Therapists in Thousand Oaks, CA

Is your child experiencing problems at school, difficulty making or keeping friends, tantrums, constant worrying or nightmares? I have a passion for working with children and families, and I'm here to help. There is so much pressure today to be a "perfect" parent, and admitting that you need support can be difficult. My goal is to create a safe space for you and your child to work together to problem-solve and get through challenging times.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist at Lifespan who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families, providing both therapy and psychological testing. Testing includes assessing for attention, learning, and autism in children and teens. I received my doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University, and completed an APA accredited postdoctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. In my graduate training, I have worked within outpatient, hospital, and community mental health settings. I am located in Westlake Village with Lifespan: A Center for Family Psychological Services.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist at Lifespan who specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families, providing both therapy and psychological testing. Testing includes assessing for attention, learning, and autism in children and teens. I received my doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Loma Linda University, and completed an APA accredited postdoctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. In my graduate training, I have worked within outpatient, hospital, and community mental health settings. I am located in Westlake Village with Lifespan: A Center for Family Psychological Services.

Hi, my name is Morgan DeForest, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the Los Angeles, California area. My viewpoint of therapy is to help individuals grow and be able to understand themselves and others with a clearer lens. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families struggling in many different areas with an attachment and family systems approach. I believe that therapy is a truly personal experience. The decision to seek support is a courageous one. As your therapist, I feel honored to hear your story and work through the difficulties that life brings.

Lifespan is a center specializing in mental health diagnosis and treatment across all ages. We specialize in providing psychological testing, neuropsychological evaluations, and neurodevelopmental assessments and provide diagnostic clarity, referrals, resources, and treatment plans. We help in identifying learning disabilities, developmental disabilities, issues with attention, and memory and learning complaints, to name a few. Psychological testing can help to clarify between different diagnoses (e.g., ADHD vs Anxiety), provide answers about general difficulties you or your child may be having, and be used for schools to help accommodate you or your child’s needs. We help you better understand your strengths and identify areas of support. Furthermore, we specialize in pre-surgical evaluations (e.g., bariatric, reconstructive, etc.) and work directly with surgeons to optimize outcomes.

Do you find yourself struggling with episodes of sadness? Do you feel anxious or have difficulty managing your emotions? Have you lost interest in activities you once enjoyed? Have you gone through a traumatic experience and continue to have flashbacks? If so, I can help you make sense of your past experiences so that you can live a life full of joy. You have the ability to live the life you so desire, and today you are one step closer to fulfilling that dream.

You can heal. I'm an ally and guide in the process. I work with pts/d and trauma, anxiety, chronic pain, and attachment interruption. My work integrates psychotherapy, bio-psychology, behavioral change, and holistic practice, and I use the lense of attachment theory to guide us. We will dismantle the barriers that block you from living your fullest life, however you define that, and we'll help you build new pathways to travel forward. Together, we use our relationship, your self-knowledge and life-knowledge, and my specialized training to move your life into something personally satisfying. I expect to open an office 6/24

An important step toward living a happier and more fulfilling life involves recognizing the need and desire for change. I believe that therapy can be a very important and effective tool for bringing about positive change in one's life. I work collaboratively with you to set goals, and use strengths to complement and minimize weaknesses standing in the way of achieving these goals. I am passionate about working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families on a wide array of issues including anxiety, depression, parenting, behavioral challenges, self-esteem, relationship problems, and life transitions.

We treat all populations, from NICU infants to hospice. We are Board Certified (MT-BC), Neurologic Music Therapists (NMT), who specialize in trauma, PTSD, geriatric, NICU, and autism. We offer highly personalized, specialized, HIPAA compliant, music therapy services, (in-person and via Telehealth), in both individual and group formats. Domain areas include motor and language, social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral. We use standardized, evidenced-based, and peer-reviewed techniques, using music within a therapeutic relationship, to address non-musical goals.

Every person sometimes struggles with difficult situations or feelings. I know seeking help can be scary. However, I truly believe that you can make positive changes in your life, and I would like to help. I strive to create a warm, supportive and collaborate environment, where clients can feel safe to work through difficult emotions, thoughts and experiences. As a cognitive behavioral therapist I believe that our thoughts influence our feelings and mood, which, in turn, influence our choices. I strive to give clients the tools and strategies to feel empowered to make positive and healthy changes in their life.

I believe anxiety and stress to be the foundation of many issues we all face. My first goal is to help my patients reduce stress thereby decreasing chronic pain, depression and even the ravages of disease and illness. By developing rapport and trust and then utilizing healthy coping skills, the goal of anxiety reduction can be achieved. Its important to remember that we are engaged in a collaborative process where we learn to accept, resolve, move on and let go. I find that mindfulness, meditation and breathing is highly effective in decreasing anxiety and depression.

While talking about your feelings with friends and family may be comforting, that may not completely tackle your emotional needs and complications. Seeing a professional therapist can help to alleviate your emotional distress from difficult situations. My mission is to provide support and space for healing while counseling you and your family in a non-judgmental and safe environment.

My clients typically come to me because they are struggling with anxiety or depression and they want to work on their ability to interact with others or improve relationships, complete tasks, sleep better or feel better about themselves. I use a variety of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy interventions, Exposure Response Prevention, Dialectical Behavior Therapy interventions, Brainspotting and when indicated Behavioral Interventions. I work from a strengths-based perspective to find the best parts of you and/or your family and I work to build your strengths so you can grow and thrive on your own again.

If you have been suffering in your relationships, you may be tired of attempts you have made to change things and feel nothing is working. My experience has shown therapy can improve how you feel in your relationships. I also work with adolescents and their parents, adults with relationship difficulties, eating disorders, anxiety and depression. If you have been feeling unfulfilled in your relationships, you can become more confident and become closer to your families and friends with the collaborative support I give. I have see adults become more fulfilled and teens become more confident and close to their parents

There are moments in everyone's life when things can begin to feel overwhelming. Deciding if therapy is right for you or a loved one is not always easy. I provide a safe environment where you can explore your thoughts and feelings so that together we can come up with the best treatment plan for you. With the right therapist I believe amazing growth can happen. My goal is to have you leave with enough tools and resources to use throughout all the difficult times in your life not just this one.

Have you ever heard that you have an anger management problem? Is substance abuse an issue? Do you have teenagers that are "challenging?" Dr. Kaufman is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works in the area of helping people through various issues including anger management, substance abuse and alternative parenting techniques for parents of challenging teens for over 29 years. He has helped thousands of individuals, couples and families. He is a licensed anger management and domestic violence provider for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties and has lectured extensively. He creates a safe and supportive environment.

My focus is to assist individuals, couples, and families in understanding how their thoughts affect their feelings and behavior. By using this approach, problems in every-day living (including but not limited to depression, anxiety, attention deficit disorder [especially in adults and adolescents] eating disorders, post-partum concerns, couple conflict, and teen/family problems) are addressed and resources are mobilized to provide effective change. Also, in an effort to strengthen marriage and families, I have created a comprehensive pre-marital program and effective parenting course.

As a parent/caregiver, a certain level of stress is normal, however when your stress level becomes unmanageable, it is time to seek professional support. I help infants and their parents; individuals and their families repair the effects of trauma and stress in their lives. I believe the earlier we address emotional, developmental, relational, social and individual (behavior) functioning, the better we can assist the family or individual to make life-long changes.

I have a wide range of training and experience working to help people with depression, anxiety, and problems with attention, concentration, and organization. This includes children with learning and behavior problems and adults with social interaction difficulties. Soldiers Project to treat soldiers returning from deployment, with deployment related problems, and their families. My primary goal is to aid people in finding their way to a happier life by identifying emotional and cognitive barriers.