Therapists in Riverside, CA
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist number 101011 with a primary focus on BIPOC folks of all genders and those in the LGBTQIA+ community. As a Black, transgender, and queer therapist, I understand the need for someone who identifies similarly and has a deeper understanding of the issues marginalized communities face. I strive to make sure every client is heard and understood.
I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist number 101011 with a primary focus on BIPOC folks of all genders and those in the LGBTQIA+ community. As a Black, transgender, and queer therapist, I understand the need for someone who identifies similarly and has a deeper understanding of the issues marginalized communities face. I strive to make sure every client is heard and understood.
You seem like you’re managing things well, but inside it can feel like overwhelm, disconnection, or exhaustion that doesn’t fully lift. Anxiety may be constant or come in waves, and there may be periods of low mood, shutdown, avoidance, or emotional numbness where it feels hard to access what you’re feeling. These are often learned survival responses shaped by stress, pressure, or past experiences that felt too much at the time. In therapy, we slow things down, make sense of these patterns, and work toward more choice and ease in how you respond.
You seem like you’re managing things well, but inside it can feel like overwhelm, disconnection, or exhaustion that doesn’t fully lift. Anxiety may be constant or come in waves, and there may be periods of low mood, shutdown, avoidance, or emotional numbness where it feels hard to access what you’re feeling. These are often learned survival responses shaped by stress, pressure, or past experiences that felt too much at the time. In therapy, we slow things down, make sense of these patterns, and work toward more choice and ease in how you respond.
I am your go-to guru for smashing stigmas and embracing self-discovery! As a therapist with a passion for empowering adolescents and young adults, I dive deep into the tangled webs of anxiety, depression, cultural expectations, and personal identity. With a knack for making therapy feel like an inviting chat, I create a safe space where you can kick stigma to the curb and embrace your true self with open arms.
I am your go-to guru for smashing stigmas and embracing self-discovery! As a therapist with a passion for empowering adolescents and young adults, I dive deep into the tangled webs of anxiety, depression, cultural expectations, and personal identity. With a knack for making therapy feel like an inviting chat, I create a safe space where you can kick stigma to the curb and embrace your true self with open arms.
I am available for working adults with busy schedules, offering after-hours appointments to accommodate your needs. I provide parenting support for challenging behaviors, helping you learn how to better communicate with and understand your children. My approach to therapy involves teaching parenting skills, life skills, and anger management techniques. I offer support for issues related to divorce, depression, and the unique challenges faced by grandparents raising children of the new generation.
I am available for working adults with busy schedules, offering after-hours appointments to accommodate your needs. I provide parenting support for challenging behaviors, helping you learn how to better communicate with and understand your children. My approach to therapy involves teaching parenting skills, life skills, and anger management techniques. I offer support for issues related to divorce, depression, and the unique challenges faced by grandparents raising children of the new generation.
My greatest passion is performing my duties as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. My ideal clients seek mental health treatment that allow them to heal. My goal is to help clients achieve desired and realistic changes, using their strengths and resources to achieve a full functioning life. I offer a calm and supportive environment where you can safely work through experiences and begin to heal. My focus is goal directed, purposeful and problem centered with a warm, and deep positive unconditional regard. My approach offers a space to process experiences and move toward emotional balance and resilience.
My greatest passion is performing my duties as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. My ideal clients seek mental health treatment that allow them to heal. My goal is to help clients achieve desired and realistic changes, using their strengths and resources to achieve a full functioning life. I offer a calm and supportive environment where you can safely work through experiences and begin to heal. My focus is goal directed, purposeful and problem centered with a warm, and deep positive unconditional regard. My approach offers a space to process experiences and move toward emotional balance and resilience.
I enjoy supporting clients who are interested in understanding themselves more deeply. Therapy creates an opportunity to discover what influences your patterns of feeling, thinking, and behaving. I use a comprehensive approach to understand how your current circumstances, life experiences, and generational influences may be shaping how you navigate life stressors. This foundation of understanding allows us to collaboratively and practically map out a plan for positive change.
I enjoy supporting clients who are interested in understanding themselves more deeply. Therapy creates an opportunity to discover what influences your patterns of feeling, thinking, and behaving. I use a comprehensive approach to understand how your current circumstances, life experiences, and generational influences may be shaping how you navigate life stressors. This foundation of understanding allows us to collaboratively and practically map out a plan for positive change.
Thank you for visiting my page. I believe that everyone we meet is unique and that each of us have a unique story. My approach to therapy is customized and individualized to your unique experiences and values. I strive to integrate the mind, spirit, and body to create a sense of wellbeing, harmony and quality of life. It will be my honor to walk your journey of growth and healing with you.
Thank you for visiting my page. I believe that everyone we meet is unique and that each of us have a unique story. My approach to therapy is customized and individualized to your unique experiences and values. I strive to integrate the mind, spirit, and body to create a sense of wellbeing, harmony and quality of life. It will be my honor to walk your journey of growth and healing with you.
I believe healing begins in the kind of relationship where you don’t have to perform, shrink, or explain yourself just to be understood. In our work together, you’ll be met with warmth, curiosity, and even some humor when it’s helpful!
I believe healing begins in the kind of relationship where you don’t have to perform, shrink, or explain yourself just to be understood. In our work together, you’ll be met with warmth, curiosity, and even some humor when it’s helpful!
Each of us have a unique story, shaped by diverse experiences and backgrounds. For some of us, our story can involve troubling and even traumatic experiences, such as abuse, neglect, violence, or significant loss. These experiences can leave us with symptoms like anxiety, depression, emotional numbness, or difficulty forming and maintaining relationships. What we need most is a space that is healthy, safe, and non-judgmental to explore and process our story. Understanding how trauma affects the brain and body can help us better understand our experiences and reduce self-blame. This welcomes a foundation for healing.
Each of us have a unique story, shaped by diverse experiences and backgrounds. For some of us, our story can involve troubling and even traumatic experiences, such as abuse, neglect, violence, or significant loss. These experiences can leave us with symptoms like anxiety, depression, emotional numbness, or difficulty forming and maintaining relationships. What we need most is a space that is healthy, safe, and non-judgmental to explore and process our story. Understanding how trauma affects the brain and body can help us better understand our experiences and reduce self-blame. This welcomes a foundation for healing.
Welcome! I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Seeking support is a brave step, I’m here to walk with you through each stage of this journey. Many of my clients struggle with family conflicts, substance use, depression, anxiety, or adjusting to major life changes. I understand how complex and overwhelming these experiences can feel. I can help you build a path toward healing and stability.
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Welcome! I’m a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Seeking support is a brave step, I’m here to walk with you through each stage of this journey. Many of my clients struggle with family conflicts, substance use, depression, anxiety, or adjusting to major life changes. I understand how complex and overwhelming these experiences can feel. I can help you build a path toward healing and stability.
Bienvenidos! tambien proveo services en Espanol.
Hi, I am Vicki Andrews, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I look forward to working with you in those areas of discomfort. We can work at your pace using an eclectic approach that works best for you. Therapy takes courage & I am here to support you on your path to becoming the person you want to be. I enjoy working with all persons, but hold a special place for women’s issues, adolescent concern, depression, anxiety, & trauma. As an adult who grew up in a home with an alcoholic father, I also understand those issues & concerns.
Hi, I am Vicki Andrews, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I look forward to working with you in those areas of discomfort. We can work at your pace using an eclectic approach that works best for you. Therapy takes courage & I am here to support you on your path to becoming the person you want to be. I enjoy working with all persons, but hold a special place for women’s issues, adolescent concern, depression, anxiety, & trauma. As an adult who grew up in a home with an alcoholic father, I also understand those issues & concerns.
One of the most rewarding encounters I have experienced as a therapist is clients recognizing their own strengths and motivation for growth in the face of their pain. My first goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and empathetic environment for my clients to connect to their values & needs.As every client is unique, I collaborate with my clients on their personalized therapeutic journey & goals.My approach is highly interpersonal and honest. I concentrate on understanding clients and helping them process their thoughts & feelings to develop healthier coping skills necessary to work through stressful and difficult major life events.
One of the most rewarding encounters I have experienced as a therapist is clients recognizing their own strengths and motivation for growth in the face of their pain. My first goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and empathetic environment for my clients to connect to their values & needs.As every client is unique, I collaborate with my clients on their personalized therapeutic journey & goals.My approach is highly interpersonal and honest. I concentrate on understanding clients and helping them process their thoughts & feelings to develop healthier coping skills necessary to work through stressful and difficult major life events.
I meet you where you are. Whether you are feeling sad or happy, I work with you to process the emotion at your pace. Taking a client-centered approach to treatment, I encourage you to lead your progress in therapy. I have performed thousands of hours of therapy with people that were seeking a healthy transformation in their own life and in their relationships (marriage/couples/parent and child). We all experience challenges; I would like to help you attain clarity, support, and the confidence to address and heal from your individual challenges.
I meet you where you are. Whether you are feeling sad or happy, I work with you to process the emotion at your pace. Taking a client-centered approach to treatment, I encourage you to lead your progress in therapy. I have performed thousands of hours of therapy with people that were seeking a healthy transformation in their own life and in their relationships (marriage/couples/parent and child). We all experience challenges; I would like to help you attain clarity, support, and the confidence to address and heal from your individual challenges.
Hablo Español- I'm a warm, welcoming person who enjoys making others feel comfortable and heard. I approach conversations with an open mind, staying nonjudgmental and genuinely curious about different perspectives. I value kindness, honesty, and creating a space where people can be themselves. Whether we're solving a problem or just chatting, I aim to keep things approachable, positive, and easy to understand.
Hablo Español- I'm a warm, welcoming person who enjoys making others feel comfortable and heard. I approach conversations with an open mind, staying nonjudgmental and genuinely curious about different perspectives. I value kindness, honesty, and creating a space where people can be themselves. Whether we're solving a problem or just chatting, I aim to keep things approachable, positive, and easy to understand.
Hello! I'm Stephanie Cristerna-Casillas, a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist dedicated to fostering a safe and non-judgmental space for clients. My goal is to assist individuals and families in building strong, meaningful, and intimate relationships. I specialize in helping those dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and family conflicts. I focus on fostering a collaborative and supportive therapeutic environment that is compassionate and empathetic, allowing clients to feel safe, understood, and empowered.
Hello! I'm Stephanie Cristerna-Casillas, a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist dedicated to fostering a safe and non-judgmental space for clients. My goal is to assist individuals and families in building strong, meaningful, and intimate relationships. I specialize in helping those dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and family conflicts. I focus on fostering a collaborative and supportive therapeutic environment that is compassionate and empathetic, allowing clients to feel safe, understood, and empowered.
Life can feel heavy sometimes whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, past trauma, or just trying to make sense of everything happening around you. Maybe you’re feeling stuck or unsure of how to move forward. You may want to feel more in control of your emotions, more connected in your relationships, and more confident in yourself, but don’t always know where to begin. Whatever you're going through, you're not alone, and you're not broken. You're human and healing is possible.
Life can feel heavy sometimes whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, past trauma, or just trying to make sense of everything happening around you. Maybe you’re feeling stuck or unsure of how to move forward. You may want to feel more in control of your emotions, more connected in your relationships, and more confident in yourself, but don’t always know where to begin. Whatever you're going through, you're not alone, and you're not broken. You're human and healing is possible.
I am a therapist specializing in helping individuals (18+) navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and stress. With a humanistic and existential approach, I offer a holistic, personalized experience, meeting each client where they are. My goal is to help you build resilience, improve emotional regulation, and adapt to life's challenges. If you’re looking for compassionate, individualized support, I’d be honored to work with you.
I am a therapist specializing in helping individuals (18+) navigate life transitions, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and stress. With a humanistic and existential approach, I offer a holistic, personalized experience, meeting each client where they are. My goal is to help you build resilience, improve emotional regulation, and adapt to life's challenges. If you’re looking for compassionate, individualized support, I’d be honored to work with you.
I am looking forward to walking along side you during your journey towards a better state of wellbeing. I have often heard that working through challenges makes all of us better for having undergone the process of finding a solution that fits. I hope to work with you and learn your unique method of taking on your challenges.
I am looking forward to walking along side you during your journey towards a better state of wellbeing. I have often heard that working through challenges makes all of us better for having undergone the process of finding a solution that fits. I hope to work with you and learn your unique method of taking on your challenges.
Hello! I’m Kiara, and I enjoy working with couples and adult individuals. I have a big heart for others and use a blend of CBT, EFT, EMDR, and a psychodynamic lens to promote healing—which I believe is limitless. I am trained in Prepare and Enrich, supporting couples in various seasons of their relationships, especially in pre-marital counseling. I also offer faith-based integration for clients who desire it, as it promotes a deeper understanding of life’s complexity and how we can find meaning through God’s word and encouragement.
Hello! I’m Kiara, and I enjoy working with couples and adult individuals. I have a big heart for others and use a blend of CBT, EFT, EMDR, and a psychodynamic lens to promote healing—which I believe is limitless. I am trained in Prepare and Enrich, supporting couples in various seasons of their relationships, especially in pre-marital counseling. I also offer faith-based integration for clients who desire it, as it promotes a deeper understanding of life’s complexity and how we can find meaning through God’s word and encouragement.
Hello and welcome! My name is Janelle Gallardo, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I help support adults navigating mental and emotional challenges and utilize an approach that is tailored to the individual's specific needs. I typically work with clients seeking therapy for trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, career exploration, relationship issues, self-esteem, and life transitions. I also have training and experience with eating disorders (primarily binge eating) and sexual problems.
Hello and welcome! My name is Janelle Gallardo, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I help support adults navigating mental and emotional challenges and utilize an approach that is tailored to the individual's specific needs. I typically work with clients seeking therapy for trauma, anxiety, grief, depression, career exploration, relationship issues, self-esteem, and life transitions. I also have training and experience with eating disorders (primarily binge eating) and sexual problems.
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Number of Therapists in Riverside, CA
1,000+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in Riverside, CA who prioritize treating:
| 91% | Anxiety |
| 91% | Social Anxiety |
| 91% | Health Anxiety |
| 91% | Driving Anxiety |
| 85% | Depression |
| 66% | Self Esteem |
| 65% | Stress |
Average years in practice
10 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 85% | Aetna |
| 78% | Cigna and Evernorth |
| 61% | Anthem |
How Therapists in Riverside, CA see their clients
| 56% | Online Only | |
| 44% | In Person and Online |
Gender breakdown
| 80% | Female | |
| 19% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |
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How can I find a therapist in Riverside?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.


