Find Trauma Therapists & Counselors in San Marcos, CA.

 

Everyone deals with traumatic events and experiences at some point, but that doesn’t make them any easier to deal with. Sometimes we can process trauma and get on with our lives, and other times it just becomes too much to bear.

This is where trauma therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown San Marcos, the suburbs of San Marcos, other nearby places such as Escondido, Vista, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Do You Need a Trauma Therapist?

Are you on the fence regarding whether you should see a trauma therapist? This section will help you decide.

If you’ve dealt with a traumatic event (a death, rape, natural disaster, war, etc.), a therapist may be able to help you if you are experiencing any of the following signs of psychological trauma:

  • Recurring memories of the traumatic event
  • Nightmares
  • Anger and irritability
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Recurring headaches
  • Depression

Read this article to learn more about how to heal from trauma.

Take Action: Get Trauma Therapy Today

A professional therapist or counselor can assist you in unpacking your feelings about the event and teach you proven techniques to help you heal. With Mental Health Match, you can find a therapist who specializes in helping people move forward after trauma. Use our therapist matching tool to get started.

San Marcos, CA Trauma Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Zuneybi Contreras
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Embrace your strengths that will help with life's challenges. We will gently challenge those negative thoughts we sometimes get stuck in and build tools that will help create a new path forward based on your individual needs.


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Embrace your strengths that will help with life's challenges. We will gently challenge those negative thoughts we sometimes get stuck in and build tools that will help create a new path forward based on your individual needs.

Something to know about my approach is:

I believe in a collaborative approach as you are the expert in your own life. I believe we all have strengths and resiliency that help us grow and thrive and we all need a little help at times. I am here to guide you along the way.

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  • Anxiety
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Depression
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Trauma
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Robert O'Brien
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Examine and challenge negative thoughts and beliefs. Identify the root causes of your pain and anxiety. Explore ways to manage and cope with life's internal and external stressors. And get you on a path back toward healing and fulfillment.


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Examine and challenge negative thoughts and beliefs. Identify the root causes of your pain and anxiety. Explore ways to manage and cope with life's internal and external stressors. And get you on a path back toward healing and fulfillment.

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My therapeutic values and approach are rooted in compassion, non-judgment, humor, insight and client empowerment, with particular interest in looking at how the systems in which we live affect us.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Adolescents
  • Adult ADHD
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gay
  • Grief
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Men
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationships
  • Stress
  • Teenagers
  • Trauma
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Michelle Blue
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Work on managing anxiety-provoking issues: childhood traumas, dissociative experiences, and relationship woes (even with friends). Tell me about your day or tell me about that one time a long, long time ago... I'm here for it.


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Work on managing anxiety-provoking issues: childhood traumas, dissociative experiences, and relationship woes (even with friends). Tell me about your day or tell me about that one time a long, long time ago... I'm here for it.

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I am all about authenticity and congruency. I show up as myself, own my mistakes, express my thoughts, and recognize that I must be consistent and earn your trust, just as any other human being.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Borderline Personality
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy
  • Trauma
  • Vicarious Trauma
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Tate Chang
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Grow in self awareness, explore repetitive patterns that are no longer serving you, and develop a deep self compassion through different seasons of life. We will learn to regulate our emotions and gain insight into root causes of dysfunction.


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Grow in self awareness, explore repetitive patterns that are no longer serving you, and develop a deep self compassion through different seasons of life. We will learn to regulate our emotions and gain insight into root causes of dysfunction.

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I treat trauma and addictions with some of the newest mind-body approaches such as EMDR, mindfulness, and a task-oriented model for porn addiction recovery.

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  • Anxiety
  • Codependency
  • Faith and Spirituality
  • Religious Trauma
  • Sex Addiction
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Jennifer Myers
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...look at what brings you to therapy, how you'll know when you've achieved those goals; your values and priorities, and what we can do to help you get the most out of life.


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...look at what brings you to therapy, how you'll know when you've achieved those goals; your values and priorities, and what we can do to help you get the most out of life.

Something to know about my approach is:

...that I draw from psychodynamic, existential, narrative, strength-based and cognitive-behavioral approaches while using imagery, metaphor, humor, and authentic interactions to help you understand important concepts and tools.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Acute Grief
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxious Attachment
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Betrayal Trauma
  • Burnout
  • Career Burnout
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Stress
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complicated Grief
  • Depression
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Distress Tolerance
  • Driving Anxiety
  • Family Conflict
  • Family of Origin
  • Family Planning
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Holistic Wellness
  • Job Stress
  • Law Enforcement
  • Lawyers
  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Skills
  • Life Transitions
  • Married to Law Enforcement Officers
  • Mid-Life Issues
  • Mild Depression
  • Military Life Transition
  • New Job Transition
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationship Trauma
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Compassion
  • Situational Grief
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Stress-Related Disorders
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Therapist for Other Therapists
  • Trauma
  • Trauma From Abuse
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Vicarious Trauma
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Work Stress
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