Geriatric Therapists in San Jose, CA
My practice is dedicated to assisting adults, parents, and their children—whether they are struggling or identified as twice-exceptional (2e) or worried about dementia.
Many individuals experience difficulties with executive skills, reading, or memory, which can affect daily life. I am dedicated to helping people identify these challenges. This detailed process enables the formation of both a diagnosis and a treatment plan tailored to individual needs.
My practice is dedicated to assisting adults, parents, and their children—whether they are struggling or identified as twice-exceptional (2e) or worried about dementia.
Many individuals experience difficulties with executive skills, reading, or memory, which can affect daily life. I am dedicated to helping people identify these challenges. This detailed process enables the formation of both a diagnosis and a treatment plan tailored to individual needs.
I am knowledgeable in Behavioral Health, Medical/Geriatrics, Dementia, long term care planning.
You have the innate ability to adjust to all types of challenging circumstances. You deserve support while you think through what matters most, explore and identify your feelings in order to move forward to find corrective balance. Perhaps you are managing an uptick in stress, anxiety/depression and poor sleep due to feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you or a loved one is managing a serious health condition and hope to learn best approaches, new coping skills and options for resources. Or, you are a parent, a teen or young adult experiencing stress or loss of a loved one or a relationship. I believe people are insightful and resilient.
I am knowledgeable in Behavioral Health, Medical/Geriatrics, Dementia, long term care planning.
You have the innate ability to adjust to all types of challenging circumstances. You deserve support while you think through what matters most, explore and identify your feelings in order to move forward to find corrective balance. Perhaps you are managing an uptick in stress, anxiety/depression and poor sleep due to feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you or a loved one is managing a serious health condition and hope to learn best approaches, new coping skills and options for resources. Or, you are a parent, a teen or young adult experiencing stress or loss of a loved one or a relationship. I believe people are insightful and resilient.
I utilize the modalities of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness Skills within a framework of Lifespan Development and Geriatric Health.
I’m Sue Alvey, a licensed mental health clinician with over 30 years of experience supporting “seasoned” adults and their families through the natural transitions of aging. I partner with clients to help them regain their emotional equilibrium, strengthen their coping skills, and refocus their energy toward a meaningful life grounded in their values and personal strengths.
I utilize the modalities of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Mindfulness Skills within a framework of Lifespan Development and Geriatric Health.
I’m Sue Alvey, a licensed mental health clinician with over 30 years of experience supporting “seasoned” adults and their families through the natural transitions of aging. I partner with clients to help them regain their emotional equilibrium, strengthen their coping skills, and refocus their energy toward a meaningful life grounded in their values and personal strengths.
I have a special interest in working with seniors, partly because of my specialized training and partly because of my relationship with my beloved grandmother.
*CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW MEDICARE PATIENTS* I work with adults struggling with a wide range of challenges including loss of relationships, life transitions, and personal problems like anxiety, depression, addiction, or trauma. Life can be difficult but you don't have to figure it out all alone. I can help you. Together, we'll create a safe space where you'll gain insight and perspective into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are no longer working for you. With these understandings, you'll be able to make better choices and positive life changes. By working through your pain, you'll gain a self-awareness you didn't have before.
I have a special interest in working with seniors, partly because of my specialized training and partly because of my relationship with my beloved grandmother.
*CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW MEDICARE PATIENTS* I work with adults struggling with a wide range of challenges including loss of relationships, life transitions, and personal problems like anxiety, depression, addiction, or trauma. Life can be difficult but you don't have to figure it out all alone. I can help you. Together, we'll create a safe space where you'll gain insight and perspective into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are no longer working for you. With these understandings, you'll be able to make better choices and positive life changes. By working through your pain, you'll gain a self-awareness you didn't have before.
Specializing in grief therapy, I have worked for over 25 years with adults and older adults facing life-changing circumstances.
Having a hard time? Struggling or feeling overwhelmed with depression, anxiety, and grief and loss?
Having difficulty managing your emotions, relationship issues, aging, transitions, or another challenges? Therapy is a journey to develop a deeper understanding of oneself. I can assist you in finding solutions and acceptance to the issues and stressors that cause you pain and suffering. I incorporate a strength-based, solution focused, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and mindful approach, which are effective in helping individuals gain insight and develop healthy coping skills to reduce symptoms. Medicare provider.
Specializing in grief therapy, I have worked for over 25 years with adults and older adults facing life-changing circumstances.
Having a hard time? Struggling or feeling overwhelmed with depression, anxiety, and grief and loss?
Having difficulty managing your emotions, relationship issues, aging, transitions, or another challenges? Therapy is a journey to develop a deeper understanding of oneself. I can assist you in finding solutions and acceptance to the issues and stressors that cause you pain and suffering. I incorporate a strength-based, solution focused, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and mindful approach, which are effective in helping individuals gain insight and develop healthy coping skills to reduce symptoms. Medicare provider.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, struggling in your relationships, or carrying the weight of past experiences? Maybe you’re going through a life transition that has left you feeling uncertain, stuck, or emotionally exhausted. You don’t have to navigate this alone.
Therapy can be a place where you feel heard without judgment. My goal is to create a supportive and safe space where you can slow down, process what you’ve been carrying, and begin to move toward the life you want. Together, we will explore your experiences, identify your strengths, and develop tools that help you feel more grounded, confident, and empowered.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, struggling in your relationships, or carrying the weight of past experiences? Maybe you’re going through a life transition that has left you feeling uncertain, stuck, or emotionally exhausted. You don’t have to navigate this alone.
Therapy can be a place where you feel heard without judgment. My goal is to create a supportive and safe space where you can slow down, process what you’ve been carrying, and begin to move toward the life you want. Together, we will explore your experiences, identify your strengths, and develop tools that help you feel more grounded, confident, and empowered.
I utilize a client centered approach in working with adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions. In a safe, supportive, and non judgemental space we can explore the negative patterns in your life, work through any barriers, and move towards healing, growth, and change.
I utilize a client centered approach in working with adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, and life transitions. In a safe, supportive, and non judgemental space we can explore the negative patterns in your life, work through any barriers, and move towards healing, growth, and change.
Debbra (Debb) Clarke Yamaguchi
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
5 Endorsed
San Jose, CA 95126
Emotional understanding and mindful communication can positively transform your life. Therapy helps us as human beings to enhance our understanding of ourselves, improving connections in all of your relationships, managing depression, stress and anxiety. You will develop knowledge and skills to help cope and handle what is overwhelming.
Emotional understanding and mindful communication can positively transform your life. Therapy helps us as human beings to enhance our understanding of ourselves, improving connections in all of your relationships, managing depression, stress and anxiety. You will develop knowledge and skills to help cope and handle what is overwhelming.
I assist individuals, couples and families whose lives have been impacted by life's developmental stages and transitions. These includes relationship issues, career and retirement decisions, parenting (including pre and post partem issues/depression) aging, chronic pain and disability, and often include symptoms of PTSD, depression, stress, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and isolation.
I assist individuals, couples and families whose lives have been impacted by life's developmental stages and transitions. These includes relationship issues, career and retirement decisions, parenting (including pre and post partem issues/depression) aging, chronic pain and disability, and often include symptoms of PTSD, depression, stress, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and isolation.
We all want to live full, intentional, and meaningful lives. Often, one feels like they’re drowning – overwhelmed, under-resourced, unseen, and on some level – alone. I’m here to serve you in co-creating an open, present and safe container to inquire into your patterns, fears, and inner critic. This enables growth through new (often surprising) experiences of yourself. Your journey of self-understanding is a gift to yourself, and those around you - enabling you to live with more freedom, awareness and peace.
We all want to live full, intentional, and meaningful lives. Often, one feels like they’re drowning – overwhelmed, under-resourced, unseen, and on some level – alone. I’m here to serve you in co-creating an open, present and safe container to inquire into your patterns, fears, and inner critic. This enables growth through new (often surprising) experiences of yourself. Your journey of self-understanding is a gift to yourself, and those around you - enabling you to live with more freedom, awareness and peace.
Trauma, anxiety, and addiction can make you feel stuck. The most important step towards healing is to address the unresolved emotion inside you. Healing requires feelings. Acceptance slowly dissolves pain. When we function from the fear and scarring of our trauma, the cycles continue until we learn how to transmute that energy into love. I apply a Holistic approach that integrates physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual forms of well-being, addressing the “whole” self. Through a holistic framework tailored to your unique needs, the goal is to support you develop a deeper understanding of the self on all these levels.
Trauma, anxiety, and addiction can make you feel stuck. The most important step towards healing is to address the unresolved emotion inside you. Healing requires feelings. Acceptance slowly dissolves pain. When we function from the fear and scarring of our trauma, the cycles continue until we learn how to transmute that energy into love. I apply a Holistic approach that integrates physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual forms of well-being, addressing the “whole” self. Through a holistic framework tailored to your unique needs, the goal is to support you develop a deeper understanding of the self on all these levels.
We all feel lost from time to time, but there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been through my own therapy as a young adult when I was stuck in a bout of anxiety and panic attacks due to childhood trauma. Throughout my years of working with traumatized individuals, I learned first-hand about how childhood trauma can have a strong impact on adulthood. I can help you address unresolved trauma, in order for you to find passion, connection, and purpose in your life.
We all feel lost from time to time, but there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been through my own therapy as a young adult when I was stuck in a bout of anxiety and panic attacks due to childhood trauma. Throughout my years of working with traumatized individuals, I learned first-hand about how childhood trauma can have a strong impact on adulthood. I can help you address unresolved trauma, in order for you to find passion, connection, and purpose in your life.
Is anxiety, depression, or trauma holding you back from being your true self? Do you feel stuck in managing difficult life transitions? Now, every little thing becomes super overwhelming. Those negative experiences reopen old wounds and cause new ones. You tried burying your pain hoping it would go away. You feel lonely and tormented. You feel exhausted, stressed, and angry all the time. You wonder how much more you can take. You are unsure of who or where to turn for help. In the midst of this painful journey, you do not have to go through it alone.
Is anxiety, depression, or trauma holding you back from being your true self? Do you feel stuck in managing difficult life transitions? Now, every little thing becomes super overwhelming. Those negative experiences reopen old wounds and cause new ones. You tried burying your pain hoping it would go away. You feel lonely and tormented. You feel exhausted, stressed, and angry all the time. You wonder how much more you can take. You are unsure of who or where to turn for help. In the midst of this painful journey, you do not have to go through it alone.
Deborah is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who completed her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University. She has also finished an MA in Research and Experimental Psychology from San Jose State University. Her thesis topic concerned life stress, problem-focused coping, and positive affect. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with a minor in Communications, from San Jose State University.
Deborah is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who completed her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University. She has also finished an MA in Research and Experimental Psychology from San Jose State University. Her thesis topic concerned life stress, problem-focused coping, and positive affect. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with a minor in Communications, from San Jose State University.
I have been in practice since 2007 and have been featured on ABC, NBC, and KCAL as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors, infidelity, broken relationships, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, financial recklessness, and gambling. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.
I have been in practice since 2007 and have been featured on ABC, NBC, and KCAL as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors, infidelity, broken relationships, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, financial recklessness, and gambling. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.
Welcome to Whole Hearted Therapy ! Some life experiences create open wounds that can have a paralyzing impact in the way we see the world, interact or make meaning of it. Does this lead you to shy away from intimate relationships and struggle with boundaries with friends and family ? I provide a safe and compassionate space where you can be fully seen and heard, explore with curiosity and support you in your journey to well being. I am EMDR trained clinician and bring a trauma informed approach to my practice.
Welcome to Whole Hearted Therapy ! Some life experiences create open wounds that can have a paralyzing impact in the way we see the world, interact or make meaning of it. Does this lead you to shy away from intimate relationships and struggle with boundaries with friends and family ? I provide a safe and compassionate space where you can be fully seen and heard, explore with curiosity and support you in your journey to well being. I am EMDR trained clinician and bring a trauma informed approach to my practice.
Do you need help to make changes in your life? My main areas of interest & experience include parenting issues, LGBTQ issues, sexual abuse, trauma (childhood & recent), marriage/relationship problems, depression, ADHD, & career counseling. I have worked with individuals, couples, and families from diverse cultures, ethnicities, and sexual/gender orientation. My work with you begins by providing a safe and non-judging place for you to talk about your needs. We will work together to help you make positive changes in your life. I am happy to answer any questions about how I work and how therapy might work for you.
Do you need help to make changes in your life? My main areas of interest & experience include parenting issues, LGBTQ issues, sexual abuse, trauma (childhood & recent), marriage/relationship problems, depression, ADHD, & career counseling. I have worked with individuals, couples, and families from diverse cultures, ethnicities, and sexual/gender orientation. My work with you begins by providing a safe and non-judging place for you to talk about your needs. We will work together to help you make positive changes in your life. I am happy to answer any questions about how I work and how therapy might work for you.
Writer John O'Donohue defines my view of being a therapist: "This is what therapy is about: helping people retrieve what has been lost to them, wakening and bringing home their fundamental wholesomeness.. Therapists are like poets: they draw on the power of words in the profoundly creative work of bringing people fully alive to themselves, awakening in them the human capacity for divine imagination that ‘dreams our completion’.”
Writer John O'Donohue defines my view of being a therapist: "This is what therapy is about: helping people retrieve what has been lost to them, wakening and bringing home their fundamental wholesomeness.. Therapists are like poets: they draw on the power of words in the profoundly creative work of bringing people fully alive to themselves, awakening in them the human capacity for divine imagination that ‘dreams our completion’.”
Do you find yourself as a people pleaser? Is your relationship messy? Do you feel burdened with grief? Do you feel like you have nothing to look forward to? With on-line therapy, you've come to the right place to find strategies to improve interactions with others in an environment where you are seen and heard.
Have you found it to be true, it is easier to confide in someone outside of your social or familial network? You will find we will work toward building a supportive and trusting relationship as we seek to find solutions to manage anxiety, depression, or life change all in the comfort of your own home of office.
Do you find yourself as a people pleaser? Is your relationship messy? Do you feel burdened with grief? Do you feel like you have nothing to look forward to? With on-line therapy, you've come to the right place to find strategies to improve interactions with others in an environment where you are seen and heard.
Have you found it to be true, it is easier to confide in someone outside of your social or familial network? You will find we will work toward building a supportive and trusting relationship as we seek to find solutions to manage anxiety, depression, or life change all in the comfort of your own home of office.
Do you ever struggle with feeling like you’re not enough? Do you feel like you have to prove yourself? Do you feel stuck and triggered by childhood trauma? The symptoms of trauma include anxiety, depression, high conflict relationships, occupational impairment, addiction, and much more. I believe therapy can help you develop a more self-awareness and actionable plan to alleviate these symptoms. I specialized in working with people who are willing to explore past, present, and future challenges and to find tools for personal growth.
Do you ever struggle with feeling like you’re not enough? Do you feel like you have to prove yourself? Do you feel stuck and triggered by childhood trauma? The symptoms of trauma include anxiety, depression, high conflict relationships, occupational impairment, addiction, and much more. I believe therapy can help you develop a more self-awareness and actionable plan to alleviate these symptoms. I specialized in working with people who are willing to explore past, present, and future challenges and to find tools for personal growth.
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FAQ - About Geriatric Therapy
What can a geriatric psychologist help with?
Geriatric therapists specialize in the cognitive and neurological challenges that often accompany aging, including dementia, memory loss, and age-related cognitive decline. They also address the psychological conditions that frequently co-occur with these issues, such as depression, anxiety, and grief. Geriatric therapists and psychologists are trained to assess cognitive functioning, identify symptoms that may warrant further evaluation, and conduct or refer for formal neurological assessment when needed. In many cases, geriatric therapists also work closely with medical doctors to manage a client's overall health, and they may support caregivers and family members navigating the demands of caring for an aging loved one.
Why might someone seek a geriatric psychologist?
Someone might seek a geriatric therapist when they or a loved one begins experiencing cognitive or neurological changes and is unsure whether those changes are a normal part of aging or something that requires clinical attention. A geriatric therapist can help connect families with appropriate next steps. They are also commonly sought following a new diagnosis, when clients and families are working to understand what that diagnosis means practically and emotionally, and what to expect as a condition progresses. When seeking a therapist, it can be helpful to consider whether a clinician with a stronger psychotherapy focus or one with more of a social work orientation, who can help connect clients with assisted living or medical resources, would be the better fit.
What type of therapy might a geriatric therapists specialize in?
Geriatric therapist often combine psychotherapy with psychoeducation, helping clients and their families understand cognitive and neurological conditions and what to expect as they progress. For clients experiencing anxiety or depression alongside cognitive decline, therapists may draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or mindfulness-based approaches. For clients with dementia specifically, therapists may be trained in specialized modalities such as Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), which is designed to preserve cognitive functioning.
Can geriatric psychologists help people who suffer from dementia?
Yes, and this is a core area of geriatric psychology. Therapists specializing in dementia can work directly with clients on memory loss and cognitive functioning, while also addressing conditions that commonly co-occur, such as depression and anxiety. They can provide caregivers with objective assessments of a client's functioning and disease progression, and are typically well-versed in community resources available to dementia patients and their families.