Therapists in 95448

Are you looking for personal growth, transformation and healing? Do you want to feel better and more effective? Are you dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, challenging relationships, distressing life events, or limiting beliefs about yourself? Do you have trouble managing your emotions or your moods? You deserve to live the life you desire. I will meet you with respect, acceptance, and non-judgement and offer a safe space to explore your experiences, thoughts, feelings and hopes. Please give me a call to discuss your situation and questions.

Taking the first step towards heal inner wounds is not easy and you shouldn’t have to go through it alone. Therapy is a space for you to be see, valued and heard. My goal is to support you on your journey to understanding yourself , healing from the past and creating the life you want. Having worked with diverse identities groups, cultural narratives and trauma experiences, I believe I can offer a unique insight to bridge experiences that are difficult to sort through.

My joy as a therapist,with 38 years experience, is in facilitating the opening of the heart and the subsequent unfolding into the deeper recesses of one's true inner being, the human soul, with all its loving and creative potential. Childhood neglect and or abuse, adult losses, addictions, grief, and trauma when understood with compassion, begin to open our hearts. Love, joy, creativity, spontaneity, curiosity about life are often compromised when one has not experienced sufficient openhearted acceptance.The defense mechanisms we necesarily develop keep at bay our deepest dreams and longings.

I work with my clients from a whole person approach, and am passionate about supporting people of color, individuals and couples in life transition, and children and their parents. I believe that cultural empathy is a real skill, and being able to hold space for clients in this way is particularly important to me. My approach is client centered with a depth orientation and I meet all my clients and their families where they are at developmentally, emotionally, and experientially to support them in identifying and healing the experiences they believe are holding them back emotionally from living their fullest life.

Children, Families, Adults, no matter what path you took, you are welcome here. I am a Healdsburg therapist, supervisor, & trainer running a group practice with clinicians who have been master teachers, yoga instructors, school psychologists, theatre lovers. Our team provides comprehensive care to support the emotional health & well-being of clients of all ages. Searching for help can be a difficult task, & finding someone whom you feel comfortable with can be even harder. We offer a safe place, listening ear, & confidential atmosphere. We guide you through healing from the past, grounding in present, & setting goals for the future.

Even though it may be difficult to reach out at this time. Are you struggling? Are you having a challenging time managing things or going through a painful change? Do you need some help, support or assistance? This is more common than you may think and you are not alone. I am a bilingual and bicultural LMFT in Spanish and English and can work with multiple generations. Sometimes getting some help for ourselves or our loved ones can make a meaningful difference.

I have extensive training and experience working with culturally and socioeconomically diverse teens, adults, and elders. I enjoy facilitating therapy from a strengths based perspective addressing a variety of issues such as anxiety, depression and trauma, guilt and shame, loneliness and loss, communication, self-esteem/self worth, boundaries, and taking responsibility for one's own behaviors.

As a certified Lifespan Integration therapist, I work with clients to heal trauma, ease anxiety and depression and help manage challenging life transitions. Lifespan Integration is experiential and uses gentle bottom-up processing to increase neural integration and attain resolution. For most people, both big T and little t trauma are felt viscerally and therefore requires an approach that recognizes the body-mind system. When we are triggered, it is difficult to use skills or reason to override a sense of danger. Additionally, these same triggers persist even when we know full well there is no threat.

I am a counselor because I believe that therapy can be a powerful tool to rebuild from loss and restore confidence, peace, and joy within ourselves. Counseling sessions serve as a safe, non-judgmental way to explore and identify emotions, their origins, and their role in daily life. I also work with you to connect and understand the thoughts and actions that accompany your emotions. This practice supports health and well-being. Loss, pain, confusion, worry, and anger top the list of emotions explored in counseling.

Parenting teenagers is a super challenging job! You definitely do not have to walk that road alone. Counseling can help you and your whole family.

I believe that people suffer in their own habitual way, whether you are an individual, couple or family. We are unaware of the ways we are separated from ourselves, what we feel and how to live more fully in relationship to ourselves, our loved ones and the world. Careful attentive listening and active engagement are some of the ways I help people know themselves and support their making changes in how they live. I have deep belief and relationship with the unconscious, using dreamwork, active imagination and creative processes to facilitate change. Therapy provides the opportunity to make changes and feel more alive.

My professional and life experience has drawn me to appreciate working with a wide variety of clients and issues. Respect is a cornerstone of my work supported by empathy and curiosity. I am passionate about the therapeutic process and firmly believe in the power of change in client's lives.

As a trained psychologist, I bring my educational and professional experience to my life coaching and consultation endeavors and utilize the same ethical standards, evidenced-based research and skills that I used in psychotherapy. In my practice, I offer individuals of all ages, couples and families, of all races, orientations and nationalities the opportunity to change and experience growth. I am here to offer help on your journey of discovery and provide support as you pursue your dreams and the happiness you deserve. You don't have to face any problems or challenges alone. I offer a safe place to help you though any struggles.

Have you come to a place in your life where you realize that things are no longer working? Are you hurting or feeling anxious or depressed? This is often an opportunity for change. Pain and conflict can lead us to seek new solutions and perspectives. I will work to support and assist you in this process of finding relief and deeper understanding. I have experience with a broad range of individual issues, as well as couple conflict, parenting issues, and issues with children and teens.

How do you respond to life's challenges? For 28 years, licensed in private practice, I collaboratively join in the process of listening to your stories, discovering openings for honoring your authentic Self. With Covid, and If work necessitates travel, we use confidential internet platforms for treatment. I'm informed by Jungian analysis, Control Mastery, Mindfulness and DBT. I address addictive disorders, emotional traumas, and help re-enliven blocked creativity. I'm a past clinical supervisor and Certified Continuing Education Provider in Guided Imagery and "Using movies for illuminating Psychological Issues".

YOU ARE DOING "ALL*THE*THINGS," but you’re emotionally and physically exhausted all the time. You're on autopilot, going through the daily motions, but not living your best life. You put your needs last, with caring for others first. You don’t want to burden or worry your friends or family, with your problems. You self sacrifice only to stay stressed and unfulfilled, with your life and relationships. There is no work-life balance and you don’t know where to start. You don't have to continue down this stressful path, you can gain back energy. CHANGE IS POSSIBLE. With getting the right help, you can create a life worth living!

Making that first call to a therapist can be frightening. Feelings of pride embarrassment, shame and or financial issues can get in the way of living a more fulfilled life. My focus is to provide a welcoming and safe environment and to lend support to couples, individuals and families who are facing life's many challenges. My specialty is in working with couples and relationships. I strongly believe that providing an opportunity for one to experience intense emotions along with the ability to communicate these feelings in a non destructive and respectful mannor is the first step in healing and strengthening a relationship.