Psychodynamic Therapists in California
Everyday we live in a world that can feel like a scramble, where keeping up with daily life is hard. We now also live with increasing stresses and uncertainties in so many areas of life. This often paves over the feelings that would help us discover what matters most. Psychotherapy can open new possibilities not previously imagined. It is a way of showing up for yourself and aligning with what really matters to you. Anxiety is always helped by developing action steps to clarify issues and bring goals to life. Happiness depends on how we make things meaningful.
Everyday we live in a world that can feel like a scramble, where keeping up with daily life is hard. We now also live with increasing stresses and uncertainties in so many areas of life. This often paves over the feelings that would help us discover what matters most. Psychotherapy can open new possibilities not previously imagined. It is a way of showing up for yourself and aligning with what really matters to you. Anxiety is always helped by developing action steps to clarify issues and bring goals to life. Happiness depends on how we make things meaningful.
I generally draw on developmental and psychodynamic approaches as we work together to develop a framework that works best for you.
Navigating through life's challenges can be difficult. Therapy can help bring, healing, clarity and meaning to our journey.
I generally draw on developmental and psychodynamic approaches as we work together to develop a framework that works best for you.
Navigating through life's challenges can be difficult. Therapy can help bring, healing, clarity and meaning to our journey.
I believe in therapeutic conversation; I am not the 'expert' on your life; you are that expert. My expertise lies in facilitating dialogue that looks at the obstacles currently blocking your preferred vision for your current and future self. My ultimate quarry is change: not just the hoped for differences you may want from your partner, your job, your family, but the changes from within that you must incorporate. The old adage really is true: you can only change yourself. Truly effective therapy happens when you are honestly ready to tackle the person in the mirror.
I believe in therapeutic conversation; I am not the 'expert' on your life; you are that expert. My expertise lies in facilitating dialogue that looks at the obstacles currently blocking your preferred vision for your current and future self. My ultimate quarry is change: not just the hoped for differences you may want from your partner, your job, your family, but the changes from within that you must incorporate. The old adage really is true: you can only change yourself. Truly effective therapy happens when you are honestly ready to tackle the person in the mirror.
Hello there, my name is Angelica Cisneros. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Los Angeles County, California. I am passionate about serving the community and helping individuals develop and utilize the tools to improve their mental health and functioning. I specialize in working with teens and adults who may be experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, sadness, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and/or peer conflict, and stress. I will encourage self-determination and provide a judgment-free space where you are free to navigate and share thoughts and ideas that you feel comfortable with.
Hello there, my name is Angelica Cisneros. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Los Angeles County, California. I am passionate about serving the community and helping individuals develop and utilize the tools to improve their mental health and functioning. I specialize in working with teens and adults who may be experiencing symptoms related to anxiety, sadness, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and/or peer conflict, and stress. I will encourage self-determination and provide a judgment-free space where you are free to navigate and share thoughts and ideas that you feel comfortable with.
I am a bilingual English/Japanese psychotherapist with professional experience in educational and clinical settings in the US and Japan. I enjoy working with clients representing a wide range of age groups and socioeconomic status and diverse cultures and ethnicities. I help clients with various issues, such as marital relationship, family conflict, relationship with parents and children, cultural adjustment, stress management, job and career challenges, life and work balance. These challenges are a part of your journey and may cause you to lose a sense of balance.
I am a bilingual English/Japanese psychotherapist with professional experience in educational and clinical settings in the US and Japan. I enjoy working with clients representing a wide range of age groups and socioeconomic status and diverse cultures and ethnicities. I help clients with various issues, such as marital relationship, family conflict, relationship with parents and children, cultural adjustment, stress management, job and career challenges, life and work balance. These challenges are a part of your journey and may cause you to lose a sense of balance.
Are you seeking in-person EMDR or Couples Therapy with an experienced and knowledgeable trauma therapist? Maybe past events are affecting your health, relationships, work, or your sense of who you are. You’ve been through hard things (recently or long ago), and you’re starting to sense that they’re still affecting you in ways you can’t quite name. You may feel anxious, overwhelmed, or even checked out, have flashbacks, nightmares, or feel triggered. A part of you knows something needs to shift, you just don’t know how to start. I'm here to offer hope, support, and real solutions grounded in neuroscience and evidence-based therapy.
Are you seeking in-person EMDR or Couples Therapy with an experienced and knowledgeable trauma therapist? Maybe past events are affecting your health, relationships, work, or your sense of who you are. You’ve been through hard things (recently or long ago), and you’re starting to sense that they’re still affecting you in ways you can’t quite name. You may feel anxious, overwhelmed, or even checked out, have flashbacks, nightmares, or feel triggered. A part of you knows something needs to shift, you just don’t know how to start. I'm here to offer hope, support, and real solutions grounded in neuroscience and evidence-based therapy.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Simi Valley for over 25 years. I work with children, adolescents and adults struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, divorce, school-related difficulties and stress. My belief is that the most essential factor when doing this type of work is to establish a sense of trust along with providing a therapeutic environment which is safe, secure, accepting and nonjudgmental. This conveys to the individual that they are respected for who they are which can lead to an increase in self-respect and respect for others.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Simi Valley for over 25 years. I work with children, adolescents and adults struggling with issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, divorce, school-related difficulties and stress. My belief is that the most essential factor when doing this type of work is to establish a sense of trust along with providing a therapeutic environment which is safe, secure, accepting and nonjudgmental. This conveys to the individual that they are respected for who they are which can lead to an increase in self-respect and respect for others.
I am dedicated to creating a nurturing and empowering space where you can freely share your story and tackle life's challenges. My goal is to help you rebuild a strong connection with yourself, especially after facing difficult times. Throughout our therapeutic journey, I will support and empower you, focusing on self-awareness, understanding your past experiences, and developing skills for healthy relationships and emotional well-being.
I am dedicated to creating a nurturing and empowering space where you can freely share your story and tackle life's challenges. My goal is to help you rebuild a strong connection with yourself, especially after facing difficult times. Throughout our therapeutic journey, I will support and empower you, focusing on self-awareness, understanding your past experiences, and developing skills for healthy relationships and emotional well-being.
Why Somatic Therapy? It's Holistic Healing by utilizing a body-oriented, integrative approach that considers the interconnectedness of emotional, physical, and relational systems. This method supports the regulation of the nervous system, enhances self-awareness, and facilitates the resolution of stored stress and trauma responses. Through this holistic process, clients can experience improved psychological functioning and a greater sense of overall well-being. By breaking cycles, fostering awareness of physical sensations and emotional responses, helping individuals break free from unproductive patterns and promoting lasting change
Why Somatic Therapy? It's Holistic Healing by utilizing a body-oriented, integrative approach that considers the interconnectedness of emotional, physical, and relational systems. This method supports the regulation of the nervous system, enhances self-awareness, and facilitates the resolution of stored stress and trauma responses. Through this holistic process, clients can experience improved psychological functioning and a greater sense of overall well-being. By breaking cycles, fostering awareness of physical sensations and emotional responses, helping individuals break free from unproductive patterns and promoting lasting change
My style is collaborative, engaged and supportive. I will work with you to overcome depression, anxiety, substance abuse or relationship issues that are holding you back from leading a more fulfilling life. In individual work we will explore your past experiences and family of origin that may have brought you to hold on to many negative unconscious beliefs and behaviors that are leaving you unhappy or unsuccessful in both your work and intimate relationships. In couples work we will work to dismantle destructive communication patterns, learn new ways of reaching toward your partner and increase levels of true intimacy.
My style is collaborative, engaged and supportive. I will work with you to overcome depression, anxiety, substance abuse or relationship issues that are holding you back from leading a more fulfilling life. In individual work we will explore your past experiences and family of origin that may have brought you to hold on to many negative unconscious beliefs and behaviors that are leaving you unhappy or unsuccessful in both your work and intimate relationships. In couples work we will work to dismantle destructive communication patterns, learn new ways of reaching toward your partner and increase levels of true intimacy.
I believe in practical solutions to problems. I use evidence-based practices that have been proven to show results. My focus is on the interpersonal process and pulls in components from different evidence-based theoretical orientations. Some of these include Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), CBT, and family systems. I specialize in treating adults and struggling with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and difficulty adapting to life's changes. I believe in honesty, acceptance, and mutual respect in my work with clients. I strive to provide a safe space to openly examine self-doubt, conflicted feelings, and emotions.
I believe in practical solutions to problems. I use evidence-based practices that have been proven to show results. My focus is on the interpersonal process and pulls in components from different evidence-based theoretical orientations. Some of these include Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), CBT, and family systems. I specialize in treating adults and struggling with relationship issues, anxiety, depression, and difficulty adapting to life's changes. I believe in honesty, acceptance, and mutual respect in my work with clients. I strive to provide a safe space to openly examine self-doubt, conflicted feelings, and emotions.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or unsure of how to move forward — you're not alone. Therapy can be a powerful space to reconnect with yourself, heal from burnout, navigate complex relationships, or manage life’s unexpected changes. I offer a warm, collaborative space where you can slow down, feel genuinely seen, and begin to move toward the life you want.
If you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or unsure of how to move forward — you're not alone. Therapy can be a powerful space to reconnect with yourself, heal from burnout, navigate complex relationships, or manage life’s unexpected changes. I offer a warm, collaborative space where you can slow down, feel genuinely seen, and begin to move toward the life you want.
We all get stuck at some point in our lives. Sometimes we compensate by reverting to older, familiar patterns of coping, that may have been effective in the past, but don't quite address the complexity of the problems you face today.
We all get stuck at some point in our lives. Sometimes we compensate by reverting to older, familiar patterns of coping, that may have been effective in the past, but don't quite address the complexity of the problems you face today.
Primary Interest: Helping those struggling with emotions related to separation and loss, abandonment issues, attachment wounds, low self-esteem, and unresolved grief.
Psychological distress arises when emotional experience is treated as something to control, suppress, or escape. Yet emotions signal our deepest relational needs. When emotional experience is misunderstood or avoided, such needs remain unrecognized and a person may become increasingly disconnected from others, as well as themselves.
My work is to help develop a better relationship with the living, emotional truth of one's own being.
Primary Interest: Helping those struggling with emotions related to separation and loss, abandonment issues, attachment wounds, low self-esteem, and unresolved grief.
Psychological distress arises when emotional experience is treated as something to control, suppress, or escape. Yet emotions signal our deepest relational needs. When emotional experience is misunderstood or avoided, such needs remain unrecognized and a person may become increasingly disconnected from others, as well as themselves.
My work is to help develop a better relationship with the living, emotional truth of one's own being.
Caring for others can be both rewarding and heavy. I support caregivers, healthcare providers, and adults facing grief, illness, life transitions, or burnout, offering a compassionate space to process and heal. My goal is to help you feel more anchored in your own goodness, resilience, and strength.
Caring for others can be both rewarding and heavy. I support caregivers, healthcare providers, and adults facing grief, illness, life transitions, or burnout, offering a compassionate space to process and heal. My goal is to help you feel more anchored in your own goodness, resilience, and strength.
I blend psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and attachment-based therapy with body-focused practices.
Do you have an exhaustion deep in your bones from trying so hard in life, yet things still aren't going your way? Do you bend over backwards in your relationships and feel like you’re doing something wrong when you put up a boundary or share your preference? Maybe you keep overthinking, replaying worst case scenarios, and are exhausted by the pressure to be perfect? I help clients who are holding it together on the outside but on the inside, have an inkling their past still controls how they show up in the present. I support clients who desire to live a deeper, more satisfying life, and long to come home to their authentic self.
I blend psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, and attachment-based therapy with body-focused practices.
Do you have an exhaustion deep in your bones from trying so hard in life, yet things still aren't going your way? Do you bend over backwards in your relationships and feel like you’re doing something wrong when you put up a boundary or share your preference? Maybe you keep overthinking, replaying worst case scenarios, and are exhausted by the pressure to be perfect? I help clients who are holding it together on the outside but on the inside, have an inkling their past still controls how they show up in the present. I support clients who desire to live a deeper, more satisfying life, and long to come home to their authentic self.
A variety of approaches such as Mindfulness, CBT, IFS, DBT, and psychodynamic therapies are integrated into a flexible approach that can effectively support your growth.
I utilize a supportive & reflective communication style to foster a deeply trusting and safe environment. The client can expect the sessions to be marked by deep active listening interspersed with timely feedback that seeks to illuminate meaningful insight. Safety and trust is always our foundation for therapeutic progress.
A variety of approaches such as Mindfulness, CBT, IFS, DBT, and psychodynamic therapies are integrated into a flexible approach that can effectively support your growth.
I utilize a supportive & reflective communication style to foster a deeply trusting and safe environment. The client can expect the sessions to be marked by deep active listening interspersed with timely feedback that seeks to illuminate meaningful insight. Safety and trust is always our foundation for therapeutic progress.
Hello and thanks for looking up my profile. I am a licensed psychologist, a professor of psychology, and a frequent speaker....I am both a clinician and an academic. I am strongly psychodynamically oriented, influenced by both psychoanalytic (in the intersubjective tradition) and Jungian styles. I work well with articulate, curious, and thoughtful people who take their internal lives seriously...or who want to learn to do so. Good therapy with high functioning people is often more about surrendering and unlearning than "trying to change." I encourage moral courage, self-expression and meaning-making.
Hello and thanks for looking up my profile. I am a licensed psychologist, a professor of psychology, and a frequent speaker....I am both a clinician and an academic. I am strongly psychodynamically oriented, influenced by both psychoanalytic (in the intersubjective tradition) and Jungian styles. I work well with articulate, curious, and thoughtful people who take their internal lives seriously...or who want to learn to do so. Good therapy with high functioning people is often more about surrendering and unlearning than "trying to change." I encourage moral courage, self-expression and meaning-making.
Like any relationship, a good fit with your therapist is the foundation for getting started. In an atmosphere of safety and support, I’ll help you understand yourself in new ways, empowering you to change areas of your life that once felt stuck or overwhelming. Together, we’ll navigate these challenges while also being curious about the patterns and deeper meanings beneath the surface.
Like any relationship, a good fit with your therapist is the foundation for getting started. In an atmosphere of safety and support, I’ll help you understand yourself in new ways, empowering you to change areas of your life that once felt stuck or overwhelming. Together, we’ll navigate these challenges while also being curious about the patterns and deeper meanings beneath the surface.
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in California, and I work with clients statewide via telehealth. I am also a Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional, and a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional. My therapeutic approach is integrative, multicultural focused, collaborative, and strength based.
I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist based in California, and I work with clients statewide via telehealth. I am also a Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional, and a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional. My therapeutic approach is integrative, multicultural focused, collaborative, and strength based.
