Therapists Beginning With P in California
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Regardless of your background or situation, there is one underlying source from which all your problems originate. The greatest, fundamental source of all your problems in the entirety of your existence. Your Mind. Although it allows you to experience pleasure and enjoyable feelings, it is also responsible for creating all of your conflicts, afflictions, and anxieties. Achieving a life free from mental wounds, results in molding the mind to becoming your greatest ally, rather than suffering from its tyrannical wrath. This is the ONLY path to a life of bliss.
Accepting Cash ONLY, No Insurance, Due to Extremely High Demand
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Regardless of your background or situation, there is one underlying source from which all your problems originate. The greatest, fundamental source of all your problems in the entirety of your existence. Your Mind. Although it allows you to experience pleasure and enjoyable feelings, it is also responsible for creating all of your conflicts, afflictions, and anxieties. Achieving a life free from mental wounds, results in molding the mind to becoming your greatest ally, rather than suffering from its tyrannical wrath. This is the ONLY path to a life of bliss.
Hello and welcome to my practice! I believe that mind, body, and spirit are all interconnected. Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you are going. I am here as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in practice since 2016. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, life transitions, sleep issues, relationships, and parenting. I primarily work with teens and adults (including geriatric adults).
Hello and welcome to my practice! I believe that mind, body, and spirit are all interconnected. Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It's about how you drive, not where you are going. I am here as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, in practice since 2016. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, life transitions, sleep issues, relationships, and parenting. I primarily work with teens and adults (including geriatric adults).
Therapy with me is about optimizing mental and physical well-being through best practices and incremental improvements across all areas of life. My approach is trauma-informed but not trauma-focused. While I understand the impact of past experiences, I emphasize helping you build a life that reflects your goals and values today. Together, we’ll work on practical, sustainable changes to improve stress management, movement, nutrition, sleep, organization, and more. I believe that your best years are ahead—no matter your age—and my resourceful, encouraging approach empowers clients to overcome challenges and move forward.
Therapy with me is about optimizing mental and physical well-being through best practices and incremental improvements across all areas of life. My approach is trauma-informed but not trauma-focused. While I understand the impact of past experiences, I emphasize helping you build a life that reflects your goals and values today. Together, we’ll work on practical, sustainable changes to improve stress management, movement, nutrition, sleep, organization, and more. I believe that your best years are ahead—no matter your age—and my resourceful, encouraging approach empowers clients to overcome challenges and move forward.
Julie Lynn Paavola
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC, LMHC, ATR-BC
San Diego, CA 92121
Waitlist for new clients
Welcome to Creative Endeavors! I am here to support you in finding the healing potential within yourself. Just as our bodies heal from a cut, under the right conditions our psyche/soul can heal and thrive. It requires us to work together to foster meaning, purpose and new life through therapy which I call a "creative endeavor." Together we can form a compassionate partnership to explore who you are, your goals, hopes and dreams, in a safe, non-judgmental space.
Welcome to Creative Endeavors! I am here to support you in finding the healing potential within yourself. Just as our bodies heal from a cut, under the right conditions our psyche/soul can heal and thrive. It requires us to work together to foster meaning, purpose and new life through therapy which I call a "creative endeavor." Together we can form a compassionate partnership to explore who you are, your goals, hopes and dreams, in a safe, non-judgmental space.
Are you struggling in relationships or individually? Do you feel that your connections with other people can be better? Do you have a spouse, children, extended family or friends you feel that you can have a better relationship with? Let me explore ways in which I can help you improve your relationships with others. I support individuals to identify what they want out of life, gain a clear picture, and develop a strategy to attain the desired results. My specialty is working with cultural humility, mood disorders, life changes, adults, mixed race family, EAP and working with generational trauma. I am a CAMFT Certified Supervisor.
Are you struggling in relationships or individually? Do you feel that your connections with other people can be better? Do you have a spouse, children, extended family or friends you feel that you can have a better relationship with? Let me explore ways in which I can help you improve your relationships with others. I support individuals to identify what they want out of life, gain a clear picture, and develop a strategy to attain the desired results. My specialty is working with cultural humility, mood disorders, life changes, adults, mixed race family, EAP and working with generational trauma. I am a CAMFT Certified Supervisor.
Hi, I’m Alicia :) First, I’d like to say thank you for taking the time to visit and read my profile. I’d also like to commend you for taking this step towards caring for your mental health. Asking for help is not always easy and it takes a lot of courage to do so. So thank you for being here! I’m guessing you’re here because you are struggling with some personal issues you can’t seem to work out on your own. Well, if those issues include depression, anxiety, self-esteem/worth, addiction, trauma, relationships, or life transitions, then you’re in luck! Those are my specialties ;)
Hi, I’m Alicia :) First, I’d like to say thank you for taking the time to visit and read my profile. I’d also like to commend you for taking this step towards caring for your mental health. Asking for help is not always easy and it takes a lot of courage to do so. So thank you for being here! I’m guessing you’re here because you are struggling with some personal issues you can’t seem to work out on your own. Well, if those issues include depression, anxiety, self-esteem/worth, addiction, trauma, relationships, or life transitions, then you’re in luck! Those are my specialties ;)
Life is a challenge and may be overwhelming at times for you as you are suffering from depression. Even the brave step in finding emotional support through therapy may be difficult to initiate for some people. My goal is to assist clients in helping them understand that there is a process of recovery of depression and to raise their awareness that they are not alone.
Life is a challenge and may be overwhelming at times for you as you are suffering from depression. Even the brave step in finding emotional support through therapy may be difficult to initiate for some people. My goal is to assist clients in helping them understand that there is a process of recovery of depression and to raise their awareness that they are not alone.
For over 10 years, I have been guided by cultural humility and LGBTQ+ affirming care to honor the dignity of each child, adolescent, and adult I serve. I am committed to offering accessible mental health care and support for those of us who have been excluded or marginalized from our own needs and flourishing.
As a Person-Centered, Humanistic Therapist, my eclectic therapeutic approach will always be informed by your needs as an individual navigating your specific social and environmental relationships.
For over 10 years, I have been guided by cultural humility and LGBTQ+ affirming care to honor the dignity of each child, adolescent, and adult I serve. I am committed to offering accessible mental health care and support for those of us who have been excluded or marginalized from our own needs and flourishing.
As a Person-Centered, Humanistic Therapist, my eclectic therapeutic approach will always be informed by your needs as an individual navigating your specific social and environmental relationships.
I offer long-term and short-term therapy for individuals, couples, and families. My approach is direct and compassionate. I believe therapy should be deeply comforting while also inviting you to be genuinely challenged toward real growth and healing. My goal is to create a space of trust and safety, where we can blend humor and lightness with deep, meaningful therapeutic work.
I offer long-term and short-term therapy for individuals, couples, and families. My approach is direct and compassionate. I believe therapy should be deeply comforting while also inviting you to be genuinely challenged toward real growth and healing. My goal is to create a space of trust and safety, where we can blend humor and lightness with deep, meaningful therapeutic work.
You’re pregnant, or just became a new parent and are in the postpartum period. No one told you about the unexpected and unwanted thoughts and feelings that you are experiencing. The whole life transition is just not what you expected or hoped it to be like. The emotional rollercoaster you’re on is beginning to have an impact on your relationship with others, your new or expected baby, and yourself. It feels like you are alone in this, and it is difficult to understand who to turn to.
You’re pregnant, or just became a new parent and are in the postpartum period. No one told you about the unexpected and unwanted thoughts and feelings that you are experiencing. The whole life transition is just not what you expected or hoped it to be like. The emotional rollercoaster you’re on is beginning to have an impact on your relationship with others, your new or expected baby, and yourself. It feels like you are alone in this, and it is difficult to understand who to turn to.
My name is Avana Pace and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. I use telehealth therapy to help adults live a more empowered and fulfilled life when faced with depression, anxiety, navigating relationships, and the stress of life. My approach to therapy is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Attachment-Based Therapy. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. I work from a client-centered perspective to understand the goals my clients have for their therapy experience and help them build their unique strengths to achieve them.
My name is Avana Pace and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California. I use telehealth therapy to help adults live a more empowered and fulfilled life when faced with depression, anxiety, navigating relationships, and the stress of life. My approach to therapy is grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Attachment-Based Therapy. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. I work from a client-centered perspective to understand the goals my clients have for their therapy experience and help them build their unique strengths to achieve them.
Are you and your partner stuck in patterns of tension, distance, or miscommunication? Couples therapy can help you understand and shift these cycles—deepening connection, improving communication, and building lasting trust. We’ll explore the attachment dynamics shaping your relationship and create new ways of relating.
If you’re planning a future together, premarital counseling can provide a solid foundation for a healthy, lasting partnership.
And if your partner isn’t ready for therapy, individual work can still lead to meaningful insight, emotional growth, and healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
Are you and your partner stuck in patterns of tension, distance, or miscommunication? Couples therapy can help you understand and shift these cycles—deepening connection, improving communication, and building lasting trust. We’ll explore the attachment dynamics shaping your relationship and create new ways of relating.
If you’re planning a future together, premarital counseling can provide a solid foundation for a healthy, lasting partnership.
And if your partner isn’t ready for therapy, individual work can still lead to meaningful insight, emotional growth, and healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
You may feel broken, different, and struggle to make all the "pieces" fit together. Perhaps that is further complicated because you are a survivor of trauma, or struggling with immense grief, and find it difficult to maintain healthy relationships or feel balanced. We cannot go back in time, but we have this sacred moment, and I want to help you grasp it and make it genuine. I want to help you find choice, autonomy and radical compassion in who you are. If you are partnered, I want to help you develop skills to nourish growth in your partnership(s)
You may feel broken, different, and struggle to make all the "pieces" fit together. Perhaps that is further complicated because you are a survivor of trauma, or struggling with immense grief, and find it difficult to maintain healthy relationships or feel balanced. We cannot go back in time, but we have this sacred moment, and I want to help you grasp it and make it genuine. I want to help you find choice, autonomy and radical compassion in who you are. If you are partnered, I want to help you develop skills to nourish growth in your partnership(s)
Life happens. And along the way, those around us often influence the way we eventually come to feel about ourselves. This can significantly impact the way we live our lives day to day. What if we could untether ourselves from expectations we have internalized from our environments? What if you just do you?
Life happens. And along the way, those around us often influence the way we eventually come to feel about ourselves. This can significantly impact the way we live our lives day to day. What if we could untether ourselves from expectations we have internalized from our environments? What if you just do you?
Behind the masks and the effort to hold it all together, there’s often a quiet longing to feel seen, understood, and at ease in your own skin. Whether you’re a high achiever or have lost touch with motivation, beneath it all is the same desire to belong, to matter, to find rest within yourself. Overwhelm, doubt, and imposter syndrome can leave you tired of performing, tired of fitting in. The shift begins when we choose embodiment over performance; when we begin to embrace who we are, even amid the noise. I work with sensitive and neurodivergent souls seeking clarity, connection, and the courage to live their truth.
Behind the masks and the effort to hold it all together, there’s often a quiet longing to feel seen, understood, and at ease in your own skin. Whether you’re a high achiever or have lost touch with motivation, beneath it all is the same desire to belong, to matter, to find rest within yourself. Overwhelm, doubt, and imposter syndrome can leave you tired of performing, tired of fitting in. The shift begins when we choose embodiment over performance; when we begin to embrace who we are, even amid the noise. I work with sensitive and neurodivergent souls seeking clarity, connection, and the courage to live their truth.
I specialize in serving the Latinx community, first-generation professionals, and individuals navigating high-functioning anxiety. I have extensive experience working with adults with undisclosed childhood trauma, depression, panic attacks, and high-functioning anxiety. My background includes working in the tech sector before transitioning to a career in mental health, as well as experience in hospital settings. Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, which is why I prioritize creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel seen. Therapy is a collaborative process, empowering clients to guide the focus of their treatment.
I specialize in serving the Latinx community, first-generation professionals, and individuals navigating high-functioning anxiety. I have extensive experience working with adults with undisclosed childhood trauma, depression, panic attacks, and high-functioning anxiety. My background includes working in the tech sector before transitioning to a career in mental health, as well as experience in hospital settings. Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, which is why I prioritize creating a safe, supportive space where clients feel seen. Therapy is a collaborative process, empowering clients to guide the focus of their treatment.
Nope, not another mediocre therapist. I won't tell you to "just think positive" or "take a deep breath." You deserve a seasoned clinician that provides research-proven treatment that produces dramatic change. Hi, I'm Graciela Yasmin Pacheco M.A., MFT – a Spanish speaking Arab-American who rose from humble beginnings to become the first in my family to attend college. With dual state licensure in both California and Nevada, I offer office and live video visits to individuals, couples, and select families. I have lived experience, a good sense of humor, and will relentlessly do everything in my clinical power to see you win.
Nope, not another mediocre therapist. I won't tell you to "just think positive" or "take a deep breath." You deserve a seasoned clinician that provides research-proven treatment that produces dramatic change. Hi, I'm Graciela Yasmin Pacheco M.A., MFT – a Spanish speaking Arab-American who rose from humble beginnings to become the first in my family to attend college. With dual state licensure in both California and Nevada, I offer office and live video visits to individuals, couples, and select families. I have lived experience, a good sense of humor, and will relentlessly do everything in my clinical power to see you win.
Throughout my experiences within my career, I have gained significant knowledge and understanding of diverse hardships within the human race.
Throughout my experiences within my career, I have gained significant knowledge and understanding of diverse hardships within the human race.
LCSW with experience working with an array of populations such as children & family, life stage transitions, life counseling, severe mental illness developmental disabilities, and women's wellness.
LCSW with experience working with an array of populations such as children & family, life stage transitions, life counseling, severe mental illness developmental disabilities, and women's wellness.
I help people who are seeking radical change do deep work. Maybe you feel stuck or frozen. Maybe you're a perfectionist. Perhaps your creativity feels lost or broken. Maybe your relationships don't feel quite right. Maybe the level has gotten so high that you actually don't know what to do anymore. That's ok.
I help people who are seeking radical change do deep work. Maybe you feel stuck or frozen. Maybe you're a perfectionist. Perhaps your creativity feels lost or broken. Maybe your relationships don't feel quite right. Maybe the level has gotten so high that you actually don't know what to do anymore. That's ok.