Family Therapy in Oxnard, CA

Do you feel anxious due to your work, family issues, low self-esteem, and relationship issues? I can especially help those with anxiety/panic attacks. I make it a priority to help clients with buried feelings who have trouble speaking on their emotions. Communicating emotionally is extremely important to promote well-rounded and mature adults. I will help you enhance your self-awareness around unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and build skills necessary to handle life more effectively and develop actionable steps to reach your goals.

We all go through emotional storms where we feel emotionally and physically stuck; we worry too much and lose control of ourselves. Do you find yourself thrown off balance by your childhood trauma? Childhood traumatic experiences such as abandonment, abuse, and neglect lead to social anxiety. My approach is solution-focused and tailored to your needs and goals. I am committed to providing a profound sense of safety and offering compassionate and actionable guidance to all my clients.

Carl Hess is an Associate Marriage and Family therapist practicing in Ventura County. Carl works with individuals, families, and couples, helping to improve relationships and to discover the path to more rich and meaningful lives. Carl employs knowledge of a wide range of treatment modalities to create individualized treatment plans with practical solutions to life's challenges.

Reaching out for help can be hard. Finding and connecting with a qualified therapist should not be. We're here to help.

Are you going through internal struggle due to trauma? Do you feel anxious and depressed about the future? Do you struggle with family issues and relationship issues? I’m willing to meet you where you are, help you process unwanted thoughts and emotions, and help develop an action plan to effectively cultivate your healing and growth. I’m here to help you explore unresolved feelings (anxiety, depression, anger, helplessness, grief, etc.) and develop skills to effectively cope with them. Thus, you can feel relieved and fulfilled in your relationship with yourself and others.

Does your tiny person have really BIG feelings? Do they worry constantly? Are you seeing more tantrums or anger? Maybe you're going through a divorce or a recent traumatic event & want some extra support for your child. What about your teen? Are you noticing changes in their behavior or mood, but unsure of how to connect or help? Do you find yourself wondering how to reach them or struggle with more arguments within your family ? What about drugs or alcohol? Self-harm or school struggles? Are you worried about your child, teen, or family and seeking a therapist specialized in working with kids & teens? You've come to the right place!

We live our lives in search of happiness, fulfillment, enrichment, and balance through our relationships, families, jobs and career. These areas can become demanding, stressful and even overwhelming. We face challenging situations of life transitions, grief and loss, family dynamics, trauma and abuse. As a result, we experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, anger, and other moods. This is a good time to consider seeking professional help. The journey of psychotherapy can be challenging, yet it is often healing and rewarding.

Many people go to therapy because they want better. That is my main objective for all my clients no matter what their present situation might be. Whether this involves your relationship, your anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, addictions or gender difficulties, counseling can provide a virtual road map towards your better, or maybe even, best version of yourself. In taking the time to search this site, you've already taken the first step towards that very outcome. I provide a safe, comfortable, confidential environment in which I assist my clients work towards the goal of better, stronger, and of course, healthier.

With over four years of experience working in a rape crisis center, I've served alongside law enforcement and forensic medical teams as a crisis advocate. I’m very familiar with sexual assault, domestic violence and LGBTQ+ issues. I’ve facilitated Ventura County’s longest-running Trans/Non-binary support groups for adults and teenagers. With couples and other non-traditional relationships, I collaborate to create a safe environment to discuss ruptures in trust and attachment wounds.

My experience working in community based programs enables me to offer effective individualized therapeutic care over a wide range of services. I provide a strength- based approach to individuals, children, couples and families. My focus is to help you decrease emotional distress, instill hope and guide you in becoming aware of your inner strengths. We achieve this through collaboration, defining your goals and customizing an effective treatment plan based on your needs. Using evidence based models, we will discover what matters most to you as you embark on your journey of self-discovery, inner growth, healing and fulfillment.

Here in Mejor Vida Terapia en Español I look forward to specialize in helping clients whose first language is Spanish, as I believe in holding a safe space where we can heal in our first mother tongue. As I am an immigrant myself I can appreciate the importance of being heard and understood in one's own first language.

I have 18 years of experience providing psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. I am a psychotherapist with a specialty and passion for working with individuals struggling with a wide variety of issues such as depression, anxiety, adolescent struggles, parenting, relationship issues, trauma, self-esteem and more. I am dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, non-judgmental, and confidential environment to ensure that we collaborate and discover what's important to you. I will listen to your concerns and work with you to develop personal tools necessary to improve the quality of your life.

Psychotherapy is a learning process in which you come to better understand yourself and your relationships so you could promote change in the areas you would like to improve. As a therapist, my role is to help you explore destructive patterns and develop more positive ones in order to address life issues and transform daily experiences. Life is a journey, I meet people where they are at and work collaboratively to create a road map to make life more rewarding.

My practice is rooted in the strengths-based perspective, and informed by the interconnectedness of all things. I recognize the relationship between mind, body, and spirit (or soul), and the complexity of being an individual influenced by multiple, dynamic systems. Therapy is a collaboration between client and therapist, as we are all practitioners and students in our own rights. We all have within us an innate wisdom and knowing to share and to affect positive change.

This has truly been a crazy time! If you are feeling overwhelmed, confused, lonely, sad, traumatized or any other normal, healthy reaction to crazy times, we totally get it. It's hard to get traction and make sense of things when nothing makes sense. You are not alone. We feel you, we're here for you, we want to help you. We've got amazing therapists here at Acorn who happen to be amazing humans also. We are all walking through this together. You don't have to do it alone. Please let us find you the right person to connect you with and get the support you need.

Are you or your child struggling with learning, anxiety, depression, and attention deficit and you need assessment right away? Or perhaps your child is too gifted and talented and not working to its potential with another failing report card on its way and it is clear that your child needs help. It leaves you completely overwhelmed, feeling like you are the only person trying to do anything about it as the school is letting it all happen. You see several struggles in reading, writing, organization, forgetting things learned, making the same mistakes over and over again? Do you wonder if your child needs IEP or gifted education?