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You are about to embark on one of the most exciting adventures of your life - going to college. While the anticipation of college or university may fill you with excitement and wonder, it could also cause fear, anxiety, uncertainty, and other feelings that can be difficult to tolerate. You may be concerned about leaving home, living in a dorm, or the stress of classes and coursework.

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

How College Counseling Can Help

College counseling from a licensed therapist or counselor can help you sort out your complex emotions and concerns so you can move forward with more confidence and self-awareness.

Are you curious about what therapy can offer when you go away to college? Read licensed therapist Chelsea Etheridge’s personal story about going to a college counselor.

Speak With a College Counselor Today!

If you’re dealing with pre-college nerves or negative feelings concerning college, counseling can help immensely. Once you’re in college, a therapist can also help you handle the stresses of classes, peer pressure, and your growing independence. With Mental Health Match, finding a great therapist is easy! Get started by browsing below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Shakeh Galstian
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Together, we will identify your goals and develop strategies to leave you increasingly confident in your decision-making capabilities. We’ll set a comfortable pace for your progress while I gently guide you toward focusing your energy on solutions.


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Together, we will identify your goals and develop strategies to leave you increasingly confident in your decision-making capabilities. We’ll set a comfortable pace for your progress while I gently guide you toward focusing your energy on solutions.

Something to know about my approach is:

I specialize in anxiety, life transitions, and improving self-esteem, welcoming clients of all cultures and backgrounds. I am committed to a client-centered, solution-focused approach that’s grounded in evidence-based practices like CBT.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationship Distress
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Young Adults
  • Young Women
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Kaela Pefley
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Worrying, stress, anxiety, burnout... It just keeps adding up! You are ready to live the life you want and re-gain control. Let’s work together to help you feel un-stuck; to feel empowered to deal with any anxiety or stress getting in the way.


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Worrying, stress, anxiety, burnout... It just keeps adding up! You are ready to live the life you want and re-gain control. Let’s work together to help you feel un-stuck; to feel empowered to deal with any anxiety or stress getting in the way.

Something to know about my approach is:

We will work together to transform your relationship with anxiety so life doesn't feel so impossible! You will have a safe space to share those worried thoughts while also learning skills that will extend beyond session so you can feel better faster!

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Career Burnout
  • College Students
  • Graduate Students
  • Life Transitions
  • Marriage
  • Overwhelm
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Starting College
  • Stress
  • Worrying
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Stella Dennett
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delve into the interplay between your lived experience, internal world, and aspirations that shape who you are to empower you with the awareness essential for cultivating a robust self-concept to navigate life from a grounded & confident place.


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delve into the interplay between your lived experience, internal world, and aspirations that shape who you are to empower you with the awareness essential for cultivating a robust self-concept to navigate life from a grounded & confident place.

Something to know about my approach is:

My approach is psychodynamic, rooted in depth psychology. I am to help you acquire effective coping strategies and deepen your relationship with yourself so you can increase self-esteem, and decrease anxiety and stress.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Addictions
  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • College Students
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Family Conflict
  • Graduate Students
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Life Transitions
  • Queer
  • Self-Esteem
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Young Adults
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Sandy Kong
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walk this journey of life together. It's hard to navigate alone. I bring my life experience plus the knowledge, skills, and insight I've developed over the years into a space to co-create along with you, your experience, knowledge, and insight.


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walk this journey of life together. It's hard to navigate alone. I bring my life experience plus the knowledge, skills, and insight I've developed over the years into a space to co-create along with you, your experience, knowledge, and insight.

Something to know about my approach is:

Are you tired of code/persona switching? Feeling worn out from wearing too many masks? Are there are some underlying behaviors & emotions that don't seem to make sense but want to understand? I will honor & respect who you are as a whole human being

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abuse
  • Acculturation Issues
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adoption
  • Ancestral Trauma
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Asian and Pacific Islanders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Behavior Change
  • Bicultural
  • Biracial Women
  • Borderline Personality
  • Burnout
  • Career Burnout
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Children of Immigrants
  • Chronic Fatigue
  • Codependency
  • Communication Skills
  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Cultural Issues
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • East Asian Cultural Issues
  • Families
  • First Generation Issues
  • First Responders
  • Friendships
  • Grief
  • Guilt
  • Healing From Relationships
  • Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)
  • Immigrants
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Job Stress
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Perfectionism
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Psychedelic Integration
  • Racial Trauma
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Refugees
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Sabotage
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Sibling Relationships
  • Social Anxiety
  • South Asians
  • Stress
  • Teenagers
  • Teen Parents
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Trust Issues
  • Women
  • Womxn's Health
  • Work Stress
  • Worrying
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Sandy Kong remote and phone therapy in California
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Samantha Lawrence
Together, we will:

learn to help you Identify thoughts and feelings, process, laugh, cry, and smile. We will develop a connection where you feel safe to being your true self.. We will work together to develop tools and coping mechanisms that will help you feel better.


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Together, we will:

learn to help you Identify thoughts and feelings, process, laugh, cry, and smile. We will develop a connection where you feel safe to being your true self.. We will work together to develop tools and coping mechanisms that will help you feel better.

Something to know about my approach is:

I utilize a client-centered approach in each session as a way of establishing rapport and trust in the therapeutic relationship. I tailor my sessions to what works for you best, so we can move through each session together at your own pace.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Fitness Goals
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Personal Growth
  • Relationship Conflict
  • School Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Weight Management
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Samantha Lawrence remote and phone therapy in California