Family Therapy in Sacramento, CA
I am currently only offering return to duty and substance use assessments. Please visit www.americanriverwellnessrecovery.com for more info.
I am currently only offering return to duty and substance use assessments. Please visit www.americanriverwellnessrecovery.com for more info.
I specialize in working with children, teens, adults, & couples that struggle with life issues like school, work, family, relationships, past trauma, identity or sexual orientation and different stages, transitions or adversities of life that cause stress, fear, anxiety, depression, and/or trauma.
We all endure challenges at some point or another in our lives yet we continue to strive forward to find peace, solace, content, or happiness. Therapy can help identify those goals, overcome barriers, and henceforth, head toward betterment & enrichment via personal growth.
I specialize in working with children, teens, adults, & couples that struggle with life issues like school, work, family, relationships, past trauma, identity or sexual orientation and different stages, transitions or adversities of life that cause stress, fear, anxiety, depression, and/or trauma.
We all endure challenges at some point or another in our lives yet we continue to strive forward to find peace, solace, content, or happiness. Therapy can help identify those goals, overcome barriers, and henceforth, head toward betterment & enrichment via personal growth.
I support children and teens in feeling truly seen and heard, while partnering with parents to provide practical tools, guidance, and strategies that bring calm, connection, and hope, helping your whole family feel more resilient and supported.
I help children and teens manage anxiety, emotions, and behavioral challenges using evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, and solution-focused strategies. Partnering with parents, I provide practical tools and compassionate support to build resilience, confidence, and stronger family connections.
I support children and teens in feeling truly seen and heard, while partnering with parents to provide practical tools, guidance, and strategies that bring calm, connection, and hope, helping your whole family feel more resilient and supported.
I help children and teens manage anxiety, emotions, and behavioral challenges using evidence-based approaches like CBT, ACT, and solution-focused strategies. Partnering with parents, I provide practical tools and compassionate support to build resilience, confidence, and stronger family connections.
Are you struggling with the weight of childhood trauma, feeling stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns, or battling the shadows of depression? As a compassionate and experienced therapist, I am here to support you on your journey to healing and self-discovery. Together, we will explore the roots of your pain, develop healthier coping strategies, and create meaningful connections in your life. You don't have to face these challenges alone; let's work together to cultivate the resilience and the joy you deserve.
Are you struggling with the weight of childhood trauma, feeling stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns, or battling the shadows of depression? As a compassionate and experienced therapist, I am here to support you on your journey to healing and self-discovery. Together, we will explore the roots of your pain, develop healthier coping strategies, and create meaningful connections in your life. You don't have to face these challenges alone; let's work together to cultivate the resilience and the joy you deserve.
Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or depression and may be struggling with relationship challenges, boundaries, or life transitions. They often find themselves worrying constantly, feeling emotionally drained, or taking on too much responsibility for others. In therapy, we slow things down and create space to understand what’s happening beneath the surface. Together we work to build insight, develop practical coping tools, and create healthier ways of responding to emotions, stress, and relationships.
Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, or depression and may be struggling with relationship challenges, boundaries, or life transitions. They often find themselves worrying constantly, feeling emotionally drained, or taking on too much responsibility for others. In therapy, we slow things down and create space to understand what’s happening beneath the surface. Together we work to build insight, develop practical coping tools, and create healthier ways of responding to emotions, stress, and relationships.
I work a lot with folks struggling with anxiety, depression, family dynamics, and self-esteem/ identity.
Navigating life's challenges can be difficult, but getting the support and care you deserve shouldn't. My training in DBT, Motivational Interviewing, phase I Brain-spotting, and systems thinking gives me a unique vantage point where we can address holistic healing.
I work a lot with folks struggling with anxiety, depression, family dynamics, and self-esteem/ identity.
Navigating life's challenges can be difficult, but getting the support and care you deserve shouldn't. My training in DBT, Motivational Interviewing, phase I Brain-spotting, and systems thinking gives me a unique vantage point where we can address holistic healing.
We care for individuals experiencing emotional pain, anxiety, disconnection and struggles with their sense of self. These experiences often impact relationships and contribute to stress, burnout, emotional overwhelm, and feelings of hopelessness including thoughts of self-harm or suicidal thoughts. Our clients seek a compassionate and non-judgmental space where they feel truly seen and supported. They come with goals to heal, build emotional strength and reconnect with their authentic selves, creating greater clarity, confidence and purpose.
We care for individuals experiencing emotional pain, anxiety, disconnection and struggles with their sense of self. These experiences often impact relationships and contribute to stress, burnout, emotional overwhelm, and feelings of hopelessness including thoughts of self-harm or suicidal thoughts. Our clients seek a compassionate and non-judgmental space where they feel truly seen and supported. They come with goals to heal, build emotional strength and reconnect with their authentic selves, creating greater clarity, confidence and purpose.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based out of Northern California.
The most common theoretical approaches I utilize are couple's therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution focused therapy.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based out of Northern California.
The most common theoretical approaches I utilize are couple's therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution focused therapy.
My background includes extensive work with anxiety, depression, trauma, family‑of‑origin issues, and the unique needs of veterans, students, women, couples, and adults.
I help clients create more grounded, meaningful lives by reducing the negative effects of stress and anxiety that keep them feeling stuck. My work is highly personalized and integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, meditation, body‑awareness practices, and supportive lifestyle strategies. I specialize in helping individuals navigate aging, transitions, loss, relationship and communication challenges, and moments of significant change. As a native Italian speaker, I also offer bilingual services for Italian‑speaking clients.
My background includes extensive work with anxiety, depression, trauma, family‑of‑origin issues, and the unique needs of veterans, students, women, couples, and adults.
I help clients create more grounded, meaningful lives by reducing the negative effects of stress and anxiety that keep them feeling stuck. My work is highly personalized and integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, meditation, body‑awareness practices, and supportive lifestyle strategies. I specialize in helping individuals navigate aging, transitions, loss, relationship and communication challenges, and moments of significant change. As a native Italian speaker, I also offer bilingual services for Italian‑speaking clients.
Aven
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD(c), RSW, RSW-C, LCSW, BCD
5 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95816
Waitlist for new clients
I believe healing happens in the space between shadow and light. Many of us carry untold stories, unspoken griefs, and fractured parts of self that long to be seen. My work as a therapist is to help you find language for what feels ineffable, to hold paradox without judgment, and to accompany you on the path from pain into possibility. Clients often describe me as both deeply attuned and unafraid to step into hard places with them. I see therapy as a sacred container — one where we can weave together resilience, grief, identity, and hope in ways that honor both your wounds and your wisdom.
I believe healing happens in the space between shadow and light. Many of us carry untold stories, unspoken griefs, and fractured parts of self that long to be seen. My work as a therapist is to help you find language for what feels ineffable, to hold paradox without judgment, and to accompany you on the path from pain into possibility. Clients often describe me as both deeply attuned and unafraid to step into hard places with them. I see therapy as a sacred container — one where we can weave together resilience, grief, identity, and hope in ways that honor both your wounds and your wisdom.
Are you feeling weighed down by anxiety, depression, anger issues, or relationship struggles rooted in past experiences? My approach meets you where you are, offering comfort and trust as we work through each session. Healing is like a wave, with natural ups and downs, but we’ll move forward together on a steady, upward path. If you’re feeling stuck or caught in repetitive patterns, I’m here to help you understand these cycles, empowering you to create a more authentic life. Through a supportive, safe environment, we’ll explore your unique needs, helping you build resilience and confidence as you move toward meaningful change.
Are you feeling weighed down by anxiety, depression, anger issues, or relationship struggles rooted in past experiences? My approach meets you where you are, offering comfort and trust as we work through each session. Healing is like a wave, with natural ups and downs, but we’ll move forward together on a steady, upward path. If you’re feeling stuck or caught in repetitive patterns, I’m here to help you understand these cycles, empowering you to create a more authentic life. Through a supportive, safe environment, we’ll explore your unique needs, helping you build resilience and confidence as you move toward meaningful change.
My style as a therapist is both affirmative and challenging. I seek to support and understand you so that we may together identify the obstacles that keep you from living a more fulfilling and creative life. Therapy often involves the following processes: Changing reactive patterns of behavior, like compulsive eating or the destructive use of anger. Learning about your "filters," which are habitual ways of interpreting life events that stem from your unique conditioning. Developing skills to modulate uncomfortable feelings, such as anxiety or sadness. Strengthening your core sense of self and values.
My style as a therapist is both affirmative and challenging. I seek to support and understand you so that we may together identify the obstacles that keep you from living a more fulfilling and creative life. Therapy often involves the following processes: Changing reactive patterns of behavior, like compulsive eating or the destructive use of anger. Learning about your "filters," which are habitual ways of interpreting life events that stem from your unique conditioning. Developing skills to modulate uncomfortable feelings, such as anxiety or sadness. Strengthening your core sense of self and values.
I specialize in working with adults from complex family backgrounds who grew up feeling that boundaries were scary or not allowed.
You want your relationships to feel reciprocal and authentic, but find yourself feeling drained and resentful or afraid to set boundaries. You worry others only value what you do for them and not who you are. You're ready for change, but your not sure what steps to take. Trying to be what others want and need while neglecting our own needs can lead to feelings of anxiety and insecurity. Together, we will explore how your experiences, emotions, and perspectives can be sources of clarity and strength that help you feel more anchored and secure within yourself and in your relationships.
I specialize in working with adults from complex family backgrounds who grew up feeling that boundaries were scary or not allowed.
You want your relationships to feel reciprocal and authentic, but find yourself feeling drained and resentful or afraid to set boundaries. You worry others only value what you do for them and not who you are. You're ready for change, but your not sure what steps to take. Trying to be what others want and need while neglecting our own needs can lead to feelings of anxiety and insecurity. Together, we will explore how your experiences, emotions, and perspectives can be sources of clarity and strength that help you feel more anchored and secure within yourself and in your relationships.
Lani G Westervelt LMFT Marriage & Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Sacramento, CA 95828
Waitlist for new clients
Marriage and Family Therapists work with individuals, couples, families and children for the purpose of treating nervous and mental health disorders.
The purpose is to evaluate facilitate, educate, diagnosis, and offer guidelines in helping clients to resolve conflicts, perceptions and behaviors in the area of human relationships and family life. This is within the contexts of unique, different and various thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to nervous and mental health disorders.
Marriage and Family Therapists work with individuals, couples, families and children for the purpose of treating nervous and mental health disorders.
The purpose is to evaluate facilitate, educate, diagnosis, and offer guidelines in helping clients to resolve conflicts, perceptions and behaviors in the area of human relationships and family life. This is within the contexts of unique, different and various thoughts, feelings and behaviors related to nervous and mental health disorders.
“I am not what has happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” - Carl Jung. This quote is a foundational belief of my therapeutic process and approach. Meaning making is the process of reclaiming your life, your body, and your experiences to create the life that you want and deserve. Whether this is your first time in therapy or returning, you are so brave to take this first step of honoring and caring for yourself. I believe that each person is an expert of their own life experience and that behavior makes sense in context.
“I am not what has happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” - Carl Jung. This quote is a foundational belief of my therapeutic process and approach. Meaning making is the process of reclaiming your life, your body, and your experiences to create the life that you want and deserve. Whether this is your first time in therapy or returning, you are so brave to take this first step of honoring and caring for yourself. I believe that each person is an expert of their own life experience and that behavior makes sense in context.
I offer a safe and supportive space for individuals, families, and couples to open up and identify the root problem that hinders their growth personally and relationally.
Therapy is not easy, it takes courage! If you are in a season of feeling unsure of yourself, your future, and your relationship and feeling lost, confused, hopeless, sad, anxious, and in need of support, you have already taken the bravest step. I am here to help you process, feel, and identify the areas that prevent you from thriving in life. I help individuals with confidence, self-worth, identity, anxiety, depression, codependency, communication, loneliness, confusion, boundaries, and relationship issues. I work with diverse populations that come from different ethnic backgrounds, ages, and life experiences so I am here to help.
I offer a safe and supportive space for individuals, families, and couples to open up and identify the root problem that hinders their growth personally and relationally.
Therapy is not easy, it takes courage! If you are in a season of feeling unsure of yourself, your future, and your relationship and feeling lost, confused, hopeless, sad, anxious, and in need of support, you have already taken the bravest step. I am here to help you process, feel, and identify the areas that prevent you from thriving in life. I help individuals with confidence, self-worth, identity, anxiety, depression, codependency, communication, loneliness, confusion, boundaries, and relationship issues. I work with diverse populations that come from different ethnic backgrounds, ages, and life experiences so I am here to help.
I have a passion for helping individuals, youth, and families navigate life’s challenges with compassion and respect.
My clinical experience includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Group Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. I have experience with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, and issues affecting youth and families. I believe that healing begins in a safe and welcoming space — one where you feel seen, valued, and empowered to grow.
I have a passion for helping individuals, youth, and families navigate life’s challenges with compassion and respect.
My clinical experience includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Group Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. I have experience with anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, and issues affecting youth and families. I believe that healing begins in a safe and welcoming space — one where you feel seen, valued, and empowered to grow.
I work with individuals, couples, families, and children.
My theoretical orientations include Solution Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Brief therapy, and Grief and Loss. I specialize in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Multisystemic Therapy and trained in EDMR for trauma.
I work with individuals, couples, families, and children.
My theoretical orientations include Solution Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Brief therapy, and Grief and Loss. I specialize in Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Multisystemic Therapy and trained in EDMR for trauma.
My clinical work is dedicated to helping people overcome suffering while developing healthy, productive, and fulfilling relationships and lives. I offer supportive, confidential, and individually-tailored treatment for individuals, couples, and children. I have a flexible and integrative orientation that is influenced by psychodynamic relational theories while integrating mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. I treat anxiety depression, trauma, relationship and sexual issues and LGBTQ Issues. I am committed to helping you receive the best services possible and I am happy to discuss your needs with you to determine whether working together would be a good fit. I look forward to speaking with you.
My clinical work is dedicated to helping people overcome suffering while developing healthy, productive, and fulfilling relationships and lives. I offer supportive, confidential, and individually-tailored treatment for individuals, couples, and children. I have a flexible and integrative orientation that is influenced by psychodynamic relational theories while integrating mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. I treat anxiety depression, trauma, relationship and sexual issues and LGBTQ Issues. I am committed to helping you receive the best services possible and I am happy to discuss your needs with you to determine whether working together would be a good fit. I look forward to speaking with you.
In providing treatment I pull from a variety of modalities in order to tailor the experience to the individual, couple, family, or group that I am working with.
I am an LCSW with 30 years of experience in mental health. During that time I have been everything from an “Overnight/ Stay-awake” in residential facilities, a crisis intervention worker performing suicide and homicide evaluations, to being a Clinical Director of a mental health program for a large company. A couple things that have remained consistent throughout this time has been a major desire to help others and a gift for building rapport and strong working relationships with people of all ages and backgrounds.
In providing treatment I pull from a variety of modalities in order to tailor the experience to the individual, couple, family, or group that I am working with.
I am an LCSW with 30 years of experience in mental health. During that time I have been everything from an “Overnight/ Stay-awake” in residential facilities, a crisis intervention worker performing suicide and homicide evaluations, to being a Clinical Director of a mental health program for a large company. A couple things that have remained consistent throughout this time has been a major desire to help others and a gift for building rapport and strong working relationships with people of all ages and backgrounds.
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Family Therapy Therapists
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.