Women's Issues Therapists in Atascadero, CA
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Joanne F Smith
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I specialize in
women's issues
and their unique perspectives as they walk through their lives.
In person and video therapy currently available. How do you deal with life transitions? As we walk through life, become part of a couple, raise our kids, transition to different careers and as we age, we are faced with a multitude of issues challenging our long held beliefs and in the world around us. Questions arise and we sometimes feel unsafe or hesitant as we are challenged to redefine who we are in an ever-changing and ever-challenging world. Sometimes it helps to have someone with us, someone there for us, someone providing a steadying hand, choices, options and understanding as we walk through the challenges of life.
Waitlist for new clients
Holl-Lee Lawrence
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Adjusting to parenthood? Wanting help to navigate your relationship? Seeking a place where you can share openly about your fears or vent about how demanding it is to raise tiny human(s)? Looking for a down to earth therapist who will offer practical guidance, space to think clearly, and some humor and levity? I'd love to connect with you and talk about how therapy can help you. I offer both in-office and telehealth options and babies/kids are welcome.
Allison Lorne
MSN, CNM, RN
Verified
Verified
If life's a game, we are here to up-level. We are meant to expand our consciousness as we navigate life's challenges and such times provide an opportunity to re-frame our old patterns. Rebuilding a sense of self contributes to our personal growth and how we tell the story of our experience gives great insight into our self perception. Transformational storytelling and trance healing help access the sub-concious and shift an internal narrative. This is deep healing and is built on neuro-plasticity and the understanding that our thoughts create our reality.
Waitlist for new clients
Hannah Warren
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Big sigh...what a year. I believe that, in one way or another, we are all striving to be our best and most authentic selves. In a time like this, where the highs are high and the lows are low, managing the shifts can be really overwhelming. Pain gets in the way. Grief gets in the way. We hit road blocks that we feel are too big to pass. You have tried changing others. You have tried avoiding. You have tried all the self help ideas. You feel like you have lost control. And now you are in this spot in your life, where you are asking a lot of questions and wondering if there is something more.
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Carol K. Hurd
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC, MS, PPS
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I'm extremely confident at helping teens and adults navigate change because I've learned to pivot myself. I have 8 years of academic, career, personal, and social counseling experience and have worked as an academic counselor in both the K-12 system and higher education.
Lina Camello
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Are you both tired of not feeling heard or understood? Do you feel as though being close is a distant memory? Are you wondering what brought you two together in the first place? If so, now is the time to work on your relationship. Too many couples wait until there is too little to salvage. There is nothing more precious than love, no larger feeling than love, and there is no greater pain when love is lost. Let's work together to get back to yours! I am accepting new clients and can take many different insurances, call for more information.
Shelly Boismenu
MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
Aren't you tired of struggling? Do you find yourself thinking that you want more out of your life? You can have more. You were born to be, do and have anything you want: love, abundance, health, meaningful work, happy relationships! All of it! No matter how hard things might feel right now, if you have found your way to my practice, you are ready to learn the secret to a great life. After working with me for a short time, women tell me that they had no idea it would be this simple to make the shift from struggle to ease, and as they learn to practice these tools, they begin to create the incredible lives they want.
Meaghan L Kane
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Hello, I am dedicated to helping my clients find peace, joy and happiness in their lives. I pride myself on developing valuable therapeutic relationships and fostering compassion and empathy with my clients. I have worked with a variety of individuals suffering from anxiety and depression, bipolar and schizophrenia disorders, personality disorders and dual diagnosis. I’d love the opportunity to assist you in living the life you want and fulfilling your dreams. I accept Blue Cross of CA, Aetna, Optum, and United Health and can bill out of network as well. Please reach out via email for the fastest response.
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Lisa M. Holland
Counselor, MS, LPCC
Verified
Verified
I welcome your symptoms and struggles as precise messages from a soul that seeks greater care and deeper understanding and expression. I commit to listen compassionately and challenge you persistently, so that you may discover and live out the truest, fullest possible self that you were born to be. I bring over twenty-five years of clinical experience and am privileged to have worked with a wide range of people from various walks of life, diverse perspectives and cultures. I draw from a rich range of theory and technique to better craft a treatment plan responsive to your unique needs and goals.
Trinity Berguia
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
We are biologically wired for connection. The relationship with ourself and others means everything. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Trinity’s goal is to help her clients improve their relationship with themselves, along with their relationships with others so that they may develop a secure attachment. The therapeutic relationship provides a safe haven for client’s to explore their deepest inner wounds, and develop a sense of peace so that they may have healthy, secure relationships.
Bloom Maternal Therapy
Verified
Verified
Do you struggle with anxiety or depression as a mom with a newborn or young children? Does it feel like you're the only one in your friend group who is struggling with infertility or miscarriage? Do you ever wonder if this is all there is to motherhood? Now more than ever, women are experiencing high rates of infertility, miscarriage and perinatal depression and anxiety. At Bloom Maternal Therapy we believe everyone deserves mental and emotional support during pre-conception, pregnancy and postpartum.
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Irianna D Montes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, RPT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, a registered play therapist and a certified clinical anxiety professional in California with over 15 years of experience working in the mental health field and providing direct service to adults, children and families. I have worked in private and public settings and have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including but not limited to anxiety, depression, relationship issues, parenting problems, trauma, and ADHD. Having worked in systems of care in the educational system, I also have experience working with educators and work-related burnout.
Louise Quiroz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
It’s late. Today’s work is finally done. You’re the last one to bed, after snapping at everyone else. You pause...Instead of enjoying the moment of peace and quiet reflection that you long for, there’s a vague sense of dread. It seems that whenever you stop, you find yourself filled with anxiety. You feel off-center. Never at ease. Never enough. You don’t want to go to bed because you know it’ll be another restless night of tossing and turning, alone--again. No one gets it. You’re not just tired, you're weary. That weariness gnaws at you. That ache, that longing for something different, something better, something more...
Wendy Giggy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or life transition or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I would be honored to help you work toward your goals. I work best with clients who want to be in counseling and are motivated and willing to be introspective and to make necessary changes in their lives. I work with individuals, women, men or trans. I use a variety of approaches to address depression, anxiety, parenting, grief, stress management and other changes life brings. In addition to talk therapy, I also utilize such as art and sand tray.
Saloumeh Kazemi
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My name is Sally Kazemi. I am an associate marriage and family therapist and under the Supervision of Tisha Aronsen LMFT 105558. I have a Bachelors in Psychology and a Master of Science in Counseling/Marriage, Family, And Child Therapy. I have worked with many different individuals, families, couples, and children. I have experience working with clients who have depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, social anxiety, couple’s issues, and family of origin issues.
Waitlist for new clients
Megan Jenkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My goal is to provide each of my clients with a warm and safe environment, enabling you to heal, securing the tools that you need to manage life's challenges and to grow. I work collaboratively with my clients to tailor each therapy to their specific needs, goals, and strengths. My practice is rooted in a variety of evidence base methods (therapeutic interventions proven to be effective), always striving to best meet the needs of my client.
Kelsey Ann Kehoe
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I believe that reaching out for help is one of the hardest things an individual can do and engaging in the therapy process is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have. My focus is on helping individuals, families and couples heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths so they can live their purest life possible. I hold and create a safe place to explore traumas, dis-ease and help to build a better relationship with self and others. www.puravidacounselingservices.com
Carolyn Renee Risbrudt
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I have been successful helping clients return to healthy and dynamic lives who have experienced severe anxiety, depression, and debilitating trauma from physical, emotional and sexual abuse. I have also helped families and couples with relationship issues including; frustrated parents with young children and/or challenging teenagers, couples stuck in bad communication cycles, and people who have lost themselves, their motivation and direction.
Jessica Dawson Individual And Family Counseling Inc
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My goal is to provide you with a supportive, safe and trusting environment. We will work with your strengths to help problem solve, increase coping skills and overcome stress and challenges you are facing. I am passionate about working in this field and highly committed to each and every client I see!
Teryn Little
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I believe that we all come into this world as our original precious self. As we develop through childhood experiences, family, culture and society, we often lose touch with our true soul. Oftentimes we are hurt. Challenges and traumas can keep these hurts buried. Any issues left unacknowledged or unresolved keep demanding our attention. How do we overcome? Is it even possible to heal? According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies away anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible...
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Women's Issues Therapists
How do you encourage a woman to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual may be suffering, and what effects it has on them, should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.
How can women prepare for therapy?
Women can prepare for therapy by being willing to talk about their past experiences and their private thoughts. Before a session, an individual may want to reflect on how they’ve felt since the last session and what’s happened in their lives. Between sessions, it can be useful to write down notes about their reaction to a given event or how they felt at a particular time.
How long does therapy for women’s issues often last?
As with any type of therapy, sessions depend on the individual and the challenges they face. Therapy types like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Prolonged exposure therapy (PET), and Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) can be brief, most often ranging from between 5 and 20 sessions. In some cases, such as for women with eating disorders, residential treatment may be recommended for an individual who is judged to be at high risk of self-harm. For any therapy, the duration will depend on the progress made and results realized.
How can women overcome stigma around specific challenges in order to seek therapy?
Women dealing with domestic abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, and any other number of troubles may feel a stigma around seeking help. It’s important to remember that these issues are not uncommon and there is no shame in getting help for them. Therapy is confidential, and women can talk about their experiences without fear of judgment. Seeking therapy can be a courageous and liberating act, and an important step toward healing and recovery.