Stress Therapists in Grass Valley, CA

Life can be challenging. Are you feeling depressed, anxious, overwhelmed, and stuck? Would you like life to be more fulfilling, and feel happy, empowered, and satisfied in your close relationships? Would you like to learn communication techniques and stress management skills that really work? Are you interested in transformation. If so I can help. My aim is to help you get quick relief in your life now, and empower you with skills, and tools to discover your innate wisdom, in the face of life challenges. I will help you create the life you want and love the life you live.

You are here because you are ready. You are ready to finally put your past to rest and take charge of those last lingering symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. You have been working hard on yourself but still feel the occasional panic or anger that seems out of proportion or is difficult to control. And it’s time. You know it, you feel it. And you’re ready. Conversely, you might be ready to find the right person or the right job, and despite all your work with self-help books or talk therapy you know there is still a deeper core of PTSD symptoms to work through so that you can move on to bigger and better things.

I have a straight forward, strength-based, humanistic approach to working with my clients. I believe you have inherent strengths and transformational healing abilities no matter how much pain or suffering you may experience. My goal is to support you to discover and harness these abilities to access healing, freedom from suffering, and a deeper inner knowing.

Caring, compassionate counseling to help clients move forward through challenges and make positive life changes. I work with individuals and couples to address relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, trauma, stress management, low self-esteem, perfectionism, and new pathways for personal growth. While working with individuals, clients set the goals that they wish to address. My role is to listen, encourage, and guide clients in a process of self-discovery and self-mastery. Sometimes clients are trying to heal from past trauma and move forward. Sessions offer support for healing and learning new healthy ways to live.

Do you often feel isolated or overwhelmed? Do you constantly feel hurried? Our lives can present us with situations that cause us to question everything we thought we knew. Sometimes painful issues from your past like sexual abuse or other painful childhood experiences resurface. During these times, it can feel hopeless: causing anxiety or depression. Balancing these concerns among our busy lives causes stress and affect relationships with partners and children. Sometimes disagreements about how to parent also adds extra strain. You are not alone.

I have a special heart to help people. I offer kind and compassionate therapy to help individuals, couples, families, teens, and children smooth out and overcome the bumps in life's path. I encourage, empower, and educate clients on using effective tools to help them on their journey through life. I am an experienced clinician and have been supporting individuals and families since 2002. I will help you gain tools to lead to positive change and a healthy, happy life. Call me to get help with anxiety, depression, communication, stages of life, trauma, self-esteem, stress, co-parenting and problem-solving.

I’m passionate about helping others navigate through life challenges. Some of my specialties include stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, abuse and depression utilizing Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

My job as your therapist is to help you connect to and listen to your own wisdom for navigating what troubles you, using my 10+ years of clinical experience, and my personal values of openness, non-judgment & compassion. Whether you are looking for support during a time of high stress, for help sifting through a lifetime of traumas, or for guidance on working with a mental illness, I will listen, and work to help you find the right practices, thinking patterns and personal changes to help clear your path forward. We ALL need support from time to time.

I see the adversities of individuals through a systems lens and strive to empower children, teens, and adults to have healthy relationships with themselves, family, and others in order to live their best lives. I earned a BA in psychology with an emphasis on child development and Autism treatment from UCSD, and later an MA in Marital and Family Therapy from Alliant International University, San Diego.

Would you like to feel a deeper connection to yourself, your community and your purpose in life? Would you like your relationships to run more smoothly and be more fulfilling? To do this work it is important to find a therapist with whom you feel safe. Whether dealing with relationship issues, depression, anxiety or trauma, the strength of an empathic partner on this journey can lead to a deeper understanding of oneself and to a relief of symptoms.

Are you experiencing thought patterns that create anxiety and depression? Feeling like you are alone and no one understands? Feeling stuck? I believe we are our own best healers, I will support you to feel safe while we discover together that which is holding you back from being your most authentic self. My hope is that you will find more peace, contentment and clarity. This self discovery may feel like an emotional excavation leading to an exhilarating release of thought patterns that no longer serve you. I invite you to call me for a session and let's see if we are a good fit.

I have over 30 years experience counseling children and adolescents. I have always had a passion to help people and my interests and experience as a therapist have led me to working with children and trauma. When a person is very upset, their brain cannot process information as it does ordinarily. Highly emotionally charged experiences become ‘frozen in time’ and are not processed in the usual way. My goal is to help reprocess those events to a resolution that is life-affirming and strength-building.

Does stress and burnout keep you up at night? Are you feeling irritable, not quite yourself or constantly scrolling on your phone to numb out? Does the weight of depression or anxiety feel too overwhelming for you or your child? Know that you and your family are not alone. Let's have genuine conversations, explore practical solutions, and work together to bring peace and relief to you and your family.

In my work with clients, I focus on mind-body-spirit reconnection when it has been disrupted by trauma or stress. I offer a soft space to land for children, individual adults and partners who have been in prolonged fight or flight post trauma exposure, as well as highly sensitive people who may be experiencing empathic stress. Here, I respect the unique language of your nervous system, the wisdom that lives in your body, and support you in fostering grounded connection to both. Together we'll utilize integrative modalities to process what is not you and create more space for what is, with a goal of inner clarity and embodied peace.

My goal as your therapist is to walk alongside you and support you. I understand that you may be feeling overwhelmed with what life has sent your way. When stress or doubt impair you, the ability to move forward can become simply overwhelming. My background and training have allowed a comfort level in my approach to addiction, severe diagnosis, and trauma. I treat the whole person, working together to resolve and increase daily satisfaction. We will collaborate to identify the skills needed for you to grow.

Have you had a life experience or experiences recently or in the past, that have impacted how you feel about yourself? How you relate to others, and / or your enjoyment of your day to day life? I will support you towards the healing of your emotional pain, self-discovery and fulfillment. Together we will identify the issues, and build resources that will allow you to reach your goals.

Let’s face it, if you're reading this you are struggling. Maybe you’re feeling depressed, anxious, or confused about a current life situation. You're thinking too much and getting overwhelmed by your emotions, feeling uninspired, or lacking spark and creativity. Do you need to learn more about yourself or practice a new skill? To work through shame and give yourself permission to do you? Life can be hard and sometimes you need extra support. Good for you for being brave and reaching out! I am here to help!

I offer support and guidance to my clients as they grow and discover new ways of being. I meet you with a Client-Centered Approach that puts your needs and goals first. I do not see people as broken, like a machine, but as organically growing and adapting to our environment. Drawing from Mindfulness, Neuroscience, and Art Therapy, I have an abundance of tools to assist you in coping, adjusting, and changing your situation. I am very focused on being of service and supporting you in finding your state of wellbeing that persists no matter the circumstances of your life. Telehealth therapy available. For more see: MonicaMayall.com

We are all made of multitudes - of many parts - yet at the core, we are whole and wise. Life, with its many challenges, has a way of distancing us from our core self at times! If there are any parts of you that feel broken, in conflict, stuck, confused, anxious, depressed; If doubtful, fearful, or critical thoughts or perfectionism, controlling, and people-pleasing, are interfering with your contentment and thriving in your relationships or family or work- therapy can help. In therapy, we connect to your inner wisdom, the “true you” that knows what is right for you; and we unburden you from unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.