Gottman Method therapists in Bakersfield, California CA
Gottman Method
Heather Marriatori
Psychologist, PhD
You deserve to work with a Psychologist who specializes in you. Therapy is not a "one-size-fits all" approach and by working together, we will personalize your therapeutic experience to fit your needs and your specific life situations. As an integrative therapist, I combine different therapeutic tools and approaches two make sure you have a customized approach to help you get the most out of your efforts to feel better and achieve your goals.
11 Years Experience
Gottman Method
Emily Echeverria
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MS
In childhood, we develop a number of coping mechanisms to adapt to the world we have been born into: people-pleasing, perfectionism, addiction, achievement, avoidance of conflict or uncomfortable feeling, codependency, etc. Usually, we seek therapy when these coping mechanisms that worked so well in our younger years are now actively harming us or our relationships, or are no longer successful in helping us deny our sadness, fear, anger, or loneliness.
My practice goes beyond symptom management and deep into the depths of the unconscious to help clients understand how unprocessed trauma and long forgotten stories are effecting their daily thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. We will use imagery, dreams, and story-telling to help you rediscover that which has been lost - hope, intuition, self-trust, confidence, safety, love. Our goal, if you allow me to travel alongside you, will not be for you to become a better version of yourself or just feel better, but instead to know yourself on a deeper level and love all the different parts of you so that you can move forward in life more authentically, whole-heartedly, and peacefully!
4 Years Experience
Gottman Method
Altagracia "Grace" Akopyan
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #145795
I like to think that becoming a therapist was not by chance. I know it could be difficult to seek help because I have been in your shoes before. I remember going to my first therapist when I was a distressed young adult in a toxic relationship with anxiety and depression symptoms. It took me time and much needed self healing before I came out feeling whole and full of purpose again. My therapist then helped me change my life for the better and I decided at that point that this path was the right path for me. I am a therapist because I want to help others who are in need, as I once was. If God permits, I hope to be a part of your path to opening up this new beautiful chapter that awaits you.
10 Years Experience
Gottman Method
Rachel Ann Dine
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, LPC
Do you feel caught up in the cycle of worry, overthinking, or trying to make everyone else happy? Feel as if you constantly need to achieve, do more, or get caught up in “what’s next” thinking? Do you identify as having people pleasing tendencies, self-doubt, or relationship struggles? It IS possible to effectively manage worries and sadness, feel a deeper sense of confidence in yourself, and find more inner peace! Relationship health for adult women and men (healing from unhealthy relationships, divorce, and creating healthy relationships) is my subset specialty. Available in person in Agoura Hills, California and online statewide to adult and couples in California and Virginia. Reach out to get started. Looking forward to meeting you!
19 Years Experience
Gottman Method
Christina L. Gietzen-Haraden
Psychologist, Psy.D
I am a solution-oriented, person-centered psychologist who uses a multi-modal approach to offer support and guidance to help you explore and recover from maladaptive patterns of thinking, behavior and relationships that result in emotional pain. Currently accepting new patients.
23 Years Experience