Social Anxiety therapists in Chowchilla, CA
Browse Social Anxiety therapists in Chowchilla, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Anna Yu Lee
Life Coach, PhD, MPH, MA
I use a combination of active listening, encouragement, and exposure tactics.
4 Years Experience
Online in Chowchilla, CA
Dr. Maxwell Rappoport
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Social anxiety can be quite debilitating. I help clients better understand the fears, self-consciousness, and avoidance behaviors that can make everyday interactions feel overwhelming. Through exposure-based strategies, CBT, and psychodynamic exploration of underlying beliefs and patterns, we work toward greater comfort, confidence, tolerance, and flexibility in social and interpersonal situations.
9 Years Experience
Online in Chowchilla, CA (Online Only)
David Eshleman
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
So often shame and social anxiety are tied together. It has been said that "It is a joy to be hidden and a disaster not to be found". I find this to be very true. We all desire closeness and intimacy, however, often when we experience conditional worth, shame based parenting and other traumas early in our lives, we can naturally develop a fear of people. Social anxiety is to be afraid of being ourselves for fear of rejection or some other shame/imperfection. Learning to love ourselves, heal from the shame, and reclaim our birthright of belonging is the work.
14 Years Experience
Online in Chowchilla, CA
Matthew Bishop
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Doctorate in Behavioral Health Leadership
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel overwhelming or dangerous. In therapy, I help clients practice new ways of handling these situations, challenge anxious thoughts, and gradually build confidence in social settings.
10 Years Experience
Online in Chowchilla, CA
Brooke Taylor
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
Social anxiety in teens gets read as shyness, or as rudeness, or as a kid who just doesn't want to try. What's usually happening is more specific: a constant, exhausting sense of being watched and evaluated, and a running tally of everything they might have gotten wrong. Some of it happens hours after the fact, replaying a conversation from lunch.
It shows up in the small refusals more than the big ones. Not ordering their own food. Not raising a hand when they know the answer. Skipping the party, then the practice, then the group project. Stomachaches on school mornings. Texting instead of calling, and eventually not doing either. Each avoidance brings relief in the moment and makes the next one harder, and that loop is what tends to shrink a teen's world over time.
I work with teens on both halves of it. We look at what's driving the fear, including anything in their history that taught them other people are unsafe to be seen by. And we work practically, at their pace, on moving toward the things they've been avoiding rather than around them, in steps small enough to actually take.
My approach is warm and non-pressuring, which matters especially here. A teen with social anxiety is already braced for judgment, and therapy that feels like one more performance will not go anywhere. The aim is that your teen gets to have a normal social life, not a perfectly comfortable one. Nervous and going anyway is the win.
5 Years Experience
Online in Chowchilla, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety therapists in Chowchilla, CA Statistics
Social Anxiety therapists in Chowchilla, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $208 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (68%), Psychodynamic Therapy (36%), and Existential / Humanistic Therapy (35%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$208
Accept insurance
34%
Offer sliding scale
44%
Gender ID
| 64% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 63% |
In Person and Online |
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| 37% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 68% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 36% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 35% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 35% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 34% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 32% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 30% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 96% | Adult |
| 66% | Young Adult |
| 55% | Senior |
| 48% | Teen |
| 24% | Children |
Client Focus
| 56% | Women |
| 41% | LGBTQ+ |
| 39% | Men |
| 27% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 25% | Asian |