Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists in San Luis Obispo, CA
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Jennifer Woodward
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My specialty modalities are Cognitive-Behavioral because it is proven by replicable study to work and not much else does, Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Jungian because the way we tell our stories is the way we live our lives, and
Mindfulness
, here and now.
My ideal clients are LGBTQI, gender variances, alcohol and addiction ,parents of children with problem behaviors, young adults and adults, deal with realities of love whomever that light might shine. I enjoy working with couples; you didn't get the manual with your relationship but it's not too late. I also love working with individuals on the path to spiritual awakening.
Kristin Stringfellow
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
Verified
Verified
As a therapist at Mindful Heart Counseling Center, I work with couples and individuals who are struggling with anxiety, relationship issues, and life-transitions. The stress of coping with what’s happening in your life (especially during COVID) can be overwhelming and I’m here to help you find relief and learn skills to build resilience. I strive to help my clients live mindfully and find peace in the present moment. I approach therapy from a
mindfulness
-based perspective, which means we focus on gathering a better understanding of our thoughts and behaviors by exploring our emotions without judgement.
Cristy Chavez
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I use a
mindfulness
-based approach to therapy, deepening one’s self-awareness, increasing self-compassion, and finding acceptance for where one is in the present moment.
Life creates obstacles causing painful emotions, confusion, and disconnection. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, body image, or daily coping skills, you might wonder how you will overcome such obstacles. With my unique approach to therapy, we will focus on your personal strengths, identify unconscious patterned behaviors, and guide you to a more fulfilling life. My mission is to encourage all beings to fearlessly honor who they are, find the tools necessary to freely live as the person they want to be, and to engage in their relationships with true connection.
Not accepting new clients
Nicole Vito
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
My main methods of treatment are
Mindfulness
Based Cognitive Therapy and Psychodynamic Therapy.
Everyone has the capacity to make positive changes whether they be large or small if they are motivated to do so. Therapy can be a helpful tool to help you acheive your goals and/or explore emotions that are difficult to deal with alone. I prefer to work collaboratively with my clients to develop a treatment plan that works. Therapy can be hard work and it's important that you are comfortable with how your treatment is progressing.
Rebecca Velasquez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Anxious or burned out? Seeking greater life purpose rather than just getting by in life? Time to step into your best, most authentic self! For over 15+ years, Rebecca has treated teens & adult clients with: anxiety, college/life transitions, pre-postpartum issues, addiction recovery, parenting issues, etc. Rebecca is solution-focused & psychodynamic in her approach and utilize various modalities including CBT/DBT tools,
mindfulness
, and creative body-based approaches. Whether you are a high school/college student, career professional, parent or spouse, being an adult can often feel stressful and challenging. Rebecca can help.
Catherine G Currie
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
We will talk about self-care including exercise,
mindfulness
, sleeping, eating and finding joy in life.
I'm glad your curiosity about finding a therapist has led you here. My experience in mental health work includes Gestalt, CBT, psycho-dynamic, humanistic, client-centered,
mindfulness
based and self-acceptance training. Please call with specific questions. We may be a good fit if you are open to exploring your inner-space, learning new ways of thinking and new coping strategies, and connecting with your own personal wisdom while addressing life's inevitable challenges. I've been doing psychotherapy for 28 years and, in addition to seeing my private clients, I have supervised MFT and MSW interns in clinic settings.
Deborah M Halpern
MA, MEd
I am a certified yoga teacher and am able to teach
mindfulness
and meditation techniques to my clients if they are interested.
I am a Certified Transformational Life Coach with Master's degrees in Psychology and Education. I help my clients to work through various life transitions: developing healthier habits, letting go of self-defeating behaviors, managing anxiety, and discovering how to create a life worth living! My unique gift is to help people learn the skills and practices they can use to move through fear and doubt to arrive at a place of authenticity and presence. I specialize in bringing together the body and the mind to bring my clients into a state of health, balance, and wholeness.
Melissa Wheelock
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I am trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) with additional elements of self acceptance and
mindfulness
.
Any of us can get "stuck in a rut" and one key to pulling out of it is learning to respond effectively to life's stressors, rather than react negatively to them. My background in attachment theory, cognitive behavioral strategies,
mindfulness
and EMDR, allows me to successfully help those struggling with anxiety, depression and trauma. I also enjoying helping people cope with life transitions and relationship problems. I love working with clients who are motivated for change but whose inner critic can be fierce, often limiting them from experiencing joy and contentment.
Ioana B Cebulla
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
I am a licensed clinical psychologist offering evidence-based treatment for anxiety and related disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma and other stress related disorders, mood disorders, well as psychosis. My frame of work is based on CBT, including
mindfulness
based approach, as well as DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) to enhance distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), which is a values-based CBT focusing on willingness, commitment, and valued-action towards a meaningful, fulfilling, and vital life.
Beth Belingheri
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Using evidenced based strategies including Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy,
Mindfulness
, Person Centered, Gottman, Strength Based Approach and several other modalities, I can gear your sessions to what you need.
Life is stressful and it can feel like it’s too much. Sometimes, we feel stuck, overwhelmed, depressed, anxious or we are having life transitions that seem really difficult. Maybe you are in a couplehood that feels tense, argumentative and disconnected. I work in a partnership with my clients both individuals and couples to improve their lives and mental health. What I offer is a non judgmental space where clients can express concerns, set healthy boundaries, increase coping skills and find realistic solutions to stress, anxiety and depression through gentle guidance.
Not accepting new clients
Kris Roudebush
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
7 Endorsed
Verified
7 Endorsed
Greetings! I'm Kris and I love facilitating therapeutic work with individuals and couples who are looking to explore, enhance, and heal various aspects of our complicated lives. My practice addresses life challenges using a holistic perspective, blending various treatment approaches. Primary approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, existential,
mindfulness
, and trauma focused. I am a Sex Therapist, and specialize in working with: clients with sexual traumas and PTSD, queer, trans and nonbinary folx, and those experiencing sexual difficulties, whether personally or in their relationship.
Klara E Pennachio
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I often use EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT),
Mindfulness
, as well as other modalities to assist teens and adults with processing and overcoming the negative effects of their past traumatic experiences.
Are you feeling stressed and overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or having a hard time managing emotions? Are you struggling with relationships or feeling lonely or isolated? Through our work together, you can learn to manage stress better, learn how to have healthy relationships and better communication, learn to understand and work through anxiety and depression, and to process and recover from traumatic experiences. As an EMDR trained therapist, I help individuals heal and grow and thrive - and am honored to take part in others’ journeys toward healing, clarity, and peace.
Robert E Clayton
Psychologist
Verified
Verified
My approach is grounded in authentic relating between client and psychotherapist and respect for the healing potentials within each person; it is guided by the wisdom of
Mindfulness
practice and the discipline of experiential dynamic psychotherapy.
I believe that our most profound feelings contain the seeds of our transformation and growth. Working together in a warm, supportive, and connected relationship, we can gain access to these deep, transformative emotions to find healing, strength, and unimagined new vitality. I enjoy working with students and young adults, those in mid-life, and elders.
Alyn Bartick
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified
Verified
My medical background informs my use of the newest neuropsychiatric and
mindfulness
methods.
Now is the time to remove the barriers to the life you desire. Using a supportive, strength-based, and straightforward approach, I will guide you to the more richly experienced life you deserve. I offer solution-focused sessions that achieve results quickly. From our first meetings, you will be less stuck and more prepared to move forward. After more than twenty-five years, I continue to find immense joy in helping clients to live healthy lives filled with meaning and contentment.
Not accepting new clients
Kari Whitson
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PPS, NCC
Verified
Verified
Being an adolescent/young adult can feel amazing, while also feeling confusing with all of the changes experienced during this time. I specialize in working with adolescents, young adults and their families, through individual, family and group counseling. I primarily utilize therapeutic approaches of Cognitive Behavior Therapy and
Mindfulness
-Based Stress Reduction as part of individual and group counseling. Group counseling can enable individuals to form bonds with peers in a structured environment; understand that others can relate to their concerns; and share personal feelings that they have difficulty communicating.
Melinda Marcelluskincaid
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I utilize somatic and art therapies, relaxation &
mindfulness
practices, depth perspective, as well as practical applications and approaches.
Do you seek more balance, understanding, connection and freedom in your relationships with yourself and others? I create a safe and supportive environment to help you through difficulties to become more positive and live with presence in acceptance and peace. Whether we work to create boundaries, increase self-esteem, decrease destructive patterns, or move through painful life experiences, together we will process what you are going through in order to obtain clarity, solutions, and personal growth. My hope is that we can find contentment in our present moment & live fully in that moment each day.
Sandra De Silva
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My practice offers individually tailored plans for all ages that draw from the following: cognitive behavioral therapy,
mindfulness
based therapy, insight oriented therapy, nature immersion therapy, spirituality, meditation practices, life design, walk and talk therapy, sports psychology and preventative mental health services for children and teens.
Welcome and congratulations on taking this step. My role in our work together would be to support you in reaching your life goals, help you know your true self and live your most joyous and authentic life. My approach is warm, active, solution- focused and goal- directed. I not only provide support and a listening ear, but also strategies and recommendations that create a clear path to desired change. Whether you want to feel better, deepen enjoyment of life and relationships, discover purpose and spiritual connection or design and live the life you envision, my therapeutic approach is a direct means to work towards such change.
Leslie Ellen Bullock
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT, TCTSY-F
Verified
Verified
I offer therapy for adults 18 years old and over in safe, non-judgmental and empathic relationship. I can help you heal from childhood or more recent trauma, and help reduce trauma's disturbing, intrusive, relational and long lasting effects. I can also work with you to help manage anxiety, depression, stress, attachment and relationship issues, abandonment fears, or grief and loss. My approach is holistic and mind / body oriented. I combine traditional talk therapy with
mindfulness
and embodiment based practices. I consider it a privilege to be entrusted with working with people in this vital, vulnerable and healing way.
Not accepting new clients
Harvey P. Shacket, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
I use a mixture of techniques including Humanistic Psychology,
Mindfulness
, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.
I provide the same compassionate, insightful therapy that I have provided my patients at Huntington Hospital for the past 18 years. I help people cope with life events, and in particular help them deal with medical problems they are facing. I also help the families of clients, who have medical and psychosocial issues. I work in a warm, accepting manner, to help people cope with life's challenges. I help them find ways to make changes that assist them in meeting their life goals and finding the satisfaction life can bring.
Waitlist for new clients
Mending the Spirit
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CADC II
Verified
Verified
Throughout my career I have learned different therapeutic interventions, however, in my practice I mainly use the following:
Mindfulness
, Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
My name is Jennifer Mangum, I am a licensed therapist specializing in anxiety, depression and OCD. In addition, I am also a certified drug and alcohol counselor and have completed certification training for peripartum/postpartum issues. I work with both individuals and families struggling with any of the above areas. As part of the process, I will work with you/your family collaboratively to develop treatment goals while exploring what thoughts/behaviors/patterns are keeping you/your family stuck. I offer a 20-minute free consultation to answer any questions you may have. Contact me today so we can start the healing you deserve.
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Mindfulness-Based (MBCT) Therapists
How does mindfulness-based cognitive therapy work?
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy originated in the work of John Kabat-Zinn of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He developed mindfulness-based stress reduction, which is a technique found in yoga and meditation. MBCT is a combination of this type of stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy; it essentially quiets emotional distress through mindfulness, utilizing proper breathing and meditation. These techniques aim to bring the individual into the present moment when in a state of distress.
When do I know if I need treatment with mindfulness-based cognitive therapy?
If an individual’s mind is filled with emotional distress and general negativity, the person may feel trapped. A mindfulness-based cognitive therapist can help a person change their thinking patterns as well as their behavior through calm acceptance and compassion. This therapy can provide an individual with the coping skills needed for a healthier and more constructive life.
What should I expect from mindfulness-based cognitive therapy?
This therapy often takes place in group sessions. A therapist will work with the group as well as with each individual. Meditation and breathing exercises are core practices that aim to invite inquiry and discovery into a person’s troubled mental state. The objective is to identify and lessen negative thoughts and behaviors and move toward optimal health and productivity. The individual will see life in a more realistic way. This therapy is supportive, accepting, and warm.
Is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy effective?
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is evidence-based and effective. One study found that people with major depressive disorder have benefitted from this type of therapy; the person accepts their distressed thoughts and also moves into healthier patterns of thinking. This therapy also aims to move an individual away from automatic negative responses. This type of therapy can bring a person lifelong change, with higher levels of satisfaction, less stress, as well as positive emotional and behavioral habits.