Sara Celina Espinoza, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
18 yrs experience
Updated September 9, 2026 How we verify
About
Sara Celina Espinoza is a bilingual (English/Spanish) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Santa Ana, CA, with 18 years of clinical experience treating depression, anxiety, and trauma. She practices at The Forest of Hope, Inc. and offers culturally sensitive, trauma-focused care with a focus on Latino, LGBTQ+, and elderly clients.
Services
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
- Bipolar disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Grief and loss
- Relationship issues
- LGBTQ+ family support
- Elderly issues
- Latino acculturation
- Immigration concerns
- Domestic violence
- Adoption
- Divorce
- Coping skills
- Women's issues
- Humanistic/Person-centered
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma-Focused CBT
- Narrative therapy
- Existential therapy
- Family systems
- Feminist therapy
- Art therapy
- Gestalt therapy
- Integrative
- Multicultural/Culturally sensitive therapy
- Marriage & Family Therapy
State licenses
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California · License #46096 · Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Active
expires 2027-11-30
Sources
The facts on this page are drawn from 8 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.
Psychology Today directory
- Identity anchor: full name, license number, practice address/phone, specialties, issues treated, modalities, populations, insurance, fees, session formats, years in practice, education, languages, listing photo (psychologytoday.com)
NPPES NPI registry
- NPI 1669676094, legal name, LMFT 46096 credential, CA jurisdiction, taxonomy 106H00000X, practice and mailing addresses, active NPI status (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)
- Practice affiliation with The Forest of Hope, Inc., Orange County/Irvine CA location, LMFT credential ID LMFT46096 issued July 2008 with a listed expiration of November 2021, Phillips Graduate Institute education (1998-1999) (linkedin.com)
LinkedIn (secondary profile)
- Psychotherapist at The Forest of Hope Inc., Irvine CA location (linkedin.com)
Healthgrades directory
- Practice name (The Forest of Hope Inc.), address, phone, NPI cross-reference, zero reviews, accepting new patients (healthgrades.com)
Sharecare directory
- Practice address/phone corroboration, zero reviews, accepting new patients (providers.sharecare.com)
marriage.com directory
- Practice address/phone corroboration, therapeutic approaches list, no photo displayed on this listing (marriage.com)
CA Board of Behavioral Sciences enforcement actions page
- No 'Espinoza' entries found on the current published enforcement/disciplinary actions list (bbs.ca.gov)