Art Therapy in Solana Beach, CA
I specialize working with individuals experiencing a variety of life's challenges and mental health issues, such as life transitions and adjustments, anxiety, depression, self esteem, relationship and family issues, coping skills, new parent parenting, effects of the pandemic, eating disorders, children and parents of and going through divorce, bullying and other issues that arise around teens and social media. I often work with pre-teens, teens and young adults.
I specialize working with individuals experiencing a variety of life's challenges and mental health issues, such as life transitions and adjustments, anxiety, depression, self esteem, relationship and family issues, coping skills, new parent parenting, effects of the pandemic, eating disorders, children and parents of and going through divorce, bullying and other issues that arise around teens and social media. I often work with pre-teens, teens and young adults.
Hello, I am Camille Carter a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 27 years of experience. Seeking therapy is the best gift you can offer to yourself and to those around you. Together we create goals and develop ways to better manage day-to-day life, relationships and stressors. Therapy is a journey towards healing, growing, and creating a life with more peace, joy, and contentment.
Hello, I am Camille Carter a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 27 years of experience. Seeking therapy is the best gift you can offer to yourself and to those around you. Together we create goals and develop ways to better manage day-to-day life, relationships and stressors. Therapy is a journey towards healing, growing, and creating a life with more peace, joy, and contentment.
I am a trauma-specialist working with a range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and grief counseling to parenting support, family counseling and beyond. I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my clients individual needs. Working in a wide variety of settings has allowed me to cultivate my clinical skills and versatility in the following areas. Treatment specialization includes: Abuse & Trauma Recovery, EMDR (EMDRIA Certified), EMDR with Children & Adolescents, Registered Play Therapist, Therapy for Depression, Anxiety & Mood disorders, Grief & Loss Counseling, Blended Families & Divorce, Child Custody Evaluations, Parent Mediation, Co-parenting Facilitation & Reunification Therapy.
I am a trauma-specialist working with a range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and grief counseling to parenting support, family counseling and beyond. I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my clients individual needs. Working in a wide variety of settings has allowed me to cultivate my clinical skills and versatility in the following areas. Treatment specialization includes: Abuse & Trauma Recovery, EMDR (EMDRIA Certified), EMDR with Children & Adolescents, Registered Play Therapist, Therapy for Depression, Anxiety & Mood disorders, Grief & Loss Counseling, Blended Families & Divorce, Child Custody Evaluations, Parent Mediation, Co-parenting Facilitation & Reunification Therapy.
, play & art therapies.
A warm "Hello" to you. :) Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or relationship issues? Are you dealing with issues from childhood that are getting in the way of your life today? Or, are you trying to figure out why there is fighting between your children & your family? As a fellow mother of two, I am passionate about healing the family system. Do you or a loved one have ADHD that is impacting your life in negative ways? These are all issues that I am skilled in helping you with. I provide online therapy to anyone in the California area and in person in Solana Bch. I went to Alliant Int. Univ. for my MA in Marriage & Family Th.
, play & art therapies.
A warm "Hello" to you. :) Do you struggle with anxiety, depression, or relationship issues? Are you dealing with issues from childhood that are getting in the way of your life today? Or, are you trying to figure out why there is fighting between your children & your family? As a fellow mother of two, I am passionate about healing the family system. Do you or a loved one have ADHD that is impacting your life in negative ways? These are all issues that I am skilled in helping you with. I provide online therapy to anyone in the California area and in person in Solana Bch. I went to Alliant Int. Univ. for my MA in Marriage & Family Th.
I have worked extensively with Veterans & military members, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I tend to incorporate more traditional forms of psychotherapy with meditation, body movement, yoga, and breathwork. My primary focus is to help my client's grow through their trauma, grief, and stress while becoming more resilient and confident in their ability to manage, work through, and resolve the emotions, symptoms, and memories that get in the way of thriving in the present moment. I worked at Utah State, University of San Diego, San Diego State, and University of California San Diego before starting my own private practice.
I have worked extensively with Veterans & military members, PTSD, depression, anxiety, and ADHD. I tend to incorporate more traditional forms of psychotherapy with meditation, body movement, yoga, and breathwork. My primary focus is to help my client's grow through their trauma, grief, and stress while becoming more resilient and confident in their ability to manage, work through, and resolve the emotions, symptoms, and memories that get in the way of thriving in the present moment. I worked at Utah State, University of San Diego, San Diego State, and University of California San Diego before starting my own private practice.
In addition to traditional talk therapy, I also utilize art therapy, Brainspotting (a brain based therapy that helps clients identify, process and release emotional and physical pain) and the Nurtured Heart Approach (a relationship based model that helps people focus on their successes rather than their failures, thereby increasing their Inner Wealth
My years of education and experience make me uniquely positioned to offer fresh eyes and nonjudgmental ears to your concerns. I have worked extensively with anxiety and depression, trauma, grief and loss, abuse and neglect, and addiction. I offer appointments virtually, and outdoors, as well as in an office setting.
In addition to traditional talk therapy, I also utilize art therapy, Brainspotting (a brain based therapy that helps clients identify, process and release emotional and physical pain) and the Nurtured Heart Approach (a relationship based model that helps people focus on their successes rather than their failures, thereby increasing their Inner Wealth
My years of education and experience make me uniquely positioned to offer fresh eyes and nonjudgmental ears to your concerns. I have worked extensively with anxiety and depression, trauma, grief and loss, abuse and neglect, and addiction. I offer appointments virtually, and outdoors, as well as in an office setting.
Hello! My name is Tiffany and I am a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in providing trauma-informed and survivor-centered care to clients impacted by sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and complex trauma. My experience also consists of providing educationally related mental health services to children and adolescents with special education needs struggling with adhd, anxiety, depression, autism, and complex trauma.
Hello! My name is Tiffany and I am a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in providing trauma-informed and survivor-centered care to clients impacted by sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and complex trauma. My experience also consists of providing educationally related mental health services to children and adolescents with special education needs struggling with adhd, anxiety, depression, autism, and complex trauma.
Hi there, I'm Nancy! Starting therapy is a significant step, and I'm here to support your journey toward growth. I am passionate about empowering people to find solutions that work for them, creating a supportive partnership where you are truly heard. My practice focuses on empowering individuals and families to overcome obstacles, with an emphasis on issues related to stress management, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I utilize an integrative, trauma-informed approach, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to equip clients with practical tools for growth and emotional regulation.
Hi there, I'm Nancy! Starting therapy is a significant step, and I'm here to support your journey toward growth. I am passionate about empowering people to find solutions that work for them, creating a supportive partnership where you are truly heard. My practice focuses on empowering individuals and families to overcome obstacles, with an emphasis on issues related to stress management, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. I utilize an integrative, trauma-informed approach, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), to equip clients with practical tools for growth and emotional regulation.
Using EMDR, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Art Therapy, and Christian Counseling as highly effective tools, I help you to release negative patterns and beliefs and build upon your positive resources and strengths.
I believe the most important element in the therapeutic relationship is the connection between therapist and client, person to person. What I bring to the relationship is warmth, caring, and a gentle and compassionate presence. I have a deep faith in your ability to transform your life, empowering you to discover what works and change what doesn’t, helping you find your own truth and path.
Using EMDR, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), Art Therapy, and Christian Counseling as highly effective tools, I help you to release negative patterns and beliefs and build upon your positive resources and strengths.
I believe the most important element in the therapeutic relationship is the connection between therapist and client, person to person. What I bring to the relationship is warmth, caring, and a gentle and compassionate presence. I have a deep faith in your ability to transform your life, empowering you to discover what works and change what doesn’t, helping you find your own truth and path.
If you’ve found your way here, you may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in familiar patterns, or disconnected from who you are and how you want to live your life. Perhaps your child is withdrawing, acting out, or struggling to trust. Maybe you’re an adult who loses themselves in relationships, looks to others to feel okay, or has lost touch with who you really are. You may be navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, or a major life transition and wondering how you ended up here. Therapy can be a space to slow down, make sense of what you’ve been carrying, and begin finding your way back to yourself.
If you’ve found your way here, you may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck in familiar patterns, or disconnected from who you are and how you want to live your life. Perhaps your child is withdrawing, acting out, or struggling to trust. Maybe you’re an adult who loses themselves in relationships, looks to others to feel okay, or has lost touch with who you really are. You may be navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, addiction, or a major life transition and wondering how you ended up here. Therapy can be a space to slow down, make sense of what you’ve been carrying, and begin finding your way back to yourself.
Greetings! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 12 years of experience working with adults, families, and children. As a whole-hearted and professionally committed mental health therapist, I take pride in being a person-centered clinician by meeting my clients where they are in their therapeutic journey. Whether it may be your first therapy session or whether you've experienced therapy services in the past, as a mental health professional, it is of utmost importance to me that you feel safe and validated while sharing your narrative with me and other mental health professionals.
Greetings! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 12 years of experience working with adults, families, and children. As a whole-hearted and professionally committed mental health therapist, I take pride in being a person-centered clinician by meeting my clients where they are in their therapeutic journey. Whether it may be your first therapy session or whether you've experienced therapy services in the past, as a mental health professional, it is of utmost importance to me that you feel safe and validated while sharing your narrative with me and other mental health professionals.
Hi there, I'm Melissa! I graduated from the USC School of Social Work & have been in case management for over 14 years and providing therapy for 8 years. I would like to acknowledge & welcome you for taking a bold first step toward your wellness journey. I have experience working with diverse populations including children, families, adolescents, elder individuals. With everything going on in the world, it may seem like things can't get any better. The challenges, changes, & stressors faced may seem overwhelming. I am here to help you navigate through these in a safe space where you can learn to overcome, heal & grow.
Hi there, I'm Melissa! I graduated from the USC School of Social Work & have been in case management for over 14 years and providing therapy for 8 years. I would like to acknowledge & welcome you for taking a bold first step toward your wellness journey. I have experience working with diverse populations including children, families, adolescents, elder individuals. With everything going on in the world, it may seem like things can't get any better. The challenges, changes, & stressors faced may seem overwhelming. I am here to help you navigate through these in a safe space where you can learn to overcome, heal & grow.
At Seaworthy Therapy, I specialize in working with mothers, professionals, and high-achieving adults who appear to have it all together on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stretched thin beneath the surface. You may be carrying the mental load for everyone around you while struggling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, or the pressure to keep it all together. My approach is collaborative and grounded in nervous system regulation, helping you strengthen self-trust, build practical coping tools, and create lasting change so you can feel more balanced, connected, and aligned with what matters most.
At Seaworthy Therapy, I specialize in working with mothers, professionals, and high-achieving adults who appear to have it all together on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stretched thin beneath the surface. You may be carrying the mental load for everyone around you while struggling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, or the pressure to keep it all together. My approach is collaborative and grounded in nervous system regulation, helping you strengthen self-trust, build practical coping tools, and create lasting change so you can feel more balanced, connected, and aligned with what matters most.
Asking for help is one of the most difficult things to do for yourself or your family. You've taken the first step, so let us help you with the next. My goal is to provide a safe space and build strong therapeutic alliances with all of my clients. I promise to make each treatment plan unique to you in order to fully capture your individual needs and facilitate lasting change. My therapy dog, Bowlby, may greet you at the door and is present to provide comfort and cuddles.
Asking for help is one of the most difficult things to do for yourself or your family. You've taken the first step, so let us help you with the next. My goal is to provide a safe space and build strong therapeutic alliances with all of my clients. I promise to make each treatment plan unique to you in order to fully capture your individual needs and facilitate lasting change. My therapy dog, Bowlby, may greet you at the door and is present to provide comfort and cuddles.
I am here for the sensitive empaths who have survived trauma. I provide a unique mix of professional experience, therapy, refined energy healing and nervous system relaxation. Specifically for sensitive people, my unique approach can provide stability, clarity, and profound swift healing. It's time to release the heavy emotions stored in your body; the energetic imprints that manifest as physical illness, pain or fatigue. Together, we can create the life you deserve and desire.
I am here for the sensitive empaths who have survived trauma. I provide a unique mix of professional experience, therapy, refined energy healing and nervous system relaxation. Specifically for sensitive people, my unique approach can provide stability, clarity, and profound swift healing. It's time to release the heavy emotions stored in your body; the energetic imprints that manifest as physical illness, pain or fatigue. Together, we can create the life you deserve and desire.
Welcome! I'm here to provide a safe, compassionate space to help you explore your feelings, find clarity, and work towards a healthier, more balanced life. We can work together to meet your goals.
Welcome! I'm here to provide a safe, compassionate space to help you explore your feelings, find clarity, and work towards a healthier, more balanced life. We can work together to meet your goals.
Hi there, I'm Bertha! Welcome. Therapy is a journey we walk together. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I'm bilingual in English y hablo español, so you can choose the language that feels most comfortable for you. I work with individuals and families to explore emotions, build resilience, and find balance in a safe, supportive space. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, focusing on helping you build awareness, emotional balance, and resilience. Together, we'll explore your experiences and work toward your goals, creating a safe space where you feel seen, steady, and empowered.
Hi there, I'm Bertha! Welcome. Therapy is a journey we walk together. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I'm bilingual in English y hablo español, so you can choose the language that feels most comfortable for you. I work with individuals and families to explore emotions, build resilience, and find balance in a safe, supportive space. My approach is compassionate and collaborative, focusing on helping you build awareness, emotional balance, and resilience. Together, we'll explore your experiences and work toward your goals, creating a safe space where you feel seen, steady, and empowered.
I am here to help guide you through the process so it doesn't feel as uncomfortable. I specialize in working with individuals and couples who are going through life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and the like. I take a client-centered and narrative approach so that therapy feels tailored to you.
I am here to help guide you through the process so it doesn't feel as uncomfortable. I specialize in working with individuals and couples who are going through life transitions, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and the like. I take a client-centered and narrative approach so that therapy feels tailored to you.
As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner & Art Therapist for over 20 years, I support moms of all ages through natural fertility, pregnancy, birth, divorce, single parenting, and relationships.
Trauma, grief/loss, divorce, abandonment, birth, parenting, career or life changes and stress can feel overwhelming. Clients are supported in the body/mind to regulate the nervous system to create greater ease and flow through life changes. The relationship to self, other and the Earth deepens through this process. Greater self-awareness, empowerment, embodied living, wellness, improving relationships, creating support, greater creativity, finding safety in the body, energy awareness, releasing trauma, nurturing and nourishing the self, lifting depression, holistic healing, and reducing stress and anxiety are often goals of clients
As a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner & Art Therapist for over 20 years, I support moms of all ages through natural fertility, pregnancy, birth, divorce, single parenting, and relationships.
Trauma, grief/loss, divorce, abandonment, birth, parenting, career or life changes and stress can feel overwhelming. Clients are supported in the body/mind to regulate the nervous system to create greater ease and flow through life changes. The relationship to self, other and the Earth deepens through this process. Greater self-awareness, empowerment, embodied living, wellness, improving relationships, creating support, greater creativity, finding safety in the body, energy awareness, releasing trauma, nurturing and nourishing the self, lifting depression, holistic healing, and reducing stress and anxiety are often goals of clients
Hi there, I'm Thomas! I offer over 20 years of experience as a Healthcare Practitioner in Hospitals and Mental Health Professional in High Schools, groups for stress-related disorders for adults, as well as being a Combat Infantryman. I work with clients who may be struggling with depression or trauma related to their relationships, family, or individual experiences from their past. During our initial session, we will delve deeply into the chief symptoms, a background of your history, and then work collaboratively with you to formulate treatment goals in your next session.
Hi there, I'm Thomas! I offer over 20 years of experience as a Healthcare Practitioner in Hospitals and Mental Health Professional in High Schools, groups for stress-related disorders for adults, as well as being a Combat Infantryman. I work with clients who may be struggling with depression or trauma related to their relationships, family, or individual experiences from their past. During our initial session, we will delve deeply into the chief symptoms, a background of your history, and then work collaboratively with you to formulate treatment goals in your next session.
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How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.
Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.
How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.