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Alexandra Donnelly Lcsw Dcsw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
In addition, I have extensive expertise in treating individuals and family members of people who struggle with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
My style involves working collaboratively to help my clients improve the quality of their lives in their work, their relationships and their interests. My approach brings to light how past experiences affect the choices that we make in our current lives, both positively and negatively, and how we can alter destructive patterns by learning new healthy coping skills.
In addition, I have extensive expertise in treating individuals and family members of people who struggle with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
My style involves working collaboratively to help my clients improve the quality of their lives in their work, their relationships and their interests. My approach brings to light how past experiences affect the choices that we make in our current lives, both positively and negatively, and how we can alter destructive patterns by learning new healthy coping skills.
(760) 561-5697 View (760) 561-5697
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Kim Coshnear
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Hello, I am Kim Coshnear, a dedicated Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California. My mission is to cultivate a nurturing and accepting environment, empowering clients to embrace self-acceptance and pursue transformative changes that enrich their lives. In my practice, I specialize in assisting individuals grappling with depression, anxiety, and addiction, and navigating complex questions about relationships, personal identity, and life's purpose.
Hello, I am Kim Coshnear, a dedicated Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in California. My mission is to cultivate a nurturing and accepting environment, empowering clients to embrace self-acceptance and pursue transformative changes that enrich their lives. In my practice, I specialize in assisting individuals grappling with depression, anxiety, and addiction, and navigating complex questions about relationships, personal identity, and life's purpose.
(951) 357-0969 View (951) 357-0969
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Sarah Greenstein
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Daily challenges, painful experiences or emotions, and uncertainty are all common, shared experiences of being human. These moments along with simply feeling lost, alone, stuck, sad or anxious offer opportunities for healing and growth! Starting therapy is a positive step towards accessing inner resilience and bringing voice to your authentic self. Through individual, group, and family counseling, I work with kids, "tweens," teens and adults navigating a range of life's stressors including transitions, relationship issues, anxiety/overwhelm, grief/loss, school/work struggles, parenthood, caregiving, and finding purpose.
Daily challenges, painful experiences or emotions, and uncertainty are all common, shared experiences of being human. These moments along with simply feeling lost, alone, stuck, sad or anxious offer opportunities for healing and growth! Starting therapy is a positive step towards accessing inner resilience and bringing voice to your authentic self. Through individual, group, and family counseling, I work with kids, "tweens," teens and adults navigating a range of life's stressors including transitions, relationship issues, anxiety/overwhelm, grief/loss, school/work struggles, parenthood, caregiving, and finding purpose.
(760) 377-8703 View (760) 377-8703
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The Mindful Lemon
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
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.
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.
(760) 819-7879 View (760) 819-7879
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Kay Sanchez-Franco
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, BA
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
I tend to think of therapy like tupperware. It's a safe container to unload, feel, and heal from life experiences so that we can better adapt to hardship and change. We all don't live in the same world. Many have been missed by people or systems that fell short. Whether we have a communal or a lone wolf mentality, our (dis)abilities are visible/invisible, who we love, our religious/spiritual beliefs, and, race/ethnicity all inform the ways we experience life. This is why a blend of Humanistic, evidence-based CBT & DBT theories, and traditional wisdoms, shape the foundation of my approach.
I tend to think of therapy like tupperware. It's a safe container to unload, feel, and heal from life experiences so that we can better adapt to hardship and change. We all don't live in the same world. Many have been missed by people or systems that fell short. Whether we have a communal or a lone wolf mentality, our (dis)abilities are visible/invisible, who we love, our religious/spiritual beliefs, and, race/ethnicity all inform the ways we experience life. This is why a blend of Humanistic, evidence-based CBT & DBT theories, and traditional wisdoms, shape the foundation of my approach.
(619) 391-2740 View (619) 391-2740
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Jennifer Wang-Hall
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078
Eating disorders are painful illnesses that are influenced by many factors. Your emotional experiences as well as your relationships and history may be creating struggles with food and body. Eating disorders can be lonely but you do not have to face this alone. Your healing is valuable and therapy is a great place to start so that you can carry your power into your life and the world. I have treated eating disorders for over 10 years and am passionate about guiding others whether in making larger changes or in equally valid harm reduction. - Please note, I do not take any insurance at this time. I can provide a monthly superbill.
Eating disorders are painful illnesses that are influenced by many factors. Your emotional experiences as well as your relationships and history may be creating struggles with food and body. Eating disorders can be lonely but you do not have to face this alone. Your healing is valuable and therapy is a great place to start so that you can carry your power into your life and the world. I have treated eating disorders for over 10 years and am passionate about guiding others whether in making larger changes or in equally valid harm reduction. - Please note, I do not take any insurance at this time. I can provide a monthly superbill.
(442) 264-0922 View (442) 264-0922
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Laura Fish
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
If you are looking to alter your patterns of behavior, to strengthen relationships, or a parent in need of proven strategies to promote healthy behavior in your children, I can help. Please visit my website at laurafishtherapy.com to learn more about my approach. Therapy doesn't have to be long term. It is simply an opportunity for someone to help you begin the process of change. I'd love to hear more from you about what you would like to leave behind and what you would like to call forward into your life.
If you are looking to alter your patterns of behavior, to strengthen relationships, or a parent in need of proven strategies to promote healthy behavior in your children, I can help. Please visit my website at laurafishtherapy.com to learn more about my approach. Therapy doesn't have to be long term. It is simply an opportunity for someone to help you begin the process of change. I'd love to hear more from you about what you would like to leave behind and what you would like to call forward into your life.
(760) 712-4002 View (760) 712-4002
David J Cain
Psychologist, PhD, ABPP, CGP
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
I PREFER TO WORK WITH ADULTS AND COUPLES WHO ARE INVESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AS A MEANS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS THEY CURRENTLY EXPERIENCE. I VIEW PROBLEMS AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND SEE MY ROLE AS HELPING YOU DRAW ON YOUR PERSONAL RESOURCES TO BECOME THE PERSON YOU WISH TO BE.I HAVE WORKED WITH ALL AGE GROUPS AND MOST ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL, UNIVERSITY AND PRIVATE PRACTICE SETTINGS. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TEACHING AND SUPERVISING PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL THERAPISTS, WRITING, EDITING, PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS AND SERVICE TO MY PROFESSION.
I PREFER TO WORK WITH ADULTS AND COUPLES WHO ARE INVESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AS A MEANS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS THEY CURRENTLY EXPERIENCE. I VIEW PROBLEMS AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND SEE MY ROLE AS HELPING YOU DRAW ON YOUR PERSONAL RESOURCES TO BECOME THE PERSON YOU WISH TO BE.I HAVE WORKED WITH ALL AGE GROUPS AND MOST ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS IN CLINICAL, UNIVERSITY AND PRIVATE PRACTICE SETTINGS. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TEACHING AND SUPERVISING PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL THERAPISTS, WRITING, EDITING, PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS AND SERVICE TO MY PROFESSION.
(760) 530-4786 View (760) 530-4786
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InPsych Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078
If you are ready to change your painful emotional patterns that cause anxiety, depression, & relationship problems on a deeper level, we can help you through integrative psychotherapy. With over 20 years of experience, we quickly pinpoint the sources of your pain and show you how to feel immediate relief followed by deep, long-lasting change. This type of integrative therapy allows you to achieve a greater level of self-acceptance and personal growth as painful patterns are transformed. As a group practice, the providers at InPsych Center use both traditional and innovative therapies to help you heal mind, body, and spirit.
If you are ready to change your painful emotional patterns that cause anxiety, depression, & relationship problems on a deeper level, we can help you through integrative psychotherapy. With over 20 years of experience, we quickly pinpoint the sources of your pain and show you how to feel immediate relief followed by deep, long-lasting change. This type of integrative therapy allows you to achieve a greater level of self-acceptance and personal growth as painful patterns are transformed. As a group practice, the providers at InPsych Center use both traditional and innovative therapies to help you heal mind, body, and spirit.
(760) 489-1092 View (760) 489-1092
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Ava Shakib
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ASW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
I help you assess your relationships and surroundings, to help make life feel more pleasurable, manageable, and fulfilling. Together we'll work to expand your support systems, explore your values, and find your voice. I value your personal histories, cultures, and social environments and prioritize this while we explore your mental, physical, and sexual well-being together.
I help you assess your relationships and surroundings, to help make life feel more pleasurable, manageable, and fulfilling. Together we'll work to expand your support systems, explore your values, and find your voice. I value your personal histories, cultures, and social environments and prioritize this while we explore your mental, physical, and sexual well-being together.
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Courtney Funk
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Welcome, I'm glad you're here! Finding time for yourself can be a daunting task, especially with the heavy demands of school/work. My client's are primarily college students or recent graduates, seeking balance in their lives and a space to process life events. I strive to create a genuine, warm, trusting and collaborative space where my clients feel empowered to explore, process and heal.
Welcome, I'm glad you're here! Finding time for yourself can be a daunting task, especially with the heavy demands of school/work. My client's are primarily college students or recent graduates, seeking balance in their lives and a space to process life events. I strive to create a genuine, warm, trusting and collaborative space where my clients feel empowered to explore, process and heal.
(858) 348-5512 View (858) 348-5512
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Marcella Santamaria
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Are you someone looking for guidance on how to be your best self for your partner, kids or community? Do you need some support from someone who has "been there" to help you "get there"? Usually, we are growing and changing to adjust to life circumstances. What if, no matter the circumstances you could develop skills where you can have a steady heart, soul and mind to weather all life can throw your way. As your therapist I can consistently support you to help you uncover and release conditioned behaviors you have known all your life so you can be a more free individual to achieve your life goals.
Are you someone looking for guidance on how to be your best self for your partner, kids or community? Do you need some support from someone who has "been there" to help you "get there"? Usually, we are growing and changing to adjust to life circumstances. What if, no matter the circumstances you could develop skills where you can have a steady heart, soul and mind to weather all life can throw your way. As your therapist I can consistently support you to help you uncover and release conditioned behaviors you have known all your life so you can be a more free individual to achieve your life goals.
(760) 782-2524 View (760) 782-2524
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Therapeutic and Wellness Solution Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, AMFT, CST, PCC
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Waitlist for new clients
Do you find yourself thinking "I need to see a therapist." Then realize that you have been thinking this for months but haven't been able to make an appointment because you're just too busy and overwhelmed. Do you look at your spouse and think where did the spark go? Can you remember the last time that you were happy and enjoyed any aspect of your day? Or are you done with watching your child struggle with social skills, feelings of anxiety or accepting "no" as an answer. Then its time to give us a call and start making the improvements and changes you want in your life.
Do you find yourself thinking "I need to see a therapist." Then realize that you have been thinking this for months but haven't been able to make an appointment because you're just too busy and overwhelmed. Do you look at your spouse and think where did the spark go? Can you remember the last time that you were happy and enjoyed any aspect of your day? Or are you done with watching your child struggle with social skills, feelings of anxiety or accepting "no" as an answer. Then its time to give us a call and start making the improvements and changes you want in your life.
(442) 244-2733 View (442) 244-2733
Family Therapy

What do family therapists do?

A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.

How long does therapy for families take to work?

Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.

How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?

You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.

Is therapy for families effective?

Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.