Life Coaching Therapists in San Jose, CA

I work with individuals from a holistic approach, taking into account all aspects of the individual's life (social, relational, emotional, mental, physical, cultural, and environmental) that may impact their overall wellness.
I have experience working with various eating disorders and individuals who struggle with body dysmorphia. I also have experience working with individuals who struggle with racial trauma, cultural/identity issues, and gender roles. I worked with couples and provided pre-marital counseling and family therapy.
I work with individuals from a holistic approach, taking into account all aspects of the individual's life (social, relational, emotional, mental, physical, cultural, and environmental) that may impact their overall wellness.
I have experience working with various eating disorders and individuals who struggle with body dysmorphia. I also have experience working with individuals who struggle with racial trauma, cultural/identity issues, and gender roles. I worked with couples and provided pre-marital counseling and family therapy.

Online Therapy to live a more fulfilling and authentic life.
Starting or considering therapy is a big first step, and holding a safe space for you is an honor. As a seasoned therapist, I help young adults and professionals find more meaning and fulfillment by overcoming stress, conflict, burnout, trauma, and substance. In addition, with nearly a decade of experience in tech/startup and related industries, I understand the unique pressures of fast-paced, high-demand environments and finding balance to thrive.
Online Therapy to live a more fulfilling and authentic life.
Starting or considering therapy is a big first step, and holding a safe space for you is an honor. As a seasoned therapist, I help young adults and professionals find more meaning and fulfillment by overcoming stress, conflict, burnout, trauma, and substance. In addition, with nearly a decade of experience in tech/startup and related industries, I understand the unique pressures of fast-paced, high-demand environments and finding balance to thrive.

Lisa Blevins
Psychologist, PhD, CHT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I look forward to meeting you and discovering how we can work together to improve your experience of life!
I specialize in working with people who have tried to live their best life but have come across obstacles that have made it difficult. I create a comfortable atmosphere that I believe is critical to identifying those obstacles and finding new and successful ways to get past them.
I look forward to meeting you and discovering how we can work together to improve your experience of life!
I specialize in working with people who have tried to live their best life but have come across obstacles that have made it difficult. I create a comfortable atmosphere that I believe is critical to identifying those obstacles and finding new and successful ways to get past them.

The thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that make up much our inner world help to create the life we are living in the present.
As your therapist, I gently guide you to the places you have yet to explore so that you can bring new awareness and compassion to the choices you make in your life. Connecting to your internal experience encourages personal accountability and empowers you to create the life you want.
The thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that make up much our inner world help to create the life we are living in the present.
As your therapist, I gently guide you to the places you have yet to explore so that you can bring new awareness and compassion to the choices you make in your life. Connecting to your internal experience encourages personal accountability and empowers you to create the life you want.

I aim to meet you exactly where you are and work collaboratively with you to find goals that work best for your current life situation.
I typically work with adults or adolescents who are experiencing an issue that may be impeding the quality of their lives. This can include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, work stress, difficult life transitions, and more.
I aim to meet you exactly where you are and work collaboratively with you to find goals that work best for your current life situation.
I typically work with adults or adolescents who are experiencing an issue that may be impeding the quality of their lives. This can include anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, work stress, difficult life transitions, and more.

Kerena Saltzman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, CGP, LCSW, Coach
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Serves Area
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in a major life transition?
With a background in coaching, working with me is a collaborative process designed to help you move past old narratives, take accountability, and create more of what you want in your life. Therapy supports awareness and healing. Coaching gives us momentum and accountability. This hybrid model supports real world change.
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck in a major life transition?
With a background in coaching, working with me is a collaborative process designed to help you move past old narratives, take accountability, and create more of what you want in your life. Therapy supports awareness and healing. Coaching gives us momentum and accountability. This hybrid model supports real world change.

Adopting a non-pathologizing lens, specializations include support for anxiety, stress, trauma, emotional regulation, integration, life/work balance, self esteem, negative/obsessive mental patterns, despair, mindful parenting, chronic illness, pain management, grief and dying.
I am a trained in Hakomi psychotherapy, and transpersonal, self, somatic and attachment therapies. I am a long-time committed Theravada mindfulness meditator and teacher, and a certified Death Doula. A certified in Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher, as well as Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (CIIS/CPTR), Ketamine Assisted Therapy (Polaris Insight Center) and Holotropic Breathwork Training. I am uniquely positioned to blend the healing and transformative power of mindfulness within a wholesome therapeutic relationship.
Adopting a non-pathologizing lens, specializations include support for anxiety, stress, trauma, emotional regulation, integration, life/work balance, self esteem, negative/obsessive mental patterns, despair, mindful parenting, chronic illness, pain management, grief and dying.
I am a trained in Hakomi psychotherapy, and transpersonal, self, somatic and attachment therapies. I am a long-time committed Theravada mindfulness meditator and teacher, and a certified Death Doula. A certified in Mindful Self-Compassion, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness teacher, as well as Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (CIIS/CPTR), Ketamine Assisted Therapy (Polaris Insight Center) and Holotropic Breathwork Training. I am uniquely positioned to blend the healing and transformative power of mindfulness within a wholesome therapeutic relationship.

Are you wondering "Is there more to life?"
My intention is to assist in assessing the present, view the past, to then create future goals. Utilizing active and reflective listening, plus practical tools, I work with clients who are willing to dig in; while opening hearts and minds to create more satisfying lives with deeper connections to others. EMDR, Hypnosis, Meditation, Trauma Informed Training.
Are you wondering "Is there more to life?"
My intention is to assist in assessing the present, view the past, to then create future goals. Utilizing active and reflective listening, plus practical tools, I work with clients who are willing to dig in; while opening hearts and minds to create more satisfying lives with deeper connections to others. EMDR, Hypnosis, Meditation, Trauma Informed Training.

My goal is to foster a safe and compassionate space where together, we can identify alternative approaches to how you perceive, engage with, and overcome the obstacles that seem to hinder your pursuit of a fulfilling life.
I utilize a variety of techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Surf Therapy stress management, and assertiveness training. My communication style is calm, accommodating, and personable. I want my clients to feel comfortable talking with me about anything, and I pride myself on my ability to listen without judgment.
My goal is to foster a safe and compassionate space where together, we can identify alternative approaches to how you perceive, engage with, and overcome the obstacles that seem to hinder your pursuit of a fulfilling life.
I utilize a variety of techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Surf Therapy stress management, and assertiveness training. My communication style is calm, accommodating, and personable. I want my clients to feel comfortable talking with me about anything, and I pride myself on my ability to listen without judgment.

Do you have a sense there is something deeper and more to life.
Therapy can provide a quality of space and connection you've never had. It is reparative to be seen - not just for your behavior and thinking patterns, but as a soul with unique feelings and experiences. We will make room to listen to the soul and the unconscious. We will uncover the roots of your challenges, allowing for healing and repair.
Do you have a sense there is something deeper and more to life.
Therapy can provide a quality of space and connection you've never had. It is reparative to be seen - not just for your behavior and thinking patterns, but as a soul with unique feelings and experiences. We will make room to listen to the soul and the unconscious. We will uncover the roots of your challenges, allowing for healing and repair.

I’m here to listen, support, and guide you through life’s challenges.
Feeling stuck or overwhelmed? You don’t have to navigate it alone. Together, we’ll turn challenges into clarity, frustration into growth, and setbacks into opportunities. Through a collaborative, supportive approach, I’ll help you gain insight, build resilience, and create real, lasting change—so you can move forward with confidence and peace of mind.
I’m here to listen, support, and guide you through life’s challenges.
Feeling stuck or overwhelmed? You don’t have to navigate it alone. Together, we’ll turn challenges into clarity, frustration into growth, and setbacks into opportunities. Through a collaborative, supportive approach, I’ll help you gain insight, build resilience, and create real, lasting change—so you can move forward with confidence and peace of mind.
Meet Our Life Coaching Therapists

My clients have challenges with anxiety, stress, trauma, depression, grief, self-esteem, self/body image, interpersonal relationships (family, platonic, romantic), work- life balance, life transitions, racial trauma, racial identity, challenges with boundary setting, and assertive communication.
I utilize treatment modalities such as CBT, ACT, DBT and other evidence based therapeutic techniques to help clients with their social-emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal/relational challenges. I view therapy as a collaborative process. I bring my knowledge of psychology into the session while you bring your life experiences.
My clients have challenges with anxiety, stress, trauma, depression, grief, self-esteem, self/body image, interpersonal relationships (family, platonic, romantic), work- life balance, life transitions, racial trauma, racial identity, challenges with boundary setting, and assertive communication.
I utilize treatment modalities such as CBT, ACT, DBT and other evidence based therapeutic techniques to help clients with their social-emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal/relational challenges. I view therapy as a collaborative process. I bring my knowledge of psychology into the session while you bring your life experiences.

I work with high-achieving, engaged clients who desire to strengthen their self-knowledge, improve their relationships and enhance their life.
In addition to my background as a psychologist, I have extensive training in yoga and mindfulness, which I weave into the work with clients. Clients report that they have learned to be more mindful and intentional, as well as more present in their own bodies, through this aspect of the work.
I work with high-achieving, engaged clients who desire to strengthen their self-knowledge, improve their relationships and enhance their life.
In addition to my background as a psychologist, I have extensive training in yoga and mindfulness, which I weave into the work with clients. Clients report that they have learned to be more mindful and intentional, as well as more present in their own bodies, through this aspect of the work.

Are you experiencing a difficult time in your or your children's life? Are you ready to face a problem that has been nagging at you for a while? I am here to help. I understand it can be difficult to reach out for help. Taking the first step is never easy. Together we will formulate a plan to best handle whatever issue is troubling you. I have extensive experience working with children and teens. My specialties include child and teen trauma, depression, anxiety, anger, and grief. I also enjoy working with adults and families around issues such as parenting, transitions, grief, and depression issues.
Are you experiencing a difficult time in your or your children's life? Are you ready to face a problem that has been nagging at you for a while? I am here to help. I understand it can be difficult to reach out for help. Taking the first step is never easy. Together we will formulate a plan to best handle whatever issue is troubling you. I have extensive experience working with children and teens. My specialties include child and teen trauma, depression, anxiety, anger, and grief. I also enjoy working with adults and families around issues such as parenting, transitions, grief, and depression issues.

I help people who are struggling with anxiety and depression caused by past or current life experiences.
Are you feeling weighed down by past trauma or current challenges—struggling with anxiety, sadness, or a sense of disconnection? Do you find it hard to express your feelings, feel joy, or maintain balance in your work and relationships? If you're questioning your worth or feeling stuck, you're not alone, and support is here.
I help people who are struggling with anxiety and depression caused by past or current life experiences.
Are you feeling weighed down by past trauma or current challenges—struggling with anxiety, sadness, or a sense of disconnection? Do you find it hard to express your feelings, feel joy, or maintain balance in your work and relationships? If you're questioning your worth or feeling stuck, you're not alone, and support is here.

Karin Wiese
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, BEdHons, BPsych, EMDR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with couples and families to find new ways of communicating and coping with the stressors of life as well as couples going through divorce.
There are many reasons to feel overwhelmed by emotional pain and distress. You may be overwhelmed with ongoing conflict in relationships, intimacy issues, feeling unloved and misunderstood, career or children, your marriage, infidelity, addiction or just feeling hopeless. Perhaps you have stopped dreaming? When we are not being heard or understood it can be very difficult to move forward. This is your opportunity to reach out and find a safe space to talk and be heard. Together we will navigate coping skills and new ways of moving forward.
I work with couples and families to find new ways of communicating and coping with the stressors of life as well as couples going through divorce.
There are many reasons to feel overwhelmed by emotional pain and distress. You may be overwhelmed with ongoing conflict in relationships, intimacy issues, feeling unloved and misunderstood, career or children, your marriage, infidelity, addiction or just feeling hopeless. Perhaps you have stopped dreaming? When we are not being heard or understood it can be very difficult to move forward. This is your opportunity to reach out and find a safe space to talk and be heard. Together we will navigate coping skills and new ways of moving forward.

You do not have to go through life challenges alone.
I take an active role in helping you find better ways to communicate. Together we will understand how experiences, perceptions, beliefs, and relationships have impacted you. I use various modalities to help you learn new ways to manage your emotions and resolve conflicts in your relationships. Your self awareness of your natural gifts will increase.
You do not have to go through life challenges alone.
I take an active role in helping you find better ways to communicate. Together we will understand how experiences, perceptions, beliefs, and relationships have impacted you. I use various modalities to help you learn new ways to manage your emotions and resolve conflicts in your relationships. Your self awareness of your natural gifts will increase.
Therapy can enhance your life and your relationship.
I have extensive training & experience in working with LGBTQ couples and individuals.
I also specialize in working with LGBTQ individuals who are victims of relationship abuse or sexual assault.
I am experienced in working with individuals in "poly" relationships
Therapy can enhance your life and your relationship.
I have extensive training & experience in working with LGBTQ couples and individuals.
I also specialize in working with LGBTQ individuals who are victims of relationship abuse or sexual assault.
I am experienced in working with individuals in "poly" relationships

I find that my approach fits well with those experiencing life transitions resulting in anxiety, stress, and depression.
I have 15 years of experience in various settings, including child welfare, and I understand the different perspectives involved - the child, the parent, the relatives, the caregiver, and the helpers.
I find that my approach fits well with those experiencing life transitions resulting in anxiety, stress, and depression.
I have 15 years of experience in various settings, including child welfare, and I understand the different perspectives involved - the child, the parent, the relatives, the caregiver, and the helpers.

Seeking out therapy is a very heroic action in and of itself, perhaps your first proactive step into redefining your sense of self, creating a new life story, and taking a leap into the direction of self-care.
My goal is to work collaboratively with my client/s to create a new empowering narrative for their lives. Holding a safe space along with my direct approach will assist in providing more clarity and positive change implementation. Teaching effective communication as well as assisting clients in languaging difficult conversations is a passion and strength.
Seeking out therapy is a very heroic action in and of itself, perhaps your first proactive step into redefining your sense of self, creating a new life story, and taking a leap into the direction of self-care.
My goal is to work collaboratively with my client/s to create a new empowering narrative for their lives. Holding a safe space along with my direct approach will assist in providing more clarity and positive change implementation. Teaching effective communication as well as assisting clients in languaging difficult conversations is a passion and strength.
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