Female Therapists in Newport Beach, CA

In our sessions you are gently guided to a place of raising your awareness by engaging in deep self-inquiry. The atmosphere is warm, peaceful, and present, and you may also be on a journey of identifying, processing, and releasing trapped traumatic memories, underlying fears, and unconscious emotional patterns. With the help of multi-dimensional layers of dreamwork, meditation, and soothing EMDR bilateral stimulation, the energetic charge in traumatic and negative memories is desensitized and you build new loving and inspirational pathways. The journey of inner healing opens the room for living in clarity with an expanded vision.

If you're feeling stuck, I'd love to help. I use a supportive, solution-focused approach, providing you with effective tools that allow you to make positive, lasting changes. A graduate of Harvard and Antioch University, I work with people facing a variety of life challenges, including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and relationship transitions. Please visit my website to see a short video and learn more: www.ellengordonmft.com

I admire the strength it takes for clients to take the first step in seeking help. Would you like to reduce anxiety and/or depression, heal from toxic relationships, and be more comfortable with yourself overall? I’m here to support you in a safe and nurturing environment as you work through the issues that are weighing heavy on your heart. I enjoy working with women to break down the narratives we’ve been taught that are no longer serving us, and rise into our truest selves. I’ve also spent numerous years working with tweens (ages 9-12) and teens in helping them grow with strength, resilience, and self awareness.

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I offer individual psychotherapy services, including EMDR for people of all ages: teens, young adults, men and women as well as couples and pre-martial counseling. My clients often feel stuck and are typically struggling with life changes, relationship difficulties, personal growth, adolescent challenges, are transitioning into adulthood, or want to enhance and lead a more meaningful and fulfilling life. I view my role, as a therapist as one who walks beside you on your journey, offering a safe place to talk about your worries and as a guide who nudges you in the direction of the life that you are destined to lead.

Welcome! I am a psychotherapist striving to deliver high-quality therapy that is holistic and tailored to you. My priority is providing a safe and comfortable therapeutic relationship. This foundation is the groundwork that allows my clients to take risks in therapy and discuss what is really getting in the way of the life they want to lead. Therapy with me means going beyond the surface of thoughts and behaviors to access underlying emotions that are often at the root of feeling stuck. As an attachment-based therapist, I help my clients explore their relationships and their emotional and behavioral patterns.

Do you want a safe, caring place to explore? I enjoy working with individuals and couples interested in healing personal or relational difficulties. I will listen to what your current issues are and how these connect with your historical experiences. I will listen carefully to how you understand your experience, and will help make sense of what might feel confusing. I believe it is important that you feel safe and respected as you work toward understanding and healing.

Do you lack confidence in letting go of past beliefs or pain from trauma? Do you feel disconnected from your heart and body because of past trauma? Do you desire fulfilling, intimate relationships both emotionally and physically? Sexual Trauma and Emotional/Physical Abuse can limit our ability to experience joy, happiness and physical connection with others.. Together we can create a safer place to live inside of you and expand your capacity to be intimate. As a woman to you want to feel connected to your desire again, or perhaps find out explore what feminine aspects you have mean missing in your intimacy?

Men and women of all ages, cultures, and phases of life experience the challenges of anxiety, stress, depression, grief, loss, anger, or the affects of trauma. I’m here to provide the compassionate, caring, empowering therapeutic support you need during these challenging times. I’ve worked successfully in several professions pursing education and self-growth work, lived on several continents, and welcome diversity of all kinds. I specialize in helping people navigate difficult transitions, particularly at quarter-, mid-, or elder-life changes. These include relationship/family issues, divorce/separation, school/work/career choices.

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!

Do you feel overwhelmed with your relationship with food? Do you find yourself obsessing over thoughts of food and exercise throughout the day? Do you feel like a stranger in your own body, like it doesn't belong to you? Is it hard to stay present and connected in your relationships because you are consumed by eating disorder thoughts? The constant comparison, the calculator in the background, the critical self talk and the shame that never stops. It gets so loud, it makes you want to give up? I get it. It is very scary to face the eating disorder and take steps towards recovery and healing. I am here to help and support you.

Are you stuck in spins that block you in love and work? My interventions are strategic, solution-focused, and action oriented. As a certified PACT therapist I use this dynamic and interactive Psychobiological Approach developed by Stan Tatkin as described in his book "Wired for Love". Couples report immediate shifts and significant progress with this approach compared to prior couples counseling experiences.

Have you looked at your life lately and thought that maybe your life hasn’t turned out the way you thought it would be? Or maybe you’ve “checked all the boxes” but you still feel numb, disconnected, anxious or depressed? Maybe you are growing your family, and no one told you becoming a mother would be so difficult. But the fact is, life can be hard. Really hard. And sometimes we need help navigating our thoughts, feelings and experiences.

My therapeutic intention is to cultivate a collaborative space to foster personal growth, healing and self-awareness. You will feel supported each step of the way as we navigate emotional distress, negative beliefs, trauma, relationship problems, work stress or any other issues keeping you feeling lost, stuck or disconnected. We’ll explore tools to promote emotional resilience, process unresolved traumas and experience a more grounded and empowered sense of self. Because therapy is not a one size fits all experience, sessions and treatment goals are tailored to meet your specific needs and desires for positive growth and change.

I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist who treats depression, anxiety, panic, grief, PTSD/trauma, caregiver fatigue, relationship challenges, chronic pain, parenting, and substance abuse. I have two specialties: Women ’s Health (postpartum depression, infertility, miscarriage, menopause, surrogacy, trauma, and female sexual dysfunction) and Transgender Health; with extensive training and experience in supporting gender identity and affirmation. My approach to therapy is based on a foundation of building a relationship and connection with patients, in order to provide a safe place to place to talk about the hard things in Iife.

Psychotherapy is a very special endeavor with potential for positive change and decrease in discomfort. I see the therapeutic relationship formed in psychotherapy as that vehicle for change. I have worked 10 years as a nurse practitioner and over 15 years as a Clinical Psychologist. My expertise in these fields place me in a unique position to understand the mind/body interfaceI bring a unique perspective to my work particularly in the areas of women 's health issues, transitions in life: men and women , postpartum depression, stress reduction, mindfulness,and coping with chronic medical illnesses. I am on staff at Hoag Hospital.