Therapists in Huntington Beach, CA

I am currently using telehealth technology exclusively. I am currently seeing clients at Sunny Hills Behavioral Health & TMS. I have worked in hospitals, outpatient programs, as well as private practice settings. I have helped many individuals over the past 17 years with mental health concerns including depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. I have worked with individuals, couples, and families throughout my career. My goal with all of my clients is to help them be mentally healthy and the best version of themselves they can be.

My areas of expertise are in strength based, solution oriented and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). I believe the children's emotional and pychological well being is impacted from the prenatal stage. Educating parents to learn the impact of nature and nurture might be helpful to understand their unique needs. Each of us are unique in our ways to face challenges of our lives. What matters is to use our strength and what we have learned to cope with life events. Please contact me if you need to talk in these tough and challenging times. Most insurance companies are allowing telehealth.

I think that all humans including patients desire to be seen, heard and valued. When I bring compassion, empathy, and healing into my therapy room, my patients are more motivated to do the work necessary to heal from whatever pain has brought them to therapy. This may include relationship issues, anger issues, depression, anxieties or panic attacks, PTSD symptoms, OCD, emotional dysregulation, grief and loss, etc. The patient’s goal is usually to just feel better or resolve the issue as quickly as possible. My job, as I see it, is to meet them where they are and provide them with the tools they need to begin their healing journey.

I have been in private practice for 30 years. These years of practice have taught me to view peoples' concerns as problems in everyday life rather than "mental" deficiencies. Couples, for example, are not mentally disturbed but rather have problems in communicating with each other. What is often categorized as depression or anxiety is often the result of an interpersonal relationship at home or at work. However, it may also be the result of an irrational belief system. In the latter case, I would work with the client in identifying his/her core belief system as a means of changing it. .

I practice general psychology and works with clients who are struggling with depression, anxiety, trauma, prenatal and postpartum issues, anger, parenting challenges, and couples issues. I also have a concentrated interest in the family of origin trauma.

Have the demands of career, marriage or parenting become overwhelming? Are you worried about your kids? Have your problems become unmanageable? Have you become more isolated or are you relying on substances to help you calm down and cope? When anxiety and sadness are more prevalent than hope or happiness, I can help.

I have over thirty years of experience working with couples, families, children and teens. If you need help with your special needs child or troubled teen, I'd be happy to talk to you to determine if an evaluation or assessment would benefit you or your family member. I'd love to tell you about the tools I have in my tool chest (neurofeedback, EFT, EMDR.) that could help all your relationships improve, as well as the quality of your relationship with your child. I have the expertise you need; let me collaborate with you to solve your problems.

In this often complicated, sometimes confusing world, it can be difficult to get through the rough spots to a more fulfilling life. That's why my gentle and supportive approach to therapy has helped so many individuals.

Does your heart race? Do you get sweaty hands or a heavy feeling in your chest? Do you ever feel out of control? Do you second guess yourself or feel like others are out to get you? Do you ever wonder why you over re-act in certain situations? Do you have flash backs or night mares? If any of these situations sounds like you, you could be suffering from trauma related anxiety. Anxiety affects millions of people daily. There is help. I specialize in helping people with a variety of different types of anxiety and trauma. We can work together to alleviate your symptoms and work toward a more peaceful life.

Like the seasons, our feelings and perspectives transition. Perhaps you find yourself in a transitional season and are dissatisfied with life, relationships, or feeling disconnected from the things you find most meaningful. Left unaddressed, unhealthy habits may ensue along with harrowing stress that interferes with your daily life.

Through the Sea offers professional licensed therapists and compassionate certified Biblical counselors to help you navigate your life. We provide couples, individual, child, and family counseling. Specialities include depression, anxiety, ptsd, domestic abuse and sexual trauma, infidelity recovery, parenting, spiritual issues, or simply adjusting to changes in life.

Our mission is to provide quality online mental health and substance abuse services while breaking down the barriers of traditional, office based therapy. Traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment tends to focus on what makes you sick, what you are lacking but at The Mindful Lemon, our clinicians let you sit in the driver’s seat, focusing on your strengths and assets to help you become the best version of you! This can be via traditional talk therapy, medication management, mindfulness techniques, an emphasis on health, wellness and fitness or any combination of the above.

Over the years, I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of clients. To choose one ideal client would be impossible for me. I have enjoyed working with adolescents, children, young adults, older adults, couples, and families. Treatment has included addressing anger issues, substance abuse, self-esteem deficits, depression, anxiety, marital issues, domestic violence, as well as gay/lesbian issues. Utilizing a positive regard for each client while creating a treatment plan with the client to address his/her concerns, I strive to develop therapeutic relationships with my clients that will maximize effective healing.

I am an excellent couples therapist. I also have expertise in dealing with self image and self-esteem as well as goal setting and personal accomplishments. I also have a great deal of experience in working with people in the medical field in the areas of making their office and office staff run more smoothly. My ideal clients would be those that need assistance in focusing, identifying weakness and strengths, as well encouraging those who need assistance in communication skills and dealing with anger management. I also have strong skills in working with catastrophic illness, pain, grief, and death and dying.