Social Anxiety therapists in Mission Viejo, California CA
Social Anxiety
Nancie Kohlenberger
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Some of us get anxious in social situations where we feel we have lost control. We tend to shy away from those situations. We can feel small and self-conscious. It is important to gain self-confidence so that social situations do not get the best of us. I utilize EMDR and EFT to support growth and a feeling of presence in these stressful situations.
23 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Taylor Alexander
Psychiatric Nurse/Therapist, PMHNP-BC, MSN, RN
Specializing in social anxiety, Taylor offers therapeutic strategies to help individuals navigate social interactions and build confidence.
6 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Dr. David Shapiro
Psychologist, California Licensed Psychologist (License# PSY17495)
Social Anxiety is a frequent presenting concern for clients. Often this results in and is perpetuated by avoidance of social situations, and quite frequently is accompanies by uncomfortable physiologic reactions in social situations experienced as threatening. Usually it is the avoidance of the threatening situations that prevent the person from becoming desensitized. On a very simple level, supporting my clients in developing effective ways to calm themselves such as through relaxation training, meditation, or even clinical hypnosis then can be used to help them be able to tolerate gradually increasing their exposure to the threatening situations. If desired, I can support clients in applying a behavioral approach to social anxiety using techniques such as systematic desensitization. Frequently too do I augment this with clinical hypnosis in preparing clients for successfully expanding their social activity. In other cases, working with the beliefs and expectations they have can be helpful using cognitive therapy, either formally or in a more conversational approach. A guiding principal I apply is to empower the client to be actively involved in planning the approach and to continually emphasize the choices they are making rather than have them experience themselves as passively participating in a treatment.
24 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Barry Ross
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am a psychologist, marriage family therapist, bioenergetic analyst, and psychoanalyst with more than 30 years of clinical experience in treating adolescents, adults, and marital couples. I am skilled in helping a person to feel understood and related to in a new and helpful way.
40 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Mona Eakin
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, AMFT
Do you avoid places, people, and pretend to be on your phone when you are by yourself? Are you afraid of rejection or humiliation in social settings. You may be suffering from social anxiety. Call me for your free phone consultation to see if we are a good fit for each other.
6 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Nsight Psychology & Addiction
Therapist, CA State Licensed, LMFT, LCSW, MD, PsyD
At Nsight Psychology & Addiction, our team of licensed therapists will work with you to resolve the problems that exacerbate addiction. Underlying issues such as trauma, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders often continue to be a stumbling block until they are effectively resolved.
10 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Dr. Lyndsay Elliott
Psychologist, PsyD.
Cognitive behavioral therapy uses a variety of direct methods to help patients modify their thoughts and emotional reactions to stressors like social situations. Using psychodynamic techniques, we will work together to gain insight into the emotional roots of unhealthy attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Based on the idea that avoiding the things we fear tends to reinforce anxiety, exposure therapy encourages people to encounter the sources of their anxieties in a controlled, deliberate way.
19 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Cait Glenn
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
The dread and anxiety bubble up anytime you think about having to interact in certain situations or with certain individuals. You can feel it in your chest and belly and all you want to do is retreat to where you feel safe and at peace. Feeling anxiety in social settings can be so challenging. You are not alone. I can help you begin to feel more calm and connection and most importantly help you be your authentic self in anxiety provoking situations.
11 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
Burdetta Honescko Psy D
Marriage and Family Therapist, Bachelors in Elelmentary Education, Master for Azusa Paific in Counseling, Psy D in Psychology
Social anxiety can be debilitating, preventing one from enjoying social groups. Talking to unfamiliar people, authority figures, interacting with peers or a job interview can be difficult.. Breaking the cycle of negative thinking involves cognitive behavior therapy, reframing negative thoughts.
26 Years Experience
Social Anxiety
John Fry
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Social anxiety can be alleviated by learning more powerful social skills, learning how to convincingly modify your sometimes self-defeating self-talk, and by learning to relax more effectively.
47 Years Experience