Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Therapists in Sacramento, CA

Greenhouse Therapy is a low-cost, sliding scale therapy group that is often able to provide therapy services in the home and community setting. We view therapy as a shared endeavor with the child, family, couple or individual, firmly in the role of the expert. We have experience with individuals, couples, groups, teenagers and children with a wide array of challenges and an even wider and more powerful array of strengths. Our therapists have backgrounds in applied behavior analysis, play therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy paired with a deep respect for the human experience.

I am passionate and dedicated to creating a trusting relationship and safe space for the process of narrating your personal story. Over 10 years I've worked in community-based programs with both teens and adults. I especially enjoy working with young people ages 16 to 25 (Transitional Aged Youth) a population that’s often overlooked and underserved. Having personally struggled myself during that time, I know how to identify with that challenging life transition and sometimes overwhelming decisions of "What's next?" let alone the bigger question of "Who am I?".

Hello, I am Gisoo Mohandesi, a licensed marriage and family therapist (License 10875), with over (10 years) of professional experience. As a professional, who is passionate about helping individuals, children, adolescents, and families, I believe that the way to help my clients cultivate well-being is to understand them as human beings and not just their struggles.I believe we are not defined by our hardships, but rather can learn how to use them towards building self-awareness and enhancing our strengths.

I look to create a safe space for my clients, whether it be children, adolescents, adults, families or couples to support progress towards mental health. I enjoy working with a diverse population of individuals and supporting them on their paths. I consider any I spend with clients an honor and privilege. It is not easy to share with others. I work to provide a validating experience for my clients while also remaining attuned to their emotions and needs. I provide Brainspotting, Experiential, CBT , Insight-Oriented and other somatic interventions.

Imagine feeling peace-even in the face of life's challenges. Anxiety and depression. Relationship problems with partners, family members, or others. Divorce, death, and other tragedies. Imagine knowing you have the emotional awareness and the skills you need to deal with whatever life brings you. The wherewithal to meet challenges, to achieve better outcomes, and - ultimately - to heal the wounds that can make peace seem elusive or fleeting. The choice to seek therapy is itself a big step toward healing. My role is to help guide you as you move through self-discovery, to self-awareness, to self-direction.

Are you facing emotional difficulties and don't know what the problem is really about or what to do about it? You want your life to be different, but you're not sure if you should change your circumstances, reinvent yourself, improve a skill, stop or start a habit, make better decisions, or eliminate distressing emotional patterns. It can all seem daunting and overwhelming. When your efforts to find answers haven't succeeded, competent, and caring therapeutic guidance can facilitate your own natural problem-solving and mind-body healing capacities to bring resolution to your challenges, and confidence and comfort to your life.

Are you worried about changes in your child’s mood and behavior? Are you being told not to worry, but you are sure these changes are more than adolescence? Welcome and good for you, for trusting your parental instincts and seeking help for your child and family. I understand how overwhelming a parent feels in light of their child’s mental health challenges. Eating disorders, Depression, anxiety, and trauma can rob your child of joy and affect all areas of their life. I want you to know you do not have to try to manage this by yourself. It would be an honor to support your family and child on your path toward healing.

Sometimes life doesn’t go the way we plan, and it's difficult to know how to navigate through the challenges we confront. Finding a therapist can be intimidating, and it takes courage to take the first step--so congratulations! Building rapport and trust are essential toward developing a collaborative therapeutic relationship. Therapy should never be a “one size fits all” approach, and I hope to help you feel validated and supported by acknowledging your own unique life journey. I work hard at creating an emotionally safe environment where you can feel free from biases and judgment.

Mr. Sanchez is a trained Marriage and Family Therapist with a background in Indigenous arts and cultural traditions. By engaging traditional approaches of psychotherapy, art, and culture, he works with clients to identify their strengths as determined by the health of their social, cultural, family, spiritual and behavioral cycles. His approach offers strength based therapeutic interventions, while utilizing art and culture to support clients in creating practices to strengthen coping skills, relationship patterns, systems of support, concepts of self, and increasing awareness of their role in creating their healing process.

Are you struggling with worries, anxiety, self doubt, depression, or stress? The wisdom of a holistic based therapy might be for you. As an experienced psychologist, I’ve helped numerous clients from pre-adolescents to adults in dealing with anxiety, stress, trauma, loneliness, depression, grief and relational issues. As a meditation/yoga teacher, I blend psychology with various mind-body therapies to assist clients in gaining holistic tools for managing the tough times. Treatment typically begins with traditional psychotherapy but can also include integrative therapies (meditation & breathwork & brainspotting.

Are you an "overthinker" or overachiever wanting to work through harsh attitudes you hold about yourself, or seeking to resolve pain from the past? Perhaps you need relief from intense worry, anxiety, PTSD/complex trauma, overwhelming emotions, depression, trouble sleeping, or nightmares. Or you might be seeking to grow as a person and needing to talk through the complexities of your most important relationships with someone trained to ask just the right questions. If these are the kinds of issues you’re grappling with now, therapy is a wonderful place to start, and one of the most meaningful investments you can make in yourself.

Dr. Connie Martinez, currently licensed as LCSW, earned a Doctor of Psychology, with an emphasis in Clinical Psychology, and has 14 years of training in neuropsychology. She has provided mental health services for 23 years as a Clinical Social Worker, in both Oregon and California. Her current LCSW is for the state of California. She is a former foster parent for the state of Oregon and understands individuals with brain differences and adverse childhood experiences. The celebration of neurodiversity and cultural differences are her core values!

Are you tired of continually trying to control, change, get rid of, or avoid painful thoughts, feelings, sensations and experiences? If so, together we will explore ways to move beyond these temporary relief strategies towards relating and responding in a more flexible manner. Discover, express and integrate previously unknown parts of yourself, build upon strengths already in place, and work on the past by increasing the vitality of your work on relationships in the present. Together we'll explore what underlies your symptoms, what adaptive need or function they serve, and how symptoms may point toward needed life changes.

It can be overwhelming to ask for help, but you may have been thinking it’s time to reach out for support to a therapist. You want to understand your current struggles and how to navigate through it. You want to feel comfortable talking to someone you don’t know and want to feel supported. You may be feeling stuck on how to get support for symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and/or relationship struggles. I work to provide my clients comfort, empathy, compassion, even some humor. I encourage my clients to be their true self and work to bring their strengths into sessions.

I specialize in counseling adolescents and adults, although I am not limited to that demographic. I also enjoy working with couples. I help clients discover that they have the power within them to overcome obstacles, to express their needs and wants appropriately and make the choice to reach their goals.

Clients I have worked with desire a safe place to grow and learn to accept themselves after experiencing a variety of life struggles. I believe people can learn to find the potential that is already within them when given helpful guidance. I have experience working with a variety of clients including adults and adolescents who have experienced homelessness, incarceration, developmental disabilities, anxiety, and severe mental illness, such as psychosis, bipolar disorder or severe major depressive disorder, in both inpatient and outpatient facilities.