Online Motivational Interviewing (MI) therapists in California

I provide virtual session for anyone living in California. You may exclusively see me online or meet for a mix of in person and virtual sessions. You can use your computer or phone for virtual sessions. I use my EHR system called Simple Practice to conduct video chat sessions.  

I help LGBTQIA+ people manage anxiety and improve their relationships and communication. Many of my clients are dealing with the after-effects of a religious upbringing. Most are professionals who are doing well in some areas of life, but struggle with things like boundaries, self-worth, and understanding their own feelings. I also love to work with people who are coming out later in life. I am queer-identified.  

With over 15 years of experience working with older adults and their families, I bring a deep understanding of the emotional, physical, and relational challenges that come with aging and caregiving.  

Therapy That Fits the Way You Think Life can feel overwhelming, even for the strongest among us. If you’re feeling stuck, scattered, or misunderstood, you don’t have to figure it out alone. I’m Dr. David Shoup, a licensed psychologist who helps people harness their unique ways of thinking—whether fast, intuitive, deeply focused, or hard to manage—and turn them into strengths. Together, we’ll build habits, improve relationships, and create real momentum toward the life you want. Virtual therapy available in 44 states.  

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.  

Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and self-aware, yet still find themselves feeling stuck. You may understand your patterns intellectually but struggle to actually change them, or find yourself dealing with anxiety, overthinking, performance pressure, relationship difficulties, or unhealthy ways of coping. I bring over a decade of clinical experience to an active, collaborative approach that combines deeper insight with practical strategies for meaningful, lasting change.  

Holding Space Therapy provides secure, confidential telehealth therapy for adults throughout California and Florida, allowing you to access professional mental health care from the comfort and privacy of your own home. Online therapy offers the same evidence-based treatments as in-person sessions while providing greater flexibility for busy professionals, parents, first responders, and anyone with demanding schedules. I specialize in helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, grief, burnout, relationship challenges, and life transitions using a compassionate, trauma-informed approach. Treatment is personalized and may incorporate EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness, and other evidence-based interventions to support meaningful, lasting change. Whether you're seeking support for recent stressors or long-standing emotional wounds, online therapy offers a convenient and effective way to build resilience, strengthen coping skills, and move toward a healthier, more balanced life—all from a space where you feel safe and comfortable.  

I offer virtual therapy for adults and teens throughout California, providing a safe, confidential space to slow down and begin healing from the comfort of your own home. My online practice makes it easier to fit therapy into real life—whether you’re balancing work, parenting, or recovery from past stress and trauma. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to your needs, blending evidence-based approaches like EMDR, CBT, and DBT with a compassionate, trauma-informed perspective. Online therapy allows us to build meaningful connection and create steady change, wherever you are in your healing process.  

Life can feel heavy at times, and having a space where you feel genuinely heard can make all the difference. In our sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to slow down, gain clarity, and better understand what may be getting in the way of feeling your best. Together, we’ll explore what you’re experiencing and work toward greater self-awareness, emotional balance, and meaningful change.  

Hi! Dr. Roger Douglas, PsyD, LMFT 124878 here. I am a psychologist, and licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a USMC Veteran. I offer mental health services to Individual, Families, Couples and Groups using evidence-based practices. The theoretical approach I utilize will depend on your presenting problems. Some of these approaches are, Cognitive Theories, Post Modern Theories, Psychodynamic Theories, Client Centered Theories, Systems, E.M.D.R.. and more...  

We provide Google Meet or Simple Practice video telehealth platforms for online sessions.  

I offer secure confidential teleconferencing and messaging through SimplePractice.com. Providing online therapy allows me to use my licenses in multiple states to help more clients. I also see clients from Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, wherever there is internet, I can be reached! My online practice is easy to use with online scheduling and payments that make it very simple to deal with. All documents and consents are simple and easy to sign online. I am available evenings and some weekend hours upon request. I accept all major credit cards, FSA and HSA cards  

I am available for secure, telehealth sessions M-W. Many of my clients are working professionals who need the flexibility of online sessions. Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked in Bay Area tech finance for 20 years. I know firsthand the intense pressure, insane pace, and subsequent burnout of working in tech companies. Being high functioning only lasts for so long before your physical and mental health suffer, and you're left wondering why you just can't "get it together" anymore. You're not a failure... you're just EXHAUSTED. Let me help you figure out where to go from here.  

I approach therapy with steadiness, depth, and respect for the complexity of being human. I bring more than 17 years of experience in the mental health and addiction field, including a decade of leadership within high-acuity treatment. I have worked alongside people and families during crisis, relapse, profound loss, psychiatric instability, relational rupture, and the long, uneven process of rebuilding a life. That experience shaped my ability to remain grounded when circumstances are intense, answers are unclear, or several conflicting truths exist at once. I do not rush people toward acceptance, forgiveness, or a solution before their experience has been fully understood. Not every loss can be transformed into a lesson, and not every painful chapter can be tied neatly with a bow. Sometimes the first meaningful shift is finally being able to name what happened without minimizing it, defending someone else, or questioning whether you are entitled to feel its impact. I work to create a space where difficult material can be spoken plainly, examined carefully, and held without judgment, shame, or pressure to perform healing correctly. I do not understand people as broken, disordered, or reduced to a collection of symptoms. Anxiety, perfectionism, withdrawal, control, people-pleasing, anger, hyper-independence, and emotional shutdown rarely develop without context. They often began as intelligent attempts to remain safe, connected, accepted, or functional in circumstances that required adaptation. The problem is not that these responses once existed. The problem is that strategies developed for survival can quietly become the architecture of an adult life, continuing long after the original danger has passed. Therapy allows us to slow the pattern down enough to understand it. Together, we examine what shaped you, what you learned to expect from relationships, which roles you were assigned or adopted, and what parts of yourself became unacceptable, inconvenient, or unsafe to express. We look at what continues to repeat despite insight and effort, where your present choices may still be organized around old fears, and what it costs to remain loyal to ways of living that no longer fit. My style is relational, warm, direct, and deeply engaged. I am not a silent therapist, and I will not offer polished reassurance when honesty would serve you better. I listen closely, ask intentional questions, identify patterns, and offer perspective or challenge when it can deepen the work. I also remain attentive to pacing. Directness without attunement can become intrusion, just as compassion without honesty can leave someone understood but unchanged. I believe meaningful therapy requires both care and accountability, held in a relationship where difficult conversations can feel safe enough to have. I draw from attachment-based, somatic, motivational, cognitive behavioral, and depth-oriented approaches. I do not force clients into a single theory or rely on a one-size-fits-all model. Some experiences need language and meaning. Others are carried through bodily activation, numbness, vigilance, or a nervous system that has not yet recognized that the threat has ended. Some patterns require practical intervention, while others must be understood at their roots. The work is shaped around the person in front of me and what will allow change to become both meaningful and sustainable. I work especially well with clients seeking deep, transformational work rather than symptom management alone. You do not need to arrive with perfect insight, a clear goal, or the language to explain everything. What matters is a willingness to become curious about what is happening beneath the surface, to examine what is and is not working, and to participate honestly in the process. Motivation does not mean certainty. It means being willing to remain in the conversation when the work becomes uncomfortable, complicated, or unexpectedly revealing. Therapy is not about becoming a more acceptable version of yourself. It is about distinguishing who you are from who you had to become to feel safe, loved, needed, or protected. It is about deciding which adaptations still serve you, which have become too costly, and how to remain connected to others without repeatedly abandoning yourself. At the center of my work is a belief in each person’s capacity for self-understanding, agency, and meaningful choice. I bring clinical knowledge and experience, but I do not position myself as the authority over your inner life. You are the person who has lived it. My role is to help you see more clearly, make connections that may have remained outside awareness, and create enough safety and honesty for something different to become possible. I hold that responsibility with care, seriousness, humility, and a genuine respect for the trust required to invite another person into the places you have learned to keep hidden.  

I offer in person therapy in Los Angeles and online throughout California. I treat individuals and couples who are struggling with challenging life transitions. Change can create a sense of unease and self doubt. I use Somatic practices as well as Narrative Therapy and CBT to help you feel safer and calmer as you navigate your new path. Reach out for a free 15 minute consultation  

Whether you are an expert with online meetings or are a little hesitant to start telemedicine, I promise you, online therapy with me doesn't feel like another stiff, robotic Zoom meeting. I’ve intentionally designed my virtual practice to feel just as warm, connected, and down-to-earth as sitting across from each other in a cozy office. You get the exact same focused, high-quality care and deep collaboration—just without the stress of fighting traffic, rushing to an appointment, or even having to put on real shoes. We live busy lives, and finding a block of time to take care of your mental health is hard enough. Telehealth makes it incredibly easy to fit real, impactful support right into your day, whether you're logging on from your couch, your office, in your car (while parked), or a quiet corner of your home. All you need is a comfortable spot and a secure internet connection, and we can get to work getting you unstuck, wherever you happen to be.  

I am a Licensed Psychologist with over 12 years of experience, providing virtual sessions in California and New York, offering increased flexibility, convenience and privacy for sessions. I am dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s most difficult challenges with compassion, clarity, and evidence-based care.  

Hello! I offer video sessions for clients in California, Colorado, and Florida. Doing sessions via a secure and confidential website means you can have therapy from anywhere.  

I offer online therapy for adults who want a thoughtful, grounded space to come home to themselves. My work is relational, warm, and deeply attuned—I’m interested in the stories you’ve carried, the identities that shape you, and the parts of you that are ready for more ease, expression, or alignment. Together, we slow down, get curious, and make room for the truths that have been waiting beneath the surface.  

The relationship between the therapist and the client is the most important factor in the "success" of therapy. Meeting online gives us the opportunity to develop a trusting relationship no matter where you live or what your preference is about how to meet. I work with both individuals and couples. Some of the issues I help with are depression, anxiety, grief, substance use, trust and communication. I am an LGBTQ+ ally, kink and poly friendly.