Optum Therapists in Ventura, CA

It's hard to maintain balance in an intense world. Connecting with a safe, trained professional can help uncover your strengths, resolve trauma, & increase peace. I'm eager to help my clients practice mindful coping, employ a solutions-focus, & attend to/soothe embodied sensations that arise as the wheel of the mind turns. I believe the richest healing unfolds in our therapeutic relationship - where we collaborate, build trust, work through what arises in the moment. As a person-centered psychotherapist, I meet you where you are as you are. Let's talk!

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist I work with children, adolescents and adults, providing a safe and caring environment. With more than twenty years' in the behavioral healthcare field, I have extensive training and experience working with a wide variety issues and disorders.

Are you looking to focus on changing habits, rewiring your brain, and practicing presence, mindfulness, and self-awareness so you can live your life with more purpose and fulfillment? Discover what feeling good about yourself feels like.

Change is constant in life. Let's work together to take control and create the life you imagine. My focus is to meet you where you are and provide collaborative support. My interventions are tailored to your unique situation and personal needs.

Linda Wells - Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Eating Disorders Specialist, LCSW, CEDS. I specialize in the clinical treatment of eating disorders, with 25 years of experience in the field. I work closely with a team of providers in Santa Barbara County, and inpatient programs, to assist in obtaining the best care for you or your family member. In addition to eating disorders, my practice focuses on the clinical treatment of child abuse, depression, and anxiety. I offer individual counseling & family counseling.

I specialize in working with adults who have mood and/or anxiety issues, but I also see clients who are struggling with other issues, such as difficult relationships and school or work stress. I take a caring, person-centered approach and strive to create a warm, respectful environment, which I believe is important to fostering desired growth and change in clients.

With well over 20 years experience working with clients in various settings, I still find it an honor and joy to witness personal transformations. I provide a warm, safe, and non- judgmental space where children, teens, and adults can reflect on how they are developing and explore what changes they want to create for themselves. I join clients in creating attainable goals that help find balance, satisfaction, and well being in all areas of one's life.

Do you want to be happier, more satisfied, or feel better? As a therapist with over 25 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 FIRST RESPONDER COUNSELOR-Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM). 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.

Given up too much of your authentic self for others and things are a mess. You've had enough with feeling like this. You want to make your own decisions, and be accepted and understood for who you are and live with ease. We can work together so you can find balance, contentment, and live optimally.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Valenzuela has worked in a variety of settings. The breadth of his experience includes extensive work with severe mood and psychotic disorders. Dr. Valenzuela’s commitment to addressing mental health issues from an early age has informed his work with adolescents in the juvenile justice system and in schools. His work in local community settings has guided his professional identity as a warm, empathic, nonjudgmental, and depth-oriented practitioner.

Thanks for visiting my page! It can be difficult for some people to seek therapy, especially if you've never done it before. From personal and clinical experience, I know that mental health can strongly impact our physical health and quality of life. In seeking therapy, you are making a conscious decision to take care of yourself, which is the first step toward living a full and meaningful life with healthy and balanced relationships. For more info, please check out my website!

Being in a relationship be it with ourselves, our partners, family members, or friends, can make our lives feel whole and bring us so much joy. However as fulfilling as relationships can be they can also leave us feeling exhausted, stressed, and overwhelmed. Situations in our lives can make us feel down, anxious, angry, emotional, and chaotic, making us feel out of control and lead to the inability to keep healthy and positive relationships. But what if I told you it doesn't have to be that way. You deserve to feel happy and satisfied with your life.

Are you ready for a change, but don't know where to start? Are you retired and now wondering what's the point or purpose of this stage of life? Are you stressed and overwhelmed by responsibilities of caregiving for a loved one? Change takes courage, support and often some new or updated skills. My passion is helping clients to navigate life's transitions, particularly issues around aging and caregiving.

I work with clients in CA and FL. I provide individual (not couples) therapy to curious people who are ready to get to work! I specialize in working with Black, POC, & LGBTQIA+ individuals and Fat/bigger-bodied people of all genders.

Over 29 years working of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families surrounding issues of depression,anxiety,PTSD behavioral problems, substance abuse, ADHD,OCD, life coaching. My goal is to provide each person that comes in for therapy tools and feedback that they are able to use immediately to decrease symptoms, increase overall awareness of patterns of behvaior and increase insight of past and current ways of being that may not be working for them currently. I am certified in both Behavioral Medicine and Chemical Dependency.

Are you struggling with overwhelming feelings? Has a personal or professional relationship changed and now you feel stuck trying to make a connection? Life is full of challenges and while we can't change the past we can learn to navigate the future with new perspectives and different ways to handle these challenges. I am here to provide you extra support during your current difficulties. Together we can explore new and healthy ways of living to create a meaningful, connected and purposeful life.

Struggles are a part of life but at times they can seem overwhelming or even insurmountable. I believe as a therapist it is my job to help you see past what is holding you down and work with you to find the solutions that will move your life in a more positive direction. I enjoy working with people of all ages on a range of issues including depression, anxiety and relational problems.

Hello! My name is Nameeta Bringham, I also go by by nickname Nimmi. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with many years of experience working with children and their families, grieving adults and adolescents, anxiety disorders, and depression. I also have some experience working with pregnant women and postpartum parents. When it comes to my approach to therapy, I use motivational interviewing as I believe therapy is successful when it is client-led. Systems theory is important to me so I can understand the whole picture of where you are coming from.

I believe most of our difficulties as humans stem from early life events including feeling neglected, unheard and unseen. I work with adults who are experiencing difficulties adjusting to life events including recent birth trauma, traumatic events, loss and past childhood developmental trauma. My training includes EMDR, Ego State Therapy, and Attachment informed therapy. I use visual imagery, and mind body approaches.