Therapists in San Mateo, CA
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Kyoko Tsuchiya
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, SEP
Verified
Are you feeling stuck in your life, your relationships or your job, or going through challenging life transitions? I strongly believe that we all have tremendous capacity for change, growth and healing. Drawing upon my professional training in body-oriented psychotherapy and decades of meditation practice, I can assist you in quieting your mind and taping into your own truth, strengths and wisdom within. Psychotherapy that integrates body, mind and spirit can help you move beyond the problems to release the creative energy, optimism and hope necessary to lead you to a more authentic and fulfilling life.
Liza McCorkle
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, ACSW, MA
Verified
Hello my name is Liza, I engage with clients with a warm and collaborative approach for trust to develop and for life-changing insights to be gained. My clinical practice includes work with individuals who experience anxiety, depression, and stressful life events, which cause distress.
Nancy Gregory
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Do you often make decisions that you later regret, and you're not sure why you made the particular decision in the first place? Do you often feel emotions that don't make sense to you, and you don't know what to do with the feelings? Do you find it hard to understand why your life isn't the way you want it to be, or why you aren't the person you would like to be? For 20 years I've been helping people understand these kinds of things about themselves.
Ornit Shoham
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Hello! I primarily work with adults struggling with trauma, depression, and anxiety. I often find our inner beliefs have a huge impact on our lives, our sense of self, and our relationships. As your therapist, my main focus is to provide you a safe space that is free-from judgment and offers you a process-oriented approach to identify unconscious feelings and beliefs. I offer a genuine and understanding therapeutic relationship for you to feel held and seen, as we reflect together. Using EMDR and other evidenced-based practices you will find the relief that you need.
Jamie H Duddy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
My approach to therapy is a very individual one. Each person begins therapy in a different place and is unique in how they go through their process. While respecting individuality, I will help you identify the problems, explore patterns of behavior and clarify destructive thought patterns. I encourage growth and introspection with my clients; however I will continually respect the pace that you need to develop at. I provide a safe and professional environment as well as a genuine concern for what issues you are addressing. I also provide custody mediation, co-parent counseling, child custody evaluations and parent coordination.
Susan E James
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified
Having many years experience in both research and practice,I provide counseling that produces positive change. My style is straightforward yet nurturing to help my clients accelerate their personal growth, goal accomplishment or recovery. I help people identify and change their underlying beliefs that drive their problems.
Roberta Sherwood
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
I specialize in working with individuals and couples who want help improving the quality of their intimate relations. I use a humanistic approach also employing cognitive and behavioral skill building. I am supportive while providing honest feedback in my relationships with my clients. My main goal in the therapeutic relationship is to provide a safe, trusting environment where individuals can explore their feelings in their search for a more fulfilling life. I have special expertise doing therapy with couples experiencing low sexual desire and midlife transition issues.
Sarah Tachibana (Gurtler)
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified
As my client, I believe that you have an innate potential for growth and transformation. When at an impasse, new perspectives and resources are needed to restore balance within oneself and in relation to others. As a warm, interactive psychotherapist, I provide the experience, guidance, and skill that foster insight, transformation and growth. You will be provided a safe place where you will be supported to find and use your strengths. Together, we will develop tools to work through obstacles. It's time to get unstuck and to live in the moment, where you can accomplish your goals and be your true self.
Bill Bell
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PhD, ACS
Verified
My clients typically fall into three categories: 1) individuals with existential angst, questioning their trajectory in relationships, careers, and/or life; 2) individuals suffering from a myriad of compulsive behaviors/addictions; and 3) couples experiencing communication difficulties, misaligned values, discordant desires, or desiring archetypal reconstructions. My work emphasizes identifying & isolating troubling emotions that lead to negative thinking and behaving, and learning to think & act according to reason. During COVID I am offering limited in-person sessions and primarily teletherapy.
Liz Green
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Verified
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with experience counseling clients on issues regarding the transition to and the experience of parenting, healthy family communication and relationships, and anxiety.
Daniela Portillo
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified
Hello, my name is Daniela Portillo and I am a Bilingual Associate MFT with a Master’s in Counseling and a concentration in Expressive Arts Therapy. I work with a diverse population including children with neurotypical and neurodiverse backgrounds, adolescents, adults, and families.
Marla Cass
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
If you are a woman who has been successful in your career but not in your relationships, therapy can help you to identify your strengths and move past the obstacles that have held you back. Our work together will include understanding you as a person and not as a diagnosis, identifying the blocks that have held you back, finding acceptance for who you are, and building a more solid and confident sense of yourself. If you have been searching for an approach to therapy that is warm, welcoming, and supportive, as well as intelligent and engaged, let's talk. Confidential telehealth services for residents of CA, CO, and FL.
Little Munchkins Therapy/ New Leaf
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, AMFT
Verified
Take some time away from the demand of daily life to spend some time on yourself. This is a time for you to work on goals and have support in areas that are most important to you. Each of our counselors is here to provide you with individualized support. This approach allows you to meet with one of our counselors and design a plan that is best suited to fit your needs and busy schedule.
Janna Fond
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified
Do you feel stuck? Would you like to make changes in your life, but aren't sure how? My practice is devoted to helping you get unstuck, find answers, gain personal insight and increase satisfaction in your life. What I do is show you that within you there are infinite pathways to liberation from the places you feel stuck. I will help you find answers to the many questions and make important shifts in your life. I know how to help you navigate the challenges of life.
Miriam Lima
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Are you feeling overwhelmed, depressed, or anxious? Feeling lonely, lost, or stuck? Are you experiencing trauma/PTSD symptoms? Or having interpersonal relationship difficulties? There is hope for you!
Marissa Nasca
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RYT
Verified
My philosophy in working with youth and adults is to share cognitive and mindfulness techniques, in a supportive setting, to help my clients make positive changes in their thoughts and actions. Utilizing personal accountability, combined with humor and lightness, I aim to help clients cultivate compassion for themselves, so they may be willing to experiment with new tools. I strive to help clients come back into their bodies, more effectively process their feelings, and move decisively toward wellness. My theory is to be flexible and sensitive in my approach while moving clients toward a more confident, realized version of themselves.
James Lambert
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MDiv, LMFT
Verified
If you are one of the millions currently sheltering in place across America due to the Coronavirus crisis, the personal and socio-economic stressors during this time can feel overwhelming. Those struggling with anxiety and depression, may find an increase in symptoms. Addictions may intensify under stress, isolation and boredom. Those with relationship challenges may find increased tensions living in close quarters 24/7 with few outlets. We can help you navigate your unique challenges, fears and feelings. Call us now and get the support, guidance and encouragement you may need!
Gregory Thomas Galati
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
I share your hope that, with skillful support, you can work through difficulties in your personal life, or with your spouse or partner. I bring a warm, caring and interactive style to our meetings and offer sensitive, skilled and compassionate guidance. I find that putting clients at ease and making a positive connection is the first step to working as a powerful client-therapist team to achieve the gains you seek. Together, we can view problems not as failings but as opportunities for personal growth and learning.
Allyce Bess
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
Growing up does not have to be unnecessarily painful or lonely. I help children, adolescents and young adults navigate developmental transitions with creativity and purpose. I also provide parents with education, skills and support to augment treatment. Young people often need guidance to explore their feelings, discover their unique strengths, and find meaning in their lives as they transition into adulthood. Challenges like family conflict, school problems, sexual confusion, depression, identity development, substance abuse, anxiety and stress can be greatly alleviated through the attentive support of a caring, unbiased professional.
Laurie Ruth Weiss
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
As a child, adult, and couple's psychologist, my goal is to provide treatment with care and integrity.
Children come in for school problems, behavioral problems or mood disturbances including anxiety. I provide support and coaching for parents along side the therapy for their children.
Adults come to see me for desire to live with less pain, more peace. Couples engage in work to improve communication or manage a stress that is effecting the relationship.
The therapeutic relationship is a powerful medium for change. Regardless of the reason for starting therapy, most people get tremendous relief.
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What type of mental health professional is right for me?
Some of the most common types of mental health providers in San Mateo are psychologists, licensed counselors, therapists, psychotherapists, and licensed clinical social workers, all of whom diagnose mental health conditions and provide individualized treatment.
Services offered, education and credentials vary by type of mental health professional. Each professional in San Mateo then may specialize in certain areas, such as depression, marriage counseling, or anxiety. Although many mental health providers are not licensed to prescribe medication, they may coordinate with a provider who can.
Both in-person and online therapy sessions are available from most psychologists.
Services offered, education and credentials vary by type of mental health professional. Each professional in San Mateo then may specialize in certain areas, such as depression, marriage counseling, or anxiety. Although many mental health providers are not licensed to prescribe medication, they may coordinate with a provider who can.
Both in-person and online therapy sessions are available from most psychologists.
How to find a specialist?
You can refine your search using the filters on this page. There are several categories you can filter by to find mental health professionals with the experience you are looking for. You may want to filter for CBT Psychologists in San Mateo, or Child Psychologists in San Mateo.
Many find it useful to use filters to view only psychologists that have experience working with certain issues, like San Mateo psychologists specializing in EMDR.
Many find it useful to use filters to view only psychologists that have experience working with certain issues, like San Mateo psychologists specializing in EMDR.
What method of therapy is right for me?
When it comes to treatment methods, there's no 'right way.’ Each method of therapy can be beneficial for a variety of issues. Psychologists in San Mateo specialize in therapeutic approaches such as CBT, EMDR, and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), among others. Finding a psychologist or therapist who is a good fit for you is the most important step to discovering what type of therapy, or combination of therapeutic approaches, will meet your individual needs. Learn what to expect from different types of therapy and how they work.
How to use my insurance?
Many therapists accept health insurance. Check to see if your insurance is covered. Feel free to discuss this when you contact the therapist.