San Luis Obispo Therapists specializing in Depression

Amanda Palen

My clients often find themselves disconnected from self, struggling in relationship, and striving to find meaning in their lives. My clients also bring their own unique personality into treatment and I work with this strength collaboratively, like sewing a blanket we find the threads of meaning in your life that offer insight and wisdom. My style combines a warm and empathetic presence with a focused intention as I support you in understanding all your threads.

Margaret Hoyne Brown

Karen Schneller

You are living a daily battle in your head about what you can eat, how much you should exercise, if you are worthy of taking up space. You are consumed by counting calories and by the negative voice inside that tells you, you’ll never look or feel a certain way. You are fed up with how the society/culture tells you how you should look and feel and behave. I help women heal their relationship with food and their body after years of eating disorders & chronic dieting. Full recovery is possible!

Christina Martinez

All day you hear the critical voice of the eating disorder in your head, dictating what you can eat, how you should feel and what your allowed to do that day. The committee in your head occupies your every thought and judges your every move. To make matters worse, today's society is feeding that committee through diet culture. You struggle to let others in to help you when you need it most. Your struggle is real and valid! This daily battle is exhausting and leaves you questioning reality.

Riley Davis

Are you finding career success but stumbling when it comes to other essential areas of your life like self-care and relationships? Do you struggle to enjoy your accomplishments, even when friends and family say you’re doing well? Does life feel like two steps forward, one step back? For many, development through adulthood can feel uneven, disorienting and challenging. This can contribute to feelings of being an “imposter” and prevent you from really savoring the wins you have in life.

Maribel Alaniz Mendez

I help clients gain insight into their thoughts and behaviors to help improve how they feel, which includes family conflict, generational trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, communication issues and mood. My approach is to provide a safe and open space to talk and explore thoughts and conversations to help create change in their life. I work collaboratively to support you, as I believe you are the expert of your own life. I offer a free 15 minute consultation.

Shannon Cantillano

I see young people and people with significant life experience and everyone in-between.

Christina Dee

I believe life is not a thing to “master” but something to participate in with more ease, trust, compassion and openheartedness. I am here to help you nourish, strengthen and restore yourself to emotional, physical and spiritual wellness. Whether you wish you heal a broken heart, resolve a work challenge or discover ways to fine-tune your beliefs and attitudes, I am ready to journey by your side as a source of support, guidance and insight.

Chantel Miller

I tend to relate easily to my clients, listening to their concerns and am able to provide guidance when it is appropriate. I feel that it is important for the therapist and the client to have a good connection in order to help in the therapy process. I initially use Cognitive Behavioral and Solution Focused Therapies, but as I get to know my clients more and their specific difficulties I will use other modalities as necessary. Let's chat to see if we would be a good match.

Erin Calahan

The trouble with depression and anxiety is that they can appear to be very similar, unless you know what to look for. Even medications such as SSRI's will treat symptoms of either one, but they don't get to the root of the problem. While SSRI's manage the expression of symptoms, therapy can help to treat and uncover the cause of the issue. It helps to understand what the triggers are to these feelings and which behaviors actually feed into the feeling versus help you to cope.

Larisa Traga

Do feelings of helplessness make it hard to get through the day? Are you struggling to let go of baggage from the past? Do triggers make it hard to manage at home, at work, or in personal relationships? If you find yourself struggling and not living up to your fullest potential, then you may be helped by my approach. I specialize and offer trauma sensitive, multi-cultural and proven methods that can help you become unchained from your past and live to your fullest potential in the present.

Ann Marie Donnelly

If you are looking for extra support through a challenging transition, I look forward to working with you to help you achieve your goals.

LINDA SHALEEN

Depression can feel very heavy. It's like having the flu. No energy. No motivation. Feelings of self-doubt. Shame and or guilt. Crying, not always knowing why. Difficulty socializing with friends and family. Believing no one understands as outer appearances do not reflect what you're feeling. We all feel our emotions 100%. With the right tools, these symptoms can be managed and you can begin to feel better.

LINDA SHALEEN

Are you attempting to manage feelings of constantly being on edge? Have you felt sad and overwhelmed? At times do you feel alone, or that no one can understand how you're feeling. Do you question why do I feel this way? I understand those feelings. They can be debilitating. I don't want you to feel that way any longer. Through an array of effective techniques, you can develop a new approach in how you feel. I look forward to teaching you these tools.

Ami Manwaring

Adolescents and adults experiencing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, divorce, life changes, relationship struggles and day to day stress.

Sarah Medzyk

The difficulties of everyday life can sometimes become overwhelming. When on top of those difficulties we add the stresses of illness, anxiety, depression, our identity, our love lives and more-we can easily feel burdened to our breaking point. Sometimes these situations can linger for months or years, making it hard to meet our obligations and live our lives in the way we would like. However, those difficulties and stresses don't need to define who we are-or where we're going.

Emily Kerbo Foster

I provide support to adults, parents, and children who are struggling with behavioral, mental health, and/or relationship difficulties. I stress the importance of parent/caregiver involvement in child therapy, and provide both separate and joint parent/child sessions. I also work with adults and couples, who are having difficulty with their relationship dynamics and/or with co-parenting.