Trauma Focused Therapists in Redding, CA

My passion is working with a wide range of people who are finding a way to live in their full potential and purpose. Life at times is painful, give me the opportunity to sit with you and help you find relief. I am experienced working with children, teenagers, couples, families, blended families, and parents. I feel a great sense of honor and privilege to work in the intimate parts of others lives in areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting, and grief. In 2011 is when I started training as a therapist and have now been licensed as a marriage and family therapist since 2017.

Life sometimes brings difficulties, hurts, or trauma that can overwhelm us. I provide a warm, accepting, and gentle approach to helping people grow, heal, and hope again. I work with individuals to discover new ways of thinking, gain new perspectives, and learn skills to overcome anxiety, depression, trauma and emotional pain. Sometimes we need to be heard and believed. Other times we need direction, and relief from distress or anguish. There is good news! There is hope! You can get better; and I am here to walk with you through this journey of healing.

You may have held doubts about talk therapy and perhaps are thinking therapy may not work at all for what you are dealing with. Psychotherapy like all science is continually changing. Both new and long held approaches to well-being are vast. I invite you to consider Brainspotting before you rule out therapy entirely. My role as a Brainspotting clinician is to offer you support, as you discover your innate capacity for positive self change. I specialize in trauma focused therapy, specializing in treating anxiety disorders. I focus on various forms of addiction, OCD, behavioral issues, depression, bi-polar and mood disorders.

New Dawn is unique because we offer men's and women's programs with gender separate housing, exceptional addiction counselors and master's level therapists, a compassionate medical team of doctors and licensed nurses, and top amenities with gourmet cooking, outdoor activities, experiential therapies, and most importantly, free lifetime aftercare for all of our program graduates.

Everyone goes through periods of sadness, loss, anger, and adjustment to new situations. You are not alone in your struggles. Don’t allow anger, and resentment that grows from adversity to impair your ability to live your true life! Life can throw some curve balls and having the skills to maneuver these unpredictable situations is paramount in the healing process. Realizing you are not alone and finding a compassionate person to assist you through your struggle are the first steps. The next step is being present in therapy, willing to engage as we learn new skills to navigate this unpredictable world together. I will stand with you.

It is my passion to help inspire people to become who they can be. I believe is really does not matter where we come from, but who we want to become as people. I enjoy helping others through this journey of self understanding and empowerment to grow. You have the ability to become anyone you choose to be! An emotionally healthy grandparent, mother, father, child or adolescent. The sky is the limit from a successful, balanced, and gifted entrepreneur to getting sober and back on track from some of life's tragedies. Let's Do This!

Feeling like no matter how hard you try, it’s never enough? Negative thoughts such as this can generate anger, guilt, sadness, fear and other feelings that can take us down a path that leads to anxiety, depression, or other symptoms of mental and physical distress. They can impact our identity, relationships, behaviors, health, and ultimately our happiness. If we don’t examine our faulty thinking and heal the wounds that drive our negative feelings of “not good enough,” it becomes difficult to truly be our self and live an authentic life. Self-examination can be an empowering journey that leads to self-acceptance and happiness.

Are you feeling disconnected and alone in the world? It is in the human relational disconnect and separateness that most feel the emotional pain at its core. Are you wanting to develop a more loving and compassionate communication model that helps to transform old patterns of defensiveness and aggressiveness into a more compassionate,and empathetic/authentic self? Providing a supportive therapeutic relationship and enhancing the quality of all relationships,including the self, is my primary goal. Significant and life long change most commonly occur through DESPERATION(Pain), as healing begins, INSPIRATION(Hope) becomes the catalyst for change.

If you are someone who is struggling in life right now I would love to help you. Therapy is more than a job or career to me, it is my calling. I love what I do and I work hard for each of my clients to help them achieve their goals for counseling. I offer individual, family, and couples counseling. I particularly enjoy working with client's who have experienced trauma. I enjoy helping client's work through their struggles and walk with them on their pathway to healing.

Are you struggling with depression? Overwhelmed due to relationship issues/infidelity/sex? Are you struggling with PTSD? Seeking counseling can be an anxious time for many people, yet I believe it can be the start to a positive and productive experience where change takes place and growth happen. I believe in joining with my clients to create a therapy experience tailored to their individual needs, where they feel safe, and heard, and see growth.

I love to work with client's who are open to experiential ways of discovering their authentic self. I believe we all have the ability to intuitively tap into our own internal knowing that will guide us with clarity. I work with clients on connecting to their highest sense of self and releasing the dependence on seeking their worth outside of themselves. We are more than what we think!

My approach is strength based ‘technical eclecticism’, tailoring interventions to the needs and preferences of each client. Therapeutic interventions take on a whole person approach and emphasize the importance of ‘person in environment’. An individual is required to navigate the overlapping systems (career, family, interpersonal relationships, community etc.) At times, a variety of stressors can compromise an individual’s healthy functioning within these symptoms and exacerbate mental health symptoms. I come alongside clients to help them develop coping skills, identify the etiology of their symptoms and process trauma.

I strive to approach my work through a lens of curiosity and collaboration. Our work of healing and growing is always a work in progress, often ebbing and flowing through the seasons of life. Every human is unique and therefore I like to take a collaborative approach to therapy, working alongside you, to find the most supportive approach for you. My hope is to provide a space where you can reflect, process and learn skills and tools to overcome challenges and lean into a life that feels fulfilling for you.

You are in a constant state of fatigue. Feeling little to no motivation, brain fog, and not happy with how things are. You have constant negative thoughts about what will happen next . It's hard to control the worry. You may replay events from your past. You think it’s trauma but you're not sure. But you do know. You. Feel. Anxious. Tired. Depressed. OUT. OF. CONTROL. What would it look like for you to wake up one day and feel excited? Excited for life. Not be affected by your past or past trauma. I help those who want to understand what they are feeling or thinking. Together we can give you the tools to build the life you want.

Throughout the years, I have witnessed the transformation an individual can have when one person wants to come alongside them in their journey and help encourage them, educate them and validate them. Years of experience in social services, ministry, school education and life have led me to this calling of helping others through therapy and I am honored to get to be there for others and help them experience healing and freedom in their lives.

HOPE!! Hope is paramount to navigating this thing called LIFE. Life is complex, unpredictable and challenging. I aim to serve as a conduit for change while empowering individuals to gain the skills necessary to lead a healthy and functioning journey in life. My open and compassionate environment will serve as the venue for a safe and cathartic experience. I believe in approaching life's struggles from a humanistic and holistic approach. Let me work alongside you and your family to successfully develop and accomplish YOUR goals in life. Let's do the work. Empathic yet empowering, Collaborative and Creative. Genuine and present.

Misty Barnett, LCSW is a wife and mother who values relationships and building a healthy community. Misty earned her BA in Psychology at Simpson University and her Master’s in Social Work at Chico State University. She is trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Triple P, Triple P Teen, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Advocacy, and Child Abuse Prevention. Misty works with the person within the context of their social environment.