Sandplay Therapists in Malibu, CA
Seeking psychotherapy can be an exciting yet intimidating step to take in your life. It is difficult to know what to expect from the experience, from your therapist, or from yourself. Acknowledging these uncertainties and the often complex nature of psychotherapy, I approach the process with warmth, empathy, and professionalism. At this time, my practice is full; however, I am accepting intakes for a holistic women's ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP) group. The group is offered monthly in Malibu (about a 15 minute drive from Santa Monica). Participants can join as often as desired.
Seeking psychotherapy can be an exciting yet intimidating step to take in your life. It is difficult to know what to expect from the experience, from your therapist, or from yourself. Acknowledging these uncertainties and the often complex nature of psychotherapy, I approach the process with warmth, empathy, and professionalism. At this time, my practice is full; however, I am accepting intakes for a holistic women's ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP) group. The group is offered monthly in Malibu (about a 15 minute drive from Santa Monica). Participants can join as often as desired.
Thank you for considering a new therapeutic relationship. These are unique times that have brought many different stressors to an already chaotic world. Please value your self-care at this time and feel free to reach out if you need psychological support or guidance. My clients typically include those who are seeking a long-term therapeutic relationship, as well as those who are hoping to address a specific issue in a limited time. I utilize an integrated, tailored approach. Always kind, supportive and non-judgmental, I will also provide direct feedback needed to facilitate change.
Thank you for considering a new therapeutic relationship. These are unique times that have brought many different stressors to an already chaotic world. Please value your self-care at this time and feel free to reach out if you need psychological support or guidance. My clients typically include those who are seeking a long-term therapeutic relationship, as well as those who are hoping to address a specific issue in a limited time. I utilize an integrated, tailored approach. Always kind, supportive and non-judgmental, I will also provide direct feedback needed to facilitate change.
I view the path of a human life span, as each of us interact and perceives the environment around us in our own unique way. My goal is to help client(s) look at their options, evaluate choices, and build toward a healthier outcome. My work has involved helping client(s) toward building better communication between couples, family members, and individual relationships. It is my belief that counseling / psychotherapy can provide a safe place where personal challenges can be processed, and finding choices toward enhancing the quality of life and improve relationships.
I view the path of a human life span, as each of us interact and perceives the environment around us in our own unique way. My goal is to help client(s) look at their options, evaluate choices, and build toward a healthier outcome. My work has involved helping client(s) toward building better communication between couples, family members, and individual relationships. It is my belief that counseling / psychotherapy can provide a safe place where personal challenges can be processed, and finding choices toward enhancing the quality of life and improve relationships.
Are you concerned about your child's developmental progress? Is your child having difficulty making friends or socializing? Is your child experiencing anxiety or fears? Is your family exhausted by the emotional impact of having a child with special needs? For the past 25 years I have worked with children and families in private practice, in school or at home. I specialize in helping families with children who have neurodevelopment disorders, behavior issues and children with anxiety.
Are you concerned about your child's developmental progress? Is your child having difficulty making friends or socializing? Is your child experiencing anxiety or fears? Is your family exhausted by the emotional impact of having a child with special needs? For the past 25 years I have worked with children and families in private practice, in school or at home. I specialize in helping families with children who have neurodevelopment disorders, behavior issues and children with anxiety.
I work with children (3-12) facing anxiety, behavioral issues, or life changes, and guide parents in supporting their child's growth. I also specialize in helping women balance multiple life roles, enhancing both personal and professional well-being. My clients often manage stress, relationship challenges, or seek deeper fulfillment. They're ready for self-reflection and meaningful change. With a warm, collaborative approach, we develop new perspectives and strategies for thriving. Whether you're seeking support for your child or personal growth, I'm here to guide your journey to greater well-being.
I work with children (3-12) facing anxiety, behavioral issues, or life changes, and guide parents in supporting their child's growth. I also specialize in helping women balance multiple life roles, enhancing both personal and professional well-being. My clients often manage stress, relationship challenges, or seek deeper fulfillment. They're ready for self-reflection and meaningful change. With a warm, collaborative approach, we develop new perspectives and strategies for thriving. Whether you're seeking support for your child or personal growth, I'm here to guide your journey to greater well-being.
Now I See a Person Institute
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Malibu, CA 90263
Successful therapy includes finding a good fit: a professional that you can trust, who excels at listening, strives to understand the needs of their clients, and is collaborative, demonstrating years of evidence-based success. Our clinicians possess these skills, collaborating to help define what you want and how to achieve it. They develop strategies to alleviate symptoms and achieve the life you envision, both personally and within your relationships. Everyone deserves the opportunity to overcome trauma, transcend limits, and become their true or preferred selves.
Successful therapy includes finding a good fit: a professional that you can trust, who excels at listening, strives to understand the needs of their clients, and is collaborative, demonstrating years of evidence-based success. Our clinicians possess these skills, collaborating to help define what you want and how to achieve it. They develop strategies to alleviate symptoms and achieve the life you envision, both personally and within your relationships. Everyone deserves the opportunity to overcome trauma, transcend limits, and become their true or preferred selves.
Hello, thank you for finding me on Psychology Today. Much of my work is with children, adolescents, families (parenting) and adult individuals. I have experience working with trauma, abuse, grief, loss, long term illness, anxiety, depression, ADHD and other childhood emotional disorders. I view my clients in a holistic sense, taking into consideration their symptoms, life stressors, emotional/physical developmental changes/stages, past/recent trauma(s), family dynamics, parenting styles from childhood -past/present, as well as coping skills and interpersonal relationships and support systems.
Hello, thank you for finding me on Psychology Today. Much of my work is with children, adolescents, families (parenting) and adult individuals. I have experience working with trauma, abuse, grief, loss, long term illness, anxiety, depression, ADHD and other childhood emotional disorders. I view my clients in a holistic sense, taking into consideration their symptoms, life stressors, emotional/physical developmental changes/stages, past/recent trauma(s), family dynamics, parenting styles from childhood -past/present, as well as coping skills and interpersonal relationships and support systems.
Changing Tides Counseling & Behavioral Health LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-C, LICSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Malibu, CA 90265
At Changing Tides Counseling & Behavioral Health LLC, we’re committed to providing you and your loved ones with exceptional care in a compassionate and friendly atmosphere. Located at the National Harbor, Changing Tides Counseling & Behavioral Health LLC provides a peaceful, safe, and welcoming environment to provide client's the best individualized care. We make an effort to make sure you always feel welcome and at ease. Whether you’re coming in for individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy or for crisis care, our dedicated team of professionals have the skills and resources to manage your mental health needs.
At Changing Tides Counseling & Behavioral Health LLC, we’re committed to providing you and your loved ones with exceptional care in a compassionate and friendly atmosphere. Located at the National Harbor, Changing Tides Counseling & Behavioral Health LLC provides a peaceful, safe, and welcoming environment to provide client's the best individualized care. We make an effort to make sure you always feel welcome and at ease. Whether you’re coming in for individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy or for crisis care, our dedicated team of professionals have the skills and resources to manage your mental health needs.
At Lifespan, I treat anxiety, depression, addiction and co-occurring disorders, relationship problems, stress-related symptoms, women's health issues, and adolescence issues. In session we take the time to let your soul catch up with you—so you can share what's on your mind, organize your thoughts, and listen to yourself. This is a gift you give yourself, stepping out of the demanding pace of our culture to turn inward. The ultimate goal is to access your “inner therapist” so that you can rely upon yourself and your own strengths. Change is possible!
At Lifespan, I treat anxiety, depression, addiction and co-occurring disorders, relationship problems, stress-related symptoms, women's health issues, and adolescence issues. In session we take the time to let your soul catch up with you—so you can share what's on your mind, organize your thoughts, and listen to yourself. This is a gift you give yourself, stepping out of the demanding pace of our culture to turn inward. The ultimate goal is to access your “inner therapist” so that you can rely upon yourself and your own strengths. Change is possible!
I work in the realms of personal growth, trauma healing, embodiment, and spiritual exploration. My clients are seekers and free-thinkers who have come to a point in their lives in which they feel ready to encounter and explore the deeper layers of themselves, and are committed to addressing the root causes of their challenges. Sometimes this is a time of heightened vulnerability, when the past processes and ways of being no longer seem to work.
I work in the realms of personal growth, trauma healing, embodiment, and spiritual exploration. My clients are seekers and free-thinkers who have come to a point in their lives in which they feel ready to encounter and explore the deeper layers of themselves, and are committed to addressing the root causes of their challenges. Sometimes this is a time of heightened vulnerability, when the past processes and ways of being no longer seem to work.
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Joan C Concannon
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302
Dreams, Expressive Art, Sandplay and Active Imagination can facilitate this connection with the unconscious process - creating positive changes in your daily life and relationships.
As a Jungian Analyst, I create a safe place for my clients to transform problems and discover their wholeness. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is founded upon deep listening and dialog. Whether the concerns are related to relationships, depression, anxiety, procrastination or chronic illness, we begin with understanding your current feelings and desired goal. Throughout these many years of practice, I have been honored to participate in my client's endeavor to achieve an authentic life.
Dreams, Expressive Art, Sandplay and Active Imagination can facilitate this connection with the unconscious process - creating positive changes in your daily life and relationships.
As a Jungian Analyst, I create a safe place for my clients to transform problems and discover their wholeness. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is founded upon deep listening and dialog. Whether the concerns are related to relationships, depression, anxiety, procrastination or chronic illness, we begin with understanding your current feelings and desired goal. Throughout these many years of practice, I have been honored to participate in my client's endeavor to achieve an authentic life.
Relationship Passages
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302 (Online Only)
My passion lies in facilitating positive change in the lives of children, adolescents, special needs individuals, and their families.
My passion lies in facilitating positive change in the lives of children, adolescents, special needs individuals, and their families.
Christine Mckenna
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
I treat children, adolescents and their families in my practice. Examples of issues I address include depression, anxiety, learning and behavioral challenges, bullying and conflict with peers, divorce, step-families, death of a parent or sibling, sexual, emotional or physical abuse, school refusal, school phobia, self-harming behaviors, and identity issues.
I treat children, adolescents and their families in my practice. Examples of issues I address include depression, anxiety, learning and behavioral challenges, bullying and conflict with peers, divorce, step-families, death of a parent or sibling, sexual, emotional or physical abuse, school refusal, school phobia, self-harming behaviors, and identity issues.
The clients which I feel very adept at working with effectively could be presenting any number of issues that haunt couples, children, adolescents, and individuals. These concern developmental, emotional, relational, and social topics.
The clients which I feel very adept at working with effectively could be presenting any number of issues that haunt couples, children, adolescents, and individuals. These concern developmental, emotional, relational, and social topics.
Gil Katz-Goldstein
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (Online Only)
Welcome! Lets embark together on your journey towards healing & living authentically. I believe that the connection between therapist & client is the most powerful tool for change & healing. I work with kids, teens, adults, couples, & groups with a wide range of issues. These include but are not limited to: depression, anxiety, grief, identity issues, relationship issues, mood disorders, & chronic medical conditions. I also run various therapy groups! Therapy can be a safe, unbiased & supportive place to gain insight, process emotions, & to learn practical skills to handle life's challenges.
Welcome! Lets embark together on your journey towards healing & living authentically. I believe that the connection between therapist & client is the most powerful tool for change & healing. I work with kids, teens, adults, couples, & groups with a wide range of issues. These include but are not limited to: depression, anxiety, grief, identity issues, relationship issues, mood disorders, & chronic medical conditions. I also run various therapy groups! Therapy can be a safe, unbiased & supportive place to gain insight, process emotions, & to learn practical skills to handle life's challenges.
Lyra Velayo Matin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
14 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302 (Online Only)
I am a depth-trained and results-oriented psychotherapist. My goal is to help you gain self-awareness and teach psychological tools for personal growth and healing in and beyond therapy. If you are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, a difficult life transition, creative blocks, unhealthy behaviors that you can’t seem to change, or challenges regarding your neurodiversity or sexuality, I will help you use them as opportunities for positive and sustainable transformation. I provide online therapy to individuals, couples, and families using psychoanalytic, somatic, coaching, evidence-based, and psycho-spiritual approaches.
I am a depth-trained and results-oriented psychotherapist. My goal is to help you gain self-awareness and teach psychological tools for personal growth and healing in and beyond therapy. If you are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, a difficult life transition, creative blocks, unhealthy behaviors that you can’t seem to change, or challenges regarding your neurodiversity or sexuality, I will help you use them as opportunities for positive and sustainable transformation. I provide online therapy to individuals, couples, and families using psychoanalytic, somatic, coaching, evidence-based, and psycho-spiritual approaches.
Lauryn J. Hunter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
Experience a creative way to process thoughts, behaviors, and feelings? Our goal at Hunter Therapy Family Counseling is to create a safe and playful environment to heal from change, prolonged stress, grief loss, and trauma. Art therapy can be an alternative to traditional talk therapy. Therapeutic activities include art therapy, painting, sand trays, sports psychology, jewelry, slime, and gardening. Therapy in the garden can be very relaxing and each session is designed to meet individual needs.
Experience a creative way to process thoughts, behaviors, and feelings? Our goal at Hunter Therapy Family Counseling is to create a safe and playful environment to heal from change, prolonged stress, grief loss, and trauma. Art therapy can be an alternative to traditional talk therapy. Therapeutic activities include art therapy, painting, sand trays, sports psychology, jewelry, slime, and gardening. Therapy in the garden can be very relaxing and each session is designed to meet individual needs.
Annemarie Winic
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (Online Only)
AnneMarie Winic, LCSW holds a License in Clinical Social Work after completing her Masters at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC and a Bachelors in Deaf Studies from CSUN. She meets the client where they are at, and however they are comfortable and appropriate- as Individuals, in a Family setting or in Groups. While specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Systems work, she uses an Eclectic model of therapy addressing whatever pressing needs the client comes in with: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Grief/Bereavement, etc. AnneMarie has experience with LA County's Department of Children and Family Services, 25+ years of
AnneMarie Winic, LCSW holds a License in Clinical Social Work after completing her Masters at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC and a Bachelors in Deaf Studies from CSUN. She meets the client where they are at, and however they are comfortable and appropriate- as Individuals, in a Family setting or in Groups. While specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Systems work, she uses an Eclectic model of therapy addressing whatever pressing needs the client comes in with: Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, Grief/Bereavement, etc. AnneMarie has experience with LA County's Department of Children and Family Services, 25+ years of
Stephanie R. Bien
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Agoura, CA 91301
A lot of fighting going on? Work it out NOW! I help individuals and families improve the quality of their lives. Parents are included to help the issues our children face today to form a strong family unit and get through tough times. I have been trained in many modalities, including psychotherapy, communication, play therapy, sandtray work, education, visualization, meditation and hypnosis.
A lot of fighting going on? Work it out NOW! I help individuals and families improve the quality of their lives. Parents are included to help the issues our children face today to form a strong family unit and get through tough times. I have been trained in many modalities, including psychotherapy, communication, play therapy, sandtray work, education, visualization, meditation and hypnosis.
Gina Balit
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
19 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302
Worried about your child or a special young kiddo you love? Have they always been active, funny, smart, and talkative but you’re starting to see things change at home or school? Thinking about how they may process new or upcoming changes in the family? Just want to make sure they're okay & maintain their wellbeing? Run out of options & need some new tools? My goal is to inspire & instill hope. My mission is helping children look up & into their future with less worry & fear & more confidence & happiness.
Worried about your child or a special young kiddo you love? Have they always been active, funny, smart, and talkative but you’re starting to see things change at home or school? Thinking about how they may process new or upcoming changes in the family? Just want to make sure they're okay & maintain their wellbeing? Run out of options & need some new tools? My goal is to inspire & instill hope. My mission is helping children look up & into their future with less worry & fear & more confidence & happiness.
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Sandplay Therapists
What problems are best treated with sandplay therapy?
Research has examined this therapy’s utility in young people and found positive results. It has been shown to be useful for those who suffer from autism, attention deficit disorder, anxiety, and or aggressive behavior. Children who have suffered abuse, neglect, or trauma have also seen improvement through this therapy. Abused children are often fearful and anxious about their safety, making verbal communication more difficult.
Is sandplay therapy suitable for children and teenagers?
Children and adolescents are good candidates for sandplay therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts, let alone the emotions they are experiencing. Through this play therapy, they will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Is sandplay suitable for adults?
This type of therapy can be useful for adults who have difficulties expressing themselves. People who have suffered neurological changes after a brain injury or because of a traumatic event might be good candidates for this therapy. In fact, anything that has had an effect on the brain, such as substance abuse, can make non-verbal sandplay a valuable option.
Does sandplay therapy work?
There have been studies on the effectiveness of sandplay therapy, and it appears to improve difficult behaviors in children. It may also enhance self-esteem and lessen feelings of physical anxiety as well as hypersensitivity. This type of therapy is based on non-verbal communication and may feel less threatening to the individual.