Aetna Therapists in Santa Clarita, CA

It is not always easy knowing the next step when you are anxious, depressed, or feel emotionally overwhelmed. Sometimes, doubt and mixed feelings keep us stuck when we want to move forward and feel well. I offer a caring, person-centered approach, seek to listen and understand, and believe clients deserve kindness, sensitivity, and compassion. I work with preteens, teenagers, individuals, couples, and families; integrating various therapies and practices, and teaching life skills to help clients with everyday challenges and transitions.

Feeling stuck, unmotivated, or frustrated with who you are or where you are in your life? Wanting to make changes, but not sure where to start or how to maintain those changes? As a therapist, I find immense joy in coming alongside my clients to help them understand their core beliefs and enact change. I understand that many of us were not taught the skills we needed in childhood and need a therapist’s assistance in learning those skills. I am looking to work with highly motivated, consistent clients, who are ready to grow and develop themselves.

Mark Anthony Acuna is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT 78330) with over 20 years of clinical experience. He specializes in working with clients dealing with PTSD, substance abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety, autism, and grief and loss, as well as clients working on building their self-esteem. Mark is engaging and thoughtful in his treatment methodology; employing a client-centered therapy approach, which highlights the strengths of his clients in order to facilitate a smoother therapeutic healing process.

My goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. We can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you back from experiencing a more fulfilling and meaningful life. If you're looking for extra support and guidance through a challenging situation or you're just ready to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker originally from South Los Angeles, with over 20 years of experience in providing social work services across various settings such as community health, non-profits, children and family services, mental health, and healthcare. My expertise lies in Child and Family welfare, Intensive Mental Health, Crisis Management, Domestic Violence Advocacy and Treatment, and Hospice/Home Health. In my current career phase, I focus on clients aged 16 and older, addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, phase of life adjustments, and other barriers hindering life fulfilment.

I am an empowerment-focused therapist passionate about helping adults overcome emotional barriers. I specialize in helping individuals overcome life's challenges, gain healing from past wounds, and discover their inner strength toward a path of growth and resiliency. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, or other major life transitions, I provide a safe, non-judgmental space for exploration and growth.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is committed to providing clients with an open, safe, and kind space to grow and learn about themselves and the world they live in. My goal is to create a positive therapeutic experience in which you can identify your goals and work toward better understanding your experience and learning new tools to cope with the world in and around yourself. I do my best to create a fun space where we can teach your goals and laugh a lot along the way.

Living a satisfying and fulfilling life is in large part dependent on the quality of our relationships both with ourselves and those around us. Our greatest joys and woes are often experienced within the context of our relationships. If there are areas in your life where you are experiencing distress I believe I can help. I am committed to creating a safe and supportive environment where together we can work to increase awareness and better understand patterns, themes, thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are causing distress.

I see you. I see the darkness you're sitting in; the pain and shame of the dark and scary thoughts that feel unlimited and overwhelming. I see you pulling away from the life you had planned and wanted so desperately. I see you hesitating to share these feelings with anyone out of the fear of embarrassment and ridicule. I see you in pain, but I also see your potential for joy and fulfillment. I see your potential for growth and change.

Shari most recently worked as a School Based Therapist with William S. Hart Union High School District working with K – 6, Special Education students and school based referrals. In addition to Early Life, Shari has private practice experience where she works with children, teens, young adults, adults, Victims of Crime, Managed Care, and cash patients. Shari's modalities are primarily Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Family Systems Therapy. In her spare time, Shari enjoys training and competing in half marathons, Zumba dance fitness, and has recently started practicing Yoga.

I am an LCSW in the state of California and Georgia. I have been in the field for over 15 years. I work with individuals, couples, and families. I have worked with a wide range of clients such as LGBTQ, depression, stress, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, trauma, physical trauma, emotional abuse, relationship problems, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, parenting problems, anger management, and the like.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who works with individuals suffering with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Life Transitions. I also work with individuals suffering from creative blocks. I am invested in assisting my patients in finding ways to obtain a higher quality of life. I strongly believe in utilizing the therapeutic relationship as an instrument for change. I identify as a Psycho-Dymanic Therapist, but utilize additional modalities such as Trauma Resiliency Model, Solution Focused, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Experiential and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

My name is Hector Barajas, and I am a bilingual (Spanish) Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is passionate about helping children, adolescents and families meet their full potential. I work with children and teens who are struggling with emotional dysregulation, defiance, anger, depression and social-emotional challenges.

Therapy (which comes from the Greek word "to change"), is a very brave and personal endeavor that an individual and/or family undertakes to gain insight into their emotional state, decisions that have been made or to understand behavior. I have a great deal of experience working with families in crisis, children and adolescents with special education needs, adults and parents that are seeking support to parent a difficult and/or challenging child. In addition, I utilize a very supportive, nurturing yet directive approach in my therapeutic process.

You may be paralyzed by self-doubt, exhausted by continual people-pleasing and overanalyzing, or overtaken by the past. You've learned to survive on auto pilot, and now is the time to break free from these behaviors and cycles. I truly believe it's never too late to create the life you want. I would love to be apart of your journey. I will help to support you in learning to love taking care of yourself, finding your path to healing and becoming the best version of yourself. Being a human is so complex that having a space to show up and unpack life is so important.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with private, county, and healthcare system experience. My experience ranges from children to adults and I have specialized training in Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). I am currently only seeing adults and treat general mood disorders, anxiety disorders, postpartum, and phase-of-life transitions.

So, you’re looking for a therapist? This search alone can be overwhelming, scrolling from profile to profile. You may be experiencing anxiety affecting your daily life, pain from past experiences interfering in your relationships, or maybe you’re looking to build your self-confidence. Whether you’re still discovering what changes you'd like to make in your life, or you already have an idea, we can work together throughout this process.

I work with children, adolescents, and adult clients in individual and family therapy.  My sincere desire is to establish a safe place where individuals can learn how to overcome their existing limitations with a positive experience and outlook on therapy and being able to reestablish themselves. It is beneficial to seek therapy because, at the very least, one is able to get out of their own head. Therapy provides a safe space for people to be themselves without judgment and discuss the taboo topics that they not be able to in other environments.

Each of us faces unique struggles in our lives and it can be easy to lose hope. Your story may include obstacles such as trauma, abuse, mental health issues, grief, and loss. Together, we can move forward by incorporating resiliency, connection, and growth to your personal and family narrative. Rachael believes anyone can benefit from therapy and is on a mission to spread genuine connection and care in her community and the world. Rachael is certified in TIST, a trauma informed somatic and attachment focused model for trauma stabilization, and is completing certification in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy in 2024.