If a person is experiencing difficulty in their spirituality, they may benefit from counseling. Some therapists and counselors specialize in religious denominations and beliefs. Depending on what the person is experiencing, they may seek therapy from a person who more fully understands their religious or spiritual beliefs.
Available Treatment Options
Counseling interventions include offering a safe, validating space for people to question their beliefs, mindfulness interventions for self-discovery, or existential interventions for assisting folks in grappling with life’s “big questions.”
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Spirituality
I specialize in working with grief, loss, and trauma and also have experience working with anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, depression, and relationship issues. I take a compassionate, non-judgmental approach to therapy and enjoy relating to and uncovering a person’s highest self. In my work with clients, I draw from mindfulness-based therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Thera...
Some of us come to therapy because we are suffering, or feeling stuck, around a particular issue. Other times, we arrive with a readiness to explore long held beliefs or feelings that are no longer serving us. Some of us have painful experiences from our past that are asking to be looked at, so that we can move forward in our lives, without fear. My goal, as a therapist, is to support you to do...
I am passionate about women’s issues – both in out and of the mental health field – and am especially interested in working with young adult and millennial women attempting to navigate the unique social pressures and challenges associated with this life stage. I specialize in helping people learn new ways to manage anxiety through mindfulness and stress management techniques, increase self-este...
Are you finding yourself dreading this holiday season more than you are looking forward to it? You aren't alone! Holidays can be filled with stress, anxiety, and grief for many people. It could be that your family is pressuring you to do things their way, pulling you in a million different directions. Maybe this is the first year without a loved one. Or maybe you are having to spend holidays wi...
I am so honored for the opportunity to bring hope, peace, and harmony to my clients and their families. “I have seen firsthand the empowering and successful transformations in my clients from counseling and therapy, and I hope to continue to provide an environment for people to achieve healing and success.” Elisabeth Lynch LPC-MHSP, MA. As a mental heath provider for the past twenty years, I br...
I work with intelligent and high-achieving individuals who often experience a sense of longing for clarity, peace, and wholeness. Because of difficult relationships with family or oppressive childhood experiences, many of us grow into adulthood feeling unsure of our ability to have healthy, loving relationships and a life that is reflective of our deepest needs, values, and desires. While we...
The balance between mind, body and soul is important. I offer a safe, non-judgmental and trusting environment to partner with you and bring light to the issues affecting your physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The counselor/client relationship is a special bond that provides a unique opportunity to explore new ways of thinking. I have over 30 years of experience specializing in a...
Do you wake up in the night thinking about events in your life? Wondering why they happened or how you could have achieved a different outcome? Do these stories leave you feeling grief, trauma, remorse, angry, frightened, alone? Are you willing to delve deeply into who you truly are, into what makes you uniquely you? Whatever your life journey, there is a path to understanding who you are, hold...
Born and raised in the beautiful Mojave Desert of Southern California, I am a Small Town Girl with a Big Passionate Heart! I am the proud wife of a Disabled Marine Corps Veteran who is also an Ordained Minister. I am a mom, a daughter, an aunt, a sister, a friend, and a grandma (or 'Mimi' as I prefer). I am an Ordained Minister with The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, and I have ...
Wellness is a matter of balance. Anyone who struggles with addiction, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, or ANY experience of overwhelming emotion, can relate to a sense of imbalance. Often times we develop strategies to tip the scale. Unfortunately, we may find strategies that become part of a cycle of avoidance. I can help you break this cycle by creating strategies that promote...
* Now offering evening appointments.* Is there a divide between who you are and who you would like to be? Do you feel trapped in a life in which you feel like an imposter or you are constantly wearing a mask to hide depression, anxiety, or who you are at the core? I work with clients to live an authentic life unburdened by past trauma, grief, mood disorders, or other circumstances that cloud cl...
Do you feel like your life looks good from the outside, yet internally you feel unsatisfied, unsettled, or unhappy? Have you achieved success but struggle to enjoy it? Often times the qualities that make us successful in one area, such as work, also cause us to suffer in other areas, such as relationships, self-esteem, or inner peace. I work with people to recognize exactly how and why life can...
A critical component of abundant living is finding the freedom to radically accept and fully understand who we are, why we do the things we do, and how we can fully become the persons we were intended to be. The journey to this kind of freedom can be difficult to navigate alone which is why therapy is often such a necessary part of the process. Stephanie Whited is a Licensed Clinical Social...
Do you notice yourself bumping up against the same old patterns? You may have disturbing memories that plague you, or feel stuck and afraid that you will never feel comfortable in your own skin. Maybe you struggle with feeling that you aren't good enough or deserving enough. Maybe you feel weighed down by emotional pain or shame that you can't seem to shake. So often our painful past experience...
I believe that the counseling process is a sacred space where I’m given the honor of walking with clients through whatever brings them into my office. I love empowering and supporting clients in their journey by offering safety, trust and compassion. I will often pull from various resources and approaches to fit client’s unique experiences and needs, and I love integrating faith, creativity and...
