Online Women's Issues therapists in Santa Cruz, California CA
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Women's Issues
Bonnie Rae
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I am passionate about working with women and women's issues. I have expertise in working with women in the entertainment industry and other high-powered jobs, navigating a sexist and male dominant environment. I enjoy helping women become more empowered, more embodied, reclaim their voice, speak their needs, and get out of our conditioning of staying small. I create a safe and open space for women to talk about and explore sexual desires, sexuality and sexual trauma.
14 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Tracy Sachs (Singh)
Therapist, MA, AMFT
In our current patriarchal society, there are very few models for how to be a strong, feminine woman. With a lack of obvious models and archetypes to draw from, women often either take on the masculine hero's journey as their own or feel disempowered and weak. By drawing upon myths and archetypes, we can explore the heroine's journey of feminine power and apply it to the lived realities of life in areas such as motherhood, career, relationships, marriage, boundaries, and purpose.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Jeremi R McManus
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT
I have supported hundreds of couples over the past 15+ years navigating women's issues, and look forward to helping you get your relationship where you want it to be. Poor communication? Broken trust? Endless arguments? I look forward to hearing from you.
21 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Sarah Wagner LMFT Corp
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MBA
Women often navigate complex pressures related to identity, relationships, caregiving, career, body image, and societal expectations. I provide therapy grounded in attachment theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and developmental models to explore how early relational experiences and cultural messages shape self-worth and emotional patterns.
Together, we work with parts that may feel over-responsible, self-critical, invisible, or overwhelmed. Therapy supports boundary clarity, emotional regulation, secure attachment, and a stronger sense of voice and agency.
6 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Louisa Lombard
Licensed Professional Counselor, LCPC, LPCC, PPS
Whether you are trying to navigate the world of dating and finding yourself in the same upsetting patterns, navigating anxiety and/or depression, struggling with building friendship and community, struggling with job applications and interviews, battling imposter syndrome at work, experiencing the often silent and heavy grief of miscarriage, frustrated in your relationship, struggling with mom guilt/perfectionism or navigating peri/menopause, I support women with all of the issues that we experience as women across the lifespan.
13 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Foothills Psychotherapy
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LMFT, AMFT, ACSW
Our therapists specialize in helping high achieving women navigate the world and find confidence in their strengths and the ability to set boundaries and stop being people pleasers.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Alejandra Kenia Ipina
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Women experience life transitions that may contribute to identity shifts all while caring for our family, loved ones, or careers. Whether you are navigating relationship stressors, life transitions, motherhood, or identity shifts somatic therapy can help you reconnect with what's valuable to you.
9 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Diaspora Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, DSW, LMFT
We offer supportive care for women navigating identity, relationships, boundaries, life transitions, and systemic stressors. We explore how gender, culture, and lived experience impact mental health while centering empowerment and self-trust. Our approach is affirming, collaborative, and trauma-informed.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Nes Pinar Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I help women navigate the unique pressures, expectations, and emotional burdens that often shape their daily lives and relationships. Together, we explore the internalized messages, cultural dynamics, and past experiences that have made it hard to feel grounded, confident, or fully yourself. My approach is compassionate, steady, and empowering—supporting you as you reclaim your voice, boundaries, and sense of well‑being.
15 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Mia Turner
Therapist, MA, RYT, ASDCS, LMFT, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
Support for women navigating identity, burnout, caregiving, relationships, life transitions, body changes, reproductive experiences, chronic illness, disability, leadership, self-worth, and the visible and invisible expectations placed upon women across personal, professional, societal, vocational, educational, relational, cultural, and family systems.
This work recognizes that women's experiences do not occur in isolation. They are shaped by the intersections of gender, race, culture, neurodivergence, disability, sexuality, spirituality, socioeconomic realities, family roles, community, and lived experience. Particular attention is given to the ways societal expectations, caregiving demands, perfectionism, people-pleasing, masking, emotional labor, and internalized messages about worth, productivity, appearance, sacrifice, and success can influence wellbeing, identity, relationships, and connection with self.
Exploration may include the impact of hormones and hormonal transitions across the lifespan, including menstruation, PMDD, pregnancy, postpartum experiences, perimenopause, menopause, fertility challenges, reproductive decision-making, and the often-overlooked ways hormones can interact with neurodivergence, sensory experiences, executive functioning, emotional regulation, energy capacity, and nervous system functioning.
My approach integrates EMDR, somatic therapy, mindfulness, polyvagal-informed practices, parts work, neuropsychotherapy, expressive arts, attachment-focused approaches, and liberation-oriented healing. Rather than focusing on helping you adapt to unrealistic expectations, this work invites curiosity about which expectations genuinely align with your values and which may no longer serve you. Attention is given to both the external systems and internalized narratives that shape how you relate to yourself, your body, your needs, your ambitions, and your place in the world.
Therapy offers space to reconnect with your voice, honor your needs, deepen self-trust, and cultivate a more compassionate relationship with yourself. The goal is not simply to function better within systems that may contribute to exhaustion or disconnection, but to create a life that feels more sustainable, authentic, embodied, and aligned with your values, capacity, relationships, and wellbeing.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Women often face unique pressures related to identity, relationships, career, and life transitions. Therapy offers support in navigating these challenges while strengthening self-advocacy and confidence.
23 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Hannah Nyznyk Christian
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #133278
We support women through life transitions, identity shifts, and emotional challenges. Therapy offers a space to explore boundaries, self-worth, and empowerment.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
I work with high functioning professional women who perform in multiple roles at work and at home, face corporate misogyny or age bias towards women, shoulder a large part of the parenting, relationship, household, social and financial responsibilities and feel pressure to hold everything together. Women are often pushed to meet impossible expectations, and are looked down upon for showing signs of strain. Therapy can support you in establishing boundaries, taking criticism less personally, and maintaining your own calmness, self-care and sense of self-worth, regardless of the pressure you're under. I combine insightful, caring depth work with effective evidence based techniques that build resilience under pressure, free you from self-sabotaging reactivity, and help you to keep access to your calm, best-self.
35 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Women's Issues
GRIS ALVES
Counselor/Therapist, Compassionate Inquiry, Trauma Informed Mindfulness Teacher
I work with women navigating the impacts of patriarchal oppression, gendered trauma, and societal pressures that can affect self-worth, relationships, and emotional well-being. Using a trauma-informed, compassionate approach, I support clients in reclaiming their power, building healthy boundaries, and reconnecting with their inner strength, resilience, and authentic voice. Together, we explore patterns shaped by culture, history, and personal experience, creating space for empowerment, healing, and self-discovery.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Stephanie Brumfield
Therapist, LCSW
In the intimate journey of healing and self-discovery, my practice stands as a sanctuary for women confronting the multifaceted dimensions of the mother wound and its profound impact on their sense of self and relational dynamics. This nuanced approach extends beyond the immediate challenges of motherhood, delving deep into the legacy of maternal relationships that shape our experiences as women—from feelings of inadequacy and unresolved anger to the profound yearning for a nurturing connection that was absent.
Acknowledging the intricate ways in which the mother wound intertwines with the stages of womanhood, I provide a compassionate, supportive space for women at all points of their life journey. Whether grappling with the emotional aftermath of reproductive choices, such as abortions or pregnancy terminations, navigating the complexities of becoming a mother, or seeking to heal from painful childhoods and ancestral traumas, my practice is dedicated to fostering healing, empowerment, and self-reclamation.
Central to this work is the exploration of the mother wound, aiming to break the cycles of pain and misunderstanding that bind us. Through this lens, we address not just the personal narratives of hurt and longing but also the broader societal expectations and stigmas that influence our self-perception and relationships. My goal is to guide women through this deeply transformative process, offering insights and therapeutic interventions that illuminate the path to healing, self-acceptance, and the ability to form healthier, more fulfilling relationships.
This holistic, empathetic approach is designed to support women in reclaiming their power, voice, and worth, enabling them to move forward with a renewed sense of wholeness and authenticity. Here, in a space where the unspoken and unseen are brought to light, the journey toward healing the mother wound becomes a pivotal step in embracing a liberated, empowered sense of self.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Courtney Whetstone
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Being a woman in todays world is not always easy, so discussing these issues that are specific to women will help gain some infighting in how to navigate the world as a woman today.
12 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Castle Rock Family Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LMFT, LCSW, AMFT, ACSW
We provide therapy focused on women’s unique experiences, such as self-esteem, life transitions, relationships, and empowerment.
12 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Sue De Santo
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I specialize in supporting women who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or tired of carrying everything on their own. My style is collaborative, compassionate, and down‑to‑earth, helping you build a kinder relationship with yourself, deepen your connections, and move toward the life that feels most authentic and nourishing to you
35 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA (Online Only)
Women's Issues
Emily Echeverria
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MS
I love working with women, especially women of color. When working with women, I try to understand both the client's unique experience and the greater societal factors that often impact a woman's mental health. I work with women struggling with many issues including anxiety and depression, parenting, codependency, body image, sexual abuse, and relationship violence. I also work with many high-achieving, successful women who are struggling with anxiety, self-esteem, perfectionism, shame, and relationship issues.
6 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues
Lauree Berger Turman
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW 22044, LCSW 098456-01
Women's issues are not thwat different than Men's issues: to be acknowledged, validated, to feel safe and secure in yourself, and with others.
31 Years Experience
Online in Santa Cruz, CA
Women's Issues therapists in Santa Cruz, California Statistics
Women's Issues therapists in Santa Cruz, California average 14 years of experience and charge around $205 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Women's Issues (100%), Anxiety or Fears (82%), and Depression (72%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$205
Gender ID
| 83% |
Female |
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| 10% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 60% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 40% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Women's Issues |
| 82% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 72% | Depression |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 67% | Stress |
| 65% | Self Esteem |
| 58% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |