Therapists in Santa Barbara, California CA
Santa Barbara Therapists (Statistics)
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$207
Gender ID
| 67% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 61% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 39% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 75% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 61% | Depression |
| 56% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 48% | Stress |
| 47% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 45% | Self Esteem |
| 42% | Loss or Grief |
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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
In-Person in Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Online in Santa Barbara, California
Bruce Howard
Psychologist, PhD
For over 30 years, I have brought expertise, creativity, enthusiasm, and positive change to individuals and couples I have worked with. To achieve personal goals, effective therapy must bring integration of the physiological, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions of our functioning.
43 Years Experience
In-Person in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Online in Santa Barbara, California
Celina Linley
Hypnotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist
Are you feeling stuck in self-doubt, burnout, or limiting beliefs that no longer serve you? I help people like you break through mental blocks, reconnect with their true potential, and step confidently into the life they’re meant to live.I specialize in helping individuals navigate difficult life challenges, such as divorce, career transitions, or identity shifts, by working with the subconscious patterns that keep them feeling stuck.
Using a unique combination of hypnotherapy, mindset coaching, and nervous system regulation tools, I help you reconnect with your inner strength and create lasting change from within.
Whether you're struggling with confidence, stress, imposter syndrome, or simply know there’s more for you—I'm here to help you shift from surviving to thriving. I bring a warm, intuitive presence to our work together, drawing from evidence-based practices and heart-centered insight.
2 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, California (Online Only)
Soma Aloia, SolDance Therapy & Somatic Counseling
Counselor/Therapist, MS, LCST, CYT, OrdM
I create a safe space for you to slow down, settle, and be yourself. Always an invitation. My work is deeply meaningful and something I am passionate about - knowing how we can come into our full potential given the right support - kindness, patience, acknowledgement, and deep listening. "Being-with" holds the greatest potential for transformation. I hold you in the place you need the deepest support. We sit and listen, together. Understanding our stories is important for starting healing, but learning to be with the body to allow the unspoken voice of frozen traumatic imprints to thaw and heal, is the only way to true behavior change and transformation. My work with you helps you do all this. Schedule a 15-minute complimentary intro call to find out more. https://www.somaaloia.com/contact-soma-aloia
While highly trained and educated, my greatest professional growth and abilities come from the Health of my own healing experiences - my inner laboratory - and from deep learning with my clients themselves. It brings me great joy to be of service to all ages, supporting and witnessing our "being and becoming" as humans, in spite of what is going on around us. Can we heal years and layers of deep wounding and hurt? Yes we can! Over and over again, I have witnessed it... yes we can! We create secure attachment in a turbulent world, one person at a time.
I dedicate my practice to my teachers who've come before me and to my precious clients - who always believe enough in themselves to be courageous... to trust their hearts even if "the seas catch fire". It is an honor to witness and support this, along with supporting the shift happening in the whole world because of this work, and because of love. I look forward to meeting you in the spaciousness of this work together.
31 Years Experience
Online in Santa Barbara, California (Online Only)
Dr. Connie Stomper
Pastoral Counselor/Therapist, EdD, DSS
Soul Musings is coaching/ counseling with Dr. Connie Stomper which is focused on helping people overcome stress, anxiety and depression as well as chronic illness (which I have lived through and overcome.) or who just want to pursue personal growth. This work is for people who seek to live in an expanded experience of joy, loving and peace. In addition to my training in psychology, counseling skills, my work is informed by my decade of organizational consulting and training where I worked with communication skills, listening skills, problem-solving, group decision-making and team building. I also have extensive training in relationship and group dynamics. This experience helps me assist clients with inter-personal and communication skills in both personal life and work situations.
31 Years Experience
In-Person in Santa Barbara, CA
Online in Santa Barbara, California
Dr. Trevor Alleman
Psychologist, PsyD, MA
Pain is an inevitable part of life, but mental suffering can be reduced. Suffering occurs when anxiety takes over our thoughts and actions. We become anxious about facing our fears, so we avoid them. We're anxious about letting others get close, so we isolate ourselves. Psychotherapy offers way out of these avoidant patterns. While we can't prevent difficulties and tragedies, we can learn to manage our emotional reactions to external events and relationships. Self-empowerment comes from finding the courage to confront our inner world, regardless of how complicated and messy it may be.
13 Years Experience
In-Person in Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Online in Santa Barbara, California
Spencer Posey
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT, CSAT
If you’re struggling with porn or sex addiction—or trying to heal after betrayal—you don’t have to face it alone. I walk with individuals and couples through the hard but hopeful work of rebuilding trust, restoring connection, and finding peace. My approach is honest and compassionate—helping you face the truth without shame while discovering the deeper healing that leads to lasting change. Together, we’ll focus on restoring confidence, integrity, and closeness—healing that lasts, not just behavior that changes. Contact me today for a free 15-minute consultation.
6 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Barbara, CA
Online in Santa Barbara, California
Terry Binkovitz
Marriage and Family Therapist, PhD.
My approach to therapy is unique, creative and dynamic. I have 30 years experience helping clients transform their lives using a Process Oriented approach, Taoism and a Jungian philosophy. I believe all the solutions to our problems lie within our disturbances. Therefore, my role is help support what changes want to happen for a client by staying curious and respectful of the disturbances as they present themselves.
42 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Barbara, CA
Online in Santa Barbara, California