Stress therapists in Santa Maria, CA
Browse Stress therapists in Santa Maria, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Stress
Christina Dee
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A. LMFT
We all get lost in the dense forest of our lives, entangled in incessant worry and planning, in judgments of others, and in our busy striving to meet demands and solve problems.Subtle shifts of my mindset can make an indelible impression on the world around me. When we slow down and start paying attention to ourselves in a deeper, different way, that’s really where change can happen. Together we can explore ways to extend and strengthen the quiet periods of the mind to invite more awareness into your physical being in the present moment.
11 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Maria, CA
Online in Santa Maria, CA
Stress
Liza Roth, MA, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Stress is necessary for growth, but too much stress can be overwhelming and suffocating. If you feel like you're one crisis/issue/event away from just giving up, staying in bed, quitting your job, or walking away from everything, I'm here to help. If you're ready to punch the next person who tells you that you just need to do some self-care/meditation/exercise in the face, I'm here for you. Let's really dig into what's going on together and find a sustainable way for you to find some lasting inner peace.
5 Years Experience
In-Person Near Santa Maria, CA
Online in Santa Maria, CA
Stress
Viktoria Walda Byczkiewicz, Ph.D.
Pre-Licensed Professional, PhD
Life is stressful. Sometimes everything comes tumbling down at once. Problems at work, in relationships with friends, family, or neighbors, or in encountering illness. Major source of difficulty especially these days is how financial setbacks can make living life freely and joyfully seem impossible. Prolonged stress can lead to or worsen physical illness and cause psychological imbalance. Among the possibilities, a solutions-focused approach can be helpful in slowly tackling the unwelcome practical burdens that life presents.
10 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
Stress
Susanna La
Psychologist, Ph.D.
When we do not listen to our stress response, our mental/physical health can get affected. This can contribute to relationship conflicts, burnout, increased depression, anxiety, and overall poor quality of life. If you lead a life with multiple roles (as most of us do), such as parent, child, caregiver, employee, friend, etc., you may benefit from learning how to manage your stress by increasing your self-care and setting boundaries.
13 Years Experience
Online in Santa Maria, CA (Online Only)
Stress
Matthew Weisskopf
Psychologist, PhD
I can teach people important skills to manage stress in their life that focuses on the role of thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors, and their role in the stress process. Addressing these aspects of stress, combined with the utilization of various relaxation techniques can be very helpful.
19 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.
Stress therapists in Santa Maria, CA Statistics
Stress therapists in Santa Maria, CA average 15 years of experience and charge around $204 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (60%), Psychodynamic Therapy (42%), and Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) (39%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$204
Accept insurance
33%
Offer sliding scale
50%
Gender ID
| 72% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 62% |
In Person and Online |
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| 38% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 60% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 39% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Somatic Therapy |
| 34% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 32% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 31% | Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) |
Ages Served
| 98% | Adult |
| 60% | Young Adult |
| 50% | Senior |
| 42% | Teen |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 63% | Women |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 37% | Men |
| 26% | Christian |
| 25% | Hispanic / Latino |