Welcome! Whatever brought you here, you are welcome, and we can go at your pace.
Welcome! Whatever brought you here, you are welcome, and we can go at your pace.

Excellence: You deserve clinical rigor grounded in advanced trauma trainings and ongoing consultation. You can count on honesty and accuracy in every part of our work.
Compassion & curiosity: I meet you with warmth, without judgment, and stay open to what your story, body, and history reveal
Inclusion: You are welcome here, whoever you are. I honor diversity across culture, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, and lived experience, including the LGBTQIA+ community
Collaboration: I partner with your referring providers and colleagues to support your treatment and growth

You deserve a trauma focused psychological practice you can trust, one where you feel truly seen and supported on your path toward wellbeing and lasting resilience.
My work is grounded in evidence-based, body aware approaches that help you not just understand yourself better and get well, but stay well, so you can move through life with steadiness, self trust, and the capacity to meet whatever comes next.

Caring for you first. I provide culturally responsive, evidence based psychological care, meeting you where you are and honoring the full context of who you are, your history, your culture, and your story.
My work centers on helping you feel safe enough to heal, understood enough to be honest, and supported enough to grow, whether you are processing trauma, navigating a life transition, or building a stronger relationship with yourself.
Cortez Psychological Services, Inc.
Christina Cortez, PsyD. PSY35917
924 Anacapa Street | Unit 4E | Santa Barbara | California | 93101