Therapists for Seniors in Clayton, CA
Therapy done right builds on personal connection, finds unrecognized freedoms, and orients it all with purpose, values and place. My therapeutic stance enhances wellbeing with openness, balance, warmth, intelligence and wit. My practice cultivates vitality and resilience, not dependence. I can help you acknowledge and overcome difficulties, reckon realistically with limits, and untangle other matters of the heart. Some pain is a part of life, but you needn’t suffer or manage it all alone.
Therapy done right builds on personal connection, finds unrecognized freedoms, and orients it all with purpose, values and place. My therapeutic stance enhances wellbeing with openness, balance, warmth, intelligence and wit. My practice cultivates vitality and resilience, not dependence. I can help you acknowledge and overcome difficulties, reckon realistically with limits, and untangle other matters of the heart. Some pain is a part of life, but you needn’t suffer or manage it all alone.
Your Mental Health Matters, my goal is to be your guide, confidante and empathetic listening ear while you figure out what you want, what you need and how to get your life in a position where you feel fulfilled and balanced. The world can be a chaotic and stressful place. I am here to help anyone who is willing to process and explore their emotions to heal. The only goal to start with is making the call or sending the e-mail to ask for help. Speaking and hearing your truth can be scary but is necessary for the process of healing to begin. Therapy is a journey that I am honored to take with you to improve your quality of life.
Your Mental Health Matters, my goal is to be your guide, confidante and empathetic listening ear while you figure out what you want, what you need and how to get your life in a position where you feel fulfilled and balanced. The world can be a chaotic and stressful place. I am here to help anyone who is willing to process and explore their emotions to heal. The only goal to start with is making the call or sending the e-mail to ask for help. Speaking and hearing your truth can be scary but is necessary for the process of healing to begin. Therapy is a journey that I am honored to take with you to improve your quality of life.
My ideal client is someone navigating anxiety, depression, or life transitions, such as as child or adolescent struggling with emotional regulation, or an older adult facing relationship issues, self-esteem challenges, or stress management. They may feel overwhelmed, isolated, or unsure of how to cope with their emotions and need guidance to regain control. Their needs include learning effective coping strategies, gaining insight into their thought patterns, and understanding the connection between their emotions and behaviors. Through our work together, clients want to achieve lasting change.
My ideal client is someone navigating anxiety, depression, or life transitions, such as as child or adolescent struggling with emotional regulation, or an older adult facing relationship issues, self-esteem challenges, or stress management. They may feel overwhelmed, isolated, or unsure of how to cope with their emotions and need guidance to regain control. Their needs include learning effective coping strategies, gaining insight into their thought patterns, and understanding the connection between their emotions and behaviors. Through our work together, clients want to achieve lasting change.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, relationship issues, or internal conflicts that make life feel like a constant struggle? Whether you are navigating the pressures of school or work, juggling work and life stress, or facing communication breakdowns, these challenges can leave you feeling stuck. If you are tired of feeling like you are just surviving, not thriving, I can help. I specialize in supporting teens, adults, couples, and families through anxiety, relationship struggles, and the inner conflicts that hold you back.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, relationship issues, or internal conflicts that make life feel like a constant struggle? Whether you are navigating the pressures of school or work, juggling work and life stress, or facing communication breakdowns, these challenges can leave you feeling stuck. If you are tired of feeling like you are just surviving, not thriving, I can help. I specialize in supporting teens, adults, couples, and families through anxiety, relationship struggles, and the inner conflicts that hold you back.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing online therapy for individuals, couples, families, and teens (14–18) anywhere in California. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling anxious, disconnected in their relationships, or unsure how to move forward through life’s challenges. My goal is to provide a space where you can feel safe, understood, and supported as you find greater clarity and confidence. A therapist helped me through a crisis when I was younger and it changed the course of my life — I began to feel whole again. I bring that same sense of compassion and hope to my work with clients.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing online therapy for individuals, couples, families, and teens (14–18) anywhere in California. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling anxious, disconnected in their relationships, or unsure how to move forward through life’s challenges. My goal is to provide a space where you can feel safe, understood, and supported as you find greater clarity and confidence. A therapist helped me through a crisis when I was younger and it changed the course of my life — I began to feel whole again. I bring that same sense of compassion and hope to my work with clients.
I am an Online Provider of Emotional Support Animal (ESA) and Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) letters serving California. As a Licensed Mental Health Professional I can legally classify ESAs and PSDs. My letters are legally recognized and compliant with federal and state laws, and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. I will provide an official letter that meets the requirements for the CA and federal laws for housing and travel. Reach Out to Me and Learn How to Qualify Today.
I am an Online Provider of Emotional Support Animal (ESA) and Psychiatric Service Dog (PSD) letters serving California. As a Licensed Mental Health Professional I can legally classify ESAs and PSDs. My letters are legally recognized and compliant with federal and state laws, and in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. I will provide an official letter that meets the requirements for the CA and federal laws for housing and travel. Reach Out to Me and Learn How to Qualify Today.
It's all about relationships, starting with your relationship to yourself, your family of origin, your partner, children, friends. And then there's the relationship to your problems: things like depression, anxiety, ADHD, post-partum and parenting stress, body-image problems. How do you work with the set of challenges that life hands you? I work with clients to understand themselves and their own story, and then apply that understanding, in the form of coping and problem-solving skills, to their relationships, to get through life's pain and into a life worth living.
It's all about relationships, starting with your relationship to yourself, your family of origin, your partner, children, friends. And then there's the relationship to your problems: things like depression, anxiety, ADHD, post-partum and parenting stress, body-image problems. How do you work with the set of challenges that life hands you? I work with clients to understand themselves and their own story, and then apply that understanding, in the form of coping and problem-solving skills, to their relationships, to get through life's pain and into a life worth living.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
I am dedicated to helping individuals, couples and their families with social, emotional and behavioral needs. All individuals have the potential from within to thrive in life. It is important to feel connected, heard and understood by others. My hope is to help alleviate some of the pain associated with symptoms such as anxiety and depression, by providing individuals with tools and strategies necessary to improve ones quality of life.
I am dedicated to helping individuals, couples and their families with social, emotional and behavioral needs. All individuals have the potential from within to thrive in life. It is important to feel connected, heard and understood by others. My hope is to help alleviate some of the pain associated with symptoms such as anxiety and depression, by providing individuals with tools and strategies necessary to improve ones quality of life.
I am expert in and specialize in ADDICTION THERAPY. I offer a very personalized, interactive and non judgmental approach to therapy. Addiction, alcoholism, behavioral addictions, and relapse prevention are my primary areas of expertise. I also treat CO DEPENDENCE and anxiety. I welcome young adults, families, couples,and adult individuals. I also see Clients who have an established recovery history, and are ready to deal with other clinical issues that may arise after a period of recovery. Seeing an Addiction Specialist is a must when dealing with addiction and alcoholism. I am also the Family Therapist at MPI in Oakland, CA
I am expert in and specialize in ADDICTION THERAPY. I offer a very personalized, interactive and non judgmental approach to therapy. Addiction, alcoholism, behavioral addictions, and relapse prevention are my primary areas of expertise. I also treat CO DEPENDENCE and anxiety. I welcome young adults, families, couples,and adult individuals. I also see Clients who have an established recovery history, and are ready to deal with other clinical issues that may arise after a period of recovery. Seeing an Addiction Specialist is a must when dealing with addiction and alcoholism. I am also the Family Therapist at MPI in Oakland, CA
I am a Bay Area native and earned my Master’s degree from the University of San Francisco. I have over six years of clinical experience providing compassionate, evidence-based care to help clients navigate life’s challenges and achieve meaningful personal growth.
I am a Bay Area native and earned my Master’s degree from the University of San Francisco. I have over six years of clinical experience providing compassionate, evidence-based care to help clients navigate life’s challenges and achieve meaningful personal growth.
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I support individuals in high-demand roles, including healthcare workers, athletes, parents, and first responders, in managing stress, emotional exhaustion, and trauma. I specialize in helping mothers navigate postpartum and parenthood in a compassionate space where they feel heard and empowered. My approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and EMDR to build resilience, set healthy boundaries, and support healing from burnout and secondary trauma.
I support individuals in high-demand roles, including healthcare workers, athletes, parents, and first responders, in managing stress, emotional exhaustion, and trauma. I specialize in helping mothers navigate postpartum and parenthood in a compassionate space where they feel heard and empowered. My approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and EMDR to build resilience, set healthy boundaries, and support healing from burnout and secondary trauma.
Hello! I am Dr. Sharon Laurenza, Licensed Psychologist. My business is "Behavioral Design: Solution-Oriented Approaches To Change" as I believe you can develop the skills needed to design the changes you desire, to bring you closer to your personal and/or professional goals. I work as a psychologist who does psychotherapy, executive and personal coaching, counseling and consulting. These areas emphasize your ability to become more in alignment – a better and more comfortable fit – with yourself (inside and out). This is done through our collaboration on your identified concerns and desire for change.
Hello! I am Dr. Sharon Laurenza, Licensed Psychologist. My business is "Behavioral Design: Solution-Oriented Approaches To Change" as I believe you can develop the skills needed to design the changes you desire, to bring you closer to your personal and/or professional goals. I work as a psychologist who does psychotherapy, executive and personal coaching, counseling and consulting. These areas emphasize your ability to become more in alignment – a better and more comfortable fit – with yourself (inside and out). This is done through our collaboration on your identified concerns and desire for change.
Moving from AtmosFear to AtmoSphere - You deserve to feel safe, empowered and free from core wounding patterns. I’m speaking to your deepest longing and needs. Within a safe container I can help rewire brain stress, emotional freezes, spiritual direction, childhood trauma, relationship need, life transition and issues facing death and dying. My attuned compassion and skill offers a grounded safe and welcoming space to listen, navigate and transform the agony, hurt and aloneness that may be limiting your life. By exploring core limiting beliefs it's possible to open your heart, trust and find your inner voice, power and purpose now.
Moving from AtmosFear to AtmoSphere - You deserve to feel safe, empowered and free from core wounding patterns. I’m speaking to your deepest longing and needs. Within a safe container I can help rewire brain stress, emotional freezes, spiritual direction, childhood trauma, relationship need, life transition and issues facing death and dying. My attuned compassion and skill offers a grounded safe and welcoming space to listen, navigate and transform the agony, hurt and aloneness that may be limiting your life. By exploring core limiting beliefs it's possible to open your heart, trust and find your inner voice, power and purpose now.
I believe each of us were designed for deep relationship and long for a sense of acceptance and belonging. So often however, we seem unable to experience authentic connection or intimacy with others. Though we reach out, we may feel unseen and unheard, eventually withdrawing, questioning our worth, and losing our ability to know and share our true self. It is in these times we may need someone with whom we can share our burdens, someone who will hear our brokenness and accept us as we are.
I believe each of us were designed for deep relationship and long for a sense of acceptance and belonging. So often however, we seem unable to experience authentic connection or intimacy with others. Though we reach out, we may feel unseen and unheard, eventually withdrawing, questioning our worth, and losing our ability to know and share our true self. It is in these times we may need someone with whom we can share our burdens, someone who will hear our brokenness and accept us as we are.
Since 1997, I have been treating clients with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions & all associated issues. I am licensed in Florida, Texas, California & Hawaii. As well as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. I have maintained private practices in FL, TX & CA. In addition, I worked at the Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek, FL & Los Angeles, CA, Cedar Springs Austin and ERC. It is my belief that an important piece of treatment & recovery is utilizing a multi-disciplinary treatment team to address the individual needs of each client.
Since 1997, I have been treating clients with eating disorders, depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions & all associated issues. I am licensed in Florida, Texas, California & Hawaii. As well as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. I have maintained private practices in FL, TX & CA. In addition, I worked at the Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek, FL & Los Angeles, CA, Cedar Springs Austin and ERC. It is my belief that an important piece of treatment & recovery is utilizing a multi-disciplinary treatment team to address the individual needs of each client.
My therapeutic approach mainly focuses on helping my clients identify their strengths to help alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am a firm believer that our childhood experiences contribute to our beliefs, behavioral patterns, and selecting a romantic partner. Therapy is a process! To allow ourselves to be intimate and vulnerable with someone about our experiences and trauma can be daunting. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment and help understand aspects of lived experiences.
My therapeutic approach mainly focuses on helping my clients identify their strengths to help alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am a firm believer that our childhood experiences contribute to our beliefs, behavioral patterns, and selecting a romantic partner. Therapy is a process! To allow ourselves to be intimate and vulnerable with someone about our experiences and trauma can be daunting. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment and help understand aspects of lived experiences.
I offer innovative solutions for complex challenges. Maybe people are using labels that seem chronic and don’t accurately reflect either what you are experiencing or what you’ve been through! Maybe you’ve had experiences in treatment that were not ideal or where you did not feel culturally respected or safe. When there is no simple answer for anxiety, depression, emotional pain, neurodivergence, abuse or addictive behavior, maybe it is possible we can find one. I pay attention to things like complex or generational trauma and am prepared to help with things like dissociation, psychosis or hearing voices if that is needed.
I offer innovative solutions for complex challenges. Maybe people are using labels that seem chronic and don’t accurately reflect either what you are experiencing or what you’ve been through! Maybe you’ve had experiences in treatment that were not ideal or where you did not feel culturally respected or safe. When there is no simple answer for anxiety, depression, emotional pain, neurodivergence, abuse or addictive behavior, maybe it is possible we can find one. I pay attention to things like complex or generational trauma and am prepared to help with things like dissociation, psychosis or hearing voices if that is needed.
I work with Individuals and couples who are experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, retirement, aging issues and grief.
My experience over the past 30+ years has focused on helping people cope with painful, confusing, conflict-filled or frightening life experiences. I am gentle and respectful and provide a safe and supportive environment that ensures emotional safety. I'm offering virtual, video-conference sessions over a HIPPA-compliant, online site called Doxy. I will send you an invitation with a link which then notifies me that you are in my waiting room.
I work with Individuals and couples who are experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, retirement, aging issues and grief.
My experience over the past 30+ years has focused on helping people cope with painful, confusing, conflict-filled or frightening life experiences. I am gentle and respectful and provide a safe and supportive environment that ensures emotional safety. I'm offering virtual, video-conference sessions over a HIPPA-compliant, online site called Doxy. I will send you an invitation with a link which then notifies me that you are in my waiting room.
Grief shows up in our lives when we least expect it. And often we may not even connect our sadness to loss, whether it's a lost opportunity, a lost dream, our mobility, our youth. With every change, we leave something behind; but what isn't always as apparent is that we also start something new. An empathic therapist who is truly attuned to you can help you make those meaningful connections for a new start as you embark on perhaps the most important journey of self-discovery and growth in your life: your healing journey.
Grief shows up in our lives when we least expect it. And often we may not even connect our sadness to loss, whether it's a lost opportunity, a lost dream, our mobility, our youth. With every change, we leave something behind; but what isn't always as apparent is that we also start something new. An empathic therapist who is truly attuned to you can help you make those meaningful connections for a new start as you embark on perhaps the most important journey of self-discovery and growth in your life: your healing journey.
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FAQ - About Therapy for Seniors
Is one ever too old for mental health therapy?
Individuals of all ages can benefit from mental health therapy. Indeed, older adults in particular may benefit from the social and psychological support a therapist can provide; the topics that older adults address in therapy may simply differ from those of younger clients. Seniors should seek out a therapist who has experience working with older individuals and who is well-versed in addressing common concerns among elderly individuals, such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical mobility challenges.
How is counseling for seniors and the elderly different from counseling for other age groups?
In general, counseling offers an opportunity for clients to process difficult life events and develop coping skills they can use outside of the therapy session. Therapists who specialize in working with elderly clients generally have the same framework but may place a special emphasis on specific topics, such as caregiver relationships and reducing loneliness. They may be specially equipped to deal with certain physical conditions or facilitate discussion surrounding end-of-life topics. Counseling for the elderly may also place a greater emphasis on social work-type topics to ensure that geriatric clients have access to necessary resources, such as food, a safe home environment, and healthcare.
How can therapy improve the quality of life of aging individuals?
Therapy for aging adults can greatly improve quality of life by providing an opportunity for them to process difficult emotions related to end-of-life, navigate relational or caregiver challenges, and develop coping skills for common mental health conditions, like anxiety or depression. Subsequent reductions in negative emotions and mental health disorder symptoms can make day-to-day living much more manageable for aging adults and those that care for them. The ongoing relationship with a trusted therapist can also help seniors combat loneliness and provide a sense of structure for their routine.
What are the qualities to look for in therapists who see seniors?
Seniors counselors, like mental health counselors in general, should be kind, empathetic, skilled at listening, and knowledgeable about their particular area of expertise. Counselors specializing in working with the senior population should be very familiar with the aging process in general and the common conditions that the elderly can face, such as dementia, depression, loneliness, and/or physical illness. Many senior counselors are also well-equipped to help caregivers and families navigate the aging process of their loved ones, and they may draw on Interpersonal Therapy to help facilitate improved interactions between seniors and those that care for them.