Teletherapy for California

Relationships in Crisis: We Have Four 75 Minute Private Couples/Marriage Workshops & Individual Sessions, in order to Rapidly Accelerate Your Healing & Your Communication Process (Traditional 45 min. session Does Not Work). During these 4 to 6 weeks, we will see both of you Together & Individually, as well as Help each of you Learn the Art of Empathy, Sensitivity & Compassion. These Workshops are Informative & Powerful, in order to Accelerate the Healing Process & Stop any further Damage from Occurring. In Addition, Our Success RATE is 85% of Our Couples that have Successfully Completed Our Couples Workshops or Alcohol Treatment.

I provide competent, compassionate mental health care with a flare of comic relief. I approach the psychological work from a non-dualistic lens. I believe each of us have inherent wisdom and that we all need support and reminders to more readily access our internal and external resources. I look forward to walking side by side you on your journey of growth, reflection and healing. I'm skilled at providing in-depth mental health assessments/diagnostics to support client's in better understanding their challenges and I provide congruent coping strategies/treatment.

I help driven professionals process trauma, decrease anxiety, and strengthen their relationships. You've probably got a lot going on; your relationship is strained, demands on you at work are increasing, or ways you used to cope aren't working anymore. Whatever brings you to therapy, we can figure out a way to feel better together.

Are you a creative person who likes to process feelings and thoughts through writing? The creative writing mental health, addiction, and trauma sessions are for clients who are interested in getting awareness and hidden emotional blocks through writing. The unique and original writing prompts combined with sharing and discussing what showed up on the page help you express emotional truths, and hidden resistances, and to get to know parts of yourself that might be harder to notice without writing. The metaphorical and imagination prompts allow you to look at yourself from the side which can help you reveal more about yourself.

You're trying to better your life, but others in your life just aren't. Maybe someone you love struggles with addiction and being around them can get tense and uncomfortable? Can't they see that there is more to life than senseless drama, dysfunctional relationships or addiction?" We don't have control over other people, but we do have control over what we allow & don't allow in our lives. You're ready for change, willing to put in the work & I'm here for it all.

I believe that in order for an individual to truly make progress in therapy, they must have a safe and comfortable space to do so. Finding a therapist who is a good match is as important as the work you do in session. I offer a comfortable environment and a non-judgmental listening ear. Using humor in the healing process is just as important as empathy and understanding. I believe the journey of therapy is to be done as a team. As a therapist, it is my main goal to support and encourage my clients as well as ask thought provoking and insightful questions. I would love to support you on your journey, I know it’s not easy alone.

Pornography addiction can significantly impact your life and relationships but there is hope for recovery. I’m not just a mental health professional, I’ve been “you” for many years. I understand firsthand the personal struggles in your life and committed relationships that come with uncontrollable pornography use. The endless stream of attractive women a few clicks away on Pornhub, Onlyfan or Social Media is hard to quit even with all your willpower and promise to quit for the sake of your relationship.

Are there times when you feel like you are just hanging on, going through the motions without really living, struggling to deal with substantial problems or life traumas? Then it is time to face the challenges that life has brought you and move toward the life that you envision. A life that is peace-filled, satisfying, bringing out the gifts that you carry inside - it is possible! Counseling is a process to help you enhance your life path, heal your life traumas, stop addictive patterns, and move forward. NOW is time to begin your journey - we can start together.

Hello, I'm so glad that you have taken on this journey of introspection, growth, and healing. I'm Patricia Alvarado and I have been in the helping profession for over ten years, working with children, teens, and adults. I explore things from a multicultural lens, allowing me to understand your individual needs through active listening, empathy, and from a non-judgmental standpoint. I specialize in EMDR, CBT, Solution Focused Treatment, and Mindfulness which allows me to focus on my client's needs in the here and now to help create trust within the therapeutic relationship.

You’ve overcome a lot, and yet are having a tough time containing the feelings, thoughts, and physical sensations this time. It’s spilling out into your personal and professional relationships and moving you further away from the life you imagined for yourself. You've reached your maximum bandwidth and before you know it, old patterns creep back in. The confidence that you'll be okay slips away with each day. You're realizing you need support to not only heal and accept what is, but also to transform and be able to grow through this!

You may be here because you feel stuck in this negative loop hole that you can’t seem to get out of either with self-sabotaging thoughts, actions, fears, self-doubt, or imposter syndrome. You are aware that you are getting in your own way from manifesting the life you want, but you can’t seem to break the cycles that are holding you back. You may be navigating stress and burnout in most areas of your life (relationships, family, career) or navigating systems that were not built for you but you can't find the courage to step into your power.

You’re not sure why you’ve been feeling so overwhelmed and down on yourself because you’ve worked hard to get where you are now. You’re a rock for many people in your life, yet it feels so hard to find help when you need it. It's terrifying to think that you could always feel this way. If you’re struggling in your relationships, emotions feel out of control, or maybe your gut just is telling you that something is off, I’m here to help you create movement in your life. You’ve taken an important step already by beginning to look for help.

As a marriage and family psychotherapist for over 30 years, I am an experienced, eclectic clinician whose passion is helping couples become masters of their relationship and individuals become their best selves. Clients find me to be warm, active, engaged, and creative. I often use humor, metaphor, and therapeutic experiment to enliven sessions, and utilize tools for practice to support clients between sessions. I work to have each session build on the last and reach the client’s goals in timely and powerful ways. I am committed to having each person feel known, understood, supported and appreciated throughout the therapeutic process.

I am a relationship therapist. Utilizing secure, flexible, state-of-the art, online video therapy, I help couples in relationship distress. Many of the couples I work with come to therapy feeling lost in conflict cycles which they don't understand and desperately want to change. I understand how much courage it takes to reach out for help and to let another person get inside your relationship, especially when you are feeling hurt, discouraged, angry, or humiliated. If you are searching for a safe place to explore what's not working in your relationship, and support in creating solutions, please contact me.

Are you ready to get past a longstanding problem or manage a life transition? Working with me is about discovering and building on your core strengths. My 'office' is a safe place to dream, question, and grow. The reward IS worth the risk. My all time favorite vision quote: "Vision is greater than baggage." (Steven R. Covey) Clients who do especially well in working with me are typically: motivated, follow through with homework assignments, and maintain integrity with me (that is, they don't lie to me).

Need to improve your relationship with your children right now without bribes or stress? Do you and your partner argue over parenting styles? I've helped families raise thousands of children. There is nothing I haven't seen. I work with YOU to give you easy, proven tools. You need to be focused on your career: your job has its own stress points. Wouldn't it be nice to come home to calm? I can help that happen. Today can be different. Start now with my free 5 step guide to Happy Parenting. Try one of the tools today.

You feel disconnected from yourself and those you love . You may be fed up with the cycle of exhaustion, feeling stuck in unhealthy patterns of people pleasing and self doubt or drowning in feelings of sadness and loneliness. You might not even remember a time things didn’t feel this way. But one thing is for sure: you’re ready for some relief. You’re ready to end this cycle of pain. You’re ready to stop feeling a sense of aimlessness. Most of all, you’re ready to love yourself more deeply and those around you.

With the constantly changing landscape of society and the world, I offer clients dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, insomnia, life circumstance change, cultural differences and difficulties, a stable landing board in which to process their reactions, feelings, and thoughts during these often challenging times. The approaches to therapy I incorporate include psychodynamic, existential, family systems, meaning-centered, and cognitive behavioral, all while coming from a trauma-informed care perspective.