I specialize in working with adult individuals and couples, facing challenges with relationships and divorce, coping with anxiety and depression, and navigating life's myriad challenges. I also work with executives and professionals helping them understand how their inner world affects their professional effectiveness and efficiency. All of my work is grounded in evidenced-based treatments including: DBT (dialectical behavior therapy), CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), PCM (Process Communications Model) and value-oriented and mindfulness-based approaches—tailored to best fit the needs of my clients. I am empathic, direct, and dedicated to your progress. Together we’ll achieve the changes you desire and need as quickly as you need it.

As a queer, trans, or non-binary person, do you feel isolated, depressed, or anxious? Have you been through something confusing, scary, or painful that you are trying to understand, and are struggling to move past? Do you feel like you lack a sense of belonging? Experiences, changes, and shifts within your life might have caused you to feel or engage in behaviors that may be unlike yourself. I believe that in order to feel at ease and live authentically, we need to heal our wounds. Sometimes this can be scary, and together we can unearth your full potential to help you move forward. I specialize in supporting the highly sensitive and empathic members of the LGBTQ+ and transgender community who may also have people-pleasing or perfectionistic tendencies. I enjoy connecting on a human level to help you explore your gender identity, sexual orientation, and process trauma and grief, so that you can live life more authentically. Through talk and somatic therapy techniques, we can work together to bring awareness to your mind, body, and spirit. Together, we can change thought patterns that may be holding you back from feeling joy and continue the healing process. Feel free to check out my website, www.gnecenter.com, for more information and to set up a free consultation phone call to connect!

As a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, I provide Psychotherapy, Life & Parenting Coaching, & Educational Consultation in my virtual private practice. My private practice is exclusively Virtual. I conduct sessions by phone & video. I am devoted to guiding my clients through many of life's challenges. Since 1986, my family-centered experiences have enabled me to address stressful concerns many of us may be facing at home with our families, at work, and at school. Together we will build a therapeutic relationship where clients may choose to focus on building positive self-worth, embracing more effective parenting strategies, creating successful relationships, navigating through grief & loss, tackling educational & motivational concerns, and exploring a variety of personal issues. I counsel adults, parents, couples, and individuals. I believe that we all have the skills to make our lives happy. My role is to help you tap into your own special coping skills and guide you to enhance your ability to resolve your challenges. I believe that when we change the way we THINK, we change the way we FEEL, which will change the way we ACT!! It's not magic, just a commitment and hard work! I'm wishing you all the best!

Do you want a deeper sense of connection or a greater sense of purpose in life? You may be dealing with stress, fear, marriage issues, dating difficulties, confusion, life transitions, low self worth, career direction, or something else impacting your life and relationships. You might have a mistrust of men or women based on past, hurtful experiences. You are not alone. Imagine yourself living with greater peace, freedom, trust, creativity, courage, and empowering love. Getting you there is my specialty. With your life experience and my 20+ years of training and experience, we can team up to make your life and relationships more fulfilling. With my guidance, fear can be overcome, self-esteem can grow, and understanding can emerge. You can have the loving relationships you deserve, and the life purpose you desire. My clients often say they appreciate the calm demeanor and trust they feel with me. Together, we can help you craft the authentic life you were meant to live. I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #114765 by the state of California and #3281 by the state of Florida. I offer professional counseling, life coaching, and spiritual direction for individuals, couples, children and families. I draw on the insights of psychological theory as well as spiritual resources for healing. I believe that by exploring unmet needs from the past, people can develop healthier relationships today. By working through painful losses and wounds, people can release unhelpful beliefs about themselves and others in order to live more fully in the present and with hope for the future. We are hurt in relationships; we are also healed in relationship, and the therapeutic relationship can be a useful resource. Areas of focus include couple, marital, and singlehood issues, family and parenting dynamics and attachment, anxiety, depression, adolescents and young adults, career coaching, abuse and trauma, spiritual growth and struggles, gender and sexuality issues, loss and grief, and pornography and addictions. I'm a certified Prepare-Enrich Counselor and offer premarital and marital couples counseling, and I'm also a certified Family Wellness Instructor. I'm a professional member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy as well as the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. My approach integrates Attachment Theory, Internal Family Systems, Trauma-Informed Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Coaching, and is collaborative, supportive, non-judgmental, and tailored to fit your needs. If you are ready to take the next step I am here to support and empower you. I look forward to working with you!

It is possible to experience yourself and your life in a more positive way. I can help you to make changes in the habits that are impacting your health and happiness. I can help you to take a look at how your past is affecting your present and to consciously create your life in this moment. Making real and lasting change is possible. Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, feeling overwhelmed, having difficulty focusing or maintaining healthy relationships, you are capable of change. It's not always easy to see where to start or how to make it last, but having someone on your side to help can make all the difference. I use psychodynamic, behavioral and mindfulness approaches to help clients reach their goals. Each person is different so the therapeutic techniques and relationship will be different with each person. It is important for you to find a therapist that you feel comfortable with and I provide a free phone consultation so that we can see if we could be a good fit.

Hello. I'm Dr. CJ Drake. I have more than 30 years of experience working in mental health care as a clinician, educator, and clinical supervisor. I prioritize confidentiality, compassion, and individualized collaborative care. My approach includes guided mindful discovery, empathic listening, client-centered processing, and targeted skill building drawing from CBT, DBT, and client-centered therapeutic approaches. I offer 50 minute telehealth psychotherapy sessions for clients dealing with depression, anxiety, adult ADHD, substance abuse, trauma histories, desired self improvement, and general coping difficulties. I would be happy to meet with you for a free telehealth initial consultation. I want to make sure that you can feel comfortable with me and that I am a good fit for assisting on your personal journey of achieving your unique therapeutic goals.

My mission as a therapist is to affirm the best in you. I believe that as human beings, we require a sense of safety and affirmation in order to take the courageous step of examining our own lives, even those aspects that are painful. I seek to create that safety with a warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth approach to treatment. The services I provide are trauma-focused and identity-affirming. I use interventions from a number of philosophies, including internal family systems, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), attachment theory, and the existential tradition. Throughout my work, I have helped many first-time or initially reluctant, participants overcome paralyzing anxieties, insecurities, and heartbreaks they once believed would be a part of their lives forever. Reach out when you feel ready to start the healing journey!

Please, call me JJ. Truth is, it's all about connection. You need to feel connected to your Therapist as you both work together. No matter how many theoretical orientations a therapist has at their fingertips, it will never replace human connection. My job is to create a safe therapeutic relationship that will allow you to explore and possibly heal past (or current) experiences. My passion is working with relationships... and communication... communication is the foundation of most relationships! When relationships become challenging, or when LIFE becomes challenging, you can become stuck in old, possibly negative patterns. I believe there is always a way to become unstuck and evolve through the challenges. My style relies heavily on Gottman method (an evidenced based framework used with couples), Nonviolent Communication (NVC), Attachment (how has your experience growing up impacted current relationships?), Psychoanalysis (do your current relationships indicate a past pattern or experience that is "haunting" your ability to be authentic? Did experiences in your past create insecurity, shame, guilt, fear or anxiety?), and finally humor. Yep, humor. Because who says therapy can't have moments of lightness? I might argue that the lightness is a guide through the darkness, and that's what I hope to offer to you.

Working with an individual or family member is a sacred trust that I take very seriously. After working positively with children, teens, adults, and families for over 25 years, I find that most all problems can be solved and most all mental health challenges can be improved. You just need to be willing to look at things from a different perspective and be willing to change the way you may be approaching the situation. I see these challenges like climbing a mountain on a road bike. Initially, it is steep and as you peddle it is easy to want to give up, but if you have someone who has been there before guiding and encouraging you not to give up, you then borrow their hope and faith for a while and you keep pedaling and finally, you make it. I say this as I have ridden across the United States twice (over 3000 miles on a road bike) to raise money for those less fortunate during a race called "Race Across America." I practice what I preach and I believe with consistent support anyone can make it to the summit and reach their goal. I hope to have the privilege to come alongside you - my journey is to help others with their journey.

At New Beginnings Christian Counseling, we are committed to facilitating healing, renewal, and restoration in your relationships, emotional well-being, and spiritual growth. Life can be overwhelming, and many people struggle with negative or intrusive thoughts that impact their emotions, relationships, and sense of purpose. As Christian therapists, we believe lasting change happens when we learn to identify unhelpful thought patterns, replace lies with truth, and align our minds with God’s Word. Using evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), we help clients recognize and challenge distorted thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes so they can improve emotional regulation, strengthen relationships, and experience lasting growth. We serve teens, young adults, adults, couples, and families in both English and Spanish. We offer in-person sessions in Yorba Linda, California, as well as telehealth services throughout California. Our clinicians provide support for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, relationship challenges, life transitions, and stress management. We also offer specialized services, including eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), couples counseling, parenting support, care for new moms, men’s support for technology and gaming addiction, and counseling for first responders. Our desire is to provide a safe, compassionate space where you can experience healing, discover hope, and move toward the restoration God has for your life.

Proven successful treatment that can help patients live more peaceful and fulfilling lives. The treatment that I use is psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. I believe in working together to to feel less alone. Helping people of various backgrounds working through patterns of behavior to achieve loving connections with others and personal life goals. Reducing fear to uncover underlying strength and hope. Develop meaningful bonds with a loving partner, family, and friends. Proven successful at decreasing addictive behaviors, eating disorders, and sexual disorders. Specialize in working with pregnant women transitioning into first time parenthood and postpartum depression. Extensive experience with gay and lesbian adults. Areas of expertise include working with people in the film and television industry. I have very extensive training in working with the patient to understand themselves and their unconscious inner world. I have been told by patients that it is a remarkable type of treatment that goes above and beyond other treatment options. I am an advanced candidate at the New Center for Psychoanalysis and have 10+ years experience post licensure. People often find that psychoanalytic treatment opens their eyes in such a way that they wish they would have begun sooner in their lives.

Hi, I'm Dr. Vince. I’m a licensed psychologist based in Pasadena, CA. I work with individuals and couples who are ready to stop just getting through it and start living with intention. My approach weaves together neuroscience, attachment theory, and values-based therapy to help you heal at both an emotional and nervous system level. I’m warm, direct, and I’ve been told I make the process feel a little less heavy. I offer individual therapy, couples and relationship counseling, and a couples intensive program designed to help couples dig deep and make immediate changes to their relationship. I take a collaborative, goal-oriented approach that’s built around you: your story, your strengths, your nervous system. We’ll work together to understand what’s going on beneath the surface, build tools that actually stick, and help you move through life with more clarity and confidence. I look forward to meeting you and helping you on your healing journey.