Estela Rodriguez Jebril , LCSW

Estela Rodriguez Jebril is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, grief, addiction, and LGBT concerns. She also supports people facing intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Estela speaks English and Spanish and integrates coaching when appropriate.

Estela uses a down-to-earth, goal-oriented style. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions. Sessions often center on clearer communication, problem solving, and small behavior changes that add up over time.

Her work draws on client-centered care and cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behaviors. She also uses emotionally-focused approaches and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship work. Estela pays attention to how personal meaning and life choices affect mood and motivation.

She has 15 years of experience in clinical and community settings. Early in her career she provided in-home family therapy and school-based services to at-risk students. Since 2016 she has worked independently in private practice and offered coaching services online.

Estela aims to build trust quickly and create a warm, supportive space for people to try new approaches. She helps clients set clear, achievable goals and tracks progress in a practical way.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Estela integrates client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people make practical changes. Client-centered work focuses on listening, understanding a person’s goals, and shaping sessions around what matters most to them; it helps people feel heard and decide the next step. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches simple tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful patterns.

She also uses emotionally-focused ideas for people who want to work on relationships or attachment. This approach helps identify emotional patterns between partners and teaches new ways to respond that improve connection and communication. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Estela will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will choose the methods that feel most useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth sessions and relationship work where seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging make brief check-ins or homework support easier between sessions. These options offer flexibility for scheduling and for fitting therapy into a busy life.