Family Systems Therapists in Santee, CA

I believe in the dignity and worth of all people. I have 18 years of experience working in health care and providing therapy. I have witnessed first-hand people becoming anxious, depressed and overwhelmed when their lives transform due to illness or changes out of their control. I listen with empathy and compassion and help individuals adapt and adjust to changes in their lives.

Hi! My name is Michelle and I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist. I am currently accepting new referrals. I have over 10 years experience working with children, parents and families. I specialize in relationships between children and parents, biracial parenting, multi-racial children and I enjoy helping family systems navigate daily struggles of living at home during the pandemic. You can read more about me at www.counselingsdc.com I would love to connect mpark@counselingsdc.com

I love being a therapist. I love helping people to find greater understanding of why they protect themselves in the ways that they do. Often these protective parts may feel trapped in these roles. Building harmonious relationships with these parts, leading from the most authentic Selves allows us to have greater liberation and fulfillment in our lives and relationships. The ways you protect yourself and survive make sense. Your pain matters. You deserve not to have to hold it alone.

I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor; I prioritize guiding clients down the path to wholeness through the practices of healing and integrating all parts. I include processing shadow work, healing parental and childhood attachment wounds, ego dissolution, and reprogramming belief systems to become the highest version of self. I currently work with clients suffering from mild to severe depression, bipolar disorders, adjustment disorder, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and addictive behaviors.

Hello, my name is Kim Swain. I strive to be a culturally competent person and clinician. I believe the first step to making progress in therapy, is making sure that we develop a collaborative approach. I gear treatment toward emphasizing your strengths and solutions, beginning with assessing readiness and motivation. My therapy approach is rooted in Family Systems, Narrative and Structural therapies with various interventions to ensure care is tailored to you. To foster a greater self-awareness, self-esteem, growth, independence and the development of new skills that can be practiced between therapy sessions, as well as lifelong.

I specialize in treating teens, adults, and families who have been affected by trauma. I use a variety of modalities including neuropsychology, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment Based Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and Somatic Therapy. I treat a variety of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders. I also have experience working with individuals diagnosed with special needs and their family members as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I earned my Bachelor's in Psychology from UCI and my Master's in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in marriage and family therapy from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. I have over 8 years of experience in drug and alcohol treatment centers and community-based mental health services providing client-centered, strength-based, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, solution-focused, and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy. My approach is tailored to my client's needs.

I work with client's with a variety of presenting issues. I help the client's identify specifically what they want out of therapy, asking things such as what do they want to change, what will be different when it changes, how will they know things are better so that I can develop a plan to help them meet their goals.

Life is sometimes unexpectedly difficult and suffering can be inevitable. However, how you respond to life circumstances can drastically change your ability to enjoy life. I have worked with those that believed in lies about themselves after a traumatic incident, childhood, or their own minds. These lies can be crippling and result in anxiety, depression, addictions, school related difficulties, stress, anger, parenting, communication difficulties, relational issues, family problems, job dissatisfaction and more. I provide different perspectives that encourage personal healing and relief. Change your mind change your life

Deal with your relationships issues with a caring professional. We help Individuals and couples with: trust issues (hiding texting, cell calls, affairs), anger problems, communication problems and excessive arguing. Now is the time to make that call, get out of the same old rut and start to feel better today.

To best serve you, we offer WEEKEND and EVENING APPOINTMENTS as well as SUPERVISION FOR ASSOCIATE INTERNS and TRAINEES. There are as many different kinds of therapists as there are people in the world and the best way to gain the most benefits from therapy is to find a therapist who is a good fit for you. A goal I have is to help people recognize that to receive therapy is to receive guidance in a way that builds a person up less through advise and more so through thought provoking personal insight and unconditional acceptance. To come to therapy shows you have the strength, courage, and desire to be a better you. Way to go!

Thank you for taking the time to read my bio. I bring over 25 years of experience in mental health, ranging from addiction to trauma. I believe in a strength-based approach in providing clients support because everyone has skills, talents, and abilities to tap into to assist them in overcoming life's challenges. I am a firm believer in a nonjudgmental approach to therapy so you, the client, feel safe, accepted, and empowered. I use a broad array of therapy techniques such as trauma-informed care, strength-based, systems solution-focused or brief therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, grief therapy, and much more.

Hi, my name is Forrest Hong, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 1993. As you enter into my session, please be aware that my approach is client centered and is focused on what you, the client, wish to target during your time with me. As a therapist, I am here to help you gain and enhance your tools to resolve concerns and issues related to mood disturbances, adjustment to changes in life, and finding options and alternative choices not considered. I work with and have experience with a broad-range of diverse clients.

My name is Dr. Sukhjit Mann and I am a Psychologist who is licensed to practice in California. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, humanistic, and psychodynamic based approaches in my clinical work. I have a background in working with a diverse population of clients, providing psychotherapy and conducting psychological evaluations for outpatient, inpatient, and forensic populations, with adolescents, adults, and the geriatric population. I strongly believe in the power of psychotherapy and I think we all have the ability to help heal and better ourselves throughout each stage of our lives.

Has life become overwhelming to you? Do you question yourself or your ability to be a loving spouse, friend, or parent? Is your child's challenging behaviors or your own traumatic childhood getting in the way of your dreams? Are you raising an adopted or foster child with a trauma history or unexplainable difficult behaviors? Has any of these caused you to feel secretly depressed and/or fearful that no one will understand or even really care?

Just being human can be hard, and with all that is expected of us in this life, it can seem almost impossible at times. The external world can feel overwhelming and unsafe and our internal world can feel chaotic and just as unsafe. At the heart of any therapeutic approach is the attempt to find peace within so we can learn to be at peace with what is beyond our control. At Balanced Life Therapy Center, our clinicians are trained, each in their own preferred approach to healing, to support the inner world of their clients and help them get connected to the power they hold to move towards the life they desire.

I provide a safe and supportive environment for clients to share and feel heard. Every client has his or her unique way of relating to others and learning, which impacts what kind of therapy, will be effective. I come alongside my clients to explore, encourage, and support them in the therapeutic process while developing skills to take with them as they continue on their own personal journey. I utilize different theoretical concepts including Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Acceptance/Commitment (ACT) Solution Focus and Play/Art therapies, while consistently viewing clients through the lens of developmental stages and attachment styles.

Through a holistic approach including: Play Therapy, Expressive Arts, and Integrative Nutrition, I support clients in exploring their unique strengths and individual needs. I am a believer in the extraordinary healing powers of play! "The creation of something new is not powered by the intellect, but by the play instinct arising from inner necessity." ~ Carl Jung.

Sometimes pain in our life keeps us feeling stuck even though we might want to move to a healthier, free place. I am all about providing a safe, relaxing and compassionate environment, where we can work together towards self awareness and growth. Thank you for reading my profile. I commend you for your courage in wanting to grow and make positive change in your life. No one enjoys a boring session, so I strive to have some creativity into our time as I work with children, teens and adults.