Emotional Regulation Therapists in Del Mar, CA
My clients are often motivated, high-achieving individuals who want to increase confidence, strengthen emotional regulation, improve resilience, and perform at their best—in school, sports, work, and relationships.
I offer a collaborative, strengths-based approach that blends evidence-based therapy with practical coaching. Together, we’ll build resilience, confidence, emotional regulation, and the skills to navigate life’s challenges. Whether your goal is managing stress, improving relationships, or enhancing performance, I’ll help you move forward with confidence.
My clients are often motivated, high-achieving individuals who want to increase confidence, strengthen emotional regulation, improve resilience, and perform at their best—in school, sports, work, and relationships.
I offer a collaborative, strengths-based approach that blends evidence-based therapy with practical coaching. Together, we’ll build resilience, confidence, emotional regulation, and the skills to navigate life’s challenges. Whether your goal is managing stress, improving relationships, or enhancing performance, I’ll help you move forward with confidence.
Hi there! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with young adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, identity exploration, and life transitions. I also enjoy working with adolescents and adults. My goal is to create a space where you feel understood, supported, and able to show up just as you are. Together, we'll better understand what's keeping you stuck, strengthen your relationships, build confidence, and help you navigate life's challenges with greater clarity and self-compassion.
Hi there! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with young adults navigating anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, identity exploration, and life transitions. I also enjoy working with adolescents and adults. My goal is to create a space where you feel understood, supported, and able to show up just as you are. Together, we'll better understand what's keeping you stuck, strengthen your relationships, build confidence, and help you navigate life's challenges with greater clarity and self-compassion.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist. I began in this field 25+ years ago. My experience includes working in private practice (20yrs), and psychiatric inpatient and outpatient facilities. Primarily I specialize in stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult life situations, and relationships. I have extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness modalities. I enjoy working with humanistic psychology as well as whatever modality that apply. Support is provided in an understanding, respectful and caring office setting work toward toward your goals.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist. I began in this field 25+ years ago. My experience includes working in private practice (20yrs), and psychiatric inpatient and outpatient facilities. Primarily I specialize in stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult life situations, and relationships. I have extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness modalities. I enjoy working with humanistic psychology as well as whatever modality that apply. Support is provided in an understanding, respectful and caring office setting work toward toward your goals.
Are you tired of feeling alone while caring for others in your life? Are you ready to increase feelings of connections with those around you, and increase feeling connected to yourself? Many of the people that I work with are use to taking care of other people while pushing down their own feelings and challenging experiences. Many of the people I work with struggle to share their own challenge, often reporting feeling like a "burden" or that they "have to be the strong one." The people that I work with often have had to be stronger than they should have had to be. Having a space to talk about and focus on you is what I provide.
Are you tired of feeling alone while caring for others in your life? Are you ready to increase feelings of connections with those around you, and increase feeling connected to yourself? Many of the people that I work with are use to taking care of other people while pushing down their own feelings and challenging experiences. Many of the people I work with struggle to share their own challenge, often reporting feeling like a "burden" or that they "have to be the strong one." The people that I work with often have had to be stronger than they should have had to be. Having a space to talk about and focus on you is what I provide.
Hi, I'm Cecilia Kim, a Korean American licensed therapist and the founder of Honest Ground Therapy—a space rooted in deep presence, cultural wisdom and real healing. My work is guided by the Korean concept of nunchi (눈치), the subtle art of emotional attunement and relational awareness. Nunchi isn’t just a cultural value for me; it’s a way of being. It shapes how I listen, how I hold space and how I honor each client’s unspoken truth. At Honest Ground Therapy, you won’t find surface level advice or forced positivity. This is a space where you can be fully seen in your complexity where nuance, depth and transformation are honored.
Hi, I'm Cecilia Kim, a Korean American licensed therapist and the founder of Honest Ground Therapy—a space rooted in deep presence, cultural wisdom and real healing. My work is guided by the Korean concept of nunchi (눈치), the subtle art of emotional attunement and relational awareness. Nunchi isn’t just a cultural value for me; it’s a way of being. It shapes how I listen, how I hold space and how I honor each client’s unspoken truth. At Honest Ground Therapy, you won’t find surface level advice or forced positivity. This is a space where you can be fully seen in your complexity where nuance, depth and transformation are honored.
Riley Morgan Therapy ... Neurodivergent
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
If you are an Autistic or AuDHD adult seeking autism-focused and neurodivergent affirming therapy, I can help you feel safer, supported, and heard with compassion. You may look like you are keeping up outwardly while feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected inside. I work with you to navigate learning your neurotype, burnout, masking, sensory overwhelm, anxiety, identity questions, chronic illness, gifted/twice-exceptional stress, or the cost of living in systems that do not fit. As an Autistic therapist I offer LGBTQIA+ affirming, intersectionality-aware, and disability-informed therapy that begins with your lived experience
If you are an Autistic or AuDHD adult seeking autism-focused and neurodivergent affirming therapy, I can help you feel safer, supported, and heard with compassion. You may look like you are keeping up outwardly while feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected inside. I work with you to navigate learning your neurotype, burnout, masking, sensory overwhelm, anxiety, identity questions, chronic illness, gifted/twice-exceptional stress, or the cost of living in systems that do not fit. As an Autistic therapist I offer LGBTQIA+ affirming, intersectionality-aware, and disability-informed therapy that begins with your lived experience
Welcome depth seekers. Those who desire a deeper understanding of themselves and the unconscious forces that motivate their day to day lives. The challenging symptoms we often deal with on the surface can serve as an invitation to look deeper into ourselves, in order to make sense of why we are truly suffering and experientially work through our challenges. This requires the courage to face who we are, and in that truth, we open ourselves up to choices on how to navigate these understandings. I weave together psychoanalytic thinking with eastern spiritual teachings to help us make sense of you and your experiences.
Welcome depth seekers. Those who desire a deeper understanding of themselves and the unconscious forces that motivate their day to day lives. The challenging symptoms we often deal with on the surface can serve as an invitation to look deeper into ourselves, in order to make sense of why we are truly suffering and experientially work through our challenges. This requires the courage to face who we are, and in that truth, we open ourselves up to choices on how to navigate these understandings. I weave together psychoanalytic thinking with eastern spiritual teachings to help us make sense of you and your experiences.
You may be doing well - and still not feel well. You’re the one others depend on—capable, responsible, and always holding it together. Yet inside, you may feel anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or tired from constant pressure. Your mind rarely slows down. You replay conversations, struggle to rest without guilt, or feel like nothing you do is ever enough. Many of my clients are experts at pushing through, while longing to feel more at peace, connected, present. Therapy can be a place to pause, think differently, reconnect with yourself, and make changes before exhaustion becomes burnout.
You may be doing well - and still not feel well. You’re the one others depend on—capable, responsible, and always holding it together. Yet inside, you may feel anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or tired from constant pressure. Your mind rarely slows down. You replay conversations, struggle to rest without guilt, or feel like nothing you do is ever enough. Many of my clients are experts at pushing through, while longing to feel more at peace, connected, present. Therapy can be a place to pause, think differently, reconnect with yourself, and make changes before exhaustion becomes burnout.
Are you noticing that unresolved trauma from the past is affecting you now, negatively impacting your life and relationships? My clients are those who recognize that talk therapy alone will not solve their current issues. They recognize that a holistic approach to healing is essential to living a life that feels more free and aligned. My clients are usually curious about, or already utilizing holistic healing modalities and want support and tools to reduce their current mental health symptoms.
Are you noticing that unresolved trauma from the past is affecting you now, negatively impacting your life and relationships? My clients are those who recognize that talk therapy alone will not solve their current issues. They recognize that a holistic approach to healing is essential to living a life that feels more free and aligned. My clients are usually curious about, or already utilizing holistic healing modalities and want support and tools to reduce their current mental health symptoms.
On the outside, it may look like you’re holding it together—managing work, relationships, and responsibilities—and inside, it feels like you’re barely staying afloat. You might feel anxious, disconnected, or weighed down by grief or past experiences that keep resurfacing. Despite your efforts to make sense of it all, life’s uncertainty can leave you feeling stuck. You’re craving more than just “getting through the day.” You want to feel grounded, understood, and at peace with yourself.
On the outside, it may look like you’re holding it together—managing work, relationships, and responsibilities—and inside, it feels like you’re barely staying afloat. You might feel anxious, disconnected, or weighed down by grief or past experiences that keep resurfacing. Despite your efforts to make sense of it all, life’s uncertainty can leave you feeling stuck. You’re craving more than just “getting through the day.” You want to feel grounded, understood, and at peace with yourself.
You may be carrying the weight of grief after the death of a loved one, navigating a life transition you never asked for, or feeling overwhelmed by the anxiety, sadness, and uncertainty that often accompany loss. Grief can feel isolating, but you do not have to carry it alone. Together, we will create space to honor your pain, make sense of your experience, and stay connected to what matters most to you. My goal is to help you move through grief with greater self-compassion, meaning, and support while making room for moments of hope and healing.
You may be carrying the weight of grief after the death of a loved one, navigating a life transition you never asked for, or feeling overwhelmed by the anxiety, sadness, and uncertainty that often accompany loss. Grief can feel isolating, but you do not have to carry it alone. Together, we will create space to honor your pain, make sense of your experience, and stay connected to what matters most to you. My goal is to help you move through grief with greater self-compassion, meaning, and support while making room for moments of hope and healing.
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Do you find yourself hitting the same wall, going through the motions, or wondering why joy seems far away? Some experiences we face feel too tough to figure out. You don't have to brave this alone!
Do you find yourself hitting the same wall, going through the motions, or wondering why joy seems far away? Some experiences we face feel too tough to figure out. You don't have to brave this alone!
I believe healing and growth are much like the ocean. There are calm waters, unexpected waves, and moments when we need to pause, breathe, and find our footing again. As a therapist, I offer a compassionate and grounded space where you can feel more connected to yourself, more confident in your relationships, and be more prepared to navigate life’s next chapter.
I believe healing and growth are much like the ocean. There are calm waters, unexpected waves, and moments when we need to pause, breathe, and find our footing again. As a therapist, I offer a compassionate and grounded space where you can feel more connected to yourself, more confident in your relationships, and be more prepared to navigate life’s next chapter.
With my main focus in anxiety, relationship difficulties, and emotional regulation, we will work together to explore the roots of the issue at hand, while also providing you with accessible tools to help on a day to day basis.
My approach is grounded in creating a safe, non-judgmental, and compassionate space where you can feel supported and understood. Using an integrated treatment modal will allow me to tailor our sessions to meet your unique needs, such as mindfulness work, understanding cultural perspectives, and unpacking unresolved experiences,
With my main focus in anxiety, relationship difficulties, and emotional regulation, we will work together to explore the roots of the issue at hand, while also providing you with accessible tools to help on a day to day basis.
My approach is grounded in creating a safe, non-judgmental, and compassionate space where you can feel supported and understood. Using an integrated treatment modal will allow me to tailor our sessions to meet your unique needs, such as mindfulness work, understanding cultural perspectives, and unpacking unresolved experiences,
If you are feeling stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand, whether that’s in your relationships, your sense of identity, or how you relate to yourself, and you’ve tried to “figure it out” on your own, but something still isn’t shifting. I can help you! Hi, my name is Samuel. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I believe that people already hold the capacity for growth, healing, and change within themselves, but sometimes don't have the ability to tap into it. My role as a therapist is to help you reconnect with those strengths in a supportive, collaborative space where you feel genuinely seen and understood.
If you are feeling stuck in patterns you don’t fully understand, whether that’s in your relationships, your sense of identity, or how you relate to yourself, and you’ve tried to “figure it out” on your own, but something still isn’t shifting. I can help you! Hi, my name is Samuel. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I believe that people already hold the capacity for growth, healing, and change within themselves, but sometimes don't have the ability to tap into it. My role as a therapist is to help you reconnect with those strengths in a supportive, collaborative space where you feel genuinely seen and understood.
You’re drawn to therapy not because you’re in crisis, but because something in you is shifting. You feel the weight of old patterns, old stories, or inherited wounds you’re finally ready to meet. Maybe you can sense a version of yourself trying to emerge, or you’re longing for a space where you don’t have to fragment who you are. You want a therapist who can sit with depth, intuition, ancestry, identity, and the quiet parts of your inner world without rushing or shrinking it.
You’re drawn to therapy not because you’re in crisis, but because something in you is shifting. You feel the weight of old patterns, old stories, or inherited wounds you’re finally ready to meet. Maybe you can sense a version of yourself trying to emerge, or you’re longing for a space where you don’t have to fragment who you are. You want a therapist who can sit with depth, intuition, ancestry, identity, and the quiet parts of your inner world without rushing or shrinking it.
Hi! I’m Belinda, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience supporting individuals across the lifespan. I work with adults seeking support through anxiety, depression, burnout, life transitions, and personal growth, as well as neurodivergent adults looking for an affirming therapeutic space. I believe therapy should be a place where you feel understood, respected, and supported as you work toward the changes that matter most to you.
Hi! I’m Belinda, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 14 years of experience supporting individuals across the lifespan. I work with adults seeking support through anxiety, depression, burnout, life transitions, and personal growth, as well as neurodivergent adults looking for an affirming therapeutic space. I believe therapy should be a place where you feel understood, respected, and supported as you work toward the changes that matter most to you.
Have you been Googling "how to help my anxious kid" after an exhausting bedtime, or checking WebMD for OCD symptoms at midnight to see if they match yours? You might feel overwhelmed from trying to "fix" it on your own. Whether it's social anxiety, worry that won't quit, panic, or anxiety-based behavioral issues, I work with people who are ready to finally feel better — and families ready to heal together. Some of my favorite people to work with are kids, teens, young adults, and the families who love them — people who are doing their best but feel like anxiety is running the show.
Have you been Googling "how to help my anxious kid" after an exhausting bedtime, or checking WebMD for OCD symptoms at midnight to see if they match yours? You might feel overwhelmed from trying to "fix" it on your own. Whether it's social anxiety, worry that won't quit, panic, or anxiety-based behavioral issues, I work with people who are ready to finally feel better — and families ready to heal together. Some of my favorite people to work with are kids, teens, young adults, and the families who love them — people who are doing their best but feel like anxiety is running the show.
My passion is to help people find that moment in their lives when they can truly love themselves and tap into their internal strength. I would love to be a part of your support network as you move forward in your journey towards happiness. I specialize in military life, veterans, domestic violence, child abuse, relationships, family, life transitions, grief and loss, work, and parenting.
I am licensed in the State of California, Florida, Colorado, Maine, and Idaho.
My passion is to help people find that moment in their lives when they can truly love themselves and tap into their internal strength. I would love to be a part of your support network as you move forward in your journey towards happiness. I specialize in military life, veterans, domestic violence, child abuse, relationships, family, life transitions, grief and loss, work, and parenting.
I am licensed in the State of California, Florida, Colorado, Maine, and Idaho.
My passion is helping individuals overcome barriers, improve relationships, and discover their strengths. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I frequently work with children and parents on behavioral issues, attachment needs, and help kids and teens navigate major life transitions. In my work with adults, I help individuals struggling with anxiety, interpersonal challenges, trauma, and self-esteem.
My passion is helping individuals overcome barriers, improve relationships, and discover their strengths. I have experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. I frequently work with children and parents on behavioral issues, attachment needs, and help kids and teens navigate major life transitions. In my work with adults, I help individuals struggling with anxiety, interpersonal challenges, trauma, and self-esteem.
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FAQ - Emotional Regulation Counseling
What are the signs that someone might struggle with emotional regulation?
Common signs that someone may struggle with emotional regulation include outbursts of strong emotion, such as anger or sadness, impulsive behavior, avoidance of difficult emotions, or extreme difficulty making decisions. People with emotional regulation difficulties may experience frequent mood swings or feel caught off guard by strong emotions. These experiences can affect personal, work, or school relationships, and may also contribute to or worsen mental health concerns.
How can therapy help with emotional regulation?
A therapist can help you understand emotional patterns and challenge automatic thoughts that may contribute to anger outbursts, impulsive behaviors, or other signs of emotion dysregulation. For instance, they may use worksheets, journaling exercises, or thought-reframing tools to help you identify triggers and respond differently. These activities often share the goal of creating more space between emotion and action. Over time, therapy can also help you recognize early warning signs of emotional distress before the emotions feel unmanageable.
Is emotional dysregulation a diagnosis?
Emotional dysregulation itself is not a diagnosis. Rather, it is a common symptom of several mental health conditions, such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder (BPD), and certain anxiety disorders. Therapy that helps improve emotional regulation can also help reduce the symptoms of related disorders. Emotional dysregulation is also often linked to life experiences such as trauma or childhood neglect. In some cases, these experiences may contribute to emotional regulation difficulties and increase the risk of developing mental health conditions.
What therapeutic approaches can help with emotion regulation?
Two common therapeutic approaches used to support emotion regulation are cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). CBT helps people identify negative thoughts and thought patterns, with the goal of developing healthier ways of thinking and responding. DBT is related to CBT and was originally developed for borderline personality disorder, though it is now used for many other concerns. Emotion regulation is one of DBT’s “core skills,” alongside other skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance. Both CBT and DBT are skill-based, meaning that sessions focus on specific skills to manage emotions, such as thought records and problem-solving skills. This makes them different from traditional “talk therapy” approaches, as they place greater emphasis on learning and practicing specific strategies that can be used in moments of high emotional distress.
Can children and teens have therapy for emotional regulation?
Yes, children and teens, as well as adults, can benefit from therapy for emotional regulation. Many mental health concerns first appear in late childhood or adolescence, so therapy can help identify what may be part of normal development and what may require additional therapeutic support. Therapy can also help children and teens build lifelong emotional regulation skills. Learning these skills early can make it easier to use them during stressful or difficult situations later in life.