Therapists in Chico, CA
One of my greatest passions in life is my work as a therapist. With warmth, humor and compassion, I help others to heal and move forward in their lives. Perhaps, you are feeling "stuck"- overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety or depression, relationship problems, issues related to aging or chronic illness. loneliness, grief or a vague sense that something feels "off." Coping with life's daily stresses can take a toll on your quality of life, making it increasingly difficult to find & experience meaning and joy. These are difficult times, difficult issues, & sometimes it's hard to get through them alone.
One of my greatest passions in life is my work as a therapist. With warmth, humor and compassion, I help others to heal and move forward in their lives. Perhaps, you are feeling "stuck"- overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety or depression, relationship problems, issues related to aging or chronic illness. loneliness, grief or a vague sense that something feels "off." Coping with life's daily stresses can take a toll on your quality of life, making it increasingly difficult to find & experience meaning and joy. These are difficult times, difficult issues, & sometimes it's hard to get through them alone.
Are you having trouble in your marriage, your relationships, suffering with depression, grief, trauma,etc? Sometimes all it takes is a kind heart and a listening ear from someone who cares enough to walk beside you and help you overcome those challenges.
Hi, my name is Joanne Nitchman, LMFT. I am genuine, empathic and authentic. I can incorporate my life experiences in a way that helps people navigate anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, grief and loss. I use a Cognitive Behavior Therapy approach along with being person centered. I also can provide EMDR and Brainspotting. There’s always hope and I will partner with you to help you discover your way forward.I enjoy working with adults, elders and couples.
Are you having trouble in your marriage, your relationships, suffering with depression, grief, trauma,etc? Sometimes all it takes is a kind heart and a listening ear from someone who cares enough to walk beside you and help you overcome those challenges.
Hi, my name is Joanne Nitchman, LMFT. I am genuine, empathic and authentic. I can incorporate my life experiences in a way that helps people navigate anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, grief and loss. I use a Cognitive Behavior Therapy approach along with being person centered. I also can provide EMDR and Brainspotting. There’s always hope and I will partner with you to help you discover your way forward.I enjoy working with adults, elders and couples.
Hello, and thanks for dropping by. Life can be incredibly lonely and harsh. My goal is to support you, gently and honestly, towards increased self respect and worthiness. Licensed since 1999, I have vast experience with children and adults. Depression, anxiety, complicated traumas and grief; issues regarding foster care and adoption; sexual abuse, parenting, and/or child welfare are areas I'm well versed in. I'm genuine, compassionate, and I tell it like it is. Most importantly, you deserve a therapist with whom you're comfortable. That search can be trying, but it's worthy because you are. I'd be honored to be that person.
Hello, and thanks for dropping by. Life can be incredibly lonely and harsh. My goal is to support you, gently and honestly, towards increased self respect and worthiness. Licensed since 1999, I have vast experience with children and adults. Depression, anxiety, complicated traumas and grief; issues regarding foster care and adoption; sexual abuse, parenting, and/or child welfare are areas I'm well versed in. I'm genuine, compassionate, and I tell it like it is. Most importantly, you deserve a therapist with whom you're comfortable. That search can be trying, but it's worthy because you are. I'd be honored to be that person.
I offer you a 'strength based' therapy. I use support, introspection, assessment, direction and referral as a way to bring change to your life. We all experience loss, doubt, changes in our life beyond our control. For some people 'Therapy' is a place to re-charge. For others is it a vital experience needed to explore core issues ( trauma ) and re-organize their sense of self and move forward. I believe I offer a safe place online for you to grow. Online Zoom sesions only. I enjoy working on issues of anxiety, depression, relationships and parenting. I am a survivor of the Camp Fire and feel qualified to work with other survivors.
I offer you a 'strength based' therapy. I use support, introspection, assessment, direction and referral as a way to bring change to your life. We all experience loss, doubt, changes in our life beyond our control. For some people 'Therapy' is a place to re-charge. For others is it a vital experience needed to explore core issues ( trauma ) and re-organize their sense of self and move forward. I believe I offer a safe place online for you to grow. Online Zoom sesions only. I enjoy working on issues of anxiety, depression, relationships and parenting. I am a survivor of the Camp Fire and feel qualified to work with other survivors.
I feel honored to have assisted many individuals and couples in their journeys through anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss, relationship issues, and mid-life challenges.
Living your life fully is an ongoing process of learning how to allow your authentic self to survive and thrive despite life's challenges. When we are hurting, we forget that at the core of our being we have inner greatness, unique gifts, and a legacy that needs to be liberated and brought forth into this life.
When we are wounded we tend to get trapped by the defenses we build to protect ourselves. These ways of protecting ourselves cause relationship issues, create ongoing patterns of pain and conflict for ourselves and others, and prevent us from living fully who we are.
In the journey together we move at your pace in compassionately exploring and liberating your inner authentic self.
I feel honored to have assisted many individuals and couples in their journeys through anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss, relationship issues, and mid-life challenges.
Living your life fully is an ongoing process of learning how to allow your authentic self to survive and thrive despite life's challenges. When we are hurting, we forget that at the core of our being we have inner greatness, unique gifts, and a legacy that needs to be liberated and brought forth into this life.
When we are wounded we tend to get trapped by the defenses we build to protect ourselves. These ways of protecting ourselves cause relationship issues, create ongoing patterns of pain and conflict for ourselves and others, and prevent us from living fully who we are.
In the journey together we move at your pace in compassionately exploring and liberating your inner authentic self.
I specialize in relationships, complex trauma, depression, stress, anxiety, grief, addiction and wellness.
Are you exhausted and overwhelmed? Do you long for better connection with others? Are you filled with worry, regret or unresolvable grief? Do you struggle to be content and to care for yourself? I am a relational psychotherapist in my third decade of private practice. I have a deeply compassionate presence and you will come to feel seen, safe and understood in our work together. You will experience increasing empathy for yourself and your needs. You will shift unhealthy patterns with relationships, food, alcohol, substances and actions through lifestyle-based interventions and by making inner shifts leading to behavioral changes.
I specialize in relationships, complex trauma, depression, stress, anxiety, grief, addiction and wellness.
Are you exhausted and overwhelmed? Do you long for better connection with others? Are you filled with worry, regret or unresolvable grief? Do you struggle to be content and to care for yourself? I am a relational psychotherapist in my third decade of private practice. I have a deeply compassionate presence and you will come to feel seen, safe and understood in our work together. You will experience increasing empathy for yourself and your needs. You will shift unhealthy patterns with relationships, food, alcohol, substances and actions through lifestyle-based interventions and by making inner shifts leading to behavioral changes.
You deserve a happy life! My clinical practice includes treatment of anxiety, depression, loss, and grief.
Are you feeling depressed, anxious, or insecure in your current situation? Do you struggle with feeling sad or blue, or with letting go of trauma from the past? Do you notice what is wrong more than right? Do your thoughts tend to loop and get stuck in your mind? Are you lonely, indecisive, questioning of your purpose and goals? Are you in a life transition, struggling with feelings that come up related to trauma, grief, relationship, social life? Are you longing for a safe and private place to unburden yourself of thoughts and feelings you've been carrying inside? Does life sometimes feel like too much to handle on your own?
You deserve a happy life! My clinical practice includes treatment of anxiety, depression, loss, and grief.
Are you feeling depressed, anxious, or insecure in your current situation? Do you struggle with feeling sad or blue, or with letting go of trauma from the past? Do you notice what is wrong more than right? Do your thoughts tend to loop and get stuck in your mind? Are you lonely, indecisive, questioning of your purpose and goals? Are you in a life transition, struggling with feelings that come up related to trauma, grief, relationship, social life? Are you longing for a safe and private place to unburden yourself of thoughts and feelings you've been carrying inside? Does life sometimes feel like too much to handle on your own?
I work with individuals that experience depression, anxiety, stress, negative communication patterns, and post-traumatic stress disorder delivering coping skills to reduce symptoms and process emotions.
I am currently Licensed as an MFT and Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor. Therapy provides a safe space to bring about change in the areas we would like to grow by gaining a better understanding of ourselves. Let's work together to discover what will help you in reaching your goals. I practice with Solution Focused, Person-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Collaborative, Narrative, Mindfulness, and Emotionally Focused therapies.
I work with individuals that experience depression, anxiety, stress, negative communication patterns, and post-traumatic stress disorder delivering coping skills to reduce symptoms and process emotions.
I am currently Licensed as an MFT and Substance Use Disorder Certified Counselor. Therapy provides a safe space to bring about change in the areas we would like to grow by gaining a better understanding of ourselves. Let's work together to discover what will help you in reaching your goals. I practice with Solution Focused, Person-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Collaborative, Narrative, Mindfulness, and Emotionally Focused therapies.
Michelle (Sheli) Miller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, BSW
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95926 (Online Only)
Welcome, and thank you for reading my bio. I know it can be hard to reach out. If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, or feelings of being overwhelm - I think I can help. Working together, I can help asses and provide actionable steps towards reducing and alleviating your current unwanted feelings, and help replace them with more positive feelings towards your goals. I am Also accepting clients who are making a career change, and are struggling to reach the next steps. Please feel free to call or email with any questions you might have, as it is important that you feel comfortable to share.
Welcome, and thank you for reading my bio. I know it can be hard to reach out. If you are experiencing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, or feelings of being overwhelm - I think I can help. Working together, I can help asses and provide actionable steps towards reducing and alleviating your current unwanted feelings, and help replace them with more positive feelings towards your goals. I am Also accepting clients who are making a career change, and are struggling to reach the next steps. Please feel free to call or email with any questions you might have, as it is important that you feel comfortable to share.
Have recent traumatic events in your life affected the way you cope? Those events can trigger emotions that can result in our everyday activities becoming more difficult. More often in today's complex world, people of all ages are experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression that has negatively impacted our functioning at school, at home, or at work. Family and Peer relationships can be strained. Experiencing multiple stressors in life can make change seem more difficult. Seeking out someone to help, listen and explore ways of dealing with that change can ease the anxiety of it all. I would like to be that person to help you.
Have recent traumatic events in your life affected the way you cope? Those events can trigger emotions that can result in our everyday activities becoming more difficult. More often in today's complex world, people of all ages are experiencing stress, anxiety, and depression that has negatively impacted our functioning at school, at home, or at work. Family and Peer relationships can be strained. Experiencing multiple stressors in life can make change seem more difficult. Seeking out someone to help, listen and explore ways of dealing with that change can ease the anxiety of it all. I would like to be that person to help you.
Additionally, I have experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, marital issues, and more.
Anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationships can all be extremely difficult. I appreciate how hard it is to reach out for help, but I want to hear your story and find out about your struggles as well as your strengths. So, let's figure this out together!
Additionally, I have experience working with depression, anxiety, trauma, life transitions, marital issues, and more.
Anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationships can all be extremely difficult. I appreciate how hard it is to reach out for help, but I want to hear your story and find out about your struggles as well as your strengths. So, let's figure this out together!
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RAS, II, CCDS
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95973 (Online Only)
I specialize in depression, anxiety, and anger issues, identifying coping skills, building relationship skills, identifying client strengths, increasing self-care tools, building self-esteem, and teaching meditation skills, grounding, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques. I help to reduce trauma symptoms by helping clients to learn self-regulation skills.
I specialize in depression, anxiety, and anger issues, identifying coping skills, building relationship skills, identifying client strengths, increasing self-care tools, building self-esteem, and teaching meditation skills, grounding, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques. I help to reduce trauma symptoms by helping clients to learn self-regulation skills.
I seek to help people by providing treatment for a wide array of concerns including anxiety, grief and loss, depression, relationship issues, addiction and trauma.
I believe that all individuals possess the ability to bring about the change they desire. Together, through therapeutic exploration, we will explore new and productive ways to help you develop coping and communication skills to attain your life goals. My work is guided by solution focused therapy and other collaborative therapies so that you and I work together to find the solutions to make your life more fulfilling. I provide a non-judgmental, safe environment or "container" where you can build on strengths and ultimately lead a more satisfying life.
I seek to help people by providing treatment for a wide array of concerns including anxiety, grief and loss, depression, relationship issues, addiction and trauma.
I believe that all individuals possess the ability to bring about the change they desire. Together, through therapeutic exploration, we will explore new and productive ways to help you develop coping and communication skills to attain your life goals. My work is guided by solution focused therapy and other collaborative therapies so that you and I work together to find the solutions to make your life more fulfilling. I provide a non-judgmental, safe environment or "container" where you can build on strengths and ultimately lead a more satisfying life.
Hello, welcome to my practice. I offer mental health services in California and Washington via telehealth. I have been working with youth, adults, and families since 2010. Are you going through a difficult time in your life? Have you had experiences that are impacting your ability to thrive? Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Is your child struggling in school or at home? I want to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and identify more healthy coping skills and communication techniques. I am committed to supporting you and your family in your journey toward well-being and recovery.
Hello, welcome to my practice. I offer mental health services in California and Washington via telehealth. I have been working with youth, adults, and families since 2010. Are you going through a difficult time in your life? Have you had experiences that are impacting your ability to thrive? Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Is your child struggling in school or at home? I want to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and identify more healthy coping skills and communication techniques. I am committed to supporting you and your family in your journey toward well-being and recovery.
I have more than 20 years of experience working with complex issues ranging from depression, anxiety, loss, family/partner conflict, and traumatic experiences.
Life can be difficult. Maybe you are looking for new ideas, support, or you are ready to make some changes in your life. I believe that all of us can change and positive things can happen. I provide a warm and supportive environment that focuses on your needs and goals in life. Together we can develop a treatment plan that will enable you to make the changes you want in life.
I have more than 20 years of experience working with complex issues ranging from depression, anxiety, loss, family/partner conflict, and traumatic experiences.
Life can be difficult. Maybe you are looking for new ideas, support, or you are ready to make some changes in your life. I believe that all of us can change and positive things can happen. I provide a warm and supportive environment that focuses on your needs and goals in life. Together we can develop a treatment plan that will enable you to make the changes you want in life.
North Valley Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, Private, Therapy, Group
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95926
We work with adults, couples, and children who are experiencing anxiety/ depression, anger, resentment, relationship issues, effects of trauma, self-esteem issues, etc.
Do you feel anxious or worried? Are you experiencing guilt or depression? Do you feel stuck or down? Confused or hopeless? In recent years, traumatic events have affected the way people in the north valley tend to cope with life. Significant life events have a way of bringing back past worries and triggers and people can find that life turns upside down. If you are experiencing a shift or are dealing with a familiar pattern, you are not alone. North Valley Counseling is an established and experienced group of Therapists. We work with adults, couples, and children who are experiencing anxiety/ depression, stress, & relationship issues
We work with adults, couples, and children who are experiencing anxiety/ depression, anger, resentment, relationship issues, effects of trauma, self-esteem issues, etc.
Do you feel anxious or worried? Are you experiencing guilt or depression? Do you feel stuck or down? Confused or hopeless? In recent years, traumatic events have affected the way people in the north valley tend to cope with life. Significant life events have a way of bringing back past worries and triggers and people can find that life turns upside down. If you are experiencing a shift or are dealing with a familiar pattern, you are not alone. North Valley Counseling is an established and experienced group of Therapists. We work with adults, couples, and children who are experiencing anxiety/ depression, stress, & relationship issues
Sandi John
Marriage & Family Therapist, MDiv, MSN, RN, LMFT
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95926
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Hello! You may be reading this because you are in crisis. You or your family may be suffering the pain, darkness, and emptiness of loss, grief, depression, relationship turmoil or hurt, or mired in addiction. Perhaps your faith is in crisis or you have been rejected or abused. The challenges may seem too much to bear.
I have good news for you! You are not alone. You can feel better. You can overcome your pain. You can find new hope, strength, courage, and meaning.
Hello! You may be reading this because you are in crisis. You or your family may be suffering the pain, darkness, and emptiness of loss, grief, depression, relationship turmoil or hurt, or mired in addiction. Perhaps your faith is in crisis or you have been rejected or abused. The challenges may seem too much to bear.
I have good news for you! You are not alone. You can feel better. You can overcome your pain. You can find new hope, strength, courage, and meaning.
Have you experienced trauma in your life that is directly affecting your life satisfaction? Are you dealing with a situational life adjustment that is causing you distress? Are anxiety and depression prominent in your life? I would love to provide you with a safe place to process in the way that best fits your needs. I am here to hold space for you and sit alongside you while you achieve your life goals for personal growth and recovery.
Have you experienced trauma in your life that is directly affecting your life satisfaction? Are you dealing with a situational life adjustment that is causing you distress? Are anxiety and depression prominent in your life? I would love to provide you with a safe place to process in the way that best fits your needs. I am here to hold space for you and sit alongside you while you achieve your life goals for personal growth and recovery.
Linnea A. Weston, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95926 (Online Only)
I provide therapeutic treatments that decrease stress, anxiety, depression, and effects of past and current traumas.
Sometimes in life we come to feel like we have run out of answers and don't know where to turn. Sometimes we just can no longer deal with others, our kids, our work or even ourselves. If this sounds like you or someone you know, then I can help. I can provide a safe, supportive and confidential environment that allows us to work together, using your natural strengths to find answers, increase your sense of well-being and life functioning.
I provide therapeutic treatments that decrease stress, anxiety, depression, and effects of past and current traumas.
Sometimes in life we come to feel like we have run out of answers and don't know where to turn. Sometimes we just can no longer deal with others, our kids, our work or even ourselves. If this sounds like you or someone you know, then I can help. I can provide a safe, supportive and confidential environment that allows us to work together, using your natural strengths to find answers, increase your sense of well-being and life functioning.
Hi, I'm glad you're here! I believe healing is rooted in connection - with oneself and others. My approach to therapy focuses on connection, attachment, and emotion to help empower individuals to embrace their authentic selves and find peace and joy. My focus with couples is to foster meaningful connection, trust, intimacy, and understanding. Maybe you are finding yourself anxious, angry, or depressed. Maybe you are going through adjustments or loss. Maybe it is difficult to pinpoint what feels off. You are already doing the work by being here today.
Hi, I'm glad you're here! I believe healing is rooted in connection - with oneself and others. My approach to therapy focuses on connection, attachment, and emotion to help empower individuals to embrace their authentic selves and find peace and joy. My focus with couples is to foster meaningful connection, trust, intimacy, and understanding. Maybe you are finding yourself anxious, angry, or depressed. Maybe you are going through adjustments or loss. Maybe it is difficult to pinpoint what feels off. You are already doing the work by being here today.
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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.