Therapists in Huntington Beach, CA

Troubled by thoughts, emotions, relationships, career? Ready for change, progress, growth? It is my hope that my clients learn to notice and understand that therapy is a place for growth, change and healing during life's challenges. I utilize an integrative approach to therapy combining cognitive, behavioral and mindfulness strategies. My approach can help you find new ways of experiencing life in your daily routine/relationships and approaching life's challenges more productively. I help clients create practical solutions and new patterns to assist in achieving their goals, improving their relationships and balancing their lives.

Founded in 2008, Orange Coast Psychological Associates consists of a highly trained multidisciplinary group of independently practicing Clinical Psychologists; each of who bring a unique level of skill, expertise and clinical experience. We provide a range of psychological services and assessment to children, adolescents and adults.

Being in the helping field is where I belong, and helping others is my priority. I initially began my career as a teacher, and then decided to pursue a deeper role in helping others learn, grow, and become their best self. During the past 8 years of being a clinical therapist, I have worked in both a clinic and school setting. I've worked with a diverse population, including people of all ages, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds. I welcome anyone who is willing to work with me, together, to improve relationships, self, family, and/or overall well-being.

Through experiencing some of my own challenges in life did I find a high curiosity in the inner workings of one's mind and how it may affect the body and behavior. I found myself drawn to supporting and helping others experiencing difficulties with anxiety, depression, relationship concerns and trauma. I love to focus on a client's earlier experiences on how they may have affected their world view and attachment style. I integrate an eclectic approach utilizing highly researched therapy models like EMDR, DBT, CBT and IFS.

Jennifer has experience working with individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children presenting with a wide variety of issues. She approaches her clients with a psychodynamic framework to gain understanding and build rapport based on creating a very warm, empathic, collaborative, and safe environment. Additionally, Jennifer integrates several treatment approaches such as CBT, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Solution Focused, and Systems Theory.

I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Marriage Family Therapist in private practice for over 30 years. I work effectively and compassionately with adults of all ages, helping individuals, couples and families heal and grow. My goal is to help people develop into their full potential as rapidly as possible, overcoming problematic symptoms, behaviors, relationship issues and other obstacles interfering with their ability to live healthy, happy, meaningful lives. My advanced training in cutting edge treatment approaches enables me to efficiently identify and resolve core issues allowing for deep, lasting transformation.

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Are you experiencing communication issues with your significant other? Does it feel like you are experiencing constant tension between the two of you? Couples therapy can give you the chance to address negative patterns in your relationship that may be keeping you from experiencing true intimacy. Together we can work towards uncovering attachment patterns that shape your interactions. And if your partner is not motivated to attend therapy with you, individual treatment can help you better understand why you say/do/feel certain things which will help improve how you relate to others. Please note: I am no longer accepting insurance.

Are you up late again tonight thinking about this? Is your sex life making you feel lonely, sad or disconnected from your partner? Would you like to increase your communication and pleasure? Are you missing that intimacy and sexual connection? Perhaps you are trying to figure out why your relationships aren't working or distressed over sex/porn. I want to help you get beyond betrayals, anxiety, and past traumas that may be hindering your relationships and intimacy. I specialize in sex therapy and trauma and I can help. Sex talk can be uncomfortable, I provide a non-judgmental place to explore these sensitive issues with you.

Sometimes life can present challenges and we need someone to accompany us on that journey. I am a strength based licensed marriage and family therapist. I have experience in providing mental health services to adolescents and adults. My experience includes treating trauma, psychoses, depression, and anxiety. I implement an eclectic approach while providing a safe environment in order to work towards exploration, understanding, and healing. I assist my clients with navigating through difficulties and hardships.

Are you feeling unhappy, anxious, furious, feeling lonely, depressed, sad, detached from your loved ones, struggle with loss of motivation and feeling stuck with no one to turn to. The therapeutic relationship helps you to reach your goal and here is hope and healing for you. I confidently believe that everyone is capable of making significant changes in their lives. My Passion as a guide is to help others in their journey of self-discovery and healing. We all need someone to talk to, who will actually listen to us and accept us for who we are, without passing judgment.

Have you experienced something traumatic that is affecting you today? Are you feeling stuck in your healing? Maybe you're waking up in the morning feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the day ahead? Maybe you are feeling sad, depressed, hopeless about the future, and lacking the motivation to even get out of bed? Our experiences have a profound impact on the way we view the world and the way we experience our own emotions. Trauma wounds might be making it difficult for you to be present in your life, preventing you from connecting with loved ones or making it difficult to trust anyone, including yourself. Therapy is here to help.

My goal from our first interaction to our last is to give you a safe space to feel heard and validated. A space to laugh, cry, and feel all the feels in between. I promise to work myself out of a job, giving you all the tools to empower you to fire me when you do not need therapy anymore. But until that day, I promise to be on your team.

I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you to be your authentic self. I will give you room to access your own wisdom and help collaborate with you to make difficulties easier to sit with. I am passionate about seeing individuals for who they are and view treatment as a whole-person care model. I use a strength-based approach; I find what a person does well and assist in enhancing that skill. I often use Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in my practice.

The act of coming to therapy is a brave one, and you should commend yourself for doing it – you are taking proactive steps to create the life you want. I view therapy as an opportunity for you to evaluate the stories you and others tell about who you are, identify the storylines that are not serving you, and construct new narratives that focus on your strengths which can help you take a more active stance in your life. This process is simple but powerful, and I believe deeply that it can help all of us isolate and move past the problems that have worked their way into our lives, helping us to reclaim our power.

Welcome! Congratulations on taking the first step towards leading an authentic life. Many clients are seeking a safe space to discuss their challenges and difficulties in life. Some clients are seeking to discover their own strengths and looking for assistance in finding their voice. A strong therapeutic relationship is an important aspect of treatment, and I provide a warm, caring, structured environment in which to learn, share and grow.

Childhood trauma can cripple us, it creates overpowering ‘intense’ emotions such as anxiety, depression, and anger when left unattended which begins to create physical symptoms to defend our bodies from the internal wounds. Has there ever been a time in your life where you have experienced this reaction? Are you experiencing these feelings based on current or past trauma from childhood, early teens, adolescence, adulthood, or as a senior? I aim to utilize a variety of actionable techniques to help reduce trauma related symptoms and make lasting changes in life.

I believe in taking a client centered approach in therapy and the person I am working with is the expert on their own life, and would benefit from unbiased, non-judgemental feedback and support. I am a CODA, child of deaf adult and fluent in American sign language, and I am a new mom myself. I thrive in working with people on their healing journey of processing past trauma, and working at that persons pace and take an empowerment, feminist approach as well.

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.