In Person Therapists in Fort Bragg, CA

Want to restore harmony to yourself and your relationships? With gratitude, I offer Psychotherapy services re-connecting you with your preferred way of being. I enjoy supporting people in their challenges and helping them build skills to create resilience and the ability to adapt and thrive.

I'm a geek for self-discovery and making room for building new foundations. I continue to be passionate about cultivating self-acceptance and also being authentic even if it means making hard choices. I have had my own trauma and mental health path and work hard to learn from these experiences. While no one is the same, my experiences inform who I am as a person and as a psychotherapist. You're the boss of your one precious life. I will be in your corner to provide a clear mirror for you. You know more than you think you know about where you've been and where you're headed.

I’m opening a new practice emphasizing a holistic approach. I’m now also offering Ketamine Assisted Therapy in addition to my specialty in trauma using advanced EMDR. A safe and relaxing container and integration are key and my clients feel comfortable and relaxed with me quickly. 20 years as a MFT and over 40 years practicing other therapies give me the tools that make my therapy effective. I offer guided relaxation and imagery, Soulwork and Alchemical hypnotherapy to allow a quick access to the subconscious and conscious contact with your High Self. This is Parts Work, similar to IFS. Also the latest in trauma relief exercises .

I believe there is a solution to every "problem." I am solution focused and look at the individual as a complete human being with everything needed to be happy and successful right inside. I operate from a wellness model rather than a disease model. Being an adult means taking accountability for what does not benefit one under one's own skin. I take a humanistic, cognitive approach focusing on skills grounded in mindfulness and self-observation. With new insights and skills, we can operate from love instead of fear, from the present moment instead of childhood belief systems, with compassion instead of defenses and blame.

Life can push us beyond our capacity to manage well. Therapy is a vehicle that can help you find healing and balance. I work with the whole of you. I nurture your spirituality which I believe is the root source of healing. As you more fully embody your integrated self, anxiety and depression can subside. A feeling of well-being arises, you become more open and can engage more authentically in your relationships. I embrace non-dual philosophy affirming our interdependence with the unified field which, when attuned to, naturally generates a deep sense of connectedness. Our work together can bring you to a new paradigm of living.

In my forty years years in private practice as a licensed psychologist and registered expressive arts therapist, I offer therapy sessions, which weaves together expressive Arts Therapy and Jungian Psychology to individuals, adolescents and couples.This approach allows each client to understand their internal world, trauma, and obsolete styles that hinder their growth and happiness as it opens up new possibilities, resources and creativity to address life issues.As a result of this approach, clients also define what is meaningful to maintain their healing and growth. .

I offer a unique approach to traditional counseling, combining Jungian psychology with insights from neuroscience. My work spans two key domains: conditions rooted in psychological symptoms and those with a neurophysiological basis. This distinction is drawn from my extensive experience in both counseling and analyzing the human EEG (brainwaves). In our work together, I blend talk therapy with the potential benefits of neurofeedback. While we explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences through traditional therapy, we can also analyze and train your brain’s neural pathways to promote self-regulation and healing.

If you are experiencing memories that interfere with your ability to function in your life; if you have trouble sleeping and re-experience painful memories at unexpected moments, or if you are experiencing chronic stress, anxiety, or depression, my work can support your healing.

Welcome. You may have come here because you are feeling confused or sad. Perhaps you are reaching a point in your life when you are asking existential questions or simply wish to find ways to feel better and to cope with uncomfortable thoughts and emotions. Each individual has an original journey to make and every therapeutic relationship is unique. I would like to accompany you and help you discover your inner world and learn practical approaches to regulate your emotions and manage stress. I treat a range of conditions including anxiety, depression, addiction, eating disorders and other forms of psychic imbalance.

Times are challenging. If you're feeling dissatisfied, depressed, unfulfilled, nervous, or disconnected from others, I can offer guidance and support. The therapy I provide is grounded in compassion, non-judgment, and curiosity. Utilizing an integrative approach, we'll find a path that works for you. Some of the issues my clients navigate: grief and loss; depression and anxiety; relationships (friends, family, romantic partners); life transitions (parenting, gender, career, marriage/divorce, menopause/mid-life); finding purpose/meaning; creating healthy boundaries; perfectionism; healing trauma (historical, childhood, etc.).

Do you seek greater influence over life? Have people and experiences clouded your vision of meaningful life participation? My collaborative approach to therapy respects you as ultimate authority in your life and the one who knows yourself best; you can integrate holistic well-being, on physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, social, and ethical areas of life. You can work to resolve trauma and unrest from depression, anxiety, and anger. Trauma resolution, couple and familial relationships, codependency, compromised attachment, destructive narcissism, and harassment are areas of focus in my practice.

Is your world feeling out of control or frightening? Have you stopped taking care of yourself the way you used to? Has your mood been affected by current personal or global crises? Are you wanting to change unhealthy patterns or addictions? You are not alone, and I can help you through this. Together we will explore your reasons for seeking treatment as well as relevant emotional, social, cultural, vocational, and environmental history. Collaboratively we will identify your strengths and needs to create a goal-oriented plan to increase life satisfaction and overall wellness.

At times we are thrown in to an experience of life that calls for a new way of responding. Thumped by unrelenting negative self-judgment, stuck in swamps of depression, seized by insecurities, paralyzing uncertainty, anxiety, panic, or held in the unforgiving clutches of recurring memories (trauma, grief, regret), the world can seem vast, uncaring, and harsh. And, in that world we may feel disconnected, alone, even fearful. Psychotherapy with me includes deeply confidential, trustworthy, empathic, accepting, sacred space in which I deeply listen, you explore, and come to understand your unique experience in pursuit of symptom reduction, increased self-reliance, and personal transformation.

I have a basic belief in the ability of people to grow, mature and improve their life skills and get through difficult times with support from an objective, mature and empathic professional. With more than 40 years of practice, I have a broadly-based life experience and academic background, utilize an holistic/ecclectic approach and offer practical, down-to-earth feedback designed to meet your specific needs and help you cope more effectively in your personal life and at work.

I am here for you, be it heartbreak, difficult relationships, concerns about substance use, past or currant traumatic experiences, anxiety, depression, or just feeling stuck, as if you keep walking in to quicksand and unable to move forward. Life just isn't working for you at this point, and you know it can be better. The issues you are facing may make you feel like a failure but you are not. These issues are simply a "call" to look deeper for what is needed for your continued development, or what Jung calls your individuation. Your unique journey to finding your authentic self.

Hello! I'm Maria Chappelear, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with individuals, families, and couples on isues like anxiety, depression, life transitions, parenting, and adolescent/teen issues. I use a Cognitive Behavioral Approach with a Supportive and Humanistic perspective. I am also drawn to Positive Psychology and the study of what makes people happy and satisfied. The ideal client is on a journey of self-discovery and growth. They are honest in session and report back if something isn't working for them. An honest collaboration between the two of us makes the work more successful and productive.

My therapeutic approach is strengths-based and client-centered: I view therapy as a co-creative process in which we collaborate to meet your goals. I believe you already have the internal resources you need to heal and grow, and I am a guide. In addition to talk therapy, I utilize mind-body processes to draw out your inner strengths and resources, and to release stuck patterns that no longer serve you. My clinical interests are working with life transitions, decision-making, changing habit patterns, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, parenting challenges, couples communication, and personal and spiritual growth.

No one chooses to struggle. We don’t decide to get depressed or anxious. Difficulties in close relationships aren’t wished for. Low self-esteem isn’t a preference. We come about these struggles honestly, often from legacies of trauma or adversity, or more subtle, but still difficult developmental contexts. Often, it’s the skillful adaptation to these less-than-ideal contexts that causes us the most struggle. Anxious hypervigilance and mistrust are protective in dangerous contexts. Avoiding our emotions and avoiding seeking support are protective when others reject our bids for care. And, yet, unlearning what protected us is hard.