Welcome
GCAPS
Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services
The Best in Latino Behavioral Health
Lo Mejor en Salud Mental Latina
Goleta, Isla Vista, 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 sake and for our own.” ~ César Chávez, campesino, human rights activist
GCAPS 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. GCAPS is a key resource for providing culturally-informed treatment and support services to Latino populations in Santa Barbara County including Goleta, Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria.
The mission of GCAPS 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.
GCAPS 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.
GCAPS builds on the rich history and principles of social justice, environmental justice, cultural competence in clinical practice, and community engagement.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) is a powerful cultural image for Mexican identity and faith. Guadalupe is the quintessential Great Mother for all Latinos – a cultural image 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.
GCAPS Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services
Lo Mejor en Salud Mental Latina
What We Do
GCAPS specializes in culturally-informed assessments and treatment of:
Depression - 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 - Pédida y Dolor
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
Where To Find Us
GCAPS
Guadalupe Counseling & Psychological Services
5276 Hollister Avenue | Suite 356
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
805.698.0696
GCAPS is located in the Hollister Professional Park building on the corner of Hollister Avenue and
South Patterson Avenue across from
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital.
OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
GCAPS
GUADALUPE COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
The Best in Latino Behavioral Health
Lo Mejor en Salud Mental Latina
GOLETA, ISLA VISTA, SANTA BARBARA, CARPINTERIA
Meet Us
GCAPS
Professional Staff
Salvador Treviño, PhD
Dr. Treviño has taught professional psychology for 40 years and lectures extensively on the theories and practices of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, primitive mental states, and Latino behavioral health. Drawing on his scholarship of more than 40 years of community work with Latino immigrants and families, 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 doctoral students at the Antioch University Santa Barbara Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.
Dr. Treviño is the Executive Director of GCAPS. He is licensed as a psychologist (PSY25108) and marriage and family therapist (LMFT21937) in California specializing in Latino behavioral health - salud mental Latina.
Get in Touch
GCAPS 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.