Therapists in Richmond, CA

Wherever you are at on your healing journey, I am thankful that you showed up for yourself today. Trauma, stress, sadness and anxiety may be impacting your ability to create the healing spaces that feel most desirable. While looking deeper into the intersectionality of identity and your physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing, we will venture alongside one another to support you in rediscovering, reconnecting and embracing your true self. As a therapist of color, I understand the importance of welcoming the whole & authentic self into the therapeutic setting.

Are you searching for a provider with warmth, compassion, and proven experience to help you with the challenges you face? Hi, I am Serina Harris. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 17 years of experience proudly serving teens, young adults and families in the San Francisco Bay Area. As an Integrative and DBT Informed therapist, I provide a supportive and nurturing environment for my clients to address their individual needs. Whether it's navigating the many challenges of adolescence, managing the complexities of new adult life, or fostering healthy family relationships and communication, I am here to help.

Utilizing a trauma informed approach, I work to build a safe therapeutic relationship with you, in order to address the underlying question of "What happened to you?," rather than "What's wrong with you?" Understanding that depression, anxiety and other mental health challenges stem from complex and myriad issues, including systemic social issues related to racism and oppression, family of origin issues, and the impact of trauma and adverse life experiences. My goal is to assist you to utilize life's adversities to discover and cultivate your inner strength and resilience, in service of your lifelong journey of growth and healing.

My name is Gabriela Cibrian and I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. My passion is working with individuals and families to help them understand behavioral patterns within themselves to help them make positive changes. My style and approach to therapy are a good fit for children, teens, and adults who have experienced trauma and symptoms related to stress, anxiety, and depression. I specialize in working with clients to help them understand trauma responses and formulate a plan to create healthier thought patterns that lead to healthier behavioral patterns.

My name is Juana Gonzalez, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I am oriented to helping those that are experiencing distress and life changes that are affecting everyday functioning by using a holistic approach to treatment. I typically work with clients that are experiencing anxiety and inability to cope due to stress and life changes. Primarily work with women and elderly clients that are in need of tools for coping with life changes and stressors. The theoretical approaches I use are cognitive behavioral, person-centered, and holistic.

I'm a licensed MFT who specializes in trauma, attachment issues, love addiction, and codependent relationships. As a multicultural therapist, I tailor my interventions to help clients develop specific skills to cope with difficult feelings and/or explore obstacles and underlying issues that interfere with personal fulfillment.

Do you find it hard to cope with life due to relationship or career-related stress, grief, childhood trauma, unresolved family dynamics, or parenting challenges? Sometimes "feeling stuck" could be due to a recent or prior trauma. Are you a couple or family who is out of sync and have trouble communicating with each other? Are you a First/Second generation or mixed race struggling with family/culture-based expectations? I also work with adoption related issues. My style is warm, engaged & curious, and my role is to increase awareness and help you develop effective coping strategies.

Struggle in your life, relationships, and family can provide surprising opportunities to cultivate resilience, connection, and meaning. Working with me is a collaborative process. I work with individuals, couples, and families to develop a framework that fosters nourishing joy and holistic health. I welcome clients who experience social/racial marginalization. If you struggle with communication, satisfaction, depression, meaning, or difficulty in life transitions, you will find resonance with my mindfulness-based and narrative approach. I work best with clients who seek to ease suffering and aim for transformation.

Counseling and psychotherapy can be the most rewarding gifts we give to ourselves. A gift of self-care where hope, change, and personal transformation can become a reality. Depending on the situation and individual preferences, counseling can be brief and solution-focused or longer in length. For clients looking to change long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions, a long-term approach is the best therapeutic option to explore and unlock new growth that can lead to a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

My therapeutic training has been centered on experiential, culturally sensitive, and inner work necessary for becoming a healer. I focus on assessing individual client needs and providing compassionate therapeutic interventions to families, couples and children. I use Mindfulness, Progressive Relaxation and Guided imagery as well as Cognitive Reframing to increase awareness and reduce present anxiety symptoms.My specialties include: Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression, Trauma and loss Loss, Alcohol and Chemical dependency.

If we are lucky we grow and learn all our lives. This in turn expands our consciousness and creates a resilient vibrant living spirit. When you begin to address and improve your relationship with your Self, you begin to make shifts that can improve your relationships, your work, and your financial success. I will use creativity, directive exercises, and seek your authentic embodied voice in our work together. I am clinically skilled w/ almost 30 yrs of experience. I am responsible, ethical, engaging and imaginative.