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Danielle Saporta
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476  (Online Only)
I believe in the power of the arts, humor, connection and play as vehicles for transformation and healing, whether you're a child, teen, or adult. I work with folks who want to improve their communication, have thriving relationships, and just feel a whole lot better! Life is messy and constantly changing! Whether you are experiencing a major life transition, relationship or career change, or simply feeling overwhelmed or lost, I’m here to help you navigate your way through. I'll stand alongside you, your teen, or your child, and help guide toward a healthier, happier self and family. Increased fulfillment and meaning are possible.
I believe in the power of the arts, humor, connection and play as vehicles for transformation and healing, whether you're a child, teen, or adult. I work with folks who want to improve their communication, have thriving relationships, and just feel a whole lot better! Life is messy and constantly changing! Whether you are experiencing a major life transition, relationship or career change, or simply feeling overwhelmed or lost, I’m here to help you navigate your way through. I'll stand alongside you, your teen, or your child, and help guide toward a healthier, happier self and family. Increased fulfillment and meaning are possible.
(707) 868-4067 View (707) 868-4067
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Jana Morgan, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE PAY SERVICES AT A CONVENIENT TIME AND IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION. If you have fluctuating moods, a dissatisfaction with your relationships and life in general, take a step to actively move into a healthier part of you. We will have important dialogue which assist you to sort and live your priorities. Via mind-body/somatic and psychodynamic approaches, I will help you find your balance, get relief, sleep better, love safer and deeper. Generally we work together once to twice per week, insight and cognitive restructuring are part of the process. Overall, you will receive care and refuge to heal.
CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE PAY SERVICES AT A CONVENIENT TIME AND IN A CONVENIENT LOCATION. If you have fluctuating moods, a dissatisfaction with your relationships and life in general, take a step to actively move into a healthier part of you. We will have important dialogue which assist you to sort and live your priorities. Via mind-body/somatic and psychodynamic approaches, I will help you find your balance, get relief, sleep better, love safer and deeper. Generally we work together once to twice per week, insight and cognitive restructuring are part of the process. Overall, you will receive care and refuge to heal.
(707) 948-7112 View (707) 948-7112
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Lin Teresa Haley
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
As a counselor specializing in supporting children, young adults, and women, being present with my clients is more important than using a specific technique. I blend a supportive client-centered approach with creativity and compassion, providing a warm, nurturing therapeutic environment. I will listen closely to understand your life and your world, drawing from many styles, including solution-focused, narrative, and cognitive therapy. I am an empathetic listener and insightful guide, asking questions to help identify goals and clear away confusion and past or current pain that may be blocking the release of self-defeating patterns.
As a counselor specializing in supporting children, young adults, and women, being present with my clients is more important than using a specific technique. I blend a supportive client-centered approach with creativity and compassion, providing a warm, nurturing therapeutic environment. I will listen closely to understand your life and your world, drawing from many styles, including solution-focused, narrative, and cognitive therapy. I am an empathetic listener and insightful guide, asking questions to help identify goals and clear away confusion and past or current pain that may be blocking the release of self-defeating patterns.
(707) 668-7915 View (707) 668-7915
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Jeffrey Alan Stone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Sonoma, CA 95476
Hi, my name is Jeff Stone, and I am an LCSW. I specialize in working with anxiety and depression challenges including PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Social Anxiety to name just a few. My other specialty is relationship and work/school/life-based challenges. My approach is to get to know you as a person and create a comfortable and respectful environment to help make the counseling process as easy and nurturing as possible. I work with clients of all ages and from all backgrounds.
Hi, my name is Jeff Stone, and I am an LCSW. I specialize in working with anxiety and depression challenges including PTSD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and Social Anxiety to name just a few. My other specialty is relationship and work/school/life-based challenges. My approach is to get to know you as a person and create a comfortable and respectful environment to help make the counseling process as easy and nurturing as possible. I work with clients of all ages and from all backgrounds.
(510) 822-7914 View (510) 822-7914
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Rachael Newman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Sonoma, CA 95476
Would you like to feel better about yourself and your relationships? Are you trying to do the best you can, but feel stuck or overwhelmed in certain areas? Therapy with me may help you discover new ways to look at stuck places or difficult situations. Together we will develop a unique plan to help you feel better in your own skin, and to show up more fully in your life, your relationships and your work. I balance the seriousness of therapy with light-hearted humor and playful inquiry. My office is a safe space to explore your shadow, your light, and all the dimensions in between. You deserve to have access to your full self.
Would you like to feel better about yourself and your relationships? Are you trying to do the best you can, but feel stuck or overwhelmed in certain areas? Therapy with me may help you discover new ways to look at stuck places or difficult situations. Together we will develop a unique plan to help you feel better in your own skin, and to show up more fully in your life, your relationships and your work. I balance the seriousness of therapy with light-hearted humor and playful inquiry. My office is a safe space to explore your shadow, your light, and all the dimensions in between. You deserve to have access to your full self.
(415) 549-0354 View (415) 549-0354
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Lynne Benatovich
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Sonoma, CA 95476  (Online Only)
I know first hand that healing from trauma and "the dark nights of the soul" are not only possible, but hold within them a gateway to more love and joy. No one goes through life without pain. Yet how we address our pain will make all the difference in how deeply we suffer, how resilient we are and how much we grow from these experiences. I will infuse our collaboration with compassion, acceptance, curiosity, and humor--focusing on your strengths.
I know first hand that healing from trauma and "the dark nights of the soul" are not only possible, but hold within them a gateway to more love and joy. No one goes through life without pain. Yet how we address our pain will make all the difference in how deeply we suffer, how resilient we are and how much we grow from these experiences. I will infuse our collaboration with compassion, acceptance, curiosity, and humor--focusing on your strengths.
(707) 419-3639 View (707) 419-3639
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Melody Maldonado
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified Verified
Sonoma, CA 95476  (Online Only)
It can be exhausting and isolating to feel trapped in our own thoughts and emotions, and more often than not, the result is blaming, shaming and judging ourselves. You deserve to have a safe enough space to let it all out and explore what core experience(s) have made it feel like this is what you deserve. Whether your goals in therapy are to start exploring your intergenerational family history, talking about what you've been through in your own life, or learning new ways to cope and grow, you deserve a therapist that is going to meet you where you're at - without judgment or expectation.
It can be exhausting and isolating to feel trapped in our own thoughts and emotions, and more often than not, the result is blaming, shaming and judging ourselves. You deserve to have a safe enough space to let it all out and explore what core experience(s) have made it feel like this is what you deserve. Whether your goals in therapy are to start exploring your intergenerational family history, talking about what you've been through in your own life, or learning new ways to cope and grow, you deserve a therapist that is going to meet you where you're at - without judgment or expectation.
(510) 930-3544 View (510) 930-3544
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Florence Landau
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Sonoma, CA 95476  (Online Only)
I believe in your inherent strength, wisdom, resilience, creativity and ability to heal. I believe in your right to have a beautiful life, filled with joy, love, vitality, and healthy relationships (with yourself and others). I believe that this life is precious, (it is not a dress rehearsal), so let's get you on the path to start feeling better NOW! Together, within a nurturing therapeutic relationship, I hold space for you to safely look at, learn from and move through your hurt and stuck places. I teach you tools to gently connect with your body and heart again, and cheer you on as you heal, grow and blossom!
I believe in your inherent strength, wisdom, resilience, creativity and ability to heal. I believe in your right to have a beautiful life, filled with joy, love, vitality, and healthy relationships (with yourself and others). I believe that this life is precious, (it is not a dress rehearsal), so let's get you on the path to start feeling better NOW! Together, within a nurturing therapeutic relationship, I hold space for you to safely look at, learn from and move through your hurt and stuck places. I teach you tools to gently connect with your body and heart again, and cheer you on as you heal, grow and blossom!
(415) 873-4783 View (415) 873-4783
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Dre Merkey
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
Have you been going through big changes in your life? Do you feel like you've lost a lot, whether that's a part of yourself or an important relationship? Are you struggling to figure out who you are and what comes next? I'd love to be a part of your honorable journey in figuring out how to support. We are each born into this world filled with curiosity and hope, and unfortunately that doesn't always remain due to the hardships life brings. In my practice I will show up authentically and humbly. You know you best, and you truly are the expert of your own life!
Have you been going through big changes in your life? Do you feel like you've lost a lot, whether that's a part of yourself or an important relationship? Are you struggling to figure out who you are and what comes next? I'd love to be a part of your honorable journey in figuring out how to support. We are each born into this world filled with curiosity and hope, and unfortunately that doesn't always remain due to the hardships life brings. In my practice I will show up authentically and humbly. You know you best, and you truly are the expert of your own life!
(916) 269-5053 View (916) 269-5053
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Sharin G Friedman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
Not accepting new clients
The hardest part of therapy is making the choice to seek help. If you’re reading this, you’ve already begun the work! When working with me, you or your loved ones can count on receiving loving, respectful, and supportive treatment while exploring the issues you bring to therapy. All thoughts and feelings are safe in this space. In therapy with me, you are in the driver's seat, and I will be your navigator, partner, passenger, or guide - it's entirely up to you. Life can be challenging. My goal is to help you manage the tough times and celebrate the good times in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship.
The hardest part of therapy is making the choice to seek help. If you’re reading this, you’ve already begun the work! When working with me, you or your loved ones can count on receiving loving, respectful, and supportive treatment while exploring the issues you bring to therapy. All thoughts and feelings are safe in this space. In therapy with me, you are in the driver's seat, and I will be your navigator, partner, passenger, or guide - it's entirely up to you. Life can be challenging. My goal is to help you manage the tough times and celebrate the good times in a safe and supportive therapeutic relationship.
(925) 406-3583 View (925) 406-3583
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Denise Arana Loubriel
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sonoma, CA 95476
Not accepting new clients
Hello and welcome! I use strength-based practices to support clients in building self-compassion, self-awareness and personal strengths to heal and relieve psychological suffering. I'm a bicultural/bilingual (Spanish-speaking) psychologist, and enjoy working with children (ages 5 and up) and adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and abuse.
Hello and welcome! I use strength-based practices to support clients in building self-compassion, self-awareness and personal strengths to heal and relieve psychological suffering. I'm a bicultural/bilingual (Spanish-speaking) psychologist, and enjoy working with children (ages 5 and up) and adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and abuse.
(707) 926-3598 View (707) 926-3598

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Karin Glans
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Petaluma, CA 94955  (Online Only)
Therapeutic strengths include trauma and abuse therapy, and teen counseling.
Hello. My name is Karin Glans, and I offer strength based, compassionate, and non- judgmental therapy for my clients to create the satisfying life and relationships they desire. I focus on empowering individuals, couples, and families to develop their unique potential, explore emotions, unmet needs, and learn life skills that can increase personal and interpersonal growth. Choosing to change is a difficult and courageous choice. I look forward to helping you to develop a deeper, more positive connection with yourself, family, friends, and your life goals. I currently only work with CA clients , via Telehealth sessions. Take care.
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Hello. My name is Karin Glans, and I offer strength based, compassionate, and non- judgmental therapy for my clients to create the satisfying life and relationships they desire. I focus on empowering individuals, couples, and families to develop their unique potential, explore emotions, unmet needs, and learn life skills that can increase personal and interpersonal growth. Choosing to change is a difficult and courageous choice. I look forward to helping you to develop a deeper, more positive connection with yourself, family, friends, and your life goals. I currently only work with CA clients , via Telehealth sessions. Take care.
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Julie Iverson
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Napa, CA 94558  (Online Only)
Whether your child or teenager is facing challenges that you are not sure how to handle, or you are a young adult facing the complexities of life and feeling overwhelmed, I believe counseling can help. I have a passion for helping children, teens, and young adults grow their skills and confidence so they can live a life where they feel they can thrive. I love working with youth and young adults who are struggling with trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety and/or their sense of self-worth. I exclusively provide tele-therapy (think FaceTime) for people who reside in California.
Whether your child or teenager is facing challenges that you are not sure how to handle, or you are a young adult facing the complexities of life and feeling overwhelmed, I believe counseling can help. I have a passion for helping children, teens, and young adults grow their skills and confidence so they can live a life where they feel they can thrive. I love working with youth and young adults who are struggling with trauma, PTSD, depression, anxiety and/or their sense of self-worth. I exclusively provide tele-therapy (think FaceTime) for people who reside in California.
(707) 205-4311 View (707) 205-4311
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Nicolette Gottuso
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, SUDCC, IV-CS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94954
Are you an adolescent or an adult struggling with codependency, shame, attachment issues? Do you gravitate to other things such as substances, unhealthy relationships, food, negative feedback loops? Is your goal is to increase self esteem, personal boundaries and overall mental health while doing so creatively and experientially? Are you interested in your dreams and what they are bringing forward to you? Maybe you crave more depth: the shadow, unconscious material?
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(707) 289-8787 View (707) 289-8787
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Kathleen Boyd
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Napa, CA 94559
Hi, I'd like to help if you're struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, school problems, or relationship problems. I'd like to be there for your family if your child or teen seems depressed, unfocused, angry, anxious, isolative or is struggling in school or friendships. If you are searching for tools to navigate problems at work, relationships, or thoughts that won't get out of your head, I can help. If you're in the LGBTQIA+ community and need an affirming therapist, I am one. I use humor and creativity to help people shift perspective.
Hi, I'd like to help if you're struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, school problems, or relationship problems. I'd like to be there for your family if your child or teen seems depressed, unfocused, angry, anxious, isolative or is struggling in school or friendships. If you are searching for tools to navigate problems at work, relationships, or thoughts that won't get out of your head, I can help. If you're in the LGBTQIA+ community and need an affirming therapist, I am one. I use humor and creativity to help people shift perspective.
(707) 694-2844 View (707) 694-2844
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Lori L. Crowley
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Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94952
Waitlist for new clients
My clients are NeuroDivergent individuals or their families and supports whose experience of the world is overwhelming. They are in need of hope, encouragement and direction in order to feel whole and valued. Their overwhelm has led to frustration and uncertainty over possibilities, and what to do next. They arrive, feeling unsafe in their environments, unable to communicate so they are understood, and unappreciated for who they truly are. By establishing a safe relationship and working environment we create the tools necessary to be heard, seen and appreciated. These are the missing cornerstones of their growth and expansion.
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(925) 258-2959 View (925) 258-2959
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Nina S. Gorbach
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Petaluma, CA 94954  (Online Only)
For more than 30 years I have worked with children, teens and adults dealing with grief and loss. We focus on your objectives, values and goals as you move from pain to new possibilities. Everyone has strengths on which to build, the capacity to grow, heal and choose the life they long for in their own way. Your personal experience will be listened to and deeply respected. Through my rich background in counseling, education and the arts I am able to offer practical tools to help you connect with your unique gifts, deepen your sense of self-worth and support you in creating happy, fulfilling relationships in your world.
For more than 30 years I have worked with children, teens and adults dealing with grief and loss. We focus on your objectives, values and goals as you move from pain to new possibilities. Everyone has strengths on which to build, the capacity to grow, heal and choose the life they long for in their own way. Your personal experience will be listened to and deeply respected. Through my rich background in counseling, education and the arts I am able to offer practical tools to help you connect with your unique gifts, deepen your sense of self-worth and support you in creating happy, fulfilling relationships in your world.
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Kinship Counseling Collective
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
Petaluma, CA 94954  (Online Only)
We work with all different types of people and issues. Kinship Counseling Collective's mission is to provide our clients with culturally relevant therapy, creative choices, and genuine connections. We want to inspire you to deepen and lead your healing journey and acquire the tools to live a more liberated life.
We work with all different types of people and issues. Kinship Counseling Collective's mission is to provide our clients with culturally relevant therapy, creative choices, and genuine connections. We want to inspire you to deepen and lead your healing journey and acquire the tools to live a more liberated life.
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Lauren (Lo) Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94955
We are all learning to become human; no easy task. As anxiety has become the new normal, it can be challenging to live in a human body and experience all the intensity; sometimes we need some extra support.  Somatic therapy works with befriending your body in its wholeness (mind, body, spirit). I support you in tracking ALIVENESS & empower in your full expression.  Along the way, I teach skills that strengthen your capacity to work with difficult emotions, the inner critic, & habitual impulses while staying connected to the present moment.
We are all learning to become human; no easy task. As anxiety has become the new normal, it can be challenging to live in a human body and experience all the intensity; sometimes we need some extra support.  Somatic therapy works with befriending your body in its wholeness (mind, body, spirit). I support you in tracking ALIVENESS & empower in your full expression.  Along the way, I teach skills that strengthen your capacity to work with difficult emotions, the inner critic, & habitual impulses while staying connected to the present moment.
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Alex Tulisso
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94954
The challenge is walking up in the morning and making sense of our lives in order to get going. The times that we live in are becoming increasingly more difficult. It is easy to feel alone, lost, stuck, and without a compass to find our path. The way to turn things around in our lives starts here and now. You have come to a safe place where you can be vulnerable, heard, and seen through and through.
The challenge is walking up in the morning and making sense of our lives in order to get going. The times that we live in are becoming increasingly more difficult. It is easy to feel alone, lost, stuck, and without a compass to find our path. The way to turn things around in our lives starts here and now. You have come to a safe place where you can be vulnerable, heard, and seen through and through.
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Teen Therapists

What does therapy for teenagers look like?

When a therapist works with a teenager, the pair will talk about what the teen is struggling with and explore solutions, which may involve interpersonal skills, coping strategies, medication, or lifestyle changes related to sleep, diet, and exercise. Different therapists employ different modalities, but most involve a combination of conversation and skill building.

How long does therapy for teenagers generally take to work?

There’s variability in teenagers’ experiences and challenges; some may begin to improve from therapy within a few weeks while others may take several months or longer. Teens can discuss their progress with their therapist periodically to assess how they’re improving and any changes to the treatment plan that could potentially accelerate that progress.

How do you encourage a teenager to go to therapy?

It’s helpful to express your concern and love while framing therapy as an opportunity to explore a tool that could help improve their life; just like they practice baseball or dance, now they can practice their emotional skills. Give your teen control over the process where you can—maybe by weighing in on choice of therapist and signaling that therapy involves confidentiality, so a parent need not know all that is discussed in sessions.

How do you prepare teens for therapy?

You can prepare your teenager for therapy by describing what the process will look like and setting expectations for timeline, if requested. You can explain that the first session may begin with an assessment phase, that they can describe their experiences but that the therapist will ask questions too, and that it may take time to feel comfortable opening up. Ask how they’re feeling about the process and answer any questions calmly and supportively.