Therapists in 95814

If you are here, it might be because life has become stressful or you are struggling with life transitions. You may be feeling a sense of misalignment within yourself and your daily life. If you are struggling with divorce, parenting, being a single mother, or balancing life, you have come to the right place. How you are feeling is normal, and your feelings are valid. My specialties include: women struggling with anxiety, life transitions, parenting, women issues, career changes, and single mothers.

Central Valley Family Therapy is a group practice whose sole focus is providing individuals, couples and families support through all walks of life. Our clinicians recognize the importance of quality treatment for each and every client that walks through our doors. We welcome clients with culturally diverse identities, backgrounds, socio-economic statuses, and experiences. We believe that every person who seeks support should have access to quality mental health services. Our focus is not only on your unique therapeutic goals, but in providing our clients with a warm, friendly and nurturing environment.

Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.

Relationships are as important to us as food and water. They can strengthen us, like a vitamin, or weaken us, like the flu. You are only as good in relationships as the relationships you have been in. As your therapist I can assist you in many ways. I can help you learn more about yourself, increase both self-compassion and compassion for others, and heal past trauma. Together, we can explore how to feel more connected to yourself, your values, and people you care about.

My expertise includes supporting the unique challenges encountered in Asian, Asian American community, offspring of immigrants, healing from emotionally unavailable parents, and first generation college students.

I offer a variety of services and many can be offered through telemedicine. I have experience with various medical-legal evaluations, such as personal injury as an expert, fitness for duty, retirement disability, & workers' compensation. I am a psychologist and neuropsychologist Qualified Medical Examiner (QME), since 2015. I have expertise in clinical diagnosis, teaching “Adult Psychopathology” at California Northstate University (CNSU) since 2019, a school of professional psychology. I also teach "Neuropsychology” & “Best Practices Treatment for Adults," and "Psychological Testing."

I have been working in mental health as a social worker for over 30 years; working with individuals from all walks of life, with a variety of challenging issues. Often times we can face our problems on our own, but sometimes it helps to have someone to listen and process the challenges we are facing. As a therapist, my philosophy is to listen to your story and meet you where you are at.

I serve clients who are in distress and need someone to be with them on their journey, whether they are ready to change or simply considering it. Ideally, clients want to find solutions to their issues that fit their lives and values, and that are sustainable in their given circumstances. My goal is to help clients find these solutions by drawing on their own inner strengths.

**Taking new clients in person** Clients that find me usually feel that trauma has informed or altered their life in some way. Or they face personal or relational distress. I meet each client with their unique challenges and life experiences and offer a place to explore what you are needing in therapy. My ideal client wants to understand and grow to their full potential and I am here as a guide to offer tools, options, a place to process your emotions and/or trauma. Adults that have been through child abuse, mental illness in family, addiction, sexual abuse, relationship distress, anxiety and depression.

As a therapist, I see patients of all various points in their journey to self-discovery. Some suffer from depression, others struggle with addiction, some are questioning their sexual identities or struggle with it, but at the end of the day you are not your diagnosis, you are so much more. Often my patients come to me wanting to explore their life and what has caused them pain and what they can do to grow. Together, we will navigate your life story and find healthy ways to help you heal and grow into the person you choose to become.

Relationships in Crisis: We Have Four 75 Minute Private Couples/Marriage Workshops & Individual Sessions, in order to Rapidly Accelerate Your Healing & Your Communication Process (Traditional 45 min. session Does Not Work). During these 4 to 6 weeks, we will see both of you Together & Individually, as well as Help each of you Learn the Art of Empathy, Sensitivity & Compassion. These Workshops are Informative & Powerful, in order to Accelerate the Healing Process & Stop any further Damage from Occurring. In Addition, Our Success RATE is 85% of Our Couples that have Successfully Completed Our Couples Workshops or Alcohol Treatment.

Do you find yourself feeling on edge, overthinking or planning for situations that have not or may not even happen? Having trouble with change? Harsh self inner critic holding you back? Or maybe your past unprocessed trauma is showing up in new ways? I know what it feels like to be at war with your mind, it can feel like there is no escape or "turn off" button. I can show you how trauma focused therapy and Neurofeedback can retrain your brain out of unhealthy or negative thought patterns.

Hello my name is Dr. Adreena Lowe- Island. I have a Clinical background, which entails over 25 years of Social and Mental Health Services, working for a wide range of programs in the State of California. I have a keen focus on ensuring the highest quality of care and seeking to make a difference in the lives of the individuals I serve. As a Licensed Therapist, I am focused on helping individuals to find their purpose in life. My Motto is to treat through empowerment and support.