Lmft Brenda Renteria

Brenda Renteria, LMFT, is an experienced mental health professional currently serving as a Mental Health Clinician for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District since January 2020 and as a Mental Health Coach for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education since April 2022. Previously, Brenda held roles as a Bilingual Therapist at Alum Rock Counseling Center (2016-2020), Clinician I at EMQ FamiliesFirst (2014-2016), and a Bilingual Early Childhood Mental Health Clinician at StarVista (2011-2014), among other positions in the mental health and education sectors. Brenda earned a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis on Latino Psychology from Santa Clara University (2009-2012) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Spanish from UC Santa Barbara (2003-2007).