Kathleen earned both her Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degree from Chapman University College in Orange, California. Her years of specialized training and experience have equipped her with skills in various therapeutic approaches including solution focused therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and EMDR. She has a background in treating co-occurring disorders (substance abuse treatment and mental health). She customizes her approach to meet the needs and presenting problems of her clients and directs their treatment to establish a therapeutic alliance in order to facilitate the bridge to health.

In a lifetime a person can experience stress, anxiety, depression, grief & loss, and trauma. I know it can be difficult to reach out and perhaps also admit that there is a problem. If you find yourself trying to handle it alone take the first step and get help. In therapy you will learn about yourself and gain tools that will help you manage and cope with these issues. Let me help you begin to heal and find the resiliency that is within all of us in you. Call and schedule your appointment today. SE HABLA ESPANOL

I work well with children, adolescents, and their families. My goal is to help individuals and families transform their lives into healthy productive individuals so that they can fulfill the plan meant for their lives, and to fulfill their destiny despite set backs or challenges that may get them off track.

Premier Family Counseling Group offers in person sessions and telehealth. Free consultations. Bilingual English/Spanish. Accepting New Clients. Accept most PPO insurance. Leslie X. Mendez, AMFT, serving as an Associate Marriage Family and Child Therapist. I believe that every walk of life carries all levels of turbulence causing pain, confusion, fear, guilt anxiety and negative distortions. Practicing eclectic evidence-based approaches has provided effectiveness in addressing life’s problematic issues.

Most people experience times or situations in their life in which additional support and help are needed. I offer a supportive, open and trusting environment to facilitate desired growth and change within the individual and/or the family. I have been working with teens, individuals, couples, and families since 1994 and have enjoyed watching people make positive life changes. I look forward to the opportunity of helping you.

I believe that all young people and parents have strengths and positive qualities that they bring to therapy. Together, we can find new ways to use these strengths to face challenges and difficult situations. My approach to therapy draws from cognitive-behavioral, client-centered, family-systems, and biopsychosocial models of Clinical Psychology. Find out more on our website (ca-bhc.com) and check out our resources for families!

Move toward an authentic, more rewarding, life. Whether you're struggling with the same problems over and over, or just can't shake the feeling that something is missing from your life, my unique blend of supportive and exploratory psychotherapy can help. Uncover and change unconscious patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating that may have served you at one time in your life, but now block you from living with spontaneity, creativity, and zest.

People who enter therapy are the bravest people in the world. The only difference between you and everyone else is that they are choosing to suffer in silence (or not so much silence), and you have decided that you deserve better. You want more. You may have some obstacles in your way, but with a little help there will be better road up ahead. My job is to walk with you, sometimes offering tools that I have picked up along the way, sometimes just listening, always being present. Please click on my website link below for more about me and how I work.

I love the work I do as a psychotherapist. I see myself as a healer and guide. With you as my client, we navigate the challenges and perhaps, traumas of your past. Being guided through the changes you want to make, I offer empathy and compassion, knowing that self-exploration that leads to desired change can be a challenge, and sometimes the challenge becomes too great to want to continue. It is a given that I listen with in the moment “presence”, and I believe that this “presence” is the key to healing and growth. I welcome the opportunity to work with you as your guide and co-healer on your path of growth, healing and change.

How would your life change if you started therapy today? Right now, you have taken your first step towards overall health and personal growth. I understand that everyone enters therapy at a different emotional place, and I work to meet you where you are at. I offer a highly individualized approach to therapy so you get exactly what you want from therapy. I will not mold you to fit my therapeutic model but will individualize an approach that works best with your personality, needs, and goals. I use latest technologies and feedback informed treatment (FIT) in order to measure and visualize your progress.

In my practice our work together is candid, compassionate and confidential to support your goals, healing and emotional well being. My psychotherapeutic work is with adolescents, children and adults; anxiety, depression and trauma; self defeating behaviors and problems that affect your or loved one's personal, school, work and family life.

Hello and welcome! I am excited that you are considering taking a step towards therapy (whether for the first time, or seeking therapy again). Therapy has the potential to help make profound changes in your life, through self-reflection and learning new skills to navigate any barriers you may be facing. Using mindfulness, self-compassion, and humor, we can work together to help you identify and work towards personal goals. In this process, you can open up to new potential and possibilities for your life.

Are you feeling anxious or stuck? Do you wake up each day not really wanting to get out of bed? Are you worried that you will never feel any different? We are living in incredibly anxious and unprecedented times where we are being asked to do the impossible. During the most challenging of times, we all need some extra support and help. Often times when we are stressed with day to day life, old traumas and stressors can resurface. I work side by side with you in a collaborative way to help you learn new ways to regulate your emotions so you can become unstuck and refocus and move toward your goals.

My goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. We can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

Children, adults and families with a variety of issues are welcomed. I specialize in psychotherapy, biofeedback, neurofeedback, trauma, A.D.D., pain and stress management, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. With a bio-psycho-social perspective I help clients self-regulate relationships and mind-body. I work with marital and relationship issues such as: *Divorce, separation and infidelity *Intimacy and communication *Sexual issues *Destructive and sabotaging patterns *Depression *Anxiety *Fears and phobias *Trauma resolution *Self esteem and self concept *Loss and grief *PTSD *Assertiveness & social skills training *Pain Management * A.D.D. and other problems of brainwave disregulation

I like to work with people of all ages. Often with adults I am interested in getting beyond everyday conversation into deeper layers of self, incorporating an inward focus of the body, mind and spirit. I am eclectic and offer a strength-based approach to help with depression, anxiety, transitions, relationship challenges, overall stuckness and other challenges. My approach is humanistic and compassionate, providing the support needed to get through hardships into a more empowered, creative and celebratory self.

My specialty is in the area of issues unique to women. I aim to assist women in managing the daily struggle with worries and concerns that are difficult to overcome which may be related to being a daughter, wife, mother, or professional. I also specialize in pregnancy-related struggles whether it be infertility or postpartum. Finally, I have a great deal of knowledge and understanding about medical traumas individuals are struggling to recover from. I will help you to identify clear goals for treatment and partner with you in the process of reaching those goals. I look forward to speaking with you!

I have over 13 years of clinical experience across a variety of settings including outpatient clinics, residential treatment programs, crisis interventions, forensic programs, nonprofits and private practice. I have provided clinical and administrative supervision to students, interns and professionals.

It is my objective, as a clinical psychologist, to create a "safe place" where my clients can feel comfortable enough to risk exploring the issues that contribute to their pain and distress. Together we work to identify these "traumas", to see them in a new light and to discover more adaptive ways of dealing with the stresses that life hands us. I like to work collaboratively with my clients: I am not a silent observer. I believe that it is my job to facilitate personal growth and to help empower others to make the changes that work for them.