Therapists in Ventura, CA
Moriyah Simone
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Warm regards! I have been seeing clients of varied needs and backgrounds for over 15 years. I respect differences and see my responsibility as listening attentively, offering motivation and perspective based on my training and life experiences. I am now accepting only cash clients at a rate you agree is comfortable for you. I work 9-1, weekdays.
Not accepting new clients
Savannah Eden
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Are you or someone you know a victim of trauma? Have you experienced a loss or are struggling with a difficult life transition? Do you feel disconnected and misunderstood? I specialize in addressing the conflicting emotions and self-doubt that accompany grief/loss, life transitions, and complex trauma. Whatever your story may be, I strive to support families and individuals as they address unresolved trauma, make sense of their past, and move forward to create a healthy, fulfilling life.
Colette M. Smiley
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
I have been practicing in Ventura for over 25 years. I specialize in helping people work through difficult areas in their lives, which are often relationships; all sorts of relationships. While marriage can be the most challenging relationship anyone will ever experience, it can also be the most rewarding. I help people learn to communicate more effectively and overcome any barriers or traumas that may be interfering with their relationships. I will help you identify how to find more satisfaction in your life and your relationships and how to experience peace and happiness within yourself.
Waitlist for new clients
Ruth Cooper
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My approach, honed in 26 years working with individuals and couples, utilizes deep listening and careful assessment. Together we will choose goals and then work towards them each session. I aspire to help my clients develop the tools they need for healthy psychological functioning, and I view every session as an opportunity for learning. Together we will shift stuck patterns, freeing you to live a more joyful, healthy, productive and connected life. With respect, care and playful curiosity, I will work with you to help you transform into the person you want to be. Interested? Feel free to check out my website!
Aiyana Cazabat
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
Verified
Individuals who have faced interpersonal abuse and other traumatic events often experience feelings of anxiety, depression, and shame. They seek a safe and supportive space to heal and process these challenges. I aim to empower my clients, making them feel heard, valued, and encouraged while working together to develop a treatment plan tailored to their unique needs and goals. My therapeutic approach is grounded in person-centered and humanistic principles, as well as trauma-informed and multiculturally aware techniques.
Linda Delgadillo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
As a marriage and family therapist I will make sure that I provide a safe environment where you feel comfortable enough to express any challenges that you are experiencing at this time. Together we can explore and develop effective strategies to change life situations that can cause anxiety, depression, relationship or familiar problems. I enjoy working with moms, moms to be, new moms, any mother who needs that emotional support during motherhood. I am committed to a healthy development of my clients. I am trained in perinatal mood, EMDR, and anxiety disorders.
Irimiya Trauma Therapy, Inc.
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
We are a trauma-informed group of therapists who provide therapy to adult survivors of childhood abuse. Unresolved childhood abuse, can leave you feeling overwhelmed, not fully present, living with intrusive thoughts and memories of past trauma, struggling with everyday tasks, dealing with depression, anxiety and PTSD. As trauma-focused therapists we believe you have the courage to heal from emotional pain by facing it, rather than avoiding it. Together in therapy, we will work to achieve empowerment, safety and strength, in order to better concentrate, have healthy relationships, to have clarity, and achieve internal growth.
Maple Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
Maple Counseling Center was created to meet the need for affordable, effective counseling. We accept Beacon, Gold coast, Medi-cal insurance and have sliding scale cash prices for those uninsured or not wanting to use their insurance. We consist of Marriage and Family Therapy Trainees, Associates and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist's. With 20 therapists to choose from we have someone to work with almost every need. See our website at www.maplecounseling.org so see profiles of our providers.
Mario Valvo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified
Verified
(I'm available for Psychotherapy and BBS-authorized ASW supervision--sliding scale.) Statement: Our cultural institutions do not prepare us for a diverse, changing world. We are led to believe one set of rules will carry us to success, when flexibility and adaptiveness are really the keys. Inability to adapt in the work place and social endeavors can lead to self-criticism, anxiety, depression, and/or anger. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is effective in symptom reduction, but it is not engineered to handle broader questions of identity, self-understanding and purpose. My aim is to explore your narrative and make it more engaging.
Joy Thornhill
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, APCC
Verified
Verified
Parents, are you finding yourself exhausted from having yet another argument with your spouse about what to do with your children who continue to behave poorly? Or perhaps you look around at your family and feel sad that you aren’t connecting the way you used to. Your child may be moody, anxious, or seem depressed and you don’t know why or how it came to be this way. You would like support and some extra tools in your toolbox to handle the family stress and are in dire need of some relief.
Waitlist for new clients
Joshua Sage Kendrick
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
My approach to therapy is helping people explore thoughts, feelings and behavioral patterns between themselves, & our surroundings. Counseling will often be a guided process of how I can help clients utilize their coping skills & strength based tools that people may learn to employ immediately. Sessions are structured around evidence based techniques. I have extensive experience working with lgbtq+ issues surrounding gender identity & sexual orientation. I also have a background working with individuals, couples & families of loved ones dealing with various life changes, including depression, grief, addiction, & mental illnesses.
Yuridia Barillas
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My goal is to support you in obtaining relief and progress toward your goals. I hope to aid you in recognizing maladaptive patterns, your needs, and in helping you use and celebrate your strengths in order to improve your quality of life. I hope to help you develop insight and make those changes for yourself. In addition to private practice, I have experience working in the schools with children, adolescents, and young adults. I also provide clinical supervision to associate clinicians (AMFT/ACSW).
Nicole Tries-Botti
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist that helps clients who feel overwhelmed, scared, confused, angry, frustrated, or lost. I help clients manage their anxiety, fear, depression, conflicts in relationships, trauma, life transitions, lack of self-esteem, or whatever else that is causing them to seek a therapist at this time in their life.
Christopher Monroy
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ACSW
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I am an associate clinical social worker, with 10+ years of experience within the mental health services industry. My clinical experience has focused primarily on helping individuals in the adolescent to young adult age, with more recent work being conducted in middle aged adults. I have a strong trauma-informed approach when working with my clients. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment, and help understand aspects of lived experiences. My extensive clinical training includes working with children, teenagers, and adults, with an array of mental health challenges.
Waitlist for new clients
George D Meier II
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
You're going about your day to day barely holding it together. You want to talk about what bothers you with your friends and family, but the stigma, or guilt or shame keep you quiet. You feel like no one will get it, or that opening up will make you seem "less than" to those who count on you the most. You keep telling yourself "it's not that bad" or "you're just over reacting get it together." You know that something is off, and for the first time you don't know how to deal with it.
Leticia T Vidales
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Are you dissatisfied with your personal, work or family life and experience frustration, overwhelm, confusion or other debilitating emotions such as anxiety and depression? Do you also seek to learn more about yourself and your relationships? If so, I am here to offer you support with your life challenges and personal growth. I strive to help you gain clarity about your unique self and circumstances as well as to develop healthy realistic solutions. By connecting with your authenticity and learning new ways of being and relating, inner calm, fulfilling relationships, and personal growth can be attained.
Not accepting new clients
Jody Tompkins
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
Are you anxious, depressed, or discouraged? Have you recently been diagnosed with cancer or another life-threatening illness? Are you struggling with a difficult relationship? With much experience navigating these issues, I am passionate about joining with clients to create a warm and safe space to move forward in healing and confidence, to identify goals and strengths, and to develop strategies to move beyond a “stuck” place. Having specialized training addressing the social and emotional effects of chronic illness, it is my honor to help patients and family members navigate an often complicated, unfamiliar, and upsetting time.
Glori R Zeltzer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Do you wonder if you and your partner are growing apart?
Do you keep having the same argument, without anything changing?
Do you feel like giving up?
Sometimes the feelings that bring couples together get lost in the struggles of everyday life.
Learn how to resolve conflicts and share feelings without arguing. Use conflict to create deeper intimacy instead of distance.
Relationship counseling helps couples learn to grow together instead of drifting apart. I work with couples and individuals to help them grow together and stay together. I would like to help you and your partner have a loving relationship.
Kristi T Grizard
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I provide a nurturing and supportive therapeutic environment for my clients, with a focus on providing guidance, establishing safety and promoting self-empowerment. I have experience working with a range of children that encounter various challenges such as autism, developmental disabilities, ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and selective mutism. My clinical experience includes providing counseling in the schools (k-12), working at a child development center, and working at a community based mental health outpatient facility. I look forward to helping you and your child on the therapeutic journey.
Joshua Perkins
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
9 Endorsed
Verified
9 Endorsed
Life can be overwhelming. Ongoing problems can leave us frustrated and defeated. Anxiety, depression, trauma, drug and alcohol dependence, relationship conflict, or isolation make it even harder to cope. The joy and spirit of life that we once had seems far gone. We may feel like we've been holding it together for weeks, months, or even years. At our lowest we lose perspective and believe things will never change. We don't want to be this way anymore. Life shouldn't feel this hard.
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Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
What type of therapist is right for me?
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist, psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors. Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.