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Cindy Naughton, LMFT
Cindy Naughton is a licensed marriage and family therapist, Lifeforce Yoga Therapist and holistic mental health practitioner with specialized skills in complex trauma treatments including IFS, EMDR and integrative Lifeyoga Therapies. She has over twenty five years experience counseling and coaching women and their families through difficult life transitions, tragic loss and traumatic grief. Cindy offers her clients sensitivity, support, guidance and insightful ways to navigate change with access to mindfulness strategies, trauma sensitive resourcefulness, heightened consciousness and intentional well being.
Anxiety, Coping skills, Spirituality, Women's issues, Eating disorders, Life transitions, Stress, Life coaching, Depression
Behavioral issues
Laura San Nicolas, LMFT
As a holistic psychotherapist, I am dedicated to addressing the whole person in my work, not just the bad stuff. In a comfortable atmosphere of humor and respect, I work to kindle each client's inner knowing and innate creativity to learn to combine understanding with new ways of thinking, to change old habits and embrace new ones. Together with my clients, I concentrate on achieving health and happiness along with symptom relief, addressing any imbalances in their life that may be contributing to their distress. My goal is to help each client achieve the tools necessary to create the life they yearn for.
Anxiety, Child or adolescent, Codependency, Coping skills, Depression, Divorce, Emotional disturbance, Family conflict, Marital and premarital, Men's issues, Narcissistic personality, Parenting, Peer relationship, Self esteem, Self harming, Spirituality, Suicidal ideation, Trauma and PTSD, Women's issues
Behavioral issues
Susan Merletti, LPCC
Coping with stress, living with uncertainty and meeting the challenges of everyday life are often difficult to describe in words alone. I will help you find creative ways to explore experiences and emotions like fear, sadness, frustration and anxiety. I provide support that is unique to your personal journey and helps you to achieve lasting change through mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques and art therapy so you can feel peaceful, complete, whole and safe. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist specializing in depression, anxiety, trauma, physical illness and sexual issues.
Anxiety, Chronic pain, Depression, Grief, Sexual abuse, Spirituality, Trauma and PTSD, Sexuality, sexual health, and sexual-related concerns
Behavioral issues
Dr. Roberta Knox, LMFT
Welcome. Whether you are experiencing challenges in your relationships with others or the difficulties feel that they are within your relationship to yourself, I am here to help you with compassion and empathy. Sometimes past hurts and long ago trauma continue to feel present in the here-and-now. Whatever you may be experiencing, struggling alone need not continue. Within an environment of developing trust and safety, with experience, skill and caring, I am interested in you and your journey. I will honor who you are and what you need as we discover together what specific ways of working best fit your life.
Anxiety, Borderline personality, Child or adolescent, Depression, Divorce, Emotional disturbance, Family conflict, Grief, Marital and premarital, Men's issues, Peer relationship, Self esteem, Sexual abuse, Trauma and PTSD, Women's issues, Marital discord, Relationships, Relationships
Behavioral issues
Yonat Aliza Piva, LMFT
"The times are urgent - Let's slow down." -African Proverb. As a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, my training is in holistic Somatic Psychotherapy. I specialize in working with spirituality, cultural identity and questioning cultural norms, musicians and creatives, ADHD, trauma, grief work and healthy relationships. I believe that therapy should be a holistic and experiential process. As a therapist I am Embodied, Empathic, Supportive, Honest, Non-Judgmental. I look forward to getting to know you and supporting your healing!
Anxiety, Depression, Women's issues, Self esteem, Life transitions, Codependency, Marital and premarital, Prenatal, pregnancy, postpartum, Stress, Spirituality, Relationships, Coping skills, Eating disorders, Grief, Marital discord, Peer relationship, Racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, ADHD
Behavioral issues
Britney Vachon-LaGuardia, LCSW
Hi, I’m Dr. Britney Vachon-LaGuardia, LCSW. I’m excited to join you on your wellness journey. I work from a strengths-based, trauma-informed perspective, helping you notice what already works and build skills for change. We will partner collaboratively, with you as the expert on your life. My style is informal, real, and compassionate, with practical tools and clear goals. Together we will move at a pace that feels safe enough and brave enough toward the version of success you define.
Anxiety, Depression, Coping skills, Life coaching, Trauma and PTSD, Anger management, ADHD, Career counseling, Family conflict, Marital and premarital, Parenting, Peer relationship, Relationships, School issues, Self esteem, Sex positive/poly/kink-friendly, Stress, Women's issues
Behavioral issues
ViAnn Oden, LMFT
For the past 25 years, I have worked with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for anxiety, depression, grief counseling, parenting support and beyond. In a supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my client's individual needs, helping them make changes to support a more comfortable life. I specialize in the following areas: Stress Management, Depression and Anxiety, Postpartum Depression, Transitions (relationship, occupation), Women's Issues, Adoption, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Grief and Loss and Aging Issues.
Anxiety, Depression, Women's issues, Career counseling, Family conflict, Divorce, Infertility, Grief, Coping skills, Marital and premarital, Sexual abuse
Behavioral issues
Caitlin Bragg, LPCC
My work focuses on bringing in all aspects of a person on individual, familial, community, and institutional levels. I help clients tell their story in their own time in their own way. I work with clients in dismantling inaccurate belief systems. My role as a therapist is to foster healing and trust. I aim to honor my clients' truth and stories. Working together, we will facilitate a collaborative environment for growth in emotional resilience and distress tolerance. Finding a therapist is no easy task! It can be a daunting experience. I commend you in taking the first step in the healing process.
Anxiety, Depression, Life transitions, Alcohol use, Grief, Stress, Substance use disorder, Sports performance, Women's issues, Coping skills, Sexuality, sexual health, and sexual-related concerns, Self esteem, Parenting, Peer relationship, School issues, Racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, Family conflict, Gender dysphoria and gender-affirming approaches to treatment, Prenatal, pregnancy, postpartum, Spirituality
Behavioral issues
Claudia Veronica Arjona, LMFT
My goal as a therapist is to support you in becoming the person you want to be. Therapy is a space for you to fully focus on finding what works for you. I have been a psychotherapist for over a decade, my path in the trade started in my country of origin (Colombia) with a degree in general psychology, after I moved to the US to complete an MA in counseling with an emphasis on Expressive Art therapy, in San Francisco, CA. Since I have been working within culturally-informed and trauma-informed frameworks, and with concern for social justice and equality for POC and the LGBTQ+ community.
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and PTSD, Sex positive/poly/kink-friendly, Chronic illness, Women's issues, Relationships, Life transitions, Racial, ethnic, and cultural identity, Stress, Career counseling, Chronic pain
Behavioral issues
Erin Miller, LPCC
With over a decade of experience in the mental health field, I have proudly worked with adults, teens, and families across a range of life challenges. My graduate training in Art Psychotherapy at The University of Queensland in Australia, combined with dual licensure in California and Utah, has shaped my therapeutic approach grounded in psychodynamic theory, DBT, CBT, and mindfulness. I work collaboratively with clients to explore their experiences, build resilience, and find healing. Whether navigating anxiety, trauma, or life transitions, I’m here to help you find clarity and move forward with confidence.
Anxiety, Depression, Life transitions, Women's issues, Stress, ADHD, Childhood abuse/neglect, Marital and premarital, Coping skills, Parenting, Grief, Relationships, Self esteem, Peer relationship, Trauma and PTSD, Emotional disturbance, Academic underachievement, Behavioral issues, Child or adolescent, Family conflict, Codependency, Sleep or insomnia, Sexuality, sexual health, and sexual-related concerns
Behavioral issues
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