Teletherapy for California
Hi, my name is Vanessa (she/they) I am an AMFT and Registered Art Therapist. I am of Zapotec heritage, raised on Tataviam lands, known today as the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Identities I hold are being queer, disabled, 1st gen, neurodiverse, and somewhere on the gender spectrum of being femme and beyond one gender. My commitment as an Anti-Imperialist/abolitionist therapist show up in the space in the ways I do not center tenants of white supremacy such as perfectionism, worship of written word, centrism/white comfort, and individualism. As a person of color, my lived experience has led me to center social justice in my work.
Hi, my name is Vanessa (she/they) I am an AMFT and Registered Art Therapist. I am of Zapotec heritage, raised on Tataviam lands, known today as the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Identities I hold are being queer, disabled, 1st gen, neurodiverse, and somewhere on the gender spectrum of being femme and beyond one gender. My commitment as an Anti-Imperialist/abolitionist therapist show up in the space in the ways I do not center tenants of white supremacy such as perfectionism, worship of written word, centrism/white comfort, and individualism. As a person of color, my lived experience has led me to center social justice in my work.
Marcel Parker
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Oakland, CA 94618 (Online Only)
Therapy is most effective as a collaborative process in which your needs and desires for growth are prioritized. The foundation of my approach to therapy stems from the wholehearted belief that our bodyminds, those seemingly interminable knots of body and psyche, are orientated towards liberation. As much as we may desire freedom from those things that provoke suffering in our lives, we also desire the freedom to imagine new futures. I offer Psychotherapy via telehealth (over Zoom or phone) for anyone living in California and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy in person at my office in Sebastopol, CA.
Therapy is most effective as a collaborative process in which your needs and desires for growth are prioritized. The foundation of my approach to therapy stems from the wholehearted belief that our bodyminds, those seemingly interminable knots of body and psyche, are orientated towards liberation. As much as we may desire freedom from those things that provoke suffering in our lives, we also desire the freedom to imagine new futures. I offer Psychotherapy via telehealth (over Zoom or phone) for anyone living in California and Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy in person at my office in Sebastopol, CA.
As queer, transgender, Asian American, and neurodivergent, my therapeutic stance combines my professional and personal experiences with what I learn from you so we may co-create the best approach. Allow me to walk with you on your path, and I will lend guidance and perspective without ever imposing my will over yours. Let’s work together to find the next steps to whatever you bring, the middle path between the burdens and the joys. This can be more somatic-leaning, philosophically-inclined, skills-based, or any combination thereof.
As queer, transgender, Asian American, and neurodivergent, my therapeutic stance combines my professional and personal experiences with what I learn from you so we may co-create the best approach. Allow me to walk with you on your path, and I will lend guidance and perspective without ever imposing my will over yours. Let’s work together to find the next steps to whatever you bring, the middle path between the burdens and the joys. This can be more somatic-leaning, philosophically-inclined, skills-based, or any combination thereof.
Krishna K Kharva
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90804
Ideally, therapy is a place in which you’re encouraged to reflect on your challenging experiences, process your emotions, and develop insight to support you in the future. A therapeutic relationship with an emphasis on understanding allows us to collaborate in a uniquely empathetic way and discuss what is most important to you.
Ideally, therapy is a place in which you’re encouraged to reflect on your challenging experiences, process your emotions, and develop insight to support you in the future. A therapeutic relationship with an emphasis on understanding allows us to collaborate in a uniquely empathetic way and discuss what is most important to you.
Taylor Isaacson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94114 (Online Only)
We all deserve space to be our full selves. I view my role as therapist as a co-explorer: I walk alongside you as you navigate your authentic experience of this world. In session, we follow what feels present for you in the moment and approach what arises with curiosity. This mindful awareness helps you build relationship with more "parts" of you. I aim to allow all of you in. Eventually, this process of being "more you" can lead to a more grounded and authentically connected experience of life, one in which you find yourself with more choice, agency, and fulfillment.
We all deserve space to be our full selves. I view my role as therapist as a co-explorer: I walk alongside you as you navigate your authentic experience of this world. In session, we follow what feels present for you in the moment and approach what arises with curiosity. This mindful awareness helps you build relationship with more "parts" of you. I aim to allow all of you in. Eventually, this process of being "more you" can lead to a more grounded and authentically connected experience of life, one in which you find yourself with more choice, agency, and fulfillment.
The Professional Wellness Academy specializes in focused, integrated Counseling Treatment. ProWellness Academy services individuals, Hospitals, facilities and MAT physician’s patients suffering from Substance Use and/or Behavioral Wellness Disorders. ProWellness Academy has office locations in most major cities and also provides seamless Hipaa Compliant TELEHEALTH software for the home bound; we are committed to evidence-based, “Whole Approach” to treatment that incorporates multidisciplinary modalities. Hand-in-hand with our professional network of therapists, counselors, physicians, and case managers; we pursue excellence.
The Professional Wellness Academy specializes in focused, integrated Counseling Treatment. ProWellness Academy services individuals, Hospitals, facilities and MAT physician’s patients suffering from Substance Use and/or Behavioral Wellness Disorders. ProWellness Academy has office locations in most major cities and also provides seamless Hipaa Compliant TELEHEALTH software for the home bound; we are committed to evidence-based, “Whole Approach” to treatment that incorporates multidisciplinary modalities. Hand-in-hand with our professional network of therapists, counselors, physicians, and case managers; we pursue excellence.
Kristian Starnes
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Long Beach, CA 90807 (Online Only)
I always felt like I didn't get the memo on how to “do” life. As a nonbinary, Trans person from the Midwest who transitioned in their 40's, I've spent the better part of my adult life unlearning and resolving harmful messages and beliefs. You may think, "Do I need to be trans to have a trans therapist?" The answer is no. The benefit is that I come from a judgment free position, and a lot of varied life experiences. What you can expect is a safe, authentic, and sometimes silly space (with pop culture references) where we collaborate to find real relief, and solutions unique to you, and peace that lasts a lifetime.
I always felt like I didn't get the memo on how to “do” life. As a nonbinary, Trans person from the Midwest who transitioned in their 40's, I've spent the better part of my adult life unlearning and resolving harmful messages and beliefs. You may think, "Do I need to be trans to have a trans therapist?" The answer is no. The benefit is that I come from a judgment free position, and a lot of varied life experiences. What you can expect is a safe, authentic, and sometimes silly space (with pop culture references) where we collaborate to find real relief, and solutions unique to you, and peace that lasts a lifetime.
Lori (Lo) LeChien
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
Studio City, CA 91604
Welcome to a compassionate and creative space where your journey toward healing, growth, and self-discovery is fully supported. I am a forward-thinking therapist passionate about working with adults, children, teens, couples, and families who are eager to make meaningful changes in their lives. Whether you’re navigating your identity, overcoming addiction or codependency, struggling with anxiety or depression, or healing from childhood or family trauma, you are not alone. Together, we can work to move beyond feelings of being stuck or hurt, break free from harmful patterns, and cultivate healthy, sustainable relationships.
Welcome to a compassionate and creative space where your journey toward healing, growth, and self-discovery is fully supported. I am a forward-thinking therapist passionate about working with adults, children, teens, couples, and families who are eager to make meaningful changes in their lives. Whether you’re navigating your identity, overcoming addiction or codependency, struggling with anxiety or depression, or healing from childhood or family trauma, you are not alone. Together, we can work to move beyond feelings of being stuck or hurt, break free from harmful patterns, and cultivate healthy, sustainable relationships.
Dani Knoll
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Oceanside, CA 92057 (Online Only)
Hi! I'm Dani, and I see couples. Whether you are doing the work of repairing, growing, or separating, couples counseling is a path to mutual understanding. For couples who would like to stay together, it’s worth reflecting on what brought you together in the first place. Things like how you met, what clicked, and why you stayed can inform what makes you hang in there now. I find that’s a nice place to start if you’re keeping the bond, sometimes even if you’re not. Wherever you are at in your dynamic, we’ll go into what you would like to see happen here.
Hi! I'm Dani, and I see couples. Whether you are doing the work of repairing, growing, or separating, couples counseling is a path to mutual understanding. For couples who would like to stay together, it’s worth reflecting on what brought you together in the first place. Things like how you met, what clicked, and why you stayed can inform what makes you hang in there now. I find that’s a nice place to start if you’re keeping the bond, sometimes even if you’re not. Wherever you are at in your dynamic, we’ll go into what you would like to see happen here.
Nicole Penrod
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Calabasas, CA 91302 (Online Only)
Most of my clients feel "stuck" and are motivated to make change — they just need some support in figuring how to make that happen! Whether it's getting out of a creative rut or finding a way to stop having the same arguments with your partner over and over, I bring creativity and passion into the room to help people find a new way forward.
Most of my clients feel "stuck" and are motivated to make change — they just need some support in figuring how to make that happen! Whether it's getting out of a creative rut or finding a way to stop having the same arguments with your partner over and over, I bring creativity and passion into the room to help people find a new way forward.
Brian Scott Hamilton
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Redlands, CA 92373
Your family has been torn apart. You can see your kids are struggling. You want them to be happy and successful, but instead they are distant, angry, lonely, aggressive, defiant, hyperactive, or depressed. As a parent, you want to be there for your kids, to help them get through their struggles, but you’re not sure what to do. That’s why you’re here. You’re hoping someone can help you put your family back together.
Your family has been torn apart. You can see your kids are struggling. You want them to be happy and successful, but instead they are distant, angry, lonely, aggressive, defiant, hyperactive, or depressed. As a parent, you want to be there for your kids, to help them get through their struggles, but you’re not sure what to do. That’s why you’re here. You’re hoping someone can help you put your family back together.
Kelly O'Phelan
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Pasadena, CA 91101
Are you tired of struggling? Are you seeking someone to help you navigate life's challenges and reauthor your own story? Hi, I'm Kelly, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) with a passion for helping people access their potential! I specialize in working with children, teens, adults and LGBTQ+ individuals, helping them discover new perspectives and foster positive changes. I use an integrative approach to therapy, combining narrative therapy, EMDR, creative arts therapy, DBT, person centered, and LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy to help you meet your individual goals in therapy.
Are you tired of struggling? Are you seeking someone to help you navigate life's challenges and reauthor your own story? Hi, I'm Kelly, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT) with a passion for helping people access their potential! I specialize in working with children, teens, adults and LGBTQ+ individuals, helping them discover new perspectives and foster positive changes. I use an integrative approach to therapy, combining narrative therapy, EMDR, creative arts therapy, DBT, person centered, and LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy to help you meet your individual goals in therapy.
Nick Krieger
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, MFA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94114
I love working with queer and trans folks. Whether you are coming in to explore your identity, or you simply want a therapist you don’t have to educate, I am here to support you. I work with folks dealing with relationship challenges, familial difficulties, anxiety, depression, grief, and the impacts of trauma and attachment wounding. I welcome people of all identities and work particularly well with people who have felt marginalized or different from others.
I love working with queer and trans folks. Whether you are coming in to explore your identity, or you simply want a therapist you don’t have to educate, I am here to support you. I work with folks dealing with relationship challenges, familial difficulties, anxiety, depression, grief, and the impacts of trauma and attachment wounding. I welcome people of all identities and work particularly well with people who have felt marginalized or different from others.
At times, the weight of the world can be overwhelming. We may grow up believing that we are not enough and that we have to be perfect. We may have inherited messages from our family or from society that puts us down, especially if we come from a marginalized identity. This can make us feel hopeless or ungrounded and we may act out in ways that we aren't proud of. These narratives may also show up in the relationships we care most about.
At times, the weight of the world can be overwhelming. We may grow up believing that we are not enough and that we have to be perfect. We may have inherited messages from our family or from society that puts us down, especially if we come from a marginalized identity. This can make us feel hopeless or ungrounded and we may act out in ways that we aren't proud of. These narratives may also show up in the relationships we care most about.
Melissa Burroughs
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Santa Clarita, CA 91351 (Online Only)
As a queer affirmative therapist specializing in supporting LGBT individuals, my mission is to offer a compassionate, inclusive, and empowering space for you to explore your identity and navigate life’s challenges. I understand the unique experiences and needs of the LGBTQ community and am dedicated to providing a therapeutic environment where you can feel truly seen, heard, and validated. I use a client-centered approach and evidence-based practices to tailor therapy to your specific needs. Whether you're grappling with gender dysphoria, depression, anxiety, or interpersonal challenges, I am here to support.
As a queer affirmative therapist specializing in supporting LGBT individuals, my mission is to offer a compassionate, inclusive, and empowering space for you to explore your identity and navigate life’s challenges. I understand the unique experiences and needs of the LGBTQ community and am dedicated to providing a therapeutic environment where you can feel truly seen, heard, and validated. I use a client-centered approach and evidence-based practices to tailor therapy to your specific needs. Whether you're grappling with gender dysphoria, depression, anxiety, or interpersonal challenges, I am here to support.
You feel isolated, misunderstood...lonely. You’ve been told you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or “intense.” You feel frozen in profound suffering. You feel that no one has seen the real you and have a sense that there are parts of yourself that maybe you haven’t seen. Hiding yourself has become unbearable, but you don’t know where to start or who to go to for help making sense of your complex inner world and experiences. We can be deeply wounded in relationships, past and current, but it is also in relationships that we find healing.
You feel isolated, misunderstood...lonely. You’ve been told you’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or “intense.” You feel frozen in profound suffering. You feel that no one has seen the real you and have a sense that there are parts of yourself that maybe you haven’t seen. Hiding yourself has become unbearable, but you don’t know where to start or who to go to for help making sense of your complex inner world and experiences. We can be deeply wounded in relationships, past and current, but it is also in relationships that we find healing.
I view the role of therapy as learning to look at yourself and the world through a lens of curiosity. We'll create a space where you can sit alongside your emotions as they surface, while tuning into the wisdom of your body in real time. It's through this process that stories are unearthed and we can begin the work of self-discovery, healing, and transformation.
I view the role of therapy as learning to look at yourself and the world through a lens of curiosity. We'll create a space where you can sit alongside your emotions as they surface, while tuning into the wisdom of your body in real time. It's through this process that stories are unearthed and we can begin the work of self-discovery, healing, and transformation.
Hello and Welcome! I am Sunni Meador (They/them) and I am a Queer Associate Clinical Social Worker. I am very passionate about alternative forms of self and community care. I have been working in the mental health field for three years and in the non-profit health sector for eight. Our clinical work together is a collaborative practice that we work on together. It requires willingness and boundary setting. We also define our own set of rules for the relationship so we may talk or navigate though uncomfortable topics.
Hello and Welcome! I am Sunni Meador (They/them) and I am a Queer Associate Clinical Social Worker. I am very passionate about alternative forms of self and community care. I have been working in the mental health field for three years and in the non-profit health sector for eight. Our clinical work together is a collaborative practice that we work on together. It requires willingness and boundary setting. We also define our own set of rules for the relationship so we may talk or navigate though uncomfortable topics.
Genevieve Fahey
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Sacramento, CA 95816 (Online Only)
You're "weird," you're queer, you were bullied for being nuero-divergent before we had a word for it. You know that this world doesn't fit you, but you were told that you needed to change to fit this world. You've been through it! And, the lack of attunment and understanding from those around you has only led to more trauma.
You're "weird," you're queer, you were bullied for being nuero-divergent before we had a word for it. You know that this world doesn't fit you, but you were told that you needed to change to fit this world. You've been through it! And, the lack of attunment and understanding from those around you has only led to more trauma.
I'm here to support you in connecting with your true, authentic self. Across the lifespan, we face struggles that make it difficult to understand ourselves and communicate honestly with our loved ones. I help children, adolescents, adults, and families learn what they need and how to meet those needs. We all need to feel a sense of groundedness, safety, and home within ourselves and our relationships. For those of you who feel lost or like you have fallen behind, I support you in lovingly finding your way.
I'm here to support you in connecting with your true, authentic self. Across the lifespan, we face struggles that make it difficult to understand ourselves and communicate honestly with our loved ones. I help children, adolescents, adults, and families learn what they need and how to meet those needs. We all need to feel a sense of groundedness, safety, and home within ourselves and our relationships. For those of you who feel lost or like you have fallen behind, I support you in lovingly finding your way.
