Anxiety & Behavioral Health Specialist in the Inland Empire
Culturally affirming online therapy for adults, new fathers, and teens across California. Break free from overthinking, perfectionism, and burnout.
How We Get Stuck: The Avoidance & Control Trap
When you experience anxiety or stress, it is natural to try to manage or avoid it. This may lead to overthinking, setting unrealistic standards, staying excessively busy, or avoiding overwhelming situations.
The challenge is that fighting these thoughts can drain your energy. In therapy, we work together to build practical skills to break the cycle, manage uncertainty, and focus your energy on what matters most.
About Rafael Cazares
Hi, I’m an anxiety therapist based in the Inland Empire. As a Latino clinician providing culturally affirming care, I know how deeply anxiety can be tied to family, work, and cultural expectations and how exhausting balancing it all is.
In my practice, I use proven methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you step back from racing thoughts, change unwanted behaviors, and take meaningful steps toward what matters most to you.
Areas of Focus
Anxiety and stress look different for everyone. I focus on helping you deal with the main ways that trying to avoid or control things can take over your daily life:
Anxiety & Overthinking: Racing thoughts that won’t stop, replaying every conversation, and feeling like one mistake could make everything fall apart at work or in social situations.
Perfectionism & Burnout: Feeling like you can never drop the ball, which leads to overworking, exhaustion, and finding it hard to relax without feeling guilty.
Relational Strain & Hypervigilance: Always trying to read the room, expecting conflict, and overthinking to keep the peace and take care of others’ feelings before your own.
Focus Strain & Overload: When your mind feels overloaded, you might avoid things, put them off until the last minute, struggle with brain fog, and worry about making mistakes.
Bicultural Pressure & Boundary Guilt: Carrying the weight of family sacrifices, feeling anxious when you try to say "no," and putting family expectations before your own well-being.
Who I Work With
Adults & Driven Professionals
Trying to keep up at work while handling everything at home can be overwhelming. I work with hard-working professionals and first-generation adults to help them move beyond just getting by, set healthy boundaries, and find real peace.
Men & New Fathers
Juggling your job, supporting your partner, and getting used to being a new dad is a big change. I help men handle irritability, quiet worries, and feeling emotionally shut down so they can be there for their families without feeling drained.
Therapy for Teens (Ages 14-18)
Worries about school, fear of failing, and family expectations can make teens feel stuck, anxious, or want to pull away. I offer a straightforward, relatable space where teens can build real self-worth and learn useful ways to cope before stress becomes a long-term habit.
How to Get Started
Step 1: Free 15-Minute Consultation
We’ll start with a short phone call to discuss what you’re experiencing, answer your questions, and see whether we’re a good fit.
Step 2: Simple Online Intake
You’ll complete your consent forms and paperwork online through a secure, private client portal before our first session.
Step 3: Begin Virtual Sessions
You can join sessions securely from home, anywhere in California, and start working toward what matters most to you.
Practice Logistics
Format: 100% Telehealth (Secure, HIPAA-compliant video sessions across California)
Who I Serve: Adults & High School Teens (Ages 14–18)
Hours: Mon–Thu, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Insurance & Payment: In-network with Blue Shield of California. Sliding-scale options available for cash-pay clients.
Ready to Get Started?
Starting therapy takes courage, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Let’s connect for a free consultation and see if online therapy in California is right for you.