Grief Therapists in Laguna Beach, CA

I'm interested in helping you understand what triggers your emotional distress and why, as well as what to do about it. My approach engages your mind, body, and inner wisdom as we work together to meet your therapy goals. I'll teach you skills for managing your emotions and stress while helping you transform challenges into opportunities for growth, self-acceptance, and healing. I'm best suited to treat anxiety, grief and loss , trauma, and the lingering challenges of having grown up in a highly-stressed family.

As a Licensed Clinical Psycholoigst with over 30 years of experience, I am well suited to work with individuals and couples with relationship issues, anxiety, mind-body problems. My style is interactive and respectful, and I gear my interventions to the person and their particular situation. I may use a Jungian Orientation making use of dreams; mind/body orientation, or mindfully-based cognitive approaches utilizing imagery, visualizations, progressive relaxation or biofeedback in addressing your particular life circumstances.. If you would like to obtain a broader idea of my vast experience, publications and trainings, please access my personal website at www.healthpsychologynow.com for more information.

You are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a therapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and be the best version of you. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to resolve hindrances that challenges in your life may have caused. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you!

I see each of my clients as far more complex and resilient than a diagnosis can define. I believe that a person experiencing disorienting life events can benefit from a therapist knowledgeable about the intense and chronic nature of their symptoms. I have many years of experience providing therapy targeted at relieving emotional overwhelm and preventing mental and physical exhaustion.

Life can be full of challenges and life changing events. Some of these events and challenges can result in intense emotional distress. If you or a loved one are struggling with sadness, anxiety, stress management, loss & grief , or trauma, I would like to work with you in a mutual effort to address your distress and healing. Over the past 24 years I have been working with children, teens, adults and families to sort through emotions, build strategies & skills, and find solutions to manage the emotional struggles.

I have specialized for the past 20 years in the treatment of children, teens, and adult adoptees and foster youth, foster-adoptive parents, and first families. I work with former foster youth and adult adoptees who are struggling with grief and loss , and trauma and help them in their journey through search and reunion. I also facilitate open adoptions. I help first mothers and fathers process grief and loss and facilitate successful reunions. I developed unique psycho-therapeutic interventions that support children, and teens with serious psychological problems secondary to histories of abuse, neglect, and /or multiple placements.

I am a licensed psychologist whose research and practice in dance, education, and psychology support my innovative use of the most effective and empirically based treatment strategies. From your first appointment, my goal is to help you figure out your current obstacles and how to get past them. I will listen carefully to your concerns, ask a few questions and then try to provide an accurate and compassionate summary of my understanding of your situation. I will offer some treatment options and give you a sense of how we might work together so you can move forward in your life.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who specializes in anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction and bereavement . I work with individuals, couples, families and children. I have been licensed as an LMFT for 29 years. I appreciate how difficult it is to seek help and will treat you with respect, dignity and the highest ethical standards. I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, The Pragmatic Experiential Method of couples counseling, and the tracking of non-verbal cues and communication.

Welcome! As a therapist I am passionate about providing gender-affirming care to individual adults who are transgender, non-binary, gender-expansive, or gender-questioning. I also support individuals with experiences of queer sexualities and have specialized training in grief and loss . My priority is to create a supportive and safe space to help you discover the path toward living your authentic life in a safe way. Whether that means exploring gender or sexuality in an affirming space, finding the right resources, developing tools for coping with difficult experiences, or healing from past emotional wounds, I am here to help.

If you are feeling stuck or overwhelmed, struggling with relationship issues, a major life transition, grief , co-dependency, self-worth, depression, or anxiety, I can help you. DO you want to gain insight into your unique thoughts, feelings and behaviors so you can begin to recognize faulty beliefs systems, old patterns or habits that may no longer be serving you? I will work with you collaboratively to uncover what is getting in your way and help you define what you want so you can live a life that is more in alignment with what you truly desire.

My therapeutic focus is building your emotional wellness by recognizing the skills you already have and providing new coping skills to take with you throughout your life. I specialize in depression, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, and self-esteem issues. I focus on the connection of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I deeply enjoy working with adults and young adults. I have a history of forging therapeutic relationships based on respect and empathy and creating a calming atmosphere of dignity and healing.

Trying to solve a problem with the same mind that created is difficult to do alone. Lets solve it together. Have you experienced many failed relationships and continue wondering how you got here again? Are you or your mate coping with sex addiction. Having relationship struggles? Do you need support with grief , loss or managing depression or anxiety feelings? Is your or a family member's drinking or drug use out of control? There is hope. As well as a Licensed Marriage Family therapist I am certified in addictions counseling and have 36 years experience working in the addiction field.

Hi. I'm Nancy Travers and I am a Licensed Orange County Therapist. My 20 years of experience includes work with a variety of issues such as depression, anxiety, sexuality, addictions, grief , and trauma. In August of 2004, I opened a clinical private practice in Irvine to serve the greater Orange County area. This practice specializes in couples therapy and marriage counseling. NancysCounselingCorner.com. If your answer to any of the following questions is yes, we can help:

Hello! I'm Annie, I'm so happy you're stopping by. It is tough finding the right therapist, the scroll can feel endless! I also own Salt Psychotherapy; I have a staff of excellent clinicians who have the ability to help people heal. Together we will make meaning out of your experiences. Everyone longs for a rich, full life, yet, this is hard to find if you have a history of family distress; or feel depressed, anxious, or are bearing the wounds of complex trauma. The good news is, in therapy, you will heal. You'll put the pieces of your story back together, and create beauty and wholeness- your heart will feel alive again!

I treat psychological difficulties with a compassionate, yet results-oriented approach. When someone suffers from a medical disorder, a comprehensive assessment of the problem is required in order to obtain an accurate diagnosis. If the diagnosis is incorrect, treatment will repeatedly fail. As a diagnostician, my focus is to treat people, many of whom had been non-responsive to previous psychological / medical treatment, in this same way. Only with a correct diagnosis will treatment be effective. Once determined, goals discussed, a treatment plan in place, the therapy begins. With time and work, individuals grow to experience enhanced emotional health along with interpersonal and professional contentment.

Life can be hard, change is hard, loss is hard...navigating the exhaustion of the day-to-day is HARD. It is a giant step to seek support; I am glad you found my page. Creating a warm, supportive, and authentic therapeutic space is super important to me as a therapist. I strive to help individuals struggling with life's challenges and transitions. My goal is to come along side you and support you as you process, learn, heal, and grow in a therapeutic setting so that you can gain coping skills to thrive in your day-to-day life. You deserve a space for yourself to feel heard and supported.

Life presents challenges to us all the time, some are expected while some catch us off guard. During some of these times we find that we need a helping hand in reclaiming our life from certain obstacles. I work directly with individuals, families, and couples struggling with an array of problems. Areas of specialty include anxiety, eating disorders, grief and loss , self-esteem, and relational issues between families and couples. An expert in the field of addiction, I have extensive experience working with various types of addiction including drugs, alcohol, sex, relationships,shopping, gaming, gambling, food (anorexia/bulimia), hoarding etc.