PMDD Therapists in Fallbrook, CA
Being a woman or girl today has gotten increasingly complex! You were raised to believe what you were told. Your parents told you one thing. Your friends another. Throw in societal expectations and the media..? And now you want something more fulfilling. More fun. More…you! You’re afraid of being labeled. The people you date are the ones you are “supposed to,” not who you want. Maybe sex has been painful or unfulfilling and you want to understand why. Your sexual self is yours alone. But how do you sort your truth from everyone else’s? You want something different, but you are not sure how to talk about it.
Being a woman or girl today has gotten increasingly complex! You were raised to believe what you were told. Your parents told you one thing. Your friends another. Throw in societal expectations and the media..? And now you want something more fulfilling. More fun. More…you! You’re afraid of being labeled. The people you date are the ones you are “supposed to,” not who you want. Maybe sex has been painful or unfulfilling and you want to understand why. Your sexual self is yours alone. But how do you sort your truth from everyone else’s? You want something different, but you are not sure how to talk about it.
I look forward to working with you so that you may experience the best version of yourself. If you need support with coping in healthier ways with the challenges you are experiencing, let's talk. I offer a safe, supportive, strength based, client centered approach. We build on your existing strengths & support network.
I look forward to working with you so that you may experience the best version of yourself. If you need support with coping in healthier ways with the challenges you are experiencing, let's talk. I offer a safe, supportive, strength based, client centered approach. We build on your existing strengths & support network.
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship, trying everything you can but ending up in the same painful patterns? Or are you worried about your teen, sensing something is off but not sure how to reach her? I work especially with women who are deeply invested in their relationships but feel emotionally exhausted, and teens who are struggling. When you are so close to the situation, it can be difficult to see clearly or know what will actually help. Therapy offers a space to slow down and understand what is happening, so you can move forward with a better sense of your next steps.
Are you feeling stuck in your relationship, trying everything you can but ending up in the same painful patterns? Or are you worried about your teen, sensing something is off but not sure how to reach her? I work especially with women who are deeply invested in their relationships but feel emotionally exhausted, and teens who are struggling. When you are so close to the situation, it can be difficult to see clearly or know what will actually help. Therapy offers a space to slow down and understand what is happening, so you can move forward with a better sense of your next steps.
You deserve a space where your story is honored, your identity is affirmed, and your healing feels possible. In my work at Brighter Tomorrow Counseling & Wellness, I support teens, adults, and families navigating trauma, adoption‑related experiences, identity development, and the emotional weight of life transitions. Many of my clients come to me carrying complex histories, feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or unsure how to move forward. I offer a grounded, direct, and trauma‑informed environment where you can slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin to experience relief.
You deserve a space where your story is honored, your identity is affirmed, and your healing feels possible. In my work at Brighter Tomorrow Counseling & Wellness, I support teens, adults, and families navigating trauma, adoption‑related experiences, identity development, and the emotional weight of life transitions. Many of my clients come to me carrying complex histories, feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or unsure how to move forward. I offer a grounded, direct, and trauma‑informed environment where you can slow down, reconnect with yourself, and begin to experience relief.
My ideal clients are adults who feel weighed down by depression, anxiety, grief, or stress and are ready to start moving toward something better. Many come to me after years of carrying childhood trauma or adverse early experiences that continue to shape how they feel and relate to others. Parents navigating the emotional demands of growing families are also a natural fit for my practice. Together we work to understand what has been keeping you stuck and build practical, lasting change through small, intentional steps. My goal is to help you create a life with more balance, joy, and peace.
My ideal clients are adults who feel weighed down by depression, anxiety, grief, or stress and are ready to start moving toward something better. Many come to me after years of carrying childhood trauma or adverse early experiences that continue to shape how they feel and relate to others. Parents navigating the emotional demands of growing families are also a natural fit for my practice. Together we work to understand what has been keeping you stuck and build practical, lasting change through small, intentional steps. My goal is to help you create a life with more balance, joy, and peace.
Many clients come to me feeling lost, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves and/or others. I have significant experience working with clients who struggle with anxiety, grief or loss, relationship challenges, life transitions, and ongoing self-doubt or perfectionism. These experiences can often leave people feeling isolated or hard on themselves, unsure of how to move forward or reconnect with who they are.
Many clients come to me feeling lost, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves and/or others. I have significant experience working with clients who struggle with anxiety, grief or loss, relationship challenges, life transitions, and ongoing self-doubt or perfectionism. These experiences can often leave people feeling isolated or hard on themselves, unsure of how to move forward or reconnect with who they are.
You're the one everyone turns to. The one who holds everything together, no matter what. But underneath the calm, you're managing constant self-doubt, tension, and overthinking. You push to achieve, to please, to get it just right, always hoping it will finally feel like enough. And yet it never does. You're exhausted, disconnected, and not sure how to truly rest.
You don't have to keep holding it all together alone.
You're the one everyone turns to. The one who holds everything together, no matter what. But underneath the calm, you're managing constant self-doubt, tension, and overthinking. You push to achieve, to please, to get it just right, always hoping it will finally feel like enough. And yet it never does. You're exhausted, disconnected, and not sure how to truly rest.
You don't have to keep holding it all together alone.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have over 25 years of experience working with children and families here and in the Midwest. My ideal client is an individual with infants or young children, either in the adjustment to parenthood or in the challenges that come with caring for a young child. I also have experience working with individuals who may be experiencing anxiety or depression, family problems, stress, trauma/abuse, and difficulties with relationships. My specialties include maternal mental health, pregnancy, and parenthood. I am also well-versed in 12-step recovery and codependency.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have over 25 years of experience working with children and families here and in the Midwest. My ideal client is an individual with infants or young children, either in the adjustment to parenthood or in the challenges that come with caring for a young child. I also have experience working with individuals who may be experiencing anxiety or depression, family problems, stress, trauma/abuse, and difficulties with relationships. My specialties include maternal mental health, pregnancy, and parenthood. I am also well-versed in 12-step recovery and codependency.
You’re feeling burnt out & overwhelmed. You want to create a sustainable life for yourself but aren’t sure where to start. You crave feeling calm and grounded when the world around you feels chaotic. You’ve been so dysregulated it feels like all your energy is going into survival. You want to be connected with your authentic self, but you’ve been people pleasing for so long you don’t know how to honor your own needs. You’re tired of saying yes when you wish you could say no, and want to cultivate the confidence and inner strength it takes to set boundaries. You’re worried it’ll never get any easier & want someone who really gets it.
You’re feeling burnt out & overwhelmed. You want to create a sustainable life for yourself but aren’t sure where to start. You crave feeling calm and grounded when the world around you feels chaotic. You’ve been so dysregulated it feels like all your energy is going into survival. You want to be connected with your authentic self, but you’ve been people pleasing for so long you don’t know how to honor your own needs. You’re tired of saying yes when you wish you could say no, and want to cultivate the confidence and inner strength it takes to set boundaries. You’re worried it’ll never get any easier & want someone who really gets it.
Welcome! My name is Elizabeth (Sky) Salgueiro (she/her/hers). I am a queer therapist offering culturally inclusive, trauma-conscious, and identity affirming care.
Welcome! My name is Elizabeth (Sky) Salgueiro (she/her/hers). I am a queer therapist offering culturally inclusive, trauma-conscious, and identity affirming care.
Hello, my name is Dr. Mitzie Gonzalez, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who also holds a doctorate in Marital and Family Therapy. My initial primary approach when working with new clients is client-centered therapy and as treatment progresses, other modalities are used to best fit your needs. As a client-centered therapist, your individual needs will determine which treatment modality will guide the therapy process.
Hello, my name is Dr. Mitzie Gonzalez, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who also holds a doctorate in Marital and Family Therapy. My initial primary approach when working with new clients is client-centered therapy and as treatment progresses, other modalities are used to best fit your needs. As a client-centered therapist, your individual needs will determine which treatment modality will guide the therapy process.
Have you experienced betrayal or harm from your church or religious community? Have you been left to pick up the pieces by yourself? You are not alone. I work with adults who have experienced painful childhoods, relational abuse and religious trauma. These traumatic events often lead to perfectionism, anxiety, excessive guilt, people pleasing, depression, difficulties with self-care, poor boundaries, emotional disconnection or overwhelming emotions. The good news - it doesn't always have to be this way.
Have you experienced betrayal or harm from your church or religious community? Have you been left to pick up the pieces by yourself? You are not alone. I work with adults who have experienced painful childhoods, relational abuse and religious trauma. These traumatic events often lead to perfectionism, anxiety, excessive guilt, people pleasing, depression, difficulties with self-care, poor boundaries, emotional disconnection or overwhelming emotions. The good news - it doesn't always have to be this way.
As therapist with over 25 years of experience. I enjoy working with clients who are struggling with relationships, depression, anxiety, grief and a variety of other issues. Working with clients to overcome their current and past obstacles that are preventing them from achieving their current life goals is my specialty. Whether you are seeking to improve a relationship with someone else or to find peace and/or a sense of purpose in your own life, we will work together to bring about those changes. These changes will open the opportunity for you to live a happier and more balanced life.
As therapist with over 25 years of experience. I enjoy working with clients who are struggling with relationships, depression, anxiety, grief and a variety of other issues. Working with clients to overcome their current and past obstacles that are preventing them from achieving their current life goals is my specialty. Whether you are seeking to improve a relationship with someone else or to find peace and/or a sense of purpose in your own life, we will work together to bring about those changes. These changes will open the opportunity for you to live a happier and more balanced life.
Hi I'm Gabriel. I help people move through ASD, aging, anxiety, grief, intimacy challenges, and life transitions with greater ease and connection. I work with clients across the lifespan: high functioning young adults with ASD, from ages 65 + to partners & parents deepening relationships, to professionals facing burnout, existential change, to retirees working through family in hospice and end of life care. My approach is rooted in supporting clients attune to their authentic selves, fostering increased health, & cultivating purpose & connection.
Hi I'm Gabriel. I help people move through ASD, aging, anxiety, grief, intimacy challenges, and life transitions with greater ease and connection. I work with clients across the lifespan: high functioning young adults with ASD, from ages 65 + to partners & parents deepening relationships, to professionals facing burnout, existential change, to retirees working through family in hospice and end of life care. My approach is rooted in supporting clients attune to their authentic selves, fostering increased health, & cultivating purpose & connection.
I work with families, groups, and individuals of all ages including adults, adolescence, and children. I help point out how anxiety, depression, and stress are brought on by external forces: work, school, abandonment, cancer, chronic illnesses, diabetes, divorce, family issues, dependency, adoptions, unhealthy relationships, control issues, and communication problems. In order to see progress, I work with my patients as a team, actively listening and developing trust. My purpose as a therapist is to create a safe environment where the patient will be able to open up and explore what is going on within them.
I work with families, groups, and individuals of all ages including adults, adolescence, and children. I help point out how anxiety, depression, and stress are brought on by external forces: work, school, abandonment, cancer, chronic illnesses, diabetes, divorce, family issues, dependency, adoptions, unhealthy relationships, control issues, and communication problems. In order to see progress, I work with my patients as a team, actively listening and developing trust. My purpose as a therapist is to create a safe environment where the patient will be able to open up and explore what is going on within them.
I equip individuals with tools to navigate life transitions such as marriage, divorce, military life, raising children, career changes, loss of roles or employment, empty nest, menopause, and other significant shifts in life. Together, at a pace that feels comfortable for you, we will explore your next chapter with compassion, encouragement, and hope. My approach is unique because I believe each person inherently knows what is best for them. Often, what we need most is a safe space to process our experiences, discover our voice, and explore a path toward peace, purpose, and forward movement.
I equip individuals with tools to navigate life transitions such as marriage, divorce, military life, raising children, career changes, loss of roles or employment, empty nest, menopause, and other significant shifts in life. Together, at a pace that feels comfortable for you, we will explore your next chapter with compassion, encouragement, and hope. My approach is unique because I believe each person inherently knows what is best for them. Often, what we need most is a safe space to process our experiences, discover our voice, and explore a path toward peace, purpose, and forward movement.
Have you lost someone dear to you? Are you pregnant or feeling disoriented at home now with the baby? Or are you grieving the loss of your pregnancy? Michelle helps you to: grieve the loss of a loved one, marriage, or season of life, and develop a new rhythm that is fulfilling and authentic for you. Lili helps mom's that are at any point in their motherhood journey, including the most painful of losses that occur during pregnancy or trying to get pregnant. You are our priority.
Have you lost someone dear to you? Are you pregnant or feeling disoriented at home now with the baby? Or are you grieving the loss of your pregnancy? Michelle helps you to: grieve the loss of a loved one, marriage, or season of life, and develop a new rhythm that is fulfilling and authentic for you. Lili helps mom's that are at any point in their motherhood journey, including the most painful of losses that occur during pregnancy or trying to get pregnant. You are our priority.
My ideal client is ambitious, capable, and ready for more, but feels stuck between where they are and where they know they could be. They’re juggling too many priorities, second-guessing key decisions, and frustrated by inconsistent results. They don’t lack intelligence or drive; they lack clarity, structure, and a focused path forward. They want momentum, confidence, and a strategy that actually works. They want to feel in control.
My ideal client is ambitious, capable, and ready for more, but feels stuck between where they are and where they know they could be. They’re juggling too many priorities, second-guessing key decisions, and frustrated by inconsistent results. They don’t lack intelligence or drive; they lack clarity, structure, and a focused path forward. They want momentum, confidence, and a strategy that actually works. They want to feel in control.
Does your life look like it's working from the outside: you're the capable, accomplished, person people rely on...yet inside it feels like you're constantly behind, ready to fall apart, or you're unsure if you're ever doing "enough"? Slowing down feels uncomfortable, & setting boundaries feels risky, yet constantly being on the go is taking its toll.
Especially as women, societal pressures can feel so heavy. Any early childhood trauma may have taught you that love depended on keeping the peace or staying productive. Those patterns can shape how we respond in the present, but if you're here, you might be ready for a change.
Does your life look like it's working from the outside: you're the capable, accomplished, person people rely on...yet inside it feels like you're constantly behind, ready to fall apart, or you're unsure if you're ever doing "enough"? Slowing down feels uncomfortable, & setting boundaries feels risky, yet constantly being on the go is taking its toll.
Especially as women, societal pressures can feel so heavy. Any early childhood trauma may have taught you that love depended on keeping the peace or staying productive. Those patterns can shape how we respond in the present, but if you're here, you might be ready for a change.
I try to focus on the client’s needs and how we can team up to manage symptoms and resolve areas of conflict. I have over 40 years of experience in PTSD, complex trauma, depression and anxiety. I have worked closely with the military providing confidential services to Active Duty Personnel, Family Dependents and Veterans. Military life presents a unique lifestyle and added stresses not always understood in the general population. I also enjoying working with Seniors as they navigate through life and are presented with new challenges.
I try to focus on the client’s needs and how we can team up to manage symptoms and resolve areas of conflict. I have over 40 years of experience in PTSD, complex trauma, depression and anxiety. I have worked closely with the military providing confidential services to Active Duty Personnel, Family Dependents and Veterans. Military life presents a unique lifestyle and added stresses not always understood in the general population. I also enjoying working with Seniors as they navigate through life and are presented with new challenges.
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FAQ - PMDD Counseling
How can Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) affect mental health?
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) can have a significant impact on mental health. PMDD is a more severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and may cause intense mood-related symptoms in the days or weeks before a period, such as mood swings, irritability, anxiety, sadness, hopelessness, or loss of interest in activities you normally enjoy. For some people, PMDD can also worsen existing mental health concerns, such as anxiety or depression. Symptoms may also affect relationships, work, or school responsibilities, especially when they happen consistently month after month.
How can therapy help with PMDD?
Therapy can help you better understand the emotional patterns that may come with PMDD and help you track symptoms across your cycle, identify triggers, and plan ahead for times when symptoms tend to peak. Therapy may also help you develop coping strategies for managing intense emotions, communicating with loved ones, and reducing the impact PMDD has on work, school, or relationships. Approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be especially helpful for noticing unhelpful thought patterns and building more practical coping skills for responding to distress. PMDD is also commonly treated with medication or hormonal options, so a therapist may encourage you to coordinate with a medical provider if they feel this may be a helpful addition to therapy.
Can a therapist diagnose PMDD?
In many cases, licensed mental health professionals, including therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists, can diagnose PMDD. PMDD can also be diagnosed by other medical professionals, such as a primary care physicians (PCPs) or obstetrician-gynecologists (OB-GYNs).
Should I see a therapist or a psychiatrist to help with PMDD?
Whether you should see a therapist or psychiatrist depends on what kind of support you need. A therapist can help with coping skills, emotional regulation, and general patterns of thinking that may make symptoms harder to manage. A psychiatrist, in contrast, can help assess whether medication may be helpful and prescribe it, when appropriate. Importantly, many people benefit from both therapy and psychiatry. For example, you might see a therapist for ongoing emotional support and a psychiatrist for medication or medical treatment. If you are not sure where to start, your primary care physician can often help you decide what treatment makes the most sense for you.