Therapists in 95821

I love working with individuals and couples to help them achieve a more satisfying life and more intimate relationships. I believe in providing a safe, supportive environment while giving you honest and helpful feedback. Meaningful change begins by trying something new. If you want to make a change in your life or your relationship, I believe you can. Call me personally to discuss your situation.

Let’s be real, looking for a therapist can be overwhelming. Lots of scrolling through profiles, reading countless bios, and not knowing where to start. And yet you still pursue it. To me, that shows an incredible amount of strength, resiliency, motivation, and a readiness for change. In my practice, I come from a collaborative, empathetic, humorous, and supportive approach, as I aim to listen and adapt to each individual’s or couple’s therapeutic goals.

We are a non-profit counseling agency that offers our fees on a sliding scale ranging from $30 - $110 based on monthly income or your ability to pay. We are open days, evenings, and weekends 7 days a week from 9am - 9pm. We have a diverse staff that you can see on our website at LifePractice.org. We offer Videoconferencing (Internet Therapy) on the same sliding scale. We are also conducting Free Groups (DBT Skills and a Women's Group) via Zoom Videoconferencing.

I have a number of treatment modalities to address diverse patient treatment. In addition, I have worked with clinical depression both moderate and severe over the last 12 years. Also, grief has been a difficult process for patients who loss a love one both deceased and divorced that I have treated in both traumatic and non traumatic cases. I also have a speciality with those who are dealing with difficult oartner relationships. (i.e. blended famillies, reactionary communication that deteriiorate the couple relationship, remarriage and divorce mediation) I also provide medication monitoring for patients taking psychotropic meds.

My work revolves around one's strengths. Every client has strengths although it may seem difficult to identify them at times. Being strength based helps to increase self motivation for each client. Much of my therapy includes helping to challenge various thought distortions and beliefs. Many times life can take us on an unexpected path and we need support to get back to where we want to be. This can be done in a variety of ways which is why I take a multidimensional approach to treatment.

I approach therapy as an individual journey and an opportunity for growth. I help create a safe space where, together, we will develop your plan of healing. ​ I am happy to see individuals, couples, and adolescents.

I can help you discover and strengthen healthy boundaries, guide you to take action on your personal values and life goals, and teach you how to regain your emotional balance when life is working your last nerve. Be kinder to yourself, have greater patience with loved ones, your family of choice, friends and co-workers, and decrease the overwhelming sense of loneliness that you may have felt during this crummy pandemic.

If you are experiencing anxiety or stress about your health, the global pandemic, changes in your life, your work and your relationships, you are not alone and I am here to help. I offer Telehealth (Zoom) Therapy sessions, from the comfort of your home, in a timeframe that meets your needs. I am a compassionate, strength-based therapist who has dealt with clients and couples having a wide variety of mental health challenges and relationship difficulties. I believe in getting to the root cause of what's troubling them, so that therapy can be brief and effective or gradual and progressive, depending on their needs.

I’d like to introduce myself to you a bit. I decided to get into therapy because I struggled and still at times struggle with self-doubt, shame, and guilt. My pain doesn’t make me incapable or unable to succeed, it makes me human. My personal journey has given me empathy and passion to want to help others in similar circumstances. I grew up thinking life was meant to be hard and admitting weakness and showing emotion, besides happiness, was not ok. I had to comply and I had to hold everything in to simply survive. During many moments, I knew I needed support and needed someone who would not judge, such as a therapist like myself.

As a Certified Relational Life Therapist, I am passionate about relationships of all kinds! From our relationship with ourselves, family members, parents, young adults, partners, friends... relationships are the backbone of life. I enjoy working with individuals, families and couples. I work with young adults and adults, and have clinical experience treating chronic mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders. My practice includes couples and marriage counseling, working through divorce/separation issues, co-parenting issues, grief and loss, and phase-of-life issues.

For many people, standard 12 step-dominated substance use treatment does not work. People may tell you that your problem is a lack of willingness, or that you are in "denial." But maybe you need someone to listen to you rather than talk at you. The fact that these programs do not work for you does not mean that you are not capable of change. It probably just means that you have not found an approach that addresses your individual needs and values.

NOTICE. I AM RETIRING AND AM NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. I work primarily with clients who have been traumatized in some way. Examples include combat veterans, molest and assault survivors, accident victims and those who have experienced domestic abuse. Such clients often have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with symptoms such as anxiety, depression, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, difficulty trusting and problematic relationships. I also work with people who have fears, such as a fear of flying, of public speaking, of going over bridges, or of going up in tall buildings.

The use of illicit drugs and alcohol abuse damages significant social, physical, and emotional health risks. Users may suffer damage to key body organs such as the heart, liver, kidneys, and central nervous system. Drug users may experience difficulties with concentration along with memory loss creating permanent damage or impaired learning. Without treatment it may exhibit mood swings, impair judgement, isolation, or depression. All of which can contribute to impaired driving, self harm, accidents, domestic violence. Sap Solutions LLC is the first step to seeking support through crisis situations involving Alcohol & other Drugs.

I am motivated to help individuals and families build healthier relationships with themselves and the people around them. Being open and vulnerable with someone new can be very scary! My goal is to create a meaningful relationship with my clients by providing support, respect, and a safe environment to help build confidence, compassion, and resilience. I support clients who experience anxiety, depression, past trauma, non-traditional relationships, and neurodivergence. I also support families who are struggling with parent-child conflicts, LGBTQ+ youth and how to support them, and young children with behavior problems.

Maria Curameng Teresi is a licensed marriage, family and child therapist, and has worked in mental health and behavioral health since 2001. She works with individuals, couples and families from different ages, genders, experiences and socioeconomic backgrounds effected by trauma. She helps her clients develop healthy and effective strategies reducing the effects of trauma and enabling clients to reach their life goals and live their lives in healthy, productive and effective ways that is unique to her individual clients.

My focus is to understand a client's perspective and provide support in a mindful, constructive manner. Through collaboration we are able to recognizes patterns, determine core issues, and formulate solutions together. I use a combination of methods such as cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychosomatic therapy. I provide brain spotting to assist client's in processing trauma and teach coping skills such as tapping and mindfulness.