Play therapists in Bakersfield, CA
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Amanda Hagos, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, PPSC
Finding a therapist that is the right fit can be hard. I partner with families to support their children and young adults through challenging times. With a focus on anxiety, depression, ADHD, and disordered eating, I support you or your family in developing resiliency and thriving. By partnering with families, I believe that we can work together to support your child in overcoming struggles and develop a resiliency that can benefit them the rest of their lives. I am strength-based, trauma informed, anti-racist, ally to LGBTQ+ community and Health at Every Size aligned.
I specialize in working with kids and adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression or disordered eating and partner with the family to support the client in reaching their therapeutic goals.
8 Years Experience
Online in Bakersfield, CA
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Thea Integrative Therapy: Celine R. Williams
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT #155675
I am passionate about creating safety for LGBTQ and neurodivergent (ADHD/ASD) clients to take up energetic space and express their inner world. I strive to cultivate a therapeutic environment that is highly relational, playful, expressive, deep, and integrates numerous evidence based modalities to support your personal growth. With me, you can shed the various masks you use to get through each day, and experience the relief that is expressing your thoughts, feelings, challenges, and emotions while affirmed in a supportive environment.
Therapy with me will feel expansive, creative, and non-judgmental. Let’s connect you with your path in life, and celebrate your uniqueness. You deserve to align with your authentic self and live joyfully. Let's get you back on track, so you can move on from survival mode and into a truly fulfilling life.
5 Years Experience
Online in Bakersfield, CA
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New Beginnings Counseling Center (NBCC)
Pre-Licensed Professional
At New Beginnings Counseling Center's (NBCC) Donald J. Willfong Community Counseling Center, we are deeply committed to supporting individuals, couples, and families through life’s challenges with compassionate, accessible, and culturally attuned mental health care. For over 50 years, our nonprofit clinic has been a cornerstone of the Santa Barbara community, offering confidential counseling and therapeutic services that empower people to lead healthier, more fulfilling lives.
Our diverse team of masters- and doctoral-level counselors — supported by experienced clinical supervisors — provides evidence-informed therapy in a traineeship setting, helping clients explore life transitions, relationship concerns, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, compulsive behaviors, substance use challenges, stress, anger management, isolation, and more. We offer individual, couples, family, and group counseling, available both in person and through telehealth to meet the varied needs of our community.
We believe that everyone deserves access to quality mental health support, regardless of financial means. That’s why we provide one of the most affordable sliding-scale fee structures in the region — many clients pay less than $15 per session — and we never turn anyone away due to inability to pay. Counseling is available in both English and Spanish.
In addition to our clinical services, New Beginnings is dedicated to fostering community well-being through training the next generation of clinicians, integrating trauma-informed practices, and ensuring that our services are responsive, respectful, and strength-based. Our mission is to help individuals not just cope, but truly thrive, by supporting their emotional growth, resilience, and overall wellness.
We warmly welcome you to begin your journey toward healing and self-discovery with us.
66 Years Experience
Online in Bakersfield, CA
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Janee Young
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Hey there! I'm Janee Young, a licensed marriage and family therapist at Confidence and Clarity. I'm here to help you rock your confidence and discover the inner clarity you've been searching for. With a quirky and compassionate approach, my toolkit includes diverse therapy methods, integrating mindfulness to enhance coping strategies. Certified in evidence-based practices such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seeking Safety, and Managing and Adapting Practices, my expertise spans Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, family discord, and Suicidal Ideation. Specializing in children, adolescents, young adults, and families, I use a client-centered, strength-based approach to dismantle mental barriers hindering your pursuit of happiness and peace. Invest in yourself—let's journey towards self-discovery, resilience, and growth.
10 Years Experience
Online in Bakersfield, CA (Online Only)
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Campbell Teen & Family Therapy, Inc.
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, ACSW, APCC, AMFT
Campbell Teen Family Therapy (CTFT) is built on the values of helping teens and families and giving back to the community. Having a team versus being a solo practitioner is important. One of the biggest contributing factors to the success of therapy is goodness of fit. In order for therapy to work the client needs to have the right person. Having a diverse staff means that patients have a choice about who they see and we do our best to match a client with the therapist who is just right for them!
At CTFT, our staff members are like minded and believe that supporting a teen sometimes takes a village. Having a team means that parents can have their needs met too, whether it is through parent coaching, individual therapy, couples therapy or family therapy, we can provide all of the support a parent might need when raising a family.
Often parents are heard saying “they wish there was a handbook for how to raise their kids.” We offer parent coaching using techniques from Love and Logic and Positive Discipline. We believe that parenting approaches are not a one size fits all and work with parents to find the approach that best meets their needs.
In family therapy, we go outside of the box in our treatment. We are wiling to work with any members of the family who are willing and able to come. We offer sessions with any combination of family members we believe should be there; parent and child, just parents, siblings only or all members present at once. We believe that any change made in any one member of the family will affect change in the entire system. .
We believe that therapy should be accessible to all. At CTFT we give back, by volunteering to provide pro bono therapy to foster kids through a program called “A Home Within.” So when you come to our practice, you are not just helping your family, but those families who can’t otherwise have access to mental health treatment.
CTFT was founded in 2011 and is owned by Ingrid Higgins, MFT
15 Years Experience
Online in Bakersfield, CA
Play Therapy therapists in Bakersfield, CA Statistics
Play Therapy therapists in Bakersfield, CA average 15 years of experience and charge around $199 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (77%), Child or Adolescent Issues (72%), and Depression (69%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$199
Accept insurance
41%
Offer sliding scale
59%
Gender ID
| 66% |
Female |
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| 18% |
Male |
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| 8% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 8% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 92% |
In Person and Online |
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| 8% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 77% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 72% | Child or Adolescent Issues |
| 69% | Depression |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 56% | Self Esteem |
| 54% | ADHD |
| 51% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
Ages Served
| 95% | Adult |
| 85% | Teen |
| 72% | Children |
| 72% | Young Adult |
| 46% | Senior |
Client Focus
| 59% | Women |
| 46% | LGBTQ+ |
| 33% | Men |
| 28% | Christian |
| 26% | Asian |