Gestalt Therapists in Salinas, CA

Dr. Vanessa Barbosa (PSY30086) is a Bilingual Licensed Clinical Psychologist in the State of California. Dr. Barbosa has over 8 years of clinical practice and 5 years of forensic experience assessing and treating a variety of Mental Health symptoms and disorders in both English and Spanish of culturally diverse individuals and families. The types of services range from individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and psychological assessments. Before starting her private practice, Dr. Barbosa worked in a variety of settings, including community mental health and substance abuse clinics, client homes, At-Risk Youth and schools.

Are you feeling more anxious or depressed lately? Are the current events in your life making it difficult to navigate life? Or are you just feeling like you need to process trauma from your past? If this is the case for you, it might be time to consider therapy. Healing and recovery can sometimes be challenging and can feel impossible, but with the right therapist, recovery and healing is possible. Give yourself the opportunity to reflect, challenge yourself, and heal whatever may be standing in your way of reaching your goals.

Do you feel like nothing you do is right or do you have to put yourself last to ensure everyone else in your life is taken care of? Maybe you’ve been struggling with self-criticism or setting appropriate boundaries with yourself or others. Life is hard enough without us getting in our own way. You deserve to live a life that is in line with your values or priorities; a life filled with joy and success, however, you want to define it. I help people learn to see their potential and use their strengths to change their lives. I also help people learn to live in the present moment and to find peace in the current situations they are in.

Our mental health can sometimes take us through a whirlwind of emotions and unexpected behaviors, without an understanding of why. Whether it be our first experience with anxiety, depression, or a stressful life transition, it tends to manifest in the ways we feel, think, and do. I work with clients who are having difficulty managing thoughts of anxiety, feelings of depression, or find themselves with challenges associated to sleep and stress. My goal is to help you bridge together your mind and body awareness with the intention of learning how to care for you whole person.

All of us have those moments in life where we finally "get" something, those times when everything finally makes sense. As a therapist it is a pivotal moment in the therapeutic process, as a parent it can be very rewarding to see this occur for your child, and as an individual, it can be the difference between getting stuck in a bad place and moving forward in your life. I work with individuals, children and couples who are facing life's stressors and are looking for the tools to improve the quality of their lives.