Online Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapists in Mission Viejo, California CA
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Matthew Bishop
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Doctorate in Behavioral Health Leadership
Online therapy makes it possible to connect from wherever you are: home, office, or on the go. I provide secure video sessions for clients across California, giving you the same focused attention and depth of conversation you’d expect in person. It’s a flexible option for people with busy schedules, parents at home, or anyone who prefers the comfort of their own space.
10 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Vince Heyman
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, AMFT
Being a therapist isn’t just a job for me. It’s a calling shaped by my own mental health journey. Working with a therapist who truly understood me was life-changing, and it’s what inspired me to do this work. I know firsthand that meaningful transformation is possible when you are given the right support and tools, and my hope is to offer that experience to each of my clients. In our work together, you won’t get someone who simply sits back and nods. I am actively engaged and can help you feel understood even when you’re struggling to put things into words. If you’re someone who has trouble opening up, I can help you let people in and share what’s going on underneath in a way that is authentic to you. I balance thoughtful listening with meaningful input, offering perspective and guidance when it’s helpful, while making sure the work supports you in becoming more fully yourself rather than fitting into a mold. If you’re looking for a therapist who feels approachable, steady, and genuinely invested in your growth, and who can help you turn insight into real, lasting change, I’d be glad to connect. I offer a free consultation so you can see if we’re a good fit.
2 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Margaret Graham
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, LPCC
About My Practice
I provide specialized online therapy for adults (18+) navigating anxiety, trauma, and complex life challenges. Through evidence-based therapeutic techniques delivered in a secure virtual environment, I create a supportive space for healing and personal transformation from wherever you are. My approach focuses on getting to the root of what's creating your struggles rather than just managing surface symptoms.
My Approach
My practice centers on what I call "updating your operating system"—we explore the roots of your patterns, understand how you got where you are, and consciously choose where you want to go next. This isn't about dwelling in the past; it's about understanding yourself more deeply so you can move forward with clarity and confidence. I bring together evidence-based techniques like CBT, ACT, Coherence Therapy, and clinical hypnosis with mindfulness practices, creating sessions that are collaborative and organic rather than rigid or prescribed.
Here's what might surprise you: one of the most powerful dimensions of real change is acceptance. Not the passive, resigned kind, but the courageous turning toward where you are with care and curiosity. This approach allows you to look squarely at reality and move forward from a place of truth rather than resistance.
Areas of Specialization
I specialize in supporting clients with:
Anxiety: Managing generalized worry, social anxiety, perfectionism-driven anxiety, decision paralysis, and the anxiety that stems from unprocessed trauma
Trauma Processing: Working through childhood trauma, parentification, relational wounds, and past experiences that continue to shape how you move through the world today
Complex Family Dynamics: Navigating challenging relationships with adult children, aging parents, partners, and other family members where boundaries feel blurred
Grief and Loss: Processing loss in its many forms—of people, relationships, the life you thought you'd be living, or your sense of purpose and identity
Patterns That No Longer Serve: Breaking cycles of people-pleasing, over-functioning, perfectionism, and abandoning your own needs to care for others
Benefits of Online Therapy
My virtual practice offers several advantages:
- Access specialized trauma-informed therapy from the comfort of your own space
- Greater scheduling flexibility across multiple time zones
- Elimination of travel time and transportation barriers
- A familiar environment that may enhance feelings of safety during vulnerable work
Getting Started
I work best with people who are managing to keep their heads above water but know something needs to shift—those experiencing mild to moderate concerns rather than acute crises. I welcome clients who are curious, open to looking at their lives holistically, and interested in a partnership approach. If you're willing to do the sometimes uncomfortable work of growth and want genuine understanding rather than therapy-speak, we'll likely be a good match.
My style is warm, direct, and refreshingly real. Research shows the most important factor in successful therapy is whether you feel genuinely understood and emotionally safe with your therapist—building that authentic connection is central to how I work.
Licensed in Colorado, California, and Maryland. Specialized training in Coherence Therapy, ACT, CBT, and clinical hypnosis.
15 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
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Diaspora Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, DSW, LMFT
Our therapeutic approach centers around the understanding that each person is a unique individual, and their life experiences greatly influence their perception of the world. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that cultivates security, acceptance, and inclusivity.
7 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Amanda A. Hendricks
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, ATR-BC, MA, MFA, RYT®200, CTMH, EMDRIA Certified Therapist™
As a clinical telemental health provider (CTMH), Amanda uses videoconferencing to meet with her private clients. She is a California-based Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC 7898) and Board Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC 18-044) with a Master of Art in Art Therapy Counseling from Marylhurst University (MA 2014).
In 2020, she completed her training in the evidence-based practice of trauma treatment called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and is now a EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ (2025).
She is also a registered yoga teacher (RYT®200; 2020). She also holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from UC Davis (MFA 2002), a Bachelor of Arts degree from UC Berkeley (BA 1999), over ten years experience in arts instruction and lifelong experience working with a wide variety of art mediums and practices.
12 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Mind Study Center
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT, M.D., Ph.D.,
Get expert mental health support wherever you are with personalized, flexible video sessions. Our secure, HIPAA-compliant platform ensures your privacy, while licensed professionals deliver the same high-quality care as in-person visits—no compromises, just accessible, confidential help on your terms.
10 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
ACT
New Beginnings Counseling Center (NBCC)
Pre-Licensed Professional
We offer in-person and online (telehealth) confidential psychological counseling and assessment services to individuals, couples and families in the greater Santa Barbara area. Counselors are here to help clients explore life transitions, relationship issues and a variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviors, substance use, job loss and stress, aging, isolation and anger management. Many clients experience a 15% reduction in overall distress after only eight sessions. Counselors are ready and able to serve you. We will match your needs with the education and experience of our clinicians to find the best person to assist you.
The clinic offers confidential counseling services in both English and Spanish with masters and doctoral-level interns gaining hours for clinical licensure, supervised by licensed clinicians. We are able to meet with you on a personal, confidential basis and offer a sliding-fee scale, ranging from $16 - $96/session.
We maintain a commitment to serve, reflecting the individual's ability to pay for services. We also offer groups for Parenting, Anxiety Coping Skills, Veterans, and court-approved Anger Management. Please call for current groups and schedules.
66 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Dr. Jen Bachtold
Psychologist, Ph.D., Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor-II (CADC-II), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Specialist in Anger Management
I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist, a CADC-II (Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor), a Certified Specialist in Anger Management, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.
11 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
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Aimen Bukhari
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 144748, LPCC 18977
You are the one everyone relies on.
The daughter who keeps the peace. The woman who notices everyone's needs before her own. The one who looks like she has it together but lies awake replaying conversations, worries about disappointing people, and feels guilty resting.
I help South Asian and Muslim women struggling with anxiety, burnout, people-pleasing, relationship stress, and family pressure.
You don't have to explain your culture, family dynamics, or faith to me. And if you've been taught that being a good Muslim means endlessly sacrificing yourself, tolerating unhealthy behavior, or carrying everything alone, therapy can help you make sense of those messages while staying connected to your values.
Virtual therapy available throughout California.
7 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
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Chris Doorley
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT, MA
I practice Humanistic therapy (Buddhist psychology, Gestalt, secular mindfulness) for clients anywhere in California
8 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Kristin Robert
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
I am a therapist who approaches this work with steadiness, depth, and respect for the complexity of being human. I bring nearly two decades of experience in the mental health and addiction field, including work in high acuity and relationally complex settings, which has shaped a grounded and thoughtful clinical presence. I am comfortable sitting with intensity, uncertainty, and contradiction, and I do not rush people toward solutions before there is understanding. My priority is creating a therapeutic space that feels emotionally safe, contained, and honest, where difficult material can be explored without fear of judgment or pressure to perform.
I do not see people as broken or deficient. I understand symptoms, patterns, and behaviors as responses that developed in context, often as ways of coping, protecting, or surviving. Over time, these responses can become limiting or painful, but they usually make sense when viewed through the lens of lived experience. Therapy, for me, is an opportunity to slow things down enough to understand what has shaped you, what feels misaligned now, and what continues to repeat despite your best efforts to change it.
My style is relational, direct, and collaborative. I value honesty over reassurance and clarity over quick fixes. I am engaged in the work and will offer reflection, perspective, and challenge when it is useful, while remaining attuned to pacing and readiness. I believe meaningful therapy requires both compassion and accountability, and that change is most sustainable when it grows from insight, agency, and choice rather than pressure or shame.
I work well with clients who are motivated to engage in foundational work and who are open to looking beneath the surface of symptoms or conflict. This does not mean you need to have answers or know exactly where to begin. It means a willingness to be curious, reflective, and honest about what is working, what is not, and what feels difficult to face alone. Therapy is not about becoming someone else. It is about reconnecting with parts of yourself that may have been silenced, protected, or lost along the way.
At its core, my work is guided by humanistic values and a belief in each person’s capacity for self understanding and meaningful choice. I do not position myself as an authority over your inner life. Instead, I see therapy as a collaborative process in which we work together to make sense of your experience and move forward in ways that feel coherent, intentional, and sustainable. I hold this work with care, seriousness, and humility, recognizing the trust it requires to invite someone into your inner world.
3 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Enlightened Self Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
If you feel highly attuned to others’ emotions, carry a constant sense of overwhelm, or find yourself managing an ongoing inner dialogue, you are not alone. Many of these experiences are shaped by how we’ve learned to survive, adapt, and stay safe.
We offer a space where all parts of you are welcome, especially the ones that have had to work the hardest. Together, we can gently reconnect you to your present moment experience and support you in moving through feelings of overwhelm with care and intention.
If you’re wanting to deepen your connection with your body and learn how to work with sensations rather than against them, we can help. Our approach integrates somatic therapies, including Somatic Experiencing, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Brainspotting, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
We are committed to providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed care that honors your lived experience.
6 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Freestyle Supervision and EMDR Group LLC
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC-S, LEP, NCC, APCC, AMFT, ASW, NCC
Therapy, assessments, consultation, trainings, and supervision through a neuroaffirming trauma lens. Unmask, be seen, and calm your nervous system with inclusive therapy. We believe therapy should be a space where your whole identity is celebrated, which is why we are proudly LGBTQIA+ affirming, allied, and take an active stance of advocacy for everyone we serve. Whether you are navigating an Autism or ADHD diagnosis, seeking a neurodivergent-friendly assessment, or simply looking for a space where you don't have to mask, our team approaches your care from a strictly strengths-based perspective.
4 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Laura Fleming
Pre-Licensed Professional, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
I meet you online at times that work best for you—even early mornings before your day begins. When we connect virtually, I bring the warmth and curiosity that makes it feel like we are in the same room. I work diligently to ensure I create a safe, engaging space where meaningful change can happen. My platform for telehealth is secure, HIPPA compliant, and reliable for smooth virtual sessions.
2 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
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Sandy Kong
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 119380
At Nourishment Mental Health I enjoy being a catalyst for change and healing. I strive to provide supportive, nurturing, and genuine care to all my clients. It comes from a place of truly wanting people to heal and grow. There's nothing more exciting than witnessing somebody exercise their inner courage. My goal is to be able to provide you with a safe space, a trusting therapeutic relationship, and a respectful environment for you to be able to thrive in.
Nourishment Mental Health offers mental health services to teens (14+), adults (18+), and couples throughout the Sacramento Area. Additional services include Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy and Psychedelic Integration. Services can be provided to all California residents via telehealth. In person therapy is offered in Sacramento, Ca (Nisenan and Miwok Land).
11 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
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Angelique Umutesi
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Roots & Refuge Center was created by Angelique Umutesi, LCSW, a refugee and therapist, to help people heal in a safe and caring space.
Angelique’s life experience showed her that many people, especially refugees and immigrants, need support that understands their culture and struggles.
At Roots & Refuge, we offer therapy, spiritual care, and community support, all with kindness and respect.
We believe everyone’s healing journey is unique, and we are here to walk with you.
5 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
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Brooke Taylor
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
I specialize in helping people navigate experiences that have fundamentally changed them — a loss, a major transition, a spiritual awakening, or a moment that shifted how they see themselves and the world. These experiences can leave you feeling disoriented, alone, or like you don't quite recognize your own life anymore. You may struggle to trust yourself, express what you need, or feel at home in your own skin. Just know, you are not alone.
Through a trauma-informed, body-centered approach, we'll explore what you've been through and create space to process it with gentleness and honesty. Together, we'll work to rebuild safety in your body through somatic grounding and mindfulness, restore connection to your authentic self through relational processing and creative exercises, and begin weaving what you've learned into a life that reflects who you're becoming — with more clarity, presence, and self-trust.
My style is collaborative, casual, and laid back. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and my goal is to meet you where you're at, offering support that feels genuine and grounded in your pace and process.
If this resonates, I invite you to reach out for a free 20-minute consultation to see how we might begin this work together. Whenever you're ready, reach out.
5 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA (Online Only)
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Tracey Kiernan
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, AMFT
You don’t have to keep holding it all together on your own.
I offer online therapy for women and couples who look like they’re managing life well on the outside—but internally feel overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, or not quite like themselves. Many of my clients are navigating high-functioning anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, relationship struggles, and major life transitions, including perimenopause.
Virtual therapy with me is not a watered-down version of in-person work—it’s focused, effective, and designed to create real change. From the comfort of your own space, we’ll work to help you feel more grounded in your body, clearer in your mind, and more connected in your relationships.
If you’re in a relationship, online sessions can help you break out of repeating conflict cycles, better understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and rebuild connection—even if things have felt stuck for a long time.
My approach blends practical tools with deeper, insight-oriented work. We focus first on regulation—so you’re not just talking about your life, you’re actually able to shift how you experience it.
Online therapy offers flexibility, privacy, and accessibility—without sacrificing depth.
If you’re ready for support that goes beyond coping and helps you create meaningful, lasting change, I’d love to work with you.
2 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
ACT
Jennifer Bearden
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Telehealth is delivered through a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform that allows me to provide therapy to my clients via live video conferencing. This can be done anywhere you have a computer or smartphone. If traditional in-person appointments are not convenient, or you simply prefer connecting virtually, telehealth may be the option for you.
26 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
ACT
Kim Gibson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, ATR
Hi! Thank you for considering me to be your therapist! I really enjoy helping my clients meet their goals. I'm an experienced therapist who is kind, creative, non judgmental and resourceful. I'm an LPCC and an art therapist and I am trained in EMDR. Most of my clients are coming to me to work on feeling less anxious, shift negative thought patterns, tackle rumination, overcome depression or learn how to navigate symptoms of ADHD. I'm a fellow ADHDer and have extensive training in all things neurodivergence including RSD, PDA, burnout, executive functioning skills and common co-occuring medical issues.
25 Years Experience
Online in Mission Viejo, CA
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapists in Mission Viejo, California Statistics
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapists in Mission Viejo, California average 13 years of experience and charge around $197 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (79%), Trauma and PTSD (67%), and Depression (66%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$197
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 6% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 50% |
In Person and Online |
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| 50% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 79% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 67% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 66% | Depression |
| 56% | Stress |
| 51% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 44% | Self Esteem |
| 43% | Women's Issues |