Online Social Anxiety therapists in Salinas, California CA
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Social Anxiety
Kim Christine Stevens
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Have a specialization in social anxiety and fear
11 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Melissa Berschauer
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
It is incredibly exhausting to walk into a room and instantly feel like everyone is judging you, or to spend hours overthinking a casual conversation after it’s already over. Social anxiety loves to make you feel isolated and keep you playing small to avoid embarrassment. We will work together to lower that intense internal pressure, quiet the fear of rejection, and build realistic comfort so you can show up in social or professional spaces without your nervous system going into overdrive.
14 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Roderic Burks - Integrative Mental Health
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, MS, MS HSc, MA, LMHC, LPC
Social anxiety can make connecting with others and expressing yourself feel overwhelming or unsafe. I help clients explore the underlying fears, patterns, and parts of themselves driving these feelings. Together, we build confidence, self-understanding, and strategies to engage in social situations with greater ease and authenticity.
26 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Hiroko Saeki, MA, LMFT, RDT
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Drama Therapist
Is your social anxiety getting in your way of living a fulfilling life? I would love to help you. I am a Registered Drama Therapist trained in the therapeutic use of drama and other expressive arts. Together, we can explore what might be at the root of your anxiety, find helpful strategies to reduce the anxiety, and rehearse new behaviors/attitude to build your confidence.
11 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Matthew Kijak, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Social anxiety can be a debilitating condition that can make it hard for individuals to fully participate in social situations. As a therapist, I understand the impact that social anxiety can have on one's life and I specialize in helping individuals manage symptoms of social anxiety to foster well-being through the use of evidence-based therapies such as prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Together, we will work to identify the triggers of your anxiety and develop effective strategies to manage them. We will explore the underlying causes of your social anxiety and use cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques to challenge negative thoughts and behaviors that are holding you back. And, using prolonged exposure therapy, we will work to desensitize you to the feared situations, ultimately leading to a reduction of symptoms.
My ultimate goal is to empower you to take control of your social anxiety and to help you build a brighter, more fulfilling future for yourself. I will provide a safe and supportive environment for you to work through your struggles and find solutions that work for you. Don't hesitate to reach out to me today, together we can work towards a better tomorrow.
8 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Melanie Goetz
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I hope you can take a moment to celebrate your success in reaching out to start a new relationship. In working with social anxiety, we'll consider the exceptions in your life—the times when you have connected with strangers, when you’ve entered into a new social environment, when you’ve stayed longer at a social event. We’ll bring curiosity to what made those experiences exceptional for you. We’ll then bring those differences, as well as, newly learned skills into corrective experiences in the therapy room and the least risky environments for you outside of therapy. We will likely use EMDR and somatic therapy approaches to work through the engrained difficult messages and bodily experiences of social anxiety from your past to increase your confidence in your capacity for present and future social connections.
10 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Susana Scotti, Journey Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PhD
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel stressful, intimidating, or even overwhelming. You might worry about being judged, embarrassed, or saying the “wrong” thing, leading you to avoid social situations, overthink conversations, or feel stuck in cycles of self-doubt. Over time, this can impact relationships, work, and your ability to feel confident and at ease around others. As a clinical psychologist, specializing in trauma, mood disorders and addiction, I help individuals understand and overcome social anxiety in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. Together, we explore the underlying patterns that maintain anxiety, such as attachment anxiety, negative core beliefs about the self, fear of evaluation, and avoidance, and work toward building confidence and flexibility in social situations. My approach is integrative, utilizing evidence-based treatments, including dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy and exposure therapy, while also incorporating depth oriented strategies to address root causes. We’ll move at a pace that feels manageable, helping you develop practical skills incrementally to navigate social interactions with greater ease and authenticity. With the right support, it’s possible to feel more comfortable being yourself, engage more fully in relationships, and approach social situations with increased confidence rather than fear.
13 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Josh Dolin: Life Coach | Purpose Pathfinder
Life Coach
Struggling with social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel overwhelming, but with the right strategies, you can build confidence and manage those fears. My coaching approach focuses on helping you understand the root causes of your anxiety, while developing practical tools to overcome social discomfort. Together, we’ll work on building your confidence, improving communication skills, and creating a personalized plan to help you navigate social situations with greater ease. Schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation to begin your journey toward a more confident, socially connected life.
9 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Create You Therapy Services
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I help clients experiencing social anxiety build confidence and reduce fear in social, academic, and professional settings. Using a supportive and strengths-based approach, I work with clients to manage anxious thoughts, improve self-expression, and develop practical coping skills that support more comfortable and meaningful social interactions.
27 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Dr. Jen Bachtold
Psychologist, Ph.D., Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor-II (CADC-II), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Specialist in Anger Management
As a licensed psychologist specializing in social anxiety, I am dedicated to helping individuals overcome the challenges of social anxiety disorder and build confidence in social situations. My approach is grounded in evidence-based therapies and personalized strategies to support mental health, enhance social skills, and improve overall quality of life.
11 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Dr. Cristal Lopez
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Welcome! You might be feeling disconnected from your family, friends, children, job, or even the world. I'm Dr. Cristal Lopez, and I believe that we all have powerful strengths. Together, we will explore yours to help you unlock your full potential, connect authentically with others, and show up as your true self. My training at top U.S. children's hospitals, including Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California Pacific Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has provided me with over 6 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young and mid-life adults, and families.
For my younger clients, I use behavioral and play therapy techniques, while also supporting parents and families to foster healthy connections. With adolescents and adults, I draw on strength-based, humanistic, and relational principles to guide our work together.
Beyond traditional mental health concerns, I specialize and publish work in: coping with chronic illnesses, career-related issues (burnout, work-life balance), trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and stress related to first-responder families. I’m committed to guiding you, your child, or family to a more connected and fulfilling life. Invest in yourself!
9 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Lois Lorback
Hypnotherapist, CCHt
Assisting clients with social anxiety is one of my specialties. I will share with you many tools and coping mechanisms, as well as help you feel the way you would like to feel when challenged in social situations.
12 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Barry Ross
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am a psychologist, marriage family therapist, bioenergetic analyst, and psychoanalyst with more than 30 years of clinical experience in treating adolescents, adults, and marital couples. I am skilled in helping a person to feel understood and related to in a new and helpful way.
42 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Chloe Lankshear
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.Ed, Ed/S, LMFT
If you get very stressed about social situations, either before or after, you'll be spending a lot of energy and brain power on all your internal self-talk around this. Sometimes that can make you act awkwardly or not be able to be as natural and confident as you'd like to be. We can work on changing your self-talk together so that you are better able to be more in the moment and can be freer and more accepting of yourself.
12 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Marina Edelman | TrueMe Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We help clients reduce fear of judgment and feel more confident in social and professional settings. Treatment includes practical exposure tools and nervous system regulation.
20 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Dr. Ingrid Solano
Psychologist, PhD
I work with both adults and adolescents on an individual basis. Individual psychotherapy helps clients deal with particular issues, symptoms, and stressors. My goal is to provide a safe, non judgmental space for you to explore who you are, how you relate to others, and what supports you on your journey to become your best self. I lean into, listen, understand, and enhance authentic expression. Together we create a collaborative process of transformation. What that means and what that looks like is different for everyone...
I offer evidence-based therapies from a curious, nonjudgmental philosophy. No matter where you have been, evidence-based therapies focus on changing the now. I strive to help my clients experience the world mindfully, and in accordance with their personal values. Through our work in cultivating an affirming, authentic, and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship, I provide support while we collaboratively deconstruct what is causing distress in your life and preventing you from being your most effective and authentic self. Individual therapy facilitates insight and growth, becoming more effective at actualizing your values, and building more authentic relationships with yourself and with others.
While there are many forms of therapy you can pursue, my expertise is in time-limited, evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (CBT), the Unified Protocol for emotional disorders, and third wave CBT such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness based interventions. (I do have experience in, and practice, an eclectic arrangement of other modalities as well-- when applicable or specifically requested.) We explore thoughts, beliefs, and understanding, while also prioritizing behavioral processes that focus on your contexts and the functions of how you relate to your internal experiences. CBT is designed to help individuals notice and shift their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to get relief from painful emotions such as anxiety and sadness.
Third wave interventions also promote well-being through developing coping skills, personal values, and metacognition that complement traditional CBT interventions. I provide flexible, customizable approaches that look different with each patient. I empower my clients to discover their strength, clarity, creativity, autonomy, resilience, motivation, and confidence in meeting whatever happens next. I provide individualized tools to use in everyday decision-making that will help those changes last. With these modalities I treat individuals who are impacted by depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship distress, burnout, divorce, loss, uncertainty, stigma, and other life experiences, diagnoses, and stressors. We explore the sources, experiences, and beliefs that impact how you relate with the world and implement change in your life. You are the expert on you, but are you your most effective and content self?
15 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Vanessa Ffrench
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (140713), Certified Yoga & Meditation Instructor
I have experience working with clients who experience social anxiety and agoraphobia. Anxiety is one of my specialties, and I have experienced it first hand myself. I approach these issues with cognitive reframing, willingness to sit with uncomfortable feelings and body-oriented practices and mindfulness, as well as self-compassion and self-awareness.
15 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Elizabeth Nims
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I specialize in treating social anxiety, helping clients break the pattern of avoidance due to fear. Learning skills to calm anxious thoughts, increase self-esteem, and help to reconnect with others.
7 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Anna Yu Lee
Life Coach, PhD, MPH, MA
I use a combination of active listening, encouragement, and exposure tactics.
4 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA
Social Anxiety
Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We help you develop the relational intelligence to find confidence in social settings and experience a greater degree of control over your environment. This decreases anxiety and supports relational well being.
8 Years Experience
Online in Salinas, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety therapists in Salinas, California Statistics
Social Anxiety therapists in Salinas, California average 15 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Social Anxiety (100%), Anxiety or Fears (91%), and Depression (79%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 64% |
In Person and Online |
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| 36% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Social Anxiety |
| 91% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 79% | Depression |
| 78% | Stress |
| 77% | Self Esteem |
| 72% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 62% | Loss or Grief |