Christian Counseling in Santa Maria, CA
Browse Christian Counseling in Santa Maria, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Christian
Nekea Strong (Abundant Life Therapy)
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT, APCC
With Christian counseling I offer a supportive space where faith and mental health work together in the healing process. I integrate biblical principles with evidence based therapeutic approaches to help clients navigate life challenges, strengthen emotional well being, and deepen your relationship with God and self. Sessions are guided by compassion, reflection, and respect. With a focus on fostering hope, clarity, and growth.
3 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
Christian
John Fry
Psychologist, Ph.D.
For those for whom their faith is important, I am glad to include helpful insights from a faith perspective at their request.
49 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA
Christian
Marina Edelman | TrueMe Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
For clients who desire it, we respectfully integrate faith and psychological best practices. Therapy honors your spiritual values while addressing emotional and relational needs.
20 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA
Christian
Lorena Codina
Counselor/Therapist, Terapeuta TRG (Terapia de rreprocesamiento Generativo)
Brindo acompañamiento integrando principios bíblicos, fe y crecimiento espiritual.
1 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
Christian
Rising Pines Counseling Services
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
I offer Christian counseling for clients who wish to integrate their faith into therapy. Sessions honor spiritual beliefs while also using clinically sound practices to support emotional healing, growth, and alignment with personal values.
11 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
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.
Christian Counseling therapists in Santa Maria, CA Statistics
Christian Counseling therapists in Santa Maria, CA average 14 years of experience and charge around $191 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Christian Counseling (71%), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (67%), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (62%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$191
Accept insurance
36%
Offer sliding scale
50%
Gender ID
| 53% |
Female |
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| 39% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 69% |
In Person and Online |
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| 31% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 71% | Christian Counseling |
| 67% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 62% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 48% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 48% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
| 43% | Gottman Method Couples Therapy |
| 43% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 74% | Teen |
| 74% | Young Adult |
| 67% | Senior |
| 43% | Children |
Client Focus
| 86% | Christian |
| 62% | Men |
| 62% | Women |
| 40% | Black / African American |
| 36% | Hispanic / Latino |