Online Suicidal Thoughts therapists in California
Browse online Suicidal Thoughts therapists in California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Monica M. Huston
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Experiencing suicidal thoughts can feel isolating and overwhelming. I provide a steady, nonjudgmental space where these thoughts can be spoken about openly and safely. The work focuses on understanding what is driving these experiences, strengthening support, and helping individuals move toward a greater sense of stability and connection.
9 Years Experience
In-Person in Irvine, CA 92618
Online in California
Lori Karny
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW Psychotherapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
If you are depressed, worried about yourself -- or a family member describes, feeling depressed, hopeless, demoralized and ambivalant about life and is thinking about suicide, you are not alone. Help is available if you can reach out.
It is worth reaching out to a therapist, family member or close friend for help.
If you are in an urgent state of mind right now, go to your nearest Emergency Room or call the Suicide Prevention line at 988.
37 Years Experience
Online in California
(Online Only)
Sydney Egan
Drug and Alcohol Counselor, AMFT, APCC
Many people deal with both passive and active suicidal thoughts. I have experience working with those who have struggled with suicidal ideal for many years. Together we will work together to make sense of your emotions and build tolerance to intense emotions. We will also work to create a life that aligns with your values and feels authentic to who you are.
2 Years Experience
Online in California
(Online Only)
Melanie Goetz
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
If suicidal thoughts are something common that you've been living with for a long time, then weekly therapy may be appropriate for you. The limitation of weekly, telehealth sessions exists when your thoughts begin to create a plan and you notice your hopelessness rising, along with more and more intent to act on the plan. While suicidal ideation can be unpredictable, and I am able to support you in finding the level of care you need, if the time does come, I do not start a therapeutic relationship with someone who needs more care than I can currently give through Zoom sessions.
I volunteered as a Hotline Crisis Counselor at Didi Hirsch's Suicide Hotline before graduate school. My skills and technique for facing crises continued to develop through school and client experience.
When you're not in crisis, we'll be sure to emphasize techniques of building safety in your environment, in our relationship, as well as within your own body during and outside of our sessions. We'll emphasize where you feel some sense of hope and purpose and give space for any and all the existing ambiguity.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Carlsbad, CA 92008
Online in California
Jessica Torres Kreidt
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC, NCC, CCTP (CA: LPCC#17935)
I have extensive experience in risk assessment, especially in cases involving suicidal thoughts, plans, or means. Trained to ask difficult but essential questions, I carefully evaluate and address each situation with sensitivity and professionalism. My priority is ensuring safety while offering compassionate support and intervention to those in crisis. Your well-being is always at the center of my care.
7 Years Experience
Samantha Schaefer
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PMH-C
If you’re feeling hopeless or questioning whether life can get better, you don’t have to carry that pain alone. I offer compassionate, nonjudgmental support to help you stay safe, find relief, and begin to rediscover reasons to keep going.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Online in California
Higher Sights Counseling
Counselor/Therapist
We have a staff of psychotherapists and med prescribers that work with clients who have suicidal thoughts. We offer CBT, DBT, EMDR, IFS (to name a few treatment modalities) and medication in addition to many problem-solving therapies to help you learn new coping skills to improve your life.
16 Years Experience
In-Person in Denver, CO 80227
In-Person in Lakewood, CO 80227
Online in Multiple States
California, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Texas
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 addressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors, I am committed to providing compassionate and effective support to individuals experiencing suicidal ideation. My approach is grounded in evidence-based therapies and personalized strategies to promote safety, healing, and long-term well-being.
11 Years Experience
Online in California
(Online Only)
Sloane Fabricius
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, Clinical Supervisor
My hope and intent is for you to feel heard, seen, supported and hopeful about you and your circumstances. Van Gogh said it best, "I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than loving people." Our creative collaboration will equip you in getting your needs met in healthy ways.
29 Years Experience
In-Person in Westlake Village, CA 91361
Online in California
Kristin Robert
Marriage and Family Therapist, AMFT
Suicidal thoughts often emerge when emotional pain has exceeded a person’s perceived capacity to carry it, and no other form of relief feels imaginable. I approach suicidal ideation directly and without panic, shame, or avoidance, distinguishing a desire for pain to end from intent to die while taking every level of risk seriously. Treatment includes ongoing assessment, collaborative safety planning, strengthening support, and addressing the experiences beneath the crisis. Safety remains foundational, but the work does not end with keeping someone alive; it also asks what has made life feel unlivable and what must change for genuine connection, agency, and reasons for living to become possible. This reflects established guidance emphasizing direct assessment and collaborative safety planning.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Online in California
Growth and Change Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We support you in learning how to step out of your feelings and ground your life in the virtues. This becomes a stabilizing force in your life during those times when you just don't feel like it anymore and as we address the underlying pain that brought you to thinking about suicide in the first place, you will begin to heal and your emotions will recalibrate. Your hunger and zest for life will return.
8 Years Experience
Online in California, Missouri
(Online Only)
Len Ramsay
Registered Psychotherapist, Gestalt Therapist , M.B.A.
Suicidal Ideation is so common ( normal) that SID is a well known abbreviation for it. Bring it in and lets get friendly with it.
13 Years Experience
Online in Arizona, California, New York,
Ontario (Online Only)
John Jakubowski
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT MACP LPCC
It's actually normal for people to be inquisitive about life and death - it's the great mystery. If you're going beyond this into planning, and fantasizing about how to kill yourself, pick up the phone now and call 911. Your life is precious, and there are so many connections that perhaps you have lost sight of. The pain will go away and it will change, but it starts by reaching out.
7 Years Experience
Daniel Slavin
Marriage and Family Therapist
I provide a compassionate, safe, and nonjudgmental space for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts. Therapy focuses on increasing safety, reducing emotional pain, strengthening support, and helping clients find reasons for hope, connection, and continued living.
41 Years Experience
In-Person in Los Angeles, CA 90291
Online in California
Nes Pinar Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I help people who are experiencing suicidal thoughts find a grounded, compassionate space to talk about what feels unbearable without judgment or pressure. Together, we explore the pain, isolation, and overwhelm underneath those thoughts and begin to build pathways toward safety, connection, and relief. My approach is steady, warm, and deeply attuned—supporting you as you move toward feeling less alone and more supported in your life.
15 Years Experience
In-Person in Lafayette, CA 94549
Online in California
New Beginnings Christian Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Experiencing suicidal thoughts can feel overwhelming, frightening, and isolating. In therapy, we provide a safe, nonjudgmental space to talk openly about these feelings, explore their underlying causes, and develop immediate safety strategies. Through compassionate, Christ-centered guidance and evidence-based support, clients learn coping skills, regain hope, and build a path toward emotional and spiritual healing, empowerment, and renewed purpose. Immediate help and safety planning are always the first priority.
15 Years Experience
In-Person in Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Online in California, Ohio
Benedict Choi, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, EMDR, IFS Informed
Suicidal Thoughts are not permanent nor are they always signs that you are actually wanting to kill yourself. For clients that come in with passive suicidal ideation, it is critical to first understand this and then to get curious about why there may be a part that may be considering not wanting to be in this world. anymore. It is also important to pay attention to the intentions of these parts that are wanting client to self harm, as they may be pointing to deeper unmet needs and longings. I am skilled in safety planning, and have been trained in CAMS (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality), an evidence-based approach to treating people suffering from serious thoughts of self-harm.
17 Years Experience
In-Person in Fullerton, CA 92832
Online in California
Marina Edelman | TrueMe Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
We provide compassionate, nonjudgmental support for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts. Treatment prioritizes safety, stabilization, and rebuilding hope and connection.
20 Years Experience
Empowered Wellbeing, Decolonizing Intersectional and Integrative Complex Trauma & Dissociation Recovery Support
Life Coach, view my credentials online at: www.recoveringfromwithin.com/credentialslongform
This is a major part of working with survivors of sexual trauma and CPTSD, as well as other trauma based conditions. Sometimes people wont remember they have experienced trauma or grief consciously, but the distress will linger as a reminder to look deeper and offer care. In IFS and TIST there is a parts approach. From attachment and neurobiology based care there are other approaches. From TCM, functional and integrative care there are more approaches in case it's physiologically driven (sleep, nutrition deprivation driven; toxin driven; ...). Each person and situation can be met with gentle curiosity and a good fit for the care needed.
15 Years Experience
Online in United Kingdom, California
(Online Only)
G. Roman Gupta, LCSW
Therapist, LCSW
I have been practicing for almost 20 years and I have a strength-based, trauma-informed, culturally aware, LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex positive, kink positive, poly affirming, feminist perspective. I have trained and practiced in a variety of treatment methods that offer us a variety of ways to meet your goals whether as an individual, couple, or family.
18 Years Experience