Therapists in 90277
Cleo Young
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Waitlist for new clients
I am pleased to announce joining The Effective Therapy Group. My practice includes kids (4+), as well as couples, and individuals. My work with individuals includes anxiety, PTSD (trauma), abuse, depression, grief, and life’s transitions. Transitions that include moving, divorce, change in health, and recovering from the past year’s health crisis, as well as being an addictions specialist.
I am pleased to announce joining The Effective Therapy Group. My practice includes kids (4+), as well as couples, and individuals. My work with individuals includes anxiety, PTSD (trauma), abuse, depression, grief, and life’s transitions. Transitions that include moving, divorce, change in health, and recovering from the past year’s health crisis, as well as being an addictions specialist.
Jane Diep
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Clients appreciate seeing a reflection of themselves; I bring both lived experience and clinical training to the issues we work through. My passion lies in working with teens and young adults, and I specialize in LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. Witnessing resilience and growth in each client is a privilege, and my goal is to empower you to define your path to self-discovery.
Clients appreciate seeing a reflection of themselves; I bring both lived experience and clinical training to the issues we work through. My passion lies in working with teens and young adults, and I specialize in LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities. Witnessing resilience and growth in each client is a privilege, and my goal is to empower you to define your path to self-discovery.
Grace Chan
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (Online Only)
Hey there, Grace here! Are you feeling lost and uncertain in the midst of anxious and negative thoughts? Are you struggling to discern and really listen to what you want and need instead of who you should be? Are you feeling the weight of your histories and want to find a way to feel lighter and more at peace? Therapy with me is an intentional time for you to rest, reflect, and grow. My specialties include: navigating major life transitions (immigration, divorce/break-ups, career changes etc.), working with creatives, religious deconstruction/decolonisation, multiculturality and third-culture kids/adults.
Hey there, Grace here! Are you feeling lost and uncertain in the midst of anxious and negative thoughts? Are you struggling to discern and really listen to what you want and need instead of who you should be? Are you feeling the weight of your histories and want to find a way to feel lighter and more at peace? Therapy with me is an intentional time for you to rest, reflect, and grow. My specialties include: navigating major life transitions (immigration, divorce/break-ups, career changes etc.), working with creatives, religious deconstruction/decolonisation, multiculturality and third-culture kids/adults.
Judy Ho
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP, CFMHE
Verified Verified
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
I conduct psychological testing for a variety of purposes, including forensic evaluations and expert witness work, neuropsychological evaluations to assess cognitive functioning and damage from brain injury, and psychoeducational evaluations to examine whether learning disorders exist.These evaluations conclude with detailed written reports use for diagnosis/treatment planning, individualized educational plans (IEP), and criminal and civil courtroom cases including fitness for duty, workers' compensation, harassment issues, ability to parent, and professional board licensing disputes. In all evaluations. I utilize Best Practices and empirically proven instruments, and provide recommendations based on the testing results.
I conduct psychological testing for a variety of purposes, including forensic evaluations and expert witness work, neuropsychological evaluations to assess cognitive functioning and damage from brain injury, and psychoeducational evaluations to examine whether learning disorders exist.These evaluations conclude with detailed written reports use for diagnosis/treatment planning, individualized educational plans (IEP), and criminal and civil courtroom cases including fitness for duty, workers' compensation, harassment issues, ability to parent, and professional board licensing disputes. In all evaluations. I utilize Best Practices and empirically proven instruments, and provide recommendations based on the testing results.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.