Intervention Therapists in El Cajon, CA
Hello, my name is Keegan Starr, and I am a Licensed Profession Clinical Counselor (LPCC14938) with a master's in clinical Mental Health Counseling. Thank you for taking the time to view my information. I consider counseling others a tremendous privilege. I offer youth, teen, individual, couples, and family counseling; parenting classes and mental health groups; and court mandated DVRP groups, counseling and reunification counseling. I always try to create and calm, empathetic and safe environment that allows clients to freely and honestly explore what they are going through.
Hello, my name is Keegan Starr, and I am a Licensed Profession Clinical Counselor (LPCC14938) with a master's in clinical Mental Health Counseling. Thank you for taking the time to view my information. I consider counseling others a tremendous privilege. I offer youth, teen, individual, couples, and family counseling; parenting classes and mental health groups; and court mandated DVRP groups, counseling and reunification counseling. I always try to create and calm, empathetic and safe environment that allows clients to freely and honestly explore what they are going through.
In a world where meeting your emotional needs is not always prioritized, individuals often become disconnected from themselves. As a result of this disconnection individuals may experience challenges with their mental health, experience dissatisfaction within their relationships and difficulty with identifying healthy coping skills. My role is to reconnect you to those emotional needs, educate and support you on ways of meeting these needs and provide you with tools to maintain stability and balance in life.
In a world where meeting your emotional needs is not always prioritized, individuals often become disconnected from themselves. As a result of this disconnection individuals may experience challenges with their mental health, experience dissatisfaction within their relationships and difficulty with identifying healthy coping skills. My role is to reconnect you to those emotional needs, educate and support you on ways of meeting these needs and provide you with tools to maintain stability and balance in life.
I am Christiana Paul, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in San Diego, California, and working with clients statewide via telehealth. Imagine an insightful, action-oriented therapy that will help you understand and change your negative feelings or difficult relationships without taking years. I use proven tools that have worked for thousands of people, and I would love to help you improve your mood, heal your trauma, enhance your relationships, and overcome your anxiety.
I am Christiana Paul, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in San Diego, California, and working with clients statewide via telehealth. Imagine an insightful, action-oriented therapy that will help you understand and change your negative feelings or difficult relationships without taking years. I use proven tools that have worked for thousands of people, and I would love to help you improve your mood, heal your trauma, enhance your relationships, and overcome your anxiety.
Hello! My name is Carina Leilani Bondoc, and I am a Native Hawaiian and Mexican American Licensed Clinical Social Worker, based out of San Diego, California. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I work with adolescent and adult clients statewide, via telehealth. I am a strong advocate for folks, especially BIPOC and LGTBQIA+ people, to break through cultural stigmas surrounding mental health and use therapy as a tool to be a better version of themselves.
Hello! My name is Carina Leilani Bondoc, and I am a Native Hawaiian and Mexican American Licensed Clinical Social Worker, based out of San Diego, California. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I work with adolescent and adult clients statewide, via telehealth. I am a strong advocate for folks, especially BIPOC and LGTBQIA+ people, to break through cultural stigmas surrounding mental health and use therapy as a tool to be a better version of themselves.
Hi there, I'm Kate! I’m here to meet you wherever you are on your therapy journey—whether it’s your first time seeking support or you’re returning to explore more deeply. My work focuses on helping individuals through life transitions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I use a collaborative, client-centered approach, tailoring each session to align with your specific needs and goals. When you're ready to start, I invite you to reach out. You’ll find a safe, welcoming space where you can show up exactly as you are.
Hi there, I'm Kate! I’m here to meet you wherever you are on your therapy journey—whether it’s your first time seeking support or you’re returning to explore more deeply. My work focuses on helping individuals through life transitions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I use a collaborative, client-centered approach, tailoring each session to align with your specific needs and goals. When you're ready to start, I invite you to reach out. You’ll find a safe, welcoming space where you can show up exactly as you are.
Life can feel overwhelming—whether you’re navigating trauma, managing anxiety, working through relationship struggles, or facing major transitions. You don’t have to go through it alone. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I’m passionate about helping individuals to find peace, rebuild trust, and create healthier, more fulfilling connections.
With a background, I understand the unique challenges people face in different walks of life. If you’re ready to start setting boundaries, building confidence, or finding emotional balance, I’m here to walk alongside you every step of the way.
Life can feel overwhelming—whether you’re navigating trauma, managing anxiety, working through relationship struggles, or facing major transitions. You don’t have to go through it alone. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I’m passionate about helping individuals to find peace, rebuild trust, and create healthier, more fulfilling connections.
With a background, I understand the unique challenges people face in different walks of life. If you’re ready to start setting boundaries, building confidence, or finding emotional balance, I’m here to walk alongside you every step of the way.
Is the hardest part over—the decision that help is needed? My mission is to build a safe place where we can develop a strong, trusting relationship. Through our work together, you will gain self-empowerment and self-confidence, realizing that through perseverance, your goals may be attained. I believe we all face challenges, and the adversities presented in daily living open up possibilities for new opportunities and growth. I am open-minded, patient, and ready to meet you where you are right now. I work with individuals, couples, and families, and I can also provide support in French!
Is the hardest part over—the decision that help is needed? My mission is to build a safe place where we can develop a strong, trusting relationship. Through our work together, you will gain self-empowerment and self-confidence, realizing that through perseverance, your goals may be attained. I believe we all face challenges, and the adversities presented in daily living open up possibilities for new opportunities and growth. I am open-minded, patient, and ready to meet you where you are right now. I work with individuals, couples, and families, and I can also provide support in French!
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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20+ years of experience. I work with individuals ages 3 and up, as well as couples. I am trauma informed and a Certified Clinical Supervisor. I have owned my private practice for 10 years, offering in person and telehealth services.
My therapy style is to meet clients where they are and provide a safe, confidential
space. My approach is both collaborative and curious, designed to meet specific needs while utilizing your strengths and develop essential tools you need in order to gain a sense of control and maintain balance in your life. You deserve to be heard and validated.
Hello!
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20+ years of experience. I work with individuals ages 3 and up, as well as couples. I am trauma informed and a Certified Clinical Supervisor. I have owned my private practice for 10 years, offering in person and telehealth services.
My therapy style is to meet clients where they are and provide a safe, confidential
space. My approach is both collaborative and curious, designed to meet specific needs while utilizing your strengths and develop essential tools you need in order to gain a sense of control and maintain balance in your life. You deserve to be heard and validated.
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Jaclyn Schwartz, MA, LMFT is a California-licensed therapist working with couples and individuals ready for real change. She helps clients break stuck patterns, improve communication, and navigate relationship challenges or life transitions. Sessions take place aboard her private floating office in Harbor Island Marina, San Diego—offering a calm, focused space away from daily stress. Ideal for those seeking deeper connection, clarity, and meaningful progress. Free 15-minute consult available.
Jaclyn Schwartz, MA, LMFT is a California-licensed therapist working with couples and individuals ready for real change. She helps clients break stuck patterns, improve communication, and navigate relationship challenges or life transitions. Sessions take place aboard her private floating office in Harbor Island Marina, San Diego—offering a calm, focused space away from daily stress. Ideal for those seeking deeper connection, clarity, and meaningful progress. Free 15-minute consult available.
I’m Paul Allen - you can call me JR - and I can help. I provide online therapy to clients from California, New Mexico and New Hampshire. Are you ready to see changes in your life? Relationship? Interested in ways to support individuals within your life? Are you nervous about what change looks like? Do you struggle with generic “advice” because your situation is so unique that what works for some people doesn’t seem to work for you?
I’m Paul Allen - you can call me JR - and I can help. I provide online therapy to clients from California, New Mexico and New Hampshire. Are you ready to see changes in your life? Relationship? Interested in ways to support individuals within your life? Are you nervous about what change looks like? Do you struggle with generic “advice” because your situation is so unique that what works for some people doesn’t seem to work for you?
Life can give us challenges that can feel overwhelming. Reaching out for help can be the most difficult step. If you are struggling, I can help. My name is JT Tomy and I work with individuals and couples to promote healing, positive change and personal growth. I provide a nonjudgmental, warm, caring, and safe atmosphere combined with a kind, compassionate and direct approach. I can help you address challenges, manage difficult emotions and make lasting changes in your life and relationships. My goal is to help you find your path through the difficulties life can bring and toward a more fulfilling life.
Life can give us challenges that can feel overwhelming. Reaching out for help can be the most difficult step. If you are struggling, I can help. My name is JT Tomy and I work with individuals and couples to promote healing, positive change and personal growth. I provide a nonjudgmental, warm, caring, and safe atmosphere combined with a kind, compassionate and direct approach. I can help you address challenges, manage difficult emotions and make lasting changes in your life and relationships. My goal is to help you find your path through the difficulties life can bring and toward a more fulfilling life.
I work with thoughtful, capable individuals who are seeking more than symptom relief. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside, yet privately navigating stress, grief, life transition, relationship strain, health concerns, or emotional patterns that no longer feel aligned with who they are becoming. They may be moving through divorce, loss, parenting challenges, burnout, aging-related concerns, or a deeper desire to understand themselves more fully. My work helps clients slow down, listen inward, strengthen emotional capacity, and move forward with greater clarity, self-trust, and resilience.
I work with thoughtful, capable individuals who are seeking more than symptom relief. Many of my clients are high-functioning on the outside, yet privately navigating stress, grief, life transition, relationship strain, health concerns, or emotional patterns that no longer feel aligned with who they are becoming. They may be moving through divorce, loss, parenting challenges, burnout, aging-related concerns, or a deeper desire to understand themselves more fully. My work helps clients slow down, listen inward, strengthen emotional capacity, and move forward with greater clarity, self-trust, and resilience.
My expertise is crisis intervention, resolution.
Using a SMARTA approach (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-limited, and agreed). Base on clear, concise, and measurable goals that are based on client's individual needs and preferences.
My expertise is crisis intervention, resolution.
Using a SMARTA approach (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, time-limited, and agreed). Base on clear, concise, and measurable goals that are based on client's individual needs and preferences.
I am currently accepting new clients for in-person counseling. I provide counseling services for couples, individuals, children, young adults & adolescents. I have experience in helping individuals with depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, self-harm and suicidal thoughts and in counseling children who are experiencing negative effects from divorce and have extensive experience in working with children/adolescents in a wide variety of settings.
I am currently accepting new clients for in-person counseling. I provide counseling services for couples, individuals, children, young adults & adolescents. I have experience in helping individuals with depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues, self-harm and suicidal thoughts and in counseling children who are experiencing negative effects from divorce and have extensive experience in working with children/adolescents in a wide variety of settings.
My name is Sally Del Vecchio. I am a Clinical Supervisor in CA & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of California and Nevada. I hold a Master of Science in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. I have worked with many different individuals, families, couples, and children. I have experience working with clients who have ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, OCD, PTSD, Self-Esteem issues, Social Anxiety, Trauma, Relationship Issues, and family of origin issues.
My name is Sally Del Vecchio. I am a Clinical Supervisor in CA & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of California and Nevada. I hold a Master of Science in Counseling with a focus on Marriage, Family, and Child Therapy, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. I have worked with many different individuals, families, couples, and children. I have experience working with clients who have ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar, Depression, OCD, PTSD, Self-Esteem issues, Social Anxiety, Trauma, Relationship Issues, and family of origin issues.
I am a NY, and FLA. state licensed mental health counselor and CA state professional clinical counselor with a specialty in substance abuse disorders. I offer psychotherapy in a safe, non-judgmental environment where individuals are free to express themselves. I utilize traditional and non-traditional therapeutic approaches to help people find relief from unresolved issues, traumas, depression and anxiety. I teach coping strategies to help alleviate stress, and the skills needed to maintain overall wellbeing in challenging times. I am trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, EFT(tapping), and Somatic feedback.
I am a NY, and FLA. state licensed mental health counselor and CA state professional clinical counselor with a specialty in substance abuse disorders. I offer psychotherapy in a safe, non-judgmental environment where individuals are free to express themselves. I utilize traditional and non-traditional therapeutic approaches to help people find relief from unresolved issues, traumas, depression and anxiety. I teach coping strategies to help alleviate stress, and the skills needed to maintain overall wellbeing in challenging times. I am trained in EMDR, Brainspotting, EFT(tapping), and Somatic feedback.
Hi, I'm Juliet Christensen, a Marriage & Family Therapist and Emergency Medical Technician. I use an integrated and skills-based approach to therapy, blending CBT, Solution-Focused, Strategic, and Narrative Therapy. My areas of focus include relationships, parenting, individuals, LGBTQ+ concerns, and navigating divorce or co-parenting challenges. I typically work with individuals, couples, and families dealing with relationship challenges, parenting struggles, divorce or co-parenting dynamics, and LGBTQ+ concerns.
Hi, I'm Juliet Christensen, a Marriage & Family Therapist and Emergency Medical Technician. I use an integrated and skills-based approach to therapy, blending CBT, Solution-Focused, Strategic, and Narrative Therapy. My areas of focus include relationships, parenting, individuals, LGBTQ+ concerns, and navigating divorce or co-parenting challenges. I typically work with individuals, couples, and families dealing with relationship challenges, parenting struggles, divorce or co-parenting dynamics, and LGBTQ+ concerns.
I am a well-trained Licensed Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience treating clients of all ages with various issues. I believe that people are capable to change and improve the quality of their lives. I view my role as a catalyst for transformation, and I am committed to provide excellent service in an empathic, supportive, non-judgmental, safe, and collaborative treatment environment of mutual trust and respect. I strive to create a comfortable and safe environment wherein we explore any issue in depth, and address the challenges you face in order to help you more fully enjoy life and relationships.
I am a well-trained Licensed Clinical Psychologist with extensive experience treating clients of all ages with various issues. I believe that people are capable to change and improve the quality of their lives. I view my role as a catalyst for transformation, and I am committed to provide excellent service in an empathic, supportive, non-judgmental, safe, and collaborative treatment environment of mutual trust and respect. I strive to create a comfortable and safe environment wherein we explore any issue in depth, and address the challenges you face in order to help you more fully enjoy life and relationships.
My ideal client is a human being seeking relief from emotional pain, disconnection, or patterns that no longer serve them, often shaped by past wounds, overwhelm, or unprocessed experiences. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, shame, relationship difficulties, or a loss of meaning, but beneath these issues they need safety, understanding, and to be seen without judgment. Their goals are not just symptom reduction, but greater self-trust, emotional freedom, healthier relationships, and a sense of wholeness. What they truly want is to feel at home in themselves and to believe they are not broken.
My ideal client is a human being seeking relief from emotional pain, disconnection, or patterns that no longer serve them, often shaped by past wounds, overwhelm, or unprocessed experiences. They may struggle with anxiety, depression, shame, relationship difficulties, or a loss of meaning, but beneath these issues they need safety, understanding, and to be seen without judgment. Their goals are not just symptom reduction, but greater self-trust, emotional freedom, healthier relationships, and a sense of wholeness. What they truly want is to feel at home in themselves and to believe they are not broken.
Do you find yourself stuck in a cycle of intrusive thoughts, react from 0 to 10 in seconds, and start to feel out of control? After, feel guilty, embarrassed, want to hide and keep to yourself? Only leading to loneliness and sadness? You wish you could avoid this happening ever again.
Somehow, deep down inside, you know it can be better.
And it can. At Trevino Counseling and Wellness, I help individuals break the cycle and overcome anxiety and traumatic experiences that continue to impact their lives today. Whether it was a one-time occurrence or several throughout one's life.
Do you find yourself stuck in a cycle of intrusive thoughts, react from 0 to 10 in seconds, and start to feel out of control? After, feel guilty, embarrassed, want to hide and keep to yourself? Only leading to loneliness and sadness? You wish you could avoid this happening ever again.
Somehow, deep down inside, you know it can be better.
And it can. At Trevino Counseling and Wellness, I help individuals break the cycle and overcome anxiety and traumatic experiences that continue to impact their lives today. Whether it was a one-time occurrence or several throughout one's life.
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Intervention Therapists
How does an intervention work?
An intervention is a planned, structured meeting in which a person’s family or friends voice concerns about the person’s behavior and its consequences; the goal is for the person to accept treatment. In this meeting, the person’s loved ones (often with the guidance of a trained interventionist) share how the person’s behavior has harmed them and the consequences if the person refuses treatment. They collectively ask the person to accept a proposed treatment plan.
How effective are interventions?
There isn’t extensive research on the efficacy of interventions, in part because success is difficult to measure. Individuals often enter addiction treatment after an intervention, for example, but treatment itself may not work, especially if the person only begins due to external pressure from others rather than due to internal motivation to change. However, if all other attempts at helping someone have failed, an intervention may be worth exploring.
What are the limitations of interventions?
While a friend or family member’s intentions are in the right place in wanting to help a loved one through an intervention, there are significant limitations to the approach. The surprising nature of the event can make the person feel ambushed or judged. They may feel embarrassed or ashamed as a result, and relationships may be strained or broken. This can make it difficult for the individual to be receptive to the concerns of their loved ones and the interventionist.
Are there alternatives to interventions?
Rather than confronting a loved one through an intervention, an effective and less pressured approach is to create space for a caring, open, one-on-one conversation. This works best if the loved one asks open-ended questions, listens attentively to the answers, and frames their observations and statements with concern rather than judgment. More than one conversation may be needed, but change can take root over time.