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Insight Therapeutic Services
Psychologist, PhD, MS, CTRS
Verified Verified
Modesto, CA 95354
Do you owe yourself a better quality of life? Are you feeling stuck? I can help you gain insight in your relationships, conflicts, or reconcile with your troubled past to improve your life. I specialize in individual, couple, family/group therapy. I'm here to help you improve communication, self-esteem, coping skills, and overall wellness. I also provide psychological testing to clarify functional versus intellectual ability, identify personality pattern and mental health diagnosis, as well as career planning. For individuals who have severe mental illnesses, I will use contemporary positive psychology strategies to help you reduce depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and psychotic symptoms.
Do you owe yourself a better quality of life? Are you feeling stuck? I can help you gain insight in your relationships, conflicts, or reconcile with your troubled past to improve your life. I specialize in individual, couple, family/group therapy. I'm here to help you improve communication, self-esteem, coping skills, and overall wellness. I also provide psychological testing to clarify functional versus intellectual ability, identify personality pattern and mental health diagnosis, as well as career planning. For individuals who have severe mental illnesses, I will use contemporary positive psychology strategies to help you reduce depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and psychotic symptoms.
(209) 661-7670 View (209) 661-7670
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Lisa Thanh Thu Gleason
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Jose, CA 95125
Life can be difficult when we face unexpected circumstances and challenges. Help is available and change IS possible. I believe in a compassionate, genuine and traditional therapy approach - collaborating with you, meeting you where you are at and being a pro-active and supportive companion on your journey to success. By partnering with you, I treat you wholly - not only focusing just on the symptoms - and help you set and achieve all your goals. Together, each session’s intention is to create meaningful progress and change that is inline with your ultimate goal. We can do this in either Vietnamese and/or English.
Life can be difficult when we face unexpected circumstances and challenges. Help is available and change IS possible. I believe in a compassionate, genuine and traditional therapy approach - collaborating with you, meeting you where you are at and being a pro-active and supportive companion on your journey to success. By partnering with you, I treat you wholly - not only focusing just on the symptoms - and help you set and achieve all your goals. Together, each session’s intention is to create meaningful progress and change that is inline with your ultimate goal. We can do this in either Vietnamese and/or English.
(408) 688-9165 View (408) 688-9165
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Inner Lemon Therapy- Cultural Understanding
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
Roseville, CA 95661  (Online Only)
Many worries...many reactions...many unsure...many unknown, people cannot understand. There is no one to talk to or it goes no where when talking to a friend or a family? Give us a CALL to learn about those feelings and discuss your goals.
Many worries...many reactions...many unsure...many unknown, people cannot understand. There is no one to talk to or it goes no where when talking to a friend or a family? Give us a CALL to learn about those feelings and discuss your goals.
(916) 301-4521 View (916) 301-4521

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Intervention Therapists

How does an intervention work?

An intervention is a planned, structured meeting in which a person’s family or friends voice concerns about the person’s behavior and its consequences; the goal is for the person to accept treatment. In this meeting, the person’s loved ones (often with the guidance of a trained interventionist) share how the person’s behavior has harmed them and the consequences if the person refuses treatment. They collectively ask the person to accept a proposed treatment plan.

How effective are interventions?

There isn’t extensive research on the efficacy of interventions, in part because success is difficult to measure. Individuals often enter addiction treatment after an intervention, for example, but treatment itself may not work, especially if the person only begins due to external pressure from others rather than due to internal motivation to change. However, if all other attempts at helping someone have failed, an intervention may be worth exploring.

What are the limitations of interventions?

While a friend or family member’s intentions are in the right place in wanting to help a loved one through an intervention, there are significant limitations to the approach. The surprising nature of the event can make the person feel ambushed or judged. They may feel embarrassed or ashamed as a result, and relationships may be strained or broken. This can make it difficult for the individual to be receptive to the concerns of their loved ones and the interventionist.

Are there alternatives to interventions?

Rather than confronting a loved one through an intervention, an effective and less pressured approach is to create space for a caring, open, one-on-one conversation. This works best if the loved one asks open-ended questions, listens attentively to the answers, and frames their observations and statements with concern rather than judgment. More than one conversation may be needed, but change can take root over time.