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Kenji Watanabe
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
Hello my name is Kenji Watanabe, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I focus on providing an engaging, collaborative, and supportive therapy experience. I aim for clients to gain a deeper sense of connection, freedom, and hope within their self and their most significant relationships. I take a client-centered approach, and I believe in the client's own creativity, strengths, and resourcefulness. I value the client's input and personal goals for therapy, and I adjust my therapeutic frameworks and interventions to fit their goals.
Hello my name is Kenji Watanabe, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I focus on providing an engaging, collaborative, and supportive therapy experience. I aim for clients to gain a deeper sense of connection, freedom, and hope within their self and their most significant relationships. I take a client-centered approach, and I believe in the client's own creativity, strengths, and resourcefulness. I value the client's input and personal goals for therapy, and I adjust my therapeutic frameworks and interventions to fit their goals.
(310) 706-2198 View (310) 706-2198
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Michael Bean
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Nice to meet you. I'm Michael Bean, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist License MFC40911 My wife and I have raised 4 awesome kids (awesome adults now) & have learned to love each other & to love life despite a lot of challenges. My passion is helping people figure out how to live happily too. My clients are mostly older adolescents and adults who are struggling with grief and loss, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and difficult and complicated relationships.
Nice to meet you. I'm Michael Bean, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist License MFC40911 My wife and I have raised 4 awesome kids (awesome adults now) & have learned to love each other & to love life despite a lot of challenges. My passion is helping people figure out how to live happily too. My clients are mostly older adolescents and adults who are struggling with grief and loss, anxiety, depression, chronic illness, and difficult and complicated relationships.
(619) 937-2183 View (619) 937-2183
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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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Jamillah Pargo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078
Are you experiencing Hopelessness, Sadness, Worthlessness, Panic Attacks, Racing Thoughts, or Fear? Do you lay awake at night WORRYING about EVERYTHING? Are your worries or fears a constant cycle? Do you avoid interaction with loved ones, or maybe you don't want to be a burden to family or friends, so you begin isolating from everyone? Do you ever say, “I can’t take this anymore?” Do you feel alone in your problems? You are not alone, whether you're dealing with Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Health Crisis, Midlife Crisis, or just unsure how to move forward in life, assisting adults redefine life is my passion & purpose.
Are you experiencing Hopelessness, Sadness, Worthlessness, Panic Attacks, Racing Thoughts, or Fear? Do you lay awake at night WORRYING about EVERYTHING? Are your worries or fears a constant cycle? Do you avoid interaction with loved ones, or maybe you don't want to be a burden to family or friends, so you begin isolating from everyone? Do you ever say, “I can’t take this anymore?” Do you feel alone in your problems? You are not alone, whether you're dealing with Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Health Crisis, Midlife Crisis, or just unsure how to move forward in life, assisting adults redefine life is my passion & purpose.
(619) 736-2408 View (619) 736-2408
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William McMahon
Counselor, MS, LPCC
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
I provide my services via TeleTherapy. My area of expertise is assisting people who are struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle and constrained by one or more issues. I can assist you if you're having trouble transitioning through life, whether you're a middle-aged person whose life is changing or a teenager who feels overwhelmed.
I provide my services via TeleTherapy. My area of expertise is assisting people who are struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle and constrained by one or more issues. I can assist you if you're having trouble transitioning through life, whether you're a middle-aged person whose life is changing or a teenager who feels overwhelmed.
(442) 241-1120 View (442) 241-1120
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Journeys Inward Hypnotherapy
CCHT, CAC
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
Are you at a time in your life when you don't know where to turn? Are you on overwhelm or faced with a major life decision? For over 32 years I have been helping people with their issues. My passion is to help clients integrate the different conflicting aspects of their personality and transform the limiting beliefs that keep them stuck. I work with adults and teens. I have found that using hypnotherapy is the quickest and most lasting way for most people to accomplish their goals. I focus on short term intensive therapy, meaning long sessions 60/90 min. that create lasting change. I offer phone sessions as well for your comfort.
Are you at a time in your life when you don't know where to turn? Are you on overwhelm or faced with a major life decision? For over 32 years I have been helping people with their issues. My passion is to help clients integrate the different conflicting aspects of their personality and transform the limiting beliefs that keep them stuck. I work with adults and teens. I have found that using hypnotherapy is the quickest and most lasting way for most people to accomplish their goals. I focus on short term intensive therapy, meaning long sessions 60/90 min. that create lasting change. I offer phone sessions as well for your comfort.
(760) 610-0895 View (760) 610-0895
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Alexandra Donnelly Lcsw Dcsw
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
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.
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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Douglas W Minshall
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
I am committed to understanding and meeting the unique needs of each client I work with. My ideal client is someone who is seeking support to navigate through life's challenges and finding a voice to empower themselves. They may be grappling with a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, military, trauma, or relationship difficulties.
I am committed to understanding and meeting the unique needs of each client I work with. My ideal client is someone who is seeking support to navigate through life's challenges and finding a voice to empower themselves. They may be grappling with a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, military, trauma, or relationship difficulties.
(760) 437-2061 View (760) 437-2061
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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Sharon Tawfilis
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EEM-CP
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
In the safety of our confidential sessions our work together will include identifying and designing a self-care routine specific to your needs. Identifying, changing and releasing both conscious/unconscious beliefs/blocks to creating the life you desire by empowering you with techniques that you can learn to do yourself. Incorporating entrainment to temporarily change brain waves to assist in accessing clarity and action steps. We all stand on the shoulders of giants whose research and experience we combine to improve the quality of the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical.
In the safety of our confidential sessions our work together will include identifying and designing a self-care routine specific to your needs. Identifying, changing and releasing both conscious/unconscious beliefs/blocks to creating the life you desire by empowering you with techniques that you can learn to do yourself. Incorporating entrainment to temporarily change brain waves to assist in accessing clarity and action steps. We all stand on the shoulders of giants whose research and experience we combine to improve the quality of the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical.
(858) 877-9676 View (858) 877-9676
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Stephanie Dorsey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Marcos, CA 92078
Even in the darkest places in life there is hope. Hope of healing, a new tomorrow, true peace, and a life well lived. I know you may have endured abuse, addiction, loss, or other trauma. I want you to know that tomorrow can be different than today. I know that change is possible if you are willing to do the work to make that change happen. My goal is to come along side each client I see and assist you through your journey towards true peace and hope.
Even in the darkest places in life there is hope. Hope of healing, a new tomorrow, true peace, and a life well lived. I know you may have endured abuse, addiction, loss, or other trauma. I want you to know that tomorrow can be different than today. I know that change is possible if you are willing to do the work to make that change happen. My goal is to come along side each client I see and assist you through your journey towards true peace and hope.
(760) 854-4906 View (760) 854-4906
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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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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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Sara Walpole - Tesserae Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078
What I love about my work is encouraging and empowering children, teens and families. This is why Francesca Riddell and I started Tesserae Family Therapy. Families come to us for support with depression, anxiety, difficult behaviors as well as learning how to make and keep friends through the PEERS program. Our goal is to help families, adolescents, children and young adults learn concrete skills to help better manage emotions, behaviors and have more positive social interactions. We will provide the support and guidance to assist you in meeting your goals.
What I love about my work is encouraging and empowering children, teens and families. This is why Francesca Riddell and I started Tesserae Family Therapy. Families come to us for support with depression, anxiety, difficult behaviors as well as learning how to make and keep friends through the PEERS program. Our goal is to help families, adolescents, children and young adults learn concrete skills to help better manage emotions, behaviors and have more positive social interactions. We will provide the support and guidance to assist you in meeting your goals.
(858) 227-6231 View (858) 227-6231
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Danielle Enriquez
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Marcos, CA 92078  (Online Only)
There are a variety of things that can have us feeling stuck, hopeless, depressed or anxious, but having the correct blueprint that is easy to follow, will give you the highest chance of living a life that is free, exciting, and fulfilling. You can break free from the cycle of anxiety and depression, by learning effective coping strategies you can experience a significant reduction in day-to-day stress, allowing you to enjoy life more fully.
There are a variety of things that can have us feeling stuck, hopeless, depressed or anxious, but having the correct blueprint that is easy to follow, will give you the highest chance of living a life that is free, exciting, and fulfilling. You can break free from the cycle of anxiety and depression, by learning effective coping strategies you can experience a significant reduction in day-to-day stress, allowing you to enjoy life more fully.
(951) 667-8290 View (951) 667-8290
Marriage Counseling Therapists

How does marriage counseling work?

Marriage counseling works by teaching couples concrete skills to communicate with one another and solve disagreements in healthy ways. A trained mental health professional works with both members of a couple to explore difficulties the couple may be having and helps them develop skills to address these matters. Couples who don’t have any difficulties but want to prepare for marriage may develop skills for the future.

How long does marriage counseling typically last?

Marriage counseling is a short-term form of therapy; the process may last between four and eight sessions. Other forms of relationship guidance from mental health professionals, such as couples therapy, are longer lasting, may focus on the past rather than just the present, and are tailored to the individual couple and their emotions, history, and patterns in the relationship. Couples therapy often lasts for 12 weeks or longer.

Is marriage counseling effective?

Marriage counseling helps many couples develop relationship skills that may not have been acquired or tested in a relationship; partners may be better able to communicate and address conflict following counseling. However, there are many different forms of marriage counseling, and this form of counseling does not have as strong an evidence base as other modalities such as couples therapy.

Is marriage counseling effective if only one partner wants to go?

Yes, marriage counseling can still be effective if one partner convinces the other to engage in the process. Of course, whether counseling is effective depends on the couple’s commitment to work on their relationship; however, the short-term, skills-based nature of marriage counseling makes it a relatively easy “ask” of a partner, and the hesitant individual may see its value once counseling begins.