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If you’re dealing with body image issues or low self-esteem, know that you’re not alone. People from all walks of life struggle with this same issue. It can be challenging to get past the negative feelings about your body - thankfully, there’s help available.

Whether you are located in downtown Gardena, the suburbs of Gardena, other nearby places such as Hawthorne, Redondo Beach, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Could Use Body Image Therapy

It is sometimes difficult to determine whether you need therapy. Here are some signs that you could use a body image therapist:

  • You are preoccupied with how your body is shaped, how much you weigh, or your overall appearance.
  • You use drastic measures to change your body, like extreme dieting, purging, or fasting.
  • You isolate yourself due to your feelings about your body.
  • You don’t like how your body looks and feel ashamed because of it.

Read this article for 6 tips for overcoming poor body image.

Take Action: See a Body Image Therapist Today!

Talk therapy with a licensed body image therapist can help to reshape your negative thought processes so you can learn to love your body more. With Mental Health Match, you can find a licensed body image therapist fast - use our therapist matching tool to get started.

Gardena, CA Body Image Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Kelsey Barbieri
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Discuss what is important to you! Whether it is processing something that happened during the week or digging into bigger trauma or negative beliefs, this is a space where you will always be heard.


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Discuss what is important to you! Whether it is processing something that happened during the week or digging into bigger trauma or negative beliefs, this is a space where you will always be heard.

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that I tailor it to each of my clients. No two people are the same and my work looks unique with each individual. I utilize Brainspotting often in my treatment with clients and think it is an incredible tool!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Financial Anxiety
  • Financial Goals
  • Life Transitions
  • Performance Enhancement
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
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Work to regulate your nervous system, improve your ability to sense into your experience so that you can gain more clarity about your boundaries and needs and express them in relationships.


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Work to regulate your nervous system, improve your ability to sense into your experience so that you can gain more clarity about your boundaries and needs and express them in relationships.

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My approach is trauma informed, somatic, depth oriented, relational, and sex positive. I believe that laughter has a place in therapy, along side the work of processing relational, developmental, and/or complex trauma.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Anxiety
  • Artists & Creative Personalities
  • Attachment Disorders
  • Body Acceptance
  • Breakups
  • Chronic Illness
  • Chronic stress
  • Communication Issues
  • Complex Trauma
  • Consensual Non-Monogamy
  • developmental trauma
  • Gender Identity and Affirmation
  • Graduate Students
  • Healthy Sexuality
  • High-functioning anxiety
  • Highly Sensitive People
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Mindfulness
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Persistant Depressive Disorder
  • Queer Identity
  • Relationship Distress
  • Religious Trauma
  • Self Regulation
  • Sex Anxiety
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexuality
  • Sex worker support
  • Stress Related Disorders
  • Transgender Issues
  • Trauma Recovery
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Dr. Monica Jorgensen
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I take a person-centered, strength-based approach to therapy. In addition, I have a strong background in behavior modification. I also have a passion for helping people work through anxiety, stress, and fears by using a mindfulness cognitive behavior


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I take a person-centered, strength-based approach to therapy. In addition, I have a strong background in behavior modification. I also have a passion for helping people work through anxiety, stress, and fears by using a mindfulness cognitive behavior

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I believe everyone has the power within to heal. Healing is a dynamic and reachable experience, that with help, everyone can find. I specialize in working with LGBTQIA+, teens, adults, and people with disabilities.

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  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • grief
  • Infidelity
  • Life Coaching
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-harm
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen issues
  • Trauma
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Laura Gardner
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For individual therapy, we will get to understand your perfectionism and how you got to be that way, what's holding you back, and how to move forward to live the life you want. For couples, explore and ID beliefs to communicate more effectively.


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For individual therapy, we will get to understand your perfectionism and how you got to be that way, what's holding you back, and how to move forward to live the life you want. For couples, explore and ID beliefs to communicate more effectively.

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Our sessions may include: body awareness, I'll ask you questions, EMDR, exploring your personal history, in-the-moment observations, challenge negative beliefs, focus on our interpersonal dynamics, I'll share relatable stories, or we'll just talk!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Complex Trauma
  • Couples Therapy
  • Cultural Trauma
  • EMDR
  • interracial couples
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Perfectionism
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Trauma EMDR
  • Trauma Recovery
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Laura Gardner remote and phone therapy in California, Oregon
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Thomas Dunleavy
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Help you become more confident and grounded by building a life guided by your values, passions, and uniqueness. I'll teach proven techniques for how to manage hardships, thoughts, and emotions so you can be free to love who you are, just as you are.


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Help you become more confident and grounded by building a life guided by your values, passions, and uniqueness. I'll teach proven techniques for how to manage hardships, thoughts, and emotions so you can be free to love who you are, just as you are.

Something to know about my approach is:

Rooted in mindfulness, I focus on skill building so a more manageable way of living with life’s complexities is possible. Let's walk the balanced path together between compassionately understanding yourself while acting towards where you want to be!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Borderline Personality
  • Depression
  • Emotion Dysregulation
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • LGBTQ+
  • Low Self-Esteem
  • Panic Disorders
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Stress Management
  • Trauma
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