Therapists for Teens and Adolescents in Rancho Park, CA
My work enables the client to become aware of emotions and resources as they learn techniques for self-management, communication & resourcefulness. Building emotional resilience is key towards achieving a balanced life. I work with the conscious & subconscious mind, while helping gain self-awareness to understand that self-limiting behaviors are caused by thoughts, feelings & beliefs of which you may be unaware. I help build awareness & empowerment during your journey. The motivations and process of therapy are unique to each individual. My practice includes work with individuals, couples, families, children, geriatrics, & groups.
My work enables the client to become aware of emotions and resources as they learn techniques for self-management, communication & resourcefulness. Building emotional resilience is key towards achieving a balanced life. I work with the conscious & subconscious mind, while helping gain self-awareness to understand that self-limiting behaviors are caused by thoughts, feelings & beliefs of which you may be unaware. I help build awareness & empowerment during your journey. The motivations and process of therapy are unique to each individual. My practice includes work with individuals, couples, families, children, geriatrics, & groups.
If you are seeking emotional support and growth after a catastrophe (including wildfire, floods, or climate change distress), or fear the future, I would like to introduce myself. I provide an informed, safe, deep, supportive and effective therapy to help understand and illuminate what has happened, and work toward growth and happiness. In these anxiety provoking times upheavals at international, national, and personal levels of our lives haunt us creating extra difficulty with relationships, decisions, or influence. You will find me experienced, warm, empathic, and responsive and experienced.
If you are seeking emotional support and growth after a catastrophe (including wildfire, floods, or climate change distress), or fear the future, I would like to introduce myself. I provide an informed, safe, deep, supportive and effective therapy to help understand and illuminate what has happened, and work toward growth and happiness. In these anxiety provoking times upheavals at international, national, and personal levels of our lives haunt us creating extra difficulty with relationships, decisions, or influence. You will find me experienced, warm, empathic, and responsive and experienced.
I specialize in EMDR and use Internal Family Systems frequently in my practice, helping teens and adults work through trauma of the past or present, finding more ease and peace in their lives.
You may look successful on the outside while feeling exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected on the inside. Many of my clients are high achievers who have spent years pushing through stress, only to find that anxiety, burnout, and relationship challenges continue to follow them. My approach focuses on the mind-body connection and helping you understand the deeper patterns driving your distress. Together, we’ll reduce anxiety, increase resilience, and help you feel more grounded, connected, and at ease.
I specialize in EMDR and use Internal Family Systems frequently in my practice, helping teens and adults work through trauma of the past or present, finding more ease and peace in their lives.
You may look successful on the outside while feeling exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected on the inside. Many of my clients are high achievers who have spent years pushing through stress, only to find that anxiety, burnout, and relationship challenges continue to follow them. My approach focuses on the mind-body connection and helping you understand the deeper patterns driving your distress. Together, we’ll reduce anxiety, increase resilience, and help you feel more grounded, connected, and at ease.
I help teens, adults, and couples understand these patterns, calm their nervous systems, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
I combine Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, attachment-focused, and psychodynamic therapy to help you move beyond insight alone. Together we'll process past experiences, reduce anxiety, strengthen boundaries, and help your mind and body feel safer so lasting change becomes possible.
I help teens, adults, and couples understand these patterns, calm their nervous systems, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others.
I combine Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, attachment-focused, and psychodynamic therapy to help you move beyond insight alone. Together we'll process past experiences, reduce anxiety, strengthen boundaries, and help your mind and body feel safer so lasting change becomes possible.
I work primarily with Adults & Adolescents and utilize an integrative approach of psychodynamic, somatic, cognitive behavioral and solution-focused modalities to tailor therapy to meet each client’s unique lived experience and cultural background.
Carl Jung, who helped lay the groundwork for modern-day psychotherapy once stated, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Entering into therapy is an opportunity to examine our deep-rooted thoughts, emotions and behaviors that compromise our sense of self. I look forward to helping you on this journey.
I work primarily with Adults & Adolescents and utilize an integrative approach of psychodynamic, somatic, cognitive behavioral and solution-focused modalities to tailor therapy to meet each client’s unique lived experience and cultural background.
Carl Jung, who helped lay the groundwork for modern-day psychotherapy once stated, “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” Entering into therapy is an opportunity to examine our deep-rooted thoughts, emotions and behaviors that compromise our sense of self. I look forward to helping you on this journey.
I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, trauma, self-harm, disordered eating behaviors, and relationship difficulties.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified DBT Therapist through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (10+ years of DBT experience). I have extensive experience with utilizing evidence-based approaches including CBT, PE, ACT and ERP. I have years of experience as both an individual therapist and a skills group facilitator.
I specialize in working with adolescents and adults who struggle with depression, anxiety, personality disorders, trauma, self-harm, disordered eating behaviors, and relationship difficulties.
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified DBT Therapist through the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification (10+ years of DBT experience). I have extensive experience with utilizing evidence-based approaches including CBT, PE, ACT and ERP. I have years of experience as both an individual therapist and a skills group facilitator.
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You might find yourself repeating situations that cause suffering. Though you are aware of this, you do not know why you find yourself in the same situation, for example with one after another of unsatisfying partners, friends, jobs, etc. In the way that I work, my patients and I listen in a unique way to what is being spoken so that something can be heard, and thus known, and now something negative will not have to be repeated in the same way. You can free yourself to do things in other, more satisfying ways for yourself. It is not easy, but well worth the investment.
You might find yourself repeating situations that cause suffering. Though you are aware of this, you do not know why you find yourself in the same situation, for example with one after another of unsatisfying partners, friends, jobs, etc. In the way that I work, my patients and I listen in a unique way to what is being spoken so that something can be heard, and thus known, and now something negative will not have to be repeated in the same way. You can free yourself to do things in other, more satisfying ways for yourself. It is not easy, but well worth the investment.
I am passionate about supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and families through life’s transitions.
My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I draw from person-centered, narrative, and DBT approaches, tailoring each session to meet your unique needs. I received my Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University.
I am passionate about supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and families through life’s transitions.
My therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and trauma-informed. I draw from person-centered, narrative, and DBT approaches, tailoring each session to meet your unique needs. I received my Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or find yourself worrying about things beyond your control? You are looking for the right therapist, someone who will not only get you, but will actually help you. I am not a stereotypical "so how does that make you feel" therapist. I am empathetic, down to earth, caring, and intuitive. And I am also practical. With over 15 years of experience, I am actively involved, goal oriented, and realistic, using both traditional and cutting-edge approaches to help you find the insight and clarity you are searching for.
Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or find yourself worrying about things beyond your control? You are looking for the right therapist, someone who will not only get you, but will actually help you. I am not a stereotypical "so how does that make you feel" therapist. I am empathetic, down to earth, caring, and intuitive. And I am also practical. With over 15 years of experience, I am actively involved, goal oriented, and realistic, using both traditional and cutting-edge approaches to help you find the insight and clarity you are searching for.
Kelsey Sillerud
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, IFECMHS
3 Endorsed
Porter Ranch, CA 91326
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome! I provide evidence-based interventions to provide quality care while tailoring treatment to best meet you or your child's needs. Utilizing techniques from Interpersonal, Neurobiological, Cognitive-Behavioral, Play and Attachment-based therapies, my goal is to help you identify challenges and unhelpful patterns, learn new ways of coping, engaging and interacting, and empower you to make meaningful changes. Our work together supports healing and can assist your family in creating deeper connection, better communication, and more moments of shared joy.
Welcome! I provide evidence-based interventions to provide quality care while tailoring treatment to best meet you or your child's needs. Utilizing techniques from Interpersonal, Neurobiological, Cognitive-Behavioral, Play and Attachment-based therapies, my goal is to help you identify challenges and unhelpful patterns, learn new ways of coping, engaging and interacting, and empower you to make meaningful changes. Our work together supports healing and can assist your family in creating deeper connection, better communication, and more moments of shared joy.
I work with teens and young adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, and school or social stress.
I use structured, skills-based therapy to help teens and young adults better understand and manage anxiety. Together, we focus on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while building practical tools to use at school, in relationships, and in daily life. My goal is to help clients feel more calm, confident, and empowered.
I work with teens and young adults experiencing anxiety, overwhelm, and school or social stress.
I use structured, skills-based therapy to help teens and young adults better understand and manage anxiety. Together, we focus on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors while building practical tools to use at school, in relationships, and in daily life. My goal is to help clients feel more calm, confident, and empowered.
I work with couples, adults, parents, & youth from diverse backgrounds, offering fresh perspectives, guiding self-discovery, and helping build coping strategies that foster growth.
Bilingual and bicultural AMFT, accepting new clients via Telehealth and in person...
I’ve always been inspired by people’s stories and driven by a passion for helping them shape the narrative of their life in meaningful and empowering ways. Whether you’re facing transitions, relationship challenges, or internal struggles, we will work together to identify unhelpful patterns, cultivate self-compassion, and take real steps toward a positive change.
I work with couples, adults, parents, & youth from diverse backgrounds, offering fresh perspectives, guiding self-discovery, and helping build coping strategies that foster growth.
Bilingual and bicultural AMFT, accepting new clients via Telehealth and in person...
I’ve always been inspired by people’s stories and driven by a passion for helping them shape the narrative of their life in meaningful and empowering ways. Whether you’re facing transitions, relationship challenges, or internal struggles, we will work together to identify unhelpful patterns, cultivate self-compassion, and take real steps toward a positive change.
If you’ve found yourself here, it probably means you’ve been carrying more than most people realize. Yet lately, something feels heavy; you’re tired of pretending you’re okay when inside you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or unsure of who you are anymore. You want peace, balance, and clarity, but you’re not sure where to start. You’ve spent so much time being strong for everyone else that you’ve forgotten what it feels like to just be you. I want you to feel safe in your own skin, confident in your choices, and deeply reconnected to the person you’ve always been beneath the pain.
If you’ve found yourself here, it probably means you’ve been carrying more than most people realize. Yet lately, something feels heavy; you’re tired of pretending you’re okay when inside you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or unsure of who you are anymore. You want peace, balance, and clarity, but you’re not sure where to start. You’ve spent so much time being strong for everyone else that you’ve forgotten what it feels like to just be you. I want you to feel safe in your own skin, confident in your choices, and deeply reconnected to the person you’ve always been beneath the pain.
These concerns emerge for children, teens, and adults alike - all of whom simply want a life without mental and emotional suffering.
I offer an approach that is evidence-based while also empathetic and individualized. Intensive outpatient (IOP) services are also available to target significantly interfering issues. Our time together will not be controlled by robotic manuals nor will they simply be venting sessions that can feel good in the moment but leave you questioning "what now?"
These concerns emerge for children, teens, and adults alike - all of whom simply want a life without mental and emotional suffering.
I offer an approach that is evidence-based while also empathetic and individualized. Intensive outpatient (IOP) services are also available to target significantly interfering issues. Our time together will not be controlled by robotic manuals nor will they simply be venting sessions that can feel good in the moment but leave you questioning "what now?"
I specialize in helping individuals overcome smoking, vaping, and process addictions using EMDR therapy. Many of my clients begin to experience lasting success within 5–8 EMDR sessions.
Over the past twenty five years in practice, I’ve had the privilege of working with sincere, thoughtful, and committed clients. I’m deeply grateful for the trust they’ve placed in me and proud of the meaningful changes they’ve achieved.
I specialize in helping individuals overcome smoking, vaping, and process addictions using EMDR therapy. Many of my clients begin to experience lasting success within 5–8 EMDR sessions.
Over the past twenty five years in practice, I’ve had the privilege of working with sincere, thoughtful, and committed clients. I’m deeply grateful for the trust they’ve placed in me and proud of the meaningful changes they’ve achieved.
I am passionate about providing IFS and EMDR therapies to queer and trans people. Serving my community as a queer therapist is one of my main life purposes.
I do this work because I am committed to liberation for all people. I believe that none of us are free until ALL of us are free, and I bring a queer and intersectional lens to my work.
As survivor of religious trauma and Intimate Partner Violence, I specialize in helping clients find and trust their own intuition. Sometimes my clients love to use tarot or astrology as a framework to discuss their development; I welcome alternative spiritual practices!
I am passionate about providing IFS and EMDR therapies to queer and trans people. Serving my community as a queer therapist is one of my main life purposes.
I do this work because I am committed to liberation for all people. I believe that none of us are free until ALL of us are free, and I bring a queer and intersectional lens to my work.
As survivor of religious trauma and Intimate Partner Violence, I specialize in helping clients find and trust their own intuition. Sometimes my clients love to use tarot or astrology as a framework to discuss their development; I welcome alternative spiritual practices!
I work with adolescents and adults, holding space for both exploration and action.
My name is Ezak and my pronouns are they, them, theirs. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Gender Specialist at Magic Within Therapy. I show up as a queer, nonbinary, Puerto Rican/Mexican therapist who leads with humor, heart, and a deep commitment to justice. In our work together, we’ll name the bullshit (capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, transphobia… all of it), while also making space for softness, laughter, and the magic of being fully yourself.
I work with adolescents and adults, holding space for both exploration and action.
My name is Ezak and my pronouns are they, them, theirs. I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Gender Specialist at Magic Within Therapy. I show up as a queer, nonbinary, Puerto Rican/Mexican therapist who leads with humor, heart, and a deep commitment to justice. In our work together, we’ll name the bullshit (capitalism, patriarchy, white supremacy, transphobia… all of it), while also making space for softness, laughter, and the magic of being fully yourself.
I help adults, couples, and families work through trauma, anxiety, ADHD, eating and body image concerns, and relationship distress. Many of my clients feel stuck in patterns that make sense on the surface but are exhausting to live with, especially when they are used to being the responsible one or the one everyone else depends on. In our work together, I focus on helping you understand what is happening in your nervous system, how past experiences may still be showing up in the present, and what it takes to actually create change that lasts.
I help adults, couples, and families work through trauma, anxiety, ADHD, eating and body image concerns, and relationship distress. Many of my clients feel stuck in patterns that make sense on the surface but are exhausting to live with, especially when they are used to being the responsible one or the one everyone else depends on. In our work together, I focus on helping you understand what is happening in your nervous system, how past experiences may still be showing up in the present, and what it takes to actually create change that lasts.
I am a Clinical Social Worker licensed in California, and have experience helping adults, teens, and families in a variety of therapeutic settings, including inpatient medical facilities, non-profit community spaces, and PHP/IOP level of care.
Welcome! I am so glad you're here. Whether you are navigating recovery from an eating disorder, body image struggles, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, life transitions, or relationship challenges, I offer a therapeutic space where you can process complicated feelings and move through stuck thoughts with understanding and self-compassion. I bring a wide range of clinical experience to my work, and this background allows me to offer care that is steady, nuanced, and responsive to the complexity of each person’s experience. My goal is to meet you where you are at every session.
I am a Clinical Social Worker licensed in California, and have experience helping adults, teens, and families in a variety of therapeutic settings, including inpatient medical facilities, non-profit community spaces, and PHP/IOP level of care.
Welcome! I am so glad you're here. Whether you are navigating recovery from an eating disorder, body image struggles, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, life transitions, or relationship challenges, I offer a therapeutic space where you can process complicated feelings and move through stuck thoughts with understanding and self-compassion. I bring a wide range of clinical experience to my work, and this background allows me to offer care that is steady, nuanced, and responsive to the complexity of each person’s experience. My goal is to meet you where you are at every session.
I'm so glad you are here! Seeking out therapy is difficult choice - and yet here you are - making a brave decision to support yourself or seek help for a loved one. My approach to therapy is deeply rooted in compassion, empathy, open-mindedness, with an empowerment and strengths-based perspective. I specialize in treating eating disorders, high-level athletes, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship issues, chronic pain, trauma, family dysfunction, and grief and loss.
I'm so glad you are here! Seeking out therapy is difficult choice - and yet here you are - making a brave decision to support yourself or seek help for a loved one. My approach to therapy is deeply rooted in compassion, empathy, open-mindedness, with an empowerment and strengths-based perspective. I specialize in treating eating disorders, high-level athletes, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship issues, chronic pain, trauma, family dysfunction, and grief and loss.
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FAQ - Teenage and Adolescent Therapists
What does therapy for teenagers look like?
When a therapist works with a teenager, the pair will talk about what the teen is struggling with and explore solutions, which may involve interpersonal skills, coping strategies, medication, or lifestyle changes related to sleep, diet, and exercise. Different therapists employ different modalities, but most involve a combination of conversation and skill building.
How long does therapy for teenagers generally take to work?
There’s variability in teenagers’ experiences and challenges; some may begin to improve from therapy within a few weeks while others may take several months or longer. Teens can discuss their progress with their therapist periodically to assess how they’re improving and any changes to the treatment plan that could potentially accelerate that progress.
How do you encourage a teenager to go to therapy?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love while framing therapy as an opportunity to explore a tool that could help improve their life; just like they practice baseball or dance, now they can practice their emotional skills. Give your teen control over the process where you can—maybe by weighing in on choice of therapist and signaling that therapy involves confidentiality, so a parent need not know all that is discussed in sessions.
How do you prepare teens for therapy?
You can prepare your teenager for therapy by describing what the process will look like and setting expectations for timeline, if requested. You can explain that the first session may begin with an assessment phase, that they can describe their experiences but that the therapist will ask questions too, and that it may take time to feel comfortable opening up. Ask how they’re feeling about the process and answer any questions calmly and supportively.