Therapists in West San Jose, San Jose, CA

Whether you’re an adult, teenager, or child, I help you to know more about who you are, who you want to be and what you want to be about. I strive to help everyone find hope and healing from present challenges and past wounds so they can have more freedom to pursue their dreams and live their lives to the fullest. With children and teenagers, I help them in the challenges they face with stress, anxiety, loneliness, depression, academics, anger, friends, and identity. I help parents better understand and support their children. I provide a safe and supportive space, with empathy and understanding, and without judgment or shame.

Jenny is fluent in English and Mandarin. This skill is helpful for clients who struggle with changes in culture when moving to the United States. She is passionate and skilled in helping couples improve their communication skills, and she also enjoys working with individual adult clients on issues related to parenting, work stress, depression, and anxiety. As a bicultural therapist, She is interested in multicultural issues. She would like to help individuals with acculturation and adjustment issues.

Hi! I realize it was likely a lot of life experiences that led you here. I believe those life experiences can cause a disconnect between who we are, who we want to be, and who we think we should be. This disconnect can keep you from living a life filled with self-compassion, self-appreciation, and self-love. I aim to help you meaningfully grow by providing a calm, safe space, where we work together to figure out what you need on your healing journey.

Currently accepting new clients! Sometimes life in general can feel overwhelming. This feeling can intensify if you also struggle with unprocessed trauma and/or feelings of low self-worth. My clients have either had a chaotic childhood or a single traumatic experience that has led to self-consciousness, self-sabotage or simply difficulty handling stress. They have so much compassion for others, yet struggle to turn it inward. Their coping strategies "make sense" but they struggle to believe in their own worth. The individuals I work with are hoping to find peace, stability and increased self-esteem.

Congratulations on taking the courageous step to begin therapy. As we all know, life can be challenging and demanding at times. This may lead us to feeling sad, angry, hopeless or confused. We may feel stuck and not know how to move forward; which can be a very lonely and scary place to be as well. However, you are not alone and healing is possible! My role as a therapist is to provide a safe place and offer warmth and empathy throughout this collaborative process, in order to help you in exploring your thoughts and feelings, as well as guide you in developing insight and identifying skills to achieve the thriving life you deserve.

I am Michele, a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor specializing in providing individual and group counseling for school-aged children and adolescents. less My passion lies in fostering coping skills, positive attitudes, and meaningful experiences to facilitate success in social, educational, and home settings, ultimately guiding them toward happy, healthy, and productive lives. With expertise in addressing issues such as low self-esteem, anxiety, ADHD, and social skills, I bring a tailored and comprehensive approach to my practice.

I'M SORRY, I AM CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ACCEPT NEW OR RETURNING CLIENTS. Do you lay awake worrying about your relationship, your family, money, your job, or your life in general? Feel stressed out, unable to relax? Wish you could "stop the world and get off" for while? Therapy is a good place to do just that. To help you figure out what's not working, and new ways to approach old problems. Like how to talk to your partner without getting into the same fight over and over. Or how to get your kid to stop "talking back." Or maybe you just need someone to talk to, who won't judge you.

I offer professional guidance and support that help individual, couples, and families deal with ongoing relationship issues and family conflicts. Therapy can help those struggling with specific issues by providing a safe and positive environment to express concerns, identify core issues and find practical therapeutic solutions to their problems. If you are suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, or have challenges in your relationships, psychotherapy can help you develop tools to replace self-defeating behaviors with self-actualizing ones.

It can be such a relief to talk to an objective, nonjudgmental professional, who is trained to listen and understand, in a way that your friends and family can never do. When you are weighed down by your problems, feel depressed, anxious and worried, or have relationship challenges with partners, kids or colleagues, I will help make it better! Come and see me. We can work together in an accepting and comfortable atmosphere. I am a smart, warm, caring and supportive therapist, with 25 years of experience. I will work to enable you to understand yourself leading to personal growth

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to flourish in life while others continually struggle or why one person responds differently than another to the same circumstances? Because our internal world is invisible, most of us don’t realize the impact it has on our moods, our perceptions and our lives. We find ourselves reacting to life. We may try to regain control by attempting to manage the external world and when we do, we experience varying amounts of stress. If you are searching for answers on how you can improve the quality of your life, please call me for a free consultation.

What is your mind saying to you right now? What does it say to you when you are happy? How about when you are sad or mad? Is your mind kind to you? Many times we are not aware of our self talk as it’s been ingrained in us for so long. If you are noticing that your mind isn’t very nice to you, it might be time for a change. Are you ready for something different? I am ready. Contact me if you are, I would love to help you in this next phase of your life so that you can love yourself more, love others more, and be more at peace.

Imaging how you would feel and act when you have a better and more stable mood, greater relationships, more self-acceptance and esteem, more freedom (from regrets, past, etc), and a healthier mind ... You just took the first step to change! I will help you gain the skills and knowledge in taking the next steps, making progresses, and achieving your goals - in a respectful, direct, no-nonsense, non-judgmental, sincere, and supportive way. This process may be challenging (as it should be), but I've helped created and witnessed numerous victorious smiles -- and, you will create yours.

Have you noticed that things have just not been the same for the past few months or weeks and can't really seem to figure out why? Your daily routine has been thrown off, your relationships are changing and maybe even your school/work performance is also getting impacted. You tried everything that others have suggested but it still doesn't seem to work. Maybe therapy was not the first idea but you feel like you would be considered a burden to others when talking about these things so you made a difficult to decision to give it a try.