Elders (65+) Therapists in Santa Rosa, CA

Stress, anxiety and depression are common human responses to difficult life events. Current research supports that therapy can help individuals better understand and move through these experiences. In my view there is great potential for healing at any stage in life. I acknowledge that a desire for depth and wholeness is universal - as is the need for meaning. I work mostly with adults, seniors , and family members experiencing adjustment to life changes; including work issues, adult children's struggles, retirement, and loss and grief.

You deserve to feel better. So do your loved ones. Dr. Laura C. Strom, PsyD, Trauma & Disabilities Specialist, offers cutting-edge short-term trauma treatment learned from her years of working at Stanford. She understands how disabilities complicate matters, particularly hidden disabilities including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and chronic pain. Dr. Strom works with children ages 4 and up, teens, adults and seniors . You don't have to live with this pain. Online scheduling. Visit http://LauraCStrom.com to start your journey towards lasting transformation.

If issues of anger, anxiety, depression or grief are barriers to achieving your personal goals or changing behaviors, I would be honored to provide guidance in addressing these issues. My many years of life experience and different careers working with diverse populations have assisted me in developing insight, sensitivity, and compassion toward the struggles along life's path. Allow me to help you process past/current traumas, losses, and resolve your relationship challenges as a couple or family system.

If you are struggling, if it feels like the walls are caving in, if all what you understood no longer makes sense, you are in a very good place. To change what may have been decades in the making is not easy. "Where we stumble there lies your treasure. The very cave you are afraid to enter turns out to be the source of what you are looking for.” J. Campbell. I specialize with teens to seniors both single and couples who are going through life changes. I see everyone as being born with a unique gift and the flip side of that gift is their core wound. I use a number of approaches to help you bring your gift to the community.

I am a geriatric neuropsychologist with a specialty practice in Northern California focusing on consultation, assessment, and expert witness testimony in forensic cases involving issues of mental capacity, undue influence, conservatorships, will contests, and financial abuse in the older adult. I also maintain a clinical practice focusing on neuropsychological assessment, treatment planning, and psychotherapy for older adults in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We all experience difficult and stressful passages in our lives, but too often we do it alone and the passages are unbearably long. If you are struggling with worry, self-doubt or a general sense of discouragement or emptiness, there is hope. My 21 years as a licensed therapist have taught me that deep within our brains and bodies lie innate, wired-in instincts toward healing and self-righting. Our work together will help you access these instincts so that you can experience your aliveness and freedom to be yourself.

Sometimes it's time to make a change and deepen our understanding of ourselves and others. Therapy can be quite helpful in this process through providing a safe, non-judgmental relationship from which to grow. I've been in private practice for over 20 years and I work with adults, couples, adolescents, and children from 5 years old and up. I would like you to know that you are not alone in this journey of growth and healing. I would like to come along side you as you improve and deepen your relationship with yourself and with others.

Are you overwhelmed and stressed with life's challenges? Are you seeking relief from the constant worries or sadness that keep you from feeling satisfied in your life? I offer a warm and compassionate space for you to share the challenges you are facing. It can be a great relief to know you are not alone, grappling with life's complexities. Together we can explore the patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior which may be keeping you from stepping into more fullness in your life and relationships.

Do you feel overwhelmed with your moods and thoughts? Are sadness and loneliness taking up too much of your day? Are you struggling with a recent loss or some ancient family history that you just can't seem to shake? Does your life feel flat or in a state of agitation? These are just some of the ways depression can show up in your life. If left untreated, depression can take a tremendous toll on your physical health and emotional well being. But there is help out there. You don't have to go through this alone.

Psychotherapy can offer a process to better understand the relationship between our thoughts, feelings (emotions and physiology), and behaviors. I work with people from all walks of life and specialize in treating anxiety, depression, grief/loss, trauma, career/identity issues, and adjustment difficulties related to life transitions and illness. Some of my therapeutic goals include helping clients manage symptoms of distress with healthier coping, improving relationships (with self and others), and exploring the ways in which current problems may be linked to unresolved issues from the past.

SOS is a non-profit counseling agency that provides affordable therapy services to everyone in our community regardless of ability to pay. We offer individual therapy for adults, teens and children, couples counseling, and families at our Community Counseling Clinics in Santa Rosa, Cloverdale and Rohnert Park. We have a diverse team of pre-licensed therapists who bring a variety of clinical specialties to our clinics.

Sonoma County Counseling provides exceptional personalized counseling services for clients of all ages. Sonoma County Counseling was founded with an eye on providing supportive cutting edge therapeutic counseling services to individuals and families, in a professional, welcoming, mindful, inclusive, and enriched environment. We welcome individuals, couples, and families. Sonoma County Counseling specializes in child therapy services that help children (ages 3 - 12), teenagers, and families, as well as adults who are living with acute or chronic mental health challenges.

I am specialized in the treatment of older persons. A major issue in aging is the Life Review, and working with persons involved in a Life Review is a primary focus of treatment with me. Erik Erikson has identified the need to resolve the crisis between having an awareness of having lived a meaningful life versus the sense of despair that comes with the feeling that one's life has been meaningless.

While we are still struggling with covid, we are beginning to get back to normal. You are likely thinking about psychotherapy for yourself. You may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed. And your relationships, health or even finances may have been affected. Whether your problems are new, or are deeply rooted, even perhaps in trauma, therapy can help. In therapy you can build on your own wisdom to heal a difficult past and deep wounds. Difficult life experiences can hlep us develop greater insight and strength. I am here to help you create your own goals and work towards a better life.

Grief, sadness, worry, and loneliness, have any of these taken root in your life? Possibly, you arrived here grieving the death of a loved one. Maybe, you have recently undergone a change that has you questioning your life’s purpose and meaning. Perhaps, you have experienced: loss of safety, loss of trust, loss of personal power or loss of connection. Is there something here that speaks to you about your life right now? Seeking support is your first positive step towards relief and healing.

I work with many older adults who are challenged by their life's circumstances, whether it be social isolation, financial worries or health problems or other age related concerns. I believe having emotional support during this time, is very important to help us age as best we can. I enjoy working with women of all ages, ethnicities, and sexual orientations as I feel being a women is wonderful but not without some unique challenges. I truly enjoy the energy and power of women and feel honored to be a part of their growing journey. I feel the same about my work with those who have a chronic illness or chronic pain.

My specialty is Domestic Violence -child abuse/sexual assault. I have been working with VOC from the DA's office for over 10 years providing services to both men and women/children in crises situations. I work with CCC Superior Court, Family and Criminal to help individuals seek visitations with their children after an arrest or involvement with CFS. I also perform as a 730 expert. I provide couples therapy, reunification therapy. I see teens who are having trouble in school and at home. I work with whole families to teach communication tools and implement behavior modification tools. I am a systems therapist.

Are you ready to make a difference in your life? It is my hope that we will work together to unlock your inner potential. Many of us have dreams we leave on the back burner, as we pursue a conventional life. At times, we lose hope in the dream and it feels like the world is caving in around us. Externally we appear stable; hidden internally we may gain characteristics of anxiety and depression. My goal is to help you gain clarity in what you wish to achieve in this lifetime and to help you find the reason behind this uneasiness. Together, we can formulate a "roadmap" to navigate the unsteady, ever-changing, road of life.

I hold a deep and abiding belief in the inherent health and wellness in each of my clients and my work is to guide them to rediscover this core sense of aliveness, agency and resiliency. In addition to my clinical training in psychology, I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Mindfulness Educator. I have integrated traditional psychotherapy with cutting-edge, body-based modalities that address childhood developmental issues and Complex Trauma. I create a safe environment in which to renegotiate learned survival strategies that, while needed at one time, compromise our ability to connect with ourselves and others.