Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists in Carlsbad, CA
Do you feel more like roommates or co-parents than partners? Do you keep having the same painful fights, with one of you carrying the emotional load while the other feels like nothing they do is ever enough? Maybe you love each other but feel lonely, disconnected, or unsure how to find your way back. And when you try to communicate it ends up feeling worse. If staying together for the kids, your history, or fear of divorce isn’t enough anymore, I help couples create the deeper connection, safety, and closeness they’re longing for.
Do you feel more like roommates or co-parents than partners? Do you keep having the same painful fights, with one of you carrying the emotional load while the other feels like nothing they do is ever enough? Maybe you love each other but feel lonely, disconnected, or unsure how to find your way back. And when you try to communicate it ends up feeling worse. If staying together for the kids, your history, or fear of divorce isn’t enough anymore, I help couples create the deeper connection, safety, and closeness they’re longing for.
I use an integrative, holistic and person-centered approach that may include EMDR, attachment-based, somatic, psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, and Gestalt techniques.
If you're tired of surviving and ready to start feeling like yourself again, you're in the right place. I work with teens and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and attachment wounds who want more than symptom relief; they want lasting healing. Together, we'll create a personalized path towards greater self-trust, healthier relationships, and a more connected life.
I use an integrative, holistic and person-centered approach that may include EMDR, attachment-based, somatic, psychodynamic, CBT, ACT, and Gestalt techniques.
If you're tired of surviving and ready to start feeling like yourself again, you're in the right place. I work with teens and adults navigating trauma, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and attachment wounds who want more than symptom relief; they want lasting healing. Together, we'll create a personalized path towards greater self-trust, healthier relationships, and a more connected life.
We believe that therapy is an opportunity for enhancing the functioning of individuals and families because everyone deserves to live a happy and fulfilling life. We are sensitive to our diverse community and strive to honor everyone’s beliefs and cultural values offering services tailored to meet the needs of our clients.
We believe that therapy is an opportunity for enhancing the functioning of individuals and families because everyone deserves to live a happy and fulfilling life. We are sensitive to our diverse community and strive to honor everyone’s beliefs and cultural values offering services tailored to meet the needs of our clients.
My therapeutic approach incorporates therapeutic elements of mindfulness-based CBT, ACT, DBT, and internal family systems approaches.
I believe the path toward healing is paved with self-compassion. Learning to hold our experience with compassion is a game changer in moving us from feeling stuck towards feeling free. One of my main goals in our communication is to support you in building a sense of safety and compassion both within therapy and within your internal experience.
My therapeutic approach incorporates therapeutic elements of mindfulness-based CBT, ACT, DBT, and internal family systems approaches.
I believe the path toward healing is paved with self-compassion. Learning to hold our experience with compassion is a game changer in moving us from feeling stuck towards feeling free. One of my main goals in our communication is to support you in building a sense of safety and compassion both within therapy and within your internal experience.
CGreen Psychology, Inc offers a comprehensive range of specialized services, including neuropsychological evaluation, cognitive rehabilitation, and psychoeducational evaluations for ADHD and Learning Disabilities. Led by Dr. Green, a seasoned professional with expertise in the treatment of adults and adolescents dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury, and other Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. At CGreen Psychology Inc, the main objective is to empower clients by optimizing their physical, cognitive, and emotional functions, all while ensuring that interventions align with the client's personal goals.
CGreen Psychology, Inc offers a comprehensive range of specialized services, including neuropsychological evaluation, cognitive rehabilitation, and psychoeducational evaluations for ADHD and Learning Disabilities. Led by Dr. Green, a seasoned professional with expertise in the treatment of adults and adolescents dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury, and other Neurological and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. At CGreen Psychology Inc, the main objective is to empower clients by optimizing their physical, cognitive, and emotional functions, all while ensuring that interventions align with the client's personal goals.
A lot of my work is with people who are used to holding a lot. Maybe you’re a high achiever, the dependable one, or someone who’s spent years doing what you’re “supposed” to do - but lately you’re exhausted, anxious, burned out, or noticing your body carrying the stress too. I also work with parents who are finding that parenthood looks a whole lot different than the blissful version we’re sold in Pampers commercials. Therapy can be a place to slow down, make sense of what you’re carrying, and work through the stuff that’s been hanging around for a long time.
A lot of my work is with people who are used to holding a lot. Maybe you’re a high achiever, the dependable one, or someone who’s spent years doing what you’re “supposed” to do - but lately you’re exhausted, anxious, burned out, or noticing your body carrying the stress too. I also work with parents who are finding that parenthood looks a whole lot different than the blissful version we’re sold in Pampers commercials. Therapy can be a place to slow down, make sense of what you’re carrying, and work through the stuff that’s been hanging around for a long time.
I am fully licensed in 12 states with over 28 years of experience. I like helping each individual find their unique life.
I am fully licensed in 12 states with over 28 years of experience. I like helping each individual find their unique life.
Whether you’re a parent feeling stretched too thin, a professional facing burnout, or a couple going through a difficult season, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can slow down, make sense of what’s happening, and move forward with intention.
I specialize in working with individuals and couples during times of transition—those moments when stress, uncertainty, or disconnection can feel overwhelming. Together, we’ll explore what’s no longer working, identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and develop practical tools you can use outside of session.
Whether you’re a parent feeling stretched too thin, a professional facing burnout, or a couple going through a difficult season, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can slow down, make sense of what’s happening, and move forward with intention.
I specialize in working with individuals and couples during times of transition—those moments when stress, uncertainty, or disconnection can feel overwhelming. Together, we’ll explore what’s no longer working, identify patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and develop practical tools you can use outside of session.
Living with Complex PTSD, grief, depression, anxiety, or a combination thereof, can feel like you're carrying a heavy emotional weight that affects every part of your life. Whether it's flashbacks, overwhelming sadness and worry, intense stress and fear, or the numbness from trauma and depression, these feelings can make daily tasks feel insurmountable. My goal is to support you through these difficult emotions, helping you build internal strength, enhance your resilience, process losses, and manage depressive and anxiety symptoms. Your values, beliefs, and any cultural/religious/spiritual practices matter to me.
Living with Complex PTSD, grief, depression, anxiety, or a combination thereof, can feel like you're carrying a heavy emotional weight that affects every part of your life. Whether it's flashbacks, overwhelming sadness and worry, intense stress and fear, or the numbness from trauma and depression, these feelings can make daily tasks feel insurmountable. My goal is to support you through these difficult emotions, helping you build internal strength, enhance your resilience, process losses, and manage depressive and anxiety symptoms. Your values, beliefs, and any cultural/religious/spiritual practices matter to me.
I believe that growth begins when you feel truly seen and understood. My therapeutic approach centers on warmth, curiosity, and compassion. I have experience working with adults and adolescents who want to improve their confidence, navigate anxiety or low self-esteem, and strengthen their relationships. Together, we can explore how your past experiences shape your present and choose how you want to show up in the next chapter of your life with more confidence and self-assurance.
I believe that growth begins when you feel truly seen and understood. My therapeutic approach centers on warmth, curiosity, and compassion. I have experience working with adults and adolescents who want to improve their confidence, navigate anxiety or low self-esteem, and strengthen their relationships. Together, we can explore how your past experiences shape your present and choose how you want to show up in the next chapter of your life with more confidence and self-assurance.
I’m Meg, a therapist with many years of experience helping adolescents, young adults, and their families navigate the complexities of life. My goal is to create a space where clients can process their experiences, heal, and grow in ways that feel empowering and transformative. I take a no-nonsense approach to therapy—what you see is what you get. I’m known for being straightforward, and my directness comes from a place of deep compassion and respect for the people I work with. I believe that honesty and clarity are essential in therapy, and I’m here to help you face difficult truths in a way that fosters growth and healing.
I’m Meg, a therapist with many years of experience helping adolescents, young adults, and their families navigate the complexities of life. My goal is to create a space where clients can process their experiences, heal, and grow in ways that feel empowering and transformative. I take a no-nonsense approach to therapy—what you see is what you get. I’m known for being straightforward, and my directness comes from a place of deep compassion and respect for the people I work with. I believe that honesty and clarity are essential in therapy, and I’m here to help you face difficult truths in a way that fosters growth and healing.
I believe healing happens in relationships and within the larger worlds we belong to. In therapy, we explore your experiences, identity, and emotional landscape with curiosity and care so you can reconnect with yourself and the meaning you want to create in your life. My approach is relational and trauma-informed, drawing from depth psychology, psychodynamic therapy, parts work, somatic awareness, and EMDR. I focus on understanding the roots of patterns and how your history, culture, and body shape your present, so healing feels meaningful and sustainable.
I believe healing happens in relationships and within the larger worlds we belong to. In therapy, we explore your experiences, identity, and emotional landscape with curiosity and care so you can reconnect with yourself and the meaning you want to create in your life. My approach is relational and trauma-informed, drawing from depth psychology, psychodynamic therapy, parts work, somatic awareness, and EMDR. I focus on understanding the roots of patterns and how your history, culture, and body shape your present, so healing feels meaningful and sustainable.
My name is Caroline, and i specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the complexities of trauma, relationship challenges, and personal growth. In our work together, you will find a therapist who is patient, nurturing, and genuinely invested in your healing. As a LMFT and trained trauma therapist, I understand that healing from difficult experiences is a deeply personal journey. I am trained in Brainspotting, a powerful and effective therapy that helps individuals process trauma at a deeper level, allowing for healing that goes beyond traditional talk therapy.
My name is Caroline, and i specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the complexities of trauma, relationship challenges, and personal growth. In our work together, you will find a therapist who is patient, nurturing, and genuinely invested in your healing. As a LMFT and trained trauma therapist, I understand that healing from difficult experiences is a deeply personal journey. I am trained in Brainspotting, a powerful and effective therapy that helps individuals process trauma at a deeper level, allowing for healing that goes beyond traditional talk therapy.
There can be nothing as frustrating as the repetitive cycle of addiction. It affects every facet of our lives today. We all know what the problem is but the solutions seem few and far between. I would love to support you in regaining your life back and your relationships healed. We all want to have purpose and to be loved. Lets work on stopping these destructive external behaviors and start working on some internal healing ones. Call now for a free consultation.
There can be nothing as frustrating as the repetitive cycle of addiction. It affects every facet of our lives today. We all know what the problem is but the solutions seem few and far between. I would love to support you in regaining your life back and your relationships healed. We all want to have purpose and to be loved. Lets work on stopping these destructive external behaviors and start working on some internal healing ones. Call now for a free consultation.
Some of the models I use are: ACT, Attachment-based, CBT, CPT, Culturally Sensitive, Family Systems, Interpersonal, Intervention, Multicultural, Person-Centered, Positive Psychology, REBT, SFBT, Strength-Based, Trauma Focused, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally Focused, and many more.
Hello. My name is Florence Simcoe. I have been a clinical social worker for almost 45 years (and still love it.) I am an LCSW, which is the highest degree of licensure in the state of Arizona- (LCSW 1016). As a clinician, I focus on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioral disturbances. I individualize my theoretical approach to your needs and consider our work to be one of active partnership and collaboration. I work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
Some of the models I use are: ACT, Attachment-based, CBT, CPT, Culturally Sensitive, Family Systems, Interpersonal, Intervention, Multicultural, Person-Centered, Positive Psychology, REBT, SFBT, Strength-Based, Trauma Focused, Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally Focused, and many more.
Hello. My name is Florence Simcoe. I have been a clinical social worker for almost 45 years (and still love it.) I am an LCSW, which is the highest degree of licensure in the state of Arizona- (LCSW 1016). As a clinician, I focus on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, emotional, and other behavioral disturbances. I individualize my theoretical approach to your needs and consider our work to be one of active partnership and collaboration. I work with adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
I support first-gen women of color who are navigating workplace stress, self-doubt, and life transitions. Many of my clients carry high expectations while feeling unseen or misunderstood, navigating environments that were not built with them in mind. You may find yourself questioning your place or belonging at work while balancing pressure to succeed, or struggling to feel seen and included in family or friendship dynamics. Therapy offers a space to build confidence, set boundaries, and define success on your own terms.
I support first-gen women of color who are navigating workplace stress, self-doubt, and life transitions. Many of my clients carry high expectations while feeling unseen or misunderstood, navigating environments that were not built with them in mind. You may find yourself questioning your place or belonging at work while balancing pressure to succeed, or struggling to feel seen and included in family or friendship dynamics. Therapy offers a space to build confidence, set boundaries, and define success on your own terms.
Together, we’ll create tools that work for your real life, while fostering self-advocacy and radical self- acceptance.
My name is Beyza, my pronouns are she/her. As the eldest daughter in an immigrant family, I understand the quiet exhaustion of being “the responsible one.” The one who held it all together, translated between parents and siblings, kept the peace, got the grades, and rarely disappointed anyone—even when it cost you connection with yourself. Many of my clients grew up being the mediator, the caretaker, or the achiever, only to find that their needs were overlooked and their anger misunderstood. Beneath the calm exterior, they often carry deep grief and unspoken rage that no one seems to notice.
Together, we’ll create tools that work for your real life, while fostering self-advocacy and radical self- acceptance.
My name is Beyza, my pronouns are she/her. As the eldest daughter in an immigrant family, I understand the quiet exhaustion of being “the responsible one.” The one who held it all together, translated between parents and siblings, kept the peace, got the grades, and rarely disappointed anyone—even when it cost you connection with yourself. Many of my clients grew up being the mediator, the caretaker, or the achiever, only to find that their needs were overlooked and their anger misunderstood. Beneath the calm exterior, they often carry deep grief and unspoken rage that no one seems to notice.
I work with youth, individuals, and couples navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, past trauma, or patterns that no longer serve them. I’m especially passionate about supporting communities of color, addressing generational trauma, and creating a culturally responsive, judgment-free space. Through a collaborative, trauma-informed approach, we can work together towards a better understanding of yourself, strengthen communication and boundaries, heal from past experiences, and develop practical tools to build more authentic, connected, and fulfilling lives.
I work with youth, individuals, and couples navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, past trauma, or patterns that no longer serve them. I’m especially passionate about supporting communities of color, addressing generational trauma, and creating a culturally responsive, judgment-free space. Through a collaborative, trauma-informed approach, we can work together towards a better understanding of yourself, strengthen communication and boundaries, heal from past experiences, and develop practical tools to build more authentic, connected, and fulfilling lives.
Do you feel like you're straddling different worlds — trying to find where you belong, but never feeling fully seen or understood? Are you carrying grief, anxiety, or the weight of cultural expectations that leave you disconnected from yourself? If you're a young adult or woman of color navigating identity, life transitions, or the complexities of being bicultural, I want you to know: your story matters, and you deserve a space where all of it is welcomed. I'm Dr. Naomi Wu, a licensed psychologist at Coastal Therapy Group in Carlsbad, and I'd be honored to walk alongside you.
Do you feel like you're straddling different worlds — trying to find where you belong, but never feeling fully seen or understood? Are you carrying grief, anxiety, or the weight of cultural expectations that leave you disconnected from yourself? If you're a young adult or woman of color navigating identity, life transitions, or the complexities of being bicultural, I want you to know: your story matters, and you deserve a space where all of it is welcomed. I'm Dr. Naomi Wu, a licensed psychologist at Coastal Therapy Group in Carlsbad, and I'd be honored to walk alongside you.
Welcome! My passion is helping couples and individuals create the life and relationships they truly desire. Most couples face just a few "core" issues that resurface repeatedly, often leading to painful patterns of criticism, defensiveness, and withdrawal. I am here to help you break those cycles and regain feelings of connection, trust, and intimacy.
With over 30 years of experience specializing in Imago Relationship Therapy, my approach is both structured and flexible. I will coach you to reduce negativity—like blame and withdrawal—and replace it with effective communication and the skills needed to ask for what you truly need.
Welcome! My passion is helping couples and individuals create the life and relationships they truly desire. Most couples face just a few "core" issues that resurface repeatedly, often leading to painful patterns of criticism, defensiveness, and withdrawal. I am here to help you break those cycles and regain feelings of connection, trust, and intimacy.
With over 30 years of experience specializing in Imago Relationship Therapy, my approach is both structured and flexible. I will coach you to reduce negativity—like blame and withdrawal—and replace it with effective communication and the skills needed to ask for what you truly need.
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Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) Therapists
How does acceptance and commitment therapy work?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages a person to listen to their self-talk. A person’s inner dialog can be indicative of how they treat themselves. ACT also encourages self-compassion; this can lead to a better understanding of negative thought patterns and emotional states. This understanding can then lead the individual to needed behavior change.
What are the goals of acceptance and commitment therapy?
The goal of acceptance and commitment is to expand a person’s psychological flexibility, a trait that encourages an individual to live in the present moment and to accept all their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, even ones that are difficult such as sadness and anxiety. In ACT, this acceptance is congruent with the individual’s values and beliefs.
Does acceptance and commitment therapy work for depression?
Acceptance and commitment therapy is effective for depression because it allows the individual to view their discomfort and suffering differently. Depressive feelings about relationship heartaches, for example, are a part of life. A despondent person learns to let go of their struggles and instead view their painful thoughts and feelings with compassion. This will lead the individual toward positive change.
How long are people typically in acceptance and commitment therapy?
A typical acceptance and commitment therapy session is 50 minutes long with one session per week. Treatment for common problems such as anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties can last between eight weeks to four months. However, more severe cases may require more than one session a week and/or a longer time frame for treatment.