Life coaching is different than mental health counseling in critical ways, but both types of specialists offer benefits. Life coaches typically can’t diagnose and provide treatment plans for mental health disorders. Counselors and therapists do. Life coaches help people establish goals, find motivation, and achieve those goals. Their focus isn’t on mental health. A life coach uses motivational techniques to help someone accomplish goals that are unique to them and their aspirations. A person would go to a life coach for guidance in establishing more meaning in their life.
Therapists Who Specialize in Offering Life Coaching
ONLINE VIDEO AND AUDIO SESSIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! I am passionate about working with people during difficult times and life transitions, and right now is one of those times. Trying situations can sometimes cause depression, anxiety, grief, post-traumatic symptoms, and loss of self-esteem. I utilize a wide range of treatment methods including DBT, CBT, solution-focused, family systems, and...
It is my desire to assist people in the process of change and to help redirect the course of their lives. I am truly devoted to helping every client to walk down that path to a more fulfilling and peaceful life. In my 40 year career I have gained a tremendous amount of experience. I was a Captain in the United States Army Nurse Corp. and a psychiatric nurse for the Veterans Administration. I am...
It is normal to feel that something is missing, incomplete, or "not quite right" in our lives. This may be the result of adverse life events, trauma, relationship difficulties, or any number of precipitating factors. The bottom line: It takes a lot of courage to reach out for support and guidance. I take this courage very seriously, and am committed to working with you to develop a personalized...
*CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS * Thank you for taking the first steps toward your healing. I truly believe in the African Proverb, “It Take a Village to Raise a Child”, but it also takes a healthy village to maintain overall wellness and happiness. As a therapist, my goal is to strengthen and provide you with the tools to build and maintain a healthy self. I will support you through...
Past stories can create painful realities that can affect the present life. It can be extremely easy to beat ourselves up for things we do/did to survive pain. Now... imagine what it would look like to transform that old story into an empowering new beginning? A quote that truly resonates with my work is from Rumi: “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” Whether you're seeking ther...
Hello there! I am a licensed, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist (MA, CCC-SLP) in the SF/Bay Area with years of experience working in public schools, skilled nursing facilities and outpatient clinics. I began my career in outpatient, and have also worked in the schools and in skilled nursing. In each setting, I have learned so much, serving patients across the lifespan with a range of...
“If you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got.” Are you tired of being stuck in the same old cycles? Whether the problem is self-sabotaging behavior, feelings of worthlessness, constant family squabbling, or the like, let me help you break free from the madness and put you on a path to mental and emotional wellness. I will come along side you with encouraging insight,...
My goal is to help you become clearer on where you are so you are able to acknowledge your pain, heal and find the freedom to experience life in a new way, making new decisions, and finding fulfillment. I work with clients who are feeling "stuck" and inevitably struggle with addictions, anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, unsatisfying relationships, and unfulfilling work. I believe we ar...
Are you still facing traumas from the past? Not sure how to process the traumas and overcome the stress? Feeling anxious every time something triggers a memory? Let me help. No matter what form the stress and traumas came in, they're still hard to process. If they’re difficult for you to process, then it’s important to me to help you. A certain population that I'm passionate about helping are...
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I believe in providing the highest level of personalized therapeutic care for each client by integrating techniques from traditional and evidenced based therapies. I seek to understand each person from a systemic perspective and use an experiential approach that creates a secure environment where self-awareness, healing, and change can occur. I aspire to raise clients’ inherent strengths to rem...
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 13 years of experience researching and practicing evidence-based treatments. There are a number of highly effective therapies out there, and my primary focus is on those that help people overcome: Traumatic Stress (PTSD); Anxiety Disorders (social anxiety, panic, phobias); and Disordered Eating (emotional eating, body image, binge eating, bulimia,...
COVID-19 Update: ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS from Telehealth. Please reach out if you are feeling worried, sad, hopeless, helpless, fatigued, or overwhelmed. There is so much uncertainty in this world right now that your symptoms make complete sense. I am here as a resource to help you manage your stress, process and understand your emotions, and develop healthy routines to get through this challengi...
If you experience frequent anxiety and panic attacks, depressed feelings or obsessive and compulsive behavior, it can cause severe distress and disruption in daily life affecting your well-being. Making choices and finding meaning in life may have become difficult. In my private practice, I focus on counseling and treatment in children, teens and adults who deal with any or all of those feeling...
**NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME** I utilize CBT, Solution Focused, Play Therapy and Strengths Based models but cater treatment to each client's needs. I am LGBTQIA affirming. I specialize in treating those who have suffered from traumatic incidents as well as those who struggle with life stress. I commend your for taking that first step in gaining/regaining control of your life and I'm...
