Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Perla works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Perla
Perla Campos Ruiz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on practical support for stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and parenting concerns. She helps people name what feels hard and then build small, usable skills to manage day-to-day life. She has provided therapy since 2017 and brings seven years of experience in a range of settings.
Her work has included helping people who experienced crime or domestic violence and supporting those with open cases involving the Department of Children and Family Services.
Background and approach
She has also worked in correctional health care and hospital settings with clients facing anxiety, grief, depression, post-traumatic stress, and substance use concerns. In sessions she creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to share their stories. She focuses on understanding how past experiences influence feelings and decisions today.
From there she and the client identify realistic coping skills to try between sessions. Perla uses a straightforward style and aims to make therapy less overwhelming. She listens first and then offers practical tools people can use right away.
Her approach is conversational and goal-focused so people can see small changes build over time. Perla works with adults in California and conducts sessions in English. She helps with concerns such as self-esteem, grief, sleep problems, career questions, ADHD-related struggles, relationship and family problems, life purpose, guilt and shame, emptiness, and women's issues.
What Perla works with
Everything Perla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Perla's practice.
Approaches and how online therapy works
Perla uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and coping. One approach emphasizes identifying patterns that connect past experiences to current feelings and choices, helping people see why they react the way they do and what small changes might help. Another approach centers on building concrete coping tools for symptoms like anxiety, sleep problems, anger, and stress so clients have short actions to try between sessions.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist assesses a person's goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. From there she and the client pick techniques to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the work collaborative and goal-oriented.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter updates, ongoing coaching-style support, or when written reflection helps someone process between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Perla
What concerns does she help address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, parenting challenges, sleep issues, grief, and career or life purpose questions. Additional focuses include self-esteem, guilt and shame, emptiness, family problems, ADHD, and women's issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is conversational and goal-focused. She listens without judgment and works with clients to build practical coping skills for everyday life.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience since 2017. Her background includes work with victims of crime and domestic violence, DCFS-involved cases, correctional health care, and hospital settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California. She practices in California and works with clients in English.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting clients outside the country.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This gives options for longer talks or shorter check-ins depending on need.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.