Anxiety Therapists in La Verne, CA
Kristin Hernandez
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
I am passionate about helping individuals navigate life's challenges to enhance their overall well-being. My practice focuses on those experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and trauma. I utilize a variety of evidence-based practices to guide clients in exploring and reshaping maladaptive thought patterns. I believe in the transformative power of self-exploration and understanding. I am committed to supporting clients on their journey toward enrichment and fulfillment in their lives and relationships.
I am passionate about helping individuals navigate life's challenges to enhance their overall well-being. My practice focuses on those experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, relationship difficulties, and trauma. I utilize a variety of evidence-based practices to guide clients in exploring and reshaping maladaptive thought patterns. I believe in the transformative power of self-exploration and understanding. I am committed to supporting clients on their journey toward enrichment and fulfillment in their lives and relationships.
I specialize in working with a broad range of wellness concerns, including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, church hurt (Christian), faith/spirituality-related worries, and couples/marriage distress.
My name is MaryCollette Ukattah, better known as Mary. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore yourself, your relationships, experiences, beliefs, and hopes. Everyone has a purpose, and I strive to inspire the discovery of your unique purpose. I encourage you to bring your whole self to therapy. Therapy should be a space where you can show up authentically without any fear of judgment. It should be a space where you feel heard, affirmed, and challenged. That is my approach to therapy.
I specialize in working with a broad range of wellness concerns, including depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, church hurt (Christian), faith/spirituality-related worries, and couples/marriage distress.
My name is MaryCollette Ukattah, better known as Mary. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore yourself, your relationships, experiences, beliefs, and hopes. Everyone has a purpose, and I strive to inspire the discovery of your unique purpose. I encourage you to bring your whole self to therapy. Therapy should be a space where you can show up authentically without any fear of judgment. It should be a space where you feel heard, affirmed, and challenged. That is my approach to therapy.
Erin Copeland
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
My experience in community mental health has given me a passion for helping those who have experienced anxiety, depression, trauma, and abuse.
Hi! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. I have been in practice for 18 years and have expertise in child welfare, family counseling, substance abuse and recovery, and early childhood development. I enjoy working with adults, children, couples, and families to help them navigate life’s challenges so they can improve their lives.
My experience in community mental health has given me a passion for helping those who have experienced anxiety, depression, trauma, and abuse.
Hi! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. I have been in practice for 18 years and have expertise in child welfare, family counseling, substance abuse and recovery, and early childhood development. I enjoy working with adults, children, couples, and families to help them navigate life’s challenges so they can improve their lives.
Tricia C. Dela Cruz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
Whether we are working on navigating stress, parenting or addressing depression/ anxiety, I use a client-centered and goal-focused approach, drawing tools from different types of therapy.
We all go through difficulties at one point or another in our lives. It is natural to seek out connection and validation when we feel vulnerable. Rather than navigating these challenges on your own, therapy provides an opportunity where you can get support and learn new ways of coping to make meaningful changes in your life. In therapy, I create a supportive and safe space to help individuals process their current struggles and share their personal experiences in order to find healing and transformation.
Whether we are working on navigating stress, parenting or addressing depression/ anxiety, I use a client-centered and goal-focused approach, drawing tools from different types of therapy.
We all go through difficulties at one point or another in our lives. It is natural to seek out connection and validation when we feel vulnerable. Rather than navigating these challenges on your own, therapy provides an opportunity where you can get support and learn new ways of coping to make meaningful changes in your life. In therapy, I create a supportive and safe space to help individuals process their current struggles and share their personal experiences in order to find healing and transformation.
Brianne Ballard
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
My name is Brianne Ballard and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in La Verne, California while working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults that are in all phases of life to help cope with transitions, anxiety, depression, parenting, women's issues, past trauma, and relational issues to name a few. I help guide you in finding what you need out of therapy to be in a more mindful, authentic, and peaceful state.
My name is Brianne Ballard and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in La Verne, California while working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults that are in all phases of life to help cope with transitions, anxiety, depression, parenting, women's issues, past trauma, and relational issues to name a few. I help guide you in finding what you need out of therapy to be in a more mindful, authentic, and peaceful state.
I work with clients who experience depression and anxiety and enjoy helping people see the light at the end of the tunnel (because I promise it is there).
Hi, I'm Melissa Vaswani, LMFT. I've been practicing therapy for 18 years, and my mission has always been to make a positive impact and enable people to make meaningful changes in their lives. I use a therapeutic method based on my client's unique needs. I have a background in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and enjoy using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques. However, I don't limit myself to CBT. I constantly endeavor to meet every individual client where they are and adapt accordingly.
I work with clients who experience depression and anxiety and enjoy helping people see the light at the end of the tunnel (because I promise it is there).
Hi, I'm Melissa Vaswani, LMFT. I've been practicing therapy for 18 years, and my mission has always been to make a positive impact and enable people to make meaningful changes in their lives. I use a therapeutic method based on my client's unique needs. I have a background in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and enjoy using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques. However, I don't limit myself to CBT. I constantly endeavor to meet every individual client where they are and adapt accordingly.
Dr. Melissa Magallanes
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
If you are not ready, don't worry - I am here to answer any questions you may have about the process.
Are you noticing that your past experiences, current high-stress environments, or new life transitions are impacting your mood, relationships with loved ones, and well-being? Are you feeling anxious, irritable, easily triggered, or overly stimulated? Are these symptoms impacting you as a partner, parent, child, friend, or employee? If so, you are not alone. The effects past traumas, high-stress environments (e.g., first responders, etc.), and life transitions (e.g., marriage, parenthood, college, moving, etc.) can have on us are immense and they often linger in our day and limit us to be the best version of ourselves.
If you are not ready, don't worry - I am here to answer any questions you may have about the process.
Are you noticing that your past experiences, current high-stress environments, or new life transitions are impacting your mood, relationships with loved ones, and well-being? Are you feeling anxious, irritable, easily triggered, or overly stimulated? Are these symptoms impacting you as a partner, parent, child, friend, or employee? If so, you are not alone. The effects past traumas, high-stress environments (e.g., first responders, etc.), and life transitions (e.g., marriage, parenthood, college, moving, etc.) can have on us are immense and they often linger in our day and limit us to be the best version of ourselves.
Hi there! My name is Shannon Polee and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have clinical experience providing CBT, Humanistic therapy, Motivational interviewing, and Solution-focused treatment, which allows me to honor and encourage individuality, authenticity, and self-determination. My specialties include helping adults with difficult life transitions/adjustment, stress management, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, race issues, grief and loss, and building self-esteem.
Hi there! My name is Shannon Polee and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have clinical experience providing CBT, Humanistic therapy, Motivational interviewing, and Solution-focused treatment, which allows me to honor and encourage individuality, authenticity, and self-determination. My specialties include helping adults with difficult life transitions/adjustment, stress management, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, race issues, grief and loss, and building self-esteem.
Cheryl Perrell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
Hello! My name is Cheryl Perrell and I am a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about helping others live purposeful and fulfilling lives. I can provide therapy in both English and Spanish and specialize in working with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Some of the treatment modalities I like to use but are not limited to are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I thrive to establish a safe therapeutic relationship with clients who have experienced trauma and difficult life circumstances.
Hello! My name is Cheryl Perrell and I am a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is passionate about helping others live purposeful and fulfilling lives. I can provide therapy in both English and Spanish and specialize in working with adults struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Some of the treatment modalities I like to use but are not limited to are Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I thrive to establish a safe therapeutic relationship with clients who have experienced trauma and difficult life circumstances.
Hello, my name is Dona J. Clair and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My focus is working with individuals who are attempting to find inner peace and healing and who want to make positive changes in their lives. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, chronic illness (specifically autoimmune issues), grief, and life transitions. I use such modalities as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focus Therapy, Strength Based, and Mindfulness. I know how isolating and frustrating it can be when one attempts to manage illness and I want to be a support.
Hello, my name is Dona J. Clair and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. My focus is working with individuals who are attempting to find inner peace and healing and who want to make positive changes in their lives. I specialize in treating anxiety, depression, chronic illness (specifically autoimmune issues), grief, and life transitions. I use such modalities as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focus Therapy, Strength Based, and Mindfulness. I know how isolating and frustrating it can be when one attempts to manage illness and I want to be a support.
I currently only see adult clients for individual psychotherapy services focusing on everyday stressors that can include work stress, interpersonal relationship struggles, anxiety, and depression.
Hi! I'm Laura Simmons, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. My approach to therapy is collaborative and tailored to my client's specific needs/ learning style. My focus areas of practice are adult individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and other life stressors. I prefer to foster a collaborative relationship with clients and support them in feeling empowered to take an active role in their treatment planning. I utilize an eclectic approach that includes motivational interviewing, solution-focused, person-centered, mindfulness, CBT, trauma-focused CBT, and narrative therapy.
I currently only see adult clients for individual psychotherapy services focusing on everyday stressors that can include work stress, interpersonal relationship struggles, anxiety, and depression.
Hi! I'm Laura Simmons, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. My approach to therapy is collaborative and tailored to my client's specific needs/ learning style. My focus areas of practice are adult individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and other life stressors. I prefer to foster a collaborative relationship with clients and support them in feeling empowered to take an active role in their treatment planning. I utilize an eclectic approach that includes motivational interviewing, solution-focused, person-centered, mindfulness, CBT, trauma-focused CBT, and narrative therapy.
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My name is Maria A. Gonzalez, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) working with clients statewide via telehealth. As a dedicated mental health therapist, I am deeply committed to supporting individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, and stress. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focus therapy and mindfulness training allows me to help my clients make progress and start feeling better.
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My name is Maria A. Gonzalez, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) working with clients statewide via telehealth. As a dedicated mental health therapist, I am deeply committed to supporting individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, and stress. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focus therapy and mindfulness training allows me to help my clients make progress and start feeling better.
Jennifer Friend
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
Are you looking for a safe place where you can talk through difficult emotions, discover and eliminate troubling symptoms and improve your sense of well-being? If so, welcome! With over 14 years of trusted experience, I’ve helped those who’ve experienced stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, trauma, abuse, and addiction. Your decision to enter therapy is proven to be worth the effort!
Are you looking for a safe place where you can talk through difficult emotions, discover and eliminate troubling symptoms and improve your sense of well-being? If so, welcome! With over 14 years of trusted experience, I’ve helped those who’ve experienced stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, trauma, abuse, and addiction. Your decision to enter therapy is proven to be worth the effort!
Emmanuel Torres
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
I specialize in working with individuals dealing with: Depression, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Men’s issues, Self-esteem, Sport performance issues, Life transitions, Grief/loss and stressors in the work field.
Welcome to my page and congratulations on taking the next step. As we all know, life brings us different experiences and stressors. Such stressors can affect how we function at work, school, within our relationships and within our selves. Allow me to work with you during this time of difficulty. My therapeutic style is tailored to the individual and their strengths while using the following approaches: strength based, solution focus, and mindfulness. I truly believe that with the right coaching, processing and guidance, we are able to overcome many of our life stressors.
I specialize in working with individuals dealing with: Depression, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Men’s issues, Self-esteem, Sport performance issues, Life transitions, Grief/loss and stressors in the work field.
Welcome to my page and congratulations on taking the next step. As we all know, life brings us different experiences and stressors. Such stressors can affect how we function at work, school, within our relationships and within our selves. Allow me to work with you during this time of difficulty. My therapeutic style is tailored to the individual and their strengths while using the following approaches: strength based, solution focus, and mindfulness. I truly believe that with the right coaching, processing and guidance, we are able to overcome many of our life stressors.
I have extensive experiences working with teens, adults, and couples from a broad range of cultural backgrounds and psychological problems, such as issues with couple relationships, anxiety, depression, PTSD (trauma), ADHD, OCD, adoption, acculturation/immigration, insomnia, chronic pain, chronic illness, dying, bereavement, LGBTIQ, and spirituality/Christianity.
Aloha, Are you or your loved ones struggling with anxiety, depression, or chronic pain? Do you find yourself compulsively eating, drinking, working, or seeking relationships in order to fill the inner void? Do you and your partner sometimes get caught in a negative interaction pattern that prevents you from experiencing love and intimacy? I have years of education, training, and clinical experiences to help you process painful emotions, learn new skills, and find new ways of connecting with self, others, and the world. I am licensed in Hawaii and California to see clients from both states.
I have extensive experiences working with teens, adults, and couples from a broad range of cultural backgrounds and psychological problems, such as issues with couple relationships, anxiety, depression, PTSD (trauma), ADHD, OCD, adoption, acculturation/immigration, insomnia, chronic pain, chronic illness, dying, bereavement, LGBTIQ, and spirituality/Christianity.
Aloha, Are you or your loved ones struggling with anxiety, depression, or chronic pain? Do you find yourself compulsively eating, drinking, working, or seeking relationships in order to fill the inner void? Do you and your partner sometimes get caught in a negative interaction pattern that prevents you from experiencing love and intimacy? I have years of education, training, and clinical experiences to help you process painful emotions, learn new skills, and find new ways of connecting with self, others, and the world. I am licensed in Hawaii and California to see clients from both states.
Jamie Griffith
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MS, APCC
Verified Verified
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
To know and to be known authentically is a human desire. But there are times that we are misunderstood, not cared for properly, and plain old hurt in the process of vulnerability. We begin to spiral with thoughts and emotions that lead to depression, anxiety, anger, hopelessness, sadness. Together we can unpack where these emotions are coming from and learn to care for these feelings.
To know and to be known authentically is a human desire. But there are times that we are misunderstood, not cared for properly, and plain old hurt in the process of vulnerability. We begin to spiral with thoughts and emotions that lead to depression, anxiety, anger, hopelessness, sadness. Together we can unpack where these emotions are coming from and learn to care for these feelings.
These methods work well in helping clients dealing with anxiety, depression and trauma learn adaptive skills to regulate emotions, increase self-awareness, improve interpersonal relationships and learn to tolerate stressful situations.
I am a compassionate and experienced Psychologist with a strong background in relationship therapy. I provide a therapy that is active, warm and at the same time challenging enough to help you achieve your goals and reach enjoyment in your life. For 20 years, I have helped couples and individuals overcome the obstacles in their relationships and come to a new understanding of their choices and circumstances.
These methods work well in helping clients dealing with anxiety, depression and trauma learn adaptive skills to regulate emotions, increase self-awareness, improve interpersonal relationships and learn to tolerate stressful situations.
I am a compassionate and experienced Psychologist with a strong background in relationship therapy. I provide a therapy that is active, warm and at the same time challenging enough to help you achieve your goals and reach enjoyment in your life. For 20 years, I have helped couples and individuals overcome the obstacles in their relationships and come to a new understanding of their choices and circumstances.
I am a psychologist specializing in behavioral interventions for anxiety, trauma, and depression. I obtained my PhD from UCLA in 2012 after working in the Anxiety Disorders Research Center. I then completed my clinical internship and a postdoctoral research fellowship at the National Center for PTSD in the VA Boston Healthcare system while a fellow at Harvard Medical School and the Boston University School of Medicine. In addition to my practice, I am currently an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of La Verne.
I am a psychologist specializing in behavioral interventions for anxiety, trauma, and depression. I obtained my PhD from UCLA in 2012 after working in the Anxiety Disorders Research Center. I then completed my clinical internship and a postdoctoral research fellowship at the National Center for PTSD in the VA Boston Healthcare system while a fellow at Harvard Medical School and the Boston University School of Medicine. In addition to my practice, I am currently an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of La Verne.
I struggled immensly with anxiety and depression for many years. In my teens and twenties I was in and out of emergency rooms because of panic attacks. In 1997 I started studying mindfulness meditation with Jon Kabat-Zinn and everything changed from that point forward. Once I learned how to have better control over my thoughts and emotions, anxiety and depression became much easier to deal with. I became a therapist and mindfulness teacher to help others gain the same skills.
I struggled immensly with anxiety and depression for many years. In my teens and twenties I was in and out of emergency rooms because of panic attacks. In 1997 I started studying mindfulness meditation with Jon Kabat-Zinn and everything changed from that point forward. Once I learned how to have better control over my thoughts and emotions, anxiety and depression became much easier to deal with. I became a therapist and mindfulness teacher to help others gain the same skills.
Krystal C Dreisbach
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CCTP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Verne, CA 91750 (Online Only)
Imagine feeling better, enjoying your family, and getting back into living a happy and peaceful life! This craziness that you find yourself stuck in- the anxiety, the depression, the anger, the stress; you don't have to suffer from it anymore.
You're not happy. You're not really sure when it all began, but slowly you find your life less fulfilling. You can't find the motivation to get anything done, you're struggling to concentrate at work, and nothing interests you anymore. It's like you're slipping into some black hole, and every day you sink just a little further. Sometimes, it's the anxiety that bothers you. You're worried all the time, and it's making it hard just to function. You feel like you just can't take this insanity anymore. And then, this thought crosses your mind, "Maybe it would be better if I just didn't exist anymore." And this thought scares you...
Imagine feeling better, enjoying your family, and getting back into living a happy and peaceful life! This craziness that you find yourself stuck in- the anxiety, the depression, the anger, the stress; you don't have to suffer from it anymore.
You're not happy. You're not really sure when it all began, but slowly you find your life less fulfilling. You can't find the motivation to get anything done, you're struggling to concentrate at work, and nothing interests you anymore. It's like you're slipping into some black hole, and every day you sink just a little further. Sometimes, it's the anxiety that bothers you. You're worried all the time, and it's making it hard just to function. You feel like you just can't take this insanity anymore. And then, this thought crosses your mind, "Maybe it would be better if I just didn't exist anymore." And this thought scares you...
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Anxiety Therapists
What are the most common treatments for anxiety?
Talk therapy, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy, is the most common treatment for anxiety. Studies have shown it is equally effective as medication. Other popular forms of therapy are popular, depending on a patient’s experience. Exposure therapy, for instance, can be useful for people dealing with fears and phobias, or who have experienced traumatic events. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy may be useful for patients who need help with emotion regulation. Anxiolytic medications, like benzodiazepines, can also help with calming a person enough to focus on the skills they’ve learned, and physical exercise has been shown to help symptoms of anxiety across the board.
How long does therapy for anxiety take to work?
The amount of time needed to alleviate symptoms depends on the severity of a person’s condition. Some therapies may take 5-20 weekly sessions to show results. Anti-depressant medications typically take two to four weeks before a benefit is felt. Anti-anxiety medications are felt typically within 20-30 minutes. Medications are best used to offer a patient a better headspace in which to work on techniques learned in therapy. Exercise, improved sleep habits, and meditation are effective, but takes weeks or months to show results.
When should I seek treatment for anxiety?
Everyone feels anxious at times, but when anxiety causes disruption to your daily life, it may be time to seek help. Such disruption can be mental, physical, or both: having fear dominate your thoughts, avoiding situations or objects that bring on feelings of anxiety, or experiencing shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, or panic attacks. When these symptoms are recurrent and distressing, it may be time to talk to someone.
How effective is treatment for anxiety?
Treatment for anxiety has been shown to be moderately to highly effective, according to a large body of psychology studies and analyses. For some people, treatment using CBT or exposure therapy alone is effective. Others respond best to a combination of medication and therapy.