Therapists in Santa Cruz County, CA
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Laurie Alison Moore
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PhD, Somatic, EMDR, Hypno-T
Verified Verified
Capitola, CA 95010 (Online Only)
Are you experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, relational challenges, life-changes or complicated experiences? Support is here. Desiring to change patterns that do not support your well-being? Seeking a comfortable and supportive session in which to share intricate and personal experiences and challenges? Ready for positive change and needing some new clarity and tools to navigate in happier ways? In order to make changes we need a safe place to talk about intricate personal matters, help with clarity on what we do wish to experience instead, and facilitation of how to get there. This is available to you.
Are you experiencing trauma, depression, anxiety, relational challenges, life-changes or complicated experiences? Support is here. Desiring to change patterns that do not support your well-being? Seeking a comfortable and supportive session in which to share intricate and personal experiences and challenges? Ready for positive change and needing some new clarity and tools to navigate in happier ways? In order to make changes we need a safe place to talk about intricate personal matters, help with clarity on what we do wish to experience instead, and facilitation of how to get there. This is available to you.
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James ‘Jamie' Martin Hollomon
Marriage & Family Therapist, JD, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Aptos, CA 95003
Without mincing words, I'm a very good therapist and I love my job. With 28 years experience at 3 youth and adult clinics, including 10 years now in private practice, I've met with such a variety of people in about 34,224 sessions over this time! Educated at Harvard, Penn and CA State Chico, I have remarkable ability to see through a person's upset to your wonderful spirit and strengths. I'm a great detective at identifying the core issues. I'm romantic at heart, so I love getting people through difficult periods to come out shining! I congratulate you for your courage in seeking help. Call Me!
Without mincing words, I'm a very good therapist and I love my job. With 28 years experience at 3 youth and adult clinics, including 10 years now in private practice, I've met with such a variety of people in about 34,224 sessions over this time! Educated at Harvard, Penn and CA State Chico, I have remarkable ability to see through a person's upset to your wonderful spirit and strengths. I'm a great detective at identifying the core issues. I'm romantic at heart, so I love getting people through difficult periods to come out shining! I congratulate you for your courage in seeking help. Call Me!
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Dr. Dias employs an interpersonal, psychodynamic framework to help adults (18+) explore the influence of past relationships on present patterns. She understands the therapeutic relationship as a crucial element of healing, fostering a safe and supportive environment for her clients. Drawing from her extensive experience, she assists individuals dealing with self-esteem struggles, depression, anxiety, childhood trauma, religious abuse, and relationship challenges. Dr. Dias welcomes patients navigating religious deconstruction or seeking, or desiring to positively incorporate faith into their healing journey.
Dr. Dias employs an interpersonal, psychodynamic framework to help adults (18+) explore the influence of past relationships on present patterns. She understands the therapeutic relationship as a crucial element of healing, fostering a safe and supportive environment for her clients. Drawing from her extensive experience, she assists individuals dealing with self-esteem struggles, depression, anxiety, childhood trauma, religious abuse, and relationship challenges. Dr. Dias welcomes patients navigating religious deconstruction or seeking, or desiring to positively incorporate faith into their healing journey.
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My name is Sylvia Joyner, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) working with clients Statewide via telehealth. My focus is working with adult women facing challenges with relationships, life transitions, intimate partner violence, child abuse, parenting, grief, depression, and anxiety. Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) my work has helped clients heal and progress towards living a more fulfilled, empowered, and purposeful life.
My name is Sylvia Joyner, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) working with clients Statewide via telehealth. My focus is working with adult women facing challenges with relationships, life transitions, intimate partner violence, child abuse, parenting, grief, depression, and anxiety. Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) my work has helped clients heal and progress towards living a more fulfilled, empowered, and purposeful life.
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My name is Elizabeth Cowell. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I utilized CBT and EMDR mainly to work with trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief. I also use Gottman and EFT to work with couples. My approach to therapy is influenced by Aaron Beck who founded Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Many people struggle with misconceptions about themselves. These misconceptions are created by the environment. I use CBT to help people change those misconceptions so that they can feel better about themselves and have a more positive outlook on life.
My name is Elizabeth Cowell. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I utilized CBT and EMDR mainly to work with trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief. I also use Gottman and EFT to work with couples. My approach to therapy is influenced by Aaron Beck who founded Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Many people struggle with misconceptions about themselves. These misconceptions are created by the environment. I use CBT to help people change those misconceptions so that they can feel better about themselves and have a more positive outlook on life.
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Pamela Thompson, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor/psychotherapist who specializes in treating children, teens and adults. Pamela works with clients to identify dysfunctional patterns in relationships, develop effective coping strategies, and to assist clients in reaching their therapy goals using cognitive behavioral therapy. In the last 6 years, she has worked extensively with client’s experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, adhd, and trauma in both private, outpatient clinic and school settings.
Pamela Thompson, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor/psychotherapist who specializes in treating children, teens and adults. Pamela works with clients to identify dysfunctional patterns in relationships, develop effective coping strategies, and to assist clients in reaching their therapy goals using cognitive behavioral therapy. In the last 6 years, she has worked extensively with client’s experiencing anxiety, depression, life transitions, adhd, and trauma in both private, outpatient clinic and school settings.
![Photo of Laurie A Moore, PhD, LMFT, EMDR, C-Hypno, Somatic, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b13389cb-2767-42fc-8edf-4e11d0f04c80/1/320x400.jpeg)
Laurie A Moore
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT, EMDR, C-Hypno, Somatic
Verified Verified
Santa Cruz, CA 95065 (Online Only)
If you are experiencing sensitives, trauma, depression, life-changes or anxiety, support is here. Compassion, honor of you as a unique individual, plus methods to navigate positively, heal wounds, make valuable shifts offered. Do you seek ways to change emotional, spiritual and mental habits while navigating real life difficulties? Respect for uniqueness and privacy given. I have effectively helped people from a vast array of cultural backgrounds with positive life change. Go deeper than talk therapy with tools. IFS, EMDR, hypnotherapy, somatic, expressive arts, cognitive/emotional, spiritual, and additional modalities offered.
If you are experiencing sensitives, trauma, depression, life-changes or anxiety, support is here. Compassion, honor of you as a unique individual, plus methods to navigate positively, heal wounds, make valuable shifts offered. Do you seek ways to change emotional, spiritual and mental habits while navigating real life difficulties? Respect for uniqueness and privacy given. I have effectively helped people from a vast array of cultural backgrounds with positive life change. Go deeper than talk therapy with tools. IFS, EMDR, hypnotherapy, somatic, expressive arts, cognitive/emotional, spiritual, and additional modalities offered.
![Photo of Reagan Glover, MS, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/3b434276-c1de-401b-b97b-28419b87108f/3/320x400.jpeg)
Reagan Glover
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
I provide compassionate and competent therapy for Californians healing from past trauma, and its impact on parenting and other relationships. Early life attachments and childhood trauma impact present relationships, and many times people may not fully see it. Partners cannot see how their original family and its dysfunction might be complicating communication and daily life in the present. This is especially true with trauma from addiction or mental illness in childhood or earlier life. Let me support you either individually or as a couple to find new ways to connect and/or parent now.
I provide compassionate and competent therapy for Californians healing from past trauma, and its impact on parenting and other relationships. Early life attachments and childhood trauma impact present relationships, and many times people may not fully see it. Partners cannot see how their original family and its dysfunction might be complicating communication and daily life in the present. This is especially true with trauma from addiction or mental illness in childhood or earlier life. Let me support you either individually or as a couple to find new ways to connect and/or parent now.
![Photo of Alexandra Pappas, MFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/ebe1e725-9401-4323-aec2-7107dbc33c36/3/320x400.jpeg)
My professional experiences have been with children, teens, adults, couples, and families seeking to overcome trauma, attachment disruptions, relational dissatisfaction, and other mental health concerns impacting their functioning. I have worked for various non-profits and community agencies relating to the foster care system and adoption. I am consistently honored by the privilege to witness vulnerability in the lives of my clients as they pursue healing and wholeness.
My professional experiences have been with children, teens, adults, couples, and families seeking to overcome trauma, attachment disruptions, relational dissatisfaction, and other mental health concerns impacting their functioning. I have worked for various non-profits and community agencies relating to the foster care system and adoption. I am consistently honored by the privilege to witness vulnerability in the lives of my clients as they pursue healing and wholeness.
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I am a highly experienced Licensed Clinical Therapist with over 20 years of practice in Illinois, Texas, California, and Nebraska. Throughout my career, I have successfully helped numerous individuals and families navigate life's challenges, including personal, peer, work, school, and family-related issues. With a strong foundation in strength-based and client-centered principles, I prioritize collaboration and active participation between myself and my clients. By fostering a supportive and empowering therapeutic environment, we work together to identify strengths, overcome obstacles, and create positive change.
I am a highly experienced Licensed Clinical Therapist with over 20 years of practice in Illinois, Texas, California, and Nebraska. Throughout my career, I have successfully helped numerous individuals and families navigate life's challenges, including personal, peer, work, school, and family-related issues. With a strong foundation in strength-based and client-centered principles, I prioritize collaboration and active participation between myself and my clients. By fostering a supportive and empowering therapeutic environment, we work together to identify strengths, overcome obstacles, and create positive change.
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Often life presents us with difficulties and painful challenges. I can help whether your intention is to heal from past or current emotional struggles or to improve relationships. Together we can explore your strengths as well as your difficulties to find solutions. I work with individuals, couples, and families to strengthen relationships and improve communication. I have a strong appreciation for diversity and believe each individual has unique gifts. I am skilled in responding to your individual needs with compassion and respect.
Often life presents us with difficulties and painful challenges. I can help whether your intention is to heal from past or current emotional struggles or to improve relationships. Together we can explore your strengths as well as your difficulties to find solutions. I work with individuals, couples, and families to strengthen relationships and improve communication. I have a strong appreciation for diversity and believe each individual has unique gifts. I am skilled in responding to your individual needs with compassion and respect.
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I have had a passion for helping people since I was very young. I have been providing professional counseling for almost 30 years. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California. I’m an experienced facilitator of health and healing for individuals, couples, and families. With 27 years of experience in counseling, I know what it takes to move one into their desired path. My proven methods will help you build and live a more authentic and powerful life. I create a place for individuals to talk about their experiences, feel heard, know they’re valued, and feel a sense of belonging.
I have had a passion for helping people since I was very young. I have been providing professional counseling for almost 30 years. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California. I’m an experienced facilitator of health and healing for individuals, couples, and families. With 27 years of experience in counseling, I know what it takes to move one into their desired path. My proven methods will help you build and live a more authentic and powerful life. I create a place for individuals to talk about their experiences, feel heard, know they’re valued, and feel a sense of belonging.
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Is your child having behavioral issues that seem more extreme than other children? Does he or she have sensory issues and/or difficulty with transitions? Do you wonder whether you are pushing them too hard, or not hard enough? Do you feel that your child's pediatrician/school or others in his or her life are minimizing your concerns for your child? I have dedicated my career to helping parents fully understand their children's developmental, intellectual, social and academic strengths and weaknesses as well as ruling in or out neurodevelopmental diagnoses, thereby enabling your child to qualify for services the may be entitled to.
Is your child having behavioral issues that seem more extreme than other children? Does he or she have sensory issues and/or difficulty with transitions? Do you wonder whether you are pushing them too hard, or not hard enough? Do you feel that your child's pediatrician/school or others in his or her life are minimizing your concerns for your child? I have dedicated my career to helping parents fully understand their children's developmental, intellectual, social and academic strengths and weaknesses as well as ruling in or out neurodevelopmental diagnoses, thereby enabling your child to qualify for services the may be entitled to.
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When a couple comes to see me, there is most often a feeling of safety. Because they know that the model I use for the healing of couples' relationships brings such a high percentage of satisfaction. The model is EFT ( Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples). Even though EFT does not need the teaching of communication skills, I am also, a communication teacher. For the couple and myself, it is always thrilling to see workable interventions that give them more freedom and safety because life is so much easier living within a secure relationship.
When a couple comes to see me, there is most often a feeling of safety. Because they know that the model I use for the healing of couples' relationships brings such a high percentage of satisfaction. The model is EFT ( Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples). Even though EFT does not need the teaching of communication skills, I am also, a communication teacher. For the couple and myself, it is always thrilling to see workable interventions that give them more freedom and safety because life is so much easier living within a secure relationship.
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Tomikka Lee has a B.S. Degree in Criminology and a Master's Degree in Social Work Education from California State University, Fresno, as well as many hours of clinical and continuing education. She has been in the social work field since 2000 and became a Licensed Clinical social worker in 2014. She is certified in working with Transitioning Disabled Youth to Adulthood. Some honored accomplishments are being a God Loving woman, wife, mother, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and servicing individuals of diverse populations. She is using CBT in clients with depression, anxiety disorders, suicidal ideation & personality disorders.
Tomikka Lee has a B.S. Degree in Criminology and a Master's Degree in Social Work Education from California State University, Fresno, as well as many hours of clinical and continuing education. She has been in the social work field since 2000 and became a Licensed Clinical social worker in 2014. She is certified in working with Transitioning Disabled Youth to Adulthood. Some honored accomplishments are being a God Loving woman, wife, mother, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker and servicing individuals of diverse populations. She is using CBT in clients with depression, anxiety disorders, suicidal ideation & personality disorders.
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I have been a practicing psychotherapist for 20 years, offering services to a wide variety of adult clients. I offer to coach for public speaking and musical performance and consider it a joy and honor to assist others in life improvement.
I have been a practicing psychotherapist for 20 years, offering services to a wide variety of adult clients. I offer to coach for public speaking and musical performance and consider it a joy and honor to assist others in life improvement.
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Patrick Joseph Purcell
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Soquel, CA 95073 (Online Only)
This is my passion and my clients feel at ease with me quickly with my empathy and humor. I help relationship stress, anxiety, PTSD, neurodiversity, grief, recovery from child and narcissistic abuse, finding their true authentic self and passion. I use client-centered Rogers, Kohut, EMDR, Beck and Ellis CBT, DBT. ACT, Jung... I am a Christian and I also respect people with other faiths or no faith. I help therapists, interns too.I am 72 years old and I have been married for 48 years to my beautiful wife singer Christina Purcell and we did individual and couple therapy too. We write songs such as the songs on her CD "Love's Calling."
This is my passion and my clients feel at ease with me quickly with my empathy and humor. I help relationship stress, anxiety, PTSD, neurodiversity, grief, recovery from child and narcissistic abuse, finding their true authentic self and passion. I use client-centered Rogers, Kohut, EMDR, Beck and Ellis CBT, DBT. ACT, Jung... I am a Christian and I also respect people with other faiths or no faith. I help therapists, interns too.I am 72 years old and I have been married for 48 years to my beautiful wife singer Christina Purcell and we did individual and couple therapy too. We write songs such as the songs on her CD "Love's Calling."
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My name is Nestor Carcache, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Orange County, California. I work with individuals, couples, families and specialize in anxiety, divorce, codependency, self-esteem, grief, depression, traumas, and addiction, using a variety of ecliptic therapy approaches as a guide to collaborate with clients to find solutions to their current struggles and learn healthier ways to cope with life challenges.
My name is Nestor Carcache, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Orange County, California. I work with individuals, couples, families and specialize in anxiety, divorce, codependency, self-esteem, grief, depression, traumas, and addiction, using a variety of ecliptic therapy approaches as a guide to collaborate with clients to find solutions to their current struggles and learn healthier ways to cope with life challenges.
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Hello All! My name is Daniel Fisher, and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist. I have been licensed since 2018, and have professional experience with dual diagnosis adults, substance use, children with autism, school-based counseling, and transitional living for adolescents. Being a marriage and family therapist has given me the opportunity to work with and truly appreciate a variety of different people from all parts of California, & the rest of the United States.
Hello All! My name is Daniel Fisher, and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist. I have been licensed since 2018, and have professional experience with dual diagnosis adults, substance use, children with autism, school-based counseling, and transitional living for adolescents. Being a marriage and family therapist has given me the opportunity to work with and truly appreciate a variety of different people from all parts of California, & the rest of the United States.
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Hello. I am LaToya Cheathon, Licensed Marriage n Family Therapist. I specialize in working with couples on sex and relationship related concerns. I help couples with improving healthy communication, increasing intimacy and emotionally safety in the relationship, and supporting the growth of each partner as an individual by exploring patterns that are present in their life and relationships. I utilize Gottman Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness when working with my clients.
Hello. I am LaToya Cheathon, Licensed Marriage n Family Therapist. I specialize in working with couples on sex and relationship related concerns. I help couples with improving healthy communication, increasing intimacy and emotionally safety in the relationship, and supporting the growth of each partner as an individual by exploring patterns that are present in their life and relationships. I utilize Gottman Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness when working with my clients.
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Culturally Sensitive Therapists
How does culturally sensitive therapy work?
A culturally sensitive therapist will tailor their approach to therapy based on the individual client’s background. This may include changing their style of interaction (asking open-ended questions vs. being the “expert” voice), their affect (seeming warm or “neutral”), how much personal information they disclose about themselves, and more. It’s also important for a culturally sensitive therapist to acknowledge larger societal forces that may impact their client due to the client’s background.
How effective is culturally sensitive therapy?
Some professionals have expressed concern about highlighting cultural differences in therapy, suggesting that it might promote stereotypes and harm the therapeutic bond; however, many experts agree that cultural sensitivity tends to strengthen the connection between therapist and client and help clients feel heard and understood. A culturally sensitive approach to therapy can be especially helpful for those not in the cultural majority, especially when combined with proven therapies like Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
What are the limitations of a culturally sensitive approach to therapy?
While being culturally sensitive is generally a valuable skill to have, a therapist cannot treat every client from a similar background the same way. Each client is an individual with their own values, personal preferences, and life experiences that will need to be explored during therapy. In addition, it’s rare for a therapist and client to have identical backgrounds, so there may be some cross-cultural differences to navigate during therapy, but a culturally sensitive therapist can do so with empathy and respect.
Can culturally sensitive therapy be done online?
Yes, online therapy using a culturally sensitive approach can be beneficial. Therapy can sometimes be difficult to access for clients from diverse backgrounds and socioeconomic standing. The array of mental health support available through the internet makes it possible for clients to find a good therapist match regardless of where they live.