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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 Palm Desert, the suburbs of Palm Desert, other nearby places such as Indio, Coachella, 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.

Palm Desert, CA Veteran and Military Family Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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I want everyone that I work with to feel heard and my hope is to create a safe relationship built on trust and mutual understanding.

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My approach includes a combination of Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Strengths Based interventions. Each of these strategies can provide us tools in daily living.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Parenting
  • Relationships
  • Self Care
  • Self-Esteem
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  • Substance Use
  • Trauma
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Together we can work to understand how the past or future is keeping you stuck, and allow you to process and move into a more authentic, embodied way of living.


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Together we can work to understand how the past or future is keeping you stuck, and allow you to process and move into a more authentic, embodied way of living.

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I work holistically, which includes understanding mind, body, and awareness to help clients reduce anxiety, depression, and impacts of trauma.

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  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Men
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Aiyana Cazabat
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Work towards overcoming the obstacles that hinder your personal growth, empowering you to feel safe in your body, cultivate meaningful connections, and develop a more grounded mindset. Using actionable tools, we will turn insight into progress.


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Work towards overcoming the obstacles that hinder your personal growth, empowering you to feel safe in your body, cultivate meaningful connections, and develop a more grounded mindset. Using actionable tools, we will turn insight into progress.

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I aim to provide a secure and supportive space for clients to feel heard, valued, and empowered. Therapy can help individuals tap into their innate strengths and potential for growth and healing.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence
  • Grief
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
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My patients frequently ask for my interpretation of their experiences.

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  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Health Anxiety
  • Political Anxiety
  • Trauma
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Esther Morales
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Primary focus is on creating a safe and nurturing environment where clients can explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviors openly to develop healthy coping mechanisms, improve communication skills and build stronger, more fulfilling relationships

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My empathetic and non-judgmental approach allows my clients to feel heard, understood and supported as they work towards positive change and personal growth.

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  • Anxiety
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Life Skills
  • Life Transitions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationships
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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