Carmela Zaragoza Verified Provider

Carmela Zaragoza is a board certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner offering online mental health services to clients throughout Lakewood, California and surrounding areas. Through Bonmente, a telepsychiatry practice, she provides psychiatric evaluation, medication management and therapy for a wide range of concerns including trauma and PTSD, bipolar disorder and depression, anxiety and ADHD.

With over 10 years of experience in psychiatric nursing, Carmela provides collaborative, judgment free care that honors each client’s cultural background and whole person needs.

Therapeutic Approach

Clients begin with a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation conducted via secure telehealth, where Carmela collaborates to understand their unique symptoms, history and treatment goals. From there, she develops an individualized treatment plan that may include medication management, therapy or an integrated combination of both.

Carmela utilizes evidence based modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness based interventions, motivational interviewing and person centered approaches to support clients working through trauma and mood disorders, postpartum challenges and behavioral concerns.

Sessions focus on symptom relief, emotional regulation and building practical skills to improve daily functioning and overall well being.

Quick Facts to Know

• Location: Lakewood, CA and telehealth services available online only throughout California
• Services offered: Psychiatric evaluation and medication management, individual therapy and couples counseling
• Who she treats: Adults and seniors from diverse backgrounds including LGBTQ+ affirming care; sessions available in Filipino
• Approach: Collaborative, trauma informed and culturally responsive, utilizing CBT and mindfulness based therapies
• Specialties: Trauma/PTSD and bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, ADHD and OCD, postpartum concerns and veterans issues
• Insurance accepted: Aetna and Anthem, BlueCross BlueShield and Cigna, Medicare and TRICARE, UnitedHealthcare and many others; out of network superbills available

To schedule a psychiatric evaluation with Carmela Zaragoza in Lakewood, CA you can contact Bonmente to discuss your concerns, insurance coverage and telehealth appointment availability. The intake team can answer questions about treatment options, scheduling, and getting started with online psychiatric care.