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It's not uncommon to struggle with body image issues at one time or another - most of us do. But it’s what you do about it that really matters. If you’re working on cultivating a positive body image, that’s fantastic! Yet, everyone can use a little help every now and again.

A body-positive therapist is a great resource you can use to build a better relationship with your body. 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.

How a Body-Positive Therapist Can Help

Whether you’re seeking therapy for a mental disorder, crisis intervention, or to address body image issues, there are many benefits to using a body-positive therapist, including:

  • Self-esteem-boosting encouragement when you’re having negative feelings about your body.
  • A safe space where you are free to convey your feelings and better understand the impact of social messages about how you should look.
  • Helpful tips, coping methods, and affirmations to cope with self-esteem and body-consciousness.

For an example of how a body-positive therapist can help, read licensed therapist Brianna Ramon’s tips for fighting back against body-shaming culture.

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Finding a body-positive therapist is easy if you use Mental Health Match. Start by browsing body-positive therapists and counselors below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Devin Cooper
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approach each challenge as an opportunity for meaningful and long-lasting growth. As a team, we will focus on growth and healing that extends well beyond the therapy setting.


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approach each challenge as an opportunity for meaningful and long-lasting growth. As a team, we will focus on growth and healing that extends well beyond the therapy setting.

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I approach working with each client in an individualized, personal way. I believe in the power of a therapist and client to form a team that cultivates growth, empowerment, and lasting change. I use tools from a variety of theories to aid treatment.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Gender Identity and Affirmation
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life changes
  • Men's Issues
  • Neurodivergence
  • Panic Disorders
  • Self-Esteem
  • supporting LGBT children
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DeAndrea Knight
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Our mission is to NOT just treat symptoms and teach coping skills but to assist with healing. Our goal is to empower you to achieve the life and things you truly want.


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Our mission is to NOT just treat symptoms and teach coping skills but to assist with healing. Our goal is to empower you to achieve the life and things you truly want.

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We are dedicated to decreasing depression, anxiety, trauma, and relationship issues while increasing happiness, love, and resiliency. We provide individual therapy, couples therapy and group therapy.

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  • Anxiety
  • Black and African American Issues
  • Black Male Issues
  • Depression
  • grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Men's Issues
  • Panic
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Trauma
  • Veterans / Military Families
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Lauren Permenter
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Learn strategies for regulating your nervous system, process early childhood experiences that impact the present, gain concrete tools to use today, explore negative thinking patterns that are keeping you trapped, laugh, cry and gain new insights.


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Learn strategies for regulating your nervous system, process early childhood experiences that impact the present, gain concrete tools to use today, explore negative thinking patterns that are keeping you trapped, laugh, cry and gain new insights.

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I treat anxiety and trauma with some of the newest mind-body technologies such as EMDR, which retrains your brain and cognitive behavioral therapy where you will learn to replace unhealthy thoughts with constructive alternatives.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Fears and Phobias
  • grief
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Reparenting Yourself
  • Trauma EMDR
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Nicole Seale
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Better understand your relationship patterns and how to maintain healthy boundaries. Relationship trauma can hinder how we view future relationships. My passion is helping you accept your past experiences and not only heal, but also grow from them.


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Better understand your relationship patterns and how to maintain healthy boundaries. Relationship trauma can hinder how we view future relationships. My passion is helping you accept your past experiences and not only heal, but also grow from them.

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I use science-based techniques, so you know that what I am teaching you has been backed by years of research. I am very collaborative because I believe that you are the expert on your own life and you should have a voice in your treatment.

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  • Codependency
  • Generalized Anxiety
  • narcissistic abuse
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship issues
  • Social Anxiety
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John Stafford
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We will take time to explore the situations that led you to seek therapy. We will find the root causes of distress or dissatisfaction and help develop new coping strategies and thought processes to help restore emotional and mental health.


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We will take time to explore the situations that led you to seek therapy. We will find the root causes of distress or dissatisfaction and help develop new coping strategies and thought processes to help restore emotional and mental health.

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I am considered a post-modern therapist. My main approaches are acceptance and commitment therapy, narrative therapy, and mindfulness and relaxation techniques. However, I recognize that not all patients are the same and adjust accordingly.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Gender identity
  • Gender Identity and Affirmation
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Men's Issues
  • Sexuality
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