Geriatric Therapists in San Marcos, CA
My specialties focus on the treatment of Depression, Anxiety, Stress Management, Geriatric Issues, Chronic Illness, PTSD, Self Esteem, Career Counseling and difficult Life Transitions.
My practice focuses on the myriad of challenges faced by adults and older populations. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered, Positive Psychology and Strength-Based Psychology to help find the most beneficial way to help navigate the difficulties of life. My background includes 20+ years in the mental health field including Private Practice, Senior Living, Residential Treatment, and Naval Medical Center San Diego settings.
My specialties focus on the treatment of Depression, Anxiety, Stress Management, Geriatric Issues, Chronic Illness, PTSD, Self Esteem, Career Counseling and difficult Life Transitions.
My practice focuses on the myriad of challenges faced by adults and older populations. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered, Positive Psychology and Strength-Based Psychology to help find the most beneficial way to help navigate the difficulties of life. My background includes 20+ years in the mental health field including Private Practice, Senior Living, Residential Treatment, and Naval Medical Center San Diego settings.
I work with individuals and couples of diverse backgrounds, and have advanced training and experience in parenting, adoption, and aging/ geriatric issues.
Life can give us challenges that can feel overwhelming. Reaching out for help can be the most difficult step. If you are struggling, I can help. My name is JT Tomy and I work with individuals and couples to promote healing, positive change and personal growth. I provide a nonjudgmental, warm, caring, and safe atmosphere combined with a kind, compassionate and direct approach. I can help you address challenges, manage difficult emotions and make lasting changes in your life and relationships. My goal is to help you find your path through the difficulties life can bring and toward a more fulfilling life.
I work with individuals and couples of diverse backgrounds, and have advanced training and experience in parenting, adoption, and aging/ geriatric issues.
Life can give us challenges that can feel overwhelming. Reaching out for help can be the most difficult step. If you are struggling, I can help. My name is JT Tomy and I work with individuals and couples to promote healing, positive change and personal growth. I provide a nonjudgmental, warm, caring, and safe atmosphere combined with a kind, compassionate and direct approach. I can help you address challenges, manage difficult emotions and make lasting changes in your life and relationships. My goal is to help you find your path through the difficulties life can bring and toward a more fulfilling life.
Hi I'm Gabe. I help people move through ASD, aging, anxiety, grief, intimacy challenges, ADD, & life transitions with greater ease and connection. I work with clients across the lifespan: high functioning young adults, from ages 65 + to partners & parents deepening relationships, to professionals facing burnout, existential change, to retirees working through family in hospice and end of life care. My approach is rooted in supporting clients attune to their authentic selves, fostering increased health, & cultivating purpose & connection. Aetna, Anthen BLue Cross CA, Carelon Behavioral Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Hi I'm Gabe. I help people move through ASD, aging, anxiety, grief, intimacy challenges, ADD, & life transitions with greater ease and connection. I work with clients across the lifespan: high functioning young adults, from ages 65 + to partners & parents deepening relationships, to professionals facing burnout, existential change, to retirees working through family in hospice and end of life care. My approach is rooted in supporting clients attune to their authentic selves, fostering increased health, & cultivating purpose & connection. Aetna, Anthen BLue Cross CA, Carelon Behavioral Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Therapeutic and Wellness Solution Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, AMFT, CST
San Marcos, CA 92069
Do you find yourself thinking "I need to see a therapist." Then realize that you have been thinking this for months but haven't been able to make an appointment because you're just too busy and overwhelmed. Do you look at your spouse and think where did the spark go? Can you remember the last time that you were happy and enjoyed any aspect of your day? Or are you done with watching your child struggle with social skills, feelings of anxiety or accepting "no" as an answer. Then its time to give us a call and start making the improvements and changes you want in your life.
Do you find yourself thinking "I need to see a therapist." Then realize that you have been thinking this for months but haven't been able to make an appointment because you're just too busy and overwhelmed. Do you look at your spouse and think where did the spark go? Can you remember the last time that you were happy and enjoyed any aspect of your day? Or are you done with watching your child struggle with social skills, feelings of anxiety or accepting "no" as an answer. Then its time to give us a call and start making the improvements and changes you want in your life.
Are you feeling like you’re not living as your best self? Maybe you’re feeling confused, scared, or disconnected, and not sure how to move forward. I want you to know that you’re not alone, and I’m here to help. If emotions or behaviors are becoming overwhelming and affecting other areas of your life, I encourage you to reach out. My goal is to support you through this journey, and I truly believe that positive change, success, and growth are possible. Together we’ll work on practical tools and strategies to help you not just cope, but truly thrive.
Are you feeling like you’re not living as your best self? Maybe you’re feeling confused, scared, or disconnected, and not sure how to move forward. I want you to know that you’re not alone, and I’m here to help. If emotions or behaviors are becoming overwhelming and affecting other areas of your life, I encourage you to reach out. My goal is to support you through this journey, and I truly believe that positive change, success, and growth are possible. Together we’ll work on practical tools and strategies to help you not just cope, but truly thrive.
Have you ever felt that you had nobody to talk to? Someone that you can turn to that will sit with you and provide a listening ear without any judgement? In my practice, I strive to provide a calm, safe, nonjudgemental, and empathetic space that allows you to freely share your thoughts and feelings. I want to help my clients process and manage their feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, or whatever they may be going through in life.
Have you ever felt that you had nobody to talk to? Someone that you can turn to that will sit with you and provide a listening ear without any judgement? In my practice, I strive to provide a calm, safe, nonjudgemental, and empathetic space that allows you to freely share your thoughts and feelings. I want to help my clients process and manage their feelings of stress, anxiety, depression, or whatever they may be going through in life.
Additional specialties include pre-marital and marriage counseling, family therapy, parenting, children and adolescent therapy, older adults and elder issues, and bereavement and loss.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with a compassionate heart and a dedicated spirit, I provide a safe and supportive environment for you to share your deepest thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of concern. With over 10 years in the field of psychotherapy, and earlier experience as a school counselor, I specialize in helping individuals of all ages overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. I am particularly interested in helping couples resolve their conflicts and learn to communicate lovingly and effectively, so as to model this behavior to their entire family.
Additional specialties include pre-marital and marriage counseling, family therapy, parenting, children and adolescent therapy, older adults and elder issues, and bereavement and loss.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with a compassionate heart and a dedicated spirit, I provide a safe and supportive environment for you to share your deepest thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of concern. With over 10 years in the field of psychotherapy, and earlier experience as a school counselor, I specialize in helping individuals of all ages overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues. I am particularly interested in helping couples resolve their conflicts and learn to communicate lovingly and effectively, so as to model this behavior to their entire family.
I have experience supporting diverse populations and enjoy helping clients navigate family boundaries, particularly when cultural expectations and generational differences are involved. For many individuals with immigrant family backgrounds, balancing personal goals with family values can feel complicated, and therapy can be a space to explore those dynamics and find a path that feels authentic.
My style is warm, practical, and collaborative. I aim to meet clients where they are while helping them move toward greater clarity, confidence, and balance.
I have experience supporting diverse populations and enjoy helping clients navigate family boundaries, particularly when cultural expectations and generational differences are involved. For many individuals with immigrant family backgrounds, balancing personal goals with family values can feel complicated, and therapy can be a space to explore those dynamics and find a path that feels authentic.
My style is warm, practical, and collaborative. I aim to meet clients where they are while helping them move toward greater clarity, confidence, and balance.
At Behavioral Healthcare Partners, our goal is to promote behavioral health and wellness to achieve life's potential and fulfillment within the individual, family, and community. Dr. Vincent Castro and Dr. Denise Gonzales, both Licensed Psychologists, have 43 years combined experience in providing therapeutic services on concerns related to child/adolescent behavioral problems, abuse and neglect, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, coping with medical concerns, family discord, parenting, couples therapy, military/law enforcement concerns, personal growth/wellness, stress/anger management, trauma, and work/career issues. BHP services also include assessment and evaluation, short-term solution focused interventions, consultations, and psychological testing.
At Behavioral Healthcare Partners, our goal is to promote behavioral health and wellness to achieve life's potential and fulfillment within the individual, family, and community. Dr. Vincent Castro and Dr. Denise Gonzales, both Licensed Psychologists, have 43 years combined experience in providing therapeutic services on concerns related to child/adolescent behavioral problems, abuse and neglect, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, coping with medical concerns, family discord, parenting, couples therapy, military/law enforcement concerns, personal growth/wellness, stress/anger management, trauma, and work/career issues. BHP services also include assessment and evaluation, short-term solution focused interventions, consultations, and psychological testing.
It's hard to be a human sometimes, isn't it? Trauma, stress, anxiety, grief, and pain can overshadow the joy and peace our hearts and minds long for. We may find we are not living the life we truly desire, or we may wonder how we will ever find our way back to ourselves. I'm no stranger to life’s challenges but wholeheartedly believe it is still possible to find hope and healing even in our most difficult seasons. My passion is to companion with clients as they learn new skills, develop resilience, reclaim wholeness, and pursue a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
It's hard to be a human sometimes, isn't it? Trauma, stress, anxiety, grief, and pain can overshadow the joy and peace our hearts and minds long for. We may find we are not living the life we truly desire, or we may wonder how we will ever find our way back to ourselves. I'm no stranger to life’s challenges but wholeheartedly believe it is still possible to find hope and healing even in our most difficult seasons. My passion is to companion with clients as they learn new skills, develop resilience, reclaim wholeness, and pursue a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
Are you having difficulty coping with life's changes, anxiety, depression, or managing stress? If so, then you are to be congratulated for taking the first step! While issues such as these and others can affect every aspect of your life including relationships, work, finances, mood, and self-esteem, helping others relieve stress and emotional difficulty is what I do. I can help provide you with more effective coping and life skills to help make your life more manageable and outlook more positive. Together, we will develop the most appropriate, well-rounded, uniquely personal psychological care plan.
Are you having difficulty coping with life's changes, anxiety, depression, or managing stress? If so, then you are to be congratulated for taking the first step! While issues such as these and others can affect every aspect of your life including relationships, work, finances, mood, and self-esteem, helping others relieve stress and emotional difficulty is what I do. I can help provide you with more effective coping and life skills to help make your life more manageable and outlook more positive. Together, we will develop the most appropriate, well-rounded, uniquely personal psychological care plan.
Hello... I am Elaine Quattro, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I see myself as a change agent helping clients by empowering them to explore their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.
Hello... I am Elaine Quattro, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I see myself as a change agent helping clients by empowering them to explore their strengths and attain the personal growth they are committed to accomplishing.
People who struggle with Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and many other emotionally painful conditions just wish they had someone to talk to. Multiple traumas often occur over time, often within an atmosphere of attachment disordered relationships, neglect, and/or abandonment. You may have experienced child abuse, sexual abuse, grief, and loss. You may have grown up with family addiction/ partner addiction. At this point in your life you want answers to why you end up in the same relationships, and you need assurance things can change.
People who struggle with Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and many other emotionally painful conditions just wish they had someone to talk to. Multiple traumas often occur over time, often within an atmosphere of attachment disordered relationships, neglect, and/or abandonment. You may have experienced child abuse, sexual abuse, grief, and loss. You may have grown up with family addiction/ partner addiction. At this point in your life you want answers to why you end up in the same relationships, and you need assurance things can change.
Women who struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and many other emotionally draining conditions just wish they had someone to talk to who will listen without judgment. You may have experienced a traumatic break-up or even a trail of brokenness. You may have experienced child abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or abandonment. You may have grown up with a family member with an addiction, watched parental violence, or had a partner with an addiction. At this point in your life you need assurance things can change, you want answers to why you ended up in the same relationships, and you need the coping skills needed to get past the past.
Women who struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and many other emotionally draining conditions just wish they had someone to talk to who will listen without judgment. You may have experienced a traumatic break-up or even a trail of brokenness. You may have experienced child abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or abandonment. You may have grown up with a family member with an addiction, watched parental violence, or had a partner with an addiction. At this point in your life you need assurance things can change, you want answers to why you ended up in the same relationships, and you need the coping skills needed to get past the past.
I specialize in anxiety, binge eating, caregiving, chronic pain and grief. I work collaboratively with clients to provide concrete tools for them to cope in everyday life. I provide an empathetic and a non-judgmental environment coupled with a client centered approach.
Committing to therapy is challenging, I am flexible and accommodate your schedule. I offer the opportunity to be seen weekly, or bimonthly either in-person or virtually.
I specialize in anxiety, binge eating, caregiving, chronic pain and grief. I work collaboratively with clients to provide concrete tools for them to cope in everyday life. I provide an empathetic and a non-judgmental environment coupled with a client centered approach.
Committing to therapy is challenging, I am flexible and accommodate your schedule. I offer the opportunity to be seen weekly, or bimonthly either in-person or virtually.
Paula Ratter
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PsyD, RN
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
Waitlist for new clients
I don't have an ideal client. I want to met people where they are at. If you've never had therapy before, it’s important to be aware we don’t start talking about the hard stuff. It can take 2-3 sessions for someone to feel comfortable enough to tell another person what they are struggling with. Therapists cannot read minds, but have studied human patterns of thoughts, feelings & actions. No one can truly know the exact consequences a person has experienced in their life. Regardless of the reason why someone is seeking therapy, there is no judgment, no criticism…just acceptance. People can heal & grow in this type of environment.
I don't have an ideal client. I want to met people where they are at. If you've never had therapy before, it’s important to be aware we don’t start talking about the hard stuff. It can take 2-3 sessions for someone to feel comfortable enough to tell another person what they are struggling with. Therapists cannot read minds, but have studied human patterns of thoughts, feelings & actions. No one can truly know the exact consequences a person has experienced in their life. Regardless of the reason why someone is seeking therapy, there is no judgment, no criticism…just acceptance. People can heal & grow in this type of environment.
I specialize in treating issues related to the various life cycle transitions of individuals and families, parenting and child behavioral issues, and families with mental illness by providing a systemic perspective that is non-judgmental and alerts clients to the possibility and potential of creating happier life experiences for themselves.
I specialize in treating issues related to the various life cycle transitions of individuals and families, parenting and child behavioral issues, and families with mental illness by providing a systemic perspective that is non-judgmental and alerts clients to the possibility and potential of creating happier life experiences for themselves.
Audra Wallace, LPCC, Inc.
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, LPCC, NCC, PPS
1 Endorsed
Serves Area
Audra is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and National Certified Counselor with a Masters of Science in Counseling. Audra's counseling experience started in North County education in 2002. As an educator Audra worked with adolescents, youth with disabilities, and families. As a clinician, her specialties are Trauma, Grief and Loss and Life Transitions. Audra creates a safe and supportive environment for her clients by using a person-centered approach..
Audra is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and National Certified Counselor with a Masters of Science in Counseling. Audra's counseling experience started in North County education in 2002. As an educator Audra worked with adolescents, youth with disabilities, and families. As a clinician, her specialties are Trauma, Grief and Loss and Life Transitions. Audra creates a safe and supportive environment for her clients by using a person-centered approach..
Additionally, I have extensive experience assisting older adults and their families, and welcome those anticipating upcoming marriage, parenthood, stepfamily, or other life transition.
When we've lost touch with our truer self, life is just harder. If you're not as present and engaged in your life as you'd like, you may also find your body weighing in through symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns of behavior. Underlying such symptoms are often vital, "offline" parts of ourselves that a good therapeutic alliance can help you to identify, strengthen and expand. If you're experiencing a readiness to take your online search for a therapist to the next level, I offer a brief phone consultation to help determine goodness of fit.
Additionally, I have extensive experience assisting older adults and their families, and welcome those anticipating upcoming marriage, parenthood, stepfamily, or other life transition.
When we've lost touch with our truer self, life is just harder. If you're not as present and engaged in your life as you'd like, you may also find your body weighing in through symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and unhelpful patterns of behavior. Underlying such symptoms are often vital, "offline" parts of ourselves that a good therapeutic alliance can help you to identify, strengthen and expand. If you're experiencing a readiness to take your online search for a therapist to the next level, I offer a brief phone consultation to help determine goodness of fit.
Green Integrative Wellness Centers focuses on a ways to support clients on an individual, couples and families basis with an individualized approach using the skills of each provider in a way that is trauma informed. We specialize in treatment of anxiety, depression and trauma. We are open to working with children, teens and adults. We offer virtual and in person appointments.
Green Integrative Wellness Centers focuses on a ways to support clients on an individual, couples and families basis with an individualized approach using the skills of each provider in a way that is trauma informed. We specialize in treatment of anxiety, depression and trauma. We are open to working with children, teens and adults. We offer virtual and in person appointments.
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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.