Eva Estrada, EdD, LMFT

Hello, my name is Eva or Dr. E (as some students call me.) I have worked in the mental health field since 1986 and became a Licensed Marriage in 1999. I completed my undergrad and graduate work from California State University Long Beach. And after a long educational hiatus to work and raise children, I completed my Educational Doctorate from the University of Southern California in 2022 (Fight On!) 

I have worked in various capacities in the mental health field over the past 39 years. From inpatient psychiatric services to outpatient community clinics to private practice, I have been blessed to work with various people, of various ages, from various communities providing both mental health and substance abuse interventions.

Outside of private practice, I am a psychiatric first responder, visiting emergency rooms and assisting people in psychiatric crisis. I am also a part-time lecturer for the USC Rossier School of Education’s Marriage and Family Therapy program. A strong social justice program, Rossier allows me to teach decolonized critical thinking and the decolonization of the therapy process as a grounding framework in various classes. 

On a more personal note, I have been in recovery and sober since 1987. As a queer Xicana, I am a mother to four and partner to one. My family is my core. I have a love for women’s basketball, both college and pro. I have two dogs and a cat that occupy most of my free time.

EDUC 500 The Counseling Process

EDUC 508 Interrogating Systems of Inequity in Professional Practice

EDCO 541 Theories in Counseling

EDUC 547 Career Development: Theory and Process

EDUC 553 Psychopharmacology and the Effects of Substance Abuse

EDUC 635 Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents

EDUC 638 Multicultural Counseling: Research and Practice

• Estrada, E. (2022). Lived Experiences of Transgender Young Adults Transitioning During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Doctoral dissertation, University of Southern California).

Part Time Lecturer, USC Rossier MFT program, 2023 - present

Psychiatric First Responder, College Hospital, 2009 - present

Adjunct Professor, The Chicago School MFT Doctorate program, 2023

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 1999