Therapists in San Luis Obispo, CA
Many women express feeling lost in the world and struggle to cope with the constant changes we're all experiencing. I specialize in helping women build stability to achieve their goals while navigating life's ups and downs. My passion lies in working with clients who are seeking to find their path in the world, providing support and guidance along the way.
Many women express feeling lost in the world and struggle to cope with the constant changes we're all experiencing. I specialize in helping women build stability to achieve their goals while navigating life's ups and downs. My passion lies in working with clients who are seeking to find their path in the world, providing support and guidance along the way.
Rebecca Panarra
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, APCC, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
When working together, my aim is to create an environment rich in compassion, curiosity and collaboration with my clients. I offer a diverse range of skills and experiences within a warm and welcoming environment. I enjoy working with individuals of diverse ages, couples, and families from various cultural backgrounds. I tailor a range of approaches to meet your unique needs and through these techniques, I empower clients to challenge unhelpful thought patterns, fostering personal growth and resilience.
When working together, my aim is to create an environment rich in compassion, curiosity and collaboration with my clients. I offer a diverse range of skills and experiences within a warm and welcoming environment. I enjoy working with individuals of diverse ages, couples, and families from various cultural backgrounds. I tailor a range of approaches to meet your unique needs and through these techniques, I empower clients to challenge unhelpful thought patterns, fostering personal growth and resilience.
Lynlee April Olivera
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
I provide compassionate, science based treatment for Anticipatory Anxiety, AKA General Anxiety Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is a psychological disorder that can torment and debilitate its sufferers not to mention the upheaval and anguish it brings to family and loved ones. Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) and/or Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) treatment is standard. If this sounds like the above information describes you or a loved one, I would love to work along side you. You don't have to walk alone in your journey with mental health.
I provide compassionate, science based treatment for Anticipatory Anxiety, AKA General Anxiety Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD is a psychological disorder that can torment and debilitate its sufferers not to mention the upheaval and anguish it brings to family and loved ones. Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT) and/or Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) treatment is standard. If this sounds like the above information describes you or a loved one, I would love to work along side you. You don't have to walk alone in your journey with mental health.
DeRose Therapy Group
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Reaching out for support takes strength and courage. As a practice we have created a process for you to have options that will provide the best therapeutic fit for you. We are a group with several skilled therapists that offer a range of therapeutic services. The heart of our work centers around supporting you to process through life struggles in order to heal and develop skills to work through those challenging life situations. We also provide integrative wellness services including med management, nutrition care and IV therapy. Together, we can reach the best possible outcome for you.
Reaching out for support takes strength and courage. As a practice we have created a process for you to have options that will provide the best therapeutic fit for you. We are a group with several skilled therapists that offer a range of therapeutic services. The heart of our work centers around supporting you to process through life struggles in order to heal and develop skills to work through those challenging life situations. We also provide integrative wellness services including med management, nutrition care and IV therapy. Together, we can reach the best possible outcome for you.
Are you seeking ketamine-assisted psychotherapy? You've tried talk therapy and even though it's helped, you aren't where you want to be. You're still feeling stuck and although you have insight you don't know how to integrate that insight to make real change. You've been hearing about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy lately but you don't want to just get an IV in a doctor's office or lie on your couch at home with your mail order prescription. You want real therapeutic support to go deep with the medicine and create lasting change.
Are you seeking ketamine-assisted psychotherapy? You've tried talk therapy and even though it's helped, you aren't where you want to be. You're still feeling stuck and although you have insight you don't know how to integrate that insight to make real change. You've been hearing about ketamine-assisted psychotherapy lately but you don't want to just get an IV in a doctor's office or lie on your couch at home with your mail order prescription. You want real therapeutic support to go deep with the medicine and create lasting change.
Justin Chernow
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Are you finding it harder and harder to keep it all together? Perhaps you’re walking through life with a heavy sadness in your chest. Some days, maybe most days, you’re just going through the motions. Too often you feel fragile, and even little things can send your mood tumbling or leave you feeling shaken. The belief that you can live a balanced life seems farther and farther away. You’re feeling more alone, more distanced and disconnected from others. Yet, you don’t have to keep living a limited existence because of your depression, trauma, or anxiety.
Are you finding it harder and harder to keep it all together? Perhaps you’re walking through life with a heavy sadness in your chest. Some days, maybe most days, you’re just going through the motions. Too often you feel fragile, and even little things can send your mood tumbling or leave you feeling shaken. The belief that you can live a balanced life seems farther and farther away. You’re feeling more alone, more distanced and disconnected from others. Yet, you don’t have to keep living a limited existence because of your depression, trauma, or anxiety.
Emily Maddox
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, CRC, M-RAS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Challenging experiences often lead us to a feeling of being stuck, confused and frustrated. We can feel lost and unfulfilled trying to find purpose, meaning and happiness. Emily provides, a place to explore these questions and sort through the confusion and conflict, clearing the path to more fulfilling, satisfying experiences. Emily's approach is supportive, down to earth, and always interested in harnessing your strengths and resiliency.
Challenging experiences often lead us to a feeling of being stuck, confused and frustrated. We can feel lost and unfulfilled trying to find purpose, meaning and happiness. Emily provides, a place to explore these questions and sort through the confusion and conflict, clearing the path to more fulfilling, satisfying experiences. Emily's approach is supportive, down to earth, and always interested in harnessing your strengths and resiliency.
Daisy Biggers
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Anxiety and depression is a steady drum beat, a nonstop cycle. No matter what you do, you just can’t get away from it. You bury your feelings with anything you can find: alcohol, work, spending, food, the list goes on and on. But it never works long term, and the feelings pop up and take you by surprise. Suddenly, you’re snapping at the people you love and crying at the grocery store. It gets in your way, and stops you from experiencing the good things in front of you. But how do you get out of the cycle?
Anxiety and depression is a steady drum beat, a nonstop cycle. No matter what you do, you just can’t get away from it. You bury your feelings with anything you can find: alcohol, work, spending, food, the list goes on and on. But it never works long term, and the feelings pop up and take you by surprise. Suddenly, you’re snapping at the people you love and crying at the grocery store. It gets in your way, and stops you from experiencing the good things in front of you. But how do you get out of the cycle?
Most of us have experienced events which still impact our present lives. EMDR is an highly effective form of psychotherapy which harnesses all we know about human attachment and neurobiology to heal trauma and to reprocess disturbing life experiences. Focused protocols are used, and no homework or detailed descriptions of the events are required.
Most of us have experienced events which still impact our present lives. EMDR is an highly effective form of psychotherapy which harnesses all we know about human attachment and neurobiology to heal trauma and to reprocess disturbing life experiences. Focused protocols are used, and no homework or detailed descriptions of the events are required.
Ellen Morgan Jones
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
I am a passionate nature enthusiast and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families who are interested in furthering their development and reaching a deeper understanding of their own, authentic being. I believe that we are more than our emotions and behaviors–we are complex people that require introspection and the honor of a unique and individualized path to healing. Through the exploration of stories and patterns (both current and past), I assist clients in coming into a deeper understanding and ease with the self.
I am a passionate nature enthusiast and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and families who are interested in furthering their development and reaching a deeper understanding of their own, authentic being. I believe that we are more than our emotions and behaviors–we are complex people that require introspection and the honor of a unique and individualized path to healing. Through the exploration of stories and patterns (both current and past), I assist clients in coming into a deeper understanding and ease with the self.
Summer Myers
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, IMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 (Online Only)
Anxiety, shame, and chronic guilt; you don’t know how to relax, and you probably don’t sleep very well. The perfectionism is crippling, and you're exhausted. Maybe you're a people-pleaser with terrible boundaries, or a former “gifted and talented” kid, or a child of immigrants always reaching for "good enough." Your inner critic is loud. Anxious perfectionism may also show up as body tension and panic attacks; procrastination and indecision; an overwhelming to-do list; and difficulty in relationships. Perfectionists don't already do things perfectly—they feel like they HAVE to do better, but they’re ALWAYS falling short.
Anxiety, shame, and chronic guilt; you don’t know how to relax, and you probably don’t sleep very well. The perfectionism is crippling, and you're exhausted. Maybe you're a people-pleaser with terrible boundaries, or a former “gifted and talented” kid, or a child of immigrants always reaching for "good enough." Your inner critic is loud. Anxious perfectionism may also show up as body tension and panic attacks; procrastination and indecision; an overwhelming to-do list; and difficulty in relationships. Perfectionists don't already do things perfectly—they feel like they HAVE to do better, but they’re ALWAYS falling short.
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I am a licensed clinical psychologist offering evidence-based treatment for anxiety and related disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma and other stress related disorders, mood disorders, well as psychosis. My frame of work is based on CBT, including mindfulness based approach, as well as DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) to enhance distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), which is a values-based CBT focusing on willingness, commitment, and valued-action towards a meaningful, fulfilling, and vital life.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist offering evidence-based treatment for anxiety and related disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, trauma and other stress related disorders, mood disorders, well as psychosis. My frame of work is based on CBT, including mindfulness based approach, as well as DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) to enhance distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), which is a values-based CBT focusing on willingness, commitment, and valued-action towards a meaningful, fulfilling, and vital life.
Mindful Heart Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, AMFT, APCC, MA, MS
Verified Verified
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Our team offers a safe, supportive environment and a warm, compassionate, open-minded approach. We work with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, college life, young adulthood, relationships, men’s issues, parenting struggles, grief and loss, work/career and exploring existential and spiritual concerns. The heart of our work is to help you develop deeper self-understanding, self-compassion and coping skills while working through issues of the present and the past. We offer a variety of approaches including mindfulness, art therapy, IFS informed and somatic work. We also offer 2-3 day couples intensives.
Our team offers a safe, supportive environment and a warm, compassionate, open-minded approach. We work with anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, life transitions, college life, young adulthood, relationships, men’s issues, parenting struggles, grief and loss, work/career and exploring existential and spiritual concerns. The heart of our work is to help you develop deeper self-understanding, self-compassion and coping skills while working through issues of the present and the past. We offer a variety of approaches including mindfulness, art therapy, IFS informed and somatic work. We also offer 2-3 day couples intensives.
Welcome and congratulations on taking this step! My role in our work together would be to support you in reaching your life goals, help you know your true self and live your most joyous and authentic life. My approach is warm, active, solution- focused and goal- directed. I not only provide support and a listening ear, but also strategies and recommendations that create a clear path to desired change. Whether you want to feel better, deepen enjoyment of life and relationships, discover purpose and spiritual connection or design and live the life you envision, my therapeutic approach is a direct means to work towards such change.
Welcome and congratulations on taking this step! My role in our work together would be to support you in reaching your life goals, help you know your true self and live your most joyous and authentic life. My approach is warm, active, solution- focused and goal- directed. I not only provide support and a listening ear, but also strategies and recommendations that create a clear path to desired change. Whether you want to feel better, deepen enjoyment of life and relationships, discover purpose and spiritual connection or design and live the life you envision, my therapeutic approach is a direct means to work towards such change.
Tim Parker
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
Verified Verified
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
We never have to be stuck in distress. A greater sense of peace and control is possible for each of us to obtain within a supportive therapeutic environment. By examining our values and aligning our actions to them, we can create meaningful change. My role is to join you in working through depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship distress, unresolved emotional burdens, substance abuse, or other major life events, in order to move away from the challenges you feel are holding you back, and move towards the life you want to live.
We never have to be stuck in distress. A greater sense of peace and control is possible for each of us to obtain within a supportive therapeutic environment. By examining our values and aligning our actions to them, we can create meaningful change. My role is to join you in working through depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship distress, unresolved emotional burdens, substance abuse, or other major life events, in order to move away from the challenges you feel are holding you back, and move towards the life you want to live.
Joanie Nelson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Do you ever find yourself wondering, "Is this the life I want to live?" Are you out of synch and balance, where did you go off track? Let's work together to explore the story of your life, after all, you are the author. Together we will explore your strengths and goals then create a unique path filled with congruence and hope.
Do you ever find yourself wondering, "Is this the life I want to live?" Are you out of synch and balance, where did you go off track? Let's work together to explore the story of your life, after all, you are the author. Together we will explore your strengths and goals then create a unique path filled with congruence and hope.
Sarah Whitmore Boe
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, MA, SUDCC, AMFT
Verified Verified
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Are your habits getting in the way of living your best life? Do you consider yourself a "functioning" substance user? Maybe you are ready to change but 12-step programs or rehab are not for you. My approach is coaching-based, and solution focused. Sessions focus on authentic self-discovery, recognizing and removing patterns that are keeping you stuck, setting realistic goals, and developing strategy to achieve them. I work well with individuals in a transition period of their lives, and with those who are motivated to make a change. I will help you develop a plan and accountability.
Are your habits getting in the way of living your best life? Do you consider yourself a "functioning" substance user? Maybe you are ready to change but 12-step programs or rehab are not for you. My approach is coaching-based, and solution focused. Sessions focus on authentic self-discovery, recognizing and removing patterns that are keeping you stuck, setting realistic goals, and developing strategy to achieve them. I work well with individuals in a transition period of their lives, and with those who are motivated to make a change. I will help you develop a plan and accountability.
Kirsten Angeliyan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (Online Only)
Kirsten specializes in working with adults to heal wounds of childhood trauma and resolve internal conflicts that may contribute to depression, mood disorders, anxiety and co-dependency. With an emphasis on inner-work, self compassion, and healing in the here-and-now, she offers an approach to therapy that seeks to strengthen self-esteem and worthiness. She seeks to develop a positive therapeutic alliance with her clients which can support the way safely, authentically and with reverence to the human experience.
Kirsten specializes in working with adults to heal wounds of childhood trauma and resolve internal conflicts that may contribute to depression, mood disorders, anxiety and co-dependency. With an emphasis on inner-work, self compassion, and healing in the here-and-now, she offers an approach to therapy that seeks to strengthen self-esteem and worthiness. She seeks to develop a positive therapeutic alliance with her clients which can support the way safely, authentically and with reverence to the human experience.
Catherine G Currie
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
I'm glad your curiosity about finding a therapist has led you here. My experience in mental health work includes Gestalt, CBT, psycho-dynamic, humanistic, client-centered, mindfulness based and self-acceptance training. Please call with specific questions. We may be a good fit if you are open to exploring your inner-space, learning new ways of thinking and new coping strategies, and connecting with your own personal wisdom while addressing life's inevitable challenges. I've been doing psychotherapy for 30 years and, in addition to seeing my private clients, I have supervised MFT and MSW interns in clinic settings.
I'm glad your curiosity about finding a therapist has led you here. My experience in mental health work includes Gestalt, CBT, psycho-dynamic, humanistic, client-centered, mindfulness based and self-acceptance training. Please call with specific questions. We may be a good fit if you are open to exploring your inner-space, learning new ways of thinking and new coping strategies, and connecting with your own personal wisdom while addressing life's inevitable challenges. I've been doing psychotherapy for 30 years and, in addition to seeing my private clients, I have supervised MFT and MSW interns in clinic settings.
Janine Porter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Seeking therapy is a brave choice and a valuable step in the healing process. If you are pursing therapy for support through a difficult time or transition, for healing childhood wounds, if you are feeling emotional pain or hurt, having trouble navigating a difficult relationship, and/or seeking deeper self-exploration, betterment and growth, I commend you. This is a courageous first step.
Seeking therapy is a brave choice and a valuable step in the healing process. If you are pursing therapy for support through a difficult time or transition, for healing childhood wounds, if you are feeling emotional pain or hurt, having trouble navigating a difficult relationship, and/or seeking deeper self-exploration, betterment and growth, I commend you. This is a courageous first step.
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Number of Therapists in San Luis Obispo, CA
500+
Average cost per session
$150
Therapists in San Luis Obispo, CA who prioritize treating:
| 90% | Anxiety |
| 85% | Depression |
| 77% | Relationship Issues |
| 75% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 75% | Self Esteem |
| 66% | Coping Skills |
| 65% | Stress |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 51% | Aetna |
| 36% | Other |
| 35% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
How Therapists in San Luis Obispo, CA see their clients
| 74% | In Person and Online | |
| 26% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 81% | Female | |
| 18% | Male | |
| 1% | Non-Binary |