Therapists in Shasta County, CA
Peggy Alena Marie Farver
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
Waitlist for new clients
Using a Problem-Solution & HOPE filled focus, I have had the privilege of seeing individuals learn, grow and heal from trauma, pain and problems with increased confidence.
Life is full of changes, we can count on this! During these ever changing times and seasons in living, our lives can be thrown off balance! Counseling support provides a special ‘time out’ where you can identify your current needs and address current symptoms and issues in need of attention and change from a compassionate and caring therapist. During this season with on-going losses, as a Certified Grief Educator, integrating issues of loss and grief into your counseling session remains so important! We all grieve differently...having a safe-place to process your grief, to remember your loved one, is a special honor and privilege.
Using a Problem-Solution & HOPE filled focus, I have had the privilege of seeing individuals learn, grow and heal from trauma, pain and problems with increased confidence.
Life is full of changes, we can count on this! During these ever changing times and seasons in living, our lives can be thrown off balance! Counseling support provides a special ‘time out’ where you can identify your current needs and address current symptoms and issues in need of attention and change from a compassionate and caring therapist. During this season with on-going losses, as a Certified Grief Educator, integrating issues of loss and grief into your counseling session remains so important! We all grieve differently...having a safe-place to process your grief, to remember your loved one, is a special honor and privilege.
Michael Stephens
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003
Hi there, I'm Michael, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have helped people with issues such as anxiety, depression, aging, ADHD, chronic illness, and more. I work effectively with clients seeking to move beyond previous negative experiences or current situational stressors and develop healthy coping skills. I can relate to many life challenges impacting thought, mood, and behavior. I approach psychotherapy pragmatically with an existential/humanistic emphasis. My top modalities are CBT, Narrative, and Solution Focused therapy.
Hi there, I'm Michael, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I have helped people with issues such as anxiety, depression, aging, ADHD, chronic illness, and more. I work effectively with clients seeking to move beyond previous negative experiences or current situational stressors and develop healthy coping skills. I can relate to many life challenges impacting thought, mood, and behavior. I approach psychotherapy pragmatically with an existential/humanistic emphasis. My top modalities are CBT, Narrative, and Solution Focused therapy.
Heather Gold
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96001
Helping others in chaos and finding order is a path that is very comfortable for me to navigate. As a Life Coach/Professional Organizer, my passion is to help people create an improved quality of life and a healthy environment through organizing. It can be overwhelming when clutter starts taking over the physical space but it also diminishes the mental and emotional state of individuals causing paralysis and stagnation. My ability to see the potential, which guides the work I do with individuals, helping them understand where they are at the present moment and then giving them the direction to create results.
Helping others in chaos and finding order is a path that is very comfortable for me to navigate. As a Life Coach/Professional Organizer, my passion is to help people create an improved quality of life and a healthy environment through organizing. It can be overwhelming when clutter starts taking over the physical space but it also diminishes the mental and emotional state of individuals causing paralysis and stagnation. My ability to see the potential, which guides the work I do with individuals, helping them understand where they are at the present moment and then giving them the direction to create results.
Margaret “Marj” Poytress
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96002
My goal is to help you develop a life you find fulfilling and overcome the depression, anxiety, or past complex trauma. It’s important to me you feel heard, understood, and provide quality therapy services. I will walk alongside you to help you achieve your therapy goals and support your belief system. I’m dedicated to help you discover your best life. I work with adults 18 and over.
My goal is to help you develop a life you find fulfilling and overcome the depression, anxiety, or past complex trauma. It’s important to me you feel heard, understood, and provide quality therapy services. I will walk alongside you to help you achieve your therapy goals and support your belief system. I’m dedicated to help you discover your best life. I work with adults 18 and over.
Robert Garcia
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96002
You may have held doubts about talk therapy and perhaps are thinking therapy may not work at all for what you are dealing with. Psychotherapy like all science is continually changing. Both new and long held approaches to well-being are vast. I invite you to consider Brainspotting before you rule out therapy entirely. My role as a Brainspotting clinician is to offer you support, as you discover your innate capacity for positive self change. I specialize in trauma focused therapy, specializing in treating anxiety disorders. I focus on various forms of addiction, OCD, behavioral issues, depression, bi-polar and mood disorders.
You may have held doubts about talk therapy and perhaps are thinking therapy may not work at all for what you are dealing with. Psychotherapy like all science is continually changing. Both new and long held approaches to well-being are vast. I invite you to consider Brainspotting before you rule out therapy entirely. My role as a Brainspotting clinician is to offer you support, as you discover your innate capacity for positive self change. I specialize in trauma focused therapy, specializing in treating anxiety disorders. I focus on various forms of addiction, OCD, behavioral issues, depression, bi-polar and mood disorders.
Michael Stephens
Marriage & Family Therapist, Michael, Stephen, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003 (Online Only)
Life can be confusing, relationships can be stressful, and the present can make you feel anxious or depressed. Sometimes a painful past can surface into the moment, especially when situations are difficult or when you are experiencing major change. During these periods your mood and thoughts can be affected in negative ways. When you are feeling alone, disconnected, or confused, talking things through can make all the difference.
Life can be confusing, relationships can be stressful, and the present can make you feel anxious or depressed. Sometimes a painful past can surface into the moment, especially when situations are difficult or when you are experiencing major change. During these periods your mood and thoughts can be affected in negative ways. When you are feeling alone, disconnected, or confused, talking things through can make all the difference.
Sabrina Thurman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002 (Online Only)
Hi, I can’t wait to hear from you.:) I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. My job is to provide a space for you to process your feelings, while assisting you to feel safe within our teletherapy environment. You are the expert on your life, your personal goals have value and will drive our treatment plan. My ideal patient is focused upon personal growth and healing.
Hi, I can’t wait to hear from you.:) I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. My job is to provide a space for you to process your feelings, while assisting you to feel safe within our teletherapy environment. You are the expert on your life, your personal goals have value and will drive our treatment plan. My ideal patient is focused upon personal growth and healing.
Stanton M Drucker
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
The Chinese symbol for crisis is the same for opportunity. In every crisis we have the ability to create the opportunity for positive change. Quite often we don't take advantage of the opportunity because we get stuck in the crisis of the situation or event. My role is to help you understand and move out of the crisis and understand and utilize the present opportunity.
The Chinese symbol for crisis is the same for opportunity. In every crisis we have the ability to create the opportunity for positive change. Quite often we don't take advantage of the opportunity because we get stuck in the crisis of the situation or event. My role is to help you understand and move out of the crisis and understand and utilize the present opportunity.
Carmen Siordia
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
Hello, My name is Carmen Siordia. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is based in Salinas, California. I see clients statewide via telehealth or in person at my office. I believe everyone has the potential to create the life they deserve. I am passionate about helping others work through their difficulties, gain a greater understanding of themselves and find meaning in their life experiences. In my work, I can help you learn practical and effective ways to manage the difficulties you are experiencing.
Hello, My name is Carmen Siordia. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who is based in Salinas, California. I see clients statewide via telehealth or in person at my office. I believe everyone has the potential to create the life they deserve. I am passionate about helping others work through their difficulties, gain a greater understanding of themselves and find meaning in their life experiences. In my work, I can help you learn practical and effective ways to manage the difficulties you are experiencing.
Online Therapists
Navneet Thind
Psychologist, LCP
Verified Verified
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Hi, my name is Navneet Thind and I am a licensed Psychologist based in Northern California. While I welcome working with all ages, my focus lies in working with adolescents and emerging adults (18-30). I specialize in mood disorders, Autism, ADHD, anxiety, relational concerns, and psychological sequelae following chronic pain or chronic health conditions. I use a range of therapeutic approaches based on each client’s unique needs.
Hi, my name is Navneet Thind and I am a licensed Psychologist based in Northern California. While I welcome working with all ages, my focus lies in working with adolescents and emerging adults (18-30). I specialize in mood disorders, Autism, ADHD, anxiety, relational concerns, and psychological sequelae following chronic pain or chronic health conditions. I use a range of therapeutic approaches based on each client’s unique needs.
Amy Amelia Hardwick
Psychologist, MA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Hyampom, CA 96046 (Online Only)
I have a particular interest in serious/chronic illness, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addiction treatment.
I work with clients online video with telemedicine HIPPA compliant. I maintain a very successful practice of holistic psychology that addresses the client at all levels; Mental, Emotional, Physical & Spiritual, facilitating healing at the level of causation, not just management and treatment of symptoms. I sought out the most innovative treatments so my clients feel better as soon as possible and can be out-living their lives. I work very well with adolescents and individuals of all ages. I have extensive clinical experience that covers a wide range of problems.
I have a particular interest in serious/chronic illness, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addiction treatment.
I work with clients online video with telemedicine HIPPA compliant. I maintain a very successful practice of holistic psychology that addresses the client at all levels; Mental, Emotional, Physical & Spiritual, facilitating healing at the level of causation, not just management and treatment of symptoms. I sought out the most innovative treatments so my clients feel better as soon as possible and can be out-living their lives. I work very well with adolescents and individuals of all ages. I have extensive clinical experience that covers a wide range of problems.
Gale Dixon Brown
Marriage & Family Therapist, LCMFT
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95928
I understand depression, anxiety, grief, loss, disability/chronic illness, and negative body image .
Medi-Cal Anthem Blue Cross provider and Medi-Cal California Health and Wellness provider. I'm a very good listener, nonjudgmental, and have much compassion for people who are hurting. . Traumatic experiences in my family of the suicide of my brother, loss of my sister in a car accident that left me critically injured, and having a twin brother who suffered with schizophrenia has made me a strong, empathetic, and trusting therapist. Albeit, its been a tough road, but shedding many ineffective beliefs, myths, and taboos I learned from my family and society I have let go.
I understand depression, anxiety, grief, loss, disability/chronic illness, and negative body image .
Medi-Cal Anthem Blue Cross provider and Medi-Cal California Health and Wellness provider. I'm a very good listener, nonjudgmental, and have much compassion for people who are hurting. . Traumatic experiences in my family of the suicide of my brother, loss of my sister in a car accident that left me critically injured, and having a twin brother who suffered with schizophrenia has made me a strong, empathetic, and trusting therapist. Albeit, its been a tough road, but shedding many ineffective beliefs, myths, and taboos I learned from my family and society I have let go.
Genevieve Brink-Capriola
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95973
I have expertise in several areas including biofeedback, mindfulness, chronic pain and illness, and EMDR.
Life can be very challenging at times and difficult to cope with. Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or bad about yourself? Are you wanting more joy and meaning in your life? I can help you to learn and use new knowledge and skills that will help you to feel better and more able to cope with the struggles we experience.
I have expertise in several areas including biofeedback, mindfulness, chronic pain and illness, and EMDR.
Life can be very challenging at times and difficult to cope with. Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or bad about yourself? Are you wanting more joy and meaning in your life? I can help you to learn and use new knowledge and skills that will help you to feel better and more able to cope with the struggles we experience.
Kokoro Counseling Center
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95928
We focus on how relating to trauma in a different way diminishes pain, increases self-confidence and makes life's challenges more manageable.
At Kokoro Counseling Center we help people move through their lives with a greater sense of purpose, meaning, and joy. We partner with our clients to develop treatment goals that target unwanted emotional struggles and behavioral patterns. Upon request, we work with prescribing medical providers for a more promising psychotherapeutic outcome. Our practice integrates various clinical treatment theories that meet a range of client treatment needs. Our center offers an emotionally safe space to heal past trauma and embrace new beginnings. Even in the darkest of places, we can recapture resiliency and joy one step at a time.
We focus on how relating to trauma in a different way diminishes pain, increases self-confidence and makes life's challenges more manageable.
At Kokoro Counseling Center we help people move through their lives with a greater sense of purpose, meaning, and joy. We partner with our clients to develop treatment goals that target unwanted emotional struggles and behavioral patterns. Upon request, we work with prescribing medical providers for a more promising psychotherapeutic outcome. Our practice integrates various clinical treatment theories that meet a range of client treatment needs. Our center offers an emotionally safe space to heal past trauma and embrace new beginnings. Even in the darkest of places, we can recapture resiliency and joy one step at a time.
Katie Jane LaRue
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95926
CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. EMDR THERAPY. For the last 10 years, I have worked with trauma survivors providing compassionate therapeutic care. Every person’s story is unique & how we cope with life’s struggles will be different for each of us. I believe each person has the wisdom, strength, & skills to heal. The key is to find out how, believe in what you’re doing, & apply the methods. I can help you discover parts of yourself that have been dimmed or never explored. At times, we all feel stuck & lost. I would feel honored to be a part of your journey. My space is safe & free of judgment.
CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. EMDR THERAPY. For the last 10 years, I have worked with trauma survivors providing compassionate therapeutic care. Every person’s story is unique & how we cope with life’s struggles will be different for each of us. I believe each person has the wisdom, strength, & skills to heal. The key is to find out how, believe in what you’re doing, & apply the methods. I can help you discover parts of yourself that have been dimmed or never explored. At times, we all feel stuck & lost. I would feel honored to be a part of your journey. My space is safe & free of judgment.
Amy Hardwick
Psychologist, MA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Hyampom, CA 96046 (Online Only)
I have been working in mental health for nearly 30 years. I developed a holistic psychology practice over 20 years ago to help my clients get the best results. Holistic means treating the whole person; mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of someone's life to find the root cause of symptoms. I am also a clinical nutritionist focusing on helping to educate about detox and balance brain chemistry with vitamins, minerals and amino acids and eating for optimal health. I focus on root cause of symptoms, doing progressive trauma interventions. Trauma is about times in your life in which your nervous system becomes dysregulated.
I have been working in mental health for nearly 30 years. I developed a holistic psychology practice over 20 years ago to help my clients get the best results. Holistic means treating the whole person; mental, physical, and spiritual aspects of someone's life to find the root cause of symptoms. I am also a clinical nutritionist focusing on helping to educate about detox and balance brain chemistry with vitamins, minerals and amino acids and eating for optimal health. I focus on root cause of symptoms, doing progressive trauma interventions. Trauma is about times in your life in which your nervous system becomes dysregulated.
Dairine Pearson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Red Bluff, CA 96080
My mission is to empower teens & young adults by providing knowledge/skills needed to cope in this world that is ever changing. I have 10+ years experience working w/ teens & young adults who have experienced various forms of trauma & probation/DCFS/foster care involvement. I also have 10+ years experience working w/ student athletes. As a result of trauma, many have experienced symptoms of anxiety & depression. Many individuals who struggle communicating what they are going through internally, express themselves through their behaviors/actions.
My mission is to empower teens & young adults by providing knowledge/skills needed to cope in this world that is ever changing. I have 10+ years experience working w/ teens & young adults who have experienced various forms of trauma & probation/DCFS/foster care involvement. I also have 10+ years experience working w/ student athletes. As a result of trauma, many have experienced symptoms of anxiety & depression. Many individuals who struggle communicating what they are going through internally, express themselves through their behaviors/actions.
Kindred Sparrow Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95928
Hello, welcome to my practice. I offer mental health services in California and Washington via telehealth. I have been working with youth, adults, and families since 2010. Are you going through a difficult time in your life? Have you had experiences that are impacting your ability to thrive? Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Is your child struggling in school or at home? I want to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and identify more healthy coping skills and communication techniques. I am committed to supporting you and your family in your journey toward well-being and recovery.
Hello, welcome to my practice. I offer mental health services in California and Washington via telehealth. I have been working with youth, adults, and families since 2010. Are you going through a difficult time in your life? Have you had experiences that are impacting your ability to thrive? Are you struggling with anxiety and depression? Is your child struggling in school or at home? I want to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and identify more healthy coping skills and communication techniques. I am committed to supporting you and your family in your journey toward well-being and recovery.
Christina Mercy-Kemp
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Chico, CA 95926
Welcome. I am passionate in working with women and teens throughout all stages and transitions of life, to develop greater outcomes in their personal relationship with themselves and others. Utilizing a combination of approaches that assist in balancing and creating harmony in the mind, body, emotions and spirit. Working to create a space where feelings and worries can be named, and articulated. Deeply held troubles, dramatic histories, and conflict can come to light, be examined and explored, and hope, along with creative ideas can be introduced.
Welcome. I am passionate in working with women and teens throughout all stages and transitions of life, to develop greater outcomes in their personal relationship with themselves and others. Utilizing a combination of approaches that assist in balancing and creating harmony in the mind, body, emotions and spirit. Working to create a space where feelings and worries can be named, and articulated. Deeply held troubles, dramatic histories, and conflict can come to light, be examined and explored, and hope, along with creative ideas can be introduced.
Dr. Srbui Sabrina Dertsakyan
Psychological Associate, MA, PsyD
Verified Verified
Chico, CA 95928
Have you ever wondered why after years of talk therapy your trauma resurfaces? Feeling like the only thing that helps you survive is avoiding and dissociating? Are you struggling to advocate and set boundaries for yourself? Or feeling so depressed/anxious that you can’t reach for hope to feel happiness and peace? Our behaviors are a result of our experiences. I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. So let me pour you a cup of tea or coffee, and let’s talk. Therapy isn’t meant to be hard, it is meant to provide you with a safe, judgment free space to process your story.
Have you ever wondered why after years of talk therapy your trauma resurfaces? Feeling like the only thing that helps you survive is avoiding and dissociating? Are you struggling to advocate and set boundaries for yourself? Or feeling so depressed/anxious that you can’t reach for hope to feel happiness and peace? Our behaviors are a result of our experiences. I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story. So let me pour you a cup of tea or coffee, and let’s talk. Therapy isn’t meant to be hard, it is meant to provide you with a safe, judgment free space to process your story.
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Chronic Pain Therapists
How does chronic pain therapy work?
Engaging with a psychotherapist to help treat chronic pain does not mean that one’s pain is all in their head. Therapy for chronic-pain patients has been shown to benefit both the mind and the body, targeting physical symptoms and increasing daily functioning. In other words, for many, addressing their emotional health through therapy affects their physical health. A therapist can help a client challenge unhelpful thoughts about pain and develop new ways to respond to it, such as distraction or calming breathing techniques. Studies have found that therapy can be as effective as surgery for certain cases of chronic pain and many doctors recommend trying psychotherapy in advance of considering invasive surgery.
What are the most effective treatment options for chronic pain?
Stress, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing, ruminating, lack of activity, and social withdrawal all make chronic pain worse. Addressing these issues, research shows, can help people gain control over their pain symptoms. Therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, along with greater pain-management education, have been found to help people reduce fear and disability.
Are there new treatments for chronic pain?
Many cases of chronic pain, particularly those involving back pain, remain medically unexplained. But there is evidence that changes in the brain or nervous system are caused by previous physical ailments such as tissue damage; in such cases, the brain may continue to send out pain signals despite the physical cause having healed. To aid patients under these circumstances, a recently developed treatment known as pain reprocessing therapy (PRT) is designed to help the brain “unlearn” this response. A PRT practitioner helps individuals to reduce the “threat value” of their ongoing pain signals until they can reappraise them as less threatening and fear-inducing. They also help an individual to develop new emotional regulation skills.
How long does therapy for chronic pain take?
There is no set timeline for recovery from chronic pain, especially as there may be a range of physical and psychological causes for any individual’s discomfort, but most patients should expect to see a therapist for a number of weeks or months, typically spanning at least 12 sessions. Studies of pain reprocessing therapy found that many individuals’ experience of pain lessened in eight sessions over four weeks.