Brainspotting Therapists in San Marcos, CA

You’ve worked hard to live a balanced and happy life, but it doesn’t always feel like you thought it would. Despite your achievements, there are aspects of your life that don’t feel quite right and you are struggling to navigate a way forward. Perhaps you feel uncertainty around your career, relationships, or family or are struggling to process a new life transition. You may have even tried therapy before but still struggle with anxious or negative thoughts and feelings. You want to overcome these challenges, and make meaningful change. I'm here to help you make this transition by providing informed, and individualized care.

I specialize in addiction, trauma, sexual abuse, affairs and infidelity, grief, Men's anger, and Bipolar disorder. I provide individual and Couples therapy. I work with issues that I have lived experience with. I didn't just read and learn about cheating, drugs, sexual trauma, and the fallout that follows these experiences; I have walked your path and have been in your position. Many moons ago, I addressed my pain and became a Psychotherapist to help others grow. I know the weight of the pain and the Brain fog that causes such utter chaos in our lives. Let me help you make sense of it and create a new life through concrete steps.

My name is C. Lorena Sanchez, and I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist. I have been practicing for 20 years, I use a direct approach, non-directive, yet kind and empathetic. I work with clients dealing with addiction, trauma, grief and loss, and anxiety. My approach I like to work alongside my clients, developing practical strategies together to help them navigate the challenges that life brings using mindfulness, somatic and brainspotting techniques. I am very direct in my communication style, but I am also warm and empathetic. When we work together, I listen, and I am non-judgmental.

Welcome! Are you feeling tired of the patterns and old stories that impact the development of your vitality and the best version of your life? Does your sense of self feel fractured? Does your body seem to mirror the internal negative thought patterns that seem to block you creating the life you want to live? Do you feel like there are moments that you cannot imagine living in the internal chaos another moment? I am inspired and honored to work with adults who are motivated to heal and release the negative internal stories, especially from trauma, that have dictated their behavior in order to create their own life worth living.

"It's not forgetting that heals. It's remembering." - Amy Greene. My area of focus is working with women and men who want to heal their mind and bodies from negative or traumatic experiences. Forgetting is not always an option because our bodies do remember. Common symptoms and complaints that can be related to traumatic events may be anxiety or depression, irritability and anger, frequent headaches, stomach-aches and fatigue. It can be difficult and overwhelming to reach out for support, but "forgetting" may no longer feel like an option for you.

Hello my name is Kenji Watanabe, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I focus on providing an engaging, collaborative, and supportive therapy experience. I aim for clients to gain a deeper sense of connection, freedom, and hope within their self and their most significant relationships. I take a client-centered approach, and I believe in the client's own creativity, strengths, and resourcefulness. I value the client's input and personal goals for therapy, and I adjust my therapeutic frameworks and interventions to fit their goals.

Women who struggle with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and many other emotionally draining conditions just wish they had someone to talk to who will listen without judgment. You may have experienced a traumatic break-up or even a trail of brokenness. You may have experienced child abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or abandonment. You may have grown up with a family member with an addiction, watched parental violence, or had a partner with an addiction. At this point in your life you need assurance things can change, you want answers to why you ended up in the same relationships, and you need the coping skills needed to get past the past.

You are intuitive. You have a deep awareness of your emotions. You find yourself struggling with how to calm your nervous system and the feelings you pick up from those are you. You don't like to burden other with your struggles but you also long for a safe place to unpack the weight you carry. You find yourself wrestling and exploring your identity molded by your family of origin. You are looking for help to find the balance between preserving your roots, establishing empowering boundaries, and embracing a new sense of security within yourself.