Trauma and PTSD Therapists in San Jose, CA
I specialize in treating trauma concerns, including PTSD, complicated grief, and relationship concerns.
Are you ready to unpack and understand how painful past experiences might be impacting your life? Do you want to decrease suffering and feel more balanced? You’re not alone. Creating awareness of how distressing past experiences show up in your life will empower you to break the cycle and create a more fulfilling life. I aim to help you improve your overall quality of life and feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Together, we will approach your past with curiosity and compassion.
I specialize in treating trauma concerns, including PTSD, complicated grief, and relationship concerns.
Are you ready to unpack and understand how painful past experiences might be impacting your life? Do you want to decrease suffering and feel more balanced? You’re not alone. Creating awareness of how distressing past experiences show up in your life will empower you to break the cycle and create a more fulfilling life. I aim to help you improve your overall quality of life and feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Together, we will approach your past with curiosity and compassion.
My training as a licensed MFT has taught me to treat a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, parenting issues, relationship problems and trauma. I also have advanced training and experience working with PTSD, past trauma, panic and phobias. My goal and passion is to provide you with the tools to create and maintain life-affirming change in order to lead a more balanced and empowered life. I am EMDR trained, which is a powerful method for releasing past trauma and the depression and anxieties that go with it.
My training as a licensed MFT has taught me to treat a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, parenting issues, relationship problems and trauma. I also have advanced training and experience working with PTSD, past trauma, panic and phobias. My goal and passion is to provide you with the tools to create and maintain life-affirming change in order to lead a more balanced and empowered life. I am EMDR trained, which is a powerful method for releasing past trauma and the depression and anxieties that go with it.
Hello! Life is often challenging and many people struggle on their own. I understand it can be a difficult decision to ask for help, but therapy is a great way to find support. It is my desire to work with you to help identify goals and develop a plan together to address and resolve your current struggles. I am a trauma-informed therapist, and have specialized training in this area. I work with a variety of issues, such as trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, life transitions, or assisting people in connecting more deeply with others and increasing satisfaction in their relationships.
Hello! Life is often challenging and many people struggle on their own. I understand it can be a difficult decision to ask for help, but therapy is a great way to find support. It is my desire to work with you to help identify goals and develop a plan together to address and resolve your current struggles. I am a trauma-informed therapist, and have specialized training in this area. I work with a variety of issues, such as trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, life transitions, or assisting people in connecting more deeply with others and increasing satisfaction in their relationships.
Her main areas of focus include depression, anxiety, selfesteem, trauma and relational concerns.
Meenal Jog is a psychologist, who has been practicing since 2020. She graduated from Lehigh University with a PhD in Counseling Psychology. Meenal believes in an integrative approach to therapy that borrows from relational psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, multicultural theories, as well as mindfulness, acceptance and compassion based approaches. She adopts a relational stance in therapy and uses insightoriented techniques and interpersonal feedback to help clients develop awareness of their patterns of interpreting and reacting to the world which may be contributing to their distress.
Her main areas of focus include depression, anxiety, selfesteem, trauma and relational concerns.
Meenal Jog is a psychologist, who has been practicing since 2020. She graduated from Lehigh University with a PhD in Counseling Psychology. Meenal believes in an integrative approach to therapy that borrows from relational psychodynamic therapy, attachment theory, multicultural theories, as well as mindfulness, acceptance and compassion based approaches. She adopts a relational stance in therapy and uses insightoriented techniques and interpersonal feedback to help clients develop awareness of their patterns of interpreting and reacting to the world which may be contributing to their distress.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best, "Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope." Challenges in life are inevitable and at times, there are challenges that seem larger than our ability to manage them. Issues such as depression, anxiety; healing from previous trauma, and abuse are areas that can grip us and prevent us from living our best lives.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said it best, "Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope." Challenges in life are inevitable and at times, there are challenges that seem larger than our ability to manage them. Issues such as depression, anxiety; healing from previous trauma, and abuse are areas that can grip us and prevent us from living our best lives.
Life's wild out here, but you deserve to safely process your trauma, learn how to protect your peace, have the relationships you want, & live a meaningful life.
Welcome to your safe place to process trauma, untangle your messy relationships, shed the bullshit, & live authentically. You're exhausted & drained, and you desperately crave a meaningful life beyond the grind of overwork, over-thinking, autopilot, and anxiety. You're out here doing your best, but let's be honest, you're tired of just trying to survive and get by. You know there's more you want out of life and you're ready to become unstuck and see what's on the other side of burnout, anxiety, and trauma.
Life's wild out here, but you deserve to safely process your trauma, learn how to protect your peace, have the relationships you want, & live a meaningful life.
Welcome to your safe place to process trauma, untangle your messy relationships, shed the bullshit, & live authentically. You're exhausted & drained, and you desperately crave a meaningful life beyond the grind of overwork, over-thinking, autopilot, and anxiety. You're out here doing your best, but let's be honest, you're tired of just trying to survive and get by. You know there's more you want out of life and you're ready to become unstuck and see what's on the other side of burnout, anxiety, and trauma.
How are you? No really, how ARE you? Because I am interested in the real you. The you behind the mask. The you that may be uncomfortable in their current life pattern, struggling with intrusive thoughts, difficulty working through trauma, wrangling with ADHD, or even wanting to tear their hair out as a new parent. Or perhaps you wake up each day between 2-4am, wondering: How the heck did I get here? Or maybe you are grieving dreams that did not turn out as expected, whether a relationship ending, or a life plan gone awry.
How are you? No really, how ARE you? Because I am interested in the real you. The you behind the mask. The you that may be uncomfortable in their current life pattern, struggling with intrusive thoughts, difficulty working through trauma, wrangling with ADHD, or even wanting to tear their hair out as a new parent. Or perhaps you wake up each day between 2-4am, wondering: How the heck did I get here? Or maybe you are grieving dreams that did not turn out as expected, whether a relationship ending, or a life plan gone awry.
In my practice, I have helped adults, adolescents and children deal with a wide range of issues including grief, loss trauma, anxiety, depression, adjustment issues, multicultural issues, self-esteem issues, personal growth, and workplace growth.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my profile. Adversity is a part of life and we all experience it and feel isolated. However, I believe it can be an opportunity to grow stronger. I use strength-based supportive approaches that promote growth and healing. My approach focuses on deep care and respect for you. I value your experiences, thoughts and feelings and apply a non-judgmental stance making my sessions a comfortable experience. I focus on providing a collaborative and supportive environment where you can express yourself freely.
In my practice, I have helped adults, adolescents and children deal with a wide range of issues including grief, loss trauma, anxiety, depression, adjustment issues, multicultural issues, self-esteem issues, personal growth, and workplace growth.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my profile. Adversity is a part of life and we all experience it and feel isolated. However, I believe it can be an opportunity to grow stronger. I use strength-based supportive approaches that promote growth and healing. My approach focuses on deep care and respect for you. I value your experiences, thoughts and feelings and apply a non-judgmental stance making my sessions a comfortable experience. I focus on providing a collaborative and supportive environment where you can express yourself freely.
I work with Complex PTSD, BPD, Sexual Trauma, Grief/Loss, Substance Use, Anxiety, Depression, and Relationship Issues.
Are you tired of code/persona switching? Maybe there are some underlying behaviors & emotions that don't make sense & you want to learn more? Or maybe you can't seem to connect with someone who actually "gets it", which doesn't mean they're terrible people, because they're endearing when they try, but they just don't seem to fully understand. It's hard trying to navigate life & all it's complexities. As humans, we're multi-faceted, multi-dimensional beings which can be really overwhelming. There are parts that we love, other parts that we dislike, maybe even hate. This can cause to act in self-sabotaging ways, unintentionally.
I work with Complex PTSD, BPD, Sexual Trauma, Grief/Loss, Substance Use, Anxiety, Depression, and Relationship Issues.
Are you tired of code/persona switching? Maybe there are some underlying behaviors & emotions that don't make sense & you want to learn more? Or maybe you can't seem to connect with someone who actually "gets it", which doesn't mean they're terrible people, because they're endearing when they try, but they just don't seem to fully understand. It's hard trying to navigate life & all it's complexities. As humans, we're multi-faceted, multi-dimensional beings which can be really overwhelming. There are parts that we love, other parts that we dislike, maybe even hate. This can cause to act in self-sabotaging ways, unintentionally.
My specialties are disordered eating, trauma recovery, and relationship issues, as well as anxiety, depression, and grief/loss.
It takes courage to reach out for support. Often people reach out when their usual strategies to manage their life fail, and they feel stuck. Are you feeling like you can't think or talk your way out of your unhappiness? The role of the therapist is as a facilitator or guide to help you identify the patterns that are no longer working for you, and develop strategies to heal and change. I will work with you to develop a plan in therapy that meets your individual needs and goals. You can free up energy for the people and pursuits in life that matter. I want to help you get there.
My specialties are disordered eating, trauma recovery, and relationship issues, as well as anxiety, depression, and grief/loss.
It takes courage to reach out for support. Often people reach out when their usual strategies to manage their life fail, and they feel stuck. Are you feeling like you can't think or talk your way out of your unhappiness? The role of the therapist is as a facilitator or guide to help you identify the patterns that are no longer working for you, and develop strategies to heal and change. I will work with you to develop a plan in therapy that meets your individual needs and goals. You can free up energy for the people and pursuits in life that matter. I want to help you get there.
Rebecca Ochoa
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Jose, CA 95112
Waitlist for new clients
including, but not solely, those individuals experiencing trauma - past or current, anxiety, depression, on the autism spectrum, LGBTQI, couples, creatives & tech industry workers.
To make real change happen we must choose. Choosing requires courage, strength & personal responsibility to undertake the intimate journey of self-discovery. The Japanese culture has a tradition of painting a broken section of pottery with gold, thereby embracing the meaning that beauty is found in the broken places. From a conscious & open heart space, I choose to meet you wherever you are in life, as life can hand us challenging situations at any moment, pushing our limits of pain, stress & comprehension. I am honored to co-create change with a diverse range of people, all ages & unique life stories,
including, but not solely, those individuals experiencing trauma - past or current, anxiety, depression, on the autism spectrum, LGBTQI, couples, creatives & tech industry workers.
To make real change happen we must choose. Choosing requires courage, strength & personal responsibility to undertake the intimate journey of self-discovery. The Japanese culture has a tradition of painting a broken section of pottery with gold, thereby embracing the meaning that beauty is found in the broken places. From a conscious & open heart space, I choose to meet you wherever you are in life, as life can hand us challenging situations at any moment, pushing our limits of pain, stress & comprehension. I am honored to co-create change with a diverse range of people, all ages & unique life stories,
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I am comfortable with, and enjoy, treating all kinds of people, from hackers or engineers, stay-at-home parents, members of the LGBT+ community, artists, activists and trauma survivors.
It takes courage to look for a therapist, so I try to make it as painless as possible! I help people who might feel anxious, overwhelmed, or depressed or who are just stuck in patterns, jobs or relationships that are making them unhappy. If you feel like you are struggling in some way, whether it is related to your mood, relationships, or just with where you are in life right now, contact me, we can work together to sort things out. Send a quick email through here, then I will follow up with a call. If we are a good fit then we get started.
I am comfortable with, and enjoy, treating all kinds of people, from hackers or engineers, stay-at-home parents, members of the LGBT+ community, artists, activists and trauma survivors.
It takes courage to look for a therapist, so I try to make it as painless as possible! I help people who might feel anxious, overwhelmed, or depressed or who are just stuck in patterns, jobs or relationships that are making them unhappy. If you feel like you are struggling in some way, whether it is related to your mood, relationships, or just with where you are in life right now, contact me, we can work together to sort things out. Send a quick email through here, then I will follow up with a call. If we are a good fit then we get started.
Felicia is particularly knowledgeable about helping clients heal from trauma.
Felicia is dedicated to helping individuals navigate the challenges of unresolved trauma, anxiety, grief, and depression that impact daily life, work, and relationships. Her approach is culturally affirming and responsive, always aiming to understand each client’s background and context. Felicia provides individualized support for those seeking to improve emotional well-being, thrive in their careers, and enhance their personal and professional relationships. She serves adults of all ages, including young adults, parents, and middle-aged individuals, with a focus on empowering them to experience healing and more life satisfaction.
Felicia is particularly knowledgeable about helping clients heal from trauma.
Felicia is dedicated to helping individuals navigate the challenges of unresolved trauma, anxiety, grief, and depression that impact daily life, work, and relationships. Her approach is culturally affirming and responsive, always aiming to understand each client’s background and context. Felicia provides individualized support for those seeking to improve emotional well-being, thrive in their careers, and enhance their personal and professional relationships. She serves adults of all ages, including young adults, parents, and middle-aged individuals, with a focus on empowering them to experience healing and more life satisfaction.
My specialties include complex trauma, childhood abuse/neglect, healing from narcissistic/abusive relationships, codependency and relationship problems, substance use disorders, masculinity and men's issues, parenting, and working with Asian American/minority issues such as family conflict, intergenerational trauma, cultural identity & racism.
Though I work with most issues, I specialize in helping people recover from complex trauma. People with narcissistic, abusive, or neglectful parents or partners sometimes develop issues with trusting themselves, have difficulty maintaining close relationships, struggle with an inner critic, vacillate often between depression and anxiety, lack a solid sense of identity, or feel a sense of emptiness when their lives seem great on paper. Sometimes that trauma can even become part of one's identity - I work with clients to build insight, boundaries, self-compassion, and acceptance to free themselves from it & live more fulfilling lives.
My specialties include complex trauma, childhood abuse/neglect, healing from narcissistic/abusive relationships, codependency and relationship problems, substance use disorders, masculinity and men's issues, parenting, and working with Asian American/minority issues such as family conflict, intergenerational trauma, cultural identity & racism.
Though I work with most issues, I specialize in helping people recover from complex trauma. People with narcissistic, abusive, or neglectful parents or partners sometimes develop issues with trusting themselves, have difficulty maintaining close relationships, struggle with an inner critic, vacillate often between depression and anxiety, lack a solid sense of identity, or feel a sense of emptiness when their lives seem great on paper. Sometimes that trauma can even become part of one's identity - I work with clients to build insight, boundaries, self-compassion, and acceptance to free themselves from it & live more fulfilling lives.
Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), I compassionately guide you in connecting with your authentic self, healing your trauma, and finding safety in your own body.
Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or anxious in your daily life? Is the emotional pain you’re carrying making it difficult to connect with yourself and others? Have your coping strategies led to more suffering, leaving you stuck in patterns of self-criticism, self-doubt, and fear? If so, seeking help is the first step toward healing. Together, we can explore these challenges and work towards finding clarity, connection, and a renewed sense of self. You don’t need to navigate this alone.
Using Internal Family Systems (IFS), I compassionately guide you in connecting with your authentic self, healing your trauma, and finding safety in your own body.
Are you feeling lost, overwhelmed, or anxious in your daily life? Is the emotional pain you’re carrying making it difficult to connect with yourself and others? Have your coping strategies led to more suffering, leaving you stuck in patterns of self-criticism, self-doubt, and fear? If so, seeking help is the first step toward healing. Together, we can explore these challenges and work towards finding clarity, connection, and a renewed sense of self. You don’t need to navigate this alone.
Alyss Marie Swanson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, MTh, Rev
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Jose, CA 95126
Sudden and dramatic life transitions can rock our world, causing us to frequently feel disoriented and unsettled. Whether such moments are encountered through loss of a loved one, divorce, trauma, substance recovery or something equally profound, ones faith, meaning, purpose, and direction is often called on as a means to sustain us. I welcome the opportunity to work with you to heuristically discover and strengthen your inner-self and potentiality.
Sudden and dramatic life transitions can rock our world, causing us to frequently feel disoriented and unsettled. Whether such moments are encountered through loss of a loved one, divorce, trauma, substance recovery or something equally profound, ones faith, meaning, purpose, and direction is often called on as a means to sustain us. I welcome the opportunity to work with you to heuristically discover and strengthen your inner-self and potentiality.
I embody such gratitude in my lived experiences as a second generation Filipina-American, fellow trauma warrior, bold activist for survivors, recovering addict, and sobriety advocate as it has led me to my purpose in helping others on their healing journey.
As a resilient survivor of decades of trauma, I am passionate about serving children, adolescence, adults, and their families to promote healing from physical, emotional, sexual, intergenerational, and racial traumas. With 19 years serving populations with varying neurodiversities (ADHD, ASD, developmental delays), mental health struggles, and marginalized communities with complex traumas (e.g., substance abuse, domestic violence, sexual trauma, oppression), I am dedicated to empowering others to access their most authentic selves and journeying alongside people as they create a purposeful life that is meaningful for them.
I embody such gratitude in my lived experiences as a second generation Filipina-American, fellow trauma warrior, bold activist for survivors, recovering addict, and sobriety advocate as it has led me to my purpose in helping others on their healing journey.
As a resilient survivor of decades of trauma, I am passionate about serving children, adolescence, adults, and their families to promote healing from physical, emotional, sexual, intergenerational, and racial traumas. With 19 years serving populations with varying neurodiversities (ADHD, ASD, developmental delays), mental health struggles, and marginalized communities with complex traumas (e.g., substance abuse, domestic violence, sexual trauma, oppression), I am dedicated to empowering others to access their most authentic selves and journeying alongside people as they create a purposeful life that is meaningful for them.
Nicole Nemiroff
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Jose, CA 95125
Are you looking for some support? Could you use a soft landing? Maybe some perspective and insight? You might be in the right place. I specialize in working with parenting, professionals in the medical field, grief, anxiety, burnout, ptsd, autism/neurodiversity and codependent family systems. I also specialize in working with women looking for deep personal growth. I work with women in health care, non-profits, education, psychology, academia, the arts, and athletics. I promise to always treat you with dignity.
Are you looking for some support? Could you use a soft landing? Maybe some perspective and insight? You might be in the right place. I specialize in working with parenting, professionals in the medical field, grief, anxiety, burnout, ptsd, autism/neurodiversity and codependent family systems. I also specialize in working with women looking for deep personal growth. I work with women in health care, non-profits, education, psychology, academia, the arts, and athletics. I promise to always treat you with dignity.
Do you find yourself shut down or suppress your feelings? Do you struggle in relationships due to your trauma? Are you unsure of where you belong? I work with people of all identities to process unresolved feelings due to trauma. I strive to provide you a safe and non-judgmental space, in order for you to develop coping mechanisms for trauma symptoms (anxiety, depression, addiction, etc.) and to explore aspects of yourself. I can help you let go of past HURTS and develop tools to find RELIEF.
Do you find yourself shut down or suppress your feelings? Do you struggle in relationships due to your trauma? Are you unsure of where you belong? I work with people of all identities to process unresolved feelings due to trauma. I strive to provide you a safe and non-judgmental space, in order for you to develop coping mechanisms for trauma symptoms (anxiety, depression, addiction, etc.) and to explore aspects of yourself. I can help you let go of past HURTS and develop tools to find RELIEF.
Hi! Thanks for considering me as your therapist. Whether you are struggling with a past trauma or current relationship, I have more than 30 years of helping people learn to live the best life possible. Areas of expertise: cult recovery (religious, other); ACA, PTSD, addictions, and narcissistic relationships, grief and loss. All of us hit speed bumps -- sometimes mountains -- that keep us from moving forward. Our beliefs about how life works can block happiness. We can't always change what's happening, but we can change our perception of it. I work exclusively online. See my web site: www.beaarmstrong.com
Hi! Thanks for considering me as your therapist. Whether you are struggling with a past trauma or current relationship, I have more than 30 years of helping people learn to live the best life possible. Areas of expertise: cult recovery (religious, other); ACA, PTSD, addictions, and narcissistic relationships, grief and loss. All of us hit speed bumps -- sometimes mountains -- that keep us from moving forward. Our beliefs about how life works can block happiness. We can't always change what's happening, but we can change our perception of it. I work exclusively online. See my web site: www.beaarmstrong.com
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Trauma and PTSD Therapists
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.