Adults Therapists in Avila Beach, CA

Welcome. Whether for you or a loved one, taking this step can be difficult and is extremely commendable. You're not alone. My hope is to provide personalized therapy that highlights your strengths and builds your personal resources. I am here to listen and support my clients while compassionately crafting a plan tailored to your unique experiences and struggles, that aims to foster personal growth and self-discovery.

As a therapist specializing in Sex Therapy and intimacy issues for men, women, and couples, my approach includes interactive somatic intimacy exercises which foster a deeper connection between partners. I developed the 5-Step Listening Ladder, a revolutionary way couples communicate. I specialize in addressing sexual dysfunctions such as PE, ED, DE, and low libido. I provide a confidential and safe space to talk about hard-to-talk-about topics like money, sex, or cheating and infidelity. I also have experience working with children and families in areas of anxiety, ADHD, grief, and loss.

I'm a twenty-year veteran in the health and wellness industry, I believe that true happiness is comprised of many components: a healthy emotional state, relationships, social support, meaning and purpose, assertive communication and a healthy body. Integrating my past expertise and experiences with my practice as a therapist, I focus on the whole person with an existential and solution focused platform. My goal is to help you feel more in control of your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to increase your performance in life, relationships and/or career while helping to navigate a more meaningful and healthier self.

Congratulations on taking the first step toward healing! I am passionate in bringing empowerment and insight to the world of those who struggle to move forward. I am Licensed as a Marriage and Family therapist and has been helping others for over 8 years. My journey has led me to work successfully dealing with a wide range of issues such as Anxiety and Depression. I provide a focus on the mind-body connection to access stuck emotions. My approach to therapy is unbiased, client-centered, and collaborative. I truly value diversity and its impacts and utilizes a Gestalt and CBT therapy approach, along with emphasizing self-compassion.

I am passionate about helping people find untapped potential for positive growth and offer a holistic approach to mental health. I specialize in movement enhanced psychotherapy, such as walking sessions. When the journey of life includes unseen bumps in the road, I offer a warm and compassionate space to explore vulnerable areas, build and refine strengths, create new perspectives and apply strategies that fit you and your lifestyle. Practicing as a Licensed Psychologist in WI and as a LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) in CA.

When your life is disappointing you and your days are filled with anger and resentment and you can't sleep because you worry how you are going to keep faking you've got it all together and are happy, you begin to question whether you can take it anymore. I help you discover the choices which work for you to start living a congruent authentic life where your relationships and desires are in line with your values and beliefs. You don't have to just take it. Schedule an appointment today to discuss how therapy can help you blossom and thrive.

I am a therapist who cares deeply about meeting each client where they are, taking time to honor their story and find ways towards healing and clarity. By using “Walk and Talk” therapy we are able to break free from the confines of a traditional therapy office, inviting movement to be included in the therapy process. During a session we can walk side by side, allowing the physical activity to help release endorphins and the natural surroundings provide a calming and grounding effect. My goal is for you to feel supported, challenged and encouraged in our work together.

I choose to see life's challenges as invitations to know ourselves more honestly, and to accept ourselves as we are. I believe that when individuals are self-aware they experience life as more meaningful and challenges as less distressing. I help individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, life transitions and relationship issues, to embrace their wholeness and strengthen inner resources not yet recognized. From this place of knowing and alternate or adjusted perspective, individuals develop compassion for self and other, gain confidence in relationships, and feel more assured in their ability to address the challenges life presents.

I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (in both California and Wisconsin) and enjoy working with individuals and couples who are facing self-esteem/ self-worth concerns, relational issues, parenting struggles and those who seek to buffer the stressors of life. I also have experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and relational distress and I am a Certified Emotionally Focused Individual and Couples Therapist (EFIT/ EFCT). It is my passion to help you discover the strengths you already carry inside of you and to help you develop stronger, more deeply connected relationships.

Are you experiencing feelings of anxiety or depression as a new mom? Does it feel like you're the only one in your friend group who is struggling with infertility or a miscarriage loss? Do you ever miss your old life before you had children? Now more than ever, women are experiencing high rates of infertility, miscarriage and perinatal depression and anxiety. At Bloom Maternal Therapy we believe everyone deserves mental and emotional support during pre-conception, pregnancy, postpartum and parenting years.