Family Therapy in Newport Beach, CA
Social Skills Development Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
I am a licensed Marriage & Family therapist, licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, certified PEERS instructor, and credentialed teacher. I have effectively taught social skills privately and in school settings to children, teens, and young adults with Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia for over 20 years. In addition to social skills groups, I can provide one-on-one therapy to children, teens, and young adults experiencing specific concerns. I also provide mentoring/therapy services to parents with child rearing issues and concerns.
I am a licensed Marriage & Family therapist, licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, certified PEERS instructor, and credentialed teacher. I have effectively taught social skills privately and in school settings to children, teens, and young adults with Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Depression, Bipolar, and Schizophrenia for over 20 years. In addition to social skills groups, I can provide one-on-one therapy to children, teens, and young adults experiencing specific concerns. I also provide mentoring/therapy services to parents with child rearing issues and concerns.
David James Gutman
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
If you, your child, or your family are struggling please reach out to me for help.
Everyone has a story they want to tell. Some people just find themselves missing the tools to tell it effectively. Others simply want to revise their story to help them reach new heights. My aim is to help people better understand the themes and parts of their story that have been leading to problems in their lives, while highlighting and focusing on the themes that have led to positivity and success. I do therapy through a Humanistic, narrative lens, helping those under my care with video game addiction, anxiety, depression, and trauma as well as interpersonal issues.
If you, your child, or your family are struggling please reach out to me for help.
Everyone has a story they want to tell. Some people just find themselves missing the tools to tell it effectively. Others simply want to revise their story to help them reach new heights. My aim is to help people better understand the themes and parts of their story that have been leading to problems in their lives, while highlighting and focusing on the themes that have led to positivity and success. I do therapy through a Humanistic, narrative lens, helping those under my care with video game addiction, anxiety, depression, and trauma as well as interpersonal issues.
Shamim Bahrani-Madi
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Member of The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Scholarship recipient of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP).
My focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. This can be achieved by providing a neutral safe environment and customizing an individualized treatment plan that best fits our lives' challenges and difficulties. Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, depression, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. Overcoming these symptoms can be possible by collaborating with you through the process of grief and healing and help you recover the motivation, perspective, and joy.
Member of The American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Scholarship recipient of the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP).
My focus is to help individuals heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. This can be achieved by providing a neutral safe environment and customizing an individualized treatment plan that best fits our lives' challenges and difficulties. Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, depression, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger post traumatic events. Overcoming these symptoms can be possible by collaborating with you through the process of grief and healing and help you recover the motivation, perspective, and joy.
A Licensed Psychotherapist specializing in trauma, crisis, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationships. Veronica provides an empathetic and caring environment to work through challenges without judgment. Veronica obtained her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology and Master’s in Social Welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is trained in CBT, DBT, and family and couples therapy. She is also certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the administration of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Deep-Brain Theta Stimulation.
A Licensed Psychotherapist specializing in trauma, crisis, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationships. Veronica provides an empathetic and caring environment to work through challenges without judgment. Veronica obtained her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology and Master’s in Social Welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is trained in CBT, DBT, and family and couples therapy. She is also certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and the administration of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Deep-Brain Theta Stimulation.
Jordan St Pierre
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Online Only)
I am highly trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical behavior Therapy (DBT) which I have utilized within individual, group, and family therapy sessions as as well as solution focused therapy, motivational therapy, and a variety of other therapeutic approaches.
My therapy style is warm and nonjudgmental as I want all of my clients to feel they are in a safe environment when working with me. I believe in treating everyone as an individual and meeting my clients where they are during sessions. I also work with my clients in identifying their individual goals and completing unique and specific treatment plans. During my years of practice, I have identified the benefits of focusing on one's self esteem in order to improve within themselves, specifically focusing on "the here and now".
I am highly trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical behavior Therapy (DBT) which I have utilized within individual, group, and family therapy sessions as as well as solution focused therapy, motivational therapy, and a variety of other therapeutic approaches.
My therapy style is warm and nonjudgmental as I want all of my clients to feel they are in a safe environment when working with me. I believe in treating everyone as an individual and meeting my clients where they are during sessions. I also work with my clients in identifying their individual goals and completing unique and specific treatment plans. During my years of practice, I have identified the benefits of focusing on one's self esteem in order to improve within themselves, specifically focusing on "the here and now".
In addition to devoting two decades to the mental health profession, I have a family of my own.
When you have tried to resolve issues on your own, and things just aren't changing, it is time to seek professional help. Perhaps your or your significant other's past and unresolved issues are what is creating the distress; an inability to trust, to feel joy and happiness, to pursue dreams. It is important to seek help early on so that things do not worsen. Whether you are seeking marriage counseling, individual therapy, or therapy for your teen, I can help you get on track to a healthier more fulfilling life.
In addition to devoting two decades to the mental health profession, I have a family of my own.
When you have tried to resolve issues on your own, and things just aren't changing, it is time to seek professional help. Perhaps your or your significant other's past and unresolved issues are what is creating the distress; an inability to trust, to feel joy and happiness, to pursue dreams. It is important to seek help early on so that things do not worsen. Whether you are seeking marriage counseling, individual therapy, or therapy for your teen, I can help you get on track to a healthier more fulfilling life.
Elisa Dombrowski
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Do you want more from your relationships and your life? Do you want a deeper level of connection and passion? You are not alone. We work so hard to have it all: a beautiful home, a loving partner, a happy family and a successful job. What happens when these successes don't equal happiness and we're left feeling unfulfilled and unsatisfied?
Enjoying our lives and loving other people involves being honest about who we are and what we want.Therapy can help you to explore what's not working and to make positive changes.
Do you want more from your relationships and your life? Do you want a deeper level of connection and passion? You are not alone. We work so hard to have it all: a beautiful home, a loving partner, a happy family and a successful job. What happens when these successes don't equal happiness and we're left feeling unfulfilled and unsatisfied?
Enjoying our lives and loving other people involves being honest about who we are and what we want.Therapy can help you to explore what's not working and to make positive changes.
Christina Perez
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Online Only)
I am client-centered and very open with clients. I want to meet them where they are. I bring humor and hopefulness to the session, as well as compassion and honesty. I help clients identify their narratives as well as challenge them. I have experience with eating disorders and relationship issues so am very familiar with helping clients explore their relationships with food, their body, their family, and friends. I believe the clients know themselves the best, so I trust I will learn from them as they will also learn from me, and that will guide our work together.
I am client-centered and very open with clients. I want to meet them where they are. I bring humor and hopefulness to the session, as well as compassion and honesty. I help clients identify their narratives as well as challenge them. I have experience with eating disorders and relationship issues so am very familiar with helping clients explore their relationships with food, their body, their family, and friends. I believe the clients know themselves the best, so I trust I will learn from them as they will also learn from me, and that will guide our work together.
Sufi Farkhan
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Online Only)
Is life becoming unmanageable? Looking for real answers? Seeking the best group of clinicians who accept your insurance? Welcome to WellPsyche Medical Group! WellPsyche providers are experts in Wellness and Mental Health. Dr. Sufi specializes in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her role as a therapist is to guide you toward finding that balance within yourself. We will explore how your thoughts, emotions, body, childhood experiences, relationships, genetics, and current environment are contributing to your distress and healing.
Is life becoming unmanageable? Looking for real answers? Seeking the best group of clinicians who accept your insurance? Welcome to WellPsyche Medical Group! WellPsyche providers are experts in Wellness and Mental Health. Dr. Sufi specializes in Marriage and Family Therapy. Her role as a therapist is to guide you toward finding that balance within yourself. We will explore how your thoughts, emotions, body, childhood experiences, relationships, genetics, and current environment are contributing to your distress and healing.
If you or a loved one has CHRONIC PAIN / ILLNESS, CANCER OR TRAUMA, I would like to be part of your HEALING TEAM and help you combat the EMOTIONAL IMPACT, such as: anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, intimacy, self-esteem, isolation, work/financial strain, caretaker strain & family tension, and more.
Are you TIRED of pretending to be 'FINE' when you're really in terrible pain? Do you want to PUNCH the next person who says, "At least you look good"? I get it! PAIN & ILLNESS is hard & most people don't understand how it challenges every aspect of your life. As someone who has battled chronic pain & cancer, I have a unique combination of first-hand knowledge & professional experience. I work as a catalyst to help you build hope, promote healing & inspire growth so that you can live a 'chronically' fulfilling life.
If you or a loved one has CHRONIC PAIN / ILLNESS, CANCER OR TRAUMA, I would like to be part of your HEALING TEAM and help you combat the EMOTIONAL IMPACT, such as: anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, intimacy, self-esteem, isolation, work/financial strain, caretaker strain & family tension, and more.
Are you TIRED of pretending to be 'FINE' when you're really in terrible pain? Do you want to PUNCH the next person who says, "At least you look good"? I get it! PAIN & ILLNESS is hard & most people don't understand how it challenges every aspect of your life. As someone who has battled chronic pain & cancer, I have a unique combination of first-hand knowledge & professional experience. I work as a catalyst to help you build hope, promote healing & inspire growth so that you can live a 'chronically' fulfilling life.
I have proficiency in working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families and tailor my therapeutic approach to each individual, family and couple.
We all face life stressors with an added bonus of our own unique and personal complexities. If you are seeking to explore a journey of transformation, I will provide a safe space that will guide your readiness for change through a collection of therapeutic tools and techniques.
I have proficiency in working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families and tailor my therapeutic approach to each individual, family and couple.
We all face life stressors with an added bonus of our own unique and personal complexities. If you are seeking to explore a journey of transformation, I will provide a safe space that will guide your readiness for change through a collection of therapeutic tools and techniques.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
I use cognitive/behavioral, psychodynamic approaches and family/couples therapy but I'm also comfortable using other approaches to augment these.
My approach to therapy is straight forward and personable. I see symptoms or life problems as the mind's "wake-up call" signaling the need for change and growth. I enjoy working with people to help maximize their strengths and meet their goals. My thirty years of varied practice experience enable me to understand most problems and work expeditiously to help you solve them. I work together with you to help you understand your symptoms better and to make appropriate changes for symptom relief and personal growth.
I use cognitive/behavioral, psychodynamic approaches and family/couples therapy but I'm also comfortable using other approaches to augment these.
My approach to therapy is straight forward and personable. I see symptoms or life problems as the mind's "wake-up call" signaling the need for change and growth. I enjoy working with people to help maximize their strengths and meet their goals. My thirty years of varied practice experience enable me to understand most problems and work expeditiously to help you solve them. I work together with you to help you understand your symptoms better and to make appropriate changes for symptom relief and personal growth.
Do you feel like you have nothing left to give? Do you find yourself in a constant state of survival mode? Do you feel stuck and stressed out? Are you ready to create lasting changes and thrive in your life? I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience helping clients get out of survival mode, overcome their anxiety, build confidence, and find hope and healing in their lives. My approach to therapy is down-to-earth, relational, and holistic. I believe that true growth and healing takes place when we honor all the aspects of who we are emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Do you feel like you have nothing left to give? Do you find yourself in a constant state of survival mode? Do you feel stuck and stressed out? Are you ready to create lasting changes and thrive in your life? I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience helping clients get out of survival mode, overcome their anxiety, build confidence, and find hope and healing in their lives. My approach to therapy is down-to-earth, relational, and holistic. I believe that true growth and healing takes place when we honor all the aspects of who we are emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Timothy J Milner
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MSMFT, MDiv, CSAT, IITAP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
I am, first and foremost, a highly trained Christian Therapist. For over thirty years I have worked with couples, individuals, and families helping put an anchor back into their lives. As a Marriage and Family Therapist who is licensed in both Colorado and California, I have two Masters degrees: a Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Masters of Divinity (a three-year ministerial academic training) both earned from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California that has been coined “The Princeton of the West”. I use a "systems" approach to marriage and family therapy which means I view each person as part of a whole.
I am, first and foremost, a highly trained Christian Therapist. For over thirty years I have worked with couples, individuals, and families helping put an anchor back into their lives. As a Marriage and Family Therapist who is licensed in both Colorado and California, I have two Masters degrees: a Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy and a Masters of Divinity (a three-year ministerial academic training) both earned from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California that has been coined “The Princeton of the West”. I use a "systems" approach to marriage and family therapy which means I view each person as part of a whole.
Michelle Acitelli
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Online Only)
I am most comfortable engaging clients who may have familiarity with overwhelming sensations about life, in general, or an inability to manage daily life, relationships, family, academic, and work experiences. I aim to establish and maintain rapport through effective working relationships, offering psychoeducation related to life transitions by setting attainable goals that build upon healthy inclusive, and supportive connections.
I am most comfortable engaging clients who may have familiarity with overwhelming sensations about life, in general, or an inability to manage daily life, relationships, family, academic, and work experiences. I aim to establish and maintain rapport through effective working relationships, offering psychoeducation related to life transitions by setting attainable goals that build upon healthy inclusive, and supportive connections.
If you, your child, your marriage, or family is struggling, reach out to me for help.
Looking at the world through the eyes of a child, it is easy to see how we are born with goodness and light. Our life experiences can make that light hard to see at times, but looking within can help us get back to who we were truly meant to be. I can help guide you to release some of the burdens holding you back. I do therapy through an attachment lens, focusing on the link between early attachment figures and struggles in the present such as depression, anxiety, and interpersonal relationships. I am trauma informed and certified in EMDR. I am Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trained. I also do Play Therapy, and Sandtray.
If you, your child, your marriage, or family is struggling, reach out to me for help.
Looking at the world through the eyes of a child, it is easy to see how we are born with goodness and light. Our life experiences can make that light hard to see at times, but looking within can help us get back to who we were truly meant to be. I can help guide you to release some of the burdens holding you back. I do therapy through an attachment lens, focusing on the link between early attachment figures and struggles in the present such as depression, anxiety, and interpersonal relationships. I am trauma informed and certified in EMDR. I am Level 1 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Trained. I also do Play Therapy, and Sandtray.
Julia Cramer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California who has been practicing since 2016. Julia offers a safe, warm, and nonjudgmental space for clients to open up in ways they may have not felt comfortable in the past. Julia specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, relationship issues, goal setting, finding purpose in life, and much more.
Julia Cramer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California who has been practicing since 2016. Julia offers a safe, warm, and nonjudgmental space for clients to open up in ways they may have not felt comfortable in the past. Julia specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, life transitions, relationship issues, goal setting, finding purpose in life, and much more.
Nayeli Ordonez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92663 (Online Only)
Are you feeling overwhelmed by postpartum depression or anxiety? Do you often experience exhaustion, isolation, or inadequacy? Are you struggling with feelings of sadness or anxiety that seem unending? Do past traumas affect your ability to connect with others? Are attachment issues impacting your relationships with your partner or family? If these questions resonate with you, know that you’re not alone.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by postpartum depression or anxiety? Do you often experience exhaustion, isolation, or inadequacy? Are you struggling with feelings of sadness or anxiety that seem unending? Do past traumas affect your ability to connect with others? Are attachment issues impacting your relationships with your partner or family? If these questions resonate with you, know that you’re not alone.
Solutions Counseling & Family Therapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Newport Beach, CA 92660
We are a group of skilled, compassionate therapists that specialize in individual, couple and family therapy. Challenges in life can leave you overwhelmed and discouraged. We give you the tools you need to see that solutions are possible… and you don’t need to wait very long to see meaningful results! Call us for a free consultation.
We are a group of skilled, compassionate therapists that specialize in individual, couple and family therapy. Challenges in life can leave you overwhelmed and discouraged. We give you the tools you need to see that solutions are possible… and you don’t need to wait very long to see meaningful results! Call us for a free consultation.
Cinthya Pasallo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Hi there, my name is Cinthya. Clients describe me as a good listener, thoughtful, authentic, playful, and down to earth. When treating a client, I look at the whole picture to support you in your journey to self-discovery and empowerment by providing a safe place to explore and learn about yourself. Let's take a look at your family of origin and see what is currently serving you and what is getting in your way.
Hi there, my name is Cinthya. Clients describe me as a good listener, thoughtful, authentic, playful, and down to earth. When treating a client, I look at the whole picture to support you in your journey to self-discovery and empowerment by providing a safe place to explore and learn about yourself. Let's take a look at your family of origin and see what is currently serving you and what is getting in your way.
