Female Therapists in Midtown, Sacramento, CA
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Do you often feel anxious, sad, or resentful in relationships? Perhaps you believe you can’t have the relationships you want or find yourself asking “why does this keep happening to me?” You might have a pattern of choosing partners who are emotionally unavailable. You know something feels off, but you’re not exactly sure why or what to do about it. If any of these signs are familiar, it’s okay. It’s not your fault and you’re not broken. I work with women to resolve old trauma wounds and learn new ways of relating with themselves and others. My approach is both clinical and casual and my medicine is warm, funny and nurturing.
Do you often feel anxious, sad, or resentful in relationships? Perhaps you believe you can’t have the relationships you want or find yourself asking “why does this keep happening to me?” You might have a pattern of choosing partners who are emotionally unavailable. You know something feels off, but you’re not exactly sure why or what to do about it. If any of these signs are familiar, it’s okay. It’s not your fault and you’re not broken. I work with women to resolve old trauma wounds and learn new ways of relating with themselves and others. My approach is both clinical and casual and my medicine is warm, funny and nurturing.
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Ivy Griffin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
13 Endorsed
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816
Do you worry that you're "too sensitive," too easily overwhelmed, or that you need to "toughen up"? You often feel like there's something wrong with you that needs to be fixed. You may be struggling to come to terms with past wounds or traumas and then get angry and irritated with yourself for not "getting over it" already. You wonder why other people are able to brush things off so easily, but you still feel depressed, anxious, and stuck. Dealing with all these feelings means you're not your best self at work, in school, or with your loved ones, which really bothers you because you care so much about not letting anyone down.
Do you worry that you're "too sensitive," too easily overwhelmed, or that you need to "toughen up"? You often feel like there's something wrong with you that needs to be fixed. You may be struggling to come to terms with past wounds or traumas and then get angry and irritated with yourself for not "getting over it" already. You wonder why other people are able to brush things off so easily, but you still feel depressed, anxious, and stuck. Dealing with all these feelings means you're not your best self at work, in school, or with your loved ones, which really bothers you because you care so much about not letting anyone down.
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Melissa Stolsig
Psychologist, PsyD, MS, MA
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95811 (Online Only)
I work with adults of any age willing to engage in therapy to heal, grow or simply feel better. I am able to work with a variety of people from different populations due to my non-judgmental stance and curiosity about other people. I am adept at working with individuals who experience multiple problems simultaneously due to my willingness to work with other providers and supportive group/individual services. I specialize in dealing with chronic/developmental trauma, managing psychological sequelae due to chronic medical conditions, and working with anxiety and depression with cultural curiosity and humility.
I work with adults of any age willing to engage in therapy to heal, grow or simply feel better. I am able to work with a variety of people from different populations due to my non-judgmental stance and curiosity about other people. I am adept at working with individuals who experience multiple problems simultaneously due to my willingness to work with other providers and supportive group/individual services. I specialize in dealing with chronic/developmental trauma, managing psychological sequelae due to chronic medical conditions, and working with anxiety and depression with cultural curiosity and humility.
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Jessie Regan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816
I’m the type of therapist who enjoys taking on the complexity of life, emotions, and relationships. I help individuals and couples who find themselves in a place in life where so much seems to be going right, but stress or insecurities may be taking big toll. On the outside it may seem like you have it all together, but what others might not see is the immense pressure or emotional distress that has been building up beneath the surface. It might feel like we should be able to figure it all out on our own, but even the most successful, self-sufficient people need support working through life's challenges.
I’m the type of therapist who enjoys taking on the complexity of life, emotions, and relationships. I help individuals and couples who find themselves in a place in life where so much seems to be going right, but stress or insecurities may be taking big toll. On the outside it may seem like you have it all together, but what others might not see is the immense pressure or emotional distress that has been building up beneath the surface. It might feel like we should be able to figure it all out on our own, but even the most successful, self-sufficient people need support working through life's challenges.
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Jordanne Stacy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816 (Online Only)
Welcome to a space of warmth and understanding. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), I offer a compassionate approach to therapy, providing support as you navigate life's challenges. I believe that everyone's life journey is unique, which is why I individualize every treatment plan. I have years of experience working with couples, and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, and trauma.
Welcome to a space of warmth and understanding. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), I offer a compassionate approach to therapy, providing support as you navigate life's challenges. I believe that everyone's life journey is unique, which is why I individualize every treatment plan. I have years of experience working with couples, and individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, and trauma.
Renewing Roots Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816 (Online Only)
Welcome to Renewing Roots Center! At Renewing Roots Center, we’re not just about therapy; we’re about transformation. We offer compassionate, culturally responsive therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, especially those from BIPOC and lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Our services include individual, group, family, and couples counseling, anger management, and support for job training. Let’s work together to renew your sense of purpose. Reach out today to start your journey with us.
Welcome to Renewing Roots Center! At Renewing Roots Center, we’re not just about therapy; we’re about transformation. We offer compassionate, culturally responsive therapy for children, adolescents, and adults, especially those from BIPOC and lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Our services include individual, group, family, and couples counseling, anger management, and support for job training. Let’s work together to renew your sense of purpose. Reach out today to start your journey with us.
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Ceci Fuentes
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, APCC, PPS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95819
I’d like to start off by congratulating you on taking the courageous first step towards your healing journey. As a daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation Latina, I understand the importance of having a therapist who understands the complexity of our intersecting identities. Reflecting on my personal healing journey, I recognize the value of having a therapist that makes one feel seen, heard, and understood. You are the leader of your journey. My role is to meet you where you are with kindness, tools, and guidance.
I’d like to start off by congratulating you on taking the courageous first step towards your healing journey. As a daughter of Mexican immigrants and a first-generation Latina, I understand the importance of having a therapist who understands the complexity of our intersecting identities. Reflecting on my personal healing journey, I recognize the value of having a therapist that makes one feel seen, heard, and understood. You are the leader of your journey. My role is to meet you where you are with kindness, tools, and guidance.
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Fatin Alhadi
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95814
Waitlist for new clients
Our experiences can lead us to struggle with difficult feelings interfering with how we want to live our lives. We can have difficulty in relationships, feel unsure about who we are or what we want, or feel stuck and find it difficult to move forward. People typically seek out therapy to live a happier, more fulfilled life, or feel better in the relationships they have with others. Therapy can help you develop a better understanding of yourself, understand why you feel how you feel, learn how to cope with difficult or overwhelming feelings, and how to move forward.
Our experiences can lead us to struggle with difficult feelings interfering with how we want to live our lives. We can have difficulty in relationships, feel unsure about who we are or what we want, or feel stuck and find it difficult to move forward. People typically seek out therapy to live a happier, more fulfilled life, or feel better in the relationships they have with others. Therapy can help you develop a better understanding of yourself, understand why you feel how you feel, learn how to cope with difficult or overwhelming feelings, and how to move forward.
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Makalia J Zinn
LPC Intern, APCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95818 (Online Only)
My ideal client is someone who is in a space where they are comfortable with confronting the things that have made their life difficult. A person who is ready to move forward mindfully to create the life they desire to live without maladaptive coping strategies.
My ideal client is someone who is in a space where they are comfortable with confronting the things that have made their life difficult. A person who is ready to move forward mindfully to create the life they desire to live without maladaptive coping strategies.
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Iman Abed
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ACSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816
My ideal clients include adults and children, 6 and up, facing challenges in adapting to life transitions, grappling with grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, and PTSD. They seek support to navigate these complex emotional landscapes, aiming to regain a sense of stability, resilience, and emotional well-being. They want to heal from past wounds, manage overwhelming feelings, and cultivate coping strategies that empower them to lead fulfilling lives. Their goal is to find relief, understanding, and practical tools to thrive amidst adversity, ultimately achieving a renewed sense of hope and inner peace.
My ideal clients include adults and children, 6 and up, facing challenges in adapting to life transitions, grappling with grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, and PTSD. They seek support to navigate these complex emotional landscapes, aiming to regain a sense of stability, resilience, and emotional well-being. They want to heal from past wounds, manage overwhelming feelings, and cultivate coping strategies that empower them to lead fulfilling lives. Their goal is to find relief, understanding, and practical tools to thrive amidst adversity, ultimately achieving a renewed sense of hope and inner peace.
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Innate Guidance
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95811
If you have a change you want to make and need encouragement, I can help. We can work together to make a change. As we get to know each other, and build a therapeutic relationship, we will look at how the problem is impacting your life. We can collaborate on solutions that will help your progress. I am here to help facilitate your success and encourage you in times you feel stuck. I will challenge you, but in a very caring and supportive way. Let's work together to ensure your progress.
If you have a change you want to make and need encouragement, I can help. We can work together to make a change. As we get to know each other, and build a therapeutic relationship, we will look at how the problem is impacting your life. We can collaborate on solutions that will help your progress. I am here to help facilitate your success and encourage you in times you feel stuck. I will challenge you, but in a very caring and supportive way. Let's work together to ensure your progress.
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You have tried over and over to change without success. No matter what you try, you don't seem to make any progress. Sometimes, you think 'this is just the way it is." You may have given up hope of ever having something different. This cycle can be so discouraging. I am interested working people with who feel stuck, especially those who have a sense that there is something inside that prevents them from moving forward.
You have tried over and over to change without success. No matter what you try, you don't seem to make any progress. Sometimes, you think 'this is just the way it is." You may have given up hope of ever having something different. This cycle can be so discouraging. I am interested working people with who feel stuck, especially those who have a sense that there is something inside that prevents them from moving forward.
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Therapy is a safe space for you to feel seen & understood, to reconnect with vitality, and develop the tools you need to create the life you desire.
Therapy is a safe space for you to feel seen & understood, to reconnect with vitality, and develop the tools you need to create the life you desire.
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Alyssa Walls
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95811
I help overwhelmed, self-doubting individuals feel calmer and more confident. If you're consumed by worry, I'll help you quiet your mind and reconnect to your body and spirit. If you struggle to feel worthy and valuable in spite of your accomplishments, I'll help you embrace your authentic self, so-called flaws and all. You may simply wish for quality time with loved ones and peace of mind. Or maybe you envision a calling for yourself that's beyond your current career or role. Whatever it is that you desire from life, I'm here to guide you toward that goal.
I help overwhelmed, self-doubting individuals feel calmer and more confident. If you're consumed by worry, I'll help you quiet your mind and reconnect to your body and spirit. If you struggle to feel worthy and valuable in spite of your accomplishments, I'll help you embrace your authentic self, so-called flaws and all. You may simply wish for quality time with loved ones and peace of mind. Or maybe you envision a calling for yourself that's beyond your current career or role. Whatever it is that you desire from life, I'm here to guide you toward that goal.
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My style as a therapist is both affirmative and challenging. I seek to support and understand you so that we may together identify the obstacles that keep you from living a more fulfilling and creative life. Therapy often involves the following processes: Changing reactive patterns of behavior, like compulsive eating or the destructive use of anger. Learning about your "filters," which are habitual ways of interpreting life events that stem from your unique conditioning. Developing skills to modulate uncomfortable feelings, such as anxiety or sadness. Strengthening your core sense of self and values.
My style as a therapist is both affirmative and challenging. I seek to support and understand you so that we may together identify the obstacles that keep you from living a more fulfilling and creative life. Therapy often involves the following processes: Changing reactive patterns of behavior, like compulsive eating or the destructive use of anger. Learning about your "filters," which are habitual ways of interpreting life events that stem from your unique conditioning. Developing skills to modulate uncomfortable feelings, such as anxiety or sadness. Strengthening your core sense of self and values.
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Daisy Reese
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CGP
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95811
As a therapist and trainer/consultant for over 30 years, I’ve come to appreciate the power of stories - both individual and collective. Who am I? How do I build and sustain relationships that matter? How do I express what is making it hard to find my place in the world and express who I really am? These are questions that we all struggle with. Therapy offers a support for exploring these questions ad discovering our own answers. I am a Certified Relational Gestalt Therapist with training in Jungian, Object Relations and Family Systems. I look forward to the possibility of getting to know you.
As a therapist and trainer/consultant for over 30 years, I’ve come to appreciate the power of stories - both individual and collective. Who am I? How do I build and sustain relationships that matter? How do I express what is making it hard to find my place in the world and express who I really am? These are questions that we all struggle with. Therapy offers a support for exploring these questions ad discovering our own answers. I am a Certified Relational Gestalt Therapist with training in Jungian, Object Relations and Family Systems. I look forward to the possibility of getting to know you.
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Maris Loeffler: Brainspotting Certified Trauma-Informed
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816
Now accepting new clients! Brainspotting Certified, Stanford Lifestyle Medicine Team Member, Somatic Experiencing, Sports Therapy - Expert trauma therapist empowering individuals to reclaim their lives. Specializing in trauma-informed care and personalized healing journeys. Skilled in evidence-based and body centered modalities for lasting transformation. Let's navigate your path to healing and renewal together. My priority is providing a safe, empathic and non-judgmental space .
Now accepting new clients! Brainspotting Certified, Stanford Lifestyle Medicine Team Member, Somatic Experiencing, Sports Therapy - Expert trauma therapist empowering individuals to reclaim their lives. Specializing in trauma-informed care and personalized healing journeys. Skilled in evidence-based and body centered modalities for lasting transformation. Let's navigate your path to healing and renewal together. My priority is providing a safe, empathic and non-judgmental space .
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Alisa A Pfanner
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816
Therapy is a journey, and my role is to help guide and encourage individuals, couples, and families to work through their challenges and bring calmness and joy into their lives through insight and resolution. A supportive direct communication style is used to allow clients to explore, discover and heal themselves.
Therapy is a journey, and my role is to help guide and encourage individuals, couples, and families to work through their challenges and bring calmness and joy into their lives through insight and resolution. A supportive direct communication style is used to allow clients to explore, discover and heal themselves.
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Leni Ngoc Tran
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95812 (Online Only)
The challenges you're facing may be hard and painful. Those challenges are also normal and treatable. It is possible for you to manage issues like depression, anxiety, stress, school and work performance, and conflicts in relationships. My priority is to understand you and your concerns on a deep level and, most importantly, to help you improve your life.
The challenges you're facing may be hard and painful. Those challenges are also normal and treatable. It is possible for you to manage issues like depression, anxiety, stress, school and work performance, and conflicts in relationships. My priority is to understand you and your concerns on a deep level and, most importantly, to help you improve your life.
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Christina (Tina) N. Moylan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Midtown, Sacramento, CA 95816
Psychosis is a treatable condition. I truly believe this because I have seen recovery and restoration of functioning happen for many of the clients I have worked with in both inpatient and outpatient settings over the years. I am delighted to now be offering my services in the private practice setting.
Psychosis is a treatable condition. I truly believe this because I have seen recovery and restoration of functioning happen for many of the clients I have worked with in both inpatient and outpatient settings over the years. I am delighted to now be offering my services in the private practice setting.
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Female Therapists
Does it matter what gender my therapist is?
In general, this is not an important factor, as there is no relationship between a therapist’s gender and their efficacy. Some clients, however, prefer to see therapists of a particular gender, whether due to their own past experiences with men and women, or ingrained beliefs about how people of different genders think and behave. Exploring the roots of such preferences and considering what one wants to address in therapy can help someone determine whether their therapist’s gender truly matters to them.
Should I see a female therapist?
Many people—not just women—prefer to see a female therapist, either because they believe that a woman will be able to relate to their specific challenges (for example, sexism in the workplace) or because they imagine feeling more comfortable disclosing sensitive information to a woman. Such beliefs may not turn out to be accurate, however, and adhering too rigidly to a gender preference can at times hinder a client from finding the best therapeutic match.
Do therapists get specific training to help with women’s concerns?
Therapists are trained to provide care to clients of any gender. However, some therapists—both men and women—may pursue additional training in feminist therapy, gender-specific issues, or women’s mental health. Female clients may wish to ask prospective therapists whether they have received specific training in the client’s primary area(s) of concern, or whether they have worked extensively with women on issues similar to their own.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience in treating women?
It’s OK—even encouraged!—to ask a therapist directly whether and how often they have treated women in the past, or whether they have treated women dealing with the client’s most prominent concern(s). Competent therapists will be happy to share their educational background, preferred treatment modalities, and prior client experience to help an individual find the therapist best suited to their needs.