Therapists in La Quinta, CA

If you have felt powerless when dealing with your boss or co-workers, if you struggle with communicating what you need and want in your relationships with family and/or partners, you may find psychotherapy a useful tool. If you are interested in improving your relationships, if you would like to gain clarity in your personal goals and want to learn how to establish and maintain interpersonal boundaries, I can help. I work with EAP's, I am a Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP), A Certified Problem Gambler Professional, and I offer Pre-Bariatric Surgery evaluations for candidates of those procedures.

Every life experience is an opportunity for growth. I help clients heal through their depression, anxiety, trauma, troubled relationships and painful childhood experiences. I understand addiction and road to recovery. I work with people in relationships that are at risk and blended families struggling for unity. I can sign with deaf clients. I work with families with adopted children, parents of angry teens and parents of special needs children, I am privileged to share the journey from pain toward new growth. I am dedicated to providing caring, compassionate support. Life can be challenging and no one should face it alone.

I believe that humans have the capacity to grow and change. I strive to create a compassionate and caring environment for my clients. My goal is to work closely with each clients and his/her needs and help them find their path to good mental health. Life, at times, is simply hard and is important to build the resiliency to get through it and to live a life with purpose and be goal driven.

We are not so much defined by what happens to us in life, but rather by how we respond to what happens. Intuitively we may know problems are opportunities to change and to grow, but sometimes we feel stuck, anxious and disempowered. Please know emotional pain is the only thing in life likely to jump-start a process of personal transformation. You are likely on the threshold of making that inward turn--taking yourself more seriously by addressing the pain of the past, accepting responsibility for prior choices and formulating commitments to do some things differently from here forward.

Individuals seeking therapy can present with a wide range of issues, needs, and goals. Common issues include anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life transitions. Their needs revolve around empathy, validation, a safe space to express emotions, and effective coping strategies. Goals often include improved emotional well-being, healthier relationships, personal growth, and enhanced resilience. They seek therapy to gain insight, overcome obstacles, and achieve a more fulfilling and meaningful life.

We all experience struggles that lead us down difficult roads. These roads can increase our anxiety, depression, or trigger a trauma response. I am here to help. I am a licensed psychologist who is able to provide you with the tools you need to navigate these difficult roads. Using Biblically-based principles combined with evidence-based therapeutic practices I will help you regain focus and stability in your life.

I have years of experience treating anxiety, depression, bipolar and addiction. You want to feel better, have organized thoughts, emotional stability and general independence. You want to have better sleep, be able to relax and attain personal empowerment. I will help you focus your goals and attain them.

Hi there, I'm Merrett, a licensed marriage and family therapist. Areas I can help you with include self-esteem, co-dependency, setting boundaries, work/life balance, caregiver burnout, dysfunctional family dynamics, existential concerns, and life transitions. I use a variety of modalities including positive psychology, solution-focused, and existential, but always work in a client-centered manner, focusing on the issues that matter most to you to help guide you to better understand your experience and solutions for moving forward.

Are you feeling stuck? Struggling to survive the death of a loved one? Dealing with difficult relationships? Feeling anxious? Troubled by anger? Confused? Overwhelmed? Self-sabotaging? There are many factors that shape our thinking and affect our decision making. There are times when we don't understand why things happen or we're left to deal with unfair difficulties in life. There is no shame in seeking guidance or support. By building on your own strengths and the power of a therapeutic relationship, I can help foster self-discovery, authenticity, and coping skills that can help you work through these challenges.

The journey of healing is a process where the client deserves to feel cared for in a safe environment. I have worked with a range of ages from children, teens to older adults. My experience has been with clients working through chronic symptoms of depression, self-harm, and psychiatric hospitalizations. I have been trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seeking safety, motivational interviewing, and provide other therapy modalities. I feel privileged to work with my clients in helping them heal from their trauma and other challenges they might be experiencing.

My ideal client is motivated to work on themselves both inside and outside of session. I enjoy working with people of different socioeconomic backgrounds, cultures, ages, and I am a LGBTQ and POC ally. I work with people who are going through significant life changes, feeling stuck, stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem problems, trauma/abuse, and I have helped people handle psychosis, bipolar symptoms, employment related issues, health concerns, caregiver stress, family/friend conflicts, and dating challenges. I also enjoy working with people who are high functioning and want to achieve a higher potential and increase happiness.

Are the present circumstances getting too stressful? There are so many changes of which we are not in control- job insecurity, fear of disease/death, separation from family members, and kids at home - every day, ALL day! (I am a Registered Play Therapist along with being a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.) Life's difficulties may have seemed manageable a few months ago, but now are overwhelming.

Hello, I’m Traci Martin! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist passionate about helping others get through life's obstacles and onto their journey of healing. I believe each person has the inner strength to excel beyond life's difficulties. My Approach My approach to providing therapy is a combination of compassion and understanding. I see the client as a person first. I build on the client's strengths, interests, and resources. I believe clients have the power to grow, change, and make their situation better through inner strength.

In your therapy," I WON'T JUST SIT AND NOD." I'll be an active participant in your therapy. I specialize in individual, couple, family and addiction therapy from anxiety, depression to relationship challenges. I can help with a blend of warmth, compassion, guidance utilizing workable tools in a safe therapeutic milieu. I'll support you to identify, explore, and work through those scary, but telling truths. Your truths! Not thoughts and behaviors that you've lived that keep you emotionally stuck, tied to your history, and in pain! Let's work to leave behind patterns of dis-ease, discovering an empowered, real and wonderful YOU!

Do you feel on track or struggling with juggling work, relationships, and just plain life? You know you want change but how can change happen? Maybe it is time to create a new path, your path. I will collaborate with you to understand the patterns you are repeating & help you develop new skills. Areas of focus include relationships, communication, boundaries, assertiveness, and self awareness. This is practical and grounded depth psychotherapy for both daily and longterm well being. I offer a complimentary fifteen minute phone consult so reach out!

Whether you're struggling with consequences stemming from past trauma, chronic mental illness, grief/loss, hopelessness, anger, resentment or profound life changes; healing is possible. Therapy is the process of building insight and awareness into behaviors and thoughts that ultimately perpetuate the hurt and pain. My goal is to assist in you finding the best way to break this pattern, change old and ineffective ways of coping and building a better understanding of why we do what we do. We often are trying to make right or whole, something that was so broken, destroyed or distorted from our past.

I'd first like to acknowledge your courage in reaching out, and thank you for taking a chance to live a more fulfilled life. Hello, I am Nicole G. Duarte, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with over 6 years of experience in working with at-risk teens, adults, and families in a variety of situations from foster care, human trafficking, and homelessness. I believe in the power of relationships and how a therapeutic relationship can help you overcome many obstacles. I will meet you where you are at emotionally.

I've been in private practice for 40 years, dealing mostly with First Responders, i.e., police and fire. I am quickly able to identify the issue to be dealt with and offer solutions. I use a combination of practicality and interpersonal warmth. My style is very interactive, honest and direct.

I specialize in one on one therapy, as well as couples therapy, and family therapy where I utilize my background in clinical psychology to provide coping skills for individuals who are experiencing emotional distress. I'm grateful for having earned the respect of my professional colleagues, where I have been enlisted as a consultant to doctors in need of professional guidance. I know the vital impact of "great therapy," and I will work with you in a genuine way, illuminating profound insights which lead to lasting life changes and personal growth.