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It's not uncommon to struggle with body image issues at one time or another - most of us do. But it’s what you do about it that really matters. If you’re working on cultivating a positive body image, that’s fantastic! Yet, everyone can use a little help every now and again.

A body-positive therapist is a great resource you can use to build a better relationship with your body. Whether you are located in downtown Simi Valley, the suburbs of Simi Valley, other nearby places such as Camarillo, Santa Monica, or anywhere else in California, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

How a Body-Positive Therapist Can Help

Whether you’re seeking therapy for a mental disorder, crisis intervention, or to address body image issues, there are many benefits to using a body-positive therapist, including:

  • Self-esteem-boosting encouragement when you’re having negative feelings about your body.
  • A safe space where you are free to convey your feelings and better understand the impact of social messages about how you should look.
  • Helpful tips, coping methods, and affirmations to cope with self-esteem and body-consciousness.

For an example of how a body-positive therapist can help, read licensed therapist Brianna Ramon’s tips for fighting back against body-shaming culture.

Start Body-Positive Therapy Today!

Finding a body-positive therapist is easy if you use Mental Health Match. Start by browsing body-positive therapists and counselors below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

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Chris Datiles
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Engage in practices that help you feel grounded in a sense of self, agency, regulation, and self-trust. I support you to be in relationship with your nervous system and overwhelming emotions so that life feels less confining and exhausting.


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Engage in practices that help you feel grounded in a sense of self, agency, regulation, and self-trust. I support you to be in relationship with your nervous system and overwhelming emotions so that life feels less confining and exhausting.

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I believe that healing happens when we strengthen our relationship with ourselves and feel a sense of safety and connection with others. I utilize mind-body approaches to help you reconnect with yourself and your creativity in the face of loss.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anticipatory Grief
  • Anxiety
  • Coming Out
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Racial Trauma
  • Sexuality
  • Sexual Self-Esteem
  • Suicide loss
  • Widows/Widowers
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Julie Lenhardt, LCSW
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Together we'll explore your hopes & challenges. We'll create treatment goals, explore approaches & techniques & discuss the expected length of therapy. I'm here to meet you exactly where you are & help you break away from stuck feelings & patterns.


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Together we'll explore your hopes & challenges. We'll create treatment goals, explore approaches & techniques & discuss the expected length of therapy. I'm here to meet you exactly where you are & help you break away from stuck feelings & patterns.

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My approach to therapy is collaborative, results-focused, and customized. You can expect that I will take a thoughtfully tailored approach to your treatment based on a variety of evidence-based modalities. Your care will be as unique as your needs.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Complex Anxiety
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • COVID-Related Stress and Anxiety
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Functional Anxiety
  • Health Anxiety
  • High Anxiety
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Major Depressive Disorder
  • Parenting Children with Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Social Anxiety
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Brian Polis
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Create a safe and non-judgmental space, where vulnerability is embraced and your voice is truly heard. We will work on developing insight to overcome the barriers that are preventing you from fully living life.


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Create a safe and non-judgmental space, where vulnerability is embraced and your voice is truly heard. We will work on developing insight to overcome the barriers that are preventing you from fully living life.

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Brainspotting & EMDR-trained, I approach therapy honoring your needs balancing empathic listening, validation, challenges, and psychoeducation, always holding your best intentions at heart to set you up for long-term success.

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  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • Identity
  • Relationships
  • Self-Harm
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
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Deana Medina
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improve their interpersonal relationships and resolve conflicts. I am confident in my ability to contribute positively to facilitate better communication, support individuals through emotional difficulties, and promote autonomy and self love.


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improve their interpersonal relationships and resolve conflicts. I am confident in my ability to contribute positively to facilitate better communication, support individuals through emotional difficulties, and promote autonomy and self love.

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I am particularly proud of my ability to facilitate better communication, a capacity in understanding between partners, I thrive in supporting individuals through emotional difficulties, and enjoy empowering families to overcome challenges together.

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  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Negative Self-Talk
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationships
  • Stress-Related Disorders
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Dr. Marissa Davis
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discuss the aspects of yourself that have gone unspoken, difficult to name, misunderstood, or overlooked by others. We'll clarify how your past is imprinted onto your present and create new paths to fulfillment, self-acceptance, and relational peace.


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discuss the aspects of yourself that have gone unspoken, difficult to name, misunderstood, or overlooked by others. We'll clarify how your past is imprinted onto your present and create new paths to fulfillment, self-acceptance, and relational peace.

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I hold space for you to discuss experiences, identity, and relationships. Using a psychodynamic approach, we'll explore thoughts, memories, feelings, and associations which will uncover hidden defenses and motives for behaviors you'd like to change.

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  • Couples
  • High-Functioning Anxiety
  • Interpersonal Effectiveness
  • Life Transitions
  • Parent-Adult Child Relationship
  • Trauma From Abuse
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