Therapists in Shasta County, CA
Dr. Katie Ghelfi-Dunbar Perinatal And Health Psychology
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
My name is Katie Dunbar and I am a licensed psychologist here in Redding, CA. I enjoy working with people experiencing various presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Additionally, I have extensive training and experience working with people coping with perinatal loss, infertility, chronic illness, and postpartum mental health difficulties. Whether you're feeling stuck in your current patterns, needing help processing difficult events, or wanting more clarity understanding yourself I would love to work with you.
My name is Katie Dunbar and I am a licensed psychologist here in Redding, CA. I enjoy working with people experiencing various presenting concerns including anxiety, depression, and trauma. Additionally, I have extensive training and experience working with people coping with perinatal loss, infertility, chronic illness, and postpartum mental health difficulties. Whether you're feeling stuck in your current patterns, needing help processing difficult events, or wanting more clarity understanding yourself I would love to work with you.
Mindfulness Psychotherapy, Jim Mathis LMFT
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002 (Online Only)
I use the principles of Positive Psychology and Mindfulness to teach techniques that increase awareness and ability to control attention so that you can experience happiness and not be a slave to compulsive thinking. You will learn and experience living in a way that frees energy that is being spent on habitual regrets of the past and worries of the future. I can guide you through loneliness, isolation, emotional pain, grief, relationship distress and trauma.
I use the principles of Positive Psychology and Mindfulness to teach techniques that increase awareness and ability to control attention so that you can experience happiness and not be a slave to compulsive thinking. You will learn and experience living in a way that frees energy that is being spent on habitual regrets of the past and worries of the future. I can guide you through loneliness, isolation, emotional pain, grief, relationship distress and trauma.
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.
Emily Morales
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003
My name is Emily Morales, my preferred pronouns are (she/her/ella) I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist. I have been providing therapy for more than 10 years. My clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, the LGBTQIA2+ community, the neurodiverse community, chronic pain, chronic illness, post-partum, sex-positive therapist, diversity issues, trauma, crisis support, and community resourcing. I am fluent in Spanish and can provide therapy in Spanish.
My name is Emily Morales, my preferred pronouns are (she/her/ella) I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist. I have been providing therapy for more than 10 years. My clinical experience includes working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, the LGBTQIA2+ community, the neurodiverse community, chronic pain, chronic illness, post-partum, sex-positive therapist, diversity issues, trauma, crisis support, and community resourcing. I am fluent in Spanish and can provide therapy in Spanish.
Jami Maloney
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003
I am experienced in treating grief and loss, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, adjustment, chronic pain, substance use, family trauma, and locating resources.
Hello, my name is Jami Maloney, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have worked in the field for approximately 14 years, and I have work experience in opiate addiction, child-welfare (adoptions and foster care), medical (renal/dialysis and hospice), working with military members and dependents, and in mental health. My approach to therapy is with empathy and compassion and without judgment. I am a client-focused therapist and am dedicated to advocating for my clients and ensuring that my treatment meets their needs. I promote open communication, so any questions and concerns are addressed.
I am experienced in treating grief and loss, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, adjustment, chronic pain, substance use, family trauma, and locating resources.
Hello, my name is Jami Maloney, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have worked in the field for approximately 14 years, and I have work experience in opiate addiction, child-welfare (adoptions and foster care), medical (renal/dialysis and hospice), working with military members and dependents, and in mental health. My approach to therapy is with empathy and compassion and without judgment. I am a client-focused therapist and am dedicated to advocating for my clients and ensuring that my treatment meets their needs. I promote open communication, so any questions and concerns are addressed.
Dr. Michelle Mercurio
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
French Gulch, CA 96033 (Online Only)
I have been a clinician for over 15 years. I am patient centered, and I genuinely care about my clients. I use Teletherapy to treat PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, etc; with a variety of techniques, including EMDR.
I have been a clinician for over 15 years. I am patient centered, and I genuinely care about my clients. I use Teletherapy to treat PTSD, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, etc; with a variety of techniques, including EMDR.
Chantry Dorrell
Associate Clinical Social Worker, MSW, ASW
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96002
Hello! I understand that, in general, no one is starting therapy because everything in their life is going perfect. My goal is to make sure that you are heard, that you feel safe, and that your feelings are understood and validated. My personal approach to providing therapy is tailoring a variety of therapeutic techniques to fit your unique situation. I want to ally with you from a place of non-judgmental curiosity to dive deep and explore what makes you, you! We will use a blend of talk therapy, therapeutic interventions, and providing resources to meet your personal goals and affect desired change in your life.
Hello! I understand that, in general, no one is starting therapy because everything in their life is going perfect. My goal is to make sure that you are heard, that you feel safe, and that your feelings are understood and validated. My personal approach to providing therapy is tailoring a variety of therapeutic techniques to fit your unique situation. I want to ally with you from a place of non-judgmental curiosity to dive deep and explore what makes you, you! We will use a blend of talk therapy, therapeutic interventions, and providing resources to meet your personal goals and affect desired change in your life.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Karen A. Crum
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, DrPH, MS, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96001
Hello and welcome! Has the best version of you become buried under disappointment, trauma or difficult circumstances? Is your relationship not working? Your life in transition? Or is it not what you had hoped? My immediate goal is for you to know that your life, your voice, your stories, and your future are important. Depending on your age, goals and style, we can use relational talk therapy, experiential activities or therapeutic trauma-reprocessing to discover and release what is holding you back from your best life.
Hello and welcome! Has the best version of you become buried under disappointment, trauma or difficult circumstances? Is your relationship not working? Your life in transition? Or is it not what you had hoped? My immediate goal is for you to know that your life, your voice, your stories, and your future are important. Depending on your age, goals and style, we can use relational talk therapy, experiential activities or therapeutic trauma-reprocessing to discover and release what is holding you back from your best life.
Kristin Flowers
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
Hi! My name is Kristin Flowers and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist here in beautiful California. I specialize in helping anxious people to heal and recover from perfectionism, gas lighting, and toxic relationships, as well as past events or memories that may still be impacting life in a negative way. I help people who are trying to be perfect and feel exhausted and wondering who they are anymore. The people I help are feeling anxious, lonely, and stressed out to the breaking point. Sleep is difficult if not impossible. Asking for help is so hard because you're so used to fixing everything yourself.
Hi! My name is Kristin Flowers and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist here in beautiful California. I specialize in helping anxious people to heal and recover from perfectionism, gas lighting, and toxic relationships, as well as past events or memories that may still be impacting life in a negative way. I help people who are trying to be perfect and feel exhausted and wondering who they are anymore. The people I help are feeling anxious, lonely, and stressed out to the breaking point. Sleep is difficult if not impossible. Asking for help is so hard because you're so used to fixing everything yourself.
Socorro Ancheta-Goodacre
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96003
My name is Socorro A. Ancheta-Goodacre and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 30 years of experience based in the Fresno area. I work with adolescents, adults and married couples and families. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Focus Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to provide people with the skills and knowledge to heal and cope with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and life's transition.
My name is Socorro A. Ancheta-Goodacre and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with over 30 years of experience based in the Fresno area. I work with adolescents, adults and married couples and families. I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotional Focus Therapy, and Internal Family Systems to provide people with the skills and knowledge to heal and cope with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and life's transition.
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.
Jacqueline Rafter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Redding, CA 96001 (Online Only)
Relationship Trauma? I primarily work with clients who have concerns of past childhood trauma, relationship trauma, and religious trauma, which often cause struggles of depression, anxiety, toxic relationships, or relationship struggles, parenting problems, people pleasing, anger management difficulties, career challenges and adjusting to major life changes. I am non-judgmental, direct, and empowering in my counseling style. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Relationship Trauma? I primarily work with clients who have concerns of past childhood trauma, relationship trauma, and religious trauma, which often cause struggles of depression, anxiety, toxic relationships, or relationship struggles, parenting problems, people pleasing, anger management difficulties, career challenges and adjusting to major life changes. I am non-judgmental, direct, and empowering in my counseling style. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Reina Woods
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Redding, CA 96001
With 18 years of social work experience, I walk alongside individuals, offering a warm and collaborative space to explore, learn, and thrive. My focus is on empowering adults to apply their strengths and skills, guiding them towards their goals and happiness. Together, we'll navigate challenges, change perspectives, and find solutions for a fulfilling journey to wellbeing and wholeness.
With 18 years of social work experience, I walk alongside individuals, offering a warm and collaborative space to explore, learn, and thrive. My focus is on empowering adults to apply their strengths and skills, guiding them towards their goals and happiness. Together, we'll navigate challenges, change perspectives, and find solutions for a fulfilling journey to wellbeing and wholeness.
Online Therapists
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.
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.
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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.