Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Monterey, CA

My focus as a therapist is solution oriented, accessing inherent strengths to face the struggles we all encounter in life with new skills and insights. I enjoy working with clients who seek greater self understanding and changes in how they relate to themselves and others.

Hello, my name is Noralyn Jackson. I collaborate with individuals and families to discuss their needs, concerns, and developing treatment goals to help support and guide them through their journey to wellness. I have an eclectic approach to therapy which helps me tailor it to each individual. I utilize techniques from motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, mindfulness , etc.

Seeking therapy can be the first step on a healing journey and I hope to walk alongside you as you pursue personal growth. I believe that therapy can be a great way to access some of the tools that are already within us but that we may need help employing. I understand the importance of intersectionality as a queer Black woman and therapist and can understand how necessary it is to acknowledge the impact of intersecting identities when working with clients. I use an integrative approach to help clients feel empowered to re-frame their narrative and identify and process complex emotions.

I work with individuals and partners from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. My areas of expertise are challenges with relationships and sexuality, communication, intimacy, desire differences, infidelity, sexual orientation, gender, and romantic and sexual lifestyles as well as self-discovery and sexuality through the life span. As a sex therapist I am trained to assist you with sensitivity and competence to address these issues. My goal is to support people in their self-discovery and self-realization as relational and sexual beings and to collaborate with you to strengthen your emotional, spiritual and physical well-being.

" Welcome. You, like many of us at some point in our lives, may be dealing with an issue that you need help with at this time. Life is complicated and often stressful, and over time stress can impact our ability to cope as well as we would like. Perhaps you are struggling with changes in your mood, energy or self-esteem. Or experiencing problems in your relationships; perhaps having trouble functioning at work or in social situations. I have over 30 years experience working with individuals on these and other concerns.

Greetings with love! I'm Dr. Arayeh! I have a Ph.D. in psychology with a focus on mindfulness . I'm a certified transformational coach and speaker in personal healing, relationships, conscious parenting, corporate mindfulness training, and an international bestselling co-author. I help you transform anger, overwhelm, and other low-vibration habits, so you can live from the place of love and joy instead of lack and fear and build harmonious relationships within yourself and with your loved ones. I do believe joy is our birthright, and we can learn how to claim it.

Depression, anxiety, past traumas or life changes can present roadblocks that negatively impact your life. Does that sound familiar to what you are experiencing? It can feel hopeless and overwhelming when faced with these roadblocks, but I can help you. I work with individuals and families to assess what issues are impacting your life, then we collaboratively develop a plan to navigate a path of healing.

Currently accepting new clients! The human experience can feel extremely daunting. There are numerous reasons why someone might want to come to therapy. A specific challenge, a traumatic loss, or a life transition can create distress in our personal lives. My approach is providing a comfortable space of trust and safety to help you better understand your emotions. I strive to provide helpful ways to cope with difficult feelings that no longer serve you. I offer a place of warmth, where you can feel seen and supported. My approach is centered on the needs of each individual I serve.

I wholeheartedly believe it’s my role as a therapist to assist you in realizing, accessing and cultivating the internal and external resources that you already possess. Stress, conflict, and pain are given aspects of this life. I'll support you in healing, reconnecting and making empowering choices to achieve peace and feel more joy on a daily basis. Together, we will create a safe space for vulnerability and strength; both are needed for change. Our sessions will allow you to move through stuck points in your mind, relationships and environment. My approach is empathic, direct, emotionally supportive and solutions focused.

Are you worried about never being good enough? Are you looking for a way to feel comfortable with who you are and confident in how you present yourself to the world? I help clients explore what brings them joy and meaning in life to uncover greater clarity and life purpose. I help clients develop greater awareness so that they are able to live intentionally with how they spend their time and give attention to the pursuits that bring them joy and fulfillment. Not only do I help clients notice the roses along the path, but also be encouraged to behold the rose in all its glory, thorns and all.

Stuck in a pattern? A pattern that repeats itself almost magically again and again in your relationships, at work, or parenting. These patterns, where they may at one time have been helpful, now dull creativity and spirit, wearing down confidence, fortitude and hope. Or perhaps you are in the middle of change or in need of change painfully long overdue, but you just can’t...seem...to...fully...step...forward. I work with adults to move through patterns of depression, anxiety, addiction and trauma into growth and long awaited thriving.

Are you concerned for your children in an ongoing high conflict divorce or another highly distressing situation? I consult, support, offer parent/child coping strategies to prevent longterm effects of severe stress & trauma for children/affected others. Even the youngest can demonstrate remarkable resilience. We attend to their confusion, impaired awareness, degree of distorted cognition. Parents cultivate enhanced attunement, insight, learn to see beyond children's distorted appraisal. We co-create more accurate thinking, safer, more healthy relationships, make space for more realistic understanding, provide predictability, constancy, enhanced trust, explore feelings, support emotional regulation, form new, hope-filled stories to replace frightening, traumatic ones.

Seeking therapy can be frightening, especially so if current or past trauma is begging to be addressed. I believe that engaging in therapy is an act of love for oneself. I am awed daily by the resilience of the human spirit, and that I have the privilege to bear witness to my clients’ stories as a partner in their healing journeys. I have a background in community mental health clinics, hospice, and school-settings serving individuals affected by intergenerational, relational and sexual trauma, domestic violence, abuse, neglect, substance abuse, and involvement in the child welfare and foster care systems.

Are you wanting to have greater awareness, clarity, and authenticity? Do you desire positive changes in your life that fit with your deepest held values and joy? I can help you identify thoughts and emotions that might have led you to your current symptoms (anxiety, depression, etc). I believe you have the potential to manage many of these symptoms by developing insight, mindfulness skills, and self-compassion.These insights, along with new skills/techniques learned during therapy can help you make more supportive choices in your life. You can have a deeper acceptance of what is and be more of your authentic self.