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Cutting is a potentially dangerous way to cope with difficult situations and emotions. In fact, it’s one of the most dangerous forms of self-harm. If left untreated, cutting can lead to infections, worse mental health, and even death.

If you feel like your cutting is turning into something even more harmful, or that you may take your own life; immediate support is available. Please call 800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741.

If you are cutting yourself, you can learn other coping mechanisms that are better for your physical and emotional health. The first step is talking to a trained therapist who can help you understand your behaviors, their root causes, and how to feel better.

Whether you are located in downtown La Mesa, the suburbs of La Mesa, other nearby places such as Chula Vista, National City, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

The Benefits of Treatment for Cutting

Cutting treatment is tailored to the individual, given that the reasons behind self-harming behavior vary from person to person. Many find that their urge to cut diminishes greatly with therapy.

Therapy for cutting or self-harm can have the following benefits:

  • Becoming more aware of your mental state.
  • Learning healthier skills you can use to cope with stressors.
  • Improving your social skills and relationships.
  • Discovering and dispelling self-harm triggers.
  • Greater confidence in who you are and compassion for yourself.

Getting therapy for cutting from a licensed professional may be just what you need to improve your life. If you are still curious about how a therapist can provide treatment for cutting, read this personal story about self-harm, trauma, and the benefits of therapy.

Seek Therapy for Cutting Today!

Time is of the essence when it comes to seeking treatment for cutting, so we recommend that you don’t wait. Mental Health Match can help you find a local therapist or counselor in minutes! Start by browsing cutting and self-harm experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Kiersten Kotaka
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Walk the dialectic between acceptance and change. We will explore what past traumas, thoughts, feelings and behaviors are getting in the way of living the life you want, process and practice new ways of showing up in the world.


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Walk the dialectic between acceptance and change. We will explore what past traumas, thoughts, feelings and behaviors are getting in the way of living the life you want, process and practice new ways of showing up in the world.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use research based interventions so that you can get relief from symptoms of depression, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation immediately. Once your symptoms are under control we will tackle your goals so that you can live the life you want.

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  • Anxiety
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Alex Kropf
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Anything that will help you live an enlivened, authentic, expansive, and free life.


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Anything that will help you live an enlivened, authentic, expansive, and free life.

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I practice from a trauma-informed, sex-positive, queer-affirming, feminist, spiritual, and social justice-oriented standpoint, and I am dedicated to challenging patriarchal-capitalist systems that have oppressed our minds, bodies, and spirit.

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Julia Curran
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my goal is to help you lower your stress threshold, honor pain, find meaning, and build resiliency. I believe integrating emotional work into self-care is an important way to not only care for ourselves, but also for our loved ones.


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my goal is to help you lower your stress threshold, honor pain, find meaning, and build resiliency. I believe integrating emotional work into self-care is an important way to not only care for ourselves, but also for our loved ones.

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My approach to therapy is collaborative and focuses on insight, empowerment, and making meaningful changes in life. I offer support around anxiety, depression, grief and loss, managing chronic illness, navigating life transitions.

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  • EMDR
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  • Self Esteem & Confidence Issues
  • Self-harm
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  • Stress Management
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen issues
  • Trauma
  • Trauma EMDR
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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!

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  • Anxiety
  • Borderline Personality
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Cindy Lee Collins
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Together, we will work through your current presenting issues in a safe space, whether it is a recent or past traumatic experience, depression, anxiety, self-harm, or suicide ideation, and process past experiences contributing to the current issues.


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Together, we will:

Together, we will work through your current presenting issues in a safe space, whether it is a recent or past traumatic experience, depression, anxiety, self-harm, or suicide ideation, and process past experiences contributing to the current issues.

Something to know about my approach is:

I'll help you develop insight into your negative automatic thoughts and core beliefs and with EMDR and CRM processing, will help you change those negatives to positives, such as "I'm not good enough" to "I am good enough." Because you are.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
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  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
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