Family Therapy in Elk Grove, CA

Our non-profit counseling center offers affordable counseling to any member of the Elk Grove, Sacramento and Galt communities. Fees are based on a sliding scale and start at $30/session. We believe that we can help you find hope in the process of learning how to live a more emotionally healthy life. Please call to set up an appointment, or a free phone consultation.

Are you looking to have deeper and more meaningful relationships? Would you like to enhance how you communicate and resolve conflicts? The opportunity to facilitate you on your journey with safety, empathy, wisdom and non-judgmental understanding is my goal. Together we can improve or resolve challenging, devastating, and traumatic issues you have encountered. You are very courageous to seek therapy to facilitate your healing, growth and recovery.

I have experience working with adolescents, children, adults and older adults utilizing interventions from cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma-informed therapy approaches, coping skills, strengths-based approaches, solution-focused work, and mindfulness practices. My specialty areas include adolescent issues, school issues, crisis intervention, family conflict, depression, social anxiety, parenting, anger management issues, and trauma. My education, and both lived and serviced experiences have taught me the importance of being honest, open-minded, compassionate, patient, reliable, dependable and helpful.

Are you feeling drained? Is life weighing you down? Are you tired of not feeling like yourself and do not know how you’ve gotten to this place in your life? Are you concerned about yourself, child or loved one and need support and direction? TRY Family Counseling, Inc is here to help. I enjoy working as a team, as I believe that when all parties are working together as a support system, it creates effective change. One of my goals in treatment is to help each person share their story, walk their individual path and have a voice, without judgement. I work with children, teens, young adults and parents of all cultural backgrounds.

I am a State Licensed Marriage Family Child Therapist with 26+ years experience in guiding Individuals, couples & children to develop the skills and understanding needed to find the loving connections we all long for. In this time of need, finding a therapist is no small undertaking. We all hope to find a therapist with the needed clinical understanding and skills; but finding a therapist who actually authentically cares is much more difficult. I assure you that as your personal therapist; I care deeply about you and the outcome of your life situation. "Your trust will not be misplaced."

As of June 30, 2021, I have transitioned to work in the field of life-coaching, focusing on a trauma-informed approach. Prior to this, I spent 16 years as a Licensed and Marriage Family Therapist in the state of California. Because of my desire to help people from other states and countries find peace and well-being despite their trauma history, I am working from a life-coach model, anxious to help people from all over the world!

Every person experiences adversity at some point in their lives. Sometimes you need an unbiased therapist to help you process personal issues and see situations from a different perspective. I can do that for you in a kind, caring, person centered way!I believe in meeting the client where they are at emotionally. Together we will use a variety of techniques to facilitate healing such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Neuro-Linguistic Programming exercises, Art Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and other methods that may apply.

"Are you feeling stressed, depleted and stuck? Do you find yourself repeating behavior patterns that don't help you move forward? Are you drifting apart in your relationships rather than experiencing the closeness you desire?" Taking a step to seek help can open the door of hope. I believe we all have the ability to change. I am Certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples (EFT) if you desire to reconnect. I am Certified in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for shifting trauma and negative beliefs/behaviors. I also utilize Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) & Feeling State Addiction Protocol (FSAP).

My approach tends to be cognitive behavioral in nature and I use distress tolerance techniques (DBT). I like to tailor my approach to an individual’s goals & particular needs. What that means is that I like to collaborate with a client to find active steps to take to better one’s quality of life. It is solution-focused, and brief in nature. I believe that self-care and mindfulness are essential tools for quality of life, yet we aren’t always taught how to do that for ourselves. My clients say that I am direct, yet compassionate, and that they feel validated & empowered to make changes in their lives.

I have experience working with children, individuals, couples and families on a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, mood disorders, parenting challenges, family and relationship issues, and various life changes and adjustment issues. I identify as Afro-Latina. I enjoy working with clients of all backgrounds, cultures and life experiences. My therapeutic approach is an integrative one where I pull from various therapy models and tailor to meet your unique needs and my style is open, genuine, welcoming and interactive.

Welcome! Are you struggling with Anxiety or Depression? Are negative/unhelpful patterns in your life/thinking impacting your functioning or relationships? Struggling in an Unhappy or Unhealthy Relationship? Experiencing Grief/Loss and/or other life stressors/challenges? You have come courageously to the right place.

My job is to begin where you are and help you prepare for your next stage of change. I use an integrative approach, working from the inside out (objects relations, family systems, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, others) to support your process and movement. We all start with assumptions about life. Then life happens, and we have to begin again having been changed. Loss becomes growth as we embrace new and mature understanding of ourselves and life. I am a clinical psychologist with over 10 years experience working with complicated but interesting people who are addressing individual, relationship, life, and spiritual issues.

It’s vital for therapeutic success for us to connect and understand each other. To help begin this process, here is a little bit of information about me, my life, and my experiences. I am the oldest daughter in a South Asian family who was born in India and grew up in the United States. I refuse to discriminate, and am an LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapist. The most important thing I want you to know about me is helping my clients is my passion. There is no greater satisfaction than seeing a client grow and tackle their problems, implement the skills we’ve worked on, and find peace in their life again.

I have been providing Individual, couples and family Christian Counseling at Creekside Christian Church since 2012. My masters in counseling is from Western Seminary. My goal is a comfortable, discrete environment that leads to increased awareness for you. I aim to make this discovery pleasant & rewarding. My hope is that the circumstances you're facing will motivate you to try my counseling process so it can be an uplifting impactful hour out of your week. I am confident the process will gain you new understandings that will motivate you to explore, understand and intimately improve this challenging season you are facing.

My mission is to provide effective, caring, and compassionate care. It is believed that the main goal of counseling is to assist and guide individuals and couples through quality listening, acceptance, understanding, and thoughtful responses, to experience greater well-being through highly skilled, professional help. The client is the expert of themselves, and the therapist is merely a tool to assist and guide each person, through their own strengths and inner wisdom to find their own path to their highest good. I provide effective therapy for people of all different backgrounds, cultures, religions, ages, and socio-economic status.

I frequently work with individuals and families with a wide variety of challenges. Some clients are simply looking to find a place that they can take a deep breath and be in a place to address things that they want to work on. While others have severe symptoms or complex issues that are frightening and overwhelming where they need help sorting out thoughts and feelings while learning how to manage and navigate the challenges. Each client is unique and so are their experiences so my goal is to tailor treatment to best benefit my clients.

As a parent of three children, one of whom is on the Autism Spectrum, I understand how difficult parenting can be and the toll it can take on relationships. I know that in spite of our best intentions, there are times we need support and guidance.

Making the decision to talk to someone about your "problems" can be very scary and anxiety producing. What people often don't realize is that it is a very courageous step toward a more fulfilling life. I encourage my client to not only talk about their "problems" but to talk about what they do that "works". I believe that unlocking your true potential will help you to make choices that are different.