Play Therapy in Mount Shasta, CA
Dee DeLeon
Counselor, MS, NCC, LPCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Mount Shasta, CA 96067
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome. When situations arise that make life difficult, it helps to have a qualified and supportive professional to help you work through and identify solutions to your unique circumstances.
Welcome. When situations arise that make life difficult, it helps to have a qualified and supportive professional to help you work through and identify solutions to your unique circumstances.
Christine Balletta
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Mount Shasta, CA 96067
In Mt. Shasta: It takes courage to seek support and look deeply at yourself and your unique challenges and strengths. My focus is to help clients feel more empowered, balanced, and whole in their lives. I offer a unique combination of psychotherapy, informed by Depth Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-as well as NeurOptimal Neurofeedback Brain Training to support mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. My experience includes: trauma focused outpatient county mental health with adults and children, crisis work in local hospitals-as well as grief and palliative care for hospice patients and their families.
In Mt. Shasta: It takes courage to seek support and look deeply at yourself and your unique challenges and strengths. My focus is to help clients feel more empowered, balanced, and whole in their lives. I offer a unique combination of psychotherapy, informed by Depth Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-as well as NeurOptimal Neurofeedback Brain Training to support mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. My experience includes: trauma focused outpatient county mental health with adults and children, crisis work in local hospitals-as well as grief and palliative care for hospice patients and their families.
Holly Dellaganna
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Mount Shasta, CA 96067 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I admire anyone striving to become a more evolved version of themselves. I believe vulnerability is a privilege and we all have experiences that make accessing our deeper emotions possible. I am passionate about supporting my clients connect with their true self, and to live authentic, meaningful lives. I am honored to walk beside you, to be your gentle mirror and to create a safe, compassionate space for you to do this courageous work.
I admire anyone striving to become a more evolved version of themselves. I believe vulnerability is a privilege and we all have experiences that make accessing our deeper emotions possible. I am passionate about supporting my clients connect with their true self, and to live authentic, meaningful lives. I am honored to walk beside you, to be your gentle mirror and to create a safe, compassionate space for you to do this courageous work.
Karlie Youngblood
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Mount Shasta, CA 96067 (Online Only)
Imagine seeking deeper meaning in your life, grappling with unresolved trauma, inner conflicts, and a longing for personal growth. You yearn for self-empowerment, liberation from past burdens, and a path to your own sovereignty.
Imagine seeking deeper meaning in your life, grappling with unresolved trauma, inner conflicts, and a longing for personal growth. You yearn for self-empowerment, liberation from past burdens, and a path to your own sovereignty.
Peggy Alena Marie Farver
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Mount Shasta, CA 96067
Waitlist for new clients
Life is full of changes, we can count on this! During these ever changing times and seasons in living, our lives can be thrown off balance! Counseling support provides a special ‘time out’ where you can identify your current needs and address current symptoms and issues in need of attention and change from a compassionate and caring therapist. During this season with on-going losses, as a Certified Grief Educator, integrating issues of loss and grief into your counseling session remains so important! We all grieve differently...having a safe-place to process your grief, to remember your loved one, is a special honor and privilege.
Life is full of changes, we can count on this! During these ever changing times and seasons in living, our lives can be thrown off balance! Counseling support provides a special ‘time out’ where you can identify your current needs and address current symptoms and issues in need of attention and change from a compassionate and caring therapist. During this season with on-going losses, as a Certified Grief Educator, integrating issues of loss and grief into your counseling session remains so important! We all grieve differently...having a safe-place to process your grief, to remember your loved one, is a special honor and privilege.
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Brittany Collier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, ASW , MSW, PPS-C
Verified Verified
Dunsmuir, CA 96025
Hello. I am grateful you are here. If you find yourself grappling with challenges in various aspects of your life—be it school, work, relationships, family dynamics, friendships, or simply feeling stuck—I want you to know that you're not alone. Life's journey is filled with transitions, and your path is uniquely yours. Whether you're navigating new experiences or processing past ones that were painful, traumatic, or confusing, I'm here to journey alongside you. Regardless of your age or stage in life, know that you have the power to overcome obstacles and shape the life you envision. Together, we'll navigate through these challenge
Hello. I am grateful you are here. If you find yourself grappling with challenges in various aspects of your life—be it school, work, relationships, family dynamics, friendships, or simply feeling stuck—I want you to know that you're not alone. Life's journey is filled with transitions, and your path is uniquely yours. Whether you're navigating new experiences or processing past ones that were painful, traumatic, or confusing, I'm here to journey alongside you. Regardless of your age or stage in life, know that you have the power to overcome obstacles and shape the life you envision. Together, we'll navigate through these challenge
Stephanie Yarger
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Dunsmuir, CA 96025
My work with clients is based on the idea that deep within, you already have the tools available to you to make lasting change. Through a warm, caring, and confidential environment, I help you uncover and utilize your own inherent strengths. In the course of our time together, we will do the work to shed the burdens that have kept you from accessing the joy and vitality that are your birthright. This process happens not in the mind, but in the heart.
My work with clients is based on the idea that deep within, you already have the tools available to you to make lasting change. Through a warm, caring, and confidential environment, I help you uncover and utilize your own inherent strengths. In the course of our time together, we will do the work to shed the burdens that have kept you from accessing the joy and vitality that are your birthright. This process happens not in the mind, but in the heart.
Online Therapists
Rae Hopper
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002
I am trained in DBT, CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative therapy, Play therapy, and many different modalities and intervention styles.
Greetings all, meeting someone who you can talk to about any life struggles or challenges can provide insight and awareness that can change your life. Life has obstacles, tragedies, and unforeseen circumstances indefinitely! The key is learning how to handle these different situations while managing and regulating our emotions. I work with all ages, all different backgrounds, and varying degrees of symptoms and diagnoses. I am not the leader of your journey but I do aspire to assist you in navigating life's terrain while encouraging and cheering you on down the path.
I am trained in DBT, CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Narrative therapy, Play therapy, and many different modalities and intervention styles.
Greetings all, meeting someone who you can talk to about any life struggles or challenges can provide insight and awareness that can change your life. Life has obstacles, tragedies, and unforeseen circumstances indefinitely! The key is learning how to handle these different situations while managing and regulating our emotions. I work with all ages, all different backgrounds, and varying degrees of symptoms and diagnoses. I am not the leader of your journey but I do aspire to assist you in navigating life's terrain while encouraging and cheering you on down the path.
Channel Patrice Bigelow
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002
My name is Chanel Bigelow! I work with children, adolescents, teen, individuals, and couples. I specialize in relieving anxiety, alleviating depression, and reducing trauma symptoms. I have experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, and Mindfulness.
My name is Chanel Bigelow! I work with children, adolescents, teen, individuals, and couples. I specialize in relieving anxiety, alleviating depression, and reducing trauma symptoms. I have experience with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, and Mindfulness.
Joy Foss
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002
My theoretical approach and focuses are client centered, solution focused using play therapy, therapeutic art processing, CBT, brain spotting and other modalities that pairs with individuals needs.
In life we can face many challenges, carry deep burdens, and simply get suck from past or present experiences. Pain, fear, confusion, disappointment, and hurt can cause us to feel hopeless and loss. I am passionate in holding hope, guiding those who are struggling, and being a safe place for individuals who have experienced traumas. I am driven and work with individuals trauma, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief.
My theoretical approach and focuses are client centered, solution focused using play therapy, therapeutic art processing, CBT, brain spotting and other modalities that pairs with individuals needs.
In life we can face many challenges, carry deep burdens, and simply get suck from past or present experiences. Pain, fear, confusion, disappointment, and hurt can cause us to feel hopeless and loss. I am passionate in holding hope, guiding those who are struggling, and being a safe place for individuals who have experienced traumas. I am driven and work with individuals trauma, childhood trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief.
Christina Dell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002
Waitlist for new clients
I use art process, play therapy, sand play, as various methods in therapy.
Life is full of wonderful and sometimes difficult or painful experiences, and during painful seasons we can get stuck. Many times trauma or past wounds can hold us back from moving forward or functioning in life. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I believe in providing a safe, supportive environment to process through pain, or life changes, to be able to grow and move forward in your life. I work with children, adolescents, families and women. Some of the issues I work with are depression, anxiety, identity, parenting issues, family systems, communication, grief, and abuse.
I use art process, play therapy, sand play, as various methods in therapy.
Life is full of wonderful and sometimes difficult or painful experiences, and during painful seasons we can get stuck. Many times trauma or past wounds can hold us back from moving forward or functioning in life. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I believe in providing a safe, supportive environment to process through pain, or life changes, to be able to grow and move forward in your life. I work with children, adolescents, families and women. Some of the issues I work with are depression, anxiety, identity, parenting issues, family systems, communication, grief, and abuse.
Laura Stockdale
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, PhD, APCC
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002
People are complicated. Life can be challenging and all of us get stuck from time to time. My approach with clients is to sit with them as they process, learn, grow, and develop. My therapeutic approach focuses on validating, teaching, empathy, compassion, and confronting problematic thought processes and ideas. I seek to help my clients gain the tools they need to continue growing and developing throughout their lives. It’s my great privilege to walk with my clients on this journey. I am a trauma informed and insight-oriented therapist. I work with individuals, couples, and children.
People are complicated. Life can be challenging and all of us get stuck from time to time. My approach with clients is to sit with them as they process, learn, grow, and develop. My therapeutic approach focuses on validating, teaching, empathy, compassion, and confronting problematic thought processes and ideas. I seek to help my clients gain the tools they need to continue growing and developing throughout their lives. It’s my great privilege to walk with my clients on this journey. I am a trauma informed and insight-oriented therapist. I work with individuals, couples, and children.
Rhonda Nechanicky
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, MATP, BSN, RN
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96002
Telemed/Video appointments available. I work with individuals, adolescents, teens, groups, and couples. I specialize in helping people alleviate and prevent depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms using specific, practical and scientifically proven psychotherapy techniques. My goal is to teach tools and techniques that empower clients to function more effectively and experience a healthier and more balanced state of being.
Telemed/Video appointments available. I work with individuals, adolescents, teens, groups, and couples. I specialize in helping people alleviate and prevent depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms using specific, practical and scientifically proven psychotherapy techniques. My goal is to teach tools and techniques that empower clients to function more effectively and experience a healthier and more balanced state of being.
Angela MacDougall
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96001
Current immediate openings for private pay & beacon health option clients.
Current immediate openings for private pay & beacon health option clients.
Rebecca Ann Rice
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Mckinleyville, CA 95519
Hi there, I'm Rebecca Rice, LMFT. I have extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, emotion regulation, complex and developmental trauma, acute and chronic PTSD, ADHD, low self-esteem, emotional and sexual abuse, relationship problems, grief and loss. My therapeutic approach is drawn from many theories: EMDR, CBT, Attachment Theory, Solution-Focused, trauma-informed care and a holistic mind body approach. I'm guided by individual needs and reinforce strengths and abilities to facilitate change in the briefest time possible. You get to decide who you invite on your journey; I feel blessed to be a part of yours.
Hi there, I'm Rebecca Rice, LMFT. I have extensive experience working with depression, anxiety, emotion regulation, complex and developmental trauma, acute and chronic PTSD, ADHD, low self-esteem, emotional and sexual abuse, relationship problems, grief and loss. My therapeutic approach is drawn from many theories: EMDR, CBT, Attachment Theory, Solution-Focused, trauma-informed care and a holistic mind body approach. I'm guided by individual needs and reinforce strengths and abilities to facilitate change in the briefest time possible. You get to decide who you invite on your journey; I feel blessed to be a part of yours.
Donghui Liu
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003 (Online Only)
Mental Health problems affect millions of people worldwide. You might also be struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, marital, parenting, or relationship issues.
Mental Health problems affect millions of people worldwide. You might also be struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, marital, parenting, or relationship issues.
Melanie Barnett
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Arcata, CA 95521
I work with clients who are looking to live more authentically, to know themselves at an honest and in-depth level, to learn to accept the parts of themselves they have wanted to hide, those who want to acknowledge and work through anxiety, depression, lack of accountability or responsibility in their life, and those who are creative artists or entrepreneurs that may feel scattered or lost. I work with clients who are feeling stuck, in their relationships, career, or within themselves. I work from a somatic perspective, incorporating contemporary Reichian theory and Ecopsychology principles, among many other modalities.
I work with clients who are looking to live more authentically, to know themselves at an honest and in-depth level, to learn to accept the parts of themselves they have wanted to hide, those who want to acknowledge and work through anxiety, depression, lack of accountability or responsibility in their life, and those who are creative artists or entrepreneurs that may feel scattered or lost. I work with clients who are feeling stuck, in their relationships, career, or within themselves. I work from a somatic perspective, incorporating contemporary Reichian theory and Ecopsychology principles, among many other modalities.
Michelle Lefebvre
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
I'm Dr. Michelle Lefebvre. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and specialize in the treatment of children ranging from early school age to teens. I have extensive experience treating children suffering from anxiety, depression and trauma. I also support adult clients in achieving their goals and living lives consistent with their values. I support individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, unsatisfactory relationships and parenting struggles. Many families and individuals need support in overcoming difficulties. I invite you to reach out.
I'm Dr. Michelle Lefebvre. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and specialize in the treatment of children ranging from early school age to teens. I have extensive experience treating children suffering from anxiety, depression and trauma. I also support adult clients in achieving their goals and living lives consistent with their values. I support individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, unsatisfactory relationships and parenting struggles. Many families and individuals need support in overcoming difficulties. I invite you to reach out.
Dr. Joy Morgan
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Arcata, CA 95521 (Online Only)
When times are tough and the day-to-day feels like a struggle, it can be difficult to reach out for help. You may not know where to go or what to do to make things better. You may be telling yourself that you should be able to solve whatever you are dealing with on your own. The truth is that everyone needs help sometimes. I will work with you on identifying what you are struggling with, and will help guide you towards health and healing. You are NOT alone and you do not have to struggle. I'm here to help.
When times are tough and the day-to-day feels like a struggle, it can be difficult to reach out for help. You may not know where to go or what to do to make things better. You may be telling yourself that you should be able to solve whatever you are dealing with on your own. The truth is that everyone needs help sometimes. I will work with you on identifying what you are struggling with, and will help guide you towards health and healing. You are NOT alone and you do not have to struggle. I'm here to help.
Andrea Herrera
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002
My name is Andrea Herrera and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Selma, California, and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with children, adolescents, and adults. I specialize in anxiety, depression, stress management, and trauma work. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma Focused CBT to aid my clients in improving their daily functioning. I've typically worked with children, adolescents, and adults who experience anxiety, depression, stress management, life changes or have a history of trauma.
My name is Andrea Herrera and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Selma, California, and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with children, adolescents, and adults. I specialize in anxiety, depression, stress management, and trauma work. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma Focused CBT to aid my clients in improving their daily functioning. I've typically worked with children, adolescents, and adults who experience anxiety, depression, stress management, life changes or have a history of trauma.
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Play Therapy
Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.