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Is shame negatively affecting your life? Many people feel shame for all sorts of reasons, but shame is often a weapon used in bullying behaviors to make others feel defenseless, embarrassed, or confused. If you are experiencing these symptoms of shame, then it's a good idea to seek professional assistance from a licensed therapist, who can help you make sense of those feelings and stop them at the source.

Whether you are located in downtown San Diego, Black Mountain Ranch, Carmel Mountain Ranch, La Jolla, or even Miramar Ranch North, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Common Signs of Shame

If you’re wondering whether you’re experiencing shame, this section is for you. Shame can bring on a myriad of symptoms, including:

  • Feelings of vulnerability.
  • Feelings of rejection.
  • Feeling small in relation to others.
  • Worrying about failing.
  • Worrying about what others may think about you.

This is not an exhaustive list. Licensed therapist Aaron Mason wrote this article about shame, imperfections, and the difference between guilt and shame.

Don’t Wait: Get Shame Counseling Today!

It’s totally normal to feel shame in the short term, but when these feelings linger or grow over time, they can have detrimental effects on your self-esteem and mental health as a whole. Therapy can help tremendously by helping you discover the source of your shame and how to overcome it. And Mental Health Match can help you find a quality therapist to get started. Start by browsing below or using our free therapist matching tool.

Pacific Beach of San Diego, CA Shame Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Vanja P. Buckley
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Learn specific tools to help you change and improve the aspects of your life that you wish to change. Explore patterns that reinforced ongoing issues in relationships such as pleasing, poor boundaries, difficulty communicating, neglecting own needs.


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Learn specific tools to help you change and improve the aspects of your life that you wish to change. Explore patterns that reinforced ongoing issues in relationships such as pleasing, poor boundaries, difficulty communicating, neglecting own needs.

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I have a passion for emotional wellness, self-discovery and empowerment and am dedicated to helping individuals who seek personal growth and development, healing from painful feelings and trauma and coping with anxiety and relationship issues.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Communication Skills
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Worth
  • Trauma
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Vanessa Farrior
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release any stored gunk, pain and patterns that are no longer working well for you so that you can life fully and authentically. We will make healing more fun and gain coping skills that can be practiced outside of the sessions.


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release any stored gunk, pain and patterns that are no longer working well for you so that you can life fully and authentically. We will make healing more fun and gain coping skills that can be practiced outside of the sessions.

Something to know about my approach is:

I offer many body-based coping tools such as mindful movement, breathwork, tapping to support you in connecting deeply to your emotions

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  • Addictions
  • Career Burnout
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Life Transitions
  • Self-Esteem
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Therapy Intensives may be exactly what you need to heal and Move On. Intensive therapy assists in making lifestyle changes, enhance sports performance, overcome creative, academic, personal or other behavioral challenges.


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Therapy Intensives may be exactly what you need to heal and Move On. Intensive therapy assists in making lifestyle changes, enhance sports performance, overcome creative, academic, personal or other behavioral challenges.

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Welcome! Are you tired long waiting lists/slow progress of weekly individual therapy? Are you motivated to kickstart a life or personal goal? Are you trying to cope with challenges: professional, athletic, health? Want Heal Now and Move Forward?

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  • Anxiety
  • Codependency
  • Confidence
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  • Sports
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Jennifer Leone
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be able to discuss any topic, nothing is taboo: religion, money, sex, past or current trauma, etc. Shame grows insidiously when it remains in the shadows. Honest, non-judgmental discussion allows for change and growth.


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be able to discuss any topic, nothing is taboo: religion, money, sex, past or current trauma, etc. Shame grows insidiously when it remains in the shadows. Honest, non-judgmental discussion allows for change and growth.

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I work with you in both a serious and humorous way to address challenges.

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  • Grief
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationship Trauma
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Dr. Salvatore Dinovo
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Guided by your wellness goals, we'll leverage CBT and proven strategies to transform ineffective behaviors and thoughts. Addressing hurdles and maximizing your strengths, you navigate while I provide a roadmap to success.


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Guided by your wellness goals, we'll leverage CBT and proven strategies to transform ineffective behaviors and thoughts. Addressing hurdles and maximizing your strengths, you navigate while I provide a roadmap to success.

Something to know about my approach is:

Blending warmth and empathy with evidence-based interventions like CBT, I teach skills to help you manage symptoms and challenge unhealthy or ineffective thoughts. Expect an engaging space for insights and proven methods to tackle life's challenges.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Chronic Stress
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Healing From Relationships
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Mild Depression
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
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