Therapists for Teens in 92866

I provide specialized support to adolescents, young adults, parents, and families. If you're struggling with intense emotions, self-doubt, or behaviors that feel overwhelming, and you're ready to make a change, I’m here to help. We'll work together to build resilience, improve communication, and break free from patterns that are holding you back. By uncovering your inner strengths, you'll develop the skills, confidence, and self-compassion needed to thrive and create a life that’s truly worth living.

Does your life feel in transition? Do you find it difficult to talk about your feelings? It can be challenging trying to navigate life by yourself. I would like to offer you a safe place where we can work together to acheive the thriving life you deserve. What I bring into a therapy session is understanding, honesty and empathy. I am consistently striving to meet the needs of my clients and explore what their goals and objectives are for therapy.

It is both courageous and wise that you have noticed a need and are seeking help. Your mental health is a huge part of your overall well-being and life fulfillment. The following is a partial list of the types of folks I have worked with and the challenges we have addressed together: • The LGBTQ+ community • Spiritual seekers/crises of faith/religious abuse • College students/those transitioning to adulthood • Creatives • Death and dying • Depression • Anxiety • Addiction • Infertility • Adoption • Men’s mental health • Life transitions • Trauma • Disability/learning disability • Domestic violence/conflict

Navigating life's journeys can be a difficult and painful process. We may develop hurts, habits, and hang ups that impede our growth and personal relationships. The goal of treatment that I strive for is for you to become all you were created to be; to be healed from the pain of the past, and move into the possibilities of the future. My specialty is working with those struggling with trauma/PTSD, addiction, depression, relationship issues, and co-dependency. I have extensive experience working with families coping with an addicted loved one, facilitating interventions and introducing the addicted individual to a process of ongoing recovery.

Heather is absolutely passionate about individuals living their best life, body, mind and spirit and practices from a psychodynamic modality. Temporarily working out of Los Angeles and not accepting new patients at this time.

It seems that whenever, and in whatever ways we are suffering, we have become stuck in a pattern that reflects a limited sense of ourselves, having lost track of who we are meant to be. Through use of a safe and supportive therapeutic environment, together we find ways to create a greater sense of wholeness and inner freedom.

Finding a therapist to entrust your story to can be a difficult and delicate process. It is my hope that I can create a comfortable and supportive environment where you will feel safe to share your concerns and hopes. I have a relational and sensitive approach, where I partner with you to address your concerns and work towards healing and growth. Therapy can provide a place to feel known and understood, where challenges can be faced and overcome. In this growth process, I strive to help my clients find fulfillment and take healthy steps towards a stronger sense of self.

Are you currently experiencing problems in your relationships? Are you going through a difficult transition or adjustment in your life? Have you recently moved, entering college, a career change, marriage, divorce, parenting decisions, poor communication skills, or struggling with depression and or anxiety? Any of these issues can leave you feeling stuck or unmotivated. My mission is to provide a safe and caring environment where you can address your unique situation. I am committed to providing support, understanding, and compassion while helping to identify and reach your therapeutic goals.

Talking about your feelings can be intimidating. It requires immense courage and vulnerability to explore emotions with a stranger. My goal as a therapist is to create a safe space to allow clients to feel willing to share their experiences, challenges, and insecurities. I offer empathy, validation, and perspective to encourage clients to be more comfortable being their genuine, authentic selves, which we all deserve. I work collaboratively with clients to overcome issues of anxiety, depression, life-stage transitions, and emotional struggles.

I specialize in working with individuals, couples, and families who desire positive changes in their lives and in their relationships. I understand the struggle of dealing with individual transitions as well as relational difficulty. With couples, I focus on creating a healthy connection. I work to understand the past in order to create solutions, as well as an opportunity to resolve current issues. In life, as well as in therapy, relationships are of the utmost importance. I believe that a safe, comfortable relationship with your therapist is essential. Together, we can work to build insight and restore your happiness.

When students feel accepted and understood, they thrive. When school professionals take time to communicate thoughtfully, families thrive too. Hi, I'm Katy! I'm a school psychologist who is passionate about empowering students to engage confidently with their education. I support K-12 and adult students, including those with ADHD, Anxiety, Dyslexia, Giftedness (and more) to confidently participate, succeed, and belong at school. I provide expert guidance to parents and direct support to students.

Pain and grief are universal. How we deal with it and heal sets us apart from each other. Sometimes, we get stuck and can't see how to move. It's like standing in a dark room with a flashlight but no idea where to point it and in what direction to walk. I am here to say you are not alone; together, we can work on bringing the light back to those dark rooms. Raised in Los Angeles, I moved to Orange County and attended Hope International University, receiving my Masters In Marriage and Family Therapy. I began working as a therapist with under-resourced families and working with substance abuse clients

Do you find that your identity has been strongly defined by your athletic career? Are you dealing with an injury that’s keeping you from participating in the sport you love or competing at the level you once were at? Do you wonder who you are apart from athletics now that you are nearing the end of your athletic career? Do you miss your sport now that you have retired or no longer play at the same competitive level? As a retired collegiate athlete myself, I know that being an athlete shapes your identity in a profound way. I’m here to explore how athletics has shaped who you are, even amidst adversity and challenges.

Christians from all over Orange County have been referred to me from their churches. I specialize in all family relationships and love to do marriage counseling,healing past wounds of abuse, painful childhoods, angry children & teens,fears, anxiety, depression, grief,blended family stress and issues affecting your relationship with God.

"What can you do for my situation," is the question all people ask when they first come to therapy or for psychological testing. Over my 20 years in psychology, I have learned to pause just a moment before answering this. Why? Because finding a quick answer is not better than finding the right answer. Once the problems are understood, my job is to work out the solutions with you, whether that means facing anxiety and fear, pulling out of the rut, or facing things that have happened that are hard to forget.

Do you struggle with processing trauma, anxiety, or navigating family dynamics that effect your sense of self, your-day-to day life, or your ability to function? Do you feel exhausted, overwhelmed, frustrated, or numb by just trying to get through the day or the thought that there is no light at the end of the tunnel? Do you wonder if life could be better? Now more than ever, people are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, uncertain, lost and numb about making sense of their experiences and having a firm understanding of who they are. I believe there is a light at the end of the tunnel for you.

Yes, I am taking new clients at this time. If you are looking for a therapist, you have already taken a first courageous step toward healing. Whether you want to reduce stress, manage emotional pain, overcome a challenge, improve relationships, or “just want to feel better,” therapy can help. I work with a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, grief, stress, relationship challenges, and overall wellness. I believe that therapy is a guided personal journey to promote healing and growth. If you are struggling, a guiding hand can help you to feel more like your authentic self.

I have over 20 years experience as a Licensed Psychologist in private practice currently in Orange, specializing in treating complex trauma, abuse and PTSD, as well as depression, anxiety, grief/loss and life transition issues. I am a Gestalt practitioner and work with experiential and existential approaches with influences of Jungian and intersubjective relational theory. I incorporate art and imagery in creative healing work with adults, adolescents and children, including those living with Asperger's. I am passionate in exploring the unique and extraordinary qualities hidden within my clients, and guiding them toward a life of fascination curiosity and excitement.

Have you been struggling with current relationships, a loss, life dissatisfaction or ongoing issues that leave you feeling stuck? I have experience working with people experiencing relationship problems & life adjustments that often can be difficult to work through individually. I work from a client-centered approach that allows me to connect to clients and provide a safe environment to explore areas of change that can help increase coping skills, insight and general fulfillment.