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Military life comes with unique struggles that can have lasting effects on veterans and their families. The stress of service, war-related trauma, and adjustment coming back to civilian life can all take their toll. Members of the military and their loved ones may develop mental health concerns like PTSD, depression, and anxiety, making life more difficult than it could be.

This is where therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown El Cajon, the suburbs of El Cajon, other nearby places such as National City, San Diego, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Common Issues Military Veterans and Families Face

Here are some of the most prevalent issues facing veterans and military families:

  • Veterans: Combat injuries, addictions to narcotics, alcoholism, difficulties getting reacclimated to the civilian world, mental issues like anxiety and PTSD.
  • Military families: worry and sadness during deployment, concern for the well-being of the military member, financial struggles, a fear of being uprooted, lack of control, mental conditions like depression and anxiety, vicarious trauma.

It’s normal to have difficulty during military service or after exiting the military, and that’s why veteran and military family counseling exists. If you or your family are struggling, we recommend you explore your therapy options.

Seek Veteran/Military Family Counseling Now!

A licensed counselor will work with you and your family to explore and resolve the mental and emotional issues holding you back from enjoying life to its fullest. And Mental Health Match can help you find an experienced therapist in your area. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

El Cajon, CA Veteran and Military Family Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Jean Stapp
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We'll work together so you can have peace of mind and contentment. We'll quiet the anxiety and worry, in order to empower you to pursue the things you want in life - those hobbies and dreams that remain unrealized.


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We'll work together so you can have peace of mind and contentment. We'll quiet the anxiety and worry, in order to empower you to pursue the things you want in life - those hobbies and dreams that remain unrealized.

Something to know about my approach is:

I seek to foster a compassionate, non-judgmental, and open therapeutic space. My ultimate goal is to help my clients take the steps they need to shape the kinds of lives that they desire.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Perfectionism
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Relationships
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Pablo Baeza Breinbauer
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get curious about your story and what drives you, observing and rewriting the narratives of the vastness of your lived experience, gradually learning to hold the wounds, and leaving lots of room for play.


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get curious about your story and what drives you, observing and rewriting the narratives of the vastness of your lived experience, gradually learning to hold the wounds, and leaving lots of room for play.

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I like to work relationally and narratively, bringing in a creative, conversational and strengths-based lens. I specialize in working on identity formation, values and self-esteem, especially around ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation.

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  • Adult Children of Immigrants
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Immigrants
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mixed Race
  • Neurodivergence
  • Relationships
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Catherine Ferreira-Babor
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...understand your problems in a nonjudgemental way. We will understand how they make sense given your life experiences. We will acknowledge your strengths while also figure out what improvements in your thinking, feeling and functioning can be made.


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...understand your problems in a nonjudgemental way. We will understand how they make sense given your life experiences. We will acknowledge your strengths while also figure out what improvements in your thinking, feeling and functioning can be made.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am a psychodynamic therapist which means that I look for how unconscious issues, rooted in your past, are affecting your life today. I also use techniques from the Cognitive Behavioral Theories, when applicable, to provide quicker symptom relief.

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  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Infidelity
  • Medical Trauma
  • PTSD from Abuse
  • Substance Use Disorders
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Deana Medina
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improve their interpersonal relationships and resolve conflicts. I am confident in my ability to contribute positively to facilitate better communication, support individuals through emotional difficulties, and promote autonomy and self love.


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improve their interpersonal relationships and resolve conflicts. I am confident in my ability to contribute positively to facilitate better communication, support individuals through emotional difficulties, and promote autonomy and self love.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am particularly proud of my ability to facilitate better communication, a capacity in understanding between partners, I thrive in supporting individuals through emotional difficulties, and enjoy empowering families to overcome challenges together.

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  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Stress-Related Disorders
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Paulina Chavez Medina
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I am here to provide a different perspective, a listening ear, and validation. I will add some sarcasm and dark humor because, let’s be real, this journey is difficult enough without being able to laugh about it.


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I am here to provide a different perspective, a listening ear, and validation. I will add some sarcasm and dark humor because, let’s be real, this journey is difficult enough without being able to laugh about it.

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I am trained in many things as to better support you in this journey, to name a few of my favorites are EMDR, Trauma Resilience Model (somatic work), Trauma Focused-CBT, Motivational Interviewing and Perinatal Mental Health.

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  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Immigrants
  • Parenting
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum
  • Trauma
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