Female Therapists in North Oak Park, Sacramento, CA

Voted Best in Chico 2024. Located in Chico, CA and offering virtual sessions. Life has been overwhelming and you can barely keep your head above water. Persistent worry is distracting you from your everyday tasks or you lack the motivation you used to have. You want more but you're not sure how to get there. Whether it is a recent hardship or nagging past, you're ready to make sense of it all. You have it within yourself to find joy again. I'm here to help you uncover the stronger, healthier you, that has been there the whole time.

Hi! My name is Vendela and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. My experience includes working in schools, providing individual counseling and mentorships to youth, and seeing clients in a private practice setting for individual psychotherapy. I have worked with teens and adults with various mental health issues including depression, generalized anxiety, panic disorders, and more. I meet each client where they're at and I typically work well with those who show up to each session with a willingness to be open, an ability to self-reflect, and a desire to work towards change.

Welcome! If you are reading this, you have taken the first step to uncover the obstacles and barriers to living your valued life. Do you feel you are trying but it's not working? Are you feeling stuck, tired and frustrated? I offer a safe space for you to gain clarity on the underlying issues of eating disorders, depression, anxiety disorders and other life issues that may be interfering with your life. I believe in an individual's innate capacity to heal and grow at any stage in their life. It can and will happen.

On the surface, the world sees you as the one who ‘always has it together’ - but on the inside, you’re starting to feel like you’re falling apart. You feel like you're working overtime to push down those uncomfortable feelings (you know, the ones that have always been lurking in the background) - except no matter how hard you try, you’re finding yourself more anxious, ungrounded, and on edge than ever before. You want your body to feel more at ease. You want to feel more connected (to yourself, to others). You want to see (and trust) what others see. But, you’re just not sure how.

I work with people-pleasing millennials who want to heal from past emotional wounds and stop self-sabotaging. Do you struggle with anxiety, body image and patterns of self-judgment? Always putting others needs before your own? The traumas and abuse you experience throughout your lifespan- big or small, can warp the way you see yourself, making you question everything, overthink, and cause you to stand in your own way. If this feels relatable, you are not alone. I will work with you to break through these barriers, heal, and create a life that aligns with your values.

I have been providing therapy for over 20 years with individuals, couples, families and groups. My areas of interest and specialty are developmental, emotional and physical trauma and/or abuse, sexuality and gender identity and grief. My style is to support while challenging people. My passion and mission statement is to validate: emotions, thoughts and behaviors are normal; what we decide to do with these daily experiences is what allows us to be happy and enjoy life and our relationships.

Are you wondering why your life has not turned out how you envisioned it? Joy seems like it's right around the corner if you buy that product, or date that person, or love your children more, or fill your day with things to do. Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, or unhealthy relationship patterns? What's your strategy when you feel paralyzed by the thought that you have the potential to live an extraordinary life, and no idea what steps to take? I know what it feels like to experience “its”, (sh-t), and the subsequent consequences of the unexpected “its” that happen in our lives. I also know what it feels like to heal.