Psychodynamic Therapists in Temecula, CA
As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), I provide specialized treatment for individuals and couples navigating compulsive sexual behavior, problematic internet or pornography use, and the profound impact of betrayal and relational trauma. My approach is structured, trauma‑informed, and grounded in evidence‑based models of addiction and recovery.
In group therapy, you will have the opportunity to hear the experiences and stories of other men facing similar challenges. This shared environment fosters encouragement, support, and a sense of community.
As a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT), I provide specialized treatment for individuals and couples navigating compulsive sexual behavior, problematic internet or pornography use, and the profound impact of betrayal and relational trauma. My approach is structured, trauma‑informed, and grounded in evidence‑based models of addiction and recovery.
In group therapy, you will have the opportunity to hear the experiences and stories of other men facing similar challenges. This shared environment fosters encouragement, support, and a sense of community.
Welcome to Positive Mind Counseling. I’m Angie, and I’m truly glad you’re here. My work centers on helping clients strengthen self‑esteem, especially when low self‑worth has led to anxiety, depression, or patterns that feel hard to change. I offer virtual therapy for clients in California and Indiana and also work with couples seeking healthier communication and connection. I support individuals navigating relationship stress, postpartum challenges, parenting concerns, and general anxiety or depression. If you’d like to learn more about my background and approach, my website has more information. I look forward to connecting soon!
Welcome to Positive Mind Counseling. I’m Angie, and I’m truly glad you’re here. My work centers on helping clients strengthen self‑esteem, especially when low self‑worth has led to anxiety, depression, or patterns that feel hard to change. I offer virtual therapy for clients in California and Indiana and also work with couples seeking healthier communication and connection. I support individuals navigating relationship stress, postpartum challenges, parenting concerns, and general anxiety or depression. If you’d like to learn more about my background and approach, my website has more information. I look forward to connecting soon!
The treatment modalities I utilize when working with clients are Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? Struggling with shame, identity issues, or relationship difficulties? Searching for someone who truly understands and affirms your unique experiences? Welcome to my practice. I’m here to offer a warm, supportive environment where you can address these concerns and more. As a therapist, I specialize in providing compassionate, affirming care for teens, millennials, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people of color. My approach is rooted in empathy and cultural competence, ensuring you feel heard, valued, and empowered.
The treatment modalities I utilize when working with clients are Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Are you feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? Struggling with shame, identity issues, or relationship difficulties? Searching for someone who truly understands and affirms your unique experiences? Welcome to my practice. I’m here to offer a warm, supportive environment where you can address these concerns and more. As a therapist, I specialize in providing compassionate, affirming care for teens, millennials, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people of color. My approach is rooted in empathy and cultural competence, ensuring you feel heard, valued, and empowered.
I provide therapeutic services to individuals and couples looking to improve their sex lives by honoring and accentuating the idiosyncrasies, preferences, and fantasies that make all of us so different. I am poly, kink, and LBGTQ+ affirmative and work with individuals who struggle with gender identity concerns, trauma, and sexual desire/intimacy/dysfunctions. I combine training and experience into a therapeutic modality that is tailored to your needs, and together we work to create an environment that allows your inner voice of truth, no matter how small it may have become, to take its rightful place at the forefront of all you do.
I provide therapeutic services to individuals and couples looking to improve their sex lives by honoring and accentuating the idiosyncrasies, preferences, and fantasies that make all of us so different. I am poly, kink, and LBGTQ+ affirmative and work with individuals who struggle with gender identity concerns, trauma, and sexual desire/intimacy/dysfunctions. I combine training and experience into a therapeutic modality that is tailored to your needs, and together we work to create an environment that allows your inner voice of truth, no matter how small it may have become, to take its rightful place at the forefront of all you do.
I specialize in working with first responders, law enforcement, and federal employees and provide individual and family treatment. I am an informed, experienced therapist in active-duty military and veteran cultures. I work best with clients who are ready to take an active role in their treatment and are receptive to interventions that require work both in and outside of the therapy room. I see myself more as a skilled "coach" who will assist you in developing the skills necessary to be your own therapist. You will find that I bring myself into the room and that I use creativity and humor to tackle your treatment goals.
I specialize in working with first responders, law enforcement, and federal employees and provide individual and family treatment. I am an informed, experienced therapist in active-duty military and veteran cultures. I work best with clients who are ready to take an active role in their treatment and are receptive to interventions that require work both in and outside of the therapy room. I see myself more as a skilled "coach" who will assist you in developing the skills necessary to be your own therapist. You will find that I bring myself into the room and that I use creativity and humor to tackle your treatment goals.
CONCERNED THAT LIFE MAY NEVER IMPROVE, OR THAT YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE HERE TO STAY? Learn meaningful strategies to generate lasting interpersonal and familial change. FINALLY! Embrace a balanced life defined by self acceptance and success in managing life's pressures. I help families and individuals gain control, and effectively manage symptoms and stressful life events. Together we move toward an empowered, harmonious, and insightful life course.
My company offers bilingual services, weekend appointments and makes each interaction client centered.
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CONCERNED THAT LIFE MAY NEVER IMPROVE, OR THAT YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE HERE TO STAY? Learn meaningful strategies to generate lasting interpersonal and familial change. FINALLY! Embrace a balanced life defined by self acceptance and success in managing life's pressures. I help families and individuals gain control, and effectively manage symptoms and stressful life events. Together we move toward an empowered, harmonious, and insightful life course.
My company offers bilingual services, weekend appointments and makes each interaction client centered.
CALL FOR A FREE 30 MINUTE CONSULTATION!!
I utilize therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and a Psychodynamic approach to assist my clients in reaching their goals.
My name is Carol Koshimizu and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My approach is to join with you in a safe environment; to guide and support you in healing using the most innovative therapies. I will work with you to obtain relief from your stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and fear. The goal is to transform your pain into self-acceptance and personal growth. I specialize in the treatment of depression and anxiety and have extensive practice in working with clients with ADHD, attachment issues, behavioral difficulties, and trauma history.
I utilize therapeutic approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, and a Psychodynamic approach to assist my clients in reaching their goals.
My name is Carol Koshimizu and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My approach is to join with you in a safe environment; to guide and support you in healing using the most innovative therapies. I will work with you to obtain relief from your stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and fear. The goal is to transform your pain into self-acceptance and personal growth. I specialize in the treatment of depression and anxiety and have extensive practice in working with clients with ADHD, attachment issues, behavioral difficulties, and trauma history.
You are the one everyone depends on. The helper, the fixer, the person who keeps things moving even when you’re running on empty. From the outside, you seem capable, but underneath the constant doing, you may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of what you need anymore.
Maybe you’ve spent so much time caring for others that you’ve lost touch with yourself. You long for rest without guilt, relationships where you can show up authentically, and space to exist without constantly performing. Therapy can help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been waiting for attention.
You are the one everyone depends on. The helper, the fixer, the person who keeps things moving even when you’re running on empty. From the outside, you seem capable, but underneath the constant doing, you may feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of what you need anymore.
Maybe you’ve spent so much time caring for others that you’ve lost touch with yourself. You long for rest without guilt, relationships where you can show up authentically, and space to exist without constantly performing. Therapy can help you reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been waiting for attention.
Emotional wounds, challenging life experiences and persistent relationship problems can deplete our sense of joy and connection. I offer a unique, effective therapy approach to help you learn new ways of looking your problems and concerns, such that you come away feeling more peaceful, more centered, and more empowered. You will learn: novel, individualized approaches to heal problematic thoughts and emotions; tools for effective communication; new ways to understand yourself, your relationships and your life. We are far more than what we appear to be, and my aim is to help you regain contact with your true self.
Emotional wounds, challenging life experiences and persistent relationship problems can deplete our sense of joy and connection. I offer a unique, effective therapy approach to help you learn new ways of looking your problems and concerns, such that you come away feeling more peaceful, more centered, and more empowered. You will learn: novel, individualized approaches to heal problematic thoughts and emotions; tools for effective communication; new ways to understand yourself, your relationships and your life. We are far more than what we appear to be, and my aim is to help you regain contact with your true self.
I am well trained in the application of behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, family systems, psychodynamic, interpersonal, and humanistic therapies.
Telehealth appointments are available! Se Habla Español. Your emotional health and relationships are important, and you deserve to receive quality assistance with these vital aspects of your life. As a therapist, I am dedicated to assist you to maximize your potential and live a full, gratifying life. Every client with whom I work deserves personalized care, respect, and responsiveness. This attitude helps clients feel safe enough to consider new ways of approaching life's challenges. Whether you seek individual, couple's or family therapy (or perhaps some combination of these) I invite you to call for an appointment.
I am well trained in the application of behavioral, cognitive-behavioral, family systems, psychodynamic, interpersonal, and humanistic therapies.
Telehealth appointments are available! Se Habla Español. Your emotional health and relationships are important, and you deserve to receive quality assistance with these vital aspects of your life. As a therapist, I am dedicated to assist you to maximize your potential and live a full, gratifying life. Every client with whom I work deserves personalized care, respect, and responsiveness. This attitude helps clients feel safe enough to consider new ways of approaching life's challenges. Whether you seek individual, couple's or family therapy (or perhaps some combination of these) I invite you to call for an appointment.
I use both psychodynamic & behavioral approaches in my practice, and employ a variety of individualized treatment strategies to support you.
Welcome! Let's talk if obsessive, poor body image, eating disorders & disordered eating are holding you back from living a full, content life. I'd love for you to reach out if you need a specialist in identifying and finding solutions to issues blocking you or your child's best academic, sports, & professional performance such as poor concentration or motivation. You'll find me authentic, warm, & approachable. I offer a professional, respectful & laid back space to support you forward on your journey to building a life & relationships where you can finally breathe deeply & live to your full, individual potential.
I use both psychodynamic & behavioral approaches in my practice, and employ a variety of individualized treatment strategies to support you.
Welcome! Let's talk if obsessive, poor body image, eating disorders & disordered eating are holding you back from living a full, content life. I'd love for you to reach out if you need a specialist in identifying and finding solutions to issues blocking you or your child's best academic, sports, & professional performance such as poor concentration or motivation. You'll find me authentic, warm, & approachable. I offer a professional, respectful & laid back space to support you forward on your journey to building a life & relationships where you can finally breathe deeply & live to your full, individual potential.
I provide compassionate, individualized care using evidence-based approaches like DBT, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed therapy.
Welcome! I'm Dr. Flax and have been in practice for over 20 years, helping people
make meaningful change. I offer a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can safely explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns. Life’s challenges can leave us feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—especially when past experiences continue to impact our present lives. Together, we’ll work to understand the root of your distress and help you move toward healing and growth. With a focus on how trauma can shape our inner world and relationships, I help clients gain clarity, build resilience, and reconnect with their strengths.
I provide compassionate, individualized care using evidence-based approaches like DBT, psychodynamic, and trauma-informed therapy.
Welcome! I'm Dr. Flax and have been in practice for over 20 years, helping people
make meaningful change. I offer a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can safely explore your thoughts, emotions, and patterns. Life’s challenges can leave us feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected—especially when past experiences continue to impact our present lives. Together, we’ll work to understand the root of your distress and help you move toward healing and growth. With a focus on how trauma can shape our inner world and relationships, I help clients gain clarity, build resilience, and reconnect with their strengths.
Dr. Ghanem-Ybarra's humanistic and existential approach with clients is based on her belief that everyone is capable of change. Her work with clients includes helping them to increase/enhance their belief in themselves, take stock of their own abilities and recognize that they have choices. She encourages her clients to draw on their existing coping skills and abilities, and build on those skills to help them achieve the changes they seek. Dr. Ybarra sees her role as partner, walking side by side with her clients on their journey.
Dr. Ghanem-Ybarra's humanistic and existential approach with clients is based on her belief that everyone is capable of change. Her work with clients includes helping them to increase/enhance their belief in themselves, take stock of their own abilities and recognize that they have choices. She encourages her clients to draw on their existing coping skills and abilities, and build on those skills to help them achieve the changes they seek. Dr. Ybarra sees her role as partner, walking side by side with her clients on their journey.
A multi-disciplinary group of males and females, CA state licensed Psychologists and Therapists, female and male.
A multi-disciplinary group of males and females, CA state licensed Psychologists and Therapists, female and male.
Welcome! My name is Michelle Kelley and I am a LCSW providing individual, family, and couples therapy in the Temecula Valley. I have extensive experience working with families, teens, and adults. I often treat trauma with a focus on childhood experiences and how they affect individuals throughout the life span. Through modalities like EMDR, CBT, and DBT I work collaboratively with my clients to aid in management of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other symptoms. If you are looking to address current struggles, past experiences, or are wanting to improve your relationships and life satisfaction please feel free to contact me.
Welcome! My name is Michelle Kelley and I am a LCSW providing individual, family, and couples therapy in the Temecula Valley. I have extensive experience working with families, teens, and adults. I often treat trauma with a focus on childhood experiences and how they affect individuals throughout the life span. Through modalities like EMDR, CBT, and DBT I work collaboratively with my clients to aid in management of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other symptoms. If you are looking to address current struggles, past experiences, or are wanting to improve your relationships and life satisfaction please feel free to contact me.
I specialize in adjustment disorders, ADHD, ASD, Aspergers, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, women's issues and working with LBGTQ+ community. COVID has increased anxiety and depression for all of us. Isolation issues made it harder for us to connect and utilize our normal support systems. Today's climate is challenging us all in different ways. I also specialize in the treatment of a variety of mood disorders in a non-judgemental and safe environment. If you or someone you love is suffering, reach out today!
I specialize in adjustment disorders, ADHD, ASD, Aspergers, depression, anxiety, mood disorders, women's issues and working with LBGTQ+ community. COVID has increased anxiety and depression for all of us. Isolation issues made it harder for us to connect and utilize our normal support systems. Today's climate is challenging us all in different ways. I also specialize in the treatment of a variety of mood disorders in a non-judgemental and safe environment. If you or someone you love is suffering, reach out today!
DO YOU NEED A SAFE HAVEN TO DISCUSS YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES? Imagine yourself healed from emotional pain, transformed into someone you yourself admire...and finally finding harmony in your life and in your relationships. Imagine your children free to be themselves without behavior issues, learning and achieving at their potential, and joyful without the burden of worries, sadness, and anger. This is possible. I have had the joy of working with individuals, couples, families, and children, and have helped people achieve significant changes in short periods of time.
DO YOU NEED A SAFE HAVEN TO DISCUSS YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES? Imagine yourself healed from emotional pain, transformed into someone you yourself admire...and finally finding harmony in your life and in your relationships. Imagine your children free to be themselves without behavior issues, learning and achieving at their potential, and joyful without the burden of worries, sadness, and anger. This is possible. I have had the joy of working with individuals, couples, families, and children, and have helped people achieve significant changes in short periods of time.
Couples Therapy: Janine Piernas, MA., LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
8 Endorsed
Temecula, CA 92590
My ideal clients are couples who still love each other but have started to feel more like roommates. The talk is all logistics now. Who's got the kids, what's for dinner, did you pay the thing. They brace before bringing anything up, tired of it becoming a fight, or becoming nothing at all. Most couples don't fall out of love, they fall out of closeness. I'm an LMFT with over 15 years with couples, and I use Gottman Method and EFT. Whether the distance grew slowly or came after a betrayal, I help couples get underneath it, in weekly sessions or a focused intensive, and find their way back to each other.
My ideal clients are couples who still love each other but have started to feel more like roommates. The talk is all logistics now. Who's got the kids, what's for dinner, did you pay the thing. They brace before bringing anything up, tired of it becoming a fight, or becoming nothing at all. Most couples don't fall out of love, they fall out of closeness. I'm an LMFT with over 15 years with couples, and I use Gottman Method and EFT. Whether the distance grew slowly or came after a betrayal, I help couples get underneath it, in weekly sessions or a focused intensive, and find their way back to each other.
Your mind rarely slows down, and neither does the pressure to get things “right.” You may find yourself caught in cycles of anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, self-monitoring, or wondering why life seems harder than it appears for everyone else.
As a neurodivergent or LGBTQIA+ person, you may have spent years adapting to environments that didn’t fully understand you. Over time, that can leave you feeling exhausted, disconnected from yourself, or unsure where you truly belong. What you want isn’t to become someone else. You want the freedom to be more fully yourself.
Your mind rarely slows down, and neither does the pressure to get things “right.” You may find yourself caught in cycles of anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, self-monitoring, or wondering why life seems harder than it appears for everyone else.
As a neurodivergent or LGBTQIA+ person, you may have spent years adapting to environments that didn’t fully understand you. Over time, that can leave you feeling exhausted, disconnected from yourself, or unsure where you truly belong. What you want isn’t to become someone else. You want the freedom to be more fully yourself.
Are anxiety, depression, or relationship stress holding you back? We support adults, couples, and families through life’s toughest hurdles. Clients often reach us when feeling drained, disconnected, or ready for meaningful change.
Our team helps you move forward by addressing root causes, developing effective coping strategies, and restoring confidence. We provide the supportive guidance you need to navigate challenges, deepen connections, and thrive.
Are anxiety, depression, or relationship stress holding you back? We support adults, couples, and families through life’s toughest hurdles. Clients often reach us when feeling drained, disconnected, or ready for meaningful change.
Our team helps you move forward by addressing root causes, developing effective coping strategies, and restoring confidence. We provide the supportive guidance you need to navigate challenges, deepen connections, and thrive.
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Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.