Izza Jauregui

LAC, NCC
Site-Based Counselor at the Guerrero Student Center
Izza Jauregui
Pronouns:
she, her, ella

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Identities

  • Cis Woman
  • Bisexual
  • LGBTQIA2SP+ Affiliated
  • Queer
  • BIPOC
  • 1st or 2nd Generation Immigrant
  • Hispanic or Latinx

Education & License

Izza attended New Mexico State University (NMSU) where she graduated with bachelor's degrees in Spanish, Psychology, and Criminal Justice. In 2020, she graduated from the University of Arizona with a master’s degree in Rehabilitation and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Currently, she is a License Associate Therapist (LAC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC) with the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC).

Role at CAPS

Izza is the site-based counselor Guerrero Student Center, where she provides affirming and culturally informed therapeutic services.

Specialty Populations

  • BIPOC
  • DACA
  • Immigrant
  • International Students
  • LGBTQIA2S+
  • QT+BIPOC

Specialty Areas

  • Academic Concerns
  • Alcohol Use
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Borderline Personality
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Crisis
  • Depression
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Eating Disorders
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional Abuse or Narcissistic Abuse
  • Family Conflict/Family of Origin
  • Gender Identity Concerns or Gender Dysphoria
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Grief
  • Immigration Trauma
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Non-Suicidal Self-Injury/Self-Harm
  • Panic
  • Peer Relationships
  • Performance and Test Anxiety
  • Racial Identity
  • Racial Trauma
  • Relationship Issues
  • Relationship Violence
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Sexual Violence
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • Women's Issues

Treatment Approach

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Compassion-Based
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal Therapy
  • Internal Family systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Multicultural
  • Positive Psychology
  • Relational-Cultural Therapy
  • Solution-Focused
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma-Focused
  • Trauma-Informed

Professional Interests

Izza has a background in community and trauma-focused mental health services. She has a special interest in providing affirming and inclusive therapy for students who identify as BIPOC, Latinx, Hispanic, Chicanx, immigrant, and/or 1st generation. Her therapeutic approach focuses on, but is not limited to, person-centered, self-empowerment, self-compassion, strength-based, values-based, and harm reduction, and she uses modalities such as IFS, CBT, MI, Feminist, ACT,  and a little bit of humor.

Personal Interests

Izza has 2 yorkies, Aizha and Graze, who she loves spending time with. Traveling to her border town El Paso, Tx to visit family and friends. Brunching with friends and trying new local restaurants. She enjoys digital drawing (not professional), watching crime series, dancing, and listening to podcasts.