Therapists in Riverside, CA

Kirby Wohlander, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), has a broad range of experience that includes working with individuals, couples, and families, in inpatient and outpatient mental health settings, and providing treatment to a wide range of adult clients. During his many years of experience, he has worked in multiple human service settings, is familiar with the challenges presented by: military life, developmental and other disabilities, being a worker or manager in a complex organization, raising a family, balancing work and family, and substance use.

Whole person therapy using systems approach therapy models: I hold to the truth that, as human beings each one of us have complex natures and experiences that must be respected and understood if change and healing can occur. I walk beside and behind the clients I serve knowing that the true solutions to issues are already extising inside that family or client and only need to nurture into existence. open and clear with a focus on the client's request for change assistance given with respect and unconditional regard.

I am a licensed Marriage & Family therapist. I’ve worked in the mental health field for over 10 years as a children's social worker and therapist. I offer assistance with managing stress, grief, depression, and anxiety. I have experience in assisting clients with rebuilding self-esteem. I provide a safe and structured environment where you can sort through your life stressors as well as provide a non-judgmental environment. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults. My specialty is working with clients experiencing anxiety, depression, relational issues, women's issues, grief, and stress.

My name is Eileen Leveckis, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Santa Rosa. I support adolescents, adults, and families in finding their own path to personal growth, self-discovery, and healing. I work with individuals who are anxious, depressed, lonely, or simply overwhelmed by a life transition or event to help them access their intrinsic ability to heal and find their own inner strength.

Hello! My name is Destinie Hoffmann, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have a passion to work with clients who experience PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and/or bipolar disorder. I am driven to assist clients in building stronger self-esteem/self-love and more coping skills to add to their toolbox. I am focused on validating my client's life experiences and providing a safe and non-judgmental space to share. Thank You! I prefer to work with anyone who is experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorders. I have a specialty for treating anyone who experienced childhood trauma.

Hello! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California with over 8 years of clinical experience. I typically work with parents in the perinatal period as they navigate their transition into parenthood or re-adjust to life with a new baby, whether it's their first or the fifth! I screen and treat clients for postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, and birth trauma. I rely heavily on aspects of CBT, DBT, and the importance of self-regulation. It is important to me that my practice is trauma-informed and culturally sensitive because therapeutic care should be accessible to everyone.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience. I enjoy helping individuals uncover and get connected to who they really are. I truly believe that each person is their own best expert in their life. I use Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused, and Narrative techniques to help people get connected to their own values and set themselves on a path to live the fulfilling life that they want to live. I find that we often need to uncover conditioned beliefs that have been instilled by culture and family systems that don't align with our true selves.

Most marriage and family therapists believe a wide range of individual problems must be understood within the context of the family and social environments. I believe in this systems approach to mental and emotional problems and have the goal to change problematic, repetitive interactions that contribute to the presenting problem. As a trauma informed therapist, I am aware of the long-lasting effects of childhood trauma and will explore that using a narrative therapy approach. Our goal for therapy is the reduce distress and improve functionality. In what ways are you feeling not OK? Let’s help you start feeling OK.

My name is Emmalee Norris and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I enjoy helping individuals work through changes in life and learning new strategies to overcome struggles that occur in times of uncertainty. I appreciate genuine relationships and conversations with clients and do my best to mirror that. My history of experience with clients include severe mental illness, legal concerns, substance use challenges, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders and more.

Hi. I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 17 years of experience working with couples, families, individuals, and minors. As an experienced therapist, I know a lot about practicing mindfulness, exploring your dreams and thoughts, and developing new ways of coping creatively. Your journey matters!

Hello! My name is Erika Brinda. I am Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 13 years of professional work experience. I love being a therapist and I appreciate the work that I do. I enjoy working with a diverse population and practice therapy with cultural humility. I am accustomed to working with the entire lifespan. I prefer working with adults. I have experience with treating depression, anxiety/panic disorders, trauma, sleep issues, adjustment disorders, divorce and family stressors, and mood disorders.

I am a Marriage and Family Therapist with over 25 years of experience in working with children, adolescents, families, couples, and adults across a wide array of issues and settings. I graduated from the University of La Verne with an M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2000 and have worked in outpatient, school, private practice, residential, and other community-based settings over the course of my career.

Maryam Goudarzi has over ten years of clinical experience in the mental health field. Her areas of focus include Anxiety, depression, stress, Attention deficits (ADD/ADHD), PTSD, issues of loss and grief, serious mental health disorders, substance abuse/ dependence, and relationship and family issues. She treats children, adolescents, and adults in individual, couple, and family therapy. In addition, she has over five years of neuroscience experience, as she is trained and specializes in Neurofeedback with a variety of therapeutic approaches.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have a passion for helping others and have worked in the field of mental health for 5 years. When conducting therapy, I use techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused brief therapy, humanistic approaches, and other strength-based approaches. I first found a passion for helping others when working as a personal trainer and majoring in kinesiology. Later, I stumbled upon sports psychology, which caught my interest, and ultimately I switched my major to psychology.

I'm Richard Posalski and I'm licensed in Clinical Social Work as well as Marriage and Family Therapy. I have the background and experience to help people develop skills in accessing their thoughts and emotions, expressing them out loud, and making choices that serve them best. I am a pragmatic, trauma-focused, client-centered therapist who utilizes pivotal questions and thoughtful observations to help people overcome obstacles to becoming happier, more successful individuals.

My name is Constance Thorsnes. I have been a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for 5 years. My goal in therapy is to help individuals feel calmer and more confident by acting in ways that align with their personal values. I primarily work with professionals, graduate students, and parents suffering from stress, personal conflict, anxiety, the effects of trauma, family issues, and marital conflict. The rapport I share with my clients allows us to explore difficult thoughts and feelings using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an Existential-Humanistic framework, and Brainspotting.

Hello, I'm Tracy Taris. Welcome. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who offers hope and healing to my clients. I offer couples, individual, and family counseling. My specialty populations include Entertainment Industry People and other Creatives, Christians, and people in need of empowerment. I treat creative blocks, communication issues, stress, panic and other anxiety disorders, and sleep disorders. I also specialize in women's, spirituality, relationship, and mind/body issues.

Hi, my name is Hailey. I am grateful to be in this profession where I get to experience all the human complexities that make you, you. I started my work in psychotherapy doing crisis care in a youth shelter. This environment helped to develop a deep compassion for humanity and the skills to be able to advocate for human rights. It was at this job that I knew being a therapist was what I was meant to do. I have experience working with students in high schools and community colleges, doing cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression.

Douglas Glen hails from Europe and moved to California in 1993. He gained his Master's in Counselling Psychology in Los Angeles in 2003 whilst working as a Technology Executive for a number of prominent media corporations in Europe and the US, including the BBC, Disney, and ABC. His varied professional life facilitated periods of living in Berlin Germany, London, Santa Barbara, and Boston. Douglas prefers an integrative, person-centered approach and draws upon a number of modalities depending on a client's needs including CBT, Narrative, Existential, Psychodynamic, and Family Systems.