Therapists in San Clemente, CA
Douglas Kent Smith
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Clemente, CA 92673
I work well with hurting people struggling to understand their lives and experiences. I work well with clients with anxiety, depression, grief, loss, aging, and other challenges. I do all of my work on Zoom or phone and work from my home office. Most clients have come to appreciate the privacy and convenience of online meetings. I work to understand each person's challenges and develop a plan specific to each situation. I welcome the opportunity to help you. I am a Medicare provider.
I work well with hurting people struggling to understand their lives and experiences. I work well with clients with anxiety, depression, grief, loss, aging, and other challenges. I do all of my work on Zoom or phone and work from my home office. Most clients have come to appreciate the privacy and convenience of online meetings. I work to understand each person's challenges and develop a plan specific to each situation. I welcome the opportunity to help you. I am a Medicare provider.
Nate Balfanz
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
I’ve been practicing psychology in a variety of settings for nearly 20 years now. Currently, I split my time between my position at Dr. Nate Psych and my secondary role as a pediatric and adolescent specialist at The Weichman Clinic, a multidisciplinary mental health clinic located within Hoag Hospital of Newport Beach. I started my own clinic as a result of my lifelong pursuit for helping children, adults, and families manage their mental health struggles in order to live a more fulfilling life. At Dr. Nate Psych, I provide a variety of therapeutic services intended for children, individuals, and families of all types.
I’ve been practicing psychology in a variety of settings for nearly 20 years now. Currently, I split my time between my position at Dr. Nate Psych and my secondary role as a pediatric and adolescent specialist at The Weichman Clinic, a multidisciplinary mental health clinic located within Hoag Hospital of Newport Beach. I started my own clinic as a result of my lifelong pursuit for helping children, adults, and families manage their mental health struggles in order to live a more fulfilling life. At Dr. Nate Psych, I provide a variety of therapeutic services intended for children, individuals, and families of all types.
Foojan Zeine
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, MFT
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
In our session, I focus on meeting you with empathy and truly understanding your needs, wants, and desires. Together, we will embark on a journey to discover whether therapy or coaching resonates best with your unique requirements. Once your goal is identified, we will walk hand in hand toward its realization. I will serve as a compassionate mirror, reflecting the aspects of yourself that may have gone unnoticed. Together, we will explore fresh perspectives on being, thinking, and behaving, paving the way for you to embrace and sustain the fulfilling life you aspire to and truly deserve through trauma-informed techniques.
In our session, I focus on meeting you with empathy and truly understanding your needs, wants, and desires. Together, we will embark on a journey to discover whether therapy or coaching resonates best with your unique requirements. Once your goal is identified, we will walk hand in hand toward its realization. I will serve as a compassionate mirror, reflecting the aspects of yourself that may have gone unnoticed. Together, we will explore fresh perspectives on being, thinking, and behaving, paving the way for you to embrace and sustain the fulfilling life you aspire to and truly deserve through trauma-informed techniques.
Priscilla Gomez
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
Welcome to your healing journey! I imagine you are on here because you are seeking a safe space to unpack all that has begun to unfold before you, and you are seeking some clarity as to how to move forward. Dealing with stress, trauma and anxiety is not easy, but learning how your current coping skills are no longer serving you, will bring you one step closer to your healing. I am versed in the fields of anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma and the effects they have on the mind, body, and spirit. I ground my work in faith, a client-center approach, and help clients move into healing through healthier choices.
Welcome to your healing journey! I imagine you are on here because you are seeking a safe space to unpack all that has begun to unfold before you, and you are seeking some clarity as to how to move forward. Dealing with stress, trauma and anxiety is not easy, but learning how your current coping skills are no longer serving you, will bring you one step closer to your healing. I am versed in the fields of anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma and the effects they have on the mind, body, and spirit. I ground my work in faith, a client-center approach, and help clients move into healing through healthier choices.
Tessa Armstrong
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
I offer a FREE confidential phone consultation. Do you feel depressed, anxious, stuck, powerless, lonely, angry, overwhelmed, or find youself in difficult relationships? You don't have to feel this way, there is hope! I would be privileged to help you find your way. In the course of living, we accumulate experiences, traumas, resentments, illnesses and HABITS that weigh us down. We may carry this pain with us every day until we learn new healthy ways of coping and begin to face our true selves and work through our hurts, vices, hidden secrets, and brokenness. To make an appointment please call: (949)2542631
I offer a FREE confidential phone consultation. Do you feel depressed, anxious, stuck, powerless, lonely, angry, overwhelmed, or find youself in difficult relationships? You don't have to feel this way, there is hope! I would be privileged to help you find your way. In the course of living, we accumulate experiences, traumas, resentments, illnesses and HABITS that weigh us down. We may carry this pain with us every day until we learn new healthy ways of coping and begin to face our true selves and work through our hurts, vices, hidden secrets, and brokenness. To make an appointment please call: (949)2542631
Michelle Moore
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Clemente, CA 92673
I believe therapy can be a powerful tool to overcome life's obstacles. My clients want to learn how to approach these obstacles and apply their new skills as problems arise; this allows my clients to feel confident in making positive, lasting changes in their lives. I often work with individuals, both adults and adolescents, who want to learn how to be more mindful in their lives and want help "getting out of their heads so to speak." My clients often want to re-establish their inner strength and learn how to better problem-solve in order to improve their lives.
I believe therapy can be a powerful tool to overcome life's obstacles. My clients want to learn how to approach these obstacles and apply their new skills as problems arise; this allows my clients to feel confident in making positive, lasting changes in their lives. I often work with individuals, both adults and adolescents, who want to learn how to be more mindful in their lives and want help "getting out of their heads so to speak." My clients often want to re-establish their inner strength and learn how to better problem-solve in order to improve their lives.
Bailey Godber
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
Welcome! I am Bailey. First and foremost- I am a Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. But secondly- I am a daughter, sister, friend, coffee lover, confidant, and healer. My own life-changing experience in treatment and therapy throughout my life led me down this path and provided me with valuable insight I can give back and relate to my clients. One of my goals as a therapist is to help break the stigma surrounding therapy and mental health care. I hope to always lead with kindness, with care, and to make this journey feel approachable to my clients.
Welcome! I am Bailey. First and foremost- I am a Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. But secondly- I am a daughter, sister, friend, coffee lover, confidant, and healer. My own life-changing experience in treatment and therapy throughout my life led me down this path and provided me with valuable insight I can give back and relate to my clients. One of my goals as a therapist is to help break the stigma surrounding therapy and mental health care. I hope to always lead with kindness, with care, and to make this journey feel approachable to my clients.
Vicky Rosales
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
Hi, my name is Vicky Rosales. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Los Angeles, CA. I am a Trauma-Informed Therapist and understand the importance of the mind, body, and spirit connection. My expertise is working with youth and families impacted by the child welfare and juvenile justice system, providing both individual and family therapy. I am dedicated to creating a therapeutic relationship where you can express your emotions and life experience without judgment.
Hi, my name is Vicky Rosales. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Los Angeles, CA. I am a Trauma-Informed Therapist and understand the importance of the mind, body, and spirit connection. My expertise is working with youth and families impacted by the child welfare and juvenile justice system, providing both individual and family therapy. I am dedicated to creating a therapeutic relationship where you can express your emotions and life experience without judgment.
Molly Banks
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
Hello! I’m happy you’re here. I’m Molly Banks, LCSW. I have worked in a variety of settings, but found my true calling in providing compassionate therapy & guidance to teenagers and young adults with a desire to improve their mental health, social relationships, & emotional awareness. My approach is warm, empathetic, and emotionally expressive; I believe these are the keys to building trust and connection, creating lasting behavioral change, thus experiencing a fulfilling life.
Hello! I’m happy you’re here. I’m Molly Banks, LCSW. I have worked in a variety of settings, but found my true calling in providing compassionate therapy & guidance to teenagers and young adults with a desire to improve their mental health, social relationships, & emotional awareness. My approach is warm, empathetic, and emotionally expressive; I believe these are the keys to building trust and connection, creating lasting behavioral change, thus experiencing a fulfilling life.
Renata Vieira
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, APCC
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92673
Do you ever feel hindered from reaching your fullest potential? Whether it is a feeling of anxiety, fear, feeling hopeless and unmotivated, a painful loss of a loved one leaving you feeling alone, or perhaps you see your child or teen struggling and you constantly find yourself wondering what you can do to help them…I empathize with you! No matter what it is, I want you to know that you deserve and CAN live a life that feels rewarding, while becoming the expert of writing your own story. Let’s chat and begin writing a new chapter together.
Do you ever feel hindered from reaching your fullest potential? Whether it is a feeling of anxiety, fear, feeling hopeless and unmotivated, a painful loss of a loved one leaving you feeling alone, or perhaps you see your child or teen struggling and you constantly find yourself wondering what you can do to help them…I empathize with you! No matter what it is, I want you to know that you deserve and CAN live a life that feels rewarding, while becoming the expert of writing your own story. Let’s chat and begin writing a new chapter together.
Pamela Nicely
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Clemente, CA 92672
Not accepting new clients
Evidence-based interventions for anxiety and depression need creative personalization, because every child, teen, or adult is different. My background in development and learning allows me to conceptualize difficulties and organize a cognitive-behavioral treatment that works with the whole child or the whole person.
Evidence-based interventions for anxiety and depression need creative personalization, because every child, teen, or adult is different. My background in development and learning allows me to conceptualize difficulties and organize a cognitive-behavioral treatment that works with the whole child or the whole person.
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1 Endorsed
San Clemente, CA 92672
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Alanna Taormina
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Clemente, CA 92672 (Online Only)
I take a holistic approach to therapy and address client's concerns from the perspective of their mind, body, and spirit. My role is one of a guide along the journey to wholeness. I offer illumination of integral pieces along your path and help you to integrate these pieces to become a happier, healthier, more authentic you! I truly believe that each individual can heal from emotional pain. I am competent in a variety of theoretical approaches including: Psychodynamic, Transpersonal, Client centered, Humanistic, Gestalt, and CBT. I am trained in EMDR and clinical hypnosis.
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San Clemente, CA 92673
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Lynne Joachim
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92672
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San Clemente, CA 92672 (Online Only)
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Brigitte Crowell, MSW, LCSW
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Verified Verified
San Clemente, CA 92673 (Online Only)
Free Consultations! Let's connect. Anxiety and stress can easily make us feel overwhelmed and uncertain. Therapy provides a safe, healing space where you can breathe, restore, and even grow. Hi, I am Brigitte Crowell a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and restorative healing expert. For over 20 years my approach has combined the best of practical psychology and compassion-based mindfulness techniques - making restorative healing accessible, and then actionable. Why? Because I want to help you achieve healing - in other words: revitalization.
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Angela Faye Masino
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Clemente, CA 92672 (Online Only)
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Number of Therapists in San Clemente, CA
200+
Average cost per session
$175
Therapists in San Clemente, CA who prioritize treating:
93% | Anxiety |
87% | Depression |
81% | Relationship Issues |
76% | Self Esteem |
72% | Coping Skills |
69% | Stress |
63% | Family Conflict |
Average years in practice
11 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
74% | Cigna and Evernorth |
72% | UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH |
65% | Aetna |
How Therapists in San Clemente, CA see their clients
81% | In Person and Online | |
19% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
84% | Female | |
15% | Male | |
1% | Non-Binary |
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How can I find a therapist in San Clemente?
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Is everyone in the Psychology Today Therapy Directory a licensed therapist?
The Psychology Today directory lists providers who offer legitimate mental health services to the public, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
Many have been licensed by the country or state where they practice; providers whose license or primary credential has been verified by Psychology Today are signified by a “Verified” symbol. Some clinicians or organizations provide services for which their state or country does not offer licenses, such as pastoral counseling. They may be selectively included without the “Verified” seal.
What’s the difference between a psychologist, a therapist, and a counselor?
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors are all licensed mental health professionals. In the US, psychologists have earned a doctoral degree. The terms “therapist” and “counselor” are used somewhat interchangeably, but generally therapists offer longer-term, mental health care, while counselors offer shorter-term care that may focus on one domain, such as marriage, career, or academic challenges.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
Clients should consider factors such as insurance coverage and their primary reason(s) for seeking therapy to determine the type of professional best suited to their needs. Someone struggling with mental health challenges such as depression or anxiety, for example, may wish to seek out a clinical psychologist or therapist, while someone navigating career obstacles or marital upheaval may benefit from seeing a counselor who can offer short-term, targeted support.
What type of therapy is right for me?
The type of therapy best suited to a particular individual depends on several factors, including their primary reason for seeking therapy, their preferred timeline (some therapy types last for a set number of sessions, while others are open-ended), and their personality and preferences—some may prefer a more structured approach. For many individuals, multiple types of therapy could provide a good fit.
How much does therapy cost?
The cost of therapy depends on a number of variables, including location and the therapist’s experience and training. On average, a therapy session in the United States could cost between $100 and $200 or more. If you have insurance, the expense of mental health care is typically lower, but it varies based on your insurance plan details and whether you choose an in-network or out-of-network mental healthcare provider.
What are more affordable or low cost therapy solutions?
Many therapists offer sliding scale payments, usually on a limited number of slots, which consists in an agreement between the therapist and a client to pay a reduced rate. Therapists who provide such arrangements often consider the client's income or ability to pay, but the extent of the discount is ultimately at the therapist's discretion. Furthermore, while group therapy may have different goals and benefits compared to individual therapy, it can be a more affordable solution to address certain types of issues.
Is online therapy cheaper than in-person therapy?
Many therapists charge the same amount for online therapy as they do for in-person therapy—though clients may still find this cost-effective if it cuts down on their transportation costs. Health insurance plans often offer equivalent coverage for online and in-person therapy; indeed, in many places, they are legally required to do so. Text-based or on-demand therapy apps may be cheaper than traditional one-on-one psychotherapy; however, the practice may be less effective and is not likely to be covered by insurance.
Is online therapy a good option?
Therapy conducted online can be just as effective as in-person therapy, as long as there is a strong alliance between the client and the therapist. To find a therapist who provides telehealth services to clients in your area, click “Online Therapy” on the directory homepage and search by your city or town or your zip code.
Are therapy sessions confidential?
Confidentiality is a crucial part of the therapeutic relationship. Therapists in the United States are bound by the regulations set out by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), which aims to protect sensitive health information. With very few exceptions, a therapist will only discuss their client with others when the client has given their written permission. The instances in which a therapist would be required to disclose personal information are: if a client poses a danger to themselves or others, if the therapist suspects the abuse of a child or an elderly or otherwise dependent adult, or if they are legally forced to by court order. These exceptions to the confidentiality agreement are usually discussed with a client before their first session.