Social Anxiety therapists in Sanger, CA
Browse Social Anxiety therapists in Sanger, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Social Anxiety
Layla Ashley Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social anxiety can make interactions feel intimidating or draining. Together, we focus on building confidence in social settings while addressing the fears that drive avoidance.
23 Years Experience
Online in Sanger, CA
Social Anxiety
Janie Venturina
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
For some teens the hardest part of the day is the cafeteria, the group project, or raising a hand. They will do almost anything to avoid being looked at, including missing school. I help teens approach those situations in graded steps, starting somewhere manageable, so that avoidance stops being the only tool they have. We also work on the predictions underneath, meaning what they believe will happen if they say the wrong thing, and what actually happens when they try.
3 Years Experience
Online in Sanger, CA
Social Anxiety
Dr. Stéphanie Gamache, PhD
Hypnotherapist, PhD
Social anxiety reflects fears of visibility, judgment, and emotional exposure. My work integrates psychoanalytic exploration with somatic awareness to understand how relational fear is held in both the body and inner life. This process supports greater confidence, presence, and emotional freedom in social and intimate situations.
7 Years Experience
Online in Sanger, CA (Online Only)
Social Anxiety
Micaela Magazzu-Alaman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social anxiety can make connection feel complicated. You may replay conversations afterward, worry about how you are being perceived, avoid situations you genuinely want to participate in, or spend so much energy monitoring yourself that it becomes difficult to simply be present.
Therapy can help us understand what maintains these patterns while gradually creating opportunities for greater flexibility and connection. We may explore avoidance, self-criticism, expectations, past relational experiences, boundaries, authenticity, and the beliefs you have developed about how you need to appear to others.
The goal is not necessarily to become more outgoing. It is to help social situations take up less emotional space and give you greater freedom to connect with others in ways that feel authentic to you.
11 Years Experience
Online in Sanger, CA
Social Anxiety
Dr. David Shapiro
Psychologist, California Licensed Psychologist (License# PSY17495)
Social Anxiety, Public Performance & Social Confidence
Reclaiming Freedom from the Threat Response
Social anxiety is rarely a lack of desire for connection or achievement; rather, it is an overactive internal alarm system. When social, professional, or high-stakes evaluation settings are perceived as threatening, the body reacts with intense physiological stress—increased heart rate, hyper-vigilance, tension, or mind-racing.
To manage this discomfort, many people rely on avoidance or subtle safety behaviors. While avoidance offers immediate relief, it inadvertently locks the anxiety in place—preventing your nervous system from learning that you are safe, capable, and in control.
A Multi-Dimensional, Neuro-Informed Strategy
Overcoming social anxiety requires addressing both the physical alarm in the body and the cognitive scripts in the mind. Our work integrates several evidence-based pathways:
Physiological Mastery & Deep Regulation: Before stepping into feared social contexts, we build reliable internal calming tools. Utilizing relaxation training, mindfulness, and Clinical Hypnosis, we train your nervous system to down-regulate panic responses, giving you a sense of physical poise under pressure.
Systematic Desensitization & Gradual Exposure: Guided by behavioral science, we design structured, step-by-step action plans to gradually expand your comfort zone. By pairing deep physiological calm with mental rehearsal and real-world practice, your brain naturally desensitizes to social stress.
Mental Rehearsal via Clinical Hypnosis: We frequently utilize permissive clinical hypnosis as a powerful preparation tool—allowing you to mentally rehearse high-stakes social interactions, speeches, or networking scenarios in a state of relaxed focus before executing them in daily life.
Cognitive Restructuring & Narrative Reframing: Through formal Cognitive Therapy and intuitive dialogue, we identify and update extreme expectations, harsh self-scrutiny, and catastrophe-driven assumptions that fuel social dread.
Radical Client Autonomy & Empowerment
A core guiding principle of my practice is that you are an active architect of your treatment, not a passive participant.
We collaborate to design every step of your progress at a pace that stretches you without flooding your system. By continually emphasizing your choices and personal agency, you stop feeling controlled by anxiety and step into genuine, grounded social confidence.
26 Years Experience
Online in Sanger, CA
Social Anxiety therapists in Sanger, CA Statistics
Social Anxiety therapists in Sanger, 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 |