Find Crisis Therapists & Counselors in Santa Barbara, CA.

 

At any given time, any of us can experience a major crisis. Crisis moments -- from a sudden loss of a loved one to declining mental health or feeling suicidal -- can drastically affect our lives.

If you’re having a tough time after or during a crisis, you’ll be glad to know that there’s specialized help out there for you. Crisis counselors are available to help you get through this time and find balance again. Whether you are located in downtown Santa Barbara, the suburbs of Santa Barbara, other nearby places such as Ventura, Lompoc, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You Need a Crisis Intervention

Crisis counselors specialize in delivering immediate, short-term mental health care to help you overcome any mental crisis you are dealing with. Here are some signs that you need a crisis intervention:

  • You have had thoughts of harming yourself or someone else.
  • You are experiencing delusions.
  • You’ve stopped completing routine self-care functions.
  • You feel an unmanageable level of stress.
  • Your eating and sleeping habits have changed for the worse.
  • You are using drugs or alcohol in an attempt to heal.
  • You feel depressed, anxious, or angry.
  • You are overcome with grief.
  • You have completely withdrawn from the people and activities you used to enjoy.

If you’re experiencing any of the above symptoms of a mental health crisis, a crisis intervention is in order. And if you’re not sure whether your concern qualifies as an actual crisis, it does - you define it. If you’re interested in how a crisis counselor can help, read the perspective of licensed therapist Veronica Welch about life in the middle of a crisis.

No Crisis is Too Great: Get Back to Life with a Crisis Intervention

A crisis intervention from a licensed crisis counselor may be precisely what you need to get back to normal. And with Mental Health Match, finding a qualified crisis counselor is easy! Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Courtney Whetstone
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My approach is working collaboratively toward a happier life for you by helping you make positive changes, including increasing your self-awareness and those barriers that have come between you and your goals.


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My approach is working collaboratively toward a happier life for you by helping you make positive changes, including increasing your self-awareness and those barriers that have come between you and your goals.

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I offer a safe place to explore all the issues holding you back from a happy and healthy and fulfilling life.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Relationship Distress
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Michael Alexander
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My areas of focus are how anger management, emotional regulation, racial trauma, anxiety management, grief and loss, LGBTQ+ challenges, relational concerns, and familial trauma have impacted you from being your full and loving self.


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My areas of focus are how anger management, emotional regulation, racial trauma, anxiety management, grief and loss, LGBTQ+ challenges, relational concerns, and familial trauma have impacted you from being your full and loving self.

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My approach is to utilize a dynamic and non-traditional approach to therapy. I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, strength-based techniques, and the utilization of resiliency to bolster feelings of confidence while working in partnership.

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  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety Management
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Racial Trauma
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Sylva D. Frock
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Work to create a therapeutic relationship where you will feel both safe and challenged. Our work will increase your ability to live more self-attuned and to integrate the many aspects of self, your relationships and your life.


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Work to create a therapeutic relationship where you will feel both safe and challenged. Our work will increase your ability to live more self-attuned and to integrate the many aspects of self, your relationships and your life.

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My clients say that I am easy-going, a good communicator, direct but also warm and deeply empathic, very insightful and have a great sense of humor. I’m very experienced and able to tailor my therapeutic approach to best meet your needs and goals.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Gender Fluid
  • Gender Identity
  • Gender Transition
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ Family Development
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Neurodivergence
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Spirituality
  • Transgender
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Dakota Westlake
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Learn how codependency develops and how to manage it with healthy boundaries, how to embrace and love who we are even if others don’t, and how to cope with trauma triggers, build up your resiliency, and learn internal skills to promote healing.


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Learn how codependency develops and how to manage it with healthy boundaries, how to embrace and love who we are even if others don’t, and how to cope with trauma triggers, build up your resiliency, and learn internal skills to promote healing.

Something to know about my approach is:

I use mindfulness, DBT, CBT, and ACT frequently in sessions. I typically see my clients for 3 months-2 years and we get deep, real, and raw to start to heal. I'm not a therapist that is going to just sit back we are going to reveal, heal and prevail.

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  • Anxiety
  • Boundaries
  • Codependency
  • Communication Skills
  • Empowering Women
  • Family Trauma
  • LGBTQ+
  • Love Addiction
  • Loving Someone with Addiction
  • People Pleasing
  • Self-Acceptance
  • Self-Compassion
  • Trauma
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Hernandez Family Counseling Center
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Explore challenges, foster resilience, and build positive change in counseling. We will work together to develop a plan that works for you and what you are currently facing in your life and/or what you may have faced in the past.


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Explore challenges, foster resilience, and build positive change in counseling. We will work together to develop a plan that works for you and what you are currently facing in your life and/or what you may have faced in the past.

Something to know about my approach is:

Trust and safety are paramount and our clinicians work to ensure that you're heard and supported. We are here to genuinely walk beside you in this journey of life, love, and pain with expertise, care, and compassion.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adult Child of Emotionally Immature Parents
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Adults
  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Children
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Co-Parenting
  • Couples
  • Couples Sex Therapy
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Family Conflict
  • Family Dynamics
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Mental Disorders
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Near Death Experiences
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Sexual Issues
  • Sexual Trauma
  • Trauma
  • Work Stress
  • Young Adults
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