Psychoanalytic Therapists in Sacramento, CA
You want your relationships to feel reciprocal and authentic, but find yourself feeling drained and resentful or unsure how to set boundaries. You worry others only value what you do for them and not who you are. You're ready for some kind of 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.
You want your relationships to feel reciprocal and authentic, but find yourself feeling drained and resentful or unsure how to set boundaries. You worry others only value what you do for them and not who you are. You're ready for some kind of 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.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I specialize in supporting children and their families through life's most difficult moments. Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, behavioral challenges, school-related stress, grief, or major life transitions, I provide a compassionate, safe space where they can feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. My approach is rooted in building strong, and trusting relationships. I believe that true healing begins when a child feels secure, respected, and accepted just as they are.
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I specialize in supporting children and their families through life's most difficult moments. Whether your child is struggling with anxiety, behavioral challenges, school-related stress, grief, or major life transitions, I provide a compassionate, safe space where they can feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. My approach is rooted in building strong, and trusting relationships. I believe that true healing begins when a child feels secure, respected, and accepted just as they are.
I work with individuals, poly partnerships and couples who want meaningful change, not just surface fixes. You desire love to feel safe again—but instead you are caught in cycles of resentment, criticism, blame or silence. When desire fades or trust breaks, it can leave you questioning everything. Together, we will explore the unconscious patterns, protective strategies, and attachment wounds shaping your relationship, so you can heal from betrayal, strengthen communication, rediscover intimacy, build self-trust, and thrive within authentic connections.
I work with individuals, poly partnerships and couples who want meaningful change, not just surface fixes. You desire love to feel safe again—but instead you are caught in cycles of resentment, criticism, blame or silence. When desire fades or trust breaks, it can leave you questioning everything. Together, we will explore the unconscious patterns, protective strategies, and attachment wounds shaping your relationship, so you can heal from betrayal, strengthen communication, rediscover intimacy, build self-trust, and thrive within authentic connections.
In addition to graduate school and practicum experience, I also have also received two years of additional training and supervision in psychoanalytic therapy.
Are you struggling with your family? Healing the pain of family conflict and estrangement is my specialty. Therapy is a place to work through all of the complicated feelings prevent you from moving forward in life. For couples, I can help you both step outside of your unhealthy codependent dynamic, and work together towards mutual respect, honest communication, and rediscovering your genuine connection. I am a culturally sensitive therapist and supervisor with more than 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship issues, and gender identity.
In addition to graduate school and practicum experience, I also have also received two years of additional training and supervision in psychoanalytic therapy.
Are you struggling with your family? Healing the pain of family conflict and estrangement is my specialty. Therapy is a place to work through all of the complicated feelings prevent you from moving forward in life. For couples, I can help you both step outside of your unhealthy codependent dynamic, and work together towards mutual respect, honest communication, and rediscovering your genuine connection. I am a culturally sensitive therapist and supervisor with more than 15 years of clinical experience working with a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship issues, and gender identity.
Do you feel like you are stuck in your head ? Does it feel like you’re living a life that's not in sync with the person you are ? Do you too often dwell on the past and it keeps you feeling stuck ? I am a therapist who has been in the field for over 15 years and have worked with a diverse set of clientele. My background, Interpersonal Neurobiology of Attachment, focuses on how experiences and significant relationships influence how we react to internal cues and interpret the world. As we grow and change we continually interact with the stories we tell ourselves within our minds and this greatly impacts the essence of our thoughts.
Do you feel like you are stuck in your head ? Does it feel like you’re living a life that's not in sync with the person you are ? Do you too often dwell on the past and it keeps you feeling stuck ? I am a therapist who has been in the field for over 15 years and have worked with a diverse set of clientele. My background, Interpersonal Neurobiology of Attachment, focuses on how experiences and significant relationships influence how we react to internal cues and interpret the world. As we grow and change we continually interact with the stories we tell ourselves within our minds and this greatly impacts the essence of our thoughts.
At Resound Counseling Collective, we serve children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, stress, and parenting concerns. Our trauma-informed, culturally responsive team creates a safe, supportive space where clients feel seen and understood. Together, we build insight, strengthen resilience, and develop practical tools that foster healing, meaningful connection, and lasting change that extends beyond the therapy room.
At Resound Counseling Collective, we serve children, teens, adults, and families navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, life transitions, stress, and parenting concerns. Our trauma-informed, culturally responsive team creates a safe, supportive space where clients feel seen and understood. Together, we build insight, strengthen resilience, and develop practical tools that foster healing, meaningful connection, and lasting change that extends beyond the therapy room.
I help individuals realize their potential, whether it is in a spiritual direction or in motivation to perform better in life. The underlying principles are the same.
I work in a "positive psychology" format, which means that there is often more focus on one's existing strengths, instead of on some deficit or illness. I help people look at the workings of the mind, and to improve through specific exercises and homework.
The ideal client is one who recognizes that they feel stuck and is willing to take the necessary actions to begin moving forward.
I help individuals realize their potential, whether it is in a spiritual direction or in motivation to perform better in life. The underlying principles are the same.
I work in a "positive psychology" format, which means that there is often more focus on one's existing strengths, instead of on some deficit or illness. I help people look at the workings of the mind, and to improve through specific exercises and homework.
The ideal client is one who recognizes that they feel stuck and is willing to take the necessary actions to begin moving forward.
Maria Curameng Teresi is a licensed marriage, family and child therapist since 2004, a Certified Brainspotting Consultant and Practitioner and EMDR Certified Therapist. She helps her clients who struggles with trauma experiences, anxiety, depression, stress, starting and completing tasks, relationships, meeting career goals, life changes and adjustments and with managing mood changes. She supports her clients to reach their life goals and live their lives in healthy, productive and effective ways that is unique to her individual clients.
Maria Curameng Teresi is a licensed marriage, family and child therapist since 2004, a Certified Brainspotting Consultant and Practitioner and EMDR Certified Therapist. She helps her clients who struggles with trauma experiences, anxiety, depression, stress, starting and completing tasks, relationships, meeting career goals, life changes and adjustments and with managing mood changes. She supports her clients to reach their life goals and live their lives in healthy, productive and effective ways that is unique to her individual clients.
Healing is not just a mental process, it’s a full‑body experience. My goal is to honor this connection between mind and body. Whether you’re navigating trauma, anxiety, identity exploration, or the complexities of intimacy and desire, therapy with me is a space where your whole self is welcome. I am sex‑positive and affirming of kink communities, and I offer a grounded, non‑judgmental environment for conversations that many people have never had the chance to explore safely.
Healing is not just a mental process, it’s a full‑body experience. My goal is to honor this connection between mind and body. Whether you’re navigating trauma, anxiety, identity exploration, or the complexities of intimacy and desire, therapy with me is a space where your whole self is welcome. I am sex‑positive and affirming of kink communities, and I offer a grounded, non‑judgmental environment for conversations that many people have never had the chance to explore safely.
I practice psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in California. The therapist's office is a place unlike any other in society. It is a place to speak freely, to say what's on your mind that you can't tell others, and to heal by so doing. If you feel anxious, hopeless, frustrated or angry; if you lack confidence, find yourself without real friendships, or are unable to sustain a lasting relationship, therapy might be for you. My aim is to help you understand and experience yourself in new or long-forgotten ways so that you may, in the words of William Butler Yeats, "live with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life."
I practice psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in California. The therapist's office is a place unlike any other in society. It is a place to speak freely, to say what's on your mind that you can't tell others, and to heal by so doing. If you feel anxious, hopeless, frustrated or angry; if you lack confidence, find yourself without real friendships, or are unable to sustain a lasting relationship, therapy might be for you. My aim is to help you understand and experience yourself in new or long-forgotten ways so that you may, in the words of William Butler Yeats, "live with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life."
I'm a mental health and addictions counselor with over 11 years of experience supporting individuals and couples. In my work with individuals, my main focus is the therapeutic relationship and an insight-oriented process. Research shows that the therapeutic alliance is a key factor in successful therapy, and it remains the one thing chatbots, apps, and self-help books can’t replace. My approach is therefore humanistic and psychodynamic. With empathy, acceptance, and compassion, I help you explore the patterns that have kept you stuck and foster the insight needed to finally break free.
I'm a mental health and addictions counselor with over 11 years of experience supporting individuals and couples. In my work with individuals, my main focus is the therapeutic relationship and an insight-oriented process. Research shows that the therapeutic alliance is a key factor in successful therapy, and it remains the one thing chatbots, apps, and self-help books can’t replace. My approach is therefore humanistic and psychodynamic. With empathy, acceptance, and compassion, I help you explore the patterns that have kept you stuck and foster the insight needed to finally break free.
Although I'm trained in psychoanalytic therapy, my approach varies according to individual needs.
My first concern is to provide an environment where patients can feel safe enough to do the work of healing. I am also not so much concerned with "changing" them as with decreasing the unnecessary suffering in their lives and in helping to heal that suffering where possible.
Although I'm trained in psychoanalytic therapy, my approach varies according to individual needs.
My first concern is to provide an environment where patients can feel safe enough to do the work of healing. I am also not so much concerned with "changing" them as with decreasing the unnecessary suffering in their lives and in helping to heal that suffering where possible.
A safe place is provided for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to foster self-awareness and facilitate positive changes related to life challenges. Additionally, therapy for those who want to address issues of unwanted relationships with sex, such as pornography, sexting, minor attraction, infidelity, etc., is available. Facilitating self-awareness helps you grow personally by exploring inner conflicts and past experiences. This process allows you to understand how these elements shape who you are, leading to greater insight into your motivations, reactions, and patterns of behavior.
A safe place is provided for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to foster self-awareness and facilitate positive changes related to life challenges. Additionally, therapy for those who want to address issues of unwanted relationships with sex, such as pornography, sexting, minor attraction, infidelity, etc., is available. Facilitating self-awareness helps you grow personally by exploring inner conflicts and past experiences. This process allows you to understand how these elements shape who you are, leading to greater insight into your motivations, reactions, and patterns of behavior.
I tailor my approach to the client, but I specialize in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Psychoanalytic/dynamic.
No one comes to therapy because everything is going right. You’re here because things can’t go on like this. Something has to change. But what?
That’s what I’m here for: to help you find a way forward. I believe that times of confusion and strife are also opportunities for breakthroughs. They call us to pause our old ways of thinking, and to begin the tough but rewarding exploration of our selves.
My goal is to help you help yourself. To do that, we’ll need to enter your pain in search of clarity. Eventually, that clarity will become your guiding light to a meaningful life.
I tailor my approach to the client, but I specialize in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Psychoanalytic/dynamic.
No one comes to therapy because everything is going right. You’re here because things can’t go on like this. Something has to change. But what?
That’s what I’m here for: to help you find a way forward. I believe that times of confusion and strife are also opportunities for breakthroughs. They call us to pause our old ways of thinking, and to begin the tough but rewarding exploration of our selves.
My goal is to help you help yourself. To do that, we’ll need to enter your pain in search of clarity. Eventually, that clarity will become your guiding light to a meaningful life.
I use my personal, educational, and professional experiences and strong attunement to my intuition to guide my therapy style. My clients describe me as caring, personable, gentle, and real. My sessions are collaborative, empowerment-based, and include moments of humor. Due to my value of cultural humility, I use holistic (mind-body-spirit-soul), trauma-informed, and social justice approaches to establish a soulful connection and unique healing experience for each person I support. Working with diverse populations and mental health settings (i.e. college, inpatient, healthcare, etc.) also allows me to be adaptable to each client.
I use my personal, educational, and professional experiences and strong attunement to my intuition to guide my therapy style. My clients describe me as caring, personable, gentle, and real. My sessions are collaborative, empowerment-based, and include moments of humor. Due to my value of cultural humility, I use holistic (mind-body-spirit-soul), trauma-informed, and social justice approaches to establish a soulful connection and unique healing experience for each person I support. Working with diverse populations and mental health settings (i.e. college, inpatient, healthcare, etc.) also allows me to be adaptable to each client.
Helping clients navigate anxiety, life transitions, and relationship challenges with compassion and practical tools - Nelly
I believe that every person has the capacity for growth, healing, and positive change. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I provide a supportive and nonjudgmental space where individuals, couples, and families can explore challenges, build on their strengths, and develop practical solutions to improve their quality of life.
I specialize in helping clients manage anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, life transitions, family conflict, and emotional challenges.
Helping clients navigate anxiety, life transitions, and relationship challenges with compassion and practical tools - Nelly
I believe that every person has the capacity for growth, healing, and positive change. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), I provide a supportive and nonjudgmental space where individuals, couples, and families can explore challenges, build on their strengths, and develop practical solutions to improve their quality of life.
I specialize in helping clients manage anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, life transitions, family conflict, and emotional challenges.
I am a Catholic Christian therapist who provides therapeutic services rooted in traditional Catholic and Christian values. I enjoy integrating faith into sessions while also drawing on evidence-based practices and counseling techniques. Although I work with individuals from all faith backgrounds, my specialty is supporting Catholic and Christian populations. I work with clients navigating a wide range of challenges, including self-esteem, anxiety, depression, sexual and relationship concerns, personality dynamics, OCD, Autism and ADHD, trauma, life transitions, and more. I offer both individual and couples counseling.
I am a Catholic Christian therapist who provides therapeutic services rooted in traditional Catholic and Christian values. I enjoy integrating faith into sessions while also drawing on evidence-based practices and counseling techniques. Although I work with individuals from all faith backgrounds, my specialty is supporting Catholic and Christian populations. I work with clients navigating a wide range of challenges, including self-esteem, anxiety, depression, sexual and relationship concerns, personality dynamics, OCD, Autism and ADHD, trauma, life transitions, and more. I offer both individual and couples counseling.
Life can be an overwhelming experience for anyone. Things can become especially challenging when a person feels stressed by circumstances beyond their control. Individuals who come to therapy are often very capable human beings who have experienced something in their life that has left them needing some extra support. Many times people begin therapy feeling down and lost. Through a person's work in therapy, they are often able to find some light on their path to help guide them through the pain. This shift creates an opportunity for a person to improve their day-to-day functioning and overall, they FEEL BETTER!!
Life can be an overwhelming experience for anyone. Things can become especially challenging when a person feels stressed by circumstances beyond their control. Individuals who come to therapy are often very capable human beings who have experienced something in their life that has left them needing some extra support. Many times people begin therapy feeling down and lost. Through a person's work in therapy, they are often able to find some light on their path to help guide them through the pain. This shift creates an opportunity for a person to improve their day-to-day functioning and overall, they FEEL BETTER!!
As James Baldwin famously said, "not everything that has been faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed unless faced", I also offer you the following poem: "When we feel safe, anything is possible. We become unstoppable. Because we have a firm ground to launch and a safe ground to land. We can then stand. Voice ourselves, show ourselves. Life becomes a dance." With over 15 years of experience carefully providing integrative therapy (e.g., CBT, EMDR, ACT, IFS, EFT, Mindfulness, biofeedback, neurofeedback) and therapeutic assessments, I am excited to work collaboratively with you!
As James Baldwin famously said, "not everything that has been faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed unless faced", I also offer you the following poem: "When we feel safe, anything is possible. We become unstoppable. Because we have a firm ground to launch and a safe ground to land. We can then stand. Voice ourselves, show ourselves. Life becomes a dance." With over 15 years of experience carefully providing integrative therapy (e.g., CBT, EMDR, ACT, IFS, EFT, Mindfulness, biofeedback, neurofeedback) and therapeutic assessments, I am excited to work collaboratively with you!
I believe that being able to understand and name one's struggle is a big part of the therapeutic progress. So, let's work together, in an attempt to go beyond the symptoms, let's work on facing the root of the struggle and start looking for ways out. It is not an easy battle (addressing the root of the struggle) and yet it is the only way to freedom and healing.I provide services to parents who struggle with inability to manage their children's behaviors. If you feel like you hit the rock bottom, your child is out of control, you don't know where to start, I am here to help.
I believe that being able to understand and name one's struggle is a big part of the therapeutic progress. So, let's work together, in an attempt to go beyond the symptoms, let's work on facing the root of the struggle and start looking for ways out. It is not an easy battle (addressing the root of the struggle) and yet it is the only way to freedom and healing.I provide services to parents who struggle with inability to manage their children's behaviors. If you feel like you hit the rock bottom, your child is out of control, you don't know where to start, I am here to help.
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Psychoanalytic Therapists
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.