Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in Monterey, CA
Angie Terhorst
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93940 (Online Only)
One of my greatest rewards as a therapist is helping clients explore ways to make changes in their lives that will allow them to look forward to the future with hope and live fully in the present. I believe we all need someone to talk with, who will really listen and accept us as we are, without judgement. I provide clients with a warm, non-judgmental environment; a safe place to explore the issues that may be preventing them from living the life they want. I have a heart for helping others find deeper meaning and a sense of purpose.
One of my greatest rewards as a therapist is helping clients explore ways to make changes in their lives that will allow them to look forward to the future with hope and live fully in the present. I believe we all need someone to talk with, who will really listen and accept us as we are, without judgement. I provide clients with a warm, non-judgmental environment; a safe place to explore the issues that may be preventing them from living the life they want. I have a heart for helping others find deeper meaning and a sense of purpose.
When people first present to my office, they have a range of significant concerns. It might be medical, school or work related or family dynamics, and, of course, life stressors. Through our work together you will build new awareness and tools. Human beings naturally trend toward health when they are able to build self inquiry, self awareness, and compassionate connection. The goal is to thrive.
When people first present to my office, they have a range of significant concerns. It might be medical, school or work related or family dynamics, and, of course, life stressors. Through our work together you will build new awareness and tools. Human beings naturally trend toward health when they are able to build self inquiry, self awareness, and compassionate connection. The goal is to thrive.
My ideal client has some insight and understands that therapy is work. It's not just about having me (or anyone else) solve their problems -- it's something that has to be done jointly. They also need to be willing to listen and change.
My ideal client has some insight and understands that therapy is work. It's not just about having me (or anyone else) solve their problems -- it's something that has to be done jointly. They also need to be willing to listen and change.
Amanda Crowder
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93940 (Online Only)
Whether you are seeking support for challenges that are recent or longstanding, it is a courageous choice to prioritize yourself. I believe that therapy is not just reserved for crisis, but for any time in life you are seeking a safe space for reflection, curiosity & growth. Blending evidenced based practices with warmth and humor I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences openly and honestly. “Life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination”. - Carl Rogers
Whether you are seeking support for challenges that are recent or longstanding, it is a courageous choice to prioritize yourself. I believe that therapy is not just reserved for crisis, but for any time in life you are seeking a safe space for reflection, curiosity & growth. Blending evidenced based practices with warmth and humor I strive to create a safe, non-judgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences openly and honestly. “Life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination”. - Carl Rogers
Anthony Paul Martello
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93940
Are you afraid, confused, or struggling with your relationships? I work with client(s) dealing with interpersonal issues and communication challenges. It may be a husband and wife re-defining their roles with life changes, or an individual considering a career change. The problem often reveals itself at the surface when arguing and verbal conflict ensue, but the source of the problem needs a deeper adjustment, such as adjusting roles or providing more support for a family member. Regardless, clear communication usually allows the individual, couple, or family to achieve the goal of collaboration and compromise.
Are you afraid, confused, or struggling with your relationships? I work with client(s) dealing with interpersonal issues and communication challenges. It may be a husband and wife re-defining their roles with life changes, or an individual considering a career change. The problem often reveals itself at the surface when arguing and verbal conflict ensue, but the source of the problem needs a deeper adjustment, such as adjusting roles or providing more support for a family member. Regardless, clear communication usually allows the individual, couple, or family to achieve the goal of collaboration and compromise.
The most important person in the therapy session is you. The most mysterious person in the therapy session is you. And the most powerful insight will eventually come from you. You may feel stuck, angry, lonely, confused, hopeless or numb. Maybe you feel too much? Perhaps you're losing hours on tik tok or porn sites? you dissociate, sleep too much; can't sleep. It's okay to reach out. Everyone wants connection, everyone needs connection. Therapy can help you find ways to connect.
The most important person in the therapy session is you. The most mysterious person in the therapy session is you. And the most powerful insight will eventually come from you. You may feel stuck, angry, lonely, confused, hopeless or numb. Maybe you feel too much? Perhaps you're losing hours on tik tok or porn sites? you dissociate, sleep too much; can't sleep. It's okay to reach out. Everyone wants connection, everyone needs connection. Therapy can help you find ways to connect.
Dr. Adare Toral
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, PhD, MA, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93940
Thank you for taking an interest in my practice. I am a trauma and forensic specialist with specialties in EMDR, somatic therapy, and parts-work. My work centers on providing care for teens and adults with trauma through evidenced based practices. I utilize various therapeutic methods including art therapy, DBT, and somatic experiencing in order to provide the best care for each individual.
Thank you for taking an interest in my practice. I am a trauma and forensic specialist with specialties in EMDR, somatic therapy, and parts-work. My work centers on providing care for teens and adults with trauma through evidenced based practices. I utilize various therapeutic methods including art therapy, DBT, and somatic experiencing in order to provide the best care for each individual.
Are you looking for a place to explore your thoughts, feelings, and worries without shame or judgment? The decision to seek out therapy is a personal choice made by many teens and adults. Sometimes my clients choose to work on a long-standing mental health struggle such as depression, anxiety, or grief and loss issues. Therapy is useful during times of significant transition or stress such as loss of a loved one, launching into adulthood, bullying, or trauma. Therapy is right for anyone who has a desire to learn more about themselves and make positive changes in their overall wellness, relationships, or daily life.
Are you looking for a place to explore your thoughts, feelings, and worries without shame or judgment? The decision to seek out therapy is a personal choice made by many teens and adults. Sometimes my clients choose to work on a long-standing mental health struggle such as depression, anxiety, or grief and loss issues. Therapy is useful during times of significant transition or stress such as loss of a loved one, launching into adulthood, bullying, or trauma. Therapy is right for anyone who has a desire to learn more about themselves and make positive changes in their overall wellness, relationships, or daily life.
Viktor Frankl wrote "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." With more than 15 years in practice focusing on healthcare providers, patients and families experiencing significant stress, loss, and grief, I have seen the full scope of human suffering, resilience, compassion and grace. Our time together will be spent supporting the decisions that must be made and unpacking these moments and how they have shaped our pain, our lives and our hopes in the face of experiences outside our own control.
Viktor Frankl wrote "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." With more than 15 years in practice focusing on healthcare providers, patients and families experiencing significant stress, loss, and grief, I have seen the full scope of human suffering, resilience, compassion and grace. Our time together will be spent supporting the decisions that must be made and unpacking these moments and how they have shaped our pain, our lives and our hopes in the face of experiences outside our own control.
You or a loved one may be struggling with substance use, depression, anxiety, loss, or life transitions (emphasis on the life part). Maybe you just need someone to ask you how you are really doing and be able to hold space for that. You may try talking yourself out of your pain or experience by telling yourself “someone else has it worse” or “I don’t deserve to be happy after everything I’ve done”. We often tell ourselves that our feelings, conflicts, or stories must look a certain way for them to deserve attention. I am committed to allowing you to show up to therapy exactly as you need to without making any changes.
You or a loved one may be struggling with substance use, depression, anxiety, loss, or life transitions (emphasis on the life part). Maybe you just need someone to ask you how you are really doing and be able to hold space for that. You may try talking yourself out of your pain or experience by telling yourself “someone else has it worse” or “I don’t deserve to be happy after everything I’ve done”. We often tell ourselves that our feelings, conflicts, or stories must look a certain way for them to deserve attention. I am committed to allowing you to show up to therapy exactly as you need to without making any changes.
Hi, and welcome. Making the decision to look for a therapist can feel hopeful and vulnerable. Whether you're my new client or someone else's, I encourage you to follow the part of you that says now's the time. There are many reasons people decide to try therapy. Perhaps you're aware of a pattern of stops and starts; a feeling of being stuck. Maybe you have patterns of reactivity that get easily triggered. You may be experiencing deep grief, or trauma. There may be big changes and decisions to make. You could be overwhelmed, anxious, and/or depressed. Often there's an overarching feeling that your life is not working.
Hi, and welcome. Making the decision to look for a therapist can feel hopeful and vulnerable. Whether you're my new client or someone else's, I encourage you to follow the part of you that says now's the time. There are many reasons people decide to try therapy. Perhaps you're aware of a pattern of stops and starts; a feeling of being stuck. Maybe you have patterns of reactivity that get easily triggered. You may be experiencing deep grief, or trauma. There may be big changes and decisions to make. You could be overwhelmed, anxious, and/or depressed. Often there's an overarching feeling that your life is not working.
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Stacey D Downing
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, Coach
Verified Verified
Monterey, CA 93943 (Online Only)
We are here to thrive, not just survive. As a licensed therapist, Shamanic practitioner and former bodyworker, I am here to help the soul searchers, truth seekers, and those on a quest to rediscover their authentic selves towards overall health and healing. I will support you on your journey to shed the layers of fear, shame, trauma and pain. I will help you on your spiritual or self healing journey, providing additional support as you encounter life's challenges. When the walls come down, and the truth of the authentic self begins to emerge, it may be difficult, but we will move through it together. We will identify triggers and blockages, and look into things such as unhealthy attachments, cognitive distortions (negative thoughts) and “less than healthy” belief systems. It doesn’t matter whether they came from trauma in childhood, abuse, unhealthy relationships, grief or loss, I am here to help. By identifying, processing, and releasing that which no longer serves you will allow the true healing to finally begin and set your feet on the path you were meant to walk.
We are here to thrive, not just survive. As a licensed therapist, Shamanic practitioner and former bodyworker, I am here to help the soul searchers, truth seekers, and those on a quest to rediscover their authentic selves towards overall health and healing. I will support you on your journey to shed the layers of fear, shame, trauma and pain. I will help you on your spiritual or self healing journey, providing additional support as you encounter life's challenges. When the walls come down, and the truth of the authentic self begins to emerge, it may be difficult, but we will move through it together. We will identify triggers and blockages, and look into things such as unhealthy attachments, cognitive distortions (negative thoughts) and “less than healthy” belief systems. It doesn’t matter whether they came from trauma in childhood, abuse, unhealthy relationships, grief or loss, I am here to help. By identifying, processing, and releasing that which no longer serves you will allow the true healing to finally begin and set your feet on the path you were meant to walk.
Sarah Peklo
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Monterey, CA 93944 (Online Only)
I am interested in all pieces of your life and leave no stone unturned in learning who you are and what you have experienced. I will look for patterns and draw connections in your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to offer you new ways to understand yourself. I love to solve puzzles and am therefore always exploring how each thought, feeling and experience fits into the big picture that is you. I am curious and empathetic with a genuine passion for helping people heal and grow. All I ask is for you to be committed to this process. Good therapy can bring about deep, profound, lasting change but it does not happen overnight.
I am interested in all pieces of your life and leave no stone unturned in learning who you are and what you have experienced. I will look for patterns and draw connections in your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to offer you new ways to understand yourself. I love to solve puzzles and am therefore always exploring how each thought, feeling and experience fits into the big picture that is you. I am curious and empathetic with a genuine passion for helping people heal and grow. All I ask is for you to be committed to this process. Good therapy can bring about deep, profound, lasting change but it does not happen overnight.
Megan Rees
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93940 (Online Only)
Sunday Scaries getting intense? Experiencing bullying, gaslighting, or microaggressions at work? Feel like you’re failing or don’t belong? Feel it in your body? (Aches, pains, changes in eating or sleeping?) Changes in mood or outlook? (Feeling helpless, overwhelmed, numb, moody, anxious, or irritable?) Difficulty focusing or remembering? Too tired and beat down to look for a new job? Maybe you’re using food, alcohol, drugs, or shopping to feel better. You could be distancing yourself from the people in your life or having trouble getting along with them. Maybe you’re sick of hearing yourself tell them how much you hate your job.
Sunday Scaries getting intense? Experiencing bullying, gaslighting, or microaggressions at work? Feel like you’re failing or don’t belong? Feel it in your body? (Aches, pains, changes in eating or sleeping?) Changes in mood or outlook? (Feeling helpless, overwhelmed, numb, moody, anxious, or irritable?) Difficulty focusing or remembering? Too tired and beat down to look for a new job? Maybe you’re using food, alcohol, drugs, or shopping to feel better. You could be distancing yourself from the people in your life or having trouble getting along with them. Maybe you’re sick of hearing yourself tell them how much you hate your job.
Kate Whittle-Utter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
8 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93940 (Online Only)
Therapy can help you find balance, connection, and fulfillment. In order to do so, I believe it's important that we acknowledge the shadow elements of life-the challenges that cause us pain, confusion, and block us from finding a sense of harmony and well-being. I collaborate with you in navigating the shadows and the more buried aspects of your life in order to develop a deeper capacity for balance, personal growth, and healing. To find out more about who I am, how I work, and if I might be the right therapist for you, consider visiting santacruztherapy.org
Therapy can help you find balance, connection, and fulfillment. In order to do so, I believe it's important that we acknowledge the shadow elements of life-the challenges that cause us pain, confusion, and block us from finding a sense of harmony and well-being. I collaborate with you in navigating the shadows and the more buried aspects of your life in order to develop a deeper capacity for balance, personal growth, and healing. To find out more about who I am, how I work, and if I might be the right therapist for you, consider visiting santacruztherapy.org
Alisia Murphy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93942 (Online Only)
You are a woman who would like to deeply trust and take care of yourself. To really start nurturing the parts of you that need tenderness, have a place to explore what brings you alive or change what may be getting in the way of you being more fully yourself. You may be going through a major life change, navigating significant trauma or loss, managing health challenges, or you often put others ahead of yourself and are ready to do something different. You may not know how or where to begin but you are asking yourself, “Is it okay for me to take care of myself and what I really want?”
You are a woman who would like to deeply trust and take care of yourself. To really start nurturing the parts of you that need tenderness, have a place to explore what brings you alive or change what may be getting in the way of you being more fully yourself. You may be going through a major life change, navigating significant trauma or loss, managing health challenges, or you often put others ahead of yourself and are ready to do something different. You may not know how or where to begin but you are asking yourself, “Is it okay for me to take care of myself and what I really want?”
Mary Sue Abernethy
Marriage & Family Therapist, BS, MA, RD, MFT, NNTS
Verified Verified
Monterey, CA 93940 (Online Only)
Welcome and congratulations for seeking help! I love working with people who want to rise up to their highest potential yet know they have some blocks to clear out of the way. Often patterns show up in our lives and we can't figure out how to change so that we are manifesting what we want in life. Don't wait any longer, get the support you deserve!
Welcome and congratulations for seeking help! I love working with people who want to rise up to their highest potential yet know they have some blocks to clear out of the way. Often patterns show up in our lives and we can't figure out how to change so that we are manifesting what we want in life. Don't wait any longer, get the support you deserve!
Allison Le
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, RYT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Monterey, CA 93940
Not accepting new clients
I practice IFS-informed ("parts work"), relational, and mindfulness-based therapy in session.
You don't have to heal alone, I'm here to support you. My clients often struggle with different parts of themselves that they find hard to understand or accept. These parts can show up as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, sadness, substance use, people-pleasing, intense shame, guilt, overworking, or “triggered” trauma responses. Let's work together to explore different parts of yourself and build up the self-compassion that can lead to more satisfying relationships with yourself and others.
I practice IFS-informed ("parts work"), relational, and mindfulness-based therapy in session.
You don't have to heal alone, I'm here to support you. My clients often struggle with different parts of themselves that they find hard to understand or accept. These parts can show up as anxiety, depression, stress, grief, sadness, substance use, people-pleasing, intense shame, guilt, overworking, or “triggered” trauma responses. Let's work together to explore different parts of yourself and build up the self-compassion that can lead to more satisfying relationships with yourself and others.
Sherri White
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Monterey, CA 93940
Not accepting new clients
I incorporate art, play, and sand tray therapy, as well as guided imagery, relaxation techniques, and mindfulness into my treatment plans.
I treat children, adolescents, and adults using a variety of techniques individualized to uniquely accommodate each client.
I incorporate art, play, and sand tray therapy, as well as guided imagery, relaxation techniques, and mindfulness into my treatment plans.
I treat children, adolescents, and adults using a variety of techniques individualized to uniquely accommodate each client.
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