Therapists in Union City, CA

I believe that we all deserve a chance to experience happiness and enjoy our lives even when they are imperfect. I have experience with a diverse range of diagnosis and have worked with people from a varieties of backgrounds. I will work with you to uncover key insights and personal growth in a safe, trusting and compassionate atmosphere. I believe that working with a caring, knowledgeable professional can be pivotal in helping you to achieve greater clarity and peace. Emphasis is placed on improving relationships with self, family, significant others, and friends in a therapeutic setting. This integrative, collaborative approach promotes understanding in your immediate context and facilitates healthy engagement, interdependence, and social support. When working with children and teens, I believe in building a strong therapeutic alliance so that they feel safe and supported in their expression and exploration of self. Kate Lubahn (MFTI) holds an M.A. from Antioch University. Professional experience encompasses schools, community clinics, outpatient programs, and residential treatment facilities. She treats adolescents and adults facing diverse challenges such as depression, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, self-harm, and substance abuse.She is a certified meditation instructor and incorporates elements of mindfulness into treatment. History of working as a sober companion in both 12-step, SMART recovery and harm reduction.

Life is often difficult and challenging in the best of times. When you face anxiety, stress, depression, and feelings of inadequacy, the pain can be overwhelming. Life changes, relationship issues, family stress, and career challenges can activate deep feelings of confusion, failure, and unloveableness. If life has become too difficult to manage on your own, and you need assistance and support to sort things out, make necessary changes, and discover your innate talents and value, I can help. I have been working with people to confront and grow from the pain in their lives for 42 years. I earned my Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology – Berkeley and am a licensed psychologist in Texas and California. During my career I have worked in community mental health, private practice, inpatient facilities, business corporations, and nursing homes. The settings change and the content of people’s problems vary, but the underlying conflicts that cause psychological and emotional pain do not. Everyone wants to be heard, their issues understood, and to feel valuable and loved. I use a therapeutic approach that integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic principles, and positive emotional support to create a safe space to explore and heal the childhood wounds that make you feel alone and misunderstood by friends, family, spouses, significant others, and the world. Together we will challenge negative self-talk, destructive behaviors, and repetitive patterns that end poorly, cause pain, and reinforce feelings of self-doubt and worthlessness. We will discover new and constructive ways for you to re-frame ingrained beliefs, change painful and self-negating thoughts, and free you from old dysfunctional decisions made long ago that are still impacting your daily life. Therapy is a journey. Sometimes we need a tune-up and sometimes an overhaul. Either way, our work together will help you to discover new strengths and skills you never knew you had, develop constructive and healthy ways to face life’s challenges, and free you to move forward in life with freedom and joy.

I am a marriage and family therapist working in the counseling field for 8 years. I have worked with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, challenging relationships, self esteem issues, trauma and childhood abuse. My therapeutic approach is to create an atmosphere of safety, comfort, and respect, with the recognition of how much courage it takes to make this sacred journey. I blend several different approaches in my practice such humanistic, gestalt, mindfulness, and trauma based therapies. People taking this journey don't always recognize how much strength, insight, and wisdom they innately possess, I am here to assist you in unlocking those doors. Those doors lead to feed on, peace, and happiness

When I grew up, I always knew that I wanted to be of help to others and I knew that I wanted to be a psychologist. Also growing up in a big family taught me the importance and the value of working together, collaboration and the fact that no matter how much one knows about something we can always increase our knowledge. In fact, I can safely say that in most of my opportunities to help others, invariably I learned not only more about working with various issues and diversity of people but about myself as well. Over the years I have worked in many racial, ethnic, sexual orientation and diverse age communities across the country and over a wide range of issues and challenges spanning over 25 years. These include depression anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues. It takes a lot of courage to seek help and my approach Is highly collaborative where we will seek to venture down the pathway to healing and feeling better together. Regarding your challenges and discomfort, you are the expert I Am the partner with you and together we will forge a way out of what might seem like darkness into the light. I look forward to working with you.

I am licensed in California with 3 years of professional work experience. My name is Marissa Ruiz and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Some of my other titles include mother, wife, ex-wife sister, daughter, niece, grandmother and friend. Sharing these titles are important to me because it shares with you the client how I can relate to you with my experience. There are several people dealing with grief and loss in their lives. The loss of a parent, loss of a child, friend or even a pet can be hard to process. Therapy gives you that time to work on managing those emotions and finally acceptance of the loss. Relationships can be rewarding but they take a lot of work. Most of my clients I have worked with had communication issues, boundaries and sometimes other things. However, as a therapist I work with you together to find out what you want to work on and get a resolution. I believe in therapy and have worked with couples to overcome obstacles in communication and improve regulating their emotions. I have worked with clients who have faced loss and are grieving. In addition, clients who are dealing with depression. I believe I can work with you and support you in your difficult times and make a treatment suitable to your goals. Lastly most of my clients I have worked with includes impulsivity and anxiety.

I am licensed in California with 10 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with relationship issues, family conflicts, parenting issues, & depression. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

I am a certified sexologist and a licensed psychologist in California and Colorado with over 20 years of professional work experience. I have experience working with people in my private practice providing long term depth therapy and personally tailored coaching programs. I help people with sexuality, career and executive coaching and consultation, intimacy related issues, & career considerations. I have worked diligently to collaborate with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts, feelings, and emotions can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.

I am licensed in California with 9 years of professional work experience. I have worked with a wide variety of folks, supporting individuals experiencing stress and anxiety, 2slgbtqia+ related issues, trauma and abuse, & coping with grief and loss. I believe that you are the expert of your story and you have strengths that promote your resiliency. My therapeutic approach is a combination of attachment theory, dialectical behavioral therapy, and feminist therapy. Exploring therapy takes courage and I am proud of you for getting started! (Pronouns - They/She)

Hi! My name is Jackie, and I'm a licensed clinician with 5yrs of professional work experience, working with adults, couples, teens and families. As a proud Millennial living in the Bay Area, I know all too well how it feels to live through and experience an unprecedented amount of "once in a lifetime" crises. I'm here to be with you through struggles and to find a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. I help my clients with difficulties such as stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self-identity dilemmas, family conflicts and depression. I strive to provide a safe and open environment where my clients can feel secure to explore themselves and find their truth, without fear of judgment. My counseling style is fairly laidback but I'm also likely to come in with some hard truths and matter-of-fact observations. I have been described as supportive, caring, and passionate, with a pretty good sense of humor. Reaching out for help takes a lot of courage and I'm proud of you for taking that first step.

I am licensed in California with 6 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress & anxiety. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey. I do not see Kaiser members due to conflict of interest.