Play Therapy in Watsonville, CA
Alham Rodriguez (Bilingual)
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076 (Online Only)
My approach when working with children is play-based, art-based, and toy-based.
Hello and bienvenidos. I have over 11 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. My approach to practice is tailored to the individual needs and style of each client. I enjoy working with people of all ages and backgrounds. My style is authentic, attentive, warm, yet playful and humorous. I strive to provide a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere where you can feel heard and understood. I enjoy working from an integrated approach that is person-centered, mindfulness-based, and rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
My approach when working with children is play-based, art-based, and toy-based.
Hello and bienvenidos. I have over 11 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. My approach to practice is tailored to the individual needs and style of each client. I enjoy working with people of all ages and backgrounds. My style is authentic, attentive, warm, yet playful and humorous. I strive to provide a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere where you can feel heard and understood. I enjoy working from an integrated approach that is person-centered, mindfulness-based, and rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Julie Herzog
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076 (Online Only)
For example, I utilize brief therapy models, a psychodynamic approach as well as employing play and art therapy techniques.
I am a holistic psychotherapist and will work to help you integrate mind, body and spirit. I believe we all have the propensity for health and wellness. Together we can work with your acute crisis or your desire to explore a deeper connection to self. Helping individuals (children, teens, adults), couples and families throughout the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay area....I look forward to meeting you, working with you and assisting you in achieving better mental health.
For example, I utilize brief therapy models, a psychodynamic approach as well as employing play and art therapy techniques.
I am a holistic psychotherapist and will work to help you integrate mind, body and spirit. I believe we all have the propensity for health and wellness. Together we can work with your acute crisis or your desire to explore a deeper connection to self. Helping individuals (children, teens, adults), couples and families throughout the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay area....I look forward to meeting you, working with you and assisting you in achieving better mental health.
Using tenets of IFS, mindfulness, CBT, art, and play therapy within a warm therapeutic environment, clients can freely express themselves and create positive change.
I offer a welcoming, empathetic, person-centered approach to working with people. I believe we all have inherent strengths that have helped us survive in this life. I aim to create a collaborative and safe place to heal and process. I believe that with unconditional support you will learn more about yourself, develop awareness of your different parts, and learn how to use your strengths to grow deeper with compassion and love for yourself.
Using tenets of IFS, mindfulness, CBT, art, and play therapy within a warm therapeutic environment, clients can freely express themselves and create positive change.
I offer a welcoming, empathetic, person-centered approach to working with people. I believe we all have inherent strengths that have helped us survive in this life. I aim to create a collaborative and safe place to heal and process. I believe that with unconditional support you will learn more about yourself, develop awareness of your different parts, and learn how to use your strengths to grow deeper with compassion and love for yourself.
Jihan Amer Holistic Counseling & Coaching
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076 (Online Only)
The types of therapeutic techniques I draw from use IFS, mindfulness, ecotherapy, somatic, expressive arts therapy, writing, communication skills, interpersonal development, play therapy, humanistic, dream-work, client-centered, Jungian, humanistic, CBT, transformational life coaching and solution focused.
I integrate all my training in helping clients heal and transform their lives in the direction which honors living one's full potential/purpose. I work with individuals and offer women's expressive arts groups. The areas I have worked with include: mild - moderate anxiety, mild - moderate depression, stress reduction, communication skills, codependency, low self- esteem, relational issues, grief, social skill building, marital/divorce/relationship issues, women's issues, racial/ethnic/cultural concerns, meaning of life, life transitions, life purpose, identity questions, BIPOC issues, spiritual issues, and eco-related issues.
The types of therapeutic techniques I draw from use IFS, mindfulness, ecotherapy, somatic, expressive arts therapy, writing, communication skills, interpersonal development, play therapy, humanistic, dream-work, client-centered, Jungian, humanistic, CBT, transformational life coaching and solution focused.
I integrate all my training in helping clients heal and transform their lives in the direction which honors living one's full potential/purpose. I work with individuals and offer women's expressive arts groups. The areas I have worked with include: mild - moderate anxiety, mild - moderate depression, stress reduction, communication skills, codependency, low self- esteem, relational issues, grief, social skill building, marital/divorce/relationship issues, women's issues, racial/ethnic/cultural concerns, meaning of life, life transitions, life purpose, identity questions, BIPOC issues, spiritual issues, and eco-related issues.
Hello! My name is Shohreh but I go by Sho for short. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor who has a passion to help others achieve their best life. Sometimes life can leave one feeling lost or powerless, you may be wondering what your next steps should be. I would be honored to help you navigate and walk with you in your journey to finding and reclaiming your true self.
Hello! My name is Shohreh but I go by Sho for short. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor who has a passion to help others achieve their best life. Sometimes life can leave one feeling lost or powerless, you may be wondering what your next steps should be. I would be honored to help you navigate and walk with you in your journey to finding and reclaiming your true self.
Shine a Light Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076
Shine a Light Counseling Center offers quality, affordable therapy in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Monterey and San Francisco. Our diverse staff of therapists can help with a wide range of personal difficulties, including difficult emotions, conflicted relationships, and problematic behaviors. We believe in your good intentions. And we would like to help you self-reflect to discover how to move through the challenges you face, so you can emerge with a more satisfying life.
Shine a Light Counseling Center offers quality, affordable therapy in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Monterey and San Francisco. Our diverse staff of therapists can help with a wide range of personal difficulties, including difficult emotions, conflicted relationships, and problematic behaviors. We believe in your good intentions. And we would like to help you self-reflect to discover how to move through the challenges you face, so you can emerge with a more satisfying life.
As a therapist, my main objective is to create a therapeutic space that promotes growth. There are many reasons to seek therapy, be it a recent transition, difficulty coping with past negative experiences, or experiencing an increase in unpleasant symptoms. No matter the reason, it is always important to invest in your personal growth and wellness.
As a therapist, my main objective is to create a therapeutic space that promotes growth. There are many reasons to seek therapy, be it a recent transition, difficulty coping with past negative experiences, or experiencing an increase in unpleasant symptoms. No matter the reason, it is always important to invest in your personal growth and wellness.
Sonia T-Giron (Bilingual-Spanish)
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076
Hola mi nombre es Sonia T-Giron y soy Licenciada Clinica y Terapeuta en salud mental. Tengo 16 anos trabajando con familias, ninos, adultos, jovenes y padres con problemas de anciedad y depresion, problemas de comportamiento, paternidad, y retos de adaptacion a cambios, perdidas/condolencias y problemas interpesonales de autoestima y con falta de esperanza un futuro mejor. Creo que todos tenemos la fortalezas para sanar y crear un camino mas saludable para llevar una vida mejor. Llameme para una consulta gratis.
Hola mi nombre es Sonia T-Giron y soy Licenciada Clinica y Terapeuta en salud mental. Tengo 16 anos trabajando con familias, ninos, adultos, jovenes y padres con problemas de anciedad y depresion, problemas de comportamiento, paternidad, y retos de adaptacion a cambios, perdidas/condolencias y problemas interpesonales de autoestima y con falta de esperanza un futuro mejor. Creo que todos tenemos la fortalezas para sanar y crear un camino mas saludable para llevar una vida mejor. Llameme para una consulta gratis.
Hi, my name is Patricia Guerrero, and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have been working in private practice with Individuals, families and children since 2008. I specialize in depression, anxiety, relationship issues and brain injury. My focus is meeting clients where they are and introducing new ideas and treatment to reach their desired outcomes. I have worked with all ages in my career and have a background in working with disabled, incarcerated, chronically ill, and TBI clients. This would include, but not limited to depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Hi, my name is Patricia Guerrero, and I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have been working in private practice with Individuals, families and children since 2008. I specialize in depression, anxiety, relationship issues and brain injury. My focus is meeting clients where they are and introducing new ideas and treatment to reach their desired outcomes. I have worked with all ages in my career and have a background in working with disabled, incarcerated, chronically ill, and TBI clients. This would include, but not limited to depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
I like to take a comprehensive, collaborative approach to treatment and focus on building a professional and positive relationship versus treating a diagnosis. To me, it is important to build a genuine relationship based on trust, openness and honesty, that emphasizes meeting the client where they’re at. I believe the client is an expert in their own lives and my role is to help them become a healthier, happier version of themselves.
I like to take a comprehensive, collaborative approach to treatment and focus on building a professional and positive relationship versus treating a diagnosis. To me, it is important to build a genuine relationship based on trust, openness and honesty, that emphasizes meeting the client where they’re at. I believe the client is an expert in their own lives and my role is to help them become a healthier, happier version of themselves.
Barbara Lutz
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076 (Online Only)
Since 1992, I have counseled families, adults and children. I am an EMDR Trainer, Institute consultant and facilitator, and use EMDR therapy's adaptive information processing to help clients master the challenges encountered in their lives. I received my PhD in international psychology with trauma focus. My specialties include Trauma, Acculturation, Attachment Disorders and Performance Enhancement in clients of all ages. My immigration experience from Germany has prompted the exploration of the crucial part played by our cultural roots in our decision making process and in our lifestyle choices. I speak English, Spanish and German.
Since 1992, I have counseled families, adults and children. I am an EMDR Trainer, Institute consultant and facilitator, and use EMDR therapy's adaptive information processing to help clients master the challenges encountered in their lives. I received my PhD in international psychology with trauma focus. My specialties include Trauma, Acculturation, Attachment Disorders and Performance Enhancement in clients of all ages. My immigration experience from Germany has prompted the exploration of the crucial part played by our cultural roots in our decision making process and in our lifestyle choices. I speak English, Spanish and German.
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.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. During a lifetime, each of us will experience challenges, loss or difficulties and stress in our relationships. Stress has a way of affecting our bodies/lives, which may range from pain, anxiety or depression. It's during these times of stress that you may want help in seeking change in your life by empowering yourself to be on a positive path/growth and personal balance. Therapy is a partnership/journey between the therapist and the client.
Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. During a lifetime, each of us will experience challenges, loss or difficulties and stress in our relationships. Stress has a way of affecting our bodies/lives, which may range from pain, anxiety or depression. It's during these times of stress that you may want help in seeking change in your life by empowering yourself to be on a positive path/growth and personal balance. Therapy is a partnership/journey between the therapist and the client.
Dr. Kathryn Keithly, Pediatric Psychologist
Psychologist, LEP, MA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076
Kathryn (Katy) Keithly holds a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, with a concentration in Educational Psychology and a State certification in School Psychology. She is a licensed Educational Psychologist (#3485) and a Board Certified Sport Psychologist. Katy got her start in Psychology at Cal State Monterey Bay were she graduated with a B.A and was the captain of CSUMB’s women’s golf team for four years. Katy also has been riding horses since she was five and competed throughout the United States.
Kathryn (Katy) Keithly holds a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, with a concentration in Educational Psychology and a State certification in School Psychology. She is a licensed Educational Psychologist (#3485) and a Board Certified Sport Psychologist. Katy got her start in Psychology at Cal State Monterey Bay were she graduated with a B.A and was the captain of CSUMB’s women’s golf team for four years. Katy also has been riding horses since she was five and competed throughout the United States.
Welcome to my page! I am excited that you found me and I look forward to explore what it looks like to have your Best LIFE! Now repeat this phrase to yourself "I AM ready to feel better, do better and stop settling for mediocre." "I AM ready to do whatever it takes to make the changes I need to feel better." Whether it's learning, healing, feeling, speaking or listening, you can grow through this. Learn how to increase connection with yourself, intimate partner, family and friends and find the support that you need. If you are or have been afraid, learn how fear can become courage by practicing growth mindset strategies.
Welcome to my page! I am excited that you found me and I look forward to explore what it looks like to have your Best LIFE! Now repeat this phrase to yourself "I AM ready to feel better, do better and stop settling for mediocre." "I AM ready to do whatever it takes to make the changes I need to feel better." Whether it's learning, healing, feeling, speaking or listening, you can grow through this. Learn how to increase connection with yourself, intimate partner, family and friends and find the support that you need. If you are or have been afraid, learn how fear can become courage by practicing growth mindset strategies.
Cynthia Nollenberger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, RAS
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076
All of us struggle at times in our lives and need extra suppport. I offer a warm and nurturing enviornment to support healing and growth. I work with a variety of modalities including Cognative Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, along with depth work modalities such as Object Relations Therapy. I help people deal with issues in relationships, addictions, self esteem, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, anger and adjustment, along with a variety of other issues. I work with families, couples and individuals, including adolesents and children. Please feel free to call me to discuss your specific needs.
All of us struggle at times in our lives and need extra suppport. I offer a warm and nurturing enviornment to support healing and growth. I work with a variety of modalities including Cognative Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, along with depth work modalities such as Object Relations Therapy. I help people deal with issues in relationships, addictions, self esteem, depression, anxiety, grief/loss, anger and adjustment, along with a variety of other issues. I work with families, couples and individuals, including adolesents and children. Please feel free to call me to discuss your specific needs.
Marisa Morris
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Watsonville, CA 95076
This is not always easy work. Exploring trauma, sadness, anxiousness, fear, doubt, insecurities, change, and more can be challenging and even scary. So much has shifted in our world, it feels as if it has also unearthed new chances to also allow ourselves to grow. I imagine that’s why you’re here, searching for ways to connect with and support these parts of yourself, or to help a younger loved one do so. In my work, I choose to employ curiosity and acceptance, informed by models such as Internal Family Systems, to gently lean into change and healing at the client's pace.
This is not always easy work. Exploring trauma, sadness, anxiousness, fear, doubt, insecurities, change, and more can be challenging and even scary. So much has shifted in our world, it feels as if it has also unearthed new chances to also allow ourselves to grow. I imagine that’s why you’re here, searching for ways to connect with and support these parts of yourself, or to help a younger loved one do so. In my work, I choose to employ curiosity and acceptance, informed by models such as Internal Family Systems, to gently lean into change and healing at the client's pace.
Sarita Jessica Benn-Towle
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, CMT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Watsonville, CA 95076
As a holistic-somatic therapist, I hold a non-pathologizing perspective, emphasizing your innate wholeness and capacity for healing. I relate directly and spontaneously, focusing on mind-body-presence. Rooted in a compassionate and mindful eco-psycho-social context, I focus on supporting adult individuals and couples. Most of my clients are processing trauma, anxiety, shame, grief, co-dependence, and ADHD patterns with the aim of achieving a sense of secure connection both internally and externally. As a path to gain insight into the intricate dynamics of your process and behaviors sessions may focus on felt-sense resources.
As a holistic-somatic therapist, I hold a non-pathologizing perspective, emphasizing your innate wholeness and capacity for healing. I relate directly and spontaneously, focusing on mind-body-presence. Rooted in a compassionate and mindful eco-psycho-social context, I focus on supporting adult individuals and couples. Most of my clients are processing trauma, anxiety, shame, grief, co-dependence, and ADHD patterns with the aim of achieving a sense of secure connection both internally and externally. As a path to gain insight into the intricate dynamics of your process and behaviors sessions may focus on felt-sense resources.
Darcy Cavanaugh
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Watsonville, CA 95076
Not accepting new clients
So glad that you are here. Whether you are struggling with something that has recently arisen, or are ready to dive into healing the past, I am here to support you in your journey. I am a Somatic based psychotherapist who works to integrate trauma through safely accessing the body and mind. LGBTQIA affirmative and diversity oriented, I aim to address underlying systems of power within and surrounding each of us. In doing so, I work in a way that supports and nurtures whatever shows up.
So glad that you are here. Whether you are struggling with something that has recently arisen, or are ready to dive into healing the past, I am here to support you in your journey. I am a Somatic based psychotherapist who works to integrate trauma through safely accessing the body and mind. LGBTQIA affirmative and diversity oriented, I aim to address underlying systems of power within and surrounding each of us. In doing so, I work in a way that supports and nurtures whatever shows up.
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Alli Wilson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Aptos, CA 95001
I practice effective, culturally sensitive, relational therapy. I strive to understand my clients in the context of their relationships and broader society. No one lives in a vacuum, and often our challenges are connected to stuck relationship patterns, and dynamics of power and privilege that play out in our relationships, our workplace, and even within ourselves. I believe that the quality of the relationship between the therapist and client is one of the most important factors for your growth and healing. In my view, it is vital that you are believed, respected and compassionately understood.
I practice effective, culturally sensitive, relational therapy. I strive to understand my clients in the context of their relationships and broader society. No one lives in a vacuum, and often our challenges are connected to stuck relationship patterns, and dynamics of power and privilege that play out in our relationships, our workplace, and even within ourselves. I believe that the quality of the relationship between the therapist and client is one of the most important factors for your growth and healing. In my view, it is vital that you are believed, respected and compassionately understood.
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Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.