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Childhood trauma can cause you mental trouble long after it occurred. It may affect your relationships, self-image, mental health, and even your physical wellbeing.

Mental Health Match connects you with top-notch therapists who can help you manage the feelings, behaviors, and triggers associated with traumatic childhood events. Whether you are located in downtown Santa Maria, the suburbs of Santa Maria, 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.

Childhood Trauma Symptoms

Childhood trauma stems from childhood abuse, neglect, accidents, and more. It can affect adolescents, teens, and adults, causing them to experience a wide range of symptoms, some of which include:

  • Chronic sadness or depression
  • Worry
  • Anger and irritability
  • Panic attacks
  • Trouble sleeping
  • Mood swings
  • Poor concentration

If you’re experiencing any of these symptoms, therapy can help to improve the quality of your life. You can learn more about childhood trauma and how it affects you in this article from therapist Lacy Shawn.

Overcome Your Childhood Trauma with Therapy

There’s no better time to seek treatment for childhood trauma than now - therapy can help you heal and let go of the trauma. Mental Health Match can help get you started by connecting you with a licensed therapist fast. Get childhood trauma therapy and counseling online or in-person. Browse below, or use our therapist matching survey to get personalized results.

Santa Maria, CA Childhood Trauma Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Cheri Y. Eads
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I work most with anxiety, loneliness, depression, anxiety-related anger, stress, trauma, anger management, mood disorders, chronic pain, grief, work/life stress. We will work together to get you relief in the area(s) holding you back in life.


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I work most with anxiety, loneliness, depression, anxiety-related anger, stress, trauma, anger management, mood disorders, chronic pain, grief, work/life stress. We will work together to get you relief in the area(s) holding you back in life.

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My therapy modalities are CBT, Solutions-Focused, Psychodynamic and Rogerian Person-Centered. While creating a safe space of courage and hope, we will set achievable goals to help you work through pain that is not allowing you to move forward.

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  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anger Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Depression
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Loneliness
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Panic Disorders
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Trauma
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Sylvia Mejia
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Work through stressors, trauma, life changes, or anything else that may be affecting your current emotional well-being.


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Work through stressors, trauma, life changes, or anything else that may be affecting your current emotional well-being.

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The therapeutic relationship is extremely important to me. I hope to create an atmosphere where you feel comfortable expressing and exploring difficult feelings and emotions. I utilize different modalities based on what works best for you.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • College Students
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Finding Meaning or Purpose
  • Life Transitions
  • New Parent
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Self-Esteem
  • Values
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Jacqueline Machado
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Talk about the hard stuff that no one has ever explored with you. It will be hard and it will not be easy. I will offer you a warm, compassionate and non-judgmental space that will help you reclaim your inner strength - No matter how hard it gets.


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Talk about the hard stuff that no one has ever explored with you. It will be hard and it will not be easy. I will offer you a warm, compassionate and non-judgmental space that will help you reclaim your inner strength - No matter how hard it gets.

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I will guide you on a transformative journey towards self-discovery, healing and reclaiming your inner strength.

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  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Management
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Chronic Stress
  • College Students
  • Compassion Fatigue
  • Complex Trauma
  • Complicated Grief
  • Cultural Adjustment
  • Cultural Trauma
  • Depression
  • Families
  • Family Dynamics
  • First Generation Issues
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • Hispanics
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Latinos
  • Latinx
  • Life Transitions
  • Motivation
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Relational Trauma
  • Relationship Distress
  • Relationships
  • Relationship Skills
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Secondary Trauma
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Expression
  • Self-Regulation
  • Toxic Families
  • Trauma
  • Traumatic Loss
  • Work Stress
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Callie Reece
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My goals for clients include creating a safe environment, providing empathetic listening, and processing trauma and negative beliefs so that they can live the life they deserve. My vision is to collaborate on treatment goals and to work together.


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My goals for clients include creating a safe environment, providing empathetic listening, and processing trauma and negative beliefs so that they can live the life they deserve. My vision is to collaborate on treatment goals and to work together.

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I have strong experience with Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). My treatment approach is client centered and trauma informed, focusing on metabolizing trauma and negative beliefs.

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  • Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Self-Esteem
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Jeffrey Spike
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Explore and discuss various aspects of your life, focusing on enhancing your overall mental health. From managing anxiety and depression to improving daily habits, our discussions will revolve around empowering you to lead a more fulfilling life.


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Explore and discuss various aspects of your life, focusing on enhancing your overall mental health. From managing anxiety and depression to improving daily habits, our discussions will revolve around empowering you to lead a more fulfilling life.

Something to know about my approach is:

Practical & results oriented. Expect unique strategies that are not only effective but also quick & easy to incorporate into your daily life. We'll work together to bring about significant improvements in areas like focus, sleep, & overall well-being

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  • Academic Issues
  • Acute Grief
  • Acute Stress
  • ADHD Testing
  • Adolescent Anxiety
  • Adolescent Risk Behaviors
  • Adolescent Trauma
  • Adult ADHD
  • Adulting
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  • Anger Disorders
  • Anger Management
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Anxiety
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Anxiety-Driven Anger
  • Anxiety in Relationships
  • Anxiety Management
  • Aspergers
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  • Assessments for Children
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Autism in Adults
  • Autism in Womxn or Femme Populations
  • Autism-Related Challenges
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Autism Testing
  • Avoidant Personality Disorder
  • Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Behavior Change
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Bipolar II
  • Bisexuality
  • Borderline Personality
  • Career Counseling
  • Child Behavior Issues
  • Child Disorders
  • Childhood Issues
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Child or Adolescent Therapy
  • Children
  • Childrens Sleep
  • Chronic Stress
  • Coaching
  • Communication Skills
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complicated Grief
  • Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Coping Skills
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Crisis
  • Dependent Personality Disorder
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders
  • Developmental Trauma
  • Drug Use
  • Dual Diagnosis
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  • Educational Advocacy
  • Elder Care Issues
  • Emerging Adults
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Intimacy
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Executive Coaching
  • Executive Functioning
  • Families with Autism-related challenges
  • Family Conflict
  • Financial Stress
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Geriatric
  • Grief
  • Habit Change
  • Health Anxiety
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Autism
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • High School
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  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Impulsive Behavior
  • Inner Child
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD)
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Internet Use
  • Interpersonal Difficulties
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  • Job Stress
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Lesbian
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  • Life Adjustment
  • Life Balance
  • Life Changes
  • Life Transitions
  • Manic Depression
  • Mental Disorders
  • Mild Depression
  • Mindfulness
  • Mood Disorders
  • Mood Regulation
  • Mood Swings
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Parenting Children With ADHD
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Parenting Children With Autism
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Personality Disorders
  • Pre-Teens
  • Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis
  • Psychological/Neurocognitive Evaluations
  • Relationships
  • Schizoid Personality Disorder
  • School Issues
  • School Resistance
  • Seasonal Depression
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Senior Citizens
  • Situational Grief
  • Situational Stress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social-Emotional Learning
  • Social Skills
  • Stress
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  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Teen Anxiety
  • Teen Boys
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  • Teen Trauma
  • Teen Violence
  • Test/Performance Anxiety
  • Thinking Disorders
  • Trauma
  • Veterans/Military Families
  • Video Game Addiction
  • Women Veterans
  • Work Stress
  • Young Adults
  • Young Men
  • Young Professionals
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