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Simone McGee
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Upland, CA 91786 (Online Only)
My passion is working with BIPOC, the LGBTQIA+ community, marital affairs, family conflicts, parent coaching, and at-risk youth.
Kumusta! I am happy that you are here and ready to grow into the new you! It is time to reclaim your power back and be proud. I primarily focus on mindfulness in the therapy room and helping you learn to trust your intuition to make healthy and positive decisions. I will guide you on how to communicate with others and be emotionally expressive. I utilize a range of resources from activities in the therapy room to ground yourself, couple's activities to strengthen your relationship, family therapy conflict resolutions, positive affirmation work, or assigning homework to do outside of the therapy room to ensure change is happening.
My passion is working with BIPOC, the LGBTQIA+ community, marital affairs, family conflicts, parent coaching, and at-risk youth.
Kumusta! I am happy that you are here and ready to grow into the new you! It is time to reclaim your power back and be proud. I primarily focus on mindfulness in the therapy room and helping you learn to trust your intuition to make healthy and positive decisions. I will guide you on how to communicate with others and be emotionally expressive. I utilize a range of resources from activities in the therapy room to ground yourself, couple's activities to strengthen your relationship, family therapy conflict resolutions, positive affirmation work, or assigning homework to do outside of the therapy room to ensure change is happening.
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Lauren Funiestas
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Fontana, CA 92331 (Online Only)
Do you identify as an Asian, Pacific Islander or Filipino woman or mother? Have you experienced sexual trauma or abusive relationships that left you with feelings of sadness, anger, resentment or guilt making it difficult for you to "move on"? Are you at a point in your life where you want to stop people pleasing and have a healthier relationship with your Self? If you answered yes to these questions and are looking for a therapist who understands the nuances of growing up in an Asian American household, you’ve come to the right place. I can help you process and better understand why you might be feeling so down or misunderstood.
Do you identify as an Asian, Pacific Islander or Filipino woman or mother? Have you experienced sexual trauma or abusive relationships that left you with feelings of sadness, anger, resentment or guilt making it difficult for you to "move on"? Are you at a point in your life where you want to stop people pleasing and have a healthier relationship with your Self? If you answered yes to these questions and are looking for a therapist who understands the nuances of growing up in an Asian American household, you’ve come to the right place. I can help you process and better understand why you might be feeling so down or misunderstood.
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Gabriel Alaniz
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, MEd
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Claremont, CA 91711
As your therapist I provide practical solutions, skills, and support in meeting your goals. Clients who are new to therapy enjoy my sessions and find them extremely valuable. Whether you want to learn how to improve communication, improve your relationships, make a change in your life, or gain direction, I would love to assist in the process.
As your therapist I provide practical solutions, skills, and support in meeting your goals. Clients who are new to therapy enjoy my sessions and find them extremely valuable. Whether you want to learn how to improve communication, improve your relationships, make a change in your life, or gain direction, I would love to assist in the process.
Online Therapists
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Carmela Floro
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (Online Only)
I can help guide you towards improving important relationships in your life: With yourself, family, at work, in love, and with others. If you are experiencing betrayal, doubt, confusion, sadness, anxiety, anger, loss, fear and hurt, we will look at solutions,options, choices, value, expression, attitudes, negative influences, strengths, abilities, and relations affecting your life. We will explore differences in values, perspective, backgrounds, communication styles, and evaluate trust, honesty, respect, expectations and relational patterns. My work is holistic, integrative, and solution-focused (https://www.carmelaflorolmft.com).
I can help guide you towards improving important relationships in your life: With yourself, family, at work, in love, and with others. If you are experiencing betrayal, doubt, confusion, sadness, anxiety, anger, loss, fear and hurt, we will look at solutions,options, choices, value, expression, attitudes, negative influences, strengths, abilities, and relations affecting your life. We will explore differences in values, perspective, backgrounds, communication styles, and evaluate trust, honesty, respect, expectations and relational patterns. My work is holistic, integrative, and solution-focused (https://www.carmelaflorolmft.com).
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Kristen Portney
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (Online Only)
I support couples who need help to resolve chronic conflicts, repair after boundary crossing/infidelity, improve communication, and restore intimacy. As an individual therapist I work with folks through anxiety, grief, heartbreak, major life transitions, and issues with self trust, compassion, and forgiveness. I specialize in reproductive mental health encompassing family planning, postpartum, and pregnancy loss. I value the tears, the laughter, the silence, and the uproar in equal measure.
I support couples who need help to resolve chronic conflicts, repair after boundary crossing/infidelity, improve communication, and restore intimacy. As an individual therapist I work with folks through anxiety, grief, heartbreak, major life transitions, and issues with self trust, compassion, and forgiveness. I specialize in reproductive mental health encompassing family planning, postpartum, and pregnancy loss. I value the tears, the laughter, the silence, and the uproar in equal measure.
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Compass Healing Project
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, SEP, EMDR, PACT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92103
We are specialists in attachment, relationships, somatic therapy, and trauma resolution. Healing is possible! We offer sessions virtually and a limited number of in person sessions. By integrating body-mind work in a therapy session those with chronic overwhelm, anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms, and relational triggers are able to find resolve, heal, and live in a deeper state of freedom & calm. Our attention to the whole person is an expression of our deep need for connection with all the parts of ourselves & connection with others.
We are specialists in attachment, relationships, somatic therapy, and trauma resolution. Healing is possible! We offer sessions virtually and a limited number of in person sessions. By integrating body-mind work in a therapy session those with chronic overwhelm, anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms, and relational triggers are able to find resolve, heal, and live in a deeper state of freedom & calm. Our attention to the whole person is an expression of our deep need for connection with all the parts of ourselves & connection with others.
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Asking for help can be one of the most difficult and even scariest thing for you to do. But therapy doesn't have to be so daunting nor does it have to take years for you to feel better. The therapy space should feel safe and empowering in order for you to be able to share, to learn, to consider a different perspective, to gain insight, to process your experiences, to start healing your emotional wounds, and to grow. You are not alone in feeling lost, helpless, angry, or confused. WE ALL feel this way at some point in, or about some areas of, our lives. A burden shared is a burden less heavy.
Asking for help can be one of the most difficult and even scariest thing for you to do. But therapy doesn't have to be so daunting nor does it have to take years for you to feel better. The therapy space should feel safe and empowering in order for you to be able to share, to learn, to consider a different perspective, to gain insight, to process your experiences, to start healing your emotional wounds, and to grow. You are not alone in feeling lost, helpless, angry, or confused. WE ALL feel this way at some point in, or about some areas of, our lives. A burden shared is a burden less heavy.
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Christhmus (Christopher Chu) Presence
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Online Only)
Offering CA-based Telehealth ideal for BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, &/or People of Color, including white-passing & mixed-race BIPOC. Also welcoming Families & Partnerships with 1 or more BIPOC in regular attendance. I offer Xychotherapy: psychotherapy that recognizes therapeutic experiences existed long before psychotherapy was invented, and incorporates psychotherapy into global therapeutic wisdoms and practices.
Offering CA-based Telehealth ideal for BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, &/or People of Color, including white-passing & mixed-race BIPOC. Also welcoming Families & Partnerships with 1 or more BIPOC in regular attendance. I offer Xychotherapy: psychotherapy that recognizes therapeutic experiences existed long before psychotherapy was invented, and incorporates psychotherapy into global therapeutic wisdoms and practices.
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Julie Andersen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CAC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90804
Are you seeking to HEAL your anxiety, worry, addiction, depression and relationship difficulties, rather than just cope with them for the rest of your life? Are you exhausted from constantly feeling like something is wrong with you or being told something is wrong with you? Has inner and outer conflict got you feeling overwhelmed or shut down? I specialize in a direct psycho-spiritual approach that involves looking at each person from a holistic wellness model. Rather than pathologizing, we will see everything as a necessary part of your human experience and create the relationship you want with others, as well as yourself.
Are you seeking to HEAL your anxiety, worry, addiction, depression and relationship difficulties, rather than just cope with them for the rest of your life? Are you exhausted from constantly feeling like something is wrong with you or being told something is wrong with you? Has inner and outer conflict got you feeling overwhelmed or shut down? I specialize in a direct psycho-spiritual approach that involves looking at each person from a holistic wellness model. Rather than pathologizing, we will see everything as a necessary part of your human experience and create the relationship you want with others, as well as yourself.
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I ask that you are ready to make a commitment, to yourself, first. I consider this the first step of the journey - I am here ready to make the commitment alongside you. Think of it as the beginning of falling in love with yourself...your relationships, and ultimately your life. If you are reading this I hope you answer the call, to yourself...it is the beginning of the type of change you have dreamt of, meeting your best self, meeting your soul.
I ask that you are ready to make a commitment, to yourself, first. I consider this the first step of the journey - I am here ready to make the commitment alongside you. Think of it as the beginning of falling in love with yourself...your relationships, and ultimately your life. If you are reading this I hope you answer the call, to yourself...it is the beginning of the type of change you have dreamt of, meeting your best self, meeting your soul.
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Nancy Uberto
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Pasadena, CA 91106 (Online Only)
The Healing Collective, PC is a private practice that offers an array of mental health treatment and wellness services within the community of Pasadena and throughout the state of California. THC is comprised of qualified and experienced mental health professionals. Our licensed therapists are trained in a variety of trauma-informed, holistic, strengths-based, and culturally competent mental health treatments. We provide mental health treatment to adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Our mental health services include individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and group therapy ( both coming soon).
The Healing Collective, PC is a private practice that offers an array of mental health treatment and wellness services within the community of Pasadena and throughout the state of California. THC is comprised of qualified and experienced mental health professionals. Our licensed therapists are trained in a variety of trauma-informed, holistic, strengths-based, and culturally competent mental health treatments. We provide mental health treatment to adolescents, adults, families, and couples. Our mental health services include individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy and group therapy ( both coming soon).
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Dr. Donna Dannenfelser
Counselor, EdD, LMHC, NCC, MAC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 (Online Only)
Dr. Donna D is the founder of Eudaimonia Psychology, which utilizes a holistic approach to psychotherapy, combining traditional psychology with CBT, positive psychology, energy work, and a life coaching component leading to living in a consistent state of well-being. This unique therapy is based on the understanding that if you reframe your thoughts you will change your life. Eudaimonia Psychology is centered on learning how to flourish emotionally, moving away from the pursuit of happiness, which is a broken model as it is conditional. Eudaimonia allows you to stand in a state of well being regardless of what life throws your way.
Dr. Donna D is the founder of Eudaimonia Psychology, which utilizes a holistic approach to psychotherapy, combining traditional psychology with CBT, positive psychology, energy work, and a life coaching component leading to living in a consistent state of well-being. This unique therapy is based on the understanding that if you reframe your thoughts you will change your life. Eudaimonia Psychology is centered on learning how to flourish emotionally, moving away from the pursuit of happiness, which is a broken model as it is conditional. Eudaimonia allows you to stand in a state of well being regardless of what life throws your way.
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Zabelle Zoë Deurdulian
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Therapy is learning to use yourself as source for truth. It is my honor to be able to support and guide my clients through this process. I hold the perception that we are all creative beings who are artists of our own lives. I believe that every individual has a unique blueprint and a unique way of living. When we paint with the colors that ignite our truest essence, we become tuned and we attract what is in alignment with us. Yet to do so, we must know and understand ourselves. It is in this impactful space where we can find tremendous healing, growth and elevation.
Therapy is learning to use yourself as source for truth. It is my honor to be able to support and guide my clients through this process. I hold the perception that we are all creative beings who are artists of our own lives. I believe that every individual has a unique blueprint and a unique way of living. When we paint with the colors that ignite our truest essence, we become tuned and we attract what is in alignment with us. Yet to do so, we must know and understand ourselves. It is in this impactful space where we can find tremendous healing, growth and elevation.
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People come to my office with a variety of concerns related to relationships, identity, spirituality, career, self-development, or life purpose. Others may be seeking relief from trauma response patterns, anxiety or depression. In a rapidly changing and tumultuous world, people often feel comforted by the presence of a therapist who can provide a safe enough space to understand themselves, resolve conflicts, and live with more coherence and freedom from unfulfilling relational patterns. I listen with an intuitive and compassionate heart and give you tools to navigate through stressful times with greater resiliency and embodiment.
People come to my office with a variety of concerns related to relationships, identity, spirituality, career, self-development, or life purpose. Others may be seeking relief from trauma response patterns, anxiety or depression. In a rapidly changing and tumultuous world, people often feel comforted by the presence of a therapist who can provide a safe enough space to understand themselves, resolve conflicts, and live with more coherence and freedom from unfulfilling relational patterns. I listen with an intuitive and compassionate heart and give you tools to navigate through stressful times with greater resiliency and embodiment.
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You're feeling stuck. You're finding yourself feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from life, others, and maybe yourself. You feel uncertain of your thoughts, wants, needs or what to do. Trauma can leave us feeling hopeless, exhausted, and alone. It can make us shut the world out, or put other's needs before our own in hope for solace. At times it can feel like change isn't possible, or if we just ignore it long enough it will resolve itself.
You're feeling stuck. You're finding yourself feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from life, others, and maybe yourself. You feel uncertain of your thoughts, wants, needs or what to do. Trauma can leave us feeling hopeless, exhausted, and alone. It can make us shut the world out, or put other's needs before our own in hope for solace. At times it can feel like change isn't possible, or if we just ignore it long enough it will resolve itself.
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My gift is to set the stage so you experience your deepest well being, free from all emotional upset. Since studying and practicing trauma resolution methods, and understanding the latest brain research, I have developed a unique psychotherapeutic modality,, The Connection Method™. It permanently resolves traumatic experiences and mood disorders. It is a system that goes beyond managing stress, depression, anxiety, impulsivity, psychosomatic illnesses etc. Instead, it transforms them at their core so you can live your full potential. I enjoy working with individuals of the most varied backgrounds, as I myself am from 4 countries.
My gift is to set the stage so you experience your deepest well being, free from all emotional upset. Since studying and practicing trauma resolution methods, and understanding the latest brain research, I have developed a unique psychotherapeutic modality,, The Connection Method™. It permanently resolves traumatic experiences and mood disorders. It is a system that goes beyond managing stress, depression, anxiety, impulsivity, psychosomatic illnesses etc. Instead, it transforms them at their core so you can live your full potential. I enjoy working with individuals of the most varied backgrounds, as I myself am from 4 countries.
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My clients find me during various times in life: young adulthood, transition into working world/career, partnership/marriage, becoming a parent, transitions through parenting, mothering, mid-life, peri/menopause, loss, grief & aging. The anxiety, sadness, upheaval & unknown along with the learning, empowering, joys & personal growth of these times is where I work best to help my clients. There is suffering in so many ways in life & there is relief from suffering in also so many ways. I work with my clients to create their own unique & dynamic set of life tools & supports for ongoing healing & wholeness.
My clients find me during various times in life: young adulthood, transition into working world/career, partnership/marriage, becoming a parent, transitions through parenting, mothering, mid-life, peri/menopause, loss, grief & aging. The anxiety, sadness, upheaval & unknown along with the learning, empowering, joys & personal growth of these times is where I work best to help my clients. There is suffering in so many ways in life & there is relief from suffering in also so many ways. I work with my clients to create their own unique & dynamic set of life tools & supports for ongoing healing & wholeness.
![Photo of Genevieve Gonzales Lcsw Rapid Resolution Therapy, LCSW, MSW, PPS, Clinical Social Work/Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/1a72dc9f-3fd4-45b2-9c0f-e73dccc18549/4/320x400.jpeg)
Genevieve Gonzales Lcsw Rapid Resolution Therapy
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW, PPS
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92103 (Online Only)
I facilitate meaningful transformations for individuals & couples who have been suffering from many various challenges such as sexual trauma, PTSD, anxiety, grief, & depression. Using Rapid Resolution Therapy created by Dr. Jon Connelly & Holistic nutritional practices I address issues at their root cause to generate results quickly & in each session. The techniques utilized during our session are painless, interesting & many people even say fun, so healing and beneficial shifts in your mind & body can occur effortlessly and automatically. I have been told that "it felt like a dark cloud lifted" after just 1 session.
I facilitate meaningful transformations for individuals & couples who have been suffering from many various challenges such as sexual trauma, PTSD, anxiety, grief, & depression. Using Rapid Resolution Therapy created by Dr. Jon Connelly & Holistic nutritional practices I address issues at their root cause to generate results quickly & in each session. The techniques utilized during our session are painless, interesting & many people even say fun, so healing and beneficial shifts in your mind & body can occur effortlessly and automatically. I have been told that "it felt like a dark cloud lifted" after just 1 session.
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We are experiencing times where our identities, whether, personal, relational, racial, or even sexual are called into question and challenges our very way of being. Whether its work, family, or peer-related our stress can sometimes feel debilitating and we feel like we are on the cusp of giving up. In a world that lacks cultural-sensitivity and the ideal is to be self-reliant and independent, sometimes it’s difficult to acknowledge that we are in fact social beings that need help, especially when we are being impacted mental, physically, and emotionally…three aspects of the human experience that society says we need to be intact to thrive.
We are experiencing times where our identities, whether, personal, relational, racial, or even sexual are called into question and challenges our very way of being. Whether its work, family, or peer-related our stress can sometimes feel debilitating and we feel like we are on the cusp of giving up. In a world that lacks cultural-sensitivity and the ideal is to be self-reliant and independent, sometimes it’s difficult to acknowledge that we are in fact social beings that need help, especially when we are being impacted mental, physically, and emotionally…three aspects of the human experience that society says we need to be intact to thrive.
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Dorit Saberi - Thrive Psychological Services
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Long Beach, CA 90815 (Online Only)
I have extensive experience working with various evidence-based modalities as well as alternative and somatic therapies. I currently work at Harbor UCLA as a Clinical Director of a Trauma service and as Associate Professor at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. I am Bilingual in Hebrew and English. Areas of specialization: Mood disorders; anxiety disorders; post traumatic stress disorder; life transition and adjustment issues; bereavement and loss; couple and relationship therapy; Family therapy; Parenting strategies; work related stress. I am also available for lectures, and trainings and certifications (Prolonged Exposure)
I have extensive experience working with various evidence-based modalities as well as alternative and somatic therapies. I currently work at Harbor UCLA as a Clinical Director of a Trauma service and as Associate Professor at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. I am Bilingual in Hebrew and English. Areas of specialization: Mood disorders; anxiety disorders; post traumatic stress disorder; life transition and adjustment issues; bereavement and loss; couple and relationship therapy; Family therapy; Parenting strategies; work related stress. I am also available for lectures, and trainings and certifications (Prolonged Exposure)
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Infidelity Therapists
How does therapy for infidelity work?
A skilled infidelity therapist will provide a safe space for clients to communicate their feelings and concerns. The goal is to be completely honest about what led to the cheating and how it has affected the entire family to prevent it from recurring in the future. The therapist will help the clients work on rebuilding mutual trust and respect and developing better communication and conflict-resolution skills. If the goal is to remain a couple, clients will learn the “danger signs” for their specific relationship, and they will make a renewed commitment to be faithful.
How long does therapy for infidelity take?
Recovery from infidelity can take time, and it can vary from person to person. Generally, a therapist will want to see the clients at least once a week for around six months. Then the sessions can be arranged as needed, depending on the clients’ individual needs. While therapy may end or shift to an as-needed basis, it can take up to two years or more for some clients to fully recover from infidelity.
How does therapy help the partner who was cheated on?
When a client discovers their partner’s infidelity, their trust in the relationship and in the life they had together may be shattered. They often experience mental health symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, grief, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They don’t always want to stay in the relationship; they may feel ambivalent or may even want to leave. Therapy gives these clients a safe and healthy way to communicate all of their complicated emotions and concerns.
How does therapy help the partner who committed infidelity?
Infidelity often occurs when one or both partners’ emotional needs are not being met in the relationship. Therapy can help this client understand why they cheated and figure out how to address those unmet needs without resorting to infidelity in the future. This can lessen (but not entirely eliminate) the risk of repeated infidelity. Clients who cheat may also feel intense guilt about deceiving their partners, a sentiment that they can work through in therapy.