Christian Therapists in Arcadia, CA

At Selah Counseling Center, we are passionate about empowering individuals, couples, and families improve their quality of life in the face of adversity. In this healing journey, therapy is a collaborative process where you discover your inner strengths that aids in overcoming life's challenges and promote personal growth. It is about helping you make connections and resolve issues at its roots in a safe nonjudgmental environment and treating you as a whole person body, mind, soul, and spirit.

It is my God-given purpose and destiny to help Christians live in emotional freedom. I chose to become a Christian Therapist because of the body-soul-spirit connection. Along with this, I believe to help individuals achieve long lasting results, all three elements should be treated together in order to bring a person to wholeness. My treatment approach for helping an individual is to assist him/her with looking at symptoms through a holistic lens.

My clients find my compassionate listening combined with over 40 years of experience counseling full time, puts them at ease. I focus on helping people begin the process of resolving the concerns and issues they are facing in their lives. I have a Christian background and think morality, integrity, and emotionally healthy living as supported in scripture are significant qualities worth having in our lives. Even if we differ in religion, I can help you create a foundation for how you live and the changes you make within the context of your belief system.

I have experience working with children, individuals, couples, families, and adolescents in therapy, Christian counseling, and pastoral counseling. With children, the focus of my experience have been play therapy and sand tray therapy, focusing on children with emotional and behavioral problems like ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, depression, bipolar, self-mutilation/cutting, and anxiety disorder. I also have experience in working with individuals with depression, mood disorders, and anxiety, particularly with men's issues and addiction. In working with families and couples, I've focused on improving communications, creating better understanding for each other, and improving intimacy.

With passion, I provide psychotherapy to individuals and people-in-relationships (couples, families, parent-child dyads) to improve relationship dynamics, heal from relational losses and difficulties, and restore potentials to be in relationships. Issues in treatment I specialize in include: grief and loss, trauma, parent-child bonding challenges, child behavioral management/parenting, depression, anxiety, interpersonal conflicts. Contact me if you are seeking help in topics relating to life transitions, self-esteem, personal growth, and cultural and faith-related struggles, including spiritual abuse. With an interpersonal and reflective approach, I consider it a privilege to embark in this journey with you.

Today you are one step closer to where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. I provide insight oriented, caring and compassionate client focused therapy. I specialize in Christian Spiritual Development, Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, EMDR, Grief, Relationship Issues, and Parenting Skills As a solution-focused therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While I can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life.

Are you wanting your relationship to get unstuck from a negative pattern of interaction? Are you and your partner feeling hopeless about your lost connection? When things like this happen it's easy for well-meaning friends to come to the rescue with ideas, but sometimes they just don't understand. Talking to a couples counselor can help. If you'd like to get started, give me a call.

The focus of my years of work in Marriage and Family Therapy has been to help individuals and families gain greater control over their lives, aquire freedom from areas of trauma and maintain healthy relationships with God and loved ones.

Living with mental illness can feel or seem like a curse at times as it can make tasks in your daily life difficult. You may at times struggle with loneliness as others may not fully understand what you are going through mentally and emotionally. I understand how that feels as I have gone through the same feelings and emotions managing my own mental illness. However, your mental illness does not define who you are. As your therapist my goal is to assist and empower you to address the factors/stressors (e.g., personal, familial/social, spiritual, academic etc.) that you experience.

Life is a journey that takes us in many different directions. On this journey we encounter various barriers, bumps and ditches that leave us feeling disconnected, stressed, anxious, depressed, confused and frustrated. As your therapist, I am passionate about empowering my clients and my goal is to collaboratively help you to heal, resolve and work through issues, identify and explore your strengths and reconnect with yourself and others in the way you envision. I offer a place that is welcoming, friendly, empathetic, supportive, nonjudgmental and safe.

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought that you should be further along in life by now? As an Asian American, you feel unsatisfied with where you are currently at in life, but you don't know where you should be headed. You might even feel like you lack the confidence to pursue your dreams. Because of these struggles, you might also find it hard to connect with your loved ones.

At Nebula, we strive to remove the emotional fog that is impeding your progress. Nebula was founded on the desire to help people through challenging times and propel them towards change.

Have you ever experienced not being able to make sense of your feelings or your behavior? Do you feel like you are stuck and you don't know how to move on?  Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, and/or identity issues, I am equipped to walk along side you in this progressive journey.  I utilize  psychoanalytic, CBT and trauma informed to treat a wide variety of emotional issues. What does that mean? My goal through therapy is to improve your self awareness so that you would have a clear understanding of your current behavior, which might have been caused unconsciously by past experiences.

Everyone goes through difficult times in life. Struggling alone with worries, sadness, life transitions, or relationship difficulties can be overwhelming. Having a therapist to talk to can make burdens feel lighter, provide new ways of responding, and allow for opportunities for growth. A path to greater wholeness and increased feelings of well being is possible.

Sometimes we find it hard to understand what is going on inside our heart and head. Perhaps we have a vague idea but we can't find the words to adequately express what we are feeling. Therapy offers us the opportunity to put language to our experience and increase our self awareness. Personal and relational transformation depend on that self awareness. I strive to create a safe place for you to journey inward without judgment; so that you may feel respected, secure and understood. To be invited into the depths of another person's soul is always a privilege. It is an honor for me to take this journey with you.

Are you in a committed, loving relationship but struggling to get the most out of your relationship? Are you considering whether marriage, kids or other major life decisions are good options for you but haven't reached an agreement? Are you feeling stuck struggling to see eye to eye on an issue that may make or break you? Are you experiencing the same recurring disagreement Groundhog Day- style? Are you struggling with adjustment to living together and not knowing how to talk about your individual needs? Are you ready to get back on track to enjoying your life together?

I work with individuals and couples who have tried to grow and live a full life but find themselves stuck. Pain comes in many different forms such as trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, discrimination, betrayal, anger, or just feeling lost. This pain can be like quicksand, constantly sucking you back in no matter what you do. My specialty is working with people whose pain is made more complex by intersecting identities (Religion/Spirituality, Culture/Race/Ethnicity, LGBTQ+, immigration). I also have specializations in working with, multiracial people, emerging adults, helping professionals, and men.

I am a bilingual Spanish speaking therapist devoted to providing a safe space for people to share openly. My desire is to instill hope by helping people cope with the tough moments in life. Over the years, I’ve gained experience working with adults, adolescents, and children struggling with challenges such as relationship/marital problems, depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems.

Welcome! You may be seeking therapy to cope with life stressors, relationship challenges, family issues, or depression. You may be wondering if therapy can help. Together, you and I will clarify the root cause of your pain, the most effective coping mechanisms for your life circumstances. In therapy with me, you will learn how to emotionally regulate: methods for responding to emotions and relationships in an intentional and responsible manner.