Hoarding Therapists in Dana Point, CA
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Nicole Moriarty: Trauma Resolution Therapy
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, LPCC
Verified Verified
Dana Point, CA 92629
There is a solution. There is hope. And there is healing. Anxiety, depression, disordered eating, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, disruption in relationships, substance abuse, and on and on. These are curable, changeable, healable issues. When you go straight to the root of the issue, you can bring deep, lasting change. And we now know that the root of every mental health disorder (and many physical diseases as well) is some form of unresolved trauma. Trauma refers to any moment in our lives that we were unsafe in some way. Big or small, single events or years-long patterns-if we aren't able to process it, we store it.
There is a solution. There is hope. And there is healing. Anxiety, depression, disordered eating, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, disruption in relationships, substance abuse, and on and on. These are curable, changeable, healable issues. When you go straight to the root of the issue, you can bring deep, lasting change. And we now know that the root of every mental health disorder (and many physical diseases as well) is some form of unresolved trauma. Trauma refers to any moment in our lives that we were unsafe in some way. Big or small, single events or years-long patterns-if we aren't able to process it, we store it.
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Ashley A. Blackett
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Dana Point, CA 92629
Change is hard! Isn't the alternative worse? Life can be very challenging and demanding. It can even seem extremely overwhelming. The good news is you don't have to feel alone. Seeking help is a sign of courage and strength, which I foster in practice. I offer assistance in finding ways to manage your stressors in ways that work for you. Improving self-esteem, learning to cope, and managing emotions is all possible. I won’t promise it will be easy (therapy rarely is). But I can promise you, it will be worth it.
Change is hard! Isn't the alternative worse? Life can be very challenging and demanding. It can even seem extremely overwhelming. The good news is you don't have to feel alone. Seeking help is a sign of courage and strength, which I foster in practice. I offer assistance in finding ways to manage your stressors in ways that work for you. Improving self-esteem, learning to cope, and managing emotions is all possible. I won’t promise it will be easy (therapy rarely is). But I can promise you, it will be worth it.
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Stephanie Swope
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC, PPS, NCC, BC-TMH
Verified Verified
Dana Point, CA 92624
Are you experiencing racing and panicked thoughts? The ‘what-ifs’ are spiraling, you're seeking reassurance from everyone around you but it isn't helping. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed and burned-out? Little things seem harder, like getting out of bed in the morning, or feeling motivated to see friends or family. Perhaps you’re feeling out of control, your emotions are harder to manage, or you’re arguing with loved ones. You are not alone, and in coming to this page you have already taken the first step towards restoring balance and fulfillment to your life.
Are you experiencing racing and panicked thoughts? The ‘what-ifs’ are spiraling, you're seeking reassurance from everyone around you but it isn't helping. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed and burned-out? Little things seem harder, like getting out of bed in the morning, or feeling motivated to see friends or family. Perhaps you’re feeling out of control, your emotions are harder to manage, or you’re arguing with loved ones. You are not alone, and in coming to this page you have already taken the first step towards restoring balance and fulfillment to your life.
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We also treat the the OC spectrum: hoarding, trich, BDD.
Anxiety, panic, fear, and OCD have answers. You can take control. Patients average a 15-week treatment under our specialists. We also offer 6 to 8 day intensive formats. We use empirically supported treatments tailored to each individual, including home visits and practicing skills outside of the office setting. Our pride is in our success rate.
We also treat the the OC spectrum: hoarding, trich, BDD.
Anxiety, panic, fear, and OCD have answers. You can take control. Patients average a 15-week treatment under our specialists. We also offer 6 to 8 day intensive formats. We use empirically supported treatments tailored to each individual, including home visits and practicing skills outside of the office setting. Our pride is in our success rate.
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I also treat the the OC spectrum: hoarding, trich, BDD.
Anxiety, panic, fear, and OCD have answers. You can take control. I use empirically supported treatments (CBT and ACT), tailored to each individual. Through the use of virtual therapy and in-person exposure therapy, I provide my patients with over 20 years of experience, specializing in OCD, Anxiety, and related disorders. My patients average a 15-week treatment, with the option of 6 to 8-day intensive formats. My pride is in my success rate. My focus is to do a proper assessment to understand the issues and help my patients to set goals, achieve them, and move on in life as quickly as possible.
I also treat the the OC spectrum: hoarding, trich, BDD.
Anxiety, panic, fear, and OCD have answers. You can take control. I use empirically supported treatments (CBT and ACT), tailored to each individual. Through the use of virtual therapy and in-person exposure therapy, I provide my patients with over 20 years of experience, specializing in OCD, Anxiety, and related disorders. My patients average a 15-week treatment, with the option of 6 to 8-day intensive formats. My pride is in my success rate. My focus is to do a proper assessment to understand the issues and help my patients to set goals, achieve them, and move on in life as quickly as possible.
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Family & Children's Counseling Services, Inc.
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Laguna Beach, CA 92651 (Online Only)
When our children's hearts have been broken, our hearts break, too. Parents often struggle with knowing how to care for a hurting child. The child's behaviors can be challenging. A parent's own unhealed wounds get triggered. Then, there's the parenting guilt! It can be overwhelming. We understand and we are here to help.
When our children's hearts have been broken, our hearts break, too. Parents often struggle with knowing how to care for a hurting child. The child's behaviors can be challenging. A parent's own unhealed wounds get triggered. Then, there's the parenting guilt! It can be overwhelming. We understand and we are here to help.
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we specialize in working with mental health and addiction clients and address addictions ranging from benzodiazepine use to opioid withdrawals, we have an outpatient clinic that focuses on what our clients needs are and working on underlying traumas that caused there use or mental health disorder.
we specialize in working with mental health and addiction clients and address addictions ranging from benzodiazepine use to opioid withdrawals, we have an outpatient clinic that focuses on what our clients needs are and working on underlying traumas that caused there use or mental health disorder.
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Lulu Skafi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Laguna Beach, CA 92607 (Online Only)
You already checked to make sure your front door was locked, and now you’re going to check again. It’s always the same struggle; an intrusive idea takes root and refuses to let go. From there, it spirals out of control, multiplying into countless variations and scenarios. You know that logically it doesn’t make any sense, but you can’t help yourself. "What's wrong with me?" you keep wondering. You’re constantly trapped in a cycle of distressing thoughts, compelled to engage in repetitive behaviors or safety measures. It's a constant battle, and you long for a life free from the grip of these obsessions and compulsions.
You already checked to make sure your front door was locked, and now you’re going to check again. It’s always the same struggle; an intrusive idea takes root and refuses to let go. From there, it spirals out of control, multiplying into countless variations and scenarios. You know that logically it doesn’t make any sense, but you can’t help yourself. "What's wrong with me?" you keep wondering. You’re constantly trapped in a cycle of distressing thoughts, compelled to engage in repetitive behaviors or safety measures. It's a constant battle, and you long for a life free from the grip of these obsessions and compulsions.
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Kristina Smith Mother Warrior
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Accepting New Clients. Like many moms, you wear numerous hats in your life, and trying to manage them all successfully can be emotionally exhausting. Too often, you tell yourself that you are failing; failing at being a mom, failing at being a partner, failing at being a friend, failing at being an employee or student, etc etc...leaving you feeling helpless, hopeless, anxious, and depressed. One voice tells you that you CAN do this while the louder voice tells you that you CAN'T, so you isolate in the silence of shame and put on a brave face hoping to make it through the day. You want to feel better, but you're unsure how.
Accepting New Clients. Like many moms, you wear numerous hats in your life, and trying to manage them all successfully can be emotionally exhausting. Too often, you tell yourself that you are failing; failing at being a mom, failing at being a partner, failing at being a friend, failing at being an employee or student, etc etc...leaving you feeling helpless, hopeless, anxious, and depressed. One voice tells you that you CAN do this while the louder voice tells you that you CAN'T, so you isolate in the silence of shame and put on a brave face hoping to make it through the day. You want to feel better, but you're unsure how.
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I have been doing individual and couple therapy for over thirty years. I use a variety of therapeutic approaches, always choosing the one that best suits the client's immediate needs. These modalities range from psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral to narrative and existential. There is even some dream and hypnotherapy added when helpful. In addition to my clinical practice, I have extensive forensic psychology experience, including resolving workplace disputes, custody issues, and trial consulting. My goal is to help clients find meaningful solutions to challenging life problems.
I have been doing individual and couple therapy for over thirty years. I use a variety of therapeutic approaches, always choosing the one that best suits the client's immediate needs. These modalities range from psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral to narrative and existential. There is even some dream and hypnotherapy added when helpful. In addition to my clinical practice, I have extensive forensic psychology experience, including resolving workplace disputes, custody issues, and trial consulting. My goal is to help clients find meaningful solutions to challenging life problems.
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Ceano Health is a seamless integration of elite behavioral health providers and former intelligence operators designed to serve our mission of "alleviating human pain and suffering" through our therapeutic, intervention, and safety services. Our lines of service have been developed to support organizations, families, and individuals in providing proactive solutions for complex human problems. Our strategic and highly confidential service offerings have been developed to create emotional, spiritual, psychological, and structural safety so that deep therapeutic work can occur.
Ceano Health is a seamless integration of elite behavioral health providers and former intelligence operators designed to serve our mission of "alleviating human pain and suffering" through our therapeutic, intervention, and safety services. Our lines of service have been developed to support organizations, families, and individuals in providing proactive solutions for complex human problems. Our strategic and highly confidential service offerings have been developed to create emotional, spiritual, psychological, and structural safety so that deep therapeutic work can occur.
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~ ALL THINGS RELATIONAL ~ My work revolves around the interactions between & relationships among people.
~ ALL THINGS RELATIONAL ~ My work revolves around the interactions between & relationships among people.
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Neda Sanai
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, 121144
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Neda Sanai, MFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Sanai Therapy. Sanai Therapy is an online therapy practice helping clients gain insight about themselves and their relationships, reduce stress, enhance their lives, and gain interpersonal feedback. Sanai Therapy offers individual, parent consultation, friends therapy, couples therapy, premarital counseling, child & teen therapy, group therapy, and family therapy. Neda began her career in the mental health community as a behavioral therapist. While obtaining her Masters, she worked at The Maple Counseling Center (TMCC) In Beverly Hills.
Neda Sanai, MFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist and founder of Sanai Therapy. Sanai Therapy is an online therapy practice helping clients gain insight about themselves and their relationships, reduce stress, enhance their lives, and gain interpersonal feedback. Sanai Therapy offers individual, parent consultation, friends therapy, couples therapy, premarital counseling, child & teen therapy, group therapy, and family therapy. Neda began her career in the mental health community as a behavioral therapist. While obtaining her Masters, she worked at The Maple Counseling Center (TMCC) In Beverly Hills.
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Hi, I am Robert Barron LMFT. I have been counseling for 19 years in varied positions from youth to elderly adults. I have served in the California Army National Guard (Infantry) and Active Duty Navy and Naval Reserves as an Aircrewman and followed service by providing counseling to military members and their families at Tripler Army Medical Center and Pearl Harbor Hickam. My passion is to empower clients, couples, and families to overcome challenges and strengthen relations. It is of high importance for me to create an emotionally safe counseling environment to address client/couple/family issues and concerns in a positive manner.
Hi, I am Robert Barron LMFT. I have been counseling for 19 years in varied positions from youth to elderly adults. I have served in the California Army National Guard (Infantry) and Active Duty Navy and Naval Reserves as an Aircrewman and followed service by providing counseling to military members and their families at Tripler Army Medical Center and Pearl Harbor Hickam. My passion is to empower clients, couples, and families to overcome challenges and strengthen relations. It is of high importance for me to create an emotionally safe counseling environment to address client/couple/family issues and concerns in a positive manner.
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Heather Amorosi Schwartz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, SEP
Verified Verified
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
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.
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.
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Accepting new clients in person and via video. I offer a welcoming, supportive space for you to gain insights and practical skills to enhance your well-being. Deep-seated beliefs can often limit us and the stress of modern life can overwhelm our systems. I can help you create a personalized plan to feel differently about yourself, achieve your goals, and find more ease and calmness in your life. Our body can get into a state where it is dysregulated both physically and psychologically. We can learn to self-regulate and experience greater tranquility, joy, and happiness, while managing sadness, anger, and anxiety more effectively.
Accepting new clients in person and via video. I offer a welcoming, supportive space for you to gain insights and practical skills to enhance your well-being. Deep-seated beliefs can often limit us and the stress of modern life can overwhelm our systems. I can help you create a personalized plan to feel differently about yourself, achieve your goals, and find more ease and calmness in your life. Our body can get into a state where it is dysregulated both physically and psychologically. We can learn to self-regulate and experience greater tranquility, joy, and happiness, while managing sadness, anger, and anxiety more effectively.
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Scheduling sessions: My openings are mid morning around 10:30 am......................Are you struggling with anxiety? ........Let's get to work with a practical approach and focus on becoming calm and relaxed again. ......Life is too short to take the journey in a nervous state. .....I am an EMDR provider and a Brain Spotting provider. I enjoy making guided meditation recordings that zero in on my clients' personal life challenges (3 min recordings). It's time to take some deep breaths and ground yourself. ..........Are you are stuggling with depression, insomnia, ADHD, divorce, family problems, sexual abuse, religious abuse....
Scheduling sessions: My openings are mid morning around 10:30 am......................Are you struggling with anxiety? ........Let's get to work with a practical approach and focus on becoming calm and relaxed again. ......Life is too short to take the journey in a nervous state. .....I am an EMDR provider and a Brain Spotting provider. I enjoy making guided meditation recordings that zero in on my clients' personal life challenges (3 min recordings). It's time to take some deep breaths and ground yourself. ..........Are you are stuggling with depression, insomnia, ADHD, divorce, family problems, sexual abuse, religious abuse....
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Tenisha Seniguar-Morakinyo
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
Laguna Woods, CA 92653
Hello, my name is Tenisha Seniguar-Morakinyo, LPCC License13468 with over 9 years of experience working with diverse populations. My approach to therapy is every individual is valuable and deserves to be heard and treated with dignity and respect by taking a non-judgment stance. I respect clients' legal rights to confidentiality to create a safe environment to develop trust and a strong therapeutic alliance. I am a firm believer that clients are the experts in their own lives. They know exactly what they want and need.
Hello, my name is Tenisha Seniguar-Morakinyo, LPCC License13468 with over 9 years of experience working with diverse populations. My approach to therapy is every individual is valuable and deserves to be heard and treated with dignity and respect by taking a non-judgment stance. I respect clients' legal rights to confidentiality to create a safe environment to develop trust and a strong therapeutic alliance. I am a firm believer that clients are the experts in their own lives. They know exactly what they want and need.
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I believe therapy can be a powerful tool to overcome life's obstacles. My clients want to learn how to approach these obstacles and apply their new skills as problems arise; this allows my clients to feel confident in making positive, lasting changes in their lives. I often work with individuals, both adults and adolescents, who want to learn how to be more mindful in their lives and want help "getting out of their heads so to speak." My clients often want to re-establish their inner strength and learn how to better problem-solve in order to improve their lives.
I believe therapy can be a powerful tool to overcome life's obstacles. My clients want to learn how to approach these obstacles and apply their new skills as problems arise; this allows my clients to feel confident in making positive, lasting changes in their lives. I often work with individuals, both adults and adolescents, who want to learn how to be more mindful in their lives and want help "getting out of their heads so to speak." My clients often want to re-establish their inner strength and learn how to better problem-solve in order to improve their lives.
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Alia Harlan Kaneaiakala
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, PsyD
Verified Verified
Mission Viejo, CA 92694 (Online Only)
I am an Attachment based therapist well versed with severe levels of trauma, anxiety and depression due to family systems, addiction, adoption or other struggles. I have over 20 years experience as a dancer and dance studio owner from which I draw upon for a creative, integrative approach in therapy and fresh approach to understanding my clients. I am also fortunate enough to work collaborately with another therapist and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to provide wraparound services for clients all in our beautiful office space. I believe in exploring all avenues and taking innovative approaches in therapy to aid the client in healing and personal growth.
I am an Attachment based therapist well versed with severe levels of trauma, anxiety and depression due to family systems, addiction, adoption or other struggles. I have over 20 years experience as a dancer and dance studio owner from which I draw upon for a creative, integrative approach in therapy and fresh approach to understanding my clients. I am also fortunate enough to work collaborately with another therapist and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to provide wraparound services for clients all in our beautiful office space. I believe in exploring all avenues and taking innovative approaches in therapy to aid the client in healing and personal growth.
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Hoarding Therapists
What is the most effective treatment for hoarding?
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) has been well-studied in the treatment of hoarding. This type of therapy includes changing beliefs surrounding possessions, as well as learning how to discard items and reduce acquisitions. The hoarder may also gain much-needed organizational skills. Another useful therapy may be compassion-focused therapy, which can address emotion regulation and negative self-perception.
How long does therapy for hoarding take?
Although treatment can vary, most people demonstrate improvement after 23 sessions, with some showing improvement after just a few sessions. Researchers have developed a 26-session cognitive behavioral program. People who hoard may need “maintenance” sessions over the years if the problem arises repeatedly.
Are there medications for hoarding?
The more commonly-prescribed medications for hoarding are including antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). This can include drugs such as venlafaxine and paroxetine. And because hoarding disorder is related to obsessive-compulsive disorder, medications for OCD, such as clomipramine, may be effective for hoarding as well.
Can hoarding come back after treatment?
Hoarding is a chronic disorder and it can last throughout an individual’s lifetime. Regularly checking in with a psychotherapist can help manage symptoms long-term. A good therapist will help the person learn needed skills including decision-making, organization, and stress reduction. The patient will gain a better perspective and the need to cling to useless items will lessen.