Therapists in Santa Barbara, CA

Counseling Psychology with emphasis in Depth Psychology manifests in the Heroine/Hero Journey. Soul Journey Counseling uses psychological archetypes to guide and enhance your inner search. Inquire within and rejoice with your inner wisdom...finally...It's right in front of you! This inner work gives you the foundational archetypal skills for you to construct confidence and trust in your inner wisdom.

My extensive work with trauma, grief, and loss has earned worldwide attention spanning across four decades. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and International Certified Life Coach, I work with individuals, families, and groups to transform mental and emotional challenges into experiences of thriving health and well-being. My early career defining work began in the 80’s alongside John Bradshaw and focused on addiction, recovery, and codependency. Together with a team of cutting-edge psychotherapists, I developed groundbreaking techniques for understanding trauma: when it starts, how it affects the brain, and how to heal.

Hi there! My name is Konstance Kirby and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California, working with clients statewide via telehealth. I specialize in working with disadvantaged children, adolescents, and adults. I have obtained vast experience assisting those struggling with anxiety, depression, stress management, low self-esteem, and mood disorders. I was trained as a family systems therapist and practice short-term, goal-orientated treatment to help people reach their goals quickly.

You can have complete trust in my competency as a leading therapist. I deeply care and quickly help people make profound shifts into better feeling places. In sessions you will feel safe, understood and empowered. Everything that you share will be held in a compassionate, highly confidential and sacred space. You will gain deep insights, expanded awareness and the ability to make intuitive decisions. You will feel much lighter, connected to a deep intelligence and in a natural flow. You will rediscover yourself and be yourself...maybe for the first time.

Are you a woman feeling overwhelmed with navigating tough life transitions or stressors? Having relationship challenges? Navigating the difficult emotions that come with divorce? Grieving the loss of a loved one? Struggling with people-pleasing and maintaining healthy boundaries? Anxious about starting a new job, jumping back into school, or taking that leap into the next season of life? Struggling with making connections with others because of past relational or childhood trauma?

Whether you are seeking therapy because you are ready for a big change; small baby steps towards change, or simply need someone to talk to who will listen - I will meet you wherever you are because therapy needs to be for you and about you. It can be hard knowing where to start, perhaps even harder accepting support. By honoring where you are on your life's journey, I can help you to identify areas where you are feeling stuck, and what you would like to change. What if your life could be more balanced? More joyful? Sounds impossible? It's not.

I offer a sliding scale to those in need during these hard times. Using a depth-psychodynamic approach, I work with individuals who seek direction and a deeper understanding of their inner & outer worlds. I am especially fond of working with the quarterlifers, early 20s-late 30s. Sessions may consist of: exploring childhood patterns, relationships and attachment styles; analyzing dreams; inner child and shadow work; strengthening trust in your intuition; coaching around manifesting your life goals; somatic and mindfulness exercises; and compassionate confrontation around where you are stuck or blocking the progress of your healing.

My model of counseling takes a collaborative, compassionate, non-judgmental approach to empower you to recognize and utilize your strengths as a means of moving through sadness, anxiety, and fear. I enjoy working with individuals who are navigating different transitions in life (high school, college, adulthood, parenthood, etc.). The heart of my work is helping young people who are ready to restore healing, peace, and balance to their lives, especially helping young adults and new parents navigate the challenging roles and expectations of life changes.

My clients are curious emotionally intelligent adults who are searching for greater meaning in life. Naturally touched by life’s events and their accompanying big learning curves, they often feel baffled or confused or sometimes scared! Life presents the unexpected and our work in therapy hopefully sheds a light and brings growth and clarity that inspires a deeper journey within.

Hello. I'm Ann Gimpel, a licensed psychologist. I believe in client-centered therapy and in crafting a safe and supportive environment for my clients. Clients experiencing life stressors such as job and relationship issues will be a great fit with my skill set. I'm also interested in addictions, chronic pain, and chronic health issues. As a cancer survivor, I've been there. Rather than being wedded to a particular theoretical approach, I will blend several to meet my clients' needs. I have background and training in cognitive behavioral, psychoanalytic, marital therapy, and client coaching, to name a few.

I am open to clients with a wide range of backgrounds and challenges. My focus is simply this: to reduce suffering so that the client can lead a more fulfilling life. I love understanding what is holding you back from leading a deeply contented life, and helping you release that. I love working with couple clients because it is so exciting to hold the passion as we work on building harmony and trust. My ideal client wants to grow and change which requires being open to the magic of living beyond habits.

Therapy helps re-establish your sense of peace through processing your past, reframing difficult experiences, working on effective communication skills, creating healthy boundaries & renewing personal goals. When you are looking for a path forward through major life transitions, you will discover it within you. If you'd like help finding that path, please reach out.

Honoring the significance of life’s losses is my mission. If you have lost a job or promotion; your health to cancer or autoimmune disease; your marriage to separation or divorce; or someone whom you love has passed away, including a miscarriage. Please reach out to me, I am here to help. Together we will feel, learn, understand and formulate a picture of life after loss.

Pacific Emotional Wellness is a group therapy practice led by Camille Johnson, and consists of several skilled therapists including Rachel Cha, Grace Peavy, Audrey DeFrisco, Beverly Collier, Cassidy Pierce, Téa Main, Bridget Schinnerer, Griff Jennings, and Gabriel Solla. We take a deep and soulful approach to walking alongside our clients on their journey of growth and healing. Whether you are feeling stuck in the rut of life, dealing with grief/loss, having relationship concerns, experienced a trauma, etc., we are here for you no matter what stage of your healing journey you are in.

Thank you for reading my profile. Hello, Gloria Guevara-Moreno, LCSW. I'm a licensed therapist who is passionate about helping and supporting all clients. I welcome every client to give me a chance to help them to improve their quality of life. I provide my client with an opportunity to verbalize their feelings, needs, thoughts, and concerns in a safe therapeutic environment. I'm a great listener. Listening to clients' needs and concerns allows them to feel validated and develop trust with their therapist. I simply work to have open and sincere communication with my clients.

I specialize with individuals who consistently find themselves in depressive and anxious positions towards life. Individuals who are at the precipice of some change whether that be internal, external, or both. Places you feel stuck and unseen. I particularly specialize in working with young men and women whose lives have been impacted in some way by patriarchal values and have found that something deeper in them calls out for recognition. I trust that what we can create together can offer a space for you to fully emerge in what wants to be known in you. As well as to aid in understanding all of who you are to help in living wholly.

Whether you are looking for a long-term commitment to a therapeutic process, or a short term solution to an acute crisis, I will guide you through a process of exploration, understanding, and resolution. My style is no judgment, kind, straightforward, and open. You are the expert in your own life. I am simply a guide and conduit of the knowledge and experience I have gained over the years. We are all a work in progress, and I would be honored to join you on part of your journey.

Part of being human means creating balance as you navigate the curveballs of life. Therapy with me means we meet you where you are and you are at the helm of your healing journey. I believe you are your own healer and already possess the wisdom you need to make the best decision for you. Sometimes that looks like slowing down and taking a pause to look backwards in order to move forward. Other times it looks like learning to make space around your anxious thoughts and feelings to actively practice control over them instead of letting them control you.

Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out… Life happens! The big secret: No one gets through it on their own. We all need the support and perspective of others to continue to learn and grow into our ever-changing, human selves. Life is a series of transitions. Let's get you through this together. My practice focuses on adolescents, and adults of all ages; mood disorders, and life transitions such as new parenthood, launching, and aging seem to be the most prevalent reasons clients seek out my support.