Depression Therapists in California
The reason you may be on this page may vary, from current stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma you may have experienced in your childhood.
(Sesiones disponibles en Español) Hello & welcome! I know how overwhelming finding the right therapist can be, so I congratulate you on taking this first big step! Therapy can be healing and empowering but starting the process can feel overwhelming and nerve-wracking. Allow me to make that process easier and comfortable for you. Together we can identify your current needs, things that are working, your strengths, and your goals. In therapy, we will also explore and develop coping strategies that will help you better manage your stress and help you feel empowered!
The reason you may be on this page may vary, from current stress, anxiety, depression, or trauma you may have experienced in your childhood.
(Sesiones disponibles en Español) Hello & welcome! I know how overwhelming finding the right therapist can be, so I congratulate you on taking this first big step! Therapy can be healing and empowering but starting the process can feel overwhelming and nerve-wracking. Allow me to make that process easier and comfortable for you. Together we can identify your current needs, things that are working, your strengths, and your goals. In therapy, we will also explore and develop coping strategies that will help you better manage your stress and help you feel empowered!
Shelley Fine
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Encino, CA 91316 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Life can be challenging, that's for sure! I understand how emotional pain can manifest as depression, anxiety, withdrawal in intimate relationships, addiction, to name just a few. Finding meaning within that struggle can help transform how we hold onto that experience. I will engage with you on this journey, helping you to develop a more compassionate relationship within yourself. Creating a more positive inner life can impact your outer world - in relationships, parenting, work, and self expression.
Life can be challenging, that's for sure! I understand how emotional pain can manifest as depression, anxiety, withdrawal in intimate relationships, addiction, to name just a few. Finding meaning within that struggle can help transform how we hold onto that experience. I will engage with you on this journey, helping you to develop a more compassionate relationship within yourself. Creating a more positive inner life can impact your outer world - in relationships, parenting, work, and self expression.
Using various therapeutic models and evidenced based interventions I specialize in addressing issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss, family conflict, relational issues, behavioral issues with children/ teens, and various stressors that arise from having a marginalized identity (racial minority, LGBTQIA+, etc.
Sometimes we can start to feel overwhelmed by life. Various triggers such as identity stress, loss, life transitions, traumatic events, anxious feelings, and relational conflict can start to feel unbearable. This can make carrying on day to day activities very challenging. Whether or not you recognize these behaviors in yourself, your children, or your family as a collective, we can work collaboratively towards addressing your unique needs. You are not alone in this. Today you are one step closer to a more authentic you where you feel empowered and on a path to positive growth and well-being.
Using various therapeutic models and evidenced based interventions I specialize in addressing issues related to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss, family conflict, relational issues, behavioral issues with children/ teens, and various stressors that arise from having a marginalized identity (racial minority, LGBTQIA+, etc.
Sometimes we can start to feel overwhelmed by life. Various triggers such as identity stress, loss, life transitions, traumatic events, anxious feelings, and relational conflict can start to feel unbearable. This can make carrying on day to day activities very challenging. Whether or not you recognize these behaviors in yourself, your children, or your family as a collective, we can work collaboratively towards addressing your unique needs. You are not alone in this. Today you are one step closer to a more authentic you where you feel empowered and on a path to positive growth and well-being.
The people who come to see me are bright and resourceful, but they struggle to feel better on their own. They are dissatisfied with one or many aspects of their lives, and often have symptoms such as anxiety, depression, addiction and stress. They have struggled with past relationships, and their current ones tend to be difficult and unsatisfying. As a licensed psychotherapist working with adults and older adolescents, I have the sincere privilege of helping people explore their lives and find the long-term, permanent solutions they are looking for.
The people who come to see me are bright and resourceful, but they struggle to feel better on their own. They are dissatisfied with one or many aspects of their lives, and often have symptoms such as anxiety, depression, addiction and stress. They have struggled with past relationships, and their current ones tend to be difficult and unsatisfying. As a licensed psychotherapist working with adults and older adolescents, I have the sincere privilege of helping people explore their lives and find the long-term, permanent solutions they are looking for.
These often manifest as anxiety, depression, struggles with social connection.
Hi! I am Tiama Rucker, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. I approach each therapy session with sensitivity, compassion, and empathy while creating a safe space for change and growth. My approach to therapy is client centered because I focus on the unique and specific needs of the individual. Because, every situation is different, I work with the individual to set goals and find which tools and approaches will best help them.
These often manifest as anxiety, depression, struggles with social connection.
Hi! I am Tiama Rucker, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. I approach each therapy session with sensitivity, compassion, and empathy while creating a safe space for change and growth. My approach to therapy is client centered because I focus on the unique and specific needs of the individual. Because, every situation is different, I work with the individual to set goals and find which tools and approaches will best help them.
I work with clients with depression, anxiety, fear, postpartum depression, relationship and couple issues, and grief.
I have been licensed as a Marriage, Family Therapist for over 20 years. As a trained and experienced therapist, my education background includes MS in Counseling Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling, MS in Psychology, and Doctor of Psychology from the University of La Verne, California. My passion is to help my clients develop meaningful behavioral changes and learn coping strategies to use to navigate through life struggles. It takes courage to ask for help and I take it seriously to create an emotionally safe environment where my clients can speak freely about their struggles with no judgment.
I work with clients with depression, anxiety, fear, postpartum depression, relationship and couple issues, and grief.
I have been licensed as a Marriage, Family Therapist for over 20 years. As a trained and experienced therapist, my education background includes MS in Counseling Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling, MS in Psychology, and Doctor of Psychology from the University of La Verne, California. My passion is to help my clients develop meaningful behavioral changes and learn coping strategies to use to navigate through life struggles. It takes courage to ask for help and I take it seriously to create an emotionally safe environment where my clients can speak freely about their struggles with no judgment.
Tisa Garrison
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? I want to help. Anxious, depressed, troubled by procrastination? I can help. Want to end the vicious cycle of anxiety? I’m an expert. I am an LCSW with over 15 years experience helping people stop the suffering. Together we will use your strengths (yes, you have many) to improve the quality of your life. Want to let go of old wounds, dump some resentments? Or maybe you would like become more assertive, expressing yourself without anger or tears? I can help. Together we will plan your therapy goals, then I will give you the tools you need achieve them. I will be your support and
Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? I want to help. Anxious, depressed, troubled by procrastination? I can help. Want to end the vicious cycle of anxiety? I’m an expert. I am an LCSW with over 15 years experience helping people stop the suffering. Together we will use your strengths (yes, you have many) to improve the quality of your life. Want to let go of old wounds, dump some resentments? Or maybe you would like become more assertive, expressing yourself without anger or tears? I can help. Together we will plan your therapy goals, then I will give you the tools you need achieve them. I will be your support and
I believe in facilitating patients’ understanding of themselves while using a strength based approach. My approach to therapy is naturally warm and compassionate. And I believe that inclusivity, cultural competency and patient’s empowerment are integral aspects of psychotherapy. My experience is in treating depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder and personality disorders, grief, acculturation issues, life transitions and identity development. In addition, specialize in working with patients who identify as transgender, gender fluid and LGBTQIA community.
I believe in facilitating patients’ understanding of themselves while using a strength based approach. My approach to therapy is naturally warm and compassionate. And I believe that inclusivity, cultural competency and patient’s empowerment are integral aspects of psychotherapy. My experience is in treating depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder and personality disorders, grief, acculturation issues, life transitions and identity development. In addition, specialize in working with patients who identify as transgender, gender fluid and LGBTQIA community.
Hello, I am Victor Bloomberg, EdD, LCSW and I have been a licensed therapist since 1991. I use a tried-and-true way: Be caring and earn trust; Pay attention and listen; and Confirm understanding before giving feedback. My specialties are grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. We go back and forth between sessions and within a session on emphasis, we always start with your priority. You might want something to do that will relieve an immediate challenge or you could want to understand how the past is affecting you now.
Hello, I am Victor Bloomberg, EdD, LCSW and I have been a licensed therapist since 1991. I use a tried-and-true way: Be caring and earn trust; Pay attention and listen; and Confirm understanding before giving feedback. My specialties are grief, depression, anxiety, and relationship issues. We go back and forth between sessions and within a session on emphasis, we always start with your priority. You might want something to do that will relieve an immediate challenge or you could want to understand how the past is affecting you now.
We treat anxiety, depression, relational problems, problems in the workplace and problems at school.
Are teens making life challenging? Can't figure out how to co-parent in a divorced family? Too expensive to split up? Are you grandparenting? Does your family rely on you for child/teen supervision? Sorting out roles and responsibilities can be tricky? Are you trying to find meaning, suffering from old wounds.? I offer experience-tested ideas to address each of these and other difficulties that face individuals and families today. There are typical junctions in our lives that strain our relationships.Talking through these times can bring better understanding and a more harmonious way of relating.
We treat anxiety, depression, relational problems, problems in the workplace and problems at school.
Are teens making life challenging? Can't figure out how to co-parent in a divorced family? Too expensive to split up? Are you grandparenting? Does your family rely on you for child/teen supervision? Sorting out roles and responsibilities can be tricky? Are you trying to find meaning, suffering from old wounds.? I offer experience-tested ideas to address each of these and other difficulties that face individuals and families today. There are typical junctions in our lives that strain our relationships.Talking through these times can bring better understanding and a more harmonious way of relating.
Hello, my name is Valerie Eichelberg, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I work with youth, adolescents, young and middle-aged adults with depression and anxiety. I typically use a person centered and solution focused approach with other modalities depending on need. I believe each person is unique and may need different approaches. One size does not fit all. My goal is to be able to support you manage and focus on your needs, in order to make life a more beautiful experience for you, however that may look like for you. Together we can navigate and decide on what works best for you.
Hello, my name is Valerie Eichelberg, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I work with youth, adolescents, young and middle-aged adults with depression and anxiety. I typically use a person centered and solution focused approach with other modalities depending on need. I believe each person is unique and may need different approaches. One size does not fit all. My goal is to be able to support you manage and focus on your needs, in order to make life a more beautiful experience for you, however that may look like for you. Together we can navigate and decide on what works best for you.
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Chantell Smeisser
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Los Angeles, CA 90064 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
I specialize in anxiety, depression, and trauma and am an EMDR-trained therapist trained in the Somatic and Attachment-Focused (S.
Hello and welcome! I'm Chantell, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Most of my experience comes from working with children and adults, providing individual and group therapy. I utilize a gentle and relational approach and strive to create a non-judgmental, comfortable space where you feel validated, heard, and understood. I take great care around the therapeutic relationship, empower you in your journey, and provide tangible tools to help you cope and navigate even the most challenging moments. I am excited to learn more about you and provide the tools to help you flourish and achieve all you hope to achieve!
I specialize in anxiety, depression, and trauma and am an EMDR-trained therapist trained in the Somatic and Attachment-Focused (S.
Hello and welcome! I'm Chantell, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Most of my experience comes from working with children and adults, providing individual and group therapy. I utilize a gentle and relational approach and strive to create a non-judgmental, comfortable space where you feel validated, heard, and understood. I take great care around the therapeutic relationship, empower you in your journey, and provide tangible tools to help you cope and navigate even the most challenging moments. I am excited to learn more about you and provide the tools to help you flourish and achieve all you hope to achieve!
Elizabeth A. Wood
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
I often treat younger adults in healthcare, tech/engineering, environmental sustainability, & LGBTQ+ folks who are navigating grief, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, & stress related to life transitions.
I love working with folks who are curious about the growth potential psychoanalytic psychotherapy can unveil. I believe in the curative elements of this approach and hope to generate positive change and wellness with you. Weaving a relational insight-oriented lens with art therapy, we can uncover areas of unconscious suffering, root causes, and establish goals for treatment. By increasing our self-understanding and meaning making capacities, we illuminate new perspectives and intentionality. Together, we can co-create effective pathways to integrate that knowledge towards personal growth and inner healing.
I often treat younger adults in healthcare, tech/engineering, environmental sustainability, & LGBTQ+ folks who are navigating grief, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, & stress related to life transitions.
I love working with folks who are curious about the growth potential psychoanalytic psychotherapy can unveil. I believe in the curative elements of this approach and hope to generate positive change and wellness with you. Weaving a relational insight-oriented lens with art therapy, we can uncover areas of unconscious suffering, root causes, and establish goals for treatment. By increasing our self-understanding and meaning making capacities, we illuminate new perspectives and intentionality. Together, we can co-create effective pathways to integrate that knowledge towards personal growth and inner healing.
I draw from evidence-based approaches, such as CBT and mindfulness to help you manage anxiety and depression.
We all feel lost from time to time, but there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been through my own therapy as a young adult when I was stuck in a bout of anxiety and panic attacks due to childhood trauma. Throughout my years of working with traumatized individuals, I learned first-hand about how childhood trauma can have a strong impact on adulthood. I can help you address unresolved trauma, in order for you to find passion, connection, and purpose in your life.
I draw from evidence-based approaches, such as CBT and mindfulness to help you manage anxiety and depression.
We all feel lost from time to time, but there’s always light at the end of the tunnel. I’ve been through my own therapy as a young adult when I was stuck in a bout of anxiety and panic attacks due to childhood trauma. Throughout my years of working with traumatized individuals, I learned first-hand about how childhood trauma can have a strong impact on adulthood. I can help you address unresolved trauma, in order for you to find passion, connection, and purpose in your life.
I am a clinical psychotherapist with a Jungian orientation. This allows for a depth psychology approach towards mental health. My intention in the therapeutic process is to accompany, bear witness, and assist in the discovery of an inner world so that a person may bring unconscious aspects of the Self to light. What brings you to therapy may look like anxiety or depression, but these symptoms open the door for greater healing. Utilizing traditional psychoanalysis, dream analysis, art therapy, mediating from powerlessness to creativity, from possession to liberation.
I am a clinical psychotherapist with a Jungian orientation. This allows for a depth psychology approach towards mental health. My intention in the therapeutic process is to accompany, bear witness, and assist in the discovery of an inner world so that a person may bring unconscious aspects of the Self to light. What brings you to therapy may look like anxiety or depression, but these symptoms open the door for greater healing. Utilizing traditional psychoanalysis, dream analysis, art therapy, mediating from powerlessness to creativity, from possession to liberation.
My name is Megan Seco (She/Her) and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Long Beach, CA, and currently offering telehealth services. I work with adults and adolescents experiencing depression, anxiety, and trauma and specialize in working with the LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, and BIPOC communities. I have found my style and approach is most effective for individuals who are struggling with depression, anxiety, life transitions, Trauma (CPTSD/PTSD), grief and loss, attachment, and codependency challenges. I often work with LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, and individuals navigating within marginalized communities.
My name is Megan Seco (She/Her) and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Long Beach, CA, and currently offering telehealth services. I work with adults and adolescents experiencing depression, anxiety, and trauma and specialize in working with the LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, and BIPOC communities. I have found my style and approach is most effective for individuals who are struggling with depression, anxiety, life transitions, Trauma (CPTSD/PTSD), grief and loss, attachment, and codependency challenges. I often work with LGBTQ+, Neurodivergent, and individuals navigating within marginalized communities.
The conditions I'm most comfortable treating include depression, trauma from past abuse, grief, anxiety, and regular life situations that require someone objective and honest to talk to.
Hi there, my name is Jennifer Cass, Jen for short, and 'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Sacramento, California and I work with clients from all walks of life via telehealth. My area of expertise is working with children, adolescents and adults who experience depression, anxiety, stress-related anxiety, grief and symptoms from past abuse and trauma. My approach includes a mix of evidence-based interventions and strategies that best reflect the individual strengths and needs of the person.
The conditions I'm most comfortable treating include depression, trauma from past abuse, grief, anxiety, and regular life situations that require someone objective and honest to talk to.
Hi there, my name is Jennifer Cass, Jen for short, and 'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Sacramento, California and I work with clients from all walks of life via telehealth. My area of expertise is working with children, adolescents and adults who experience depression, anxiety, stress-related anxiety, grief and symptoms from past abuse and trauma. My approach includes a mix of evidence-based interventions and strategies that best reflect the individual strengths and needs of the person.
How would you like to enhance your life with more positive feelings, a better sense of control, and increased options for the future? Welcome to psychotherapy through PATH’s network of therapists! I am Anna Yee, LCSW, a therapist with more than 25 years of experience collaborating with clients to find their own unique paths to resilience. Through compassion and expertise, I will guide you to start healing from anxiety, depression, life’s difficult challenges, and the stress that they bring.
How would you like to enhance your life with more positive feelings, a better sense of control, and increased options for the future? Welcome to psychotherapy through PATH’s network of therapists! I am Anna Yee, LCSW, a therapist with more than 25 years of experience collaborating with clients to find their own unique paths to resilience. Through compassion and expertise, I will guide you to start healing from anxiety, depression, life’s difficult challenges, and the stress that they bring.
Amber Bruno
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Petaluma, CA 94953 (Online Only)
With over 10 years of clinical experience, specialties include depression, anxiety, addiction, recovery treatment, trauma-focused therapy, family dynamics, & forensic psychology.
In need of a safe place to process a new or ongoing challenge? I am here to support you.
With over 10 years of clinical experience, specialties include depression, anxiety, addiction, recovery treatment, trauma-focused therapy, family dynamics, & forensic psychology.
In need of a safe place to process a new or ongoing challenge? I am here to support you.
It's all about relationships, starting with your relationship to yourself, your family of origin, your partner, children, friends. And then there's the relationship to your problems: things like depression, anxiety, ADHD, post-partum and parenting stress, body-image problems. How do you work with the set of challenges that life hands you? I work with clients to understand themselves and their own story, and then apply that understanding, in the form of coping and problem-solving skills, to their relationships, to get through life's pain and into a life worth living.
It's all about relationships, starting with your relationship to yourself, your family of origin, your partner, children, friends. And then there's the relationship to your problems: things like depression, anxiety, ADHD, post-partum and parenting stress, body-image problems. How do you work with the set of challenges that life hands you? I work with clients to understand themselves and their own story, and then apply that understanding, in the form of coping and problem-solving skills, to their relationships, to get through life's pain and into a life worth living.
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Depression Therapists
What is the goal of therapy for depression?
Therapy for depression has several major goals. One is to relieve the mental pain of depression, which distorts feeling and thinking so that sufferers cannot see beyond their current state of mind or envision feeling better. Another is to give people the mental tools to recognize and correct the kinds of distorted thinking that turn a problem into a catastrophe and lead to despair. Therapy also teaches people how to process negative emotions in constructive ways, so they have more control over their own emotional reactivity. And it helps people regain the ability to see themselves positively, the motivation to do things, and the capacity for pleasure.
What happens in therapy for depression?
Perhaps most important, no matter the type of therapy, patients form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Patients learn to identify and to challenge their own erroneous beliefs and thoughts that amplify the effects of negative experiences. They learn to identify situations in which they are especially vulnerable. And they learn new patterns of thinking and behaving. They may be given “homework” assignments in which they practice their developing skills. In addition, good therapists regularly monitor patients to assess whether and how much the condition is improving.
What therapy types help with depression?
Several types of short-term therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) helps clients challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs, learn new behavioral strategies, and curb reactivity to distressing situations. Behavioral activation (BA) is a form of therapy often used in conjunction with CBT; it focuses on engagement in rewarding activity as a pathway to changing negative feelings and disturbed mood. Another widely used approach is interpersonal therapy (IPT), which targets the social difficulties that both give rise to and get exacerbated by depression. Therapists may combine approaches as needed.
Can therapy for depression be done online?
Studies have found that online therapy can be highly effective for treating depression, although it may be more challenging to build a good therapist-patient alliance on screen than in person—at least at first. However, online therapy can offer considerable advantages. Accessibility and convenience are tops among them. Some people actually find it easier to talk about problems online than in person. While online therapy typically limits visibility of facial expression and body gestures that give important nonverbal cues to a patient’s state of mind, it can give therapists a glimpse into a patient’s world and life, providing information that can be highly useful in guiding therapy.
How effective is therapy for depression?
Many studies show that therapy is highly effective provided that patients complete the prescribed course of therapy, commonly 16 to 20 sessions. Over the long term, it is more effective than medication and the effects are more enduring. As a result, psychotherapy has the power not just to relieve current suffering but to prevent future episodes of the disorder. Therapy reverses the dysfunction in neural circuitry that disposes individuals to a negative view of themselves, the world, and their future and they acquire coping techniques, problem-solving skills, and understanding of their own vulnerabilities that are useful over the course of a lifetime.