Family Therapy in Riverside, CA
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Jaclyn Rice
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Riverside, CA 92505 (Online Only)
I view therapy as one of the different and many ways we can attend to and take care of ourselves. My approach to therapy begins by getting to know the individual from the start and then building a plan together. I think people are the experts of their stories and the challenges they face and can rarely be understood without considering the environment they are in or have come from. With this knowledge and framework, I aim to get to know people and their strengths while identifying their unique needs and goals. I incorporate approaches from Cognitive Behavioral, Solution-Focused, Mindfulness, and Family Systems.
I view therapy as one of the different and many ways we can attend to and take care of ourselves. My approach to therapy begins by getting to know the individual from the start and then building a plan together. I think people are the experts of their stories and the challenges they face and can rarely be understood without considering the environment they are in or have come from. With this knowledge and framework, I aim to get to know people and their strengths while identifying their unique needs and goals. I incorporate approaches from Cognitive Behavioral, Solution-Focused, Mindfulness, and Family Systems.
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11-10 Therapy, A Marriage and Family Therapy Corp
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Riverside, CA 92506
What happens when your vocation routinely requires you to be there at someone else's worst moment of their life? What happens when you cannot shake the day off when you come home? Who can you reach out to when you give all you can and it never seems to be enough for the people you're trying to help, your boss, or your family when you are home? How did a "career" become your life and the highs and lows seem to define your worth? Healthy processing of traumatic events and their proper placement in your life can help you realign thinking patterns, release negativity, and reclaim joy.
What happens when your vocation routinely requires you to be there at someone else's worst moment of their life? What happens when you cannot shake the day off when you come home? Who can you reach out to when you give all you can and it never seems to be enough for the people you're trying to help, your boss, or your family when you are home? How did a "career" become your life and the highs and lows seem to define your worth? Healthy processing of traumatic events and their proper placement in your life can help you realign thinking patterns, release negativity, and reclaim joy.
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Lorita Casanova
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Riverside, CA 92506 (Online Only)
My name is Lorita Casanova, and I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Merced, California, and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults and specialize in anxiety, depression, and trauma, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution Focus Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure Therapy to help my clients make progress and start feeling better. I have found that my style and approach are a good fit for 18 and older adults who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and social pressures.
My name is Lorita Casanova, and I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Merced, California, and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults and specialize in anxiety, depression, and trauma, using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution Focus Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure Therapy to help my clients make progress and start feeling better. I have found that my style and approach are a good fit for 18 and older adults who may be struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, and social pressures.
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We are trained in several therapeutic approaches and identify as eclectic therapists, learning from many modalities to create a personalized experience that is suited to your individual needs or the needs of your child and family.
Your journey to healing depends on two things: a relationship built on trust and guidance to help you find your purpose. Focusing on both mind and body, Sky's the Limit facilitates whole change by helping you unlock those things from the past that block healing. When you learn to change your mind about who you are and begin to see the truth, healing begins.
We are trained in several therapeutic approaches and identify as eclectic therapists, learning from many modalities to create a personalized experience that is suited to your individual needs or the needs of your child and family.
Your journey to healing depends on two things: a relationship built on trust and guidance to help you find your purpose. Focusing on both mind and body, Sky's the Limit facilitates whole change by helping you unlock those things from the past that block healing. When you learn to change your mind about who you are and begin to see the truth, healing begins.
![Photo of Destinie Hoffmann, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/87db9e23-ea7f-4824-a30c-87078690de91/1/320x400.jpeg)
Hello! My name is Destinie Hoffmann, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have a passion to work with clients who experience PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and/or bipolar disorder. I am driven to assist clients in building stronger self-esteem/self-love and more coping skills to add to their toolbox. I am focused on validating my client's life experiences and providing a safe and non-judgmental space to share. Thank You! I prefer to work with anyone who is experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorders. I have a specialty for treating anyone who experienced childhood trauma.
Hello! My name is Destinie Hoffmann, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have a passion to work with clients who experience PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and/or bipolar disorder. I am driven to assist clients in building stronger self-esteem/self-love and more coping skills to add to their toolbox. I am focused on validating my client's life experiences and providing a safe and non-judgmental space to share. Thank You! I prefer to work with anyone who is experiencing depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorders. I have a specialty for treating anyone who experienced childhood trauma.
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Damian Lucas Margason
Pre-Licensed Professional, BA, MS, AMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Riverside, CA 92507
As a Trauma Informed Marriage and Family Therapist, my treatment focus is on improving relationships, building healthy attachment, and healing trauma.
Are you feeling overwhelmed in life? Are there concerns you’re facing in your relationship? Do you experience significant anxiety or depression? Have you experienced trauma? If so, I can help! I offer a comfortable and accepting space for you to confront your past experiences and to find a current or future solution. My aim is to help you experience and to truly express who you are as a person, so I am the therapist for you. I am open to clients of all backgrounds and of any religious or spiritual tradition.
As a Trauma Informed Marriage and Family Therapist, my treatment focus is on improving relationships, building healthy attachment, and healing trauma.
Are you feeling overwhelmed in life? Are there concerns you’re facing in your relationship? Do you experience significant anxiety or depression? Have you experienced trauma? If so, I can help! I offer a comfortable and accepting space for you to confront your past experiences and to find a current or future solution. My aim is to help you experience and to truly express who you are as a person, so I am the therapist for you. I am open to clients of all backgrounds and of any religious or spiritual tradition.
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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience. I enjoy helping individuals uncover and get connected to who they really are. I truly believe that each person is their own best expert in their life. I use Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused, and Narrative techniques to help people get connected to their own values and set themselves on a path to live the fulfilling life that they want to live. I find that we often need to uncover conditioned beliefs that have been instilled by culture and family systems that don't align with our true selves.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience. I enjoy helping individuals uncover and get connected to who they really are. I truly believe that each person is their own best expert in their life. I use Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Solution Focused, and Narrative techniques to help people get connected to their own values and set themselves on a path to live the fulfilling life that they want to live. I find that we often need to uncover conditioned beliefs that have been instilled by culture and family systems that don't align with our true selves.
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Jill A Johnson-Young
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Riverside, CA 92506
My dementia work is solution focused and designed to support the entire family.
I offer support, reorganizing, and reimagining life for those coping with chronic illness, dementia, and losses of all kinds. If you need help getting through grief that's what I do. For the time being I am online, where I meet clients and lead grief and dementia groups. My grief groups are 8 weeks, focused on working through the loss, and getting you to your new life. The dementia group is the 3rd Saturday of each month at https://www.facebook.com/Riversidedementiasupport/- and it's free of charge. I approach life, and therapy looking for the joy while managing the tough times- not letting them manage life. Call to see me.
My dementia work is solution focused and designed to support the entire family.
I offer support, reorganizing, and reimagining life for those coping with chronic illness, dementia, and losses of all kinds. If you need help getting through grief that's what I do. For the time being I am online, where I meet clients and lead grief and dementia groups. My grief groups are 8 weeks, focused on working through the loss, and getting you to your new life. The dementia group is the 3rd Saturday of each month at https://www.facebook.com/Riversidedementiasupport/- and it's free of charge. I approach life, and therapy looking for the joy while managing the tough times- not letting them manage life. Call to see me.
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Finding our strengths is an intangible but important part of living. We may find strength from relationships, growing opportunities, self awareness and devoting our energy to values we consider more important than ourselves. In entering therapy, the client's relationship with the therapist can be a step in finding that strength. I specialize in adults, either in individual therapy or with the partner. I also have experience in family therapy involving teenagers and young adults. I have experience in anger management, grief, work related stress and problems of isolation.
Finding our strengths is an intangible but important part of living. We may find strength from relationships, growing opportunities, self awareness and devoting our energy to values we consider more important than ourselves. In entering therapy, the client's relationship with the therapist can be a step in finding that strength. I specialize in adults, either in individual therapy or with the partner. I also have experience in family therapy involving teenagers and young adults. I have experience in anger management, grief, work related stress and problems of isolation.
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Balance & Peace Family Counseling, Inc strives to offer a warm and comfortable environment for each individual that walks into our office. Our mission is to provide psychotherapy with compassion and empathy to help clients develop their potential, so that they can become the best version of themselves. We envision a community of individuals who embrace a belief that mental health is just as important as physical health.
Balance & Peace Family Counseling, Inc strives to offer a warm and comfortable environment for each individual that walks into our office. Our mission is to provide psychotherapy with compassion and empathy to help clients develop their potential, so that they can become the best version of themselves. We envision a community of individuals who embrace a belief that mental health is just as important as physical health.
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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist graduate student at Alliant International University. I attended Cal State University Channel Islands for my undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in communication. I have a passion for working with others through the difficulties they have faced while also navigating any challenges they are currently experiencing, to foster hope, healing, and resilience.
I am a Marriage and Family Therapist graduate student at Alliant International University. I attended Cal State University Channel Islands for my undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in communication. I have a passion for working with others through the difficulties they have faced while also navigating any challenges they are currently experiencing, to foster hope, healing, and resilience.
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Andrea Blay
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MS, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Riverside, CA 92506
I am passionate about witnessing the healing and growth within the family system and individuals themselves.
Each of us has a unique story, shaped by diverse experiences and backgrounds. For some of us, our story can involve troubling and even traumatic experiences, such as abuse, neglect, violence, or significant loss. These experiences can leave us with symptoms like anxiety, depression, emotional numbness, or difficulty forming and maintaining relationships. What we need most is a space that is healthy, safe, and non-judgmental to explore and process our story. Understanding how trauma affects the brain and body can help us normalize our experiences and reduce self-blame. This welcomes a foundation for healing.
I am passionate about witnessing the healing and growth within the family system and individuals themselves.
Each of us has a unique story, shaped by diverse experiences and backgrounds. For some of us, our story can involve troubling and even traumatic experiences, such as abuse, neglect, violence, or significant loss. These experiences can leave us with symptoms like anxiety, depression, emotional numbness, or difficulty forming and maintaining relationships. What we need most is a space that is healthy, safe, and non-judgmental to explore and process our story. Understanding how trauma affects the brain and body can help us normalize our experiences and reduce self-blame. This welcomes a foundation for healing.
![Photo of Ramona Jean Carver, MS, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/4487908b-46cd-11ea-a6ad-06142c356176/3/320x400.jpeg)
I have worked with a variety of clients who have experienced loss, anxiety, depression and family issues; women who have experienced sexual abuse and abandonment; adolescent and children experiencing anxiety; troubled teens; grandparents raising grandchildren; adult children taking care of aging parents; divorce and death of a loved one; and phase of life changes.
As you journey through life, you may find yourself in difficult times that may cause confusion, anxiety, or depression. You may experience difficulty with your spouse or partner, a child or teen, phase of life changes, or the loss of a loved one. It is during these times that you may need someone to talk to and to walk with you, to listen non-judgmentally, compassionately and with understanding - instilling hope and healing. My hope is to help you find your strengths, and have a deeper understanding of your gifts.
I have worked with a variety of clients who have experienced loss, anxiety, depression and family issues; women who have experienced sexual abuse and abandonment; adolescent and children experiencing anxiety; troubled teens; grandparents raising grandchildren; adult children taking care of aging parents; divorce and death of a loved one; and phase of life changes.
As you journey through life, you may find yourself in difficult times that may cause confusion, anxiety, or depression. You may experience difficulty with your spouse or partner, a child or teen, phase of life changes, or the loss of a loved one. It is during these times that you may need someone to talk to and to walk with you, to listen non-judgmentally, compassionately and with understanding - instilling hope and healing. My hope is to help you find your strengths, and have a deeper understanding of your gifts.
![Photo of Richard Posalski, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/c9987b4a-009e-466f-9732-0f58938151b0/1/320x400.jpeg)
I'm Richard Posalski and I'm licensed in Clinical Social Work as well as Marriage and Family Therapy. I have the background and experience to help people develop skills in accessing their thoughts and emotions, expressing them out loud, and making choices that serve them best. I am a pragmatic, trauma-focused, client-centered therapist who utilizes pivotal questions and thoughtful observations to help people overcome obstacles to becoming happier, more successful individuals.
I'm Richard Posalski and I'm licensed in Clinical Social Work as well as Marriage and Family Therapy. I have the background and experience to help people develop skills in accessing their thoughts and emotions, expressing them out loud, and making choices that serve them best. I am a pragmatic, trauma-focused, client-centered therapist who utilizes pivotal questions and thoughtful observations to help people overcome obstacles to becoming happier, more successful individuals.
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Elizabeth Kelly
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Riverside, CA 92503 (Online Only)
Hello, I am Elizabeth Kelly, a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with individual adult clients aged 18 and older. If you are seeking help with working through grief, loss, difficult changes, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, aging challenges or any other issues that may be hard to overcome alone, I am here to help you through.
Hello, I am Elizabeth Kelly, a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with individual adult clients aged 18 and older. If you are seeking help with working through grief, loss, difficult changes, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, aging challenges or any other issues that may be hard to overcome alone, I am here to help you through.
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Inland Integrated Wellness & Return with Freedom
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, BCPCC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Riverside, CA 92505
As a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist practicing in the Inland Empire, I have spent over 27 years blending my business consulting skills with extensive training in Family Systems therapy. I also specialize in acute trauma therapy. My heart is to bring freedom and wholeness to individuals and families. I am an Adjunct Professor at California Baptist University, where I teach graduate Psychology courses. My husband of 29 years and I joined our family after having both been widowed, so I know the challenges of a blended family. All three of our children are happily married with great careers & 7 awesome grandchildren.
As a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist practicing in the Inland Empire, I have spent over 27 years blending my business consulting skills with extensive training in Family Systems therapy. I also specialize in acute trauma therapy. My heart is to bring freedom and wholeness to individuals and families. I am an Adjunct Professor at California Baptist University, where I teach graduate Psychology courses. My husband of 29 years and I joined our family after having both been widowed, so I know the challenges of a blended family. All three of our children are happily married with great careers & 7 awesome grandchildren.
![Photo of Douglas Glen, LMFT, Marriage & Family Therapist](https://photos.psychologytoday.com/b6825c75-ac0c-4f9c-92f1-3c4c8329052f/1/320x400.jpeg)
Douglas Glen hails from Europe and moved to California in 1993. He gained his Master's in Counselling Psychology in Los Angeles in 2003 whilst working as a Technology Executive for a number of prominent media corporations in Europe and the US, including the BBC, Disney, and ABC. His varied professional life facilitated periods of living in Berlin Germany, London, Santa Barbara, and Boston. Douglas prefers an integrative, person-centered approach and draws upon a number of modalities depending on a client's needs including CBT, Narrative, Existential, Psychodynamic, and Family Systems.
Douglas Glen hails from Europe and moved to California in 1993. He gained his Master's in Counselling Psychology in Los Angeles in 2003 whilst working as a Technology Executive for a number of prominent media corporations in Europe and the US, including the BBC, Disney, and ABC. His varied professional life facilitated periods of living in Berlin Germany, London, Santa Barbara, and Boston. Douglas prefers an integrative, person-centered approach and draws upon a number of modalities depending on a client's needs including CBT, Narrative, Existential, Psychodynamic, and Family Systems.
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I have taught undergraduate and graduate students in marriage and family therapy, psychology, education, and social ecology for the last 13 years.
I believe that it is through the relationship with a caring and competent psychotherapist that clients experience emotional recovery and growth. I focus on the "here and now" in helping clients develop strategies to solve problems.
Some clients come to therapy because they want to make significant and long-lasting changes in their lives; they want to change patterns of behavior that have not met their needs well in the past. I work to help these clients identify difficulties in how they cope with and solve problems and to develop new coping skills.
I have taught undergraduate and graduate students in marriage and family therapy, psychology, education, and social ecology for the last 13 years.
I believe that it is through the relationship with a caring and competent psychotherapist that clients experience emotional recovery and growth. I focus on the "here and now" in helping clients develop strategies to solve problems.
Some clients come to therapy because they want to make significant and long-lasting changes in their lives; they want to change patterns of behavior that have not met their needs well in the past. I work to help these clients identify difficulties in how they cope with and solve problems and to develop new coping skills.
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Sandra Hernandez B.
Marriage & Family Therapist, BA, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Riverside, CA 92506
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, family conflict, everyday life stress, work stress, cultural identity issues, or complicated changes in your life? Seeking pre-marital counseling? Having difficulties in your relationship? Experienced infidelity? Are you considering divorce or breaking-up with your significant other? Have you lost a loved one? Are you facing other issues that are causing you stress? Life can throw many different things your way, you don’t have to handle them on your own. Together, we can figure out what works for you and how you can make important and meaningful changes in your life.
Are you experiencing anxiety, depression, grief and loss, family conflict, everyday life stress, work stress, cultural identity issues, or complicated changes in your life? Seeking pre-marital counseling? Having difficulties in your relationship? Experienced infidelity? Are you considering divorce or breaking-up with your significant other? Have you lost a loved one? Are you facing other issues that are causing you stress? Life can throw many different things your way, you don’t have to handle them on your own. Together, we can figure out what works for you and how you can make important and meaningful changes in your life.
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Arielle Marie Hernandez
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Riverside, CA 92506
I believe that each person has a specific path to travel and that, at the end of the day, what we most desire is to leave a meaningful legacy, sweetly remembered by those we love. My heartfelt goal in counseling is to help you find your purpose and significance in life and essentially discover how your path is influenced by your history, family, and community. I realize that these relationships can be difficult and my personal goal for therapy is to walk beside you in an attempt to maintain a healthy balance of all that life brings.
I believe that each person has a specific path to travel and that, at the end of the day, what we most desire is to leave a meaningful legacy, sweetly remembered by those we love. My heartfelt goal in counseling is to help you find your purpose and significance in life and essentially discover how your path is influenced by your history, family, and community. I realize that these relationships can be difficult and my personal goal for therapy is to walk beside you in an attempt to maintain a healthy balance of all that life brings.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.