Emotionally Focused Therapists in Ventura, CA

Do you want to change the emotional climate of your relationship? I am passionate about working with couples to transform relationships from isolation to intimate connection, together building a safe haven. Relationships can get stuck in destructive patterns leaving couples feeling isolated in their marriage. As couples grow in self-awareness and share their more authentic and vulnerable feelings they can build a haven of safety, including increased compassion, ability to comfort each other and resolve arguments. Through the process couples discover they feel more secure with themselves and other relationships are enhanced as well. Let this be your story.

My goal is to help my clients expand their capacity for trust and intimacy in relationships and improve their overall quality of life. I help people struggling with depression, anxiety, low self esteem, relationship issues and women suffering from prepartum and postpartum depression. I have extensive experience in the treatment of eating disorders and body image issues.

Do you find it difficult to articulate how you're feeling but know that something feels like it's missing? Are you having difficulty accessing your passion or connection to life? The meaningful connection you are seeking may in fact be with parts of yourself. Many of us are secretly wrestling with inner complexities and feeling alone in the process, yet we do not have to be. My goal is to partner with you in a deeper relationship with yourself that results in a deeper presence to your life, an awareness of patterns that may no longer be serving you and forming relationships where you are being seen and loved for your authentic self.

Life's challenges today are increasing levels of trauma, anxiety, depression, dramatic mood shifts and lowering self-esteem. I can offer a safe, sensitive, compassionate, relationship based solution. Together we will explore the impact of painful thoughts and emotions enabling us to develop a basis for clear insight and set the stage for hopeful growth and transformation.

Do you find it difficult to articulate how you're feeling but know that something feels like it's missing? Are you having difficulty accessing your passion or connection to life? The meaningful connection you are seeking may in fact be with parts of yourself. Many of us are secretly wrestling with inner complexities and feeling alone in the process, yet we do not have to be. My goal is to partner with you in a deeper relationship with yourself that results in a deeper presence to your life, an awareness of patterns that may no longer be serving you and forming relationships where you are being seen and loved for your authentic self.

Conflict is a part of every vital relationship. If you are suffering in your relationship, it’s not because you have differences. In most cases, it’s because the way couples automatically protect themselves from being hurt - with silence, defensiveness or harsh words – builds walls between them, in an escalating cycle of frustration and misunderstanding. When even your best efforts at reconnecting just seem to exacerbate your mutual feelings of disconnection, it may be time to shine a healing light on these interactions and the hurt places that fuel them. This is the path of Emotionally Focused Therapy.

CERTIFIED FIRST RESPONDER COUNSELOR-Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). Do you want to be happier, more satisfied, or feel better? As a therapist with over 24 years experience, I have supported clients in healing through change and personal growth. I offer a safe, confidential environment to explore emotional patterns that may be preventing clients from living up to their fullest potential. CERTIFIED GOTTMAN COUPLES THERAPIST. Experienced Rover Therapist at the Art & Science of Love Workshops facilitated by Doctors John and Julie Gottman. COMPREHENSIVE COUPLES ASSESSMENTS - ONLINE THERAPY AVAILABLE.

My approach to therapy focuses on healing, connection, and emotional insight to allow individuals, couples, and families to reach their goals and improve their lives. We will work together to tailor your treatment so that whatever may be affecting you can be worked through in a safe, comfortable space. I utilize different treatment modalities like EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy and TRM to bring you the best treatment for your personalized needs. Some of my specialty areas include grief & loss, PTSD, couples and family therapy, depression, and anxiety.

Many people go to therapy because they want better. That is my main objective for all my clients no matter what their present situation might be. Whether this involves your relationship, your anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, addictions or gender difficulties, counseling can provide a virtual road map towards your better, or maybe even, best version of yourself. In taking the time to search this site, you've already taken the first step towards that very outcome. I provide a safe, comfortable, confidential environment in which I assist my clients work towards the goal of better, stronger, and of course, healthier.

My passion is in body psychotherapy. Clients enjoy our work connecting their body/inner strengths and their mind/rational strengths to achieve growth. My clients value the kindness, compassion, and safety I create, so they feel comfortable and heard. I have success working with clients that experience cancer, adoption, grief, stress, excessive worry, depression, conflict with others, life transitions, and parenting issues. Caregivers and family members of cancer patients find working with me helpful, healing, and nurturing. Clients that are not comfortable just talking really appreciate the tools I give them.

VIDEO THERAPY. DBT & CBT Specialist helping individuals with depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma, difficulty managing emotions, relationship issues, BPD & personality disorders and other issues. (GOLD COAST/BEACON/MEDICAL & MEDICARE provider & private pay). We will work together to help you uncover what is bothering you & improve your coping skills. My approach is strength-based; I believe that everyone is capable of improving their lives, reducing suffering & symptoms. We all have answers within us; sometimes we just need someone to guide us in finding our truth/learning coping skills to improve one's emotional/mental well-being.

Let's talk about YOU! Priorities, needs, and wants change so let's discuss what's on your mind.

As you enter tonight's journal entry you sit here thinking how can I create my OWN self-identity outside of my cultural identity and cultural conditioning? Many thoughts are coming to your mind, that cause inner conflict. You begin thinking about your self-identity, cultural expectations, cultural conditioning, and having a voice. Do you lay awake at night thinking about how you can break-free from societal, cultural expectations. Do you wonder what if would be like to live by your OWN choices, how happy you’d feel, whether that is choosing the career YOU want, the person YOU want to marry?

I am glad you are here and understand the pressures of managing struggles. I offer client-centered care that caters to the unique needs of the individual and family dynamic relation. Change is possible and it is an honor to have an opportunity to share a partnership in your journey to growth and awakening. I specialize in Anxiety, Depression, OCD and Trauma while using a blend of modalities, which include ABA, ACT, Mindfulness IFS, CBT, and DBT.

Powerful, Effective Therapy - If you are going through a really difficult situation let's get you feeling better quickly. I will help you understand some practical strategies you can use but equally important, I will help you develop powerful skills that will give you greater balance and calm even if you are in a seemingly impossible situation. And, you'll begin to feel results from our very first session. I know it takes courage to make that first call - take the leap and invest in your self and your greater happiness and well-being.