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Prof. Isaias J Narvaez
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, MA, BLS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
As a mixed raced father, adopting father, and mentor with a diverse background, the challenges that life can present in relationships, parenting, partner along with everyday stress, trauma and challenges with substance abuse can easily come up. Some humor, human connection and respect for the therapeutic process are part of my style which include self-empowerment and radical acceptance using a strength based approach with the neuroscience mumbo jumbo. Come reauthor your narrative, laugh and cry while empowering yourself.
As a mixed raced father, adopting father, and mentor with a diverse background, the challenges that life can present in relationships, parenting, partner along with everyday stress, trauma and challenges with substance abuse can easily come up. Some humor, human connection and respect for the therapeutic process are part of my style which include self-empowerment and radical acceptance using a strength based approach with the neuroscience mumbo jumbo. Come reauthor your narrative, laugh and cry while empowering yourself.
(818) 740-4653 View (818) 740-4653
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Darlene Joy Manick
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
I specialize in treating treating high achieving individuals & couples, with perfectionist tendencies. My priority is your emotional safety. Non judgmental support allows for your sharing openly and honestly. The need to "be right" can be unconscious, & you may be hurting those you love. My skilled intuition, and 25+ yrs. of clinical success, knows hope is available for the motivated and committed recovering anxious, obsessive, & over analyzing adult. Our trusting relationship inspires you to reflect upon your life/relationship goals; together we explore, & honestly challenge: "Do I want to be right?" Or, do I want to be loved?"
I specialize in treating treating high achieving individuals & couples, with perfectionist tendencies. My priority is your emotional safety. Non judgmental support allows for your sharing openly and honestly. The need to "be right" can be unconscious, & you may be hurting those you love. My skilled intuition, and 25+ yrs. of clinical success, knows hope is available for the motivated and committed recovering anxious, obsessive, & over analyzing adult. Our trusting relationship inspires you to reflect upon your life/relationship goals; together we explore, & honestly challenge: "Do I want to be right?" Or, do I want to be loved?"
(818) 639-4919 View (818) 639-4919
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Leah Edwards
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Woodland Hills, CA 91302
Not accepting new clients
Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, or relationship challenges? Do you isolate? Ready to tackle childhood traumas, anger and irritability? My ideal clients are individuals ready to do the deep dive, and gain personal insight to begin to make healthy life changes: to fully understand that the most important relationship they will ever have, is the one with themselves. I empower clients to make the changes they wish to see in their own lives to live a richer and fuller life experience. I believe that a therapist is a tool that the client can use to repair or rebuild as they see fit.
Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, or relationship challenges? Do you isolate? Ready to tackle childhood traumas, anger and irritability? My ideal clients are individuals ready to do the deep dive, and gain personal insight to begin to make healthy life changes: to fully understand that the most important relationship they will ever have, is the one with themselves. I empower clients to make the changes they wish to see in their own lives to live a richer and fuller life experience. I believe that a therapist is a tool that the client can use to repair or rebuild as they see fit.
(559) 337-3128 View (559) 337-3128

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Kimberley Sligar
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Tarzana, CA 91356
My name is Kimberley Sligar, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have experience working with diverse individuals and families in outpatient settings. My modalities include strength-based approaches, relaxation techniques, motivational interviewing skills, and cognitive behavioral therapy to target trauma, anxiety, self-development, and relationship conflicts. I am here to provide therapeutic support to help you on your journey to self-awareness and accomplish your goals.
My name is Kimberley Sligar, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have experience working with diverse individuals and families in outpatient settings. My modalities include strength-based approaches, relaxation techniques, motivational interviewing skills, and cognitive behavioral therapy to target trauma, anxiety, self-development, and relationship conflicts. I am here to provide therapeutic support to help you on your journey to self-awareness and accomplish your goals.
(310) 742-0850 View (310) 742-0850
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Peter Kehoe
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
North Hills, CA 91343
I have been using DBT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing therapies to support the journeys of my clients in the past few years.
Hello! My name is Peter Kehoe, LMFT. I was licensed in 2002 and have had an eclectic and sometimes electric life experience to date. I believe in self determination and using support teams and individuals to create positive orientation. I started my journey in this field working with alcoholic adults in a group setting in the early '80s and later moved to a long term residential setting with adolescents with drug and alcohol issues. My internship was in an upper class community with the scions of these families that had substance use and behavioral disorders. Individual and family therapy were the mediums in those cases.
I have been using DBT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing therapies to support the journeys of my clients in the past few years.
Hello! My name is Peter Kehoe, LMFT. I was licensed in 2002 and have had an eclectic and sometimes electric life experience to date. I believe in self determination and using support teams and individuals to create positive orientation. I started my journey in this field working with alcoholic adults in a group setting in the early '80s and later moved to a long term residential setting with adolescents with drug and alcohol issues. My internship was in an upper class community with the scions of these families that had substance use and behavioral disorders. Individual and family therapy were the mediums in those cases.
(818) 839-4470 View (818) 839-4470
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Bridges Therapy Group of CA
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LCSW, AMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Northridge, CA 91330  (Online Only)
At Bridges Therapy Group of California, we’re dedicated to matching you with the perfect therapist for you and ensuring that your insurance will truly pay for your sessions. We are contracted, in-network providers with all the insurers listed below. We verify your benefits before you start so there are no surprises to you.
At Bridges Therapy Group of California, we’re dedicated to matching you with the perfect therapist for you and ensuring that your insurance will truly pay for your sessions. We are contracted, in-network providers with all the insurers listed below. We verify your benefits before you start so there are no surprises to you.
(805) 669-9451 View (805) 669-9451
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Alba Wellness Group
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Panorama City, CA 91402
We are our community. We are BIPOC. Our clients reflect the eclectic and diverse life experiences and training of our clinicians. Our clients come to us to deal with life transitions, identity, acculturation, trauma and grief. We get to know you and tailor our treatment approach specifically to your individual and/or your family’s needs. We use the latest in evidence-based practices to make sure that you are receiving innovative and quality mental health support.
We are our community. We are BIPOC. Our clients reflect the eclectic and diverse life experiences and training of our clinicians. Our clients come to us to deal with life transitions, identity, acculturation, trauma and grief. We get to know you and tailor our treatment approach specifically to your individual and/or your family’s needs. We use the latest in evidence-based practices to make sure that you are receiving innovative and quality mental health support.
(818) 431-2819 View (818) 431-2819
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Sharon Brooke Uy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR-BC, RYT, Coach
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Encino, CA 91436
I help guide creative, motivated, open, and spiritually-minded individuals on their journey to reconnect and reintegrate with their true selves. It can be difficult to manage (or even face) all the feelings that come with depression, anxiety, life transitions, trauma, or cultural identity. Perhaps you're feeling lost right now, but you just know that there's a path and a purpose specific to you. There is a way to feel aligned in all areas of your life, and to live in true fulfillment and joy!
I help guide creative, motivated, open, and spiritually-minded individuals on their journey to reconnect and reintegrate with their true selves. It can be difficult to manage (or even face) all the feelings that come with depression, anxiety, life transitions, trauma, or cultural identity. Perhaps you're feeling lost right now, but you just know that there's a path and a purpose specific to you. There is a way to feel aligned in all areas of your life, and to live in true fulfillment and joy!
(818) 403-3667 View (818) 403-3667
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Jeffrey Alan Stone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Northridge, CA 91326
Hi, my name is Jeff Stone, and I am an LCSW. I specialize in working with anxiety and depression challenges including PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Social Anxiety to name just a few. My other specialty is relationship and work/school/life-based challenges. My approach is to get to know you as a person and create a comfortable and respectful environment to help make the counseling process as easy and nurturing as possible. I work with clients of all ages and from all backgrounds.
Hi, my name is Jeff Stone, and I am an LCSW. I specialize in working with anxiety and depression challenges including PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Social Anxiety to name just a few. My other specialty is relationship and work/school/life-based challenges. My approach is to get to know you as a person and create a comfortable and respectful environment to help make the counseling process as easy and nurturing as possible. I work with clients of all ages and from all backgrounds.
(510) 822-7914 View (510) 822-7914
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Stephanny Perea-Perez
Psychologist, LCP
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 91335
Hello, my name is Stephanny Perea-Perez. I am a licensed psychologist who has a holistic approach to mental health and wellness. I believe that we all have the capacity to heal through the process of getting to know and understand ourselves. I work with the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities and provide bilingual services for Spanish-speaking individuals. I work with motivated clients who are ready to make changes in their lives. Punctuality and consistency are very important for treatment and are highly encouraged for my clients.
Hello, my name is Stephanny Perea-Perez. I am a licensed psychologist who has a holistic approach to mental health and wellness. I believe that we all have the capacity to heal through the process of getting to know and understand ourselves. I work with the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities and provide bilingual services for Spanish-speaking individuals. I work with motivated clients who are ready to make changes in their lives. Punctuality and consistency are very important for treatment and are highly encouraged for my clients.
(626) 314-7326 View (626) 314-7326
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Michal Chaya Cohen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
10 Endorsed
Sherman Oaks, CA 91411  (Online Only)
Are you overwhelmed by the constant struggle to stay focused and organized? Battling procrastination and impulsivity, you may wonder if there's more to life than the challenges ADHD presents. Perhaps you find yourself constantly comparing yourself to others, falling short of where you believe you should be. Whether grappling with a significant life transition, trauma, or grief, I help those who feel scattered and overwhelmed gain calmness and clarity. My goal is to guide you from self-doubt and self-criticism to confidence, acceptance, and self-love. In therapy, we'll collaborate to shift self-sabotage toward self-actualization.
Are you overwhelmed by the constant struggle to stay focused and organized? Battling procrastination and impulsivity, you may wonder if there's more to life than the challenges ADHD presents. Perhaps you find yourself constantly comparing yourself to others, falling short of where you believe you should be. Whether grappling with a significant life transition, trauma, or grief, I help those who feel scattered and overwhelmed gain calmness and clarity. My goal is to guide you from self-doubt and self-criticism to confidence, acceptance, and self-love. In therapy, we'll collaborate to shift self-sabotage toward self-actualization.
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Marlene Faye Glenn
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
Verified Verified
Northridge, CA 91324
I offer psychotherapy with a touch of magic. I believe that talk therapy can bring healing in a short time. I treat people who have a variety of situations and I am deliberate in achieving better client outcomes. I examine the individual's struggles in dealing with the environment's demands especially during times of crisis. I recognize that stressful experiences can be spirituality exhausting to deal with and I can help you cope. I also use a therapy approach to explore the experiences of the past and change the present.
I offer psychotherapy with a touch of magic. I believe that talk therapy can bring healing in a short time. I treat people who have a variety of situations and I am deliberate in achieving better client outcomes. I examine the individual's struggles in dealing with the environment's demands especially during times of crisis. I recognize that stressful experiences can be spirituality exhausting to deal with and I can help you cope. I also use a therapy approach to explore the experiences of the past and change the present.
(818) 423-5512 View (818) 423-5512
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Laura Lynn Neimark-Gizara
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LMSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302  (Online Only)
Hello and thank you for coming to my website. I offer Telehealth in CA, NV HI and OR. My goal is to help people achieve a state of feeling less plagued by anxiety and depression, calmer, less plagued by negative thinking, less triggered, less encumbered by overwhelming emotions and more hopeful of achieving their dreams. My method of therapy is less talk therapy and more focused on healing body, mind and spirit. I am also a yoga informed certified yoga teacher and level two Reiki practitioner. I accept insurance through Headway Behavioral Health.
Hello and thank you for coming to my website. I offer Telehealth in CA, NV HI and OR. My goal is to help people achieve a state of feeling less plagued by anxiety and depression, calmer, less plagued by negative thinking, less triggered, less encumbered by overwhelming emotions and more hopeful of achieving their dreams. My method of therapy is less talk therapy and more focused on healing body, mind and spirit. I am also a yoga informed certified yoga teacher and level two Reiki practitioner. I accept insurance through Headway Behavioral Health.
(805) 222-7369 View (805) 222-7369
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Integrated SoCal Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Canoga Park, CA 91307  (Online Only)
If you are struggling with PTSD and anxiety, ruminating thoughts and worries, reliving negative experiences, avoiding familiar places and activities, or feel directionless or hopeless towards the future, please take the first step towards healing and contact me. Thank you
If you are struggling with PTSD and anxiety, ruminating thoughts and worries, reliving negative experiences, avoiding familiar places and activities, or feel directionless or hopeless towards the future, please take the first step towards healing and contact me. Thank you
(424) 347-6517 View (424) 347-6517
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Jay Alarcon
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Fernando, CA 91344
My name is Jay (they/them), and I am a trauma psychotherapist focusing on issues including eating disorders, severe emotion dysregulation problems, self-harm, chronic suicidality, sexual assault, military sexual assault, personality disorders, severe anxiety/mood disorders, substance use disorders, and PTSD.
My name is Jay (they/them), and I am a trauma psychotherapist focusing on issues including eating disorders, severe emotion dysregulation problems, self-harm, chronic suicidality, sexual assault, military sexual assault, personality disorders, severe anxiety/mood disorders, substance use disorders, and PTSD.
(657) 216-0785 View (657) 216-0785
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Jeffrey Riffle
Psychologist, LCP
Verified Verified
Van Nuys, CA 91406
I'm Dr. Jeff Riffle, a California Licensed Clinical Psychologist living in Northern California. I help clients all across the state through telehealth. I see both individual adults and couples. Let’s talk. I establish a safe, non-judgmental, and inviting space for us to talk. I’ve been, most often, called warm and supportive by my clients. I’d love the opportunity to create that type of environment for you, as well.
I'm Dr. Jeff Riffle, a California Licensed Clinical Psychologist living in Northern California. I help clients all across the state through telehealth. I see both individual adults and couples. Let’s talk. I establish a safe, non-judgmental, and inviting space for us to talk. I’ve been, most often, called warm and supportive by my clients. I’d love the opportunity to create that type of environment for you, as well.
(747) 298-6882 View (747) 298-6882
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Michael Jones
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Simi Valley, CA 93063
My name is Michael Jones and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) working with clients throughout the state of California. I work with individuals, couples, and families. I specialize in helping individuals with anxiety disorders, including OCD, Panic Disorder, and depression using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness.
My name is Michael Jones and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) working with clients throughout the state of California. I work with individuals, couples, and families. I specialize in helping individuals with anxiety disorders, including OCD, Panic Disorder, and depression using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness.
(650) 719-5328 View (650) 719-5328
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Mindfulpath Inc
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Calabasas, CA 91302
Mindfulpath Inc is a healing space encompassed by a variety of treatment professionals, providing a wide array of services, and working as one connected team to provide quality mental health care. Our community of practitioners make available a wide array of services from individual and group therapy to nutrition and yoga all in one location.  Mindfulpath understands there is no one healing modality that works for all. We take the time to get to know YOU based on YOUR uniqueness and together we create a customized plan to best suit your needs as you walk on YOUR mindfulpath. 
Mindfulpath Inc is a healing space encompassed by a variety of treatment professionals, providing a wide array of services, and working as one connected team to provide quality mental health care. Our community of practitioners make available a wide array of services from individual and group therapy to nutrition and yoga all in one location.  Mindfulpath understands there is no one healing modality that works for all. We take the time to get to know YOU based on YOUR uniqueness and together we create a customized plan to best suit your needs as you walk on YOUR mindfulpath. 
(310) 909-8164 View (310) 909-8164
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Armin Baier
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90049
I am a psychotherapist for individuals and couples who have a variety of psychiatric conditions and life concerns. I work primarily face-to-face from my office in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles; I also provide therapy by telephone and Skype with clients in California and New York. Gestalt therapy training has formed the basis of my practice, with special emphasis on the experiential, experimental and existential nature of psychotherapy.
I am a psychotherapist for individuals and couples who have a variety of psychiatric conditions and life concerns. I work primarily face-to-face from my office in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles; I also provide therapy by telephone and Skype with clients in California and New York. Gestalt therapy training has formed the basis of my practice, with special emphasis on the experiential, experimental and existential nature of psychotherapy.
(917) 551-5403 View (917) 551-5403
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Joey Dolowy III
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Simi Valley, CA 93063
Choosing a therapist can be difficult, but it doesn't have to be. You only have to call if you are interested in starting therapy with me. I have a number of specializations: from Drug Addiction issues to Depression/Anxiety: from sessions while hiking to group therapy for anxiety, dyslexia, depression, gender transitional, gender fluid individuals and lastly cutters/self Harm. I particularly do well with teenagers: angry, lost, without focus, and those teens that are perpetually sad/distracted. House Calls, Hiking and Biking therapy sessions are an option if you would like.
Choosing a therapist can be difficult, but it doesn't have to be. You only have to call if you are interested in starting therapy with me. I have a number of specializations: from Drug Addiction issues to Depression/Anxiety: from sessions while hiking to group therapy for anxiety, dyslexia, depression, gender transitional, gender fluid individuals and lastly cutters/self Harm. I particularly do well with teenagers: angry, lost, without focus, and those teens that are perpetually sad/distracted. House Calls, Hiking and Biking therapy sessions are an option if you would like.
(818) 660-1701 View (818) 660-1701

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Motivational Interviewing Therapists

How does motivational interviewing work?

Motivational interviewing aims to uncover a person’s internal motivation to change their life. Toward this end, the therapist listens, empathizes, and collaborates with the client based on their perspective; the therapist doesn’t adhere to a predetermined plan for change or impose their viewpoint on the client. Discovering an individual’s most important reasons for change, and guiding them to achieve those changes, can empower people to shift from ambivalence to action.

Is motivational interviewing evidence-based?

Yes, research shows that motivational interviewing can help treat alcohol and substance use — and in different ways such as reducing drinking, reducing resistance, and increasing the likelihood of staying in treatment. Motivational interviewing has also been shown to help people lose weight, adhere to medication regimens, improve diet for those with Type II diabetes, and improve healthy behaviors in children.

How long does motivational interviewing last?

Motivational interviewing is a short-term therapy that can last just one or two sessions. In some cases, motivational interviewing may be used in conjunction with longer-term therapies, but for most people, motivational interviewing is a brief intervention that aims to help patients understand their personal, specific, and internal reasons for changing their life.

What differentiates motivational interviewing from person-centered therapy?

In person-centered therapy, the individual is in the driver’s seat of the treatment process, creating space for them to trust their instincts and arrive at their own solutions. The two approaches are similar because motivational interviewing is also client-centered; however, person-centered therapy is more open-ended while motivational interviewing is somewhat more structured; the goal is to change, and the therapist helps the client specifically discover their internal motivations to modify their behavior.