Divorce Therapists in Lafayette, CA
As a clinical social worker, I have an eclectic approach to treatment. I help you examine your life experience holistically. I walk beside you in treatment, support you in your endeavors, and cheer you on towards wellness. My therapeutic approach and compassion are rooted in my past work with the homeless population, foster youth, the severe and persistently mental ill, and survivors of rape, domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. After receiving an M.S.W. from the University of Southern California, I practiced in the Los Angeles and San Francisco area.
As a clinical social worker, I have an eclectic approach to treatment. I help you examine your life experience holistically. I walk beside you in treatment, support you in your endeavors, and cheer you on towards wellness. My therapeutic approach and compassion are rooted in my past work with the homeless population, foster youth, the severe and persistently mental ill, and survivors of rape, domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. After receiving an M.S.W. from the University of Southern California, I practiced in the Los Angeles and San Francisco area.
My practice focuses on therapy for adolescents and adults. I specialize in achievement pressure, school stress, work stress, AD/HD, acting out teens, single parenting, parental support, depression, and anxiety. My treatment approach supports both parents and children in developing healthy strategies for navigating the pressure that is so prevalent in schools and communities today. I also work with individual adult clients facing anxiety, depression, and life changes.
My practice focuses on therapy for adolescents and adults. I specialize in achievement pressure, school stress, work stress, AD/HD, acting out teens, single parenting, parental support, depression, and anxiety. My treatment approach supports both parents and children in developing healthy strategies for navigating the pressure that is so prevalent in schools and communities today. I also work with individual adult clients facing anxiety, depression, and life changes.
Additionally, I value the competency I demonstrate with High Conflict Couples and Divorce.
I believe in direct, assertive and challenging dynamics in the therapy space. Awareness:Movement:Finish is the general course for almost anything in our lives. Most people are stuck in the Movement Phase and this is where I carry expertise in helping clients grow and push themselves to achieve the serenity and joy they deserve in life.
Additionally, I value the competency I demonstrate with High Conflict Couples and Divorce.
I believe in direct, assertive and challenging dynamics in the therapy space. Awareness:Movement:Finish is the general course for almost anything in our lives. Most people are stuck in the Movement Phase and this is where I carry expertise in helping clients grow and push themselves to achieve the serenity and joy they deserve in life.
Parenting a child or teen who is angry, anxious, or struggling can feel overwhelming—especially while balancing work, relationships, or the stress of separation and divorce.
After 25 years in children’s mental health, supporting distressed families with complex emotional and behavioral challenges, I have the skill to guide parents as they become more effective and empowered. Strategies that leverage self awareness, positive reinforcement, and improved attunement lead to success. I help individuals, families, and couples.
Parenting a child or teen who is angry, anxious, or struggling can feel overwhelming—especially while balancing work, relationships, or the stress of separation and divorce.
After 25 years in children’s mental health, supporting distressed families with complex emotional and behavioral challenges, I have the skill to guide parents as they become more effective and empowered. Strategies that leverage self awareness, positive reinforcement, and improved attunement lead to success. I help individuals, families, and couples.
I bring 35+years of experience to working with marriage, divorce and remarriage.
I believe that fulfilling relationships are the central component of growth and healing. In couples therapy whether you are struggling with sexual issues or problems with money, mess, time, work or children, I will focus on helping you develop a closer connection and greater security which will enable you to more effectively address your concerns. In individual therapy, I will work to develop an authentic, attuned therapy relationship with you through which we can understand and develop your capacity in your relational world with partner, children, parents, work, creative and spiritual quests on a path of growth and healing.
I bring 35+years of experience to working with marriage, divorce and remarriage.
I believe that fulfilling relationships are the central component of growth and healing. In couples therapy whether you are struggling with sexual issues or problems with money, mess, time, work or children, I will focus on helping you develop a closer connection and greater security which will enable you to more effectively address your concerns. In individual therapy, I will work to develop an authentic, attuned therapy relationship with you through which we can understand and develop your capacity in your relational world with partner, children, parents, work, creative and spiritual quests on a path of growth and healing.
We also specialize in treating divorce & custody cases.
We know when you call us that you, your family or child/teen are experiencing difficult emotional times. We at The Lucas Rubino Center are here to help you & support you through these times. We want to make sure you receive the therapy you need in a caring environment & at an affordable price. Dr Rubino started the Rubino Center, 18 yrs ago, so people could be treated as people not as a number. We are all dedicated therapists & we look forward to helping you & working with you. We also encourage your comments & any questions you may have about your therapy.
We also specialize in treating divorce & custody cases.
We know when you call us that you, your family or child/teen are experiencing difficult emotional times. We at The Lucas Rubino Center are here to help you & support you through these times. We want to make sure you receive the therapy you need in a caring environment & at an affordable price. Dr Rubino started the Rubino Center, 18 yrs ago, so people could be treated as people not as a number. We are all dedicated therapists & we look forward to helping you & working with you. We also encourage your comments & any questions you may have about your therapy.
I utilize these specialized trainings in both play therapy and trauma resolution to resolve concerns such as: family stress, divorce, relational trauma, discipline and behavioral problems, and anxiety.
I have spent much of my career pursuing advanced trainings in PT, SE, and NARM, as well as healing from my own experiences. I believe we can only take our clients as far as we have been willing to go ourselves. We all experience relational trauma on some level and the healing from these experiences requires a collaborative, attuned, and safe relationship.
I utilize these specialized trainings in both play therapy and trauma resolution to resolve concerns such as: family stress, divorce, relational trauma, discipline and behavioral problems, and anxiety.
I have spent much of my career pursuing advanced trainings in PT, SE, and NARM, as well as healing from my own experiences. I believe we can only take our clients as far as we have been willing to go ourselves. We all experience relational trauma on some level and the healing from these experiences requires a collaborative, attuned, and safe relationship.
I am also a Certified Discernment Counselor for couples who are on the brink of divorce.
I am warm, honest, direct, and passionate about empowering my clients to discover the best version of themselves, creating the possibility of a more meaningful and fulfilling life experience. There are moments in all our lives when we feel overwhelmed and vulnerable by change. However, transitions in our lives can also create opportunity for growth and greater connection to ourselves and our environment. I can help you find greater joy and fulfillment in your life.
I am also a Certified Discernment Counselor for couples who are on the brink of divorce.
I am warm, honest, direct, and passionate about empowering my clients to discover the best version of themselves, creating the possibility of a more meaningful and fulfilling life experience. There are moments in all our lives when we feel overwhelmed and vulnerable by change. However, transitions in our lives can also create opportunity for growth and greater connection to ourselves and our environment. I can help you find greater joy and fulfillment in your life.
Dr. Embrey has practiced psychotherapy in Europe for 15 years and in California since 1990, emphasizing the possibilities of making life better. He has been educated in England and Sweden as well as his doctorate in California.
Many choices in life are difficult. Trying to understand our choices, what motivates them and seeing clearly the patterns of our life is the start of choosing a new direction for ourselves or our relationships.
I understand how to produce change. I work with individuals and couples mostly, with the utmost care, respect and consideration of situations we find ourselves in.
Dr. Embrey has practiced psychotherapy in Europe for 15 years and in California since 1990, emphasizing the possibilities of making life better. He has been educated in England and Sweden as well as his doctorate in California.
Many choices in life are difficult. Trying to understand our choices, what motivates them and seeing clearly the patterns of our life is the start of choosing a new direction for ourselves or our relationships.
I understand how to produce change. I work with individuals and couples mostly, with the utmost care, respect and consideration of situations we find ourselves in.
Michael Anne Conley, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Somatic Psychotherapist: I have drawn from my holistic and somatic approach to wellness to support clients for decades. My Habits Into Health framework is a depth-oriented, skills-based process that helps clients find recovery from chronic health and addiction issues — as well as the trauma they have in common.
Michael Anne Conley, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Somatic Psychotherapist: I have drawn from my holistic and somatic approach to wellness to support clients for decades. My Habits Into Health framework is a depth-oriented, skills-based process that helps clients find recovery from chronic health and addiction issues — as well as the trauma they have in common.
Thanks for visiting my page, I am so glad you are here. I specialize in trauma and PTSD (including “big-T” and “little-t” trauma), ADHD, anxiety, depression, family changes, and developmental transitions. I strive to help clients of any age build compassion for their authentic selves and the various parts that make up who they are. From there, we work together to more effectively engage with family, work or school, and to find increased fulfillment and meaning in everyday life. After 12 years teaching elementary school, I pursued therapy to better support children, teens, and adults navigating emotional and relational challenges.
Thanks for visiting my page, I am so glad you are here. I specialize in trauma and PTSD (including “big-T” and “little-t” trauma), ADHD, anxiety, depression, family changes, and developmental transitions. I strive to help clients of any age build compassion for their authentic selves and the various parts that make up who they are. From there, we work together to more effectively engage with family, work or school, and to find increased fulfillment and meaning in everyday life. After 12 years teaching elementary school, I pursued therapy to better support children, teens, and adults navigating emotional and relational challenges.
By the time a child with ADHD reaches the age of ten years old they have received over 20,000 additional messages of criticism than their non-ADHD counterparts. These stressors stack up over time and can build to a state of complex trauma by the time we reach young adulthood. What have these stressors done to dim your light?
Living with neurocomplexities like ADHD can cause us to expend massive amounts of emotional energy. Coping mechanisms crop up to try to shield us from shame and failure, and then end up becoming a trap that makes it difficult to imagine a future where your true personality can exist too.
By the time a child with ADHD reaches the age of ten years old they have received over 20,000 additional messages of criticism than their non-ADHD counterparts. These stressors stack up over time and can build to a state of complex trauma by the time we reach young adulthood. What have these stressors done to dim your light?
Living with neurocomplexities like ADHD can cause us to expend massive amounts of emotional energy. Coping mechanisms crop up to try to shield us from shame and failure, and then end up becoming a trap that makes it difficult to imagine a future where your true personality can exist too.
Annelise Miller, Men's Issues, Anxiety &
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
6 Endorsed
Lafayette, CA 94549
Dual License CA/OR Maybe you're carrying something you've never said out loud. Maybe grief doesn't look the way others expect it to, or you've been told you shut down when things get hard. If anxiety is running the show in your relationships, work, or daily life, you don't have to stay stuck. I work with people who feel like they're constantly walking on eggshells, shutting down, or reacting with anger when other emotions feel too overwhelming to express. I offer straightforward therapy for men, grief, and anxiety across California. No therapy-speak, no judgment. Whatever brought you here, there's a place to be honest about it.
Dual License CA/OR Maybe you're carrying something you've never said out loud. Maybe grief doesn't look the way others expect it to, or you've been told you shut down when things get hard. If anxiety is running the show in your relationships, work, or daily life, you don't have to stay stuck. I work with people who feel like they're constantly walking on eggshells, shutting down, or reacting with anger when other emotions feel too overwhelming to express. I offer straightforward therapy for men, grief, and anxiety across California. No therapy-speak, no judgment. Whatever brought you here, there's a place to be honest about it.
Life is full of unexpected events and struggles, which are sometimes overwhelming. I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment where children, adolescents, and adults feel comfortable to explore ways to achieve their goals. Having a person who listens with no judgment, who cares, and who can help you gain some perspective and insight is extremely valuable. Together we will create a plan that will allow you to regain a sense of empowerment, purpose, and happiness in your life.
Life is full of unexpected events and struggles, which are sometimes overwhelming. I strive to create a safe and welcoming environment where children, adolescents, and adults feel comfortable to explore ways to achieve their goals. Having a person who listens with no judgment, who cares, and who can help you gain some perspective and insight is extremely valuable. Together we will create a plan that will allow you to regain a sense of empowerment, purpose, and happiness in your life.
Support Available for CA & NY Residents. Your decision to pursue therapy is an important and personal one. Whether you are looking to address lingering issues or searching for support for ongoing concerns, you do not need to do it alone. Therapy is one of the few opportunities in which you are encouraged to explore and express your authentic self, allowing for deeper personal connections and engagement in life.
Support Available for CA & NY Residents. Your decision to pursue therapy is an important and personal one. Whether you are looking to address lingering issues or searching for support for ongoing concerns, you do not need to do it alone. Therapy is one of the few opportunities in which you are encouraged to explore and express your authentic self, allowing for deeper personal connections and engagement in life.
Hi, I’m Jess. I am an EMDR therapist who often works with postpartum & perinatal women & parents, creatives, life transitions, trauma, & couples. Life can feel heavy at times, and it helps to have a space where you’re truly seen and connected. I’m glad you’re here. I am trauma-informed and bring grounding, humor, and somatic practices to therapy, creating room for both depth and lightness. I have a background in research and art and helping creatives navigate their work. I am LGBTQ+ affirming. Together, we will explore what’s unfolding for you and work together to help you move toward clarity, connection, and greater ease.
Hi, I’m Jess. I am an EMDR therapist who often works with postpartum & perinatal women & parents, creatives, life transitions, trauma, & couples. Life can feel heavy at times, and it helps to have a space where you’re truly seen and connected. I’m glad you’re here. I am trauma-informed and bring grounding, humor, and somatic practices to therapy, creating room for both depth and lightness. I have a background in research and art and helping creatives navigate their work. I am LGBTQ+ affirming. Together, we will explore what’s unfolding for you and work together to help you move toward clarity, connection, and greater ease.
If you or your child are struggling, it can be hard to know where to start. We work with children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, big emotions, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Many of the families we see are looking for support not just for their child, but for how to feel more confident and effective as parents. We help make sense of what’s going on and create a clear, supportive path forward.
If you or your child are struggling, it can be hard to know where to start. We work with children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, big emotions, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Many of the families we see are looking for support not just for their child, but for how to feel more confident and effective as parents. We help make sense of what’s going on and create a clear, supportive path forward.
There are many reasons to seek therapy, and my goal is to help you reach yours as quickly as possible. As a down-to-earth, experienced therapist, I use proven, client-centered approaches, including CBT, Brainspotting, IFS, and Mindfulness, tailored to your needs. With over 18 years in the field, my expertise and compassionate approach create a safe space for healing. Clients choose me for my ability to foster strong, trusting relationships and for helping them make meaningful, lasting changes. Together, we’ll create a plan that works for you.
There are many reasons to seek therapy, and my goal is to help you reach yours as quickly as possible. As a down-to-earth, experienced therapist, I use proven, client-centered approaches, including CBT, Brainspotting, IFS, and Mindfulness, tailored to your needs. With over 18 years in the field, my expertise and compassionate approach create a safe space for healing. Clients choose me for my ability to foster strong, trusting relationships and for helping them make meaningful, lasting changes. Together, we’ll create a plan that works for you.
You may be carrying the weight of self-doubt, past trauma, or the pressure to be everything to everyone. Maybe you’re navigating complicated relationships, struggling with intimacy, or trying to balance work, family, and your own needs. Many of the clients I work with feel stuck in cycles of self-criticism, disconnection, or overwhelm, while others face depression, anxiety, substance use, or family conflict. Some are drawn to deeper work with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy or psychedelic integration, using these approaches to soften defenses, access insight, and open new pathways to healing and connection.
You may be carrying the weight of self-doubt, past trauma, or the pressure to be everything to everyone. Maybe you’re navigating complicated relationships, struggling with intimacy, or trying to balance work, family, and your own needs. Many of the clients I work with feel stuck in cycles of self-criticism, disconnection, or overwhelm, while others face depression, anxiety, substance use, or family conflict. Some are drawn to deeper work with ketamine-assisted psychotherapy or psychedelic integration, using these approaches to soften defenses, access insight, and open new pathways to healing and connection.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing online and in-person therapy to California residents. If you feel anxious, depressed, exhausted, unmotivated, or stuck, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I offer trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapy for young to older adults. EMDR-trained, psychodynamically oriented, and holding a doctorate in education from USC, I also bring a holistic approach as a certified integrative life coach. I support clients with interpersonal growth, empowerment, and awareness by healing childhood wounds and breaking patterns with compassion, insight, and intention.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing online and in-person therapy to California residents. If you feel anxious, depressed, exhausted, unmotivated, or stuck, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I offer trauma-informed, culturally responsive therapy for young to older adults. EMDR-trained, psychodynamically oriented, and holding a doctorate in education from USC, I also bring a holistic approach as a certified integrative life coach. I support clients with interpersonal growth, empowerment, and awareness by healing childhood wounds and breaking patterns with compassion, insight, and intention.
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How does therapy for people affected by a divorce work?
Individuals may feel a number of emotions following a divorce, such as shock, guilt, grief, anger, and fear. Therapists offer a non-judgmental space for individuals to talk about what they’ve experienced and process their emotions. Therapists will help clients develop coping strategies. They can also help a client rebuild their sense of self and self-worth and talk about what a happier future might look like.
What’s the most common type of therapy following a divorce?
There are several types of therapy that may be useful for divorce, including cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, solution-focused brief, and mindfulness-based therapies. Many therapy types are talk-therapy based, which is typically the most popular option for individuals dealing with divorce. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a widely-used talk therapy, however, there’s no specific therapy type that’s designed to help people with divorce, and different types will work depending on the person.
When should an individual seek help due to a divorce?
When the feelings of a divorced individual, or an individual going through the process of divorce, begin to disrupt healthy daily functioning, it may be a good time to look into therapy. If a person finds that they are not performing at work due to problems with anxiety or motivation, if they’re no longer seeing friends due to feelings of shame, or if they’re not properly taking care of themselves as a result of depression, speaking to a professional could help.
How do you encourage someone to go to therapy due to a divorce?
It’s helpful to express concern and love for the individual while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Sharing how the individual appears to be suffering, and what effects it has on them or on their children, should be done with compassion and empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.