Play Therapy in Fontana, CA
I utilize a variety of techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Surf Therapy stress management, and assertiveness training.
Hello and Welcome! My Name is Albert Balderas I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My goal is to foster a safe and compassionate space where together, we can identify alternative approaches to how you perceive, engage with, and overcome the obstacles that seem to hinder your pursuit of a fulfilling life. Through this collaborative journey, we will work towards empowering you with the tools and insights to lead the life you envision. I specialize working with College Students, young adults, and adults who are wanting to improve their mental health, overcome feelings of depression, anxiety, and mange life’s challenges.
I utilize a variety of techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Surf Therapy stress management, and assertiveness training.
Hello and Welcome! My Name is Albert Balderas I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My goal is to foster a safe and compassionate space where together, we can identify alternative approaches to how you perceive, engage with, and overcome the obstacles that seem to hinder your pursuit of a fulfilling life. Through this collaborative journey, we will work towards empowering you with the tools and insights to lead the life you envision. I specialize working with College Students, young adults, and adults who are wanting to improve their mental health, overcome feelings of depression, anxiety, and mange life’s challenges.
Mending Hearts Family Counseling Center, Inc.
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fontana, CA 92336
Our passion is supporting parents to teach them how to dissolve tantrums, manage their impulses and help their children follow instructions quickly and happily? We teach the principles of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and PC-CARE, two protocols researched at UC Davis Children's Hospital that are both nurturing and effective. Parent learn a set of play therapy skills and behavior therapy skills that can bring warmth and peace back to the home. Foster, adoptive and LGBTQ+ families are welcomed and celebrated.
Our passion is supporting parents to teach them how to dissolve tantrums, manage their impulses and help their children follow instructions quickly and happily? We teach the principles of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and PC-CARE, two protocols researched at UC Davis Children's Hospital that are both nurturing and effective. Parent learn a set of play therapy skills and behavior therapy skills that can bring warmth and peace back to the home. Foster, adoptive and LGBTQ+ families are welcomed and celebrated.
Chiraz El Helou Fathy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92334 (Online Only)
Are you stuck? Your journey towards empowerment and freedom starts now. You will build the skills to overcome your personal struggles and with those you love. Everyone has capacity for positive growth. You will be provided with a genuine, empathic, and safe space to allow you to tap into your innate power for growth and development. Our early childhood experiences and attachment styles shape our personality and behavior. Working on your past relationships will help you gain insight into your current situation, then use that insight to reduce daily stress and find your way.
Are you stuck? Your journey towards empowerment and freedom starts now. You will build the skills to overcome your personal struggles and with those you love. Everyone has capacity for positive growth. You will be provided with a genuine, empathic, and safe space to allow you to tap into your innate power for growth and development. Our early childhood experiences and attachment styles shape our personality and behavior. Working on your past relationships will help you gain insight into your current situation, then use that insight to reduce daily stress and find your way.
America Dinsmore
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92336 (Online Only)
Starting therapy is a huge step and finding the right therapist is important. I love being able to work with clients as they establish goals, build a self-care routine, and improve their overall mental health. People come to therapy for many reasons, but being able to have someone help navigate your thoughts and feelings and building compassion for yourself in this journey is so important. Helping clients with symptoms of depression, anxiety, new stages in life, and not to mention living through a global pandemic, can cause a lot of distress and challenges. Therapy can help manage all those stressors.
Starting therapy is a huge step and finding the right therapist is important. I love being able to work with clients as they establish goals, build a self-care routine, and improve their overall mental health. People come to therapy for many reasons, but being able to have someone help navigate your thoughts and feelings and building compassion for yourself in this journey is so important. Helping clients with symptoms of depression, anxiety, new stages in life, and not to mention living through a global pandemic, can cause a lot of distress and challenges. Therapy can help manage all those stressors.
Gabrielle (Uruena) Novella
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, Gabrielle U Novella, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fontana, CA 92335
I would like to help you as you search for solutions to what challenges you. Have you suffered a traumatic experience and feel anxious or depressed? Are you experiencing challenges in your relationship and have no idea what to do? Have you lost someone you love, and it is more than you can bear? Are you anxious while you try to adjust as the pandemic comes to its end? Have your children moved out and you need help coping? Let's work through these issues together. I am passionate about helping you recover from whatever difficulties life has dealt you. Allow me to assist you overcome these challenges.
I would like to help you as you search for solutions to what challenges you. Have you suffered a traumatic experience and feel anxious or depressed? Are you experiencing challenges in your relationship and have no idea what to do? Have you lost someone you love, and it is more than you can bear? Are you anxious while you try to adjust as the pandemic comes to its end? Have your children moved out and you need help coping? Let's work through these issues together. I am passionate about helping you recover from whatever difficulties life has dealt you. Allow me to assist you overcome these challenges.
Hello, I am Claudia Garcia Sanchez, LPCC a psychotherapist focused on treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral challenges that can be found within families, children, adolescents, young adults, and adults. I have extensive experience working with a diverse population, in areas such as behavioral challenges, developmental delays, and neurodivergence.
Hello, I am Claudia Garcia Sanchez, LPCC a psychotherapist focused on treating anxiety, depression, trauma, and behavioral challenges that can be found within families, children, adolescents, young adults, and adults. I have extensive experience working with a diverse population, in areas such as behavioral challenges, developmental delays, and neurodivergence.
Cucamonga Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT, Psy D
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92336
Do you feel that you are struggling alone? Have you tried to seek help from many clinicians', pastors and other professionals and it's not working. I can help you in discovering a new life story and uncovering your qualities. The journey of life can be sad and lonely due to multiple struggles; balancing life, struggles of parenthood, changing professions, family problems, divorce, blended family and midlife crisis. I provide a friendly, relaxed and compassionate atmosphere of no judgment as no one knows the real answer, but enlightened you to work through your painful decisions, disappointments' or challenges.
Do you feel that you are struggling alone? Have you tried to seek help from many clinicians', pastors and other professionals and it's not working. I can help you in discovering a new life story and uncovering your qualities. The journey of life can be sad and lonely due to multiple struggles; balancing life, struggles of parenthood, changing professions, family problems, divorce, blended family and midlife crisis. I provide a friendly, relaxed and compassionate atmosphere of no judgment as no one knows the real answer, but enlightened you to work through your painful decisions, disappointments' or challenges.
Laura J Urquizu
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92335 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing therapy services to individual adults, children, adolescents, adult and children with disabilities and families. I have been practicing since 2004. My passion is in helping individuals, children and families reach a healthier life style. Dealing with day to day life stress, family issues or trauma can be difficult at times. Let me help you improve the quality of your life and build healthy relationships and coping skills. I treat the individuals that I see with compassion and the understanding that we can achieve any goals if we work together to achieve those goals.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing therapy services to individual adults, children, adolescents, adult and children with disabilities and families. I have been practicing since 2004. My passion is in helping individuals, children and families reach a healthier life style. Dealing with day to day life stress, family issues or trauma can be difficult at times. Let me help you improve the quality of your life and build healthy relationships and coping skills. I treat the individuals that I see with compassion and the understanding that we can achieve any goals if we work together to achieve those goals.
AMCSI offers counseling for individuals, children, teens, couples, and families. Our dedicated clinicians help you uncover strengths, reach your potential, and live a healthier life. We treat the person, not just the condition, believing mental health care is a right, not a privilege. At the core of their struggles might lie anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship conflicts, or a sense of aimlessness in life. With affordable, quality services, we support you in becoming your best self.
AMCSI offers counseling for individuals, children, teens, couples, and families. Our dedicated clinicians help you uncover strengths, reach your potential, and live a healthier life. We treat the person, not just the condition, believing mental health care is a right, not a privilege. At the core of their struggles might lie anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship conflicts, or a sense of aimlessness in life. With affordable, quality services, we support you in becoming your best self.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you. Together we will identify goals you are seeking to obtain; with the use of the latest clinical interventions, you will acquire clarity about yourself, you will learn skills that work in your daily life, and you will gain internal strength and hope.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you. Together we will identify goals you are seeking to obtain; with the use of the latest clinical interventions, you will acquire clarity about yourself, you will learn skills that work in your daily life, and you will gain internal strength and hope.
Life is a series of shifts. These shifts, though valuable, may have left you feeling overwhelmed and wondering who you are becoming in this season of life. Questions about who you are, what you want and how you want to navigate this next chapter of your life may leave you sleepless and feeling unfocused. I definitely understand this experience. It’s exhausting and at times brings up feelings of isolation and frustration.
Life is a series of shifts. These shifts, though valuable, may have left you feeling overwhelmed and wondering who you are becoming in this season of life. Questions about who you are, what you want and how you want to navigate this next chapter of your life may leave you sleepless and feeling unfocused. I definitely understand this experience. It’s exhausting and at times brings up feelings of isolation and frustration.
Castle Rock Family Services
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92336 (Online Only)
Castle Rock Family Services is a mental health organization that helps children, teens, and adults work towards social/emotional success. We provide a multitude of services and modalities of treatment and have several clinicians on staff. We utilize our skills and experience to come alongside the client and help support them so that they can meet their goals.
Castle Rock Family Services is a mental health organization that helps children, teens, and adults work towards social/emotional success. We provide a multitude of services and modalities of treatment and have several clinicians on staff. We utilize our skills and experience to come alongside the client and help support them so that they can meet their goals.
Hi, I am a Marriage & Family Therapist licensed in California with over 11 years of experience working as a mental health counselor, therapist, mentor to at-risk youth, and life coach. I have worked with clients (ages 4-70+) with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, personality disorders, relationship issues, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I also helped many people who have experienced anger control issues and eating disorders.
Hi, I am a Marriage & Family Therapist licensed in California with over 11 years of experience working as a mental health counselor, therapist, mentor to at-risk youth, and life coach. I have worked with clients (ages 4-70+) with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, personality disorders, relationship issues, career challenges, OCD, and ADHD. I also helped many people who have experienced anger control issues and eating disorders.
Ryan Robert Jordan
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MSc, AMFT, APCC, CADC-I
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92335 (Online Only)
During these uncertain times, mental health is of utmost concern. Isolation, anxiety, life stressors, & financial worries can all have a detrimental impact to one's mental health. Teamwork makes the dream work and I'd like to accompany you on the moon with a fishing pole! Personal connection can be hard to come by & one of my goals is to create a genuine connection. It might appear impossible to connect with an individual, talk about life, and progress in personal development, but we got this! If you are looking for someone to walk with you on a journey of self-discovery and "aha" moments, I look forward to meeting you!
During these uncertain times, mental health is of utmost concern. Isolation, anxiety, life stressors, & financial worries can all have a detrimental impact to one's mental health. Teamwork makes the dream work and I'd like to accompany you on the moon with a fishing pole! Personal connection can be hard to come by & one of my goals is to create a genuine connection. It might appear impossible to connect with an individual, talk about life, and progress in personal development, but we got this! If you are looking for someone to walk with you on a journey of self-discovery and "aha" moments, I look forward to meeting you!
Hello, my name is Katrina Gonzalez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I meet my clients where they are at and work to build on your strengths to help you live a fulfilling life. I am a structural therapist that builds on relationships, boundaries conflict resolution skills mindfulness, and self-care. I also provide solution-focused therapy, trauma-informed treatment, and psychodynamic therapy. I prefer to work with individuals between the ages of 18-60. I have the most experience working with trauma survivors and those with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Hello, my name is Katrina Gonzalez, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I meet my clients where they are at and work to build on your strengths to help you live a fulfilling life. I am a structural therapist that builds on relationships, boundaries conflict resolution skills mindfulness, and self-care. I also provide solution-focused therapy, trauma-informed treatment, and psychodynamic therapy. I prefer to work with individuals between the ages of 18-60. I have the most experience working with trauma survivors and those with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Leticia De Jesus Walton
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MA, LCSW
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92331
Being bilingual has allowed me to work with Spanish speaking families. Being from a first generation immigrant family makes me sensitive to bi cultural issues. My scope of practice has been primarily with young children, foster children, and adolescents. I also work along with parents to provide them with skills to handle problems such as tantrums, sensory issues, parenting/discipline issues, behavioral problems, and traumas. I also work with young adults struggling with family conflicts, bi-cultural issues, career decisions, depression, anxiety, and childhood trauma.
Being bilingual has allowed me to work with Spanish speaking families. Being from a first generation immigrant family makes me sensitive to bi cultural issues. My scope of practice has been primarily with young children, foster children, and adolescents. I also work along with parents to provide them with skills to handle problems such as tantrums, sensory issues, parenting/discipline issues, behavioral problems, and traumas. I also work with young adults struggling with family conflicts, bi-cultural issues, career decisions, depression, anxiety, and childhood trauma.
Breanna Epps
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Fontana, CA 92335 (Online Only)
Book with me now by clicking on my website! Feeling stuck or overwhelmed and ready for a change? I’m glad you’re reaching out. Life can be incredibly challenging at times, and whether you’re at a low point, grappling with anxiety, or struggling to manage the demands life has placed on you, I’m here to help. My name is Breanna Epps, and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience providing psychotherapy since 2017. I specialize in supporting teens and adults in their 20's and early 30's through issues related to depression, anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, and postpartum.
Book with me now by clicking on my website! Feeling stuck or overwhelmed and ready for a change? I’m glad you’re reaching out. Life can be incredibly challenging at times, and whether you’re at a low point, grappling with anxiety, or struggling to manage the demands life has placed on you, I’m here to help. My name is Breanna Epps, and I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with experience providing psychotherapy since 2017. I specialize in supporting teens and adults in their 20's and early 30's through issues related to depression, anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, and postpartum.
Culture Collective Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Fontana, CA 92336
Culture Collective Counseling (CCC), LLC is a group practice which provides mental health services to disenfranchised communities through individual, family and group therapy. CCC’s goal is to normalize mental health services in communities that have historically been underserved and underrepresented in the areas of mental health. We are located in the city of San Bernardino, but serve the entire Inland Empire area. Our passion is to hold space for our clients to feel a sense of safety, provide psychoeducation, and inspire our clients to develop their personal strengths.
Culture Collective Counseling (CCC), LLC is a group practice which provides mental health services to disenfranchised communities through individual, family and group therapy. CCC’s goal is to normalize mental health services in communities that have historically been underserved and underrepresented in the areas of mental health. We are located in the city of San Bernardino, but serve the entire Inland Empire area. Our passion is to hold space for our clients to feel a sense of safety, provide psychoeducation, and inspire our clients to develop their personal strengths.
Rancho Cucamonga Therapist is a group of Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers serving Rancho Cucamonga and surrounding areas. Together we are committed to providing quality services that are individualized to meet your needs. As individual clinicians, we come from diverse backgrounds, education, training, and experiences. We offer counseling for individuals, couples, children/adolescents and families. Se Habla Español.
Rancho Cucamonga Therapist is a group of Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Licensed Clinical Social Workers serving Rancho Cucamonga and surrounding areas. Together we are committed to providing quality services that are individualized to meet your needs. As individual clinicians, we come from diverse backgrounds, education, training, and experiences. We offer counseling for individuals, couples, children/adolescents and families. Se Habla Español.
Are you feeling stuck, unsure, unbalanced, out of control, angry, sad, anxious, irritable, scared or just a little uncomfortable and don't know why? If so you are not alone, so many people have underlying trauma that has never been explored or processed. Trauma comes in many different forms and does not discriminate. Let's talk, let's figure out where your happiness went and find that hope again. I would love to be able to meet you, explore your mental health desires and walk a transformational journey with you.
Are you feeling stuck, unsure, unbalanced, out of control, angry, sad, anxious, irritable, scared or just a little uncomfortable and don't know why? If so you are not alone, so many people have underlying trauma that has never been explored or processed. Trauma comes in many different forms and does not discriminate. Let's talk, let's figure out where your happiness went and find that hope again. I would love to be able to meet you, explore your mental health desires and walk a transformational journey with you.
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Play Therapy
Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.