Therapists in Rancho Mirage, CA

I believe therapy is a collaborative process, and I consider the quality and the nature of the therapeutic alliance to be one of the most important aspects of therapy. Through motivational interviewing and by using the strengths perspectives model, I will assist patients into establishing new perspectives, improving self-awareness, and utilizing personal strengths to create more meaningful life experiences. I also believe therapy is not a “one size fits all” model, which is why I tailor my approach by using various therapeutic modalities specifically designed for each client.

Wolkig with all age groups, I offer my years of experience in helping clients achieve life enhancing changes. The hypnotic state allows a person to be more open to suggestion. So-called "POSTHYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS" may improve treatments for many conditions, including: phobias, fears, anxiety, sleep disorder, PTSD, grief and loss. Hypnotherapy can help changing a person's behavior, such as smoking, biting nails, alcohol & drug addiction, obesity, low self esteem and relationship problems. Furthermore, hypnotherapy is particularly useful in treating pain and preparing for surgery. Hypnotherapy proves to be an excellent tool to enhance sport specific skills in golf, tennis, football, baseball and others.

I help empower people to make necessary changes that are holding them back from success and personal fulfillment. I utilize a cognitive-behavioral approach to help you find solutions that work.

Having previously worked as a music producer/engineer in Los Angeles, guiding musicians, and resolving creative conflict, Dr. Barry holds a Licensed Advanced Drug and Alcohol Counselor designation, as well as a Doctorate in Psychology. Working at the Betty Ford Center from 2007-2017, Dr. Barry designed Young Adult Programming, Outpatient services, and LGBTQ Integrated programming, and has been a featured speaker on LGBTQ issues for medical students and various professional organizations. In 2018, James joined the DAP Behavioral Health Department, departing DAP in 2020 to engage a private practice.

Do you feel like your relationship is dying right before your eyes? Do you feel powerless and confused? Have you tried everything? I can help you discover your major relationship style and destroy roadblocks preventing you from having a much more exciting, passionate life that you desire and deserve. I can help you identify your core values, beliefs and motives effecting the choices you make in your primary relationships. If you would like more clarity about what you value and believe, and what drives and motivates you in your relationship, then call or contact me for a session today.

I treat individuals and couples. People see me to help ease distress and often to find greater meaning in life and connection in relationships. I work in a relational and supportive way, addressing underlying issues to resolve them. This process can alleviate sadness, anxiety, depression and resolve inner conflicts, while building self esteem and a conscious relationship with your inner self. A fresh perspective enables you to find your strength and courage, to clarify your thinking or even enliven deadened passions. At times psychotherapy can be difficult, but it also creates surprising and meaningful changes in your life.

Licensed Therapist since 1985. Experienced therapist offering individual, couple and family therapy in a safe environment. Traumatic events happen to many people, everything from sexual abuse, illness, accidents, natural disasters and more. If you are someone facing difficult life issues such as addictions, relationship problems, low self-esteem, self-harm, therapy can help you find your voice and the self you were meant to be. Men surviving from Child Abuse, healing groups Tuesday nights on zoom 7PM. email me for link.

My ideal client is anyone looking to make a change in their lives in order to feel better, look better and achieve a meaningful life. I am a integrated wellness therapist that looks at all aspects of your life and history starting with the basic patterns of food, exercise, and sleep which are the pillars of optimal health. I work with teens, couples, adults and older adults both as a coach, cheer leader and motivator. I specialize in working with people who have experienced any sort of trauma particularly childhood trauma. I am certified in EMDR a very specific intervention for processing through traumatic memories.

Hey YOU! Yeah, YOU! The one looking for someone to help them! Has your anxiety or depression taken over your life? Or made the life you’re living just MISERABLE? Stuck in your own head, your thoughts race from one thing to another, full of worry. Some days you can barely function. You just want to hide from the world, feeling like a failure. You have no idea how to balance the different areas of your life, and struggle to put into words how much fear and hurt you're hiding. Convinced no one will understand, you constantly ask yourself “How is it ever going to get better?” and “When will this pain go away?”.

My personal approach centers around providing a supportive environment to help clients feel safe and understood. I have over eight years of experience working with children, adolescents, couples and adults with poor social skills, emotional stress, depression, anxiety, sexual abuse and severe trauma histories. With compassion, humor, and understanding, I will work with you to help you build on your own strengths and attain personal change and growth.

In your therapy," I WON'T JUST SIT AND NOD." I'll be an active participant in your therapy. I specialize in individual, couple, family and addiction therapy from anxiety, depression to relationship challenges. I can help with a blend of warmth, compassion, safety, guidance, and tools. I'll work with you interactively to identify, explore, and work through those scary, but healing truths. Your truths! Not thoughts and behaviors that you've lived that keep you emotionally stuck and in pain! Let's work to leave behind patterns of dis-ease, discovering an empowered, real and wonderful YOU!

Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, the effects of trauma, or relationship challenges? I believe that people are resilient, constantly learning and always growing. Psychotherapy can facilitate this growth so you can live life more fully and with greater ease. I can help you identity and utilize your cognitive and emotional strengths and resources to develop new insights, solve problems, learn skills, increase joy, and live more authentically.

Whether the distress you are experiencing emanates from internal or external factors, psychotherapy can help. In my many years of practice, it has been my privilege to work hand in hand with my patients to find new pathways of understanding and new options for moving forward. Reaching out for some assistance is not a sign of weakness but rather of courage - the courage to face what is troubling and to take the sometimes difficult steps to regroup.

Relationship problems? I can help! Sometimes life is overwhelming, and you need individual or couple support. My Practical Strategies, and powerful Tools, help you quickly feel Supported, Optimistic, Balanced, Connected. I'm a Solution focused, holistic therapist, empowering clients to increase Communication and Commitment, reawaken Love, revive Passion, solve Issues and increase Understanding. Also, I mentor Sensitive Women to learn excellent Self Care, and find Love. I enjoy coaching Women seeking Zest, new Energy, Direction. Plus, I make house calls. Either in the privacy of your home or remotely by telephone & Skype - for your convenience. Extended sessions, VIP days available.

Oftentimes people believe that therapy is complicated and/or long term, but it does not always have to be. I believe in solution-oriented therapy which helps my clients obtain insight and clarity so that they are able to move beyond the areas that are keeping them "stuck". I take an active and direct approach to helping my clients develop a true sense of self so that they can live happier and more fulfilled lives.