Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Santa Maria, CA
Browse Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Santa Maria, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
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Arpi Isayan, EMDR Therapist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I support clients struggling with trichotillomania, skin picking, and other BFRBs (body-focused repetitive behaviors). These patterns often develop in response to anxiety, trauma, or emotional stress. Using EMDR and evidence-based strategies, I help clients better understand their urges, reduce harmful behaviors, and build greater self-awareness and compassion.
8 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
BFRB
Jennifer Warkentin
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Repetitive picking, restricting, exercising, or injurious behaviors require specialized care. I use a body-positive approach to treat these and pay special attention to the underlying causes contributing to symptomatic behaviors.
18 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
BFRB
Danielle Greenspan, LMFT, LPCC
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 104395, LPCC 4889
I have extensive experience working with individuals with Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors including hair pulling, skin picking and other behaviors that can be harmful and distressing. I use a client-centered approach to tailor interventions to fit my clients' needs. I particularly like using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to work through these behaviors.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA
BFRB
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
Skin picking, hair pulling and nail biting habits (BFRB's, Body focused repetitive behaviors) are notoriously hard to stop. And they can cause real damage, embarrassment and isolation. If you have had failed attempts to stop these habits, it is not your fault. Working with an experienced therapist using evidence based treatments gives you a big advantage and can lead you to quick and successful long term management. I combine insightful, caring depth work with scientifically validated evidence based techniques that are most effective in freeing you from harmful habits and helping you to reclaim the balanced, happy life you deserve.
35 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
BFRB
Diaspora Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, DSW, LMFT
We offer compassionate, non-shaming support for body-focused repetitive behaviors such as hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting. We focus on increasing awareness, reducing shame, understanding triggers, and building practical coping strategies. Our work is strengths-based and respects the role BFRBs may play in emotional regulation.
7 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA
Santa Maria is a Central Coast California city in Santa Barbara County with one of California's largest proportions of Latino residents and an economy anchored by agriculture, oil, and wine production—particularly in the nearby Santa Maria Valley wine region—and the mental health landscape reflects the specific challenges of a working-class agricultural community where many residents are farmworkers or their family members, facing occupational health risks, economic precarity, immigration stress, and limited access to services. Marian Regional Medical Center provides health services, and community health organizations serve the significant uninsured and underinsured farmworker population, though the gap between mental health need and available culturally competent Spanish-language care is persistent. Common therapy concerns include farmworker stress and occupational health, immigration trauma and undocumented status anxiety, family and intergenerational dynamics in a community navigating significant acculturation pressures, and access barriers in a city where the majority population is often underserved by formal mental health systems.
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Santa Maria, CA Statistics
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Santa Maria, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $250 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (100%), Psychoeducational Therapy (100%), and Family Systems Therapy (71%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$250
Accept insurance
71%
Offer sliding scale
14%
Gender ID
| 50% |
Female |
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| 25% |
Male |
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| 17% |
Non-Binary |
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| 8% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 43% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 100% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 100% | Psychoeducational Therapy |
| 71% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 71% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 57% | Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) |
| 57% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 57% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 71% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Senior |
| 57% | Teen |
| 43% | Children |
Client Focus
| 57% | LGBTQ+ |
| 57% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 57% | Women |
| 43% | Asian |
| 43% | Black / African American |