Online Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists in Santa Barbara, California CA
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Jonathan Kruger Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I am currently seeing clients in person two days a week, and via Telehealth the remaining three days.
13 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Foothills Psychotherapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMFT, AMFT, ACSW
We provide online therapy throughout California for high-achieving adults, trauma survivors, and queer individuals who feel overwhelmed or stuck. Using Brainspotting, EMDR, and somatic therapy, we help clients go deeper than talk therapy so they can heal from trauma, reduce anxiety, and feel more grounded and in control. Our team of therapists offer virtual trauma therapy that meets you where you are. We pride ourselves in being warm, non-judgmental, and focused on helping you feel seen, understood, and genuinely supported. Whether you’re navigating burnout, boundaries, past trauma, or emotional overwhelm, we are here to help you reconnect with yourself and move toward lasting change. If you’re seeking online EMDR, Brainspotting, or trauma therapy in California, we are here to support your healing—one step at a time.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Celeste Tomasulo
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Many of my clients come to me struggling with depression or anxiety in response to trauma, an unstable childhood, or illness. Others are having difficulty setting boundaries and expressing their needs. During our initial sessions, we will explore who you are as a whole person, putting together the pieces of the puzzle that make you, you. Many of my clients have had success in exploring the root causes of their issues and decreasing the intensity of overwhelming thoughts and emotions. I have a particular interest in how attachment and events in our childhoods go on to shape how we view the world.
5 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, 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 Santa Barbara, CA
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Jennifer Pudlo Therapy & Wellness Consulting
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Secure online therapy allows you to access compassionate, evidence-based care wherever you are. I provide virtual therapy for individuals and couples throughout California, Michigan, and Indiana, helping clients navigate relationship challenges, anxiety, trauma, women's life transitions, and emotional well-being. Together, we'll create a safe, supportive space where healing, growth, and meaningful change can happen.
16 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
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Bonnie Rae
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Online Therapy (video therapy sessions) is provided through a HIPPA Compliant platform named Simple Practice.
14 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Rebecca Rothberg
Psychologist, Psy.D., M.A., R.Y.T.
I work with a diverse population of adults and couples on issues such as: acute and complex trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, gender and sexuality, substance abuse / addiction, ADHD, identity development, life transitions, and interpersonal/romantic relationships. Passionate about a holistic approach to healing, I am also a trauma-informed yoga and mindfulness instructor, and have taught veterans, teens, and incarcerated youth. Prior to pursuing a career as a psychologist, I worked in the New York City art world and am interested in how creativity, spirituality, and transcendent experiences can inform mental health and well-being.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Mary Mallinson Therapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
California-based LCSW offering virtual trauma therapy for adults experiencing anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. I specialize in EMDR therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic therapy to support healing from childhood trauma, attachment wounds, and family of origin issues. I offer both weekly therapy and EMDR therapy intensives for deeper, focused trauma work. Sessions are available via telehealth throughout California.
5 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
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Marina Edelman | TrueMe Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Marina Edelman, LMFT, is the founder of TrueMe Counseling, a group practice dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families build healthier relationships and overcome life's most difficult challenges. Alongside her team of nine therapists, Marina provides compassionate, evidence-based care for relationship concerns, trauma, anxiety, depression, affair recovery, and more. TrueMe Counseling offers both in-person and virtual therapy throughout California, with sliding-scale options available to make quality mental health care more accessible.
20 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Melanie Goetz
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Meeting online allows you to choose the safest and most comforting environment to you, and, the time when your brain and body are most available for deeper, emotional work. I'll get to know your space, your language, and your stories, and together we'll grow to use your choice of environment and tools as resources for our therapeutic work. While I can't welcome you into an office with a handshake, we're able to meet from our independent spaces with eye contact and genuine expressions of connection. We're still able to effectively use an integrative approach using body-oriented and cognitive techniques in therapy, including: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dynamic Attachment Re-patterning Experience (DARe), an attachment-based approach to Somatic Experiencing. I am participating in the three-year Somatic Experiencing training program as well to continue refining skills of working with chronic pain and illness as a consequence to long stored fear responses in the body.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Shohreh Schmuecker
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I provide online telehealth video therapy for women living anywhere in California. My practice is located in the San Francisco East Bay Area. Schedule your free 15 minute phone consultation at: https://therapywithshohreh.clientsecure.me/.
12 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA (Online Only)
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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 Santa Barbara, CA
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Dan Michels
Therapist, LPCC, LPC, CHT, MA
I currently offer in-person session in California (Grass Valley and Nevada City) and virtual therapy for clients in Colorado.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Tendril Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Tendril Therapy offers flexible telehealth sessions through a secure video platform, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their own space anywhere in California. This option makes therapy more accessible and convenient, while still providing the same supportive, connected experience as in-person sessions.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Kim Christine Stevens
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
I am accepting new Telehealth clients- video call or phone call
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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Jennifer Canu
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family therapist with 20 years experience working with children, adolescents, families and adults who are experiencing symptoms of trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and struggling with adjustment to stressors and life changes. I use an integrated approach incorporating Internal Family Systems (parts work), EMDR therapy, expressive arts, Cognitive Behavior therapy, movement and mindfulness. Your interests, strengths, culture and resources are also incorporated into your therapy experience to help you reach your goals and maintain progress.
20 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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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 Santa Barbara, CA
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Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Many couples struggle when conflict keeps repeating or one partner feels unseen, and distance grows even when both care deeply. In online sessions, I help partners slow down these patterns, recognize what’s happening beneath the surface, and build the skills to stay emotionally connected. Through attachment‑based and trauma‑informed practices, I guide couples toward communication that is safe, honest, and repair-focused, even when stress or past wounds are present. Online therapy can be a convenient, contained space to explore challenges together without the distractions of daily life.
23 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
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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 Santa Barbara, CA
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Azmaira Maker, Ph.D.
Psychologist, Ph.D.
We provide confidential and secure online sessions for children, parents, adolescents, college students, and adults.
We assure you that our online therapy via video can be as effective as in person therapy. Our team of professionals will continue to work closely with you, your child, and your family while providing the best treatment for your unique needs.
28 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, CA
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists in Santa Barbara, California Statistics
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapists in Santa Barbara, California average 13 years of experience and charge around $198 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (73%), Trauma and PTSD (64%), and Depression (60%).
Average years in practice
13 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$198
Gender ID
| 70% |
Female |
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| 20% |
Male |
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| 6% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
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| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 73% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 64% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 60% | Depression |
| 54% | Stress |
| 50% | Self Esteem |
| 50% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 46% | Women's Issues |