Emotionally Focused Therapists in Sacramento, CA
The therapeutic journey begins internally by listening to the heart when it tells us there is a need for change in our lives. Second is having the courage to admit when we need outside support to begin this change, and finally being bold enough to use our voices to seek out the assistance of a therapist. Therapy with the right therapist can be helpful to everyone. my preferred theoretical approach is client-centered. A client-centered therapeutic approach allows me to meet my clients where they are at and together develop the appropriate path forward. Other theoretical approaches include; CBT, DBT, experiential, & psychodynamic.
The therapeutic journey begins internally by listening to the heart when it tells us there is a need for change in our lives. Second is having the courage to admit when we need outside support to begin this change, and finally being bold enough to use our voices to seek out the assistance of a therapist. Therapy with the right therapist can be helpful to everyone. my preferred theoretical approach is client-centered. A client-centered therapeutic approach allows me to meet my clients where they are at and together develop the appropriate path forward. Other theoretical approaches include; CBT, DBT, experiential, & psychodynamic.
Do you struggle with low self-esteem and never feeling good enough? Are you feeling run down by anxiety, perfectionism and people-pleasing? Maybe a traumatic childhood has left you stuck in survival mode, prioritizing others' needs and neglecting your own. Chronic anxiety, self-doubt and always having to be “the responsible one,” have become exhausting. You’re ready to find relief & balance rooted in a deep sense of confidence. Through compassionate therapy tailored to your needs, I can help you heal wounds around self-worth, build self-trust and set boundaries. Take the first step towards creating a fulfilling, empowered life.
Do you struggle with low self-esteem and never feeling good enough? Are you feeling run down by anxiety, perfectionism and people-pleasing? Maybe a traumatic childhood has left you stuck in survival mode, prioritizing others' needs and neglecting your own. Chronic anxiety, self-doubt and always having to be “the responsible one,” have become exhausting. You’re ready to find relief & balance rooted in a deep sense of confidence. Through compassionate therapy tailored to your needs, I can help you heal wounds around self-worth, build self-trust and set boundaries. Take the first step towards creating a fulfilling, empowered life.
Cara Ann Crocker
Marriage & Family Therapist, AMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95816
No matter if you are feeling hopeless, or hopeful, I will offer you a bridge towards more clarity and compassion. Maybe your anxiety about whether to stay or go has increased, and you need a safe space to work through relationship ambivalence. Maybe you need to explore where you have been holding back, and then learn how to open your heart again- in a way that brings back your vitality. Maybe you need to grieve in a way that empowers you and releases your gifts for the next chapter.
No matter if you are feeling hopeless, or hopeful, I will offer you a bridge towards more clarity and compassion. Maybe your anxiety about whether to stay or go has increased, and you need a safe space to work through relationship ambivalence. Maybe you need to explore where you have been holding back, and then learn how to open your heart again- in a way that brings back your vitality. Maybe you need to grieve in a way that empowers you and releases your gifts for the next chapter.
I genuinely care about my clients and our sessions are goal-directed and purposeful, so you don't spend more time or money in therapy than necessary. I received my doctorate in 2008 and have been a licensed psychologist since 2009. I've worked in a wide variety of settings with people from all walks of life, including college students, medical staff, law-enforcement, and many others. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, difficult relationships, or some other issue, together we can tackle it.
I genuinely care about my clients and our sessions are goal-directed and purposeful, so you don't spend more time or money in therapy than necessary. I received my doctorate in 2008 and have been a licensed psychologist since 2009. I've worked in a wide variety of settings with people from all walks of life, including college students, medical staff, law-enforcement, and many others. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, difficult relationships, or some other issue, together we can tackle it.
Nercy Basulto Fuentes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95814
You’re juggling so many things at once that you’ve lost all perspective. It takes everything you’ve got to make sure your loved ones are happy, and your clients are taken care of, but the smile you’ve been holding up is starting to slip. You feel like a fraud. Everyone around you seems to know what they’re doing while you struggle to get through the week. Your job requires a lot of compassion, and there’s nothing left for you at the end of the day. You love helping others professionally, but the burnout is becoming resent. The guilt of even having these feelings is unbearable. You need a break or an outlet before you explode!
You’re juggling so many things at once that you’ve lost all perspective. It takes everything you’ve got to make sure your loved ones are happy, and your clients are taken care of, but the smile you’ve been holding up is starting to slip. You feel like a fraud. Everyone around you seems to know what they’re doing while you struggle to get through the week. Your job requires a lot of compassion, and there’s nothing left for you at the end of the day. You love helping others professionally, but the burnout is becoming resent. The guilt of even having these feelings is unbearable. You need a break or an outlet before you explode!
Lori T Pranger
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95816
Thank you for taking this first step to care for yourself. While it's hard to seek help, it can change your life. Many individuals have been socialized to believe that they are the reason for all of their difficulties in life. I focus on how the problem is impacting your life and on how you can rediscover your strengths to create an alternative approach to your life, so the problem no longer defines your life. I have experience in working with anxiety, depression, PTSD and gender dysphoria, and have worked with individuals who identity as transgender or gender nonconforming and the LGBT community.
Thank you for taking this first step to care for yourself. While it's hard to seek help, it can change your life. Many individuals have been socialized to believe that they are the reason for all of their difficulties in life. I focus on how the problem is impacting your life and on how you can rediscover your strengths to create an alternative approach to your life, so the problem no longer defines your life. I have experience in working with anxiety, depression, PTSD and gender dysphoria, and have worked with individuals who identity as transgender or gender nonconforming and the LGBT community.
Allison Jean Pichardo
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95811
I am passionate about helping individuals achieve their best selves and find fulfillment in life. Sometimes, we are held back by past hurts, low self esteem, anxiety, loss, or other life challenges. If you want to find ways to overcome life challenges, feel more confident, and have better relationships, I am here to help! I also love working with couples. Relationships, especially those with our spouse or partner are the most important thing in life. Often couples find themselves struggling to communicate and feel disconnected from one another. I would love to help you and your partner feel more connected!
I am passionate about helping individuals achieve their best selves and find fulfillment in life. Sometimes, we are held back by past hurts, low self esteem, anxiety, loss, or other life challenges. If you want to find ways to overcome life challenges, feel more confident, and have better relationships, I am here to help! I also love working with couples. Relationships, especially those with our spouse or partner are the most important thing in life. Often couples find themselves struggling to communicate and feel disconnected from one another. I would love to help you and your partner feel more connected!
Lindsey Larrimore
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95822 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Having a trusted therapist in your corner can make a huge difference in your well-being and overall quality of life. I work with teens and adults who are struggling with stress, depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma related to relationship conflicts, family issues, and life transitions. I also work with families and couples using Gottman and Imago techniques to improve communication and strengthen bonds. I look forward to providing a tailored approach and a nurturing space to help you heal the past, reclaim your present, and envision your brighter, healthier future.
Having a trusted therapist in your corner can make a huge difference in your well-being and overall quality of life. I work with teens and adults who are struggling with stress, depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma related to relationship conflicts, family issues, and life transitions. I also work with families and couples using Gottman and Imago techniques to improve communication and strengthen bonds. I look forward to providing a tailored approach and a nurturing space to help you heal the past, reclaim your present, and envision your brighter, healthier future.
Chrissy Cate LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95819
Waitlist for new clients
Are you struggling to find joy again? Struggling to get over the past and move on? Cannot connect with your spouse, your children and family like you used to? Not just talk, I provide tools to better manage the relationship challenges you face.
As an experienced mother, yogi and licensed marriage, child and family therapist, I can assist you to get the tools you need to feel better and have more rewarding relationships. Call me for a free consultation.
Are you struggling to find joy again? Struggling to get over the past and move on? Cannot connect with your spouse, your children and family like you used to? Not just talk, I provide tools to better manage the relationship challenges you face.
As an experienced mother, yogi and licensed marriage, child and family therapist, I can assist you to get the tools you need to feel better and have more rewarding relationships. Call me for a free consultation.
Joanna Kwan
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC, NCC, CCMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95826 (Online Only)
Running on autopilot, feeling numb, feeling miserable, and perpetual suffering. Feeling overwhelmed. Nothing I do is right? I’m not good enough. Feeling like you can’t change a situation? Your life feels out of control, things are blowing up in your face, and you feel lost. Your life seems to be more difficult than you imagine, and you just want to make things right. You are either content or dissatisfied, no other way out or around. You’re just stuck. You want to be more present with yourself or the people around you. "I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." - Carl G. Jung
Running on autopilot, feeling numb, feeling miserable, and perpetual suffering. Feeling overwhelmed. Nothing I do is right? I’m not good enough. Feeling like you can’t change a situation? Your life feels out of control, things are blowing up in your face, and you feel lost. Your life seems to be more difficult than you imagine, and you just want to make things right. You are either content or dissatisfied, no other way out or around. You’re just stuck. You want to be more present with yourself or the people around you. "I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." - Carl G. Jung
I work with individuals, couples, and families who are motivated to make changes, build insight, and strengthen their connections. I work with clients seeking support in addressing a range of challenges such as self-worth, intergenerational trauma/patterns, grief, conflict resolution, boundaries, codependency, and interpersonal difficulties. My primary goal as your therapist is to assist you in identifying and overcoming the barriers that may be hindering your progress. Sometimes, these barriers can be self-imposed. We will work together to recognize the ways in which we unintentionally impede our own growth and well-being.
I work with individuals, couples, and families who are motivated to make changes, build insight, and strengthen their connections. I work with clients seeking support in addressing a range of challenges such as self-worth, intergenerational trauma/patterns, grief, conflict resolution, boundaries, codependency, and interpersonal difficulties. My primary goal as your therapist is to assist you in identifying and overcoming the barriers that may be hindering your progress. Sometimes, these barriers can be self-imposed. We will work together to recognize the ways in which we unintentionally impede our own growth and well-being.
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I provide sessions after 5pm, on weekends & I am currently accepting individual and couple clients. My clients would tell you I am fun to work with, they feel heard, understood, and know their goals are important to me. Creating a connective, judgement free, and an explorative environment is essential in any therapeutic process. In order to develop long lasting change, in your relationships, behavior, and your life, you need a safe space. There, in that increasing place of safety, you begin to take steps toward the change you want, the goals you have, and begin to live the life you desire! I look forward to meeting you!
I provide sessions after 5pm, on weekends & I am currently accepting individual and couple clients. My clients would tell you I am fun to work with, they feel heard, understood, and know their goals are important to me. Creating a connective, judgement free, and an explorative environment is essential in any therapeutic process. In order to develop long lasting change, in your relationships, behavior, and your life, you need a safe space. There, in that increasing place of safety, you begin to take steps toward the change you want, the goals you have, and begin to live the life you desire! I look forward to meeting you!
Myrna Klassen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95825 (Online Only)
With 40 years of experience in walking alongside clients to help them achieve the changes they desire, I still get great joy as I see clients make those changes. If you have relationship issues, anxiety or depression, or just don't know the next step to make your life what you want it to be, I have experience in all of these areas and more, and would love to help you achieve your goals. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, many people have discovered that issues that were simmering have come to the surface and they are ready to process and heal old wounds or improve their relationships. You might be one of them!
With 40 years of experience in walking alongside clients to help them achieve the changes they desire, I still get great joy as I see clients make those changes. If you have relationship issues, anxiety or depression, or just don't know the next step to make your life what you want it to be, I have experience in all of these areas and more, and would love to help you achieve your goals. Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, many people have discovered that issues that were simmering have come to the surface and they are ready to process and heal old wounds or improve their relationships. You might be one of them!
Nancy Wallingford
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95831 (Online Only)
For everyone, there are times in our lives when things can seem overwhelming, frightening, painful, or confusing. Making the decision to enter psychotherapy is a choice for healing and personal growth. It is a sign of strength to reach out for help and support when you are struggling. I will help guide you to understand, transform, and resolve life challenges. You will develop new awareness about patterns in your life that no longer serve you and new skills to transform those patterns. I will support you to create deep personal fulfillment and meaning in your life.
For everyone, there are times in our lives when things can seem overwhelming, frightening, painful, or confusing. Making the decision to enter psychotherapy is a choice for healing and personal growth. It is a sign of strength to reach out for help and support when you are struggling. I will help guide you to understand, transform, and resolve life challenges. You will develop new awareness about patterns in your life that no longer serve you and new skills to transform those patterns. I will support you to create deep personal fulfillment and meaning in your life.
Susan Harrison
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95864 (Online Only)
I commend you for reaching out to the possibilities therapy may offer. Change begins in this moment. Life can feel unmanageable. We experience the joys and challenges of relationships. The relationship may be with ourselves: inner struggles, uncertain goals, questioned values, addictive tendencies and confusion as to why we "do what we do". The relationship may be with another. The relationship may call upon us to clarify our expectations, to establish personal boundaries, to develop flexibility, to reflect on co-dependence, to improve our communication style and to open ourselves to change.
I commend you for reaching out to the possibilities therapy may offer. Change begins in this moment. Life can feel unmanageable. We experience the joys and challenges of relationships. The relationship may be with ourselves: inner struggles, uncertain goals, questioned values, addictive tendencies and confusion as to why we "do what we do". The relationship may be with another. The relationship may call upon us to clarify our expectations, to establish personal boundaries, to develop flexibility, to reflect on co-dependence, to improve our communication style and to open ourselves to change.
Eric Burns
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95823 (Online Only)
Your mental health is very important. Whether you are struggling with a new problem or one that has been on-going, an emotional problem or a bio-chemical one, or even relationship challenges, getting support can make a world of difference. Establishing a safe environment to talk and building a trusting relationship is essential in building a therapeutic relationship. I provide a warm and caring environment for you to trust and share intimate thoughts and feelings, including at times, conflicting thoughts, anxious feelings, depressed mood, traumatic events, etc.
Your mental health is very important. Whether you are struggling with a new problem or one that has been on-going, an emotional problem or a bio-chemical one, or even relationship challenges, getting support can make a world of difference. Establishing a safe environment to talk and building a trusting relationship is essential in building a therapeutic relationship. I provide a warm and caring environment for you to trust and share intimate thoughts and feelings, including at times, conflicting thoughts, anxious feelings, depressed mood, traumatic events, etc.
Salatha Helton
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95822 (Online Only)
I believe that the messages we receive in childhood shape the narratives we carry into adulthood. My approach centers on understanding these influences, as well as recognizing our unmet needs and emotions through the lens of our personal complexes. Together, we will explore the patterns that emerge in your life and reframe them into actionable steps for growth.
I believe that the messages we receive in childhood shape the narratives we carry into adulthood. My approach centers on understanding these influences, as well as recognizing our unmet needs and emotions through the lens of our personal complexes. Together, we will explore the patterns that emerge in your life and reframe them into actionable steps for growth.
Erin Leigh Carl
Marriage & Family Therapist, MACP, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95816 (Online Only)
I work exclusively with adult patients and have experience with a wide range of mental health and relational difficulties.
I work exclusively with adult patients and have experience with a wide range of mental health and relational difficulties.
Aya Rasheed
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95816 (Online Only)
My role as a therapist is to help you gain power over the direction of your life. Do you want to set a solid foundation for your relationship? Let's do it. Are you looking for a more meaningful relationship? Let's see what that looks like for YOU. Are you feeling weighed down and unable to move forward? Lets see where that's coming from and get you to where you want to be. There is no better time to invest in yourself than now. I'm here to support you to your next stage of change. It's like personal (physical) training, but for your mind.
My role as a therapist is to help you gain power over the direction of your life. Do you want to set a solid foundation for your relationship? Let's do it. Are you looking for a more meaningful relationship? Let's see what that looks like for YOU. Are you feeling weighed down and unable to move forward? Lets see where that's coming from and get you to where you want to be. There is no better time to invest in yourself than now. I'm here to support you to your next stage of change. It's like personal (physical) training, but for your mind.
Ariana Correia
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Sacramento, CA 95814 (Online Only)
Hi! I'm Ariana! Welcome to the first step in your journey to healing! I serve all who come to seek to improve upon themselves in any capacity. I am a provider who values good, strong communication, honesty, mutual respect and most of all, a good laugh. Safety is always my goal when it comes to your care, and it is my priority.
Hi! I'm Ariana! Welcome to the first step in your journey to healing! I serve all who come to seek to improve upon themselves in any capacity. I am a provider who values good, strong communication, honesty, mutual respect and most of all, a good laugh. Safety is always my goal when it comes to your care, and it is my priority.
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