Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) emphasizes utilizing compassion to understand yourself and the people around you. It’s a good option for people dealing with shame or self-criticism that causes emotional distress.
Developing compassion for yourself and others requires practice. Practicing self-compassion exercises can help you manage shame and guilt, which can help you develop compassion for the people around you.
Seeking more peace and purpose? Craving deeper, more meaningful relationships? Seeking more happiness? Dreaming of a calm family life? Let me help! Through my holistic method including emotional, physical, social and spiritual well-being, we work together to create lasting change by shedding what isn't working for you and building up what does, all in an effort to help you achieve a manageable,...
After the death of my 21-year old son due to a homicide, my life as I once knew it, changed forever. This horrific experience has taught me that you do not get over your grief, you strive to get through and beyond it. This is not like the five stages of grief one experiences during an expected loss of a loved one, you do not progress step by step, but you can get through it. Our loss may be the...
Choosing a therapist may be a difficult first step; I will do my best to facilitate safe space as you explore your relationships with yourself and others. This safety will help make space for more vulnerable experiences to arise that will allow you to process your feelings and have greater understanding and relief from your emotional pain. Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) and EMDR trauma thera...
When your children are experiencing problems, it impacts the whole family! I have a passion for helping children and parents work through their problems to come to a happier and healthier place. I can help with a wide range of behavioral and emotional concerns that you may have for your child or teen. Each child is unique, and I use a variety of techniques that are modified to fit your child’s...
Are you overwhelmed and stuck? Is your marriage, children, work, and family relationships, or addiction dominating your life? Do you suffer from PTSD? Hope and help is waiting for you. I am passionate about the opportunity to help get you on the right path, going in the right direction. I work with adult/teen individuals, couples, and families. I specialize in Trauma related issues (PTSD) and h...
I enjoy helping people start over and get to the other side of loss. Maybe you are still reeling from narcissistic abuse.....or trying to find your way after a relationship ends. Perhaps you keep running into the same familiar patterns after childhood trauma/abuse/neglect. Or maybe you are the proverbial "square peg in a round hole", trying to figure out how to be your creative self in the mids...
Therapy should be hopeful and positive. It should help you move forward from feeling "stuck" in life and help you create meaning from challenge. Whether you are seeking individual, family, or couples counseling, therapy is about healing and growth, through pain. Everyone deserves the opportunity to express themselves more genuinely and learn from the past in order to develop healthy and product...
CURRENTLY RUNNING A WAITLIST You do not need to be fixed. You need to feel cared for, understood, and accepted, by yourself and others! These are core human needs and when they are met we are better equipped to feel authentic connections to ourselves and others, cope with distress, and find inner happiness. Within us lies incredible resources for healing and transformation. My goal is to foster...
I welcome individuals experiencing depression and anxiety who want to work from a strengths based perspective. Using compassion and mindfulness practice, and a feminist multi-cultural lens, I encourage people to work in a focused and positive way in order to find authenticity. In the past several years I have worked extensively with gay, lesbian and transgender people and am open, affirming and...
My approach to therapy is psychodynamic. Finding a sense of purpose in order to fulfill one's destiny is the goal of all therapy. Creating and discovering a sense of meaning as well as removing obstacles to self realization are the focus of the process. I work with issues of depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and trauma as well as focusing on the means to achieve peace in relationships....
Hello and Congratulations on deciding to improve your life! No matter what stage you've reached or how overwhelmed you might feel, it's never too late to find a sense of peace and joy. If you're reading this profile, you are likely feeling a need for change. Or perhaps you hear a voice whispering, "There has to be something more". Life is too short to live with pain, fear, loneliness, and...
My ideal clients are often working to discover unproductive patterns in their lives that undermine their ability to live the full, happy life they desire. Together we identify habits of thoughts, feelings and behaviors, such as procrastination, negative thinking, self-criticism, poor communication, paralysis, anxiety, frustration, stress, depression — that interfere with pursuit of your unique...
We are an established and well regarded group practice offering counseling and psychiatric services to our clients. We have 2 locations to meet our client needs.. Our experienced providers have a variety of specialties and utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as well as other treatment approaches. We are pleased to offer Individual, Marriage and Family Counseling as well as Medication Managemen...
I am a psychotherapist with a holistic and spiritual approach to counseling and coaching; I offer in person and teletherapy services for the treatment of anxiety, depression, women's issues, self esteem, life transitions, with an emphasis on the role of spirituality in healing. My style is warm, supportive, and focuses in on your strengths to empower you to live your best life. Teletherapy for...
You want to thrive in your closest relationship: we're here for you. My name is Megan Lundgren, and I am the Director of Relationships For Better, a relationship counseling private practice based in Monrovia, in the San Gabriel Valley. My team of experienced and skilled therapists specializes in helping people navigate relationship hurdles with compassion and care. Relationships are the most...
