Latina
Isla Vista | Goleta | Santa Barbara | Carpinteria
Who We Are
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community . . . Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own. -- César E. Chávez, Campesino, Human Rights Activist
G-CAPS GUADALUPE COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
is a culturally competent Latino behavioral health care provider established in 2018 in direct response to the health care disparities currently affecting Latino communities. G - CAPS is a key regional resource for providing much needed culturally informed treatment and support services to Latino populations in Santa Barbara County including Goleta, Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria.
The mission of G-CAPS is to assist individuals and families achieve emotional and psychological well-being through culturally sensitive mental health assessments and therapeutic services anchored in evidence based science.
G-CAPS is staffed by an experienced, knowledgeable, professionally trained, and fully credentialed bilingual psychologist and marriage and family therapist with 40 years experience working with Latino immigrant families, marital problems, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, and post-traumatic stress related to Latino immigration and acculturation.
G-CAPS builds on the rich history and principles of social justice, environmental justice, community engagement, and cultural competence in clinical practice.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) is a powerful cultural image for Latino identity and faith. Guadalupe is the quintessential Great Mother for Latinos – a cultural image in its purest and most concentrated form of hope, grace, love, tolerance, acceptance, peace, health, protection, social justice, and family engagement.
Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services adheres to the values and core principles of Guadalupe and all that she represents to Latino communities.
G-CAPS Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services
The Best in Latino Behavioral Health
Lo Mejor en Salud Mental Latina
Isla Vista | Goleta | Santa Barbara | Carpinteria
What We Do
G-CAPS specializes in culturally informed behavioral health assessments and treatment of:
Depression - Tristeza/Melancolía
Anxiety - Ansiedad/Ataques de Nervios
Post-Traumatic Stress - Estrés Postraumático
Matters of the Heart - Asuntos del Corazón
Jealousy and Infidelity - Celos y la Infidelidad
Loss and Grief - Pérdida y Dolor
Aging and the Passage of Time -
El Envejecimiento y El Paso del Tiempo
Distressing Dreams - Sueños Angustiosos
Divorce - Divorcio
College Transition - Transición Universitaria
Mental Health Assessments -
Evaluaciones de Salud Mental
Immigration Trauma - Trauma de Inmigración
Acculturation Stress - Estrés de Aculturación
CenCal Medi-Cal accepted - aceptado
G-CAPS
GUADALUPE COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
The Best in Latino Behavioral Health
Lo Mejor en Salud Mental Latina
Isla Vista | Goleta | Santa Barbara | Carpinteria
Meet Us
Professional Staff
Salvador Treviño, PhD
Dr. Treviño teaches professional psychology and lectures extensively on
the theories and practices of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, regressive mental states, and Latino behavioral health. Drawing on his scholarship of more than 40 years of community work with Latino immigrants, Dr. Treviño is active in furthering the national conversation on cultural diversity, the impact of historical trauma on Latino mental health, the psychology of racism, and matters of social justice from a psychoanalytic perspective. Dr. Treviño teaches, trains, and supervises psychology doctoral students at Antioch University Santa Barbara.
Dr. Treviño is the Executive Director of G-CAPS. He is licensed as a psychologist (PSY25108) and marriage and family therapist (LMFT21937) in the State of California specializing in Latino behavioral health - salud mental Latina.
Dr. Treviño is a member of the:
American Psychological Association
Santa Barbara County Psychological Association
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Santa Barbara Chapter of CAMFT
Contact Us
G-CAPS
Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
TELEHEALTH
Appointment:
805-698-0696
G-CAPS offers telehealth behavioral health care for the greater Santa Barbara County and the Central Coast.
Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Get in Touch
G-CAPS Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services is committed to exceeding your needs. Questions or comments? We’d love to hear from you, so don’t hesitate to reach out today.