Therapists for Seniors in Union City, CA
I'm BIPOC & culturally sensitive. You may be reading this at a time where you're going through a crisis & need moral support. Perhaps you're starting to doubt yourself & dimming your flame.
My name means "Light" so my greatest gift to you is us shedding a 'light' on your problems & finding compassionate solutions to help you. I offer therapy, rooted in the transformative power of holistic healing. We'll apply themes of mindfulness, spirituality, psychoanalysis and faith based counseling in our conversations.
I'm BIPOC & culturally sensitive. You may be reading this at a time where you're going through a crisis & need moral support. Perhaps you're starting to doubt yourself & dimming your flame.
My name means "Light" so my greatest gift to you is us shedding a 'light' on your problems & finding compassionate solutions to help you. I offer therapy, rooted in the transformative power of holistic healing. We'll apply themes of mindfulness, spirituality, psychoanalysis and faith based counseling in our conversations.
I am an LCSW with more than 20 yrs of experience supporting children, adolescents, TAY, adults and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, family conflict, life transitions and serious mental health concerns. I also support clients experiencing school, behavioral, cultural and identity-related stressors. My goal is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel heard, supported and empowered. Together, we will identify your strengths, explore challenges and develop practical strategies coping skills, and support meaningful personal growth.
I am an LCSW with more than 20 yrs of experience supporting children, adolescents, TAY, adults and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma, emotional regulation challenges, family conflict, life transitions and serious mental health concerns. I also support clients experiencing school, behavioral, cultural and identity-related stressors. My goal is to build a trusting therapeutic relationship where you feel heard, supported and empowered. Together, we will identify your strengths, explore challenges and develop practical strategies coping skills, and support meaningful personal growth.
My name is McKenna Talley and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have been providing mental health services for over a decade and I have been absolutely loving it. As a young adult, I had plans of making it on Broadway as an actress. My love for theater has stuck around, but over time I realized that I like helping real people recognize the role they play in their life is the greatest part they could ever have. Nothing speaks to my soul more than connecting to people and helping them find their main character energy. Life can be hard and I like to help people be their biggest fan rather than their biggest critic.
My name is McKenna Talley and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have been providing mental health services for over a decade and I have been absolutely loving it. As a young adult, I had plans of making it on Broadway as an actress. My love for theater has stuck around, but over time I realized that I like helping real people recognize the role they play in their life is the greatest part they could ever have. Nothing speaks to my soul more than connecting to people and helping them find their main character energy. Life can be hard and I like to help people be their biggest fan rather than their biggest critic.
You’re used to pushing through and handling things on your own—but lately it’s been harder to keep up. You might feel mentally drained, stuck in cycles of overthinking or burnout, or noticing that work and daily responsibilities take more effort than they used to.
You may be going through a period of change—coping with loss or feeling unsure about what comes next, especially while also trying to keep up with daily responsibilities.
If you’re ready to be honest about what isn’t working, we can build a more realistic and sustainable way forward.
You’re used to pushing through and handling things on your own—but lately it’s been harder to keep up. You might feel mentally drained, stuck in cycles of overthinking or burnout, or noticing that work and daily responsibilities take more effort than they used to.
You may be going through a period of change—coping with loss or feeling unsure about what comes next, especially while also trying to keep up with daily responsibilities.
If you’re ready to be honest about what isn’t working, we can build a more realistic and sustainable way forward.
Welcome! I'm Jonathan and I'm specialized in couples therapy and couple's communication. With over 15 years of experience as a therapist, My work bridges communication. It's time to break through communication challenges, find resolution and rebuild your connection with each other. The value here is your time. My knowledge and experience is designed to deliver significant improvement to your relationship right away. To get these results, I provide specific, research based action items and skills. All aimed at having you both heard while getting your relationship unstuck and back on track. Let's get started with a free consult!
Welcome! I'm Jonathan and I'm specialized in couples therapy and couple's communication. With over 15 years of experience as a therapist, My work bridges communication. It's time to break through communication challenges, find resolution and rebuild your connection with each other. The value here is your time. My knowledge and experience is designed to deliver significant improvement to your relationship right away. To get these results, I provide specific, research based action items and skills. All aimed at having you both heard while getting your relationship unstuck and back on track. Let's get started with a free consult!
The most important aspect of therapy is the degree of trust and comfort between therapist and client. I believe that my therapeutic approach utilizes a combination of interactive engagement and questioning that quickly creates a level of ease and commitment to change. I am a therapist that will listen, give you insights into the cause of your problems and offer ways to cope with emotional issues in your life.
I encourage change by challenging client's distorted belief systems and maladaptive behaviors that they have developed through life experiences and help them see their true self.
The most important aspect of therapy is the degree of trust and comfort between therapist and client. I believe that my therapeutic approach utilizes a combination of interactive engagement and questioning that quickly creates a level of ease and commitment to change. I am a therapist that will listen, give you insights into the cause of your problems and offer ways to cope with emotional issues in your life.
I encourage change by challenging client's distorted belief systems and maladaptive behaviors that they have developed through life experiences and help them see their true self.
Welcome! My name is Lilia Gonzalez-Joly, I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in the mental health field for over 10 years. I offer individual and relationship psychotherapy. My goal is to help people develop sustainable coping skills to deal with a variety of issues. My sessions are both reflective and informative. These are some of the challenges I've helped people with: anxiety; depression; adjustment difficulties; communication break-down; past trauma; difficulty setting boundaries; bi-cultural differences and parenting dilemmas. I am bilingual, speak fluent Spanish and truly enjoy working with diverse clients.
Welcome! My name is Lilia Gonzalez-Joly, I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working in the mental health field for over 10 years. I offer individual and relationship psychotherapy. My goal is to help people develop sustainable coping skills to deal with a variety of issues. My sessions are both reflective and informative. These are some of the challenges I've helped people with: anxiety; depression; adjustment difficulties; communication break-down; past trauma; difficulty setting boundaries; bi-cultural differences and parenting dilemmas. I am bilingual, speak fluent Spanish and truly enjoy working with diverse clients.
Do you feel lost or disconnected in a relationship, wondering how you arrived at this point and what to do about it? Are you feeling depressed, anxious, stressed or lonely and noticing that the ways in which you usually address these feelings no longer seem to be working? As an experienced and caring therapist, I will help you sort through the issues that limit your ability to more fully enjoy life. Together, we will focus on clearly identifying, thoroughly understanding and effectively managing the problematic areas of your life in a supportive, compassionate and direct manner that is focused on finding practical solutions.
Do you feel lost or disconnected in a relationship, wondering how you arrived at this point and what to do about it? Are you feeling depressed, anxious, stressed or lonely and noticing that the ways in which you usually address these feelings no longer seem to be working? As an experienced and caring therapist, I will help you sort through the issues that limit your ability to more fully enjoy life. Together, we will focus on clearly identifying, thoroughly understanding and effectively managing the problematic areas of your life in a supportive, compassionate and direct manner that is focused on finding practical solutions.
At Bridges Therapy Group of California, we’re dedicated to matching you with the perfect therapist for you and ensuring that your insurance will truly pay for your sessions. We are contracted, in-network providers with all the insurers listed below. We verify your benefits before you start so there are no surprises to you.
At Bridges Therapy Group of California, we’re dedicated to matching you with the perfect therapist for you and ensuring that your insurance will truly pay for your sessions. We are contracted, in-network providers with all the insurers listed below. We verify your benefits before you start so there are no surprises to you.
Do you feel like you're just not yourself anymore? Something is off and you need to find your way back. Or maybe you have had a significant event or loss that is calling for your attention. You're wanting to find a path from pain to healing. Let me be your guide and compassionate witness as you find the way back to yourself and feeling Whole again.
Do you feel like you're just not yourself anymore? Something is off and you need to find your way back. Or maybe you have had a significant event or loss that is calling for your attention. You're wanting to find a path from pain to healing. Let me be your guide and compassionate witness as you find the way back to yourself and feeling Whole again.
As a member of Vraie Therapy Group/Joelle Rabow Maletis & Associates, Inc. Sarah specializes in PTSD, relationship issues, infertility miscarriage, and life transitions. JRM&A works with clients struggling with hardships such as addiction, eating disorders, self-harm, and various forms of trauma. We offer relationship services for dating, parenting, marriage, and couples. We also help military personnel and first responders with PTSD, trauma, stress, anxiety, vicarious trauma, and the transition back to civilian life. Our individual services include trauma, life transitions, anxiety, trauma, complex PTSD, and more.
As a member of Vraie Therapy Group/Joelle Rabow Maletis & Associates, Inc. Sarah specializes in PTSD, relationship issues, infertility miscarriage, and life transitions. JRM&A works with clients struggling with hardships such as addiction, eating disorders, self-harm, and various forms of trauma. We offer relationship services for dating, parenting, marriage, and couples. We also help military personnel and first responders with PTSD, trauma, stress, anxiety, vicarious trauma, and the transition back to civilian life. Our individual services include trauma, life transitions, anxiety, trauma, complex PTSD, and more.
I know that finding a therapist can be a daunting task, especially when things are hard enough already! Maybe you are new to therapy or have been struggling for years to resolve anxiety, depression, relationship stress or past hurts and still unable to find relief. For 30 years I have been helping clients work through these and similar issues. Research and experience has taught me that a positive client-therapist relationship is key to a good therapy outcome. We are all authorities on our own life experience. Through active listening and dialogue, I strive to understand and attune to your unique experience with respect and care.
I know that finding a therapist can be a daunting task, especially when things are hard enough already! Maybe you are new to therapy or have been struggling for years to resolve anxiety, depression, relationship stress or past hurts and still unable to find relief. For 30 years I have been helping clients work through these and similar issues. Research and experience has taught me that a positive client-therapist relationship is key to a good therapy outcome. We are all authorities on our own life experience. Through active listening and dialogue, I strive to understand and attune to your unique experience with respect and care.
I strongly believe that the quality of the client-therapist relationship is a powerful asset to change and that client-therapist collaboration in the therapy process, a warm working relationship and agreement on goals provide the best outcomes. I see my clients as their own experts in their lives and that my role is to inspire, guide, educate, support, coach, and encouraged. Stylistically, I believe in staying active during the session, providing immediate feedback and assisting in problem-solving.
I strongly believe that the quality of the client-therapist relationship is a powerful asset to change and that client-therapist collaboration in the therapy process, a warm working relationship and agreement on goals provide the best outcomes. I see my clients as their own experts in their lives and that my role is to inspire, guide, educate, support, coach, and encouraged. Stylistically, I believe in staying active during the session, providing immediate feedback and assisting in problem-solving.
Loneliness, pain, fear, and loss can weigh heavily on our hearts and keep us from fully living with joy and purpose. If you are in a place of feeling trapped and in need of relief and hope, I'm so glad you're here. It is from my own experiences with grief, anxiety, and depression, and the healing I received from therapy that I felt called to be a therapist. I have a heart to create a warm and welcoming space for clients to show up as they are and feel fully seen, heard, and accepted. I desire to support and empower my clients as they process through their pain and work towards healing and transformation.
Loneliness, pain, fear, and loss can weigh heavily on our hearts and keep us from fully living with joy and purpose. If you are in a place of feeling trapped and in need of relief and hope, I'm so glad you're here. It is from my own experiences with grief, anxiety, and depression, and the healing I received from therapy that I felt called to be a therapist. I have a heart to create a warm and welcoming space for clients to show up as they are and feel fully seen, heard, and accepted. I desire to support and empower my clients as they process through their pain and work towards healing and transformation.
For many years I have been assisting and enlightening people's thought processes, allowing them to see life from a different perspective. This is often all many clients need to adjust the way they view their life experiences. Self-awareness and self-care can be the answer to a fresh approach for many clients. The key is uncovering the client's issues to focus on the proper approach to adjusting the problems.
For many years I have been assisting and enlightening people's thought processes, allowing them to see life from a different perspective. This is often all many clients need to adjust the way they view their life experiences. Self-awareness and self-care can be the answer to a fresh approach for many clients. The key is uncovering the client's issues to focus on the proper approach to adjusting the problems.
As of April 2025, I am accepting new clients for both in-person work and teletherapy.
I specialize in helping high-achieving professionals with anxiety, substance use, and related issues. My approach centers on shifting fundamental feelings and emotions and avoiding extensive intellectualized analysis of near-term stressors and personal history. I provide therapy that is focused, ambitious, and finite.
I believe good therapy should start to work relatively quickly (in the first 2-6 sessions). If change doesn't start in that timeframe, we'll talk about what or who might serve you better.
As of April 2025, I am accepting new clients for both in-person work and teletherapy.
I specialize in helping high-achieving professionals with anxiety, substance use, and related issues. My approach centers on shifting fundamental feelings and emotions and avoiding extensive intellectualized analysis of near-term stressors and personal history. I provide therapy that is focused, ambitious, and finite.
I believe good therapy should start to work relatively quickly (in the first 2-6 sessions). If change doesn't start in that timeframe, we'll talk about what or who might serve you better.
Do you feel depressed, anxious or emotionally stuck? Feeling lost or overwhelmed? Life is full of up and down, and a lot of us chose to hide true feeling and try to move on. However, like physical injury, emotional wound needs appropriate attention & treatment too. If you let me, I would appreciate this great opportunity to join you on your journey of feeling, healing and growing. As a licensed clinical social worker with 6 years’ experience in the field, I have worked passionately with individuals, families, adults, hospital patients and children to learn positive ways and skills to cope with many stressors in life.
Do you feel depressed, anxious or emotionally stuck? Feeling lost or overwhelmed? Life is full of up and down, and a lot of us chose to hide true feeling and try to move on. However, like physical injury, emotional wound needs appropriate attention & treatment too. If you let me, I would appreciate this great opportunity to join you on your journey of feeling, healing and growing. As a licensed clinical social worker with 6 years’ experience in the field, I have worked passionately with individuals, families, adults, hospital patients and children to learn positive ways and skills to cope with many stressors in life.
Do you ever feel like you’re moving through life on autopilot? Getting things done, being there for others, yet carrying a sense of emptiness, restlessness, or invisibility inside? Many of my clients relate to the experience that they’ve spent years holding everything together, often putting their own needs aside. With time, this can create burnout, emotional distance, and a quiet uncertainty about who you are and what truly matters to you. In therapy, we make room to slow down, notice, and reconnect. Our work isn’t about “fixing” you, but about exploring the deeper threads of your experience.
Do you ever feel like you’re moving through life on autopilot? Getting things done, being there for others, yet carrying a sense of emptiness, restlessness, or invisibility inside? Many of my clients relate to the experience that they’ve spent years holding everything together, often putting their own needs aside. With time, this can create burnout, emotional distance, and a quiet uncertainty about who you are and what truly matters to you. In therapy, we make room to slow down, notice, and reconnect. Our work isn’t about “fixing” you, but about exploring the deeper threads of your experience.
Find yourself struggling to communicate with your partners? Tired from arguing over the same things repeatedly? Feel frustrated, misunderstood, disconnected, resentful, unloved and alone in the relationship? We're wired for connections and have the longing to be seen, heard, and accepted. We have the desire when we reach for our significant others, they will be there to answer us. Emotional disconnection causes us to panic. Let me show you a different way of responding to/engaging with your emotions that pulls your partner closer to you and help you turn towards each other in a caring way, to cultivate a safe and secure connection.
Find yourself struggling to communicate with your partners? Tired from arguing over the same things repeatedly? Feel frustrated, misunderstood, disconnected, resentful, unloved and alone in the relationship? We're wired for connections and have the longing to be seen, heard, and accepted. We have the desire when we reach for our significant others, they will be there to answer us. Emotional disconnection causes us to panic. Let me show you a different way of responding to/engaging with your emotions that pulls your partner closer to you and help you turn towards each other in a caring way, to cultivate a safe and secure connection.
Hi there, I'm Lindsay, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I specialize in treating individual adults with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. I've helped people to cope more effectively with stress, low self-esteem, and phase of life challenges. I employ techniques from attachment-based, cognitive behavioral (CBT), family systems, humanistic, and psychodynamic modalities. I have helped many people learn how to set boundaries, speak about difficult issues, explore themselves, discuss life transitions, gain insight, end unproductive patterns, accept themselves, and discover how life experiences have impacted them.
Hi there, I'm Lindsay, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I specialize in treating individual adults with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. I've helped people to cope more effectively with stress, low self-esteem, and phase of life challenges. I employ techniques from attachment-based, cognitive behavioral (CBT), family systems, humanistic, and psychodynamic modalities. I have helped many people learn how to set boundaries, speak about difficult issues, explore themselves, discuss life transitions, gain insight, end unproductive patterns, accept themselves, and discover how life experiences have impacted them.
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FAQ - About Therapy for Seniors
Is one ever too old for mental health therapy?
Individuals of all ages can benefit from mental health therapy. Indeed, older adults in particular may benefit from the social and psychological support a therapist can provide; the topics that older adults address in therapy may simply differ from those of younger clients. Seniors should seek out a therapist who has experience working with older individuals and who is well-versed in addressing common concerns among elderly individuals, such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical mobility challenges.
How is counseling for seniors and the elderly different from counseling for other age groups?
In general, counseling offers an opportunity for clients to process difficult life events and develop coping skills they can use outside of the therapy session. Therapists who specialize in working with elderly clients generally have the same framework but may place a special emphasis on specific topics, such as caregiver relationships and reducing loneliness. They may be specially equipped to deal with certain physical conditions or facilitate discussion surrounding end-of-life topics. Counseling for the elderly may also place a greater emphasis on social work-type topics to ensure that geriatric clients have access to necessary resources, such as food, a safe home environment, and healthcare.
How can therapy improve the quality of life of aging individuals?
Therapy for aging adults can greatly improve quality of life by providing an opportunity for them to process difficult emotions related to end-of-life, navigate relational or caregiver challenges, and develop coping skills for common mental health conditions, like anxiety or depression. Subsequent reductions in negative emotions and mental health disorder symptoms can make day-to-day living much more manageable for aging adults and those that care for them. The ongoing relationship with a trusted therapist can also help seniors combat loneliness and provide a sense of structure for their routine.
What are the qualities to look for in therapists who see seniors?
Seniors counselors, like mental health counselors in general, should be kind, empathetic, skilled at listening, and knowledgeable about their particular area of expertise. Counselors specializing in working with the senior population should be very familiar with the aging process in general and the common conditions that the elderly can face, such as dementia, depression, loneliness, and/or physical illness. Many senior counselors are also well-equipped to help caregivers and families navigate the aging process of their loved ones, and they may draw on Interpersonal Therapy to help facilitate improved interactions between seniors and those that care for them.