Dual diagnosis, or co-occurring disorders, is when a person experiences more than one mental health issue simultaneously. Counseling interventions change according to the specific disorders.
Available Treatment Options
Most often, therapists can treat multiple mental health issues simultaneously using therapeutic techniques. Some interventions, such as developing healthy coping mechanisms and exploring past trauma, can help various mental health issues at once.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Dual Diagnosis
We all make our own way through life's journey and encounter hardships, and while these circumstances are temporary their impact influences us for a lifetime. If anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment/change or other struggles are interfering with your life, therapy may help you become more self-aware, to learn to love and accept yourself, enhance relationships, and improve your overall qualit...
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS & INITIAL PHONE CONSULTATION AVAILABLE If you are here, you are likely feeling frustrated, fearful or challenged right now. It takes strength and courage to ask for help; I know this isn't easy. I believe every person has the potential to grow and change and I am here to support you, not to judge you. If you are ready, I am here to help. Sometimes taking that first step can s...
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**TAKING MATERNITY LEAVE MAR-JUN 2021** I provide therapy intended to reduce distress and conflict by improving relationships and building self-confidence. By providing support, validation, and thoughtful questioning, I aim to assist individuals in finding their own version of stability and happiness. Though I have experience working with individuals from all walks of life, I particularly enjoy...
Talking with a therapist can help you deal with thoughts, behaviors, symptoms, stresses, goals, past experiences and other areas that can promote your recovery. Of course, talking with a therapist about personal issues can be tough, but it can help you come to grips with problems in your life. It can also offer an emotional release and a sense of really being heard, understood and supported....
Working with individuals is a privilege to me and one I do not take it lightly. Everyone has their own path, their own journey, and none are easy. I am here to walk alongside individuals, couples, and families on their journey through good and bad, happy and sad. Whether working through addiction and recovery, grief and loss, LGBTQ needs or issues, relationship issues, or depression and anxiety...
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Life in the Bay Area is challenging and the additional stress associated with being LGBTQ+, a woman, pregnant, a parent or all of the above can push it over the edge. Sometimes, especially if you didn’t feel protected or cared for as a child or if something bad has happened to you, life feels like you’re in over your head. Relationships feel out of control and painful, sleeping is hard and you...
I believe every human being has the capacity to grow and to accept themselves for who they really are. Sometimes our life's experiences, particularly traumatizing ones, hinder our ability to see light, hope and gratitude. There are things that we go through in life that we didn't ask for or even deserve to experience it; however, I believe you have what it takes to find the confidence, the...
My passion is in connecting clients to their inner process - what is trying to happen - as demonstrated by their symptoms. Once we discover the issue and address it, the symptoms no longer need to be present. This approach is from a type of Jungian psychotherapy called Process Oriented Psychology, which holds as its premise that there is always something right about what is going on in our live...
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