Stress Therapists in Santa Monica, CA
Jenny Hoit
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ATR, SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90404
I've trained in various forms of traditional talk therapy, somatically-oriented therapy, and stress and trauma-informed care.
I’m here to help you creatively navigate your challenges and feel more at home in your life. Your experience of therapy will be uniquely your own. Our work together can focus on specific goals or it can be exploratory and non-linear. While talking will usually be a large part of therapy, we may also include writing, reflective exercises, meditation practices, story telling, role playing, therapeutic touch, and art making. As we work together, we'll continue to discover what approaches work best for you. I offer therapy over the phone, also known as remote therapy, to accommodate challenges you may have with coming to my office.
I've trained in various forms of traditional talk therapy, somatically-oriented therapy, and stress and trauma-informed care.
I’m here to help you creatively navigate your challenges and feel more at home in your life. Your experience of therapy will be uniquely your own. Our work together can focus on specific goals or it can be exploratory and non-linear. While talking will usually be a large part of therapy, we may also include writing, reflective exercises, meditation practices, story telling, role playing, therapeutic touch, and art making. As we work together, we'll continue to discover what approaches work best for you. I offer therapy over the phone, also known as remote therapy, to accommodate challenges you may have with coming to my office.
While many of my clients have primary concerns involving traumas, autism, ADHD and learning problems, therapy often focuses on anxiety that may be escalating symptoms; family stress/conflict; and other natural biproducts of neurodiversity.
I love working with children, adolescents and young women who have "behavioral problems," "worry too much," have "big emotions," or struggle socially. My clients typically experience more of the world and feel the world more deeply than others. While this can be scary and lead to challenging behaviors, over time, a big heart is a super-power. Parents who come to my office often wonder: a) "will this help?" b) "will you understand my child?" and "c) if you understand my kid, will you then judge me?" My answers are a) "yes. It can even be fun" b) "that's my main goal" c) “never."
While many of my clients have primary concerns involving traumas, autism, ADHD and learning problems, therapy often focuses on anxiety that may be escalating symptoms; family stress/conflict; and other natural biproducts of neurodiversity.
I love working with children, adolescents and young women who have "behavioral problems," "worry too much," have "big emotions," or struggle socially. My clients typically experience more of the world and feel the world more deeply than others. While this can be scary and lead to challenging behaviors, over time, a big heart is a super-power. Parents who come to my office often wonder: a) "will this help?" b) "will you understand my child?" and "c) if you understand my kid, will you then judge me?" My answers are a) "yes. It can even be fun" b) "that's my main goal" c) “never."
Kendra Delahooke
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Is stress your new normal? Have you gotten SO used to bouts of anxiety you're starting to wonder what life used to be like? I specialize in helping adults overcome stubborn anxiety that isn't responding to "traditional" methods.
Is stress your new normal? Have you gotten SO used to bouts of anxiety you're starting to wonder what life used to be like? I specialize in helping adults overcome stubborn anxiety that isn't responding to "traditional" methods.
Ekaterini Constantine
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, EMDR
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90401
EMDR is an empirically validated treatment for trauma and an interactive psychotherapy technique used to relieve psychological stress.
Feeling fatigued, burnout, overwhelmed, or even confused are very common issues my clients describe as their chief complaint. These symptoms may have underlying causes that lead to the need to seek healing and the wish to carve one's own path in life in a safe and caring environment. I have extensive experience working with teens and adults who want to understand and overcome their issues related to post-traumatic stress disorder, attachment wounds, depression, anxiety, performance anxiety, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, grief and loss, low self-esteem, stress management.
EMDR is an empirically validated treatment for trauma and an interactive psychotherapy technique used to relieve psychological stress.
Feeling fatigued, burnout, overwhelmed, or even confused are very common issues my clients describe as their chief complaint. These symptoms may have underlying causes that lead to the need to seek healing and the wish to carve one's own path in life in a safe and caring environment. I have extensive experience working with teens and adults who want to understand and overcome their issues related to post-traumatic stress disorder, attachment wounds, depression, anxiety, performance anxiety, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, grief and loss, low self-esteem, stress management.
Yael Eiserike - Anxiety, Stress, Work/Life Balance
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, JD, LCSW
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90407
As a lawyer-turned-therapist, I know the power of a good question. My clients are anxious professionals who have taken all the “right” steps only to wonder why they aren’t feeling satisfied. They share that I have helped them work through anxiety, insomnia, or stress from high-intensity careers. I enjoy helping people find sustainable work-life balance, in addition to moving through grief and loss. Whether it be the loss of a loved one, a career, or way of life, I can be a strong partner for you. My pragmatic approach is tailored and collaborative, helping you identify and implement strategies to both resolve and prevent problems.
As a lawyer-turned-therapist, I know the power of a good question. My clients are anxious professionals who have taken all the “right” steps only to wonder why they aren’t feeling satisfied. They share that I have helped them work through anxiety, insomnia, or stress from high-intensity careers. I enjoy helping people find sustainable work-life balance, in addition to moving through grief and loss. Whether it be the loss of a loved one, a career, or way of life, I can be a strong partner for you. My pragmatic approach is tailored and collaborative, helping you identify and implement strategies to both resolve and prevent problems.
Kevin Boyd
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Online Only)
Maybe you're stressed to the max and like Em said "Success is my only option, failure's not.
I work with creatives, professionals, and men. On New York State of Mind, Nas sings, "I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death.” Maybe you too aim for excellence, work hard, and crush goals. But you haven’t found a work-life balance, or your current role is smaller than your aspirations. Or you relate to Propaganda's line “I’m not the artist I’m the canvas” and you create and inspire others through art, music, design, etc. But you are not inspired in daily life. It’s hard to translate that creative process to your personal habits, relationships, coping skills and day to day living.
Maybe you're stressed to the max and like Em said "Success is my only option, failure's not.
I work with creatives, professionals, and men. On New York State of Mind, Nas sings, "I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death.” Maybe you too aim for excellence, work hard, and crush goals. But you haven’t found a work-life balance, or your current role is smaller than your aspirations. Or you relate to Propaganda's line “I’m not the artist I’m the canvas” and you create and inspire others through art, music, design, etc. But you are not inspired in daily life. It’s hard to translate that creative process to your personal habits, relationships, coping skills and day to day living.
Are you struggling to keep up with life’s demands? Is chronic stress wreaking havoc with your body and your health? “Fight/flight/freeze” reactions can leave us feeling irritable, inadequate, and exhausted, unable to cope when life surprises us with obstacles or loss. Unresolved stress can overwhelm our capacity to manage relationship issues, career pressures, and family demands. Sound familiar? If so, your nervous system may need a reset. I can help you tune in to your body and restore a state of calm. From that oasis of safety, you can reconnect with your true self—the wellspring from which your life can begin to flow again.
Are you struggling to keep up with life’s demands? Is chronic stress wreaking havoc with your body and your health? “Fight/flight/freeze” reactions can leave us feeling irritable, inadequate, and exhausted, unable to cope when life surprises us with obstacles or loss. Unresolved stress can overwhelm our capacity to manage relationship issues, career pressures, and family demands. Sound familiar? If so, your nervous system may need a reset. I can help you tune in to your body and restore a state of calm. From that oasis of safety, you can reconnect with your true self—the wellspring from which your life can begin to flow again.
Lauryn J. Hunter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, ATR
Verified Verified
Santa Monica, CA 90403
Experience a creative way to process thoughts, behaviors, and feelings? Our goal at Hunter Therapy Family Counseling is to create a safe and playful environment to heal from change, prolonged stress, grief loss, and trauma. Art therapy can be an alternative to traditional talk therapy. Therapeutic activities include art therapy, painting, sand trays, sports psychology, jewelry, slime, and gardening. Therapy in the garden can be very relaxing and each session is designed to meet individual needs.
Experience a creative way to process thoughts, behaviors, and feelings? Our goal at Hunter Therapy Family Counseling is to create a safe and playful environment to heal from change, prolonged stress, grief loss, and trauma. Art therapy can be an alternative to traditional talk therapy. Therapeutic activities include art therapy, painting, sand trays, sports psychology, jewelry, slime, and gardening. Therapy in the garden can be very relaxing and each session is designed to meet individual needs.
Stephanie Gilbert
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90406 (Online Only)
So whether you’re dealing with work stress and need tools to cope better, or want to delve deeper into what contributed to you food and body image issues, I work to find a balance in therapy that’s right for you.
Do you feel anxious, sad, worried, overwhelmed, or stressed? Do you have difficulty coping with life challenges? Do you find getting through the day to day activities of life more strenuous lately? It can be isolating to not only feel painful emotions, but difficult to relate to those in our lives when we’re not feeling like ourselves, leaving us feeling more alone. That’s where therapy can help. I’m a therapist who listens, seeks to understand your experience, and supports you with tools to help you feel better. I’m a CBT Certified Beck Clinician and EMDR trained; two well-researched modalities with proven results.
So whether you’re dealing with work stress and need tools to cope better, or want to delve deeper into what contributed to you food and body image issues, I work to find a balance in therapy that’s right for you.
Do you feel anxious, sad, worried, overwhelmed, or stressed? Do you have difficulty coping with life challenges? Do you find getting through the day to day activities of life more strenuous lately? It can be isolating to not only feel painful emotions, but difficult to relate to those in our lives when we’re not feeling like ourselves, leaving us feeling more alone. That’s where therapy can help. I’m a therapist who listens, seeks to understand your experience, and supports you with tools to help you feel better. I’m a CBT Certified Beck Clinician and EMDR trained; two well-researched modalities with proven results.
Slobodan Nesovic
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90403 (Online Only)
Having helped countless individuals build a life they love, gain freedom from stress and anxiety, and heal from past trauma, I am here to tell you that it is possible! Call me today for a free 15-minute consultation.
You are successful in your career, but a feeling of unease, anxiety, or emotional numbness seems to always be with you. The stress of your work has gotten to be too much, and maybe your physical health, and well as your happiness, has begun to suffer. You desire a meaningful relationship, but your reluctance to vulnerability, likely a result of past traumas, is getting in the way. You find yourself often plagued with a sense of emptiness, or lack of purpose in your life, despite your financial and professional success. You hold yourself to a high standard, but your harsh inner critic has left you feeling like you aren’t good enough.
Having helped countless individuals build a life they love, gain freedom from stress and anxiety, and heal from past trauma, I am here to tell you that it is possible! Call me today for a free 15-minute consultation.
You are successful in your career, but a feeling of unease, anxiety, or emotional numbness seems to always be with you. The stress of your work has gotten to be too much, and maybe your physical health, and well as your happiness, has begun to suffer. You desire a meaningful relationship, but your reluctance to vulnerability, likely a result of past traumas, is getting in the way. You find yourself often plagued with a sense of emptiness, or lack of purpose in your life, despite your financial and professional success. You hold yourself to a high standard, but your harsh inner critic has left you feeling like you aren’t good enough.
Mary Ann Abosch
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, TMF
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90403
My professional training in Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention provides you with tools so you can live with peace, ease, and joy.
You have your share of life stress. There's almost no way to get around it in our fast-paced culture where work is exhausting, relationships and family require attention, and to-do lists are endless. You're going through the daily grind, juggling lots of balls, and trying to keep people satisfied. Meanwhile, you're coming unglued. You start losing your cool with others, become paralyzed with fear, or want to run away from it all. You might be exhausted, edgy, or have trouble concentrating. Maybe you self-soothe in unhealthy ways. You're tired of this but don't know what to do. This is where I come in and our work together begins.
My professional training in Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention provides you with tools so you can live with peace, ease, and joy.
You have your share of life stress. There's almost no way to get around it in our fast-paced culture where work is exhausting, relationships and family require attention, and to-do lists are endless. You're going through the daily grind, juggling lots of balls, and trying to keep people satisfied. Meanwhile, you're coming unglued. You start losing your cool with others, become paralyzed with fear, or want to run away from it all. You might be exhausted, edgy, or have trouble concentrating. Maybe you self-soothe in unhealthy ways. You're tired of this but don't know what to do. This is where I come in and our work together begins.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
24 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90405
My passion is in body psychotherapy. Clients enjoy our work connecting their body/inner strengths and their mind/rational strengths to achieve growth. My clients value the kindness, compassion, and safety I create, so they feel comfortable and heard. I have success working with clients that experience trauma and PTSD, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, conflict with others, life transitions, and parenting issues. Caregivers and family members of cancer patients find working with me helpful, healing, and nurturing. Clients that are not comfortable just talking really appreciate the tools I give them.
My passion is in body psychotherapy. Clients enjoy our work connecting their body/inner strengths and their mind/rational strengths to achieve growth. My clients value the kindness, compassion, and safety I create, so they feel comfortable and heard. I have success working with clients that experience trauma and PTSD, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, conflict with others, life transitions, and parenting issues. Caregivers and family members of cancer patients find working with me helpful, healing, and nurturing. Clients that are not comfortable just talking really appreciate the tools I give them.
Dr. Deborah Sweet
Psychologist, PsyD, SEP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90405 (Online Only)
In addition to helping people recover from anxiety, stress, and trauma, I also help people deal with pressure, procrastination, and negative self-talk.
We have all been through so much in our lives. Many of life's stresses we can handle, but when anxiety and trauma are present, it is difficult. Events and memories can impact us for years even if we don't know it. If you wonder what is blocking you from accomplishing your goals, whether personal or professional, I have approaches that help. You may have tried to figure it out on your own, read books, gone to workshops, and been in therapy or coaching. I work with people using a focused yet gentle collaborative approach. For 30 years I have helped people get clear and move forward.
In addition to helping people recover from anxiety, stress, and trauma, I also help people deal with pressure, procrastination, and negative self-talk.
We have all been through so much in our lives. Many of life's stresses we can handle, but when anxiety and trauma are present, it is difficult. Events and memories can impact us for years even if we don't know it. If you wonder what is blocking you from accomplishing your goals, whether personal or professional, I have approaches that help. You may have tried to figure it out on your own, read books, gone to workshops, and been in therapy or coaching. I work with people using a focused yet gentle collaborative approach. For 30 years I have helped people get clear and move forward.
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Dianne Porchia is featured in HEAL Documentary film for her successful healing work with advance stage cancer client who remains cancer free over 5 years after diagnosis with stage IV colorectal cancer. Porchia's unique holistic approach to healing integrates the principles and practice of mind-body-heart-soul energy medicine, epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology and heart-centered communication skills to reduce mental-emotional stress, support immune function and create and maintain successful and loving relationships through high stress life challenges such as divorce, death, loss of job, serious illness, disease and cancer.
It’s not easy being human, and given the additional uncertainty, unease, and stress these past few years, it sure hasn’t gotten any easier. So whether you're feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, stuck, lost, or are struggling in your relationships, including the one with yourself, looking for help makes a lot of sense. Mindset shifts, tools for coping, and emotional support are the heart of what therapy can provide, not to mention simply having a safe space to talk to someone about what you're going through.
It’s not easy being human, and given the additional uncertainty, unease, and stress these past few years, it sure hasn’t gotten any easier. So whether you're feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, stuck, lost, or are struggling in your relationships, including the one with yourself, looking for help makes a lot of sense. Mindset shifts, tools for coping, and emotional support are the heart of what therapy can provide, not to mention simply having a safe space to talk to someone about what you're going through.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with LA County Department of Mental Health and community-based organization experience. I am passionate about working with individuals and military members/veterans seeking adaptive skills to navigate life's transitions. I specialize in work stress; depression and anxiety; post-traumatic stress syndrome; domestic violence, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; issues of acculturation and inter-generational conflict; relationship and men's health; aging, losses, and bereavement. I am experienced in cognitive intervention and mindfulness-based psychotherapy.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with LA County Department of Mental Health and community-based organization experience. I am passionate about working with individuals and military members/veterans seeking adaptive skills to navigate life's transitions. I specialize in work stress; depression and anxiety; post-traumatic stress syndrome; domestic violence, physical, emotional, and sexual abuse; issues of acculturation and inter-generational conflict; relationship and men's health; aging, losses, and bereavement. I am experienced in cognitive intervention and mindfulness-based psychotherapy.
Dr. Jennifer Musselman
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90404
LIFE CAN BE TOUGH. Who has your back? Are you bored in your life or career? Do you feel alone and lonely, despite that you love your partner and your two adorable kids? Are you the last single one left in your group and are questioning if you will ever meet the love of your life? Do you feel misunderstood, not good enough, scared? Are you escaping your feelings with drugs and alcohol, elaborate vacations, shopping, work? What plays out in your personal life plays out in your work life, causing stress, depression and anxiety. I also executive coach CEOs and entrepreneurs, as well as being a team facilitator for corporate change
LIFE CAN BE TOUGH. Who has your back? Are you bored in your life or career? Do you feel alone and lonely, despite that you love your partner and your two adorable kids? Are you the last single one left in your group and are questioning if you will ever meet the love of your life? Do you feel misunderstood, not good enough, scared? Are you escaping your feelings with drugs and alcohol, elaborate vacations, shopping, work? What plays out in your personal life plays out in your work life, causing stress, depression and anxiety. I also executive coach CEOs and entrepreneurs, as well as being a team facilitator for corporate change
Lee Ann Teaney
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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These are such intense and overwhelming times. We are all grieving. Before 2020 maybe you had some anxiety or a history of trauma but overall you were functioning and feeling OK without ongoing therapy. Or despite all you do to take care of yourself, you were experiencing quite a bit of anxiety and stress, struggling with feelings of shame, anger or self-hatred for a very long time. Since 2020 your nervous system is on overload and everything feels overwhelming, exhausting, scary. The existential pain you’ve struggled with is back and real and being felt by you and people all over the world.
These are such intense and overwhelming times. We are all grieving. Before 2020 maybe you had some anxiety or a history of trauma but overall you were functioning and feeling OK without ongoing therapy. Or despite all you do to take care of yourself, you were experiencing quite a bit of anxiety and stress, struggling with feelings of shame, anger or self-hatred for a very long time. Since 2020 your nervous system is on overload and everything feels overwhelming, exhausting, scary. The existential pain you’ve struggled with is back and real and being felt by you and people all over the world.
When you're depressed, anxious or struggling in a difficult relationship being able to move through the world in an authentic way can feel almost impossible, especially when experiencing fertility and other stress related issues. I offer a safe environment to allow you to express yourself without judgment. I will work with you to understand how you are able to create a healthier, happier, more meaningful life. I have seen how the process of psychotherapy that I employ can help people change their state of being and working towards their best version of themselves as human beings.
When you're depressed, anxious or struggling in a difficult relationship being able to move through the world in an authentic way can feel almost impossible, especially when experiencing fertility and other stress related issues. I offer a safe environment to allow you to express yourself without judgment. I will work with you to understand how you are able to create a healthier, happier, more meaningful life. I have seen how the process of psychotherapy that I employ can help people change their state of being and working towards their best version of themselves as human beings.
Counseling Services, Inc.
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PhD, MFT, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Santa Monica, CA 90401
We offer Individual, Child, Couple, and Family psychotherapy treatment for anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, as well as many other mental and emotional challenges.
At Counseling Services/LA Peace of Mind.com, we guide people to the light and empower themselves to heal. We help people who seek trust and freedom to be expressive, address life challenges, and barriers that interfere with growth and achieving life's goals.
We offer Individual, Child, Couple, and Family psychotherapy treatment for anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, as well as many other mental and emotional challenges.
At Counseling Services/LA Peace of Mind.com, we guide people to the light and empower themselves to heal. We help people who seek trust and freedom to be expressive, address life challenges, and barriers that interfere with growth and achieving life's goals.
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