Therapists in 98116
Deirdre Stone
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Parents sometimes face very important questions about their children, including: Does my child have ADHD or a learning disability? Why is my daughter having so many social difficulties? Is my son's defiance a normal part of his development? Is my teenager depressed? Are my child's worries normal for someone her age? Does my preschooler have a developmental delay? Is my child gifted? Is my daughter suffering post-concussion syndrome after her sports-related injury? Psychological and neuropsychological evaluations are used to answer these and other questions about a child’s development and needs.
Stephanie A. Geiger
Counselor, MA, CN, LMHC
Verified
I work with individuals, couples, and families of all ages. I have a Masters in Clinical Health Psychology and a Masters in Nutrition/Dietetics, which helps lend to a holistic approach to my work with clients. I commonly work with health behavioral change, anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and trauma, self-harm, eating disorders, ADHD, and relationship change. My treatment approach utilizes a biopsychosocial lense in long-term therapy based in psychodynamic, strengths-based, and integrative work. I utilize coping skills from CBT, DBT, ACT, and Mindfulness. I incorporated life-skills such a assertiveness, boundaries, and career.
Robert Fontana
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, DMin
Verified
You can succeed in life especially in love, marriage, and family! Even though you may be experiencing great pain because of personal trauma and/or relationship conflicts, you can turn things around. However, you may need assistance from a trained, compassionate professional to help you, either as an individual or with your loved ones, to restore trust, friendship, joy, and deep love.
W. Campbell White
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
I specialize in working clinically with adolescents and their families as they navigate difficult and overwhelming experiences, relationships, or transitions. I also enjoy working with individual adults and couples who need a safe and honest place to reimagine what life can be. While our work can include clinical assessment and specific treatment goals, you are likely interested in therapy for more personal reasons. Perhaps your life has become dominated by loneliness, confusion, broken relationships, unmanageable anger or deep sadness. Perhaps you feel completely stuck. Your priorities and needs will guide our work together.
Celeste Sargin
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified
(Accepting New Clients) During these unprecedented times, it can feel like what we once knew is no longer there. All generations and people are feeling the impact that Covid-19 has had on their lives. If you are feeling the urge to seek out therapy, I admire you for taking the leap. Sometimes, the hardest part of therapy can be searching for a therapist or making that first appointment. Going through therapy is a journey, and together with support, I am confident that it will be an experience you are proud of. Let's work together to create a story that fits exactly where you are in life.
Shannon Shively
Counselor, MAEd, LMHC, NCC
Verified
I enjoy helping people recover from the effects of trauma in their lives in order to feel safe in the world, and attached to themselves and their loved ones. My specialty is in Lifespan Integration, an effective tool used for trauma reprocessing and attachment repair. I work with survivors of childhood trauma, PTSD, and people navigating infertility, pregnancy, and postpartum transitions.
Kevin Zvilna
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Dr. Zvilna has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University (2002). He is a Geriatric specialist who received his licensure in Washington in August 2006. He provides individual therapy for clients of various ages and ethnicities from adolescence through older adulthood. Dr. Zvilna also provides psychological assessments such as evaluations to ascertain if the ADHD diagnosis is warranted and court-deferred prosecution.
Vida Vasaitis
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA DT
Verified
We all find ourselves in places in our lives where we ask how we arrived to where we are. It can be confusing, disorienting, and overwhelming. Sometimes being able to shift focus and try a new approach can be helpful. My hope is to have the privilege to walk along side you as you consider change, embrace exploration, and solidify your internal foundation. Adolescents and children face difficulties that can become behavioral challenges for parents and the family system. Changes from loss, family additions, and divorce can also be unsettling. Knowing how to navigate through those challenges sometimes requires outside support.
Dana Del Monte Townsend
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
**CURRENTLY FULL---NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS** You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, stuck, full of shame or doubt, or fed up with old beliefs and patterns running your life. I'm here to help you. Together we can identify and help you meet your goals. I can help you: increase your sense of calm; decrease anxiety; reduce depressive symptoms; change lifelong belief and thought patterns that no longer help; process trauma, recent and old; cope with, process, and move through birth trauma and perinatal mood issues; and adjust to life as a new parent. I do this by using:
Sara K Dunham
Counselor, LMHC
Verified
In a world that requires perfection at every turn, it is pretty likely that you are feeling the anxiety of trying to keep up. You are not alone in this reality and I would love to make space for you to slow down, let go, and give yourself some much needed attention. I hope to create a place of exploration and healing at a pace of your choosing so that you can make decisions or changes that feel life giving to you. You possess resilience and I hope to help you recognize what’s already in you, so you can thrive.
Meg Manthos
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
**Please see my website for referral info - I am not accepting new clients at this time** My style is direct, warm, and thoughtful in a way that is tailored to fit you and your therapeutic goals. If you choose to share your time with me I hope you will feel valued, understood, and that your work with me is important. My approach is grounded in an integration of psychodynamic, interpersonal, and emotion-focused theories. To learn more, please click the website link under my profile pic.
Vinnu Komanapalli
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Over the past six years, it has been such a pleasure walking with my clients through their journeys of healing and change. I have had the privilege of sitting with parents struggling through the heartache of divorce, immigrants and children of immigrants who are making a home against all odds, college students fighting dominant culture norms, survivors of marital abuse, and those fighting to escape their childhood trauma. Before becoming a therapist, I worked in education and non-profits in India, and I am astounded, then and now, by the human capacity for resilience and strength in the face of hardship.
Buffy Curtin
Counselor, MEd, LMHCA
Verified
I work with adults (men in particular) and couples who are coping with anxiety, depression, dating and relationship issues, divorce/parenting/coparenting or communication of their needs in order to build stronger and deeper connections with themselves and others. It can be incredibly challenging to build healthy emotional attachments to the people in your life when dealing with anxiety, depression, poor modeling and the struggles of everyday.
Cory Michelle Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
My primary therapeutic focuses are Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Sex Therapy. I have extensive training in DBT and have been facilitating groups since 2013 in inpatient and outpatient settings for adults and teens. I provide individual and group DBT therapy, and also offer DBT consultation and training to other therapists. I also specialize in relationship and sex therapy for individuals and couples around sexual functioning, intimacy and desire, sexual pain, and emotional connection.
Spring Hecht
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LICSW
Verified
I offer Individual Psychotherapy, Couples and Family Therapy to help people heal and develop skills for improving relationships and communication, find new ways to cope with stress, depression and anxiety, and create healthier and more adaptive patterns. My treatment approach is psychodynamic and client-centered, offered in a safe, compassionate and supportive environment. Attachment and family therapy can help strengthen bonds by resolving old patterns of interacting, and creating space for healthy, rewarding connections. I will listen and provide guidance and encouragement as you develop and achieve your goals.
Walter Cardona
Counselor, MEd, LMHC, MHP, CMHS, CSOTP
Verified
As a therapist, my mission is to help you improve your over-all well being, enhance your ability to engage in interpersonal relationships, empower you with useful tools, and ultimately explore and address the obstacles that may be holding you back from the life you want to live. Choosing the right therapist is an important decision and a good fit is necessary to make effective progress. I try to be straightforward, without being harsh, and encouraging without applying any pressure. My clients find me to be warm, caring, down-to-earth, and, at times, humorous.
Nordia Shackelford
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW
Verified
I have over 15 years of experience working with people of diverse backgrounds and life experiences. My focus areas of practice include depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and life transitions. I also work with individuals seeking to improve their relationship with money by understanding that financial circumstances can affect mental health.
Anna Jannack
Counselor, BFA, MA, LMHC, ATR, EMMHS
Verified
Have you been searching for a therapist but haven't been able to find one with whom you feel a strong connection? Have you been feeling like your life lacks meaning or direction? Are you being overwhelmed by feelings of sadness, irritability, emptiness or negativity? Are you wondering who that person is staring back at you in the mirror every day? Finding a therapist can be a challenging task. You want to find someone with whom you feel safe and can trust.
Timothy Tetrault
Counselor, MA, LMHC
Verified
Foundationally, I believe that we are relational beings, and that health can be cultivated in intentional, honest, and reciprocal relationships that respect and reveal our inherent dignity. Because relationships to others and ourselves hold great promise and power, they can also be the focus of most of our pain as we move through life. The therapeutic relationship we build together acts as a staging ground and microcosm to help you renew the relationships you have with yourself and others in life. Regarding specialization, I enjoy helping young men find purpose, grounding themselves in healthy masculinity.
R. Corey Schmitt, PsyD, Counseling, LLC
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
I have a collaborative approach to counseling where I work with clients to help them identify areas for change and to make changes by setting specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-sensitive goals. To do this, I incorporate evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness meditation, and other modalities. Generally, this involves changing or adjusting our relationship to our thoughts and changing behaviors that negatively impact our functioning and get in the way of us living meaningful lives based on our values and what is important to us.
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What type of mental health professional is right for me?
Some of the most common types of mental health providers in 98116 are psychologists, licensed counselors, therapists, psychotherapists, and licensed clinical social workers, all of whom diagnose mental health conditions and provide individualized treatment.
Services offered, education and credentials vary by type of mental health professional. Each professional in 98116 then may specialize in certain areas, such as depression, marriage counseling, or anxiety. Although many mental health providers are not licensed to prescribe medication, they may coordinate with a provider who can.
Both in-person and online therapy sessions are available from most psychologists.
Services offered, education and credentials vary by type of mental health professional. Each professional in 98116 then may specialize in certain areas, such as depression, marriage counseling, or anxiety. Although many mental health providers are not licensed to prescribe medication, they may coordinate with a provider who can.
Both in-person and online therapy sessions are available from most psychologists.
How to find a specialist?
You can refine your search using the filters on this page. There are several categories you can filter by to find mental health professionals with the experience you are looking for. You may want to filter for CBT Psychologists in 98116, or Child Psychologists in 98116.
Many find it useful to use filters to view only psychologists that have experience working with certain issues, like 98116 psychologists specializing in EMDR.
Many find it useful to use filters to view only psychologists that have experience working with certain issues, like 98116 psychologists specializing in EMDR.
What method of therapy is right for me?
When it comes to treatment methods, there's no 'right way.’ Each method of therapy can be beneficial for a variety of issues. Psychologists in 98116 specialize in therapeutic approaches such as CBT, EMDR, and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), among others. Finding a psychologist or therapist who is a good fit for you is the most important step to discovering what type of therapy, or combination of therapeutic approaches, will meet your individual needs. Learn what to expect from different types of therapy and how they work.
How to use my insurance?
Many therapists accept health insurance. Check to see if your insurance is covered. Feel free to discuss this when you contact the therapist.