Adults Therapists in Santa Ana, CA

My name is Marjorie Manuel, LCSW practicing in the state of California. I am very big on rapport building and involving the clients in driving their own treatments, which include active participation in goal setting and working on realistic expectations in therapy. My background experiences were focused on depression, anxiety, stress, counseling, mental health illness, substance use, grief, and military.

Hello and welcome! I am a lived experience licensed marriage and family therapist who is also a post doctorate Ph.D. researcher in clinical psychology and integral health biophysics (life physics). I am a mom, a daughter and a survivor of trauma who understands the lived experiences of adversity and its impact on the whole person. For that reason, I chose to become a researcher in clinical psychology and biophysics, and to incorporate this knowledge into my practice as a licensed marriage and family therapist.

Hi! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My goal in working with individuals is to develop a supportive clinical relationship that can facilitate self-directed growth and healing. I believe in each person's ability and capacity for change. I strive to provide a safe and supportive environment in which change can occur.

Lyndsie is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 16 years of experience providing therapeutic counseling, case management, and intervention services to children, adults, and families in private practice, service agency, and clinic settings. She has worked as a child development specialist in home and agency settings and currently spends much of her time working within a non-profit, clinical setting. Lyndsie is pursuing her doctoral degree in psychology, public policy, and law in order to support and advocate for children and families who have been involved in high conflict, custodial litigation disputes.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing mindful, relational, and somatic therapy for adults and teens via telehealth. I work with teens and adults who are navigating the many difficulties of life. The populations and issues that I best serve include LGBTQIA+, anxiety, panic attacks, relationship and family issues, burnout, grief/loss, major life transitions, and depression. I am a client-centered therapist which means that my approach to each client varies depending on their needs. I utilize varying theories and modalities that are rooted in relationships including psychodynamic, attachment, and family systems.

Hello, my name is Liz Perez and I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I'm here to be a guiding hand in your journey by utilizing my knowledge and experience combined with empathy and compassion to help you achieve inner peace and healing. I believe my clients hold the potential to live their best lives. Together, we will work with those strengths to increase your insight and power for change. I utilize a variety of therapeutic approaches, some of which include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance Commitment Therapy.

Experiencing anxiety, depression, and trauma can be hard to navigate on one’s own. Through the use of integrative modalities, my goal is to help you find your way so that you can manage symptoms, feel your best, discover who you truly are, and move forward in the direction of your dreams whereby your past no longer holds you back. Using warmth and compassion, I also aim to provide trauma-informed care to discuss your struggles without judgment and safely process unresolved trauma and feelings.

My name is David Kim, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in San Diego, California and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I enjoy working with individuals and couples and specialize in anxiety, depression, stress, and relational/marital issues. My therapeutic style and approach is a good fit for young adults, individuals, and couples who may be struggling with the challenges of life, mental health well-being, and relational/marital issues for couples.

My name is Melissa Erb, and I am a licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in San Diego, California and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults and adolescents specializing in managing anxiety, depression and life changes. I also specialize in the area of adoption and foster care. By using various treatment modalities such as Mindfulness Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, this helps in meeting my clients "where they are at." This also creates an approach for clients to begin at the pace they feel comfortable with.

Are you hindered by anxiety, depression, or trauma, preventing you from expressing your authentic self? Do you find yourself trapped in navigating challenging family and relationship situations? Every minor issue now feels incredibly overwhelming, reopening past wounds and creating new ones. Despite attempting to bury the pain, it persists, leaving you feeling isolated and tormented. The constant exhaustion, stress, and anger make you question your resilience. Unsure of where to seek assistance, you don't have to endure this painful journey by yourself. I aim to assist you in achieving a more integrated and balanced sense of self.

Do you find yourself having a difficult time coping with anxiety, depression, and trauma? Do you have a hard time communicating and setting boundaries with others? Life is full of obstacles and hardships that may be difficult to overcome without the right tools, resources, and, guidance leading to the manifestation of these symptoms. I specialize in working with adults, couples, and adolescents using a Psychodynamic approach to explore unconscious thoughts and behaviors. In doing this, we are able to collaboratively recognize old ineffective patterns and process unresolved feelings and trauma.

My areas of expertise are in strength based, solution oriented and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I believe the children's emotional and pychological well being is impacted from the prenatal stage. Educating parents to learn the impact of nature and nurture might be helpful to understand their unique needs. Each of us are unique in our ways to face challenges of our lives. What matters is to use our strength and what we have learned to cope with life events. Please contact me if you need to talk in these tough and challenging times. Most insurance companies are allowing telehealth.

Family relationships aren't easy, especially with adolescents or spouses. I have more than 7 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults by helping them improve their relationship with their parents, friends, and those that surround them. I also help them with individual issues such as ADHD, depression, and trauma. Sometimes we feel lonely or desperate and hesitate to ask for help. Take the first step towards a better quality of life and get help. Call, text or e-mail me.

All new Clients are welcome to explore many concerns that everyone may encounter in life. Through regular sessions and EAP interventions, I enjoy working with adults, children and college students. In my practice I have facilitated hospital inpatient and partial program/ day treatment placements when necessary. I have created a 'personal pacing' approach that allows Clients to explore their concerns in a safe environment. Clients benefit from my decades of expert work treating many conditions. Therapy is contoured to the individual needs of each Client. I advocate to begin the journey of awareness to create positive change.

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of clients. To choose one ideal client would be impossible for me. I have enjoyed working with adolescents, children, young adults, older adults, couples, and families. Treatment has included addressing anger issues, substance abuse, self-esteem deficits, depression, anxiety, marital issues, domestic violence, as well as gay/lesbian issues. Utilizing a positive regard for each client while creating a treatment plan with the client to address his/her concerns, I strive to develop therapeutic relationships with my clients that will maximize effective healing.

It seems that whenever, and in whatever ways we are suffering, we have become stuck in a pattern that reflects a limited sense of ourselves, having lost track of who we are meant to be. Through use of a safe and supportive therapeutic environment, together we find ways to create a greater sense of wholeness and inner freedom.

I am a licensed psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist and Approved Consultant and Certified Therapist in EMDR. I have been working with adults, families and children for over 30 years in a variety of areas including individual, marital and family therapy. I offer guidance and care in a safe and comfortable environment. My advanced training helps me identify and resolve core issues that interfere with your goal of developing into your full potential and overcome problematic behaviors.

Dealing with the challenges of life can be difficult in today's world. If you are feeling stuck, or desire to have coping skills to help ease anxiety, depression, grief, the pain of divorce or other life transitions, it would be my honor to work with you to achieve positive life change and improved relationships.

"What can you do for my situation," is the question all people ask when they first come to therapy or for psychological testing. Over my 20 years in psychology, I have learned to pause just a moment before answering this. Why? Because finding a quick answer is not better than finding the right answer. Once the problems are understood, my job is to work out the solutions with you, whether that means facing anxiety and fear, pulling out of the rut, or facing things that have happened that are hard to forget.