Grief Therapists in San Jose, CA

My name is Amy Christensen and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Redlands, California and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adolescents and adults and specialize in anxiety, depression, stress, and grief , using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solutions Focused Therapy to work with my clients towards their goals. I have a bit of an eclectic therapeutic approach - I like to tailor the sessions to what works best for you. I tend to use Solutions Focused and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as good jumping off points.

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’.”

I bring a compassionate and mindfulness-based approach to support clients in creating a new experience of themselves whether they are navigating life transitions or struggling with anxiety, depression, stress or loss . I view healing from a holistic perspective and draw on a variety of practices and orientations to meet my clients where they are. This includes evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as Dialectal Behavior Therapy. I also enjoy bringing in playful and experiential practices to help shift clients out of their head and into more present ways of connecting with their authentic selves.

These can be stressful and isolating times. I am here to listen and help you to experience more joy, less anxiety and depression. I specialize in grief counseling. Grief is inherent in many life transitions; such as divorce, retirement, empty nest, job loss and the loss of a loved one (human or pet). If you are experiencing conflict in your relationship, I can help you as well. Please reach out.

I will work with you from a systemic perspective, integrating various therapeutic approaches to accommodate your individual and/or family's needs. I strive to provide a safe and supportive environment and I will collaborate with you to uncover what is at the root of your thoughts and feelings and will help you learn ways to cope and heal.

Anyone seeking space for personal healing and growth is encouraged to contact me. I can provide you with an environment in which you can explore your life in a way you never have before.

Are you experiencing grief ? Relationship issues? Feeling stressed? Maybe you are seeking insight or needing to create meaning from new changes in your life. I can help. I believe that every person deserves a trusted ally and a safe place to share their feelings and thoughts. I have a broad range of experience working with people struggling with anxiety, conflict in relationships and processing grief and loss . My point of view is from a place of positive thinking and empowerment.

Perhaps you are overwhelmed with stress and hope to achieve balance, or are dealing with anxiety/depression and desire improved mood. Maybe you or a loved one is managing a serious health condition and hope to learn of resources. You may be a parent, a teen or young adult experiencing stress or loss of a loved one or a relationship. I believe people are incredibly resilient and capable with the ability to adapt and adjust to all types of challenging circumstances when given the right care and support. You deserve to set aside a time and space to think through your thoughts, values, feelings in order to build a resilience plan.

I want to commend you that in seeking help, you are taking the first step towards a healthier, happier life. If you are feeling isolated in your thoughts, and conflicted about sharing what you are going through with a stranger, I totally understand what you are feeling and want you to know that you are not alone. I am here to support and guide you in discovering how to move forward in your life and overcome the challenges you are currently facing. I provide a safe, supportive, and caring environment that will help facilitate the healing and restoration process.

If you’re tired of the story you’re telling yourself, let’s find another one together. I love to help redefine old narratives that may have been holding you back, and I am grateful to help write a brand new story of you. Sometimes, we can tell ourselves scary stories about the future and replay the painful traumas of our past. Together, we can look at your stories and see their strengths and their challenges and how you can build a new narrative for your life. I like to help clients find their true North Star to guide them to a new meaning and purpose. I am also the world's funniest therapist.

My name is Pam Rice, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) located in Los Angeles, California but via telehealth I can work with clients statewide. As the former program director of a clinical psychiatric unit, I've worked with a variety of mental health issues. I specialize in Christian Therapy and the application of Biblical principles with appropriate psychological interventions. Incorporating a psycho/social/ spiritual integration addresses the whole client. I have an eclectic approach to therapy and utilize the therapeutic modality that fits best with the individual's needs.

I choose to see life's challenges as invitations to know ourselves more honestly, and to accept ourselves as we are. I believe that when individuals are self-aware they experience life as more meaningful and challenges as less distressing. I help individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, life transitions and relationship issues, to embrace their wholeness and strengthen inner resources not yet recognized. From this place of knowing and alternate or adjusted perspective, individuals develop compassion for self and other, gain confidence in relationships, and feel more assured in their ability to address the challenges life presents.

Are attempts to control your fertility completely stressing you out? Do you experience anxiety, depression, anger, grief , sadness, or hopelessness related to fertility? Does your desire to build a family overwhelm your thoughts? Do you have difficulty engaging in meaningful relationships and enjoyable activities? Or perhaps you are feeling isolated or living in quiet shame? If any of these sound familiar, please know that you are not alone, and I can help!

Are you struggling through a time of transition due to death , divorce, relationship break-up, or any other major life adjustment? I am a compassionate. person-centered therapist, who can walk you through this painful time . I have a history of profound personal loss ,.plus twenty years of directing a hospice bereavement program. Currently, I am working with people of all ages in life transitions and seniors of varying capabilities in retirement homes. My roles as a registered art therapist, art educator, and adjunct art therapy professor also lend special understanding and expertise to my work with clients.