Anxiety Therapists in Santa Barbara County, CA

My ideal client seeks therapy for healing & well-being. Our collaborative goals might be: reduce distress, build coping skills & form secure relationships with others and themselves. My client seeks a safe & supportive environment to process emotions, thoughts & behaviors. They want to feel empowered & lead a fulfilling life.

Healing from trauma and codependency starts with your body's wisdom. My practice is specialized in providing a unique body-based (somatic) approach for adults and couples/partnerships who are healing from trauma and codependency. The way that you feel in your mind, body, and spirit is a reflection on for how you walk through the world. My approach takes this into account to provide a safe, gentle, and direct space for you and your partner to explore how you show up in your life and relationships from a place of grounded authenticity.

I have extensive experience helping clients with anxiety, depression, complex-trauma, relationship issues, interracial couples, and folks from multicultural backgrounds. My care work is influenced by my own experiences as a mixed-race woman, and navigating the confusion of identifying my own voice. I assist clients by helping them untangle the once helpful, but now harmful patterns in which they learned to survive, and move towards living in accordance to their needs and values. I enjoy working with those who are curious to explore their identity, together deconstructing painful messages from society to uncover one’s personal truth.

Hello, I'm Maria Welch, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I believe in creating safe, nonjudgmental spaces to heal. I have experience working with people on broken relationships with self and others and trauma. I am eclectic in my use of theoretical orientation and believe in meeting people where they are. I pull from a variety of approaches which include Dbt, Cbt, client-centered, and gestalt.

Dr. Dean Given works with individuals, couples, families, employers and the court. He provides brief treatment that is goal-directed and solution-focused. While treating a wide variety of problems, he has sub-specialized in the treatment of anxiety disorders. He has given many presentations on various topics including stress, anxiety and anger management, shame, parenting, parent/adolescent conflict, marriage enrichment and the integration of faith and psychology. Dr. Given is a past-president of the California Psychological Association and the Santa Barbara County Psychological Association.

Are you looking for a safe space to feel supported and understood? I can help. I treat depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance abuse issues, self-esteem issues, and relationship issues in adolescents, adults and families. Through professional and personal experience with therapy, I have learned that feeling understood, supported and safe can be some of the most valuable parts of the healing process. In my practice I meet my clients where they are in the moment, and together with the client, I work to help them reach their unique goals for therapy. My approach is direct, compassionate and genuine.

My name is Alice Kim, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Orange County, California working with clients statewide via telehealth. I have over 20 years of experience serving the mental and behavioral health communities and am passionate about helping others. I specialize in working with adolescents, young adults, and individuals of any age who have challenges dealing with anxiety, depression, and trauma. I enjoy connecting with people on a one-to-one basis, working with my clients to navigate through various daily hurdles, and helping to develop a more positive outlook on life as a whole.

My work as a therapist is dedicated to helping people discover and connect with the unique strengths each and every one of us has within, which enables healthy relationships with ourselves and others. Our relationship will be one of trust, safety and self discovery. I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse issues. This experience has led me to work in behavioral health clinics, foster care and family court settings.

Hello! My name is Rebecca Tekeian, and I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in CA. I believe that therapy has to be individually focused, and the theory I use in a majority of my sessions is Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I have been practicing for almost 10 years. I have the most experience working with clients who want to focus on managing anxiety, depression, relational issues, and trauma of all degrees. I also have vast experience with couples and family therapy.

Hi! I'm Jenn. I specialize in Maternal Mental Health and in helping women navigate their 20's/30's. Many of my clients feel burdened by the expectations of others, overwhelmed by school/work/life balance or unsatisfied in relationships. Some wonder about the right time to start a family, others have experienced a challenging and emotional road trying to start their family. Mothers I work with tell me they feel they've lost themselves in caring for their growing family, they've lost their connection with those close to them, and often times their symptoms of Perinatal Depression or Anxiety are sucking the joy out of motherhood.

Are you suffering from anxiety, depression? Are you craving change and freedom from negative patterns in relationships, life or work? I will help you using a highly personalized, engaged and interactive style. I consider your valuable time an investment and together we will collaborate on a plan to create and experiment with effective tools, strategies and new perspectives. You will experience a safe, welcoming environment and be deeply heard. I deliver the power of personal connection, deep listening, and positive, evidence-based therapy.

Are you realizing that being anxious all the time actually isn't normal? Are you painfully aware of everything happening around you? Have you been to therapy before and felt like it was a waste of time? Are you worried that something might be terribly wrong with you and if people actually knew the real you, they wouldn't stick around anymore? Are you tired of the way you treat yourself and how you let other people treat you but are unsure of how to change it? Are you struggling with feeling good enough in your relationships at home or at work?

Throughout life we face various challenges, difficulties, trauma or have to make life changing decisions. There are times where the struggles we have faced and gone through continue to affect us in our present life, making us feel overwhelmed, alone, anxious or triggered. It's time to prioritize your healing and find relief. I can provide you with a safe and encouraging space to help you do the work you need to heal.

Did something thing happen and you don't know how to move forward because you keep reliving it? Are you trying trying to rediscover who you are after building a family, career or going through a major life transition? Do you feel guilt when you put yourself first? With all the ups and downs that life throws at you, its so easy to feel stuck or lose your sense of self. I want to help you move past the trauma and find your happiness. I will guide and support you so you have the courage to rediscover yourself, know your worth, and work through the bad times so you can move forward and reach your goals.

I am currently only seeing clients I have worked with before as I will be starting a Sabbatical on May 1, 2024. If you have ever felt anxious, angry, depressed, lonely, unmotivated, or overwhelmed, you are not alone. Life can be stressful at times. We all need some guidance and support. My therapeutic style is dynamic, genuine, and —straightforward. I aim to help you learn practical solutions for growth and change by setting realistic goals, identifying unhealthy patterns, and understanding the underlying causes of your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Unresolved and lingering circumstances can be difficult to wrestle with on a daily basis. They have an underlying power to influence our well-being and our relationships with others in ways we often see but do not understand. I offer a supportive, gentle space as you seek solution, revelation, and stability in your circumstances. I work with adolescents and adults addressing a variety of challenges including depression, anxiety and stress, relationships, life transitions, and conflicts in work, school, and family.

Ryan Herald, MFT treats children & adults of all ages, couples, and families. He has extensive training and experience working with trauma, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and relationship challenges. He utilizes a humanistic approach with cognitive behavioral strategies. After completing his bachelor's degree from California State University Long Beach, Ryan earned a master's degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University. He worked two years as an AmeriCorps volunteer serving at-risk youth in Los Angeles County. Ryan is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Augusto Huerta Minakata, LMFT Augusto is a Bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy. With over 10 years of experience as a marriage and family therapist, and as a graduate of the University of Phoenix specializing in Solution-Focused therapy, he is currently serving as a private practitioner working with a broad spectrum of clients. Among his areas of expertise are the treatment of maternal mental health, trauma, depression, anxiety, survivors of domestic violence, physical abuse, sexual abuse, community violence, and adult children of alcoholic.

I most often work with clients 18-30 struggling with managing mood disorders such as anxiety/depression, coping with academic and work stress, trying to develop and deepen relationships, and often with those needing treatment for eating disorder behaviors. I also work with couples, married or unmarried, desiring to resolve conflict and deepen emotional intimacy.