Elders (65+) Therapists in Murrieta, CA

*I AM ACCEPTING NEW CLEINTS IN SAN DIEGO AND MENIFEE/TEMECULA AREA FOR VIDEO SESSIONS* As your therapist, I am not a one approach that fits all. I tailor my therapy towards the needs and concerns you may have. I am here to help guide you with your concerns allowing time to express them in a safe space. Then to assist in accessing your strengths, and overcome life's many challenges using a listening, emphatic, and nonjudgmental approach. As the process develops I specifically work with you on coping skills that is tailored for your current life situation. I

Are you finding yourself preoccupied by certain thoughts or experiences? Are you wanting to improve your life and your understanding of yourself?

Are you often wondering if there is more to life than what is in front of you? Are you feeling stuck, finding yourself preoccupied by certain thoughts or experiences? Do you want to build stronger relationships and feel more connected? Are you looking for a place where you can learn to understand yourself better? My practice focuses on helping individuals, adolescents, children, and couples create their the best life possible. Therapy with a clinical psychotherapist is one of the most powerful tools available to create transformations in one's inner and outer world.

My ultimate goal in practice is to provide you or your child with a thorough, comprehensive psychological assessment that will allow you to fully understand you or your child’s unique learning and emotional needs. I do not perform “drive thru” evaluations and seek at all costs to make an accurate and well-supported diagnosis that can help you or your child receive the proper school accommodations, academic interventions, or psychological services to become your best self.

Dona is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with experience working with families, children, teens, and adults. She provides a collaborative therapeutic approach integrating human-centered, solution-focused, and cognitive behavioral therapy to support clients as they face, explore, and cope with painful emotions, behavioral challenges, and stressors. She recognizes the need for help navigating life and emotional challenges.

I am now accepting clients in California as well as Indiana! I work in a Teletherapy ONLY practice and I specialize in EMDR for those with addictions, trauma, or a combination of the two. If you are someone who is trying to cope with addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, or chronic pain/illness, I would be glad to try to help you find another, better way forward. And what that "better way" looks like is up to you. I see therapy as being a very personal and intimate experience for each person and therefore tailor my approach to suit each person I see in treatment.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving teens and adults in individual and family therapy. I specialize in depression, anxiety, stress, relationship issues and trauma. I believe in client-led work where you decide what works best for you; at times I will guide you, other times stand alongside as witness to your inner work as you chart a path on a journey towards healing. I will help you process your past and present; I will teach you coping skills, providing a variety of tools for you to try.

Change begins when we change ourselves, so whether you come alone or with someone you love, I encourage you to come! Healing occurs when we share our struggles in confidence with someone we trust. I will provide a safe, comfortable environment where you can be yourself & tell your story. I will also encourage & challenge you to be the best YOU that you can be.

Are you in CRISIS? Has SADNESS, ANXIETY, SHAME or ANGER robbed you of joy? Are you having trouble coping with either painful emotions or relationships? You do not have to face it alone! I offer compassionate, shame-free and practical therapy for ADULTS, COUPLES or TEENS who are wrestling with challenging individuals, situations, changes in emotions and desire change! As a former mental health therapist and active crisis counselor, I've had the privilege of counseling a wide spectrum of clientele for the past decade. My treatment preferences to counseling consist of CBT, strength based, interpersonal and solution-focused modalities.

I have been serving clients with rich and diverse backgrounds as well as complex traumatic experiences ranging across the age spectrum. This includes foster/group home minors, probation youth and adults, prisoners of war, substance abuse, grief/loss, senior issues, and crisis intervention. My clients have experienced anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, impulse control, and high-risk behaviors such as suicidal ideation and self-harm. I utilize client-centered treatment that stabilizes crises and provides clients and their support systems with tools to overcome current and future stresses they may face.

I have an optimistic perspective in life. I am non judgmental, caring, authentic and always present in interactions. I belive that we cannot control everything however what we can control is our reaction to events. I have worked with clients that are needing support to reach goals in overcoming losses, gaining confidence, self esteem and are wanting to have better understanding of their strengths. I belive in the field and view clients from a humanistic frame I believe everyone is doing their best and I am helpful in aiding clients to put things in perspective.

Therapy can be difficult, I understand this. Seeking therapy is a courageous first step in your journey. Whether you are attempting to heal from trauma or just want a desire to change. Change happens through building insight and vulnerability. I will work collaboratively with you to ensure your needs are met.

Hello! I’m Lindsay and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Beyond that, I am also a human being that feels privileged to hold space for you and your story. Our stories are vast and unique and deserve to be held with the utmost compassion. I am here to help you navigate what it means for you to move toward healing and believe each and every one of us has the capacity to heal. Often, this journey begins when we bravely step into our stories and allow ourselves to show up and be seen, despite the possible fear and messiness that can come with it.

Accepting NEW patients. Are your relationships suffering? Are you isolating from others and finding it hard to manage your depression, anxiety and life stressors? If you are having difficulty maintaining your relationships and feel dissatisfaction in your overall life - it is time to get professional help in order to improve your quality of life. You deserve to feel more joy, to feel less worried, to improve your relationships, and to heal from past hurts and wounds. I will help you find your strengths, solve problems, learn new ways to cope with stressors and better communicate with loved ones.

At some point, most of us will live through a difficult life situation. It could be a difficult job, challenging relationship issues, family issues, issues from childhood, financial hardships, an adjustment to medical diagnosis, death of a loved one—or perhaps a pain inflicted by another person in the form of assault or abuse.As a clinical social worker I have been trained to pay attention to strengths and challenges in all aspects of your life. I am also attuned to the internal conflicts, both conscious and out of awareness, which may be at the root of painful feelings, non-productive behaviors, and relationship difficulties.

I am a retired licensed clinical social worker who decided to resume a private practice upon recognizing the mental health impact of the Covid 19 crisis. With over 22 years of providing counseling I have the clinical knowledge and expertise to help alleviate the pain and isolation that many of us are feeling during this transition back to ordinary life. My areas of expertise include helping clients reduce stress and anxiety, cope with grief and loss, manage anger and other difficult emotions and learn how to lessen the effects of trauma and abuse. My approach incorporates mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing and trauma

My specialty is in anxiety management with a skills based cognitive behavioral therapy approach. I have previously run depression, anxiety management, and anger management groups teaching from a skills based approach. My goal is to help clients learn how to manage their symptoms, not diagnose but learn to endure as well as personally grow from their anxiety. I love anxious people and I look forward to helping you grow to your best self.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN AUTHENTIC THERAPIST WHO WILL WORK ALONGSIDE YOU TO FACILITATE HEALING AND RESILIENCY? We all possess gifts in life. Our gifts are challenged when talents and temperaments are misdirected, or overshadowed by stress and trauma. I will EXPAND UPON YOUR STRENGTHS to help you creatively cope with your symptoms. I will help you REDISCOVER your internal and external resources as we work through the challenges you are facing in your life. I truly enjoy treating all age groups (teens, adults, children), and welcome individuals, couples, and families.

I'm a sex positive, and kink knowledgeable therapist and work to provide a non-judgmental atmosphere and safe space to work through a vast array of potentially difficult and stigmatizing issues. Using evidence-based practices, I strive to support, encourage, educate, and empower my clients. Together we'll work side by side to help strengthen awareness, communication, increase personal growth and healing within yourself and your relationships. We will also Identify strengths, patterns, triggers, coping skills, and strive to increase self-confidence.