Alyx MacTernan
Counselor, Ed.D., LPC, LPCC, LMHCI work with clients experiencing issues with depression, anxiety, transitions, LGBTQ+, aging, and trauma.
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Depression is a mental health disorder that affects mood, including how you feel, think, and behave. Everyone feels sad sometimes, but when it starts to affect your ability to perform daily tasks and your ability to enjoy things that typically bring you happiness, you may be suffering from depression. The symptoms of depression vary from person to person, but often include feeling miserable without a clear reason why, anxiety, agitation, insomnia or sleeping too much, hopelessness, changes in eating, and/or foggy thinking. Depression may also cause recurrent thoughts of death or suicide (or even a wish that it would all 'stop' in an abstract sense). If you think you might be suffering from depression, a qualified mental health therapist can help. Reach out to one of TherapyDen’s depression experts today!
Are you feeling low on energy and lacking the motivation to do anything? Do you feel tense or “on edge” throughout your day? Maybe you are feeling hopeless and sad but have a hard time expressing the cause. Do you feel disconnected in your relationships? These problems don’t have to follow you forever. I support my clients in developing improved relationships in their lives, positive mindsets, increased motivation and more.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
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I offer a supportive and nonjudgemental environment for clients to get to know themselves on a deeper level through creative expression. In sessions you will use art and other creative processes to explore new ways of problem solving, building self-esteem, processing trauma or grief, managing stress, or working through feelings of depression. Your immediate needs will determine the work we do and I will partner with you to help get you closer to your wellness goals.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
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My approach to therapy is relational - I help you to uncover your innate strengths and resources and to become more connected and authentic in your relationship to yourself and others. Most clients I work with have trauma in their childhoods, which includes childhood emotional neglect. I also love working with therapists (and other healers) who are looking for their own personal therapy. Taking the first step to reach out to a therapist can feel daunting, and I commend you for your courage.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
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Do you struggle with a mind that does not turn off? Do you overanalyze yourself and others? Do you have a critical inner voice? I can help you find the "off button" in your mind, no longer react to every thought and feeling that goes through your mind and learn to laugh at the voice in your head. Together we can achieve what seems impossible.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
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Depression can be crippling and take living out of life. There are many ways to address it. For most people treatment includes a combination of interventions such as: changing thoughts, creating new routines that foster self confidence/self worth/self esteem, increasing support, help to stop doing habits that foster depression, recognizing past and current hurt/disappointment and learning how to manage it.
Pleasanton, CA 94566
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Are you feeling overwhelmed? Are you navigating increased stress or a new medical diagnosis? We will look to discover your strengths and make a personalized approach to facing life’s changes and challenges. My experience with adolescents, LGBTQ+ youth, and adults have supported coping with the impact of grief, loss, anxiety, depression, and trauma. 7 years working as a board certified music therapist (MT-BC) includes work with couples and families facing chronic or terminal illness.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
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Even on a good day, when everything is going well, you still have those feelings: not understanding why you keep doing the things that you do, not recognizing the person you have become. On the outside you seem like you have your life put together, but on the inside, you are overwhelmed with unhappiness...and the feelings have become too strong to ignore. You're tired of feeling "stuck" in your life or that you’re “broken” or unworthy of love. You don’t have to continue to suffer.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
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3.9 Miles away
I have experience working in community-based and outpatient mental health settings. I enjoy working with adults of all ages in order to help them develop perspectives and coping skills that can help enhance their quality of life. My specialty areas include trauma, anxiety, depression, existential concerns, and interpersonal conflict.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
3.9 Miles away
3.9 Miles away
I realize how difficult the process of finding the right therapist might be, but you may want to consider that finding the right fit is half the battle. I would like to better understand what brought you in to therapy at this time. In working with me I will be dedicated in understanding your challenges and support you to make healthy changes in your life. My clients seek me out to build healthy relationships, feel more confident, and find a better path in learning about themselves going forward.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
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Walking (or drowning) in grief from any source makes it hard to get anything done let alone enjoy anything. Sometimes we go from feeling way too much pain to feeling nothing and being numb. Grief is a huge transition that no one wants to go through but we all face it. You're in the right spot to get help and start sorting through this complex mess, start finding what works for you and what doesn't and getting some relief from this huge flood of stress & emotions.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
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Are you stuck in painful relationship patterns or struggling with inner conflict, anxiety, and perfectionism? Perhaps you have found it difficult to prioritize your own needs? I support clients with issues such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship issues, life transitions, gender and sexual identity, and healing trauma. I work with adults, teens and children, and am currently accepting new clients for video, phone and in-person therapy.
Pleasanton, CA 94588
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My approach to working with each client is based on each clients specific needs. Through collaborative sessions of us working together and being honest and open together, we will identify the root of your issue, and work towards helping you move forward to continually grow, heal, and find a healthy mindset. I am here to offer understanding and support in a nonjudgemental, safe space. All clients are important and my goal is to give each client the space and time they deserve
Livermore, CA 94550
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Does daily life feel harder than it should be? Feelings like anxiety, sadness, emptiness, and pain begin to feel like a part of you and you may start to question if they will always weigh you down. Or maybe you turn to food or social media to help yourself to feel better and you only end up feeling worse? By teaching skills to manage the negative thoughts and guiding you in rediscovering who you are outside of these negative feelings, I can help you refocus on what is important and fulfilling.
5.2 Miles away
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Do you ever feel like your best is not enough? Or that you know you’re not living the way you want to live but do not know how to change? Or simply feel too many negative feelings like depression and anxiety that it is hard to focus on anything else? I do not simply treat symptoms but I believe in treating the person. I want to help you identify what really matters to you, figure out what is getting in the way of living this way, and finding a more authentic way of showing up.
Dublin, CA 94568
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I work best with clients addressing: • Pandemic-related depression, isolation, or overwhelm • Grief and loss • Anxiety • Self-doubt, perfectionism, inner critic • Finding new ways to cope • Difficulty in intimate relationships • Trauma • white folks addressing systemic racism, white supremacy and white fragility • Burnout
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Whether you feel the inability to enjoy life, experience sleep issues, or have difficulty focusing on everyday tasks, we can examine through clinical lens and provide the skills for you to map your paths forward. As your clinician, I strive to meet you where you are in your stage of distress and prepare you with the right clinical tools to optimally achieve your goals. Are you ready to feel better, think clearer, and do better?
Fremont, CA 94539
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7.5 Miles away
Are you going through the motions each day but feel like you’re not really living? Somehow you feel like you’re too much and not good enough at the same time. Maybe your emotions ooze out of you without your control leaving you feeling guilty and frustrated. Perhaps you're shutting down again because you're overwhelmed and tired, and tired of feeling stuck. Despite your best efforts, your relationships feel out of sync leaving all the other parts of your life feeling unsettled too. You tell peop
Fremont, CA 94539
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7.6 Miles away
The journey to parenthood is a road of ups and downs. Are you pregnant or postpartum and feeling stressed and overwhelmed with this transition? Maybe you experienced loss with has you nervous for the future. Maybe things didn't go as expected during birth and things don't feel right now. Reproductive choices are lifelong and encompass many different possibilities, yet can be shrouded with shame and guilt, leading one to withdraw and isolate. Asking for help is hard; I'm glad you are here.
Fremont, CA 94537
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8.6 Miles away