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Angelique Umutesi

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Angelique Umutesi
Accepting clients Last Updated 0 days ago

At Roots & Refuge Center, we provide mental health services and healing spaces that support people through community care and cultural understanding. We offer soul-centered therapy for those who are displaced, seeking spiritual growth, or showing great resilience.

Angelique uses a blend of ACT, somatic-based approaches, Emotionally Centered CBT (ECBT), DBT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Structural Family Therapy. These modalities help build emotional resilience, navigate life transitions, and repair relational systems, all through a trauma-informed and culturally grounded lens. She also integrates faith-based and spiritual practices when they align with the client’s beliefs, offering a space that honors both clinical wisdom and ancestral or spiritual healing.

She has the most training and experience treating trauma-related conditions, particularly in refugee and immigrant populations. Her work centers around grief, PTSD, cultural and racial identity, faith-integrated therapy, and life transitions. Angelique’s approach is grounded in trauma-informed care, cultural humility, and a deep commitment to community healing.


Specialties

Anxiety Bias and Discrimination Caregiver Support Cultural Adjustment Emotional Regulation Immigration Stress Life Transitions Marital and Premarital counseling Race Based Trauma Trauma & PTSD

In-Network Insurance Plans

Angelique Umutesi is not an in-network provider for any insurance plans. Some insurance plans have out-of-network benefits that cover part of the cost of these visits.

NPI Number

1679387641

Rates

Rates not provided
Sliding Scale Offered: A sliding scale fee "slides" to try to meet the needs of clients who are unable to pay the full fee. Details can be discussed upon consultation.

Locations

P.O. Box 460074
San Diego, CA 92029
(737) 369-9700
Map of provider office locations

Practice Hours

Monday --
Tuesday 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Friday 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday --

Treatment Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Attachment-based Bowen Family Systems Theory Client-Centered / Rogerian Therapy (CCT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) Culturally Sensitive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Emotionally Focused Therapy Family Systems Holistic Humanistic Integrative Internal Family Systems (IFS) Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) Lifespan Integration Mindfulness Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Motivational Interviewing Multicultural Person-Centered Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Relational Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Strength-Based Structural Family Therapy Supportive Transpersonal Trauma Focused

Modalities

Couples Family Individuals

Age Groups

Young Adults (18-25) Adults (26-64) Seniors (65+)

Communities

First-Gen Immigrants International People of Color Undocumented

Meeting Options

Video sessions available

Qualifications

  • License(s): CA-130836, TX-108139

More About Me

  • Languages Spoken: English
  • Race(s): Black or African American
  • Gender(s): Cisgender

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