Therapists in California

Happy and sad. Easy and confusing. Lonely and overcrowded. Being human is a complicated experience. Therapy offers a chance to find an unbiased, gentle, and compassionate space to explore life’s challenges, while identifying balancing counterpoints. Taking a two-pronged approach, in therapy together we will explore your broader, deeper difficulties, while learning practical emotional and cognitive tools to help navigate daily life.

My approach focuses on helping you understand yourself and develop a compassionate relationship with your Self. With humor and gentleness, I will help you find blind spots and obstacles and help you clear the way to your best life. Along the way, I can teach you how to listen and trust your Self, empower you and give you tools to navigate life's most difficult obstacles. I especially enjoy working with people from various backgrounds and concerns such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, abuse and trauma, relationship issues, parenting problems, grief, life transitions, feeling "stuck" and stagnant, and existential questions.

It is my focus, as a therapist, to create a safe, supportive and confidential environment in which all feel fully accepted. I believe non-judgment, respect and genuineness are key ingredients towards creating an authentic connection which sets the stage for healing to unfold. My specialties include working with adults to help them access their own internal resiliency, learn healthier ways of coping, becoming more self-aware and improve behavior. My treatment approach is working within a Humanistic model. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential and Family Systems approaches are utilized as well.

Welcome. Are you ready for the work necessary to make real, enduring change? Do you have a troubling personal issue or suffer from general dissatisfaction? My orientation is to focus on the unconscious, the elusive essence of the problem. A powerful process unfolds when change occurs at this level of the mind. This opens the space for authentic personal transformation.

Congratulations! You have made a very important decision in your life - you decided to invite professional help into your life. The reasons behind your decision can vary. It can be your feeling of loneliness, difficulties to "fit in", or maybe the demons from the past affecting your life today and you feel like you stuck? Or the main goal you've had all your life seems more and more unreachable and you feel like a failure? Whatever it is, you are the only one who has the answers. You are the only expert of you. But sometimes these answers are buried too deep, so you need professional help to reach them.

Greetings, My focus of care is on Patient centered care. Therapy is a journey of healing. Goals of care written by client leads the way. Existential client care, driven by clinical skills developed over 20 years experience in various settings. Expertise in addressing trauma, ADHD, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, couples work, life transitions, support in life changing events whereby skills needed to move forward.

Does fear or sadness hold you back from living your best life ? Are you in a mid-life or existential crisis and not sure how to make meaningful change ? Perhaps past relationships and traumas continue to sabotage you from your goals, or continue to limit you. You do not have to figure this out alone. Together we can work collaboratively to uncover patterns in thoughts and behaviors that do not serve you. Whether as an individual, or within a relationship, we will make meaningful change in your life.

Therapy is a collaborative relationship, as individual as the people in the room. Often the work involves slowing down and creating a secure space for being open, curious and able to revisit and make sense of thoughts, memories and feelings that give rise to present difficulties. I'm especially attentive to your higher powers of perception and positive self determination. Together we resolve present-day problems with roots in the past, changing patterns that produce familiar and unwanted results so you are freer to choose the life you want.

These are unprecedented times and we are facing the aftermath of a global trauma. You may be feeling grief, loss, burnout, depression, anxiety, or you may have no clue what it is you're feeling. I am here to hold space for you as we make our way through this existential crisis.

I enjoy working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and community from rural areas, as someone who understands the experience of isolation and judgment. I have a warm, soulful, collaborative, empathic, non-judgmental approach to therapy. My goal is to help individuals find their inner voice and truth, heal from new and old wounds, and repair interpersonal conflict with their loved ones. I work with all genders, LGBTQ+, gender expansive clients. Individual, family therapy, couples therapy, sex therapy. Accepting new clients virtually. I am also accepting supervisees currently registered with the BBS.

Is something holding you back from living at your full potential? Are you overwhelmed with intense feelings of sadness, anger, fear or frustration? If you are feeling stuck in patterns that are limiting you, or are navigating through a difficult life challenge, therapy can help you realize your true potential and reach your life goals. With assistance and support there can be healing and an increased level of awareness to self and the environment. You can feel better about yourself, and thrive in your relationships.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist certified to provide mental health services in the state of California. I have been providing mental health services for the past 6 years working with non-profit community mental health clinics, probation offices & court systems, middle school, high schools and now as a private practice clinician. Within these settings, I have had the privilege of working with individuals, couples, parents, teenagers, children and families at many different phases of life and personal development.

Therapy is for everyone. Some attend due to symptoms of depression, anxiety, or other specific disorders; others seek help when experiencing social, familial, academic, or occupational difficulties; and still others pursue therapy to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their purpose. While the path of every individual is unique, all can benefit from feeling seen, heard, understood, and validated; along with learning healthy coping mechanisms; developing communication and problem-solving skills to successfully address present and future challenges; and accomplishing objectives on the path to achieving self-actualization.

I am here to remind you, you are not broken, even if your mind may be suggesting that you are. It is probable that these thoughts are connected to trauma—a way to make sense out of how uncomfortable you feel in your own body. Trauma can impact our health, body, emotions, relationships, perception of self and reality. Somatic Therapy may support you finding some relief in being you. Let's begin to explore and integrate what's causing this pain and psychological suffering without bypassing or minimizing your experiences. Your body has the wisdom to provide the answers. We may need to listen, honor and acknowledge its truth.

Greetings! My name is Dr. Kate Dunn. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY32472) with seven years of experience treating many different mental health diagnoses, challenges, and symptoms. I have a background working with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, addictive behaviors, and psychosis. I have specific clinical training and experience treating trauma and life stressors. I see clients of all ages 18+ utilizing a tailored, culturally-sensitive, empathic, and related approach. I blend humanistic, existential, and cognitive behavioral philosophies depending on the comfort and preferences of each client.

I work with teens, children, and adults struggling with unresolved trauma, relational issues, existential fear, grief, gender dysphoria, self-harm, addiction, anxiety, and depression. I work from a psychodynamic lens, which means looking at my client’s past as a means of informing the present and helping them discover the unconscious blind spots that unknowingly contribute to their distress. I am passionate about helping to reconcile past trauma such as abuse, bullying, oppression, and toxic relationships. I also work with families and couples stuck in destructive patterns and having the same fight over and over.

Are you living a life of quiet desperation? Are self-limiting patterns and behaviors interfering with your spiritual and emotional well-being? Oftentimes life's challenges can leave us feeling trapped with no where to turn. Sometimes all you need is some direction. You don't have to do it alone. I will work with you to create a safe, supportive environment, encouraging change without force, while honoring your inherent wisdom. My approach is compassionate, intuitive, gentle, respectful, experiential & collaborative. I'll encourage you to listen to your body & soul as well as your mind for answers that are right for you.

I'm passionate about helping people explore their stories in creative ways to empower them to live fully and authentically. In therapy, I create a safe and sacred space where people can understand both their power and their pain, heal from the wounds and trauma of their pasts, and move forward in their lives into meaning, freedom and wholeness. I have an active, engaged, personal and empathic style, and I strive to help my clients feel comfortable and known.

Psychotherapy and psychological assessment are offered by Dr. Kwon (Clinical Psychologist licensed in CA and NY) for diverse emotional experiences and behavioral concerns. Working with Dr. K, patients typically experience increasing self-awareness, self-regulation, and sense of inner freedom, often accompanied by compassion for self and others. Most patients are seen once a week for 3–5 months. After that, sessions take place less often for a few more months toward closure. Before committing yourself for services, you are encouraged to try two or three sessions and let your experiences guide you to make an informed decision.