Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Brentwood, CA

Welcome, my name is Faradebah! I enjoy working with individuals of all backgrounds to help cope with difficult life experiences in a compassionate, safe, and holistic way through evidence-based techniques. Life can be especially difficult when facing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, women’s issues and chronic or serious illness.

Seeking out and initiating therapy is not easy. If you’re reading this, you’ve taken the courage to reach out and that’s strength! It’s not easy to deal with life at times and it can feel like a tangled up wire, causing anxiety, depression, mood swings, and a host of other issues, which could affect your relationship with yourself and others.

Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Are you struggling with relationship concerns? Are you a parent struggling with your teenage child? Psychotherapy gives us the opportunity to better understand our problems and allows us to make the important changes we want. Psychotherapy can be useful for people with a variety of psychological disorders, ranging from stress to phobias, and relational issues.

I love working with children, families, and adults at all stages of life. The work I do is strength based approach and borrowing from a variety of therapy modalities. I have experience working with trauma, OCD, ADHD, behavioral problems, depression, marital conflicts, and dealing with divorce. EMDR trained therapists to support work on trauma that can be big traumas as well as little traumas. Often time little traumas in the past cause us distress that impact our life today.

If you need co-parent counseling, couples/individual therapy, or therapy for your child, I can help. I specialize in divorce in families w/children, individual therapy for depression, anxiety, and a history of trauma, & child therapy for trauma, behavioral or emotional issues, grief or loss, & trauma, & deportation hardship. I have over 25 years of experience helping people communicate with others, identify their deepest needs and go from surviving to thriving. Guiding people through their transformation is my passion. I supervise therapists working with children, teens and their parents. I can meet you where your needs are.

Accepting New Clients! Are you feeling overwhelmed? Stressed out? Tired? Lack the motivation to get through your day? I am here to listen and help by giving you the tools you need to manage and overcome challenges that inevitably arise due to school or peer stress, life transitions, career issues, or relationship issues. I am here to help, without judgment, to walk with you on your journey to be the best version of yourself!

I will help you learn to appreciate your emotional identity through managing moods, thoughts, impulsiveness, reactivity, and harmful behaviors. I will help you strengthen or repair your relationships and build new ones. I'll help you cultivate confidence to ask for what you want, set boundaries with others, and navigate family issues. I can also teach you social skills if you feel out of place at work or school.

During stressful times, constant worrying, anxiety, anger, and sadness surface and cause disruption with relationships, sleep, eating habits, and health. I strongly believe in the mind and body connection and, with help, stress can be an opportunity for emotional growth. I utilize my clinical experience and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to motivate clients and families towards their own emotional growth. I tailor various therapeutic approaches according to what works for my client and what my client needs to meet their goals.

Seeking therapy for the first time or starting work with a new therapist can feel like an intimidating task. My goal is to make therapy a safe and comfortable place where both the client and therapist can be their authentic selves. I am a firm believer that change happens within a positive therapeutic relationship in which we collaborate to reach the solutions and life changes you are looking for. Each one of us is on our own personal journey, it is my goal to meet you where you are at and help serve as a guide as we work together to help you reach your personal goals.

My passion is to work with individuals to transform life’s difficulties into opportunities of personal growth and insight. My approach is collaborative in nature while providing a safe space to foster good therapeutic work. My scope of expertise are issues pertaining to trauma, depression, anxiety and substance use disorders. I am a trained EMDR therapist and apply psychotherapy approaches complementary to individual clients and their needs. These approaches include EMDR Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral therapy and Solution Focussed Therapy.

Do you feel like your teen or adolescent is out of control? Are you an adult that struggles with anger, depression, anxiety or negative thinking? I specialize in working with clients using CBT along with meeting each client where they are to treat behavioral problems such as defiance, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, depression and daily stresses . I look at each client as an individual and work with them to identify their personal needs. I have experience treating depression, anxiety, defiant teens, parenting issues, ADHD, social skills, addiction, anger management, bipolar, families, relationships, domestic violence.

Experienced Marriage and Family Therapist skilled in working with children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of settings.

Hi, my name is Maria Umana. I am a Marriage and Family Therapist, license number 111374. I have experience working with adults and older adults suffering from depression, anxiety, and trauma. I work with couples and I also facilitate different types of groups. I use person-centered, solution-focused, CBT , and Motivational Interviewing techniques. Although my clientele is 30% Caucasian and 30% African American, I feel most comfortable working with the Spanish population.

Hello and welcome. I am humbled and grateful to have the opportunity to do what I love, and that is to help people. As life ebbs and flows it can be helpful to obtain support in working through those difficult and challenging moments. If you are reading this then you have taken a huge step toward obtaining the support you need. I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor.  I believe in building a trusting therapeutic relationship that leads to empowerment and growth while also encouraging self-advocacy.

I provide counseling services for all ages in individual, couples, and family therapy. I have extensive experience working with a variety of concerns including depression, anxiety, couples/marital issues, family conflict, trauma abuse, relationship issues, parenting support, self-esteem, co-parenting, and life transitions. I believe that the quality of the therapeutic relationship provides an opportunity to help you understand yourself and others better, which can lead to more satisfying relationships and fulfillment in life. In therapy, I work alongside you, at your pace providing a warm, nurturing, and safe space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported in your growth.

Therapy can be intimidating as it's one of the more intimate activities you will engage in. Of course, how could it not be; you walk into a room with a stranger, expecting to discuss in detail your inner thoughts, emotions, & current stressors. For therapy to work it's important you feel safe, welcomed & confident in your therapist. I can be that therapist for you. I will provide you & your family a warm, nurturing environment where you can begin to address your needs without fear of judgement or ridicule as we begin your journey toward healing.