Relational Therapists in 92614

Life often feels lonely in the face of intense emotional and traumatic experiences. I believe that we all have the ability and resources to transform and live our authentic lives, and this transformative process occurs naturally in our relationships. I will create a non-judgmental and empathetic environment where we can dive into your experiences together safely. I believe you are the expert of your own life, and through our shared dialogue and expertise, we will guide you toward growth and transformation within yourself and your relationships.

At the Psykhe Center for Integrative Health, Dr. McCormick uses evidence-based practice and neuroscience to guide her therapy sessions. Her therapeutic style combines holistic, humanistic, psychodynamic, and attachment-based theories to gain insight while implementing mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral strategies to help with symptom management and behavioral change. Through her integrative and holistic approach, she believes psychological well-being derives from addressing emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual facets of the human experience.

With a background in forensic psychology I provide assessment and evaluation services to attorneys, parents, and individuals. Whether you are preparing for a court trial or need special services for your child, psychological evaluations are sometimes necessary. As a psychotherapist I work with adults and children in a safe, empathic, compassionate, and non-judgmental environment. I have a Level 1 eCertification in Trauma in addition to a doctorate in Clinical and Forensic Psychology. I am a licensed psychologist with the state of California and have experience in forensic and clinical settings.

Emotional pain can often be debilitating; however because it is not as tangible as physical pain it is often suppressed or dismissed. Whether it presents itself in the form of anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship issues, emotional pain may be managed by applying the proper means of treatment. Understanding and identifying the patterns of the experienced symptoms can serve as the first step to emotional relief. In doing so, I use top-down techniques as: Jungian analysis and dream interpretation as well as bottom-up techniques such as: EMDR, brain spotting, and somatic experiencing.

Sometimes it helps to talk about life's struggles and pain with someone who listens and understands. Sometimes we have become distant from the people most important to us and need help repairing relationships. Sometimes the people we needed to care for us have hurt us and we need help healing. Sometimes we have done things we regret and need help moving forward. Everyone desires to be known and accepted, but sometimes things happen to cause us to withdraw and give up on connecting with others. I would like to help you find healing, hope, and connection in your life.

In life, we often encounter challenges and painful experiences. With these challenges, you might have found yourself in a place of feeling stuck. Your familiar relational and emotional patterns of coping might not be as helpful as they previously were. Relationships might have become more difficult rather than life giving. As your therapist, my goal is to come alongside of you during this hard time in your life and guide you toward a place of peace and balance.

Are you and your partner struggling to communicate effectively? Feeling disconnected or stuck in a repetitive cycle? Have you found yourself facing a period of personal or relational uncertainty? Maybe you are facing a crisis like infidelity, midlife uncertainties, or career changes or perhaps wondering what's next. If you find yourself feeling discontent in life and/or love, it would be my honor to help you find your way back to yourself and those you love. You can't heal what you don't talk about, but figuring out the best ways to communicate can be challenging, particularly when your communication styles differ.

I work with individuals and couples to deepen their connection to themselves and others. Relational distress, depression, anxiety, and trauma are some of the issues that can get in the way of feeling connected to oneself and others. No one should have to go through these experiences alone. Together, I will walk alongside you and explore how to lessen their effects while healing the bond you have with yourself and your closest ones. My priority is a strong therapeutic relationship based on safety and empathy. My hope is that the individuals I work with feel seen, heard, valued, and supported.

Therapy is the most effective through collaboration. In treatment, I strive to build a therapeutic alliance filled with trust and empathy, which ultimately paves the path to healing, growth, and insight. Through my years of experience working with individuals, children, and families I have been trained in many therapeutic modalities such as CBT, Solution-focused Therapy, mindfulness, and family systems. I now use these different modalities based on each person’s personal needs and goals. The main question is always, what do you want to get out of therapy?

I am passionate about helping clients through their journey. Knowledge is transformative in healing past generational traumas and guiding us through our recovery. It is important to develop positive coping skills that will take the place of negative coping strategies that only elicit new problems. I am bicultural and bilingual in Spanish. Coming from immigrant parents, I am sensitive to multicultural issues. I enjoy working with a variety of issues, however, my specialty areas include anxiety, depression, body image, and generational trauma.

Call me today for a free consultation. If you are struggling with relationship difficulties including infidelity, addiction, conflict, or barriers with communication, I want to support you. My passion is working with clients to learn how to experience emotional health and an authentic life. I offer a warm, nonjudgmental environment that helps foster interpersonal growth.

My approach is warm, inviting, direct and attuned. I meet my clients with interest, non-judgment, and respect. I believe that change flows easiest from self-acceptance, and that self-acceptance is nurtured through the telling, the listening, and the embodied expressions of our lives. I am driven by a profound sense that individual and community care are interwoven, and that healing is a process of mourning and meaning-making.

My passion is to help others become attuned to their most authentic self, helping them grow into loving themselves wholeheartedly. I acknowledge and validate the experiences my patients have and/or are going through, and I work with them on creating new narratives for their stories so that they can build upon their worth and identity. We all go through challenging experiences in life that is why I work hard on creating a safe place for my patients to share their struggles and pains with me. Using a person-centered approach, I will hold my patients' hands as they proceed forward with their healing journey.

I am a psychodynamically trained psychologist. I also believe in using an integrated approach when helping someone to understand the how and why of what got them to this point in their life. I have found that an integrative approach to therapy works best. If a client has a non-Western approach to coping with life issues, that can be integrated into the treatment. I adapt my approach to what is best suited for you the client. It is my goal to build a therapeutic relationship with you by creating a safe and healing environment where you feel safe to explore your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

We become who we are through our interactions with others both in healthy and sometimes unhealthy ways. Every relationship has the potential to retrigger old patterns of relating as well as the possibility of supporting new more healthy ways. The state of your relationships is the one most essential components in finding happiness and a sense of wellbeing. I believe the quality of your connections with yourself as well as with others can make all the difference.

I believe the highest knowledge of the self comes from within and our life experiences have the power to shape how we relate to ourselves, others and the world around us. Sometimes our experiences have brought pain or other emotions that have caused us to disconnect. I believe we have learned ways to protect ourselves from unbearable pain by denying our true desires, wants, and needs. When we deny parts of ourselves, we suffer, feel lost, stuck, broken, and hopeless. Let’s try something different by dismantling old stories that are not ours to hold, dive into your truth and rewrite the script.

I have 15 years of experience in educational and community settings. I have worked extensively with adults and families presenting with a wide variety of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and substance use. I am a strong advocate of all aspects of positive psychology, including mindfulness and health psychology, and believe that life enrichment is an integral part of the therapeutic process.

Navigating the complexities of life can be challenging, daunting and overwhelming. We all come from various backgrounds and upbringings that shape us into who we are today. It takes strength and courage to want to explore and process our past to pave a more fulfilling and promising road ahead for us. It is an honor for me to walk along that journey with my clients, as they challenge negative thought patterns, work through anxiety and depression, explore the depths of their trauma, create healthier relationships, and break maladaptive generational patterns.

I have been a licensed therapist since 1989. I've been trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which is very helpful in treating depression and anxiety. Later on, I became interested in effective treatments for trauma and became a certified EMDR therapist in 2009. Since I also provide therapy in Spanish I have an understanding and sensitivity of the immigrant experience and the experience of children of immigrants. I believe my clients have innate strengths and wisdom and it's my pleasure and privilege to help them rediscover this.