Relationship Issues Therapists in Costa Mesa, CA
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Summer Witty
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, EMDR
Verified Verified
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (Online Only)
If you're struggling with a deteriorating relationship, parenting issues, life stress, or family disengagement I want to help you.
Life can be challenging, and sometimes we can feel inadequate in dealing with life struggles that come our way. Sometimes we feel like we've tried everything, but for some reason we still feel stuck despite our best efforts. Although there are times in our lives when we feel great, there are also times in our lives when we feel hopeless, anxious, depressed, or even lost. Sometimes, we can pinpoint why we feel this way, and other times, these feelings seem to just come upon us for no apparent reason. Both can make life incredibly difficult.
If you're struggling with a deteriorating relationship, parenting issues, life stress, or family disengagement I want to help you.
Life can be challenging, and sometimes we can feel inadequate in dealing with life struggles that come our way. Sometimes we feel like we've tried everything, but for some reason we still feel stuck despite our best efforts. Although there are times in our lives when we feel great, there are also times in our lives when we feel hopeless, anxious, depressed, or even lost. Sometimes, we can pinpoint why we feel this way, and other times, these feelings seem to just come upon us for no apparent reason. Both can make life incredibly difficult.
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Therapy is a process of self-reflection and conversation that honors the struggles of life: career uncertainty, relationship decisions, loneliness, grief and the ongoing pursuit self-love.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
Therapy is a process of self-reflection and conversation that honors the struggles of life: career uncertainty, relationship decisions, loneliness, grief and the ongoing pursuit self-love.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
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Tamara Kubiak
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Are you struggling in your relationship? Are you feeling misunderstood, unheard or alone? Are you and your partner finding it next to impossible to get along? Has there been an affair? When couples feel stuck in the way they think, feel and act, it's time to make a change. In some cases, new communication skills can help ease the tension and move the relationship in the right direction. If there's been a betrayal in the relationship, it's possible to heal. Trust can be restored and healing can begin, let me show you how. I also offer couple intensives. Give me a call to find out more.
Are you struggling in your relationship? Are you feeling misunderstood, unheard or alone? Are you and your partner finding it next to impossible to get along? Has there been an affair? When couples feel stuck in the way they think, feel and act, it's time to make a change. In some cases, new communication skills can help ease the tension and move the relationship in the right direction. If there's been a betrayal in the relationship, it's possible to heal. Trust can be restored and healing can begin, let me show you how. I also offer couple intensives. Give me a call to find out more.
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Elizabeth Frances Armstrong
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
If you were to make list of everyone you care for, where would you place? Would you be on your list at all? It is your time to be heard and supported! Whether you are being visited by anxiety, grief, or relationship struggles; whatever problem weighs on you, you are not alone. Together we will find solutions to challenges through a kind and collaborative therapeutic relationship. It is a privilege to be invited into your journey, and l will strive to see the world through your lens. Let's harvest your strengths and capabilities, and discover your most amazing you!
If you were to make list of everyone you care for, where would you place? Would you be on your list at all? It is your time to be heard and supported! Whether you are being visited by anxiety, grief, or relationship struggles; whatever problem weighs on you, you are not alone. Together we will find solutions to challenges through a kind and collaborative therapeutic relationship. It is a privilege to be invited into your journey, and l will strive to see the world through your lens. Let's harvest your strengths and capabilities, and discover your most amazing you!
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Adrienne Clements
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Struggling with serious relationship problems? I help couples improve communication, skillfully manage conflict, heal from infidelity, and rebuild friendship, intimacy and emotional connection.
If you are suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, or PTSD symptoms, relief is possible. I will help you learn to reduce the impact and influence of unwanted thoughts and learn to develop the capacity to observe and feel and make use of your emotional and physical experience. I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), exposure therapy, mindfulness, and somatic psychotherapy to help you learn to stop fighting with your feelings and thoughts, and allow them to come and go without a struggle. This frees up energy to live a full, rich, connected life. You can overcome panic and anxiety and heal and grow after trauma.
Struggling with serious relationship problems? I help couples improve communication, skillfully manage conflict, heal from infidelity, and rebuild friendship, intimacy and emotional connection.
If you are suffering from anxiety, panic attacks, or PTSD symptoms, relief is possible. I will help you learn to reduce the impact and influence of unwanted thoughts and learn to develop the capacity to observe and feel and make use of your emotional and physical experience. I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), exposure therapy, mindfulness, and somatic psychotherapy to help you learn to stop fighting with your feelings and thoughts, and allow them to come and go without a struggle. This frees up energy to live a full, rich, connected life. You can overcome panic and anxiety and heal and grow after trauma.
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"We can't change the wind, but we can adjust our sails." With the uncertainty of the worldwide pandemic facing all of us, I am focusing now on issues of stress management, helping clients adapt to problems they might have experienced previously, but which may have become accentuated due to current events. In practice for more than 50 years, I have had extensive postdoctoral training in treating a wide variety of emotional, as well as relationship, concerns with a multitude of treatment approaches. While I would rather see you in my office, many have found that working online has been convenient, safe and effective for them.
"We can't change the wind, but we can adjust our sails." With the uncertainty of the worldwide pandemic facing all of us, I am focusing now on issues of stress management, helping clients adapt to problems they might have experienced previously, but which may have become accentuated due to current events. In practice for more than 50 years, I have had extensive postdoctoral training in treating a wide variety of emotional, as well as relationship, concerns with a multitude of treatment approaches. While I would rather see you in my office, many have found that working online has been convenient, safe and effective for them.
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Mark Howerton
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (Online Only)
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed, depressed, unmotivated, or scattered? Are you struggling with direction or the next steps in what seems like a crazy world? Let me help. My clients are good people doing their best in the face of real-life challenges. I help individuals, couples, and families move forward in their lives. Whether you are seeking therapy for personal growth, relationship issues, divorce, parenting challenges, or life stage transitions my clients would tell you that the practical interventions they receive in our sessions significantly helped progress in their lives.
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed, depressed, unmotivated, or scattered? Are you struggling with direction or the next steps in what seems like a crazy world? Let me help. My clients are good people doing their best in the face of real-life challenges. I help individuals, couples, and families move forward in their lives. Whether you are seeking therapy for personal growth, relationship issues, divorce, parenting challenges, or life stage transitions my clients would tell you that the practical interventions they receive in our sessions significantly helped progress in their lives.
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Along with my MFT license, I have extensive training in yoga and meditation. In my practice I combine personal counseling with strategies derived from mindfulness training and body-mind integration practices. I help you become deeply aware of your long held patterns of thought, emotion, behavior, and relationship that may be creating difficulties and impeding your health and well-being. By engaging in this way, you will develop a friendship and intimacy with yourself, and feel more effective and free to solve your life's problems.I have made it my mission to use my training & experience to help those feel connected and open-hearted.
Along with my MFT license, I have extensive training in yoga and meditation. In my practice I combine personal counseling with strategies derived from mindfulness training and body-mind integration practices. I help you become deeply aware of your long held patterns of thought, emotion, behavior, and relationship that may be creating difficulties and impeding your health and well-being. By engaging in this way, you will develop a friendship and intimacy with yourself, and feel more effective and free to solve your life's problems.I have made it my mission to use my training & experience to help those feel connected and open-hearted.
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I am dedicated to looking at the whole person to identify thematic issues that manifest themselves in different emotional, relational, or behavior patterns that take away from the richness of life. I focus on core emotions to create corrective experiences in relationship to improve emotional connection and promote healing. I address issues related to primary attachments, family of origin, and developmental issues. I have a collaborative approach to work toward creating emotional health and intimacy that has lasting impacts on your quality of life. I have a psychodynamic perspective informed by attachment research and the neurobiology of the brain.
I am dedicated to looking at the whole person to identify thematic issues that manifest themselves in different emotional, relational, or behavior patterns that take away from the richness of life. I focus on core emotions to create corrective experiences in relationship to improve emotional connection and promote healing. I address issues related to primary attachments, family of origin, and developmental issues. I have a collaborative approach to work toward creating emotional health and intimacy that has lasting impacts on your quality of life. I have a psychodynamic perspective informed by attachment research and the neurobiology of the brain.
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Karina can assist with a wide range of issues including relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
When we experience suffering or relational conflict, we often feel alone and disconnected in our distress. Karina understands this, and holds deep compassion and empathy for those in such pain. She attunes to her clients with warmth and tenderness, genuinely caring for their emotional and relational well-being. Her approach is collaborative, inviting authenticity within emotion-focused processing. Working with the neuroscience of attachment theory and a psychodynamic lens, Karina provides a safe space for her clients to process and gain insight as they journey toward healing, integration, and growth.
Karina can assist with a wide range of issues including relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and trauma.
When we experience suffering or relational conflict, we often feel alone and disconnected in our distress. Karina understands this, and holds deep compassion and empathy for those in such pain. She attunes to her clients with warmth and tenderness, genuinely caring for their emotional and relational well-being. Her approach is collaborative, inviting authenticity within emotion-focused processing. Working with the neuroscience of attachment theory and a psychodynamic lens, Karina provides a safe space for her clients to process and gain insight as they journey toward healing, integration, and growth.
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All of us have problems during various seasons of our lives and could benefit from some additional assistance. Most people who enter counseling are well-functioning, competent individuals who are seeking help with difficult problems in their everyday life. Relationship conflicts, job stress, financial worries, emotional concerns, and family difficulties are common in our complicated, fast-paced world. Sometimes just trying to balance all of the demands in our lives can be too much to handle and leave us feeling overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, frustrated, or lonely.
All of us have problems during various seasons of our lives and could benefit from some additional assistance. Most people who enter counseling are well-functioning, competent individuals who are seeking help with difficult problems in their everyday life. Relationship conflicts, job stress, financial worries, emotional concerns, and family difficulties are common in our complicated, fast-paced world. Sometimes just trying to balance all of the demands in our lives can be too much to handle and leave us feeling overwhelmed, depressed, anxious, frustrated, or lonely.
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Miguel Graciano
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (Online Only)
My name is Miguel Graciano. I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 10 years of clinical Experience. Proud member of the Queer Community. I provide support and guidance to all individuals who deal with issues such as gender exploration, sexuality, caregiving stress, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship issues.
My name is Miguel Graciano. I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 10 years of clinical Experience. Proud member of the Queer Community. I provide support and guidance to all individuals who deal with issues such as gender exploration, sexuality, caregiving stress, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship issues.
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Allie Brody Runkel
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
I enjoy working with adults who may have had turbulent childhoods who continue to see dysfunctional patterns in relationship to self or in relationship to others.
It is a true honor to be able to provide a warm and safe space for healing. In therapy, we work collaboratively to discover whatever you may be facing and find transformation through identifying thoughts and behavior patterns that may be interrupting access to your essential self. Together we will disentangle from old patterns and invite healthier choices through authentic connection to get closer to what lies beneath the surface.
I enjoy working with adults who may have had turbulent childhoods who continue to see dysfunctional patterns in relationship to self or in relationship to others.
It is a true honor to be able to provide a warm and safe space for healing. In therapy, we work collaboratively to discover whatever you may be facing and find transformation through identifying thoughts and behavior patterns that may be interrupting access to your essential self. Together we will disentangle from old patterns and invite healthier choices through authentic connection to get closer to what lies beneath the surface.
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Constantly anxious or find your self people pleasing? Have difficulty identifying how you are feeling and what you might even need? You might even feel overwhelmed with this huge list of therapists you are scrolling through! I get it and understand just how overwhelming life can be. If you are looking for help with anxiety, perfectionism, and/or relationship conflicts, there is help. Looking for a therapist that understands gay issues with couples? I am an LGBTQ affirming therapist with extensive experience in this area.
Constantly anxious or find your self people pleasing? Have difficulty identifying how you are feeling and what you might even need? You might even feel overwhelmed with this huge list of therapists you are scrolling through! I get it and understand just how overwhelming life can be. If you are looking for help with anxiety, perfectionism, and/or relationship conflicts, there is help. Looking for a therapist that understands gay issues with couples? I am an LGBTQ affirming therapist with extensive experience in this area.
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This will be done in the context of a warm and safe relationship.
Congratulations! The fact that you are searching for a therapist means you acknowledge that something needs to change. Your current approach in life no longer yields the satisfaction you desire, and you want to do something about it. Coming to this realization is the hardest part in bringing about change, and you don't have to do it alone anymore. I feel very passionate about this work. I consider it a privilege and an honor to positively affect people's lives and help them make lasting changes. We will explore the core of how your thought & behavioral patterns came to be, and what purposes they serve.
This will be done in the context of a warm and safe relationship.
Congratulations! The fact that you are searching for a therapist means you acknowledge that something needs to change. Your current approach in life no longer yields the satisfaction you desire, and you want to do something about it. Coming to this realization is the hardest part in bringing about change, and you don't have to do it alone anymore. I feel very passionate about this work. I consider it a privilege and an honor to positively affect people's lives and help them make lasting changes. We will explore the core of how your thought & behavioral patterns came to be, and what purposes they serve.
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Sarah Pace
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PMH-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
You’re pregnant, or just became a new parent and are in the postpartum period. No one told you about the unexpected and unwanted thoughts and feelings that you are experiencing. The whole life transition is just not what you expected or hoped it to be like. The emotional rollercoaster you’re on is beginning to have an impact on your relationship with others, your new or expected baby, and yourself. It feels like you are alone in this, and it is difficult to understand who to turn to.
You’re pregnant, or just became a new parent and are in the postpartum period. No one told you about the unexpected and unwanted thoughts and feelings that you are experiencing. The whole life transition is just not what you expected or hoped it to be like. The emotional rollercoaster you’re on is beginning to have an impact on your relationship with others, your new or expected baby, and yourself. It feels like you are alone in this, and it is difficult to understand who to turn to.
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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have worked as an individual and relationship therapist in community mental health for the past 10 years. I am a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and Emotionally Focused Therapy practitioner specializing in utilizing trauma informed and evidenced based care to help individuals and couples heal and bring expansion and connection to their lives. I strongly believe in the integrative connection between mind and body as well as using complementary and alternative practices including nutrition, stress management, exercise, and supplementation to bolster and empower the healing process.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have worked as an individual and relationship therapist in community mental health for the past 10 years. I am a certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and Emotionally Focused Therapy practitioner specializing in utilizing trauma informed and evidenced based care to help individuals and couples heal and bring expansion and connection to their lives. I strongly believe in the integrative connection between mind and body as well as using complementary and alternative practices including nutrition, stress management, exercise, and supplementation to bolster and empower the healing process.
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MARRIAGE ON THE BRINK? Discernment Counseling is a new and innovative short-term therapy (just 1-5 sessions) that is designed for couples who are not sure, or cannot agree, whether to work on their marriage or consider divorce. This is not traditional marriage counseling - my goal is to help you and your spouse gain clarity and confidence about a direction for your relationship in order to decide whether to recommit to marriage, move toward divorce, or maintain the status quo.
MARRIAGE ON THE BRINK? Discernment Counseling is a new and innovative short-term therapy (just 1-5 sessions) that is designed for couples who are not sure, or cannot agree, whether to work on their marriage or consider divorce. This is not traditional marriage counseling - my goal is to help you and your spouse gain clarity and confidence about a direction for your relationship in order to decide whether to recommit to marriage, move toward divorce, or maintain the status quo.
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Angela Austin
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Costa Mesa, CA 92628 (Online Only)
Welcome to Positive Mind Counseling! I'm Angie and I am glad you found me. I am excited to start this journey with you. First thing, Positive Mind Counseling is a virtual private practice working with clients residing anywhere in California. I enjoy helping everyone, but my specialties include working with those struggling with relationship issues, PTSD, postpartum depression, parenting, depression, anger and anxiety. If you want to explore more of my background, and you think we might be a great fit, you can find out more by visiting www.positivemindcounseling.net. I hope we can connect soon!
Welcome to Positive Mind Counseling! I'm Angie and I am glad you found me. I am excited to start this journey with you. First thing, Positive Mind Counseling is a virtual private practice working with clients residing anywhere in California. I enjoy helping everyone, but my specialties include working with those struggling with relationship issues, PTSD, postpartum depression, parenting, depression, anger and anxiety. If you want to explore more of my background, and you think we might be a great fit, you can find out more by visiting www.positivemindcounseling.net. I hope we can connect soon!
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I specialize in sex & relationship therapy, EMDR therapy & holistic health.
Your past & your present don't define you. You can heal. You can evolve. You can thrive. Your unique experience matters! Hi, I’m Michelle Kelly, founder of POW Therapy. I’m committed to assisting you in achieving sustained healing, optimal wellness & joyful authenticity within yourself, your relationships & the energy you bring to the world. You deserve to feel safe, comfortable, confident, inspired & free to be you!
I specialize in sex & relationship therapy, EMDR therapy & holistic health.
Your past & your present don't define you. You can heal. You can evolve. You can thrive. Your unique experience matters! Hi, I’m Michelle Kelly, founder of POW Therapy. I’m committed to assisting you in achieving sustained healing, optimal wellness & joyful authenticity within yourself, your relationships & the energy you bring to the world. You deserve to feel safe, comfortable, confident, inspired & free to be you!
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Relationship Issues Therapists
While need for human connection appears to be innate, the ability to form healthy, loving relationships is learned. Some evidence suggests that the ability to form a stable relationship starts to form in infancy, in a child's earliest experiences with a caregiver who reliably meets the infant's needs for food, care, warmth, protection, stimulation, and social contact. Such relationships are not destiny, but they are theorized to establish deeply ingrained patterns of relating to others. The end of a relationship, however, is often a source of great psychological anguish.