Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Visalia, CA
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Micaela Magazzu-Alaman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, cheek biting, and other body-focused repetitive behaviors can be frustrating, confusing, and difficult to change through willpower alone. Many people have also spent years hiding their behaviors or feeling shame about something they do not fully understand.
I approach BFRBs with curiosity rather than judgment. Together, we can identify patterns, triggers, sensory experiences, environments, emotions, and routines associated with the behavior. Treatment may include increasing awareness, reducing barriers to change, modifying environments, finding alternative sensory experiences, and developing individualized strategies based on what your particular behavior is providing or responding to.
The goal is not shame or perfect control. It is greater awareness, choice, self-understanding, and access to tools that can reduce the impact BFRBs have on your life.
11 Years Experience
Online in Visalia, CA
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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 Visalia, CA
BFRB
Three Oaks Behavioral Health & Wellness
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LCMHC, LCAS
Addressing behaviors like hair pulling or skin picking with tools to increase awareness and control.
7 Years Experience
Online in Visalia, CA
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 Visalia, CA (Online Only)
BFRB
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 Visalia, CA (Online Only)
Visalia is the county seat of Tulare County in California's Central Valley, a region that is both one of the world's most productive agricultural areas and one of California's most underserved communities for mental health care, with a majority Latino population whose access to Spanish-language therapy is severely limited relative to need. The agricultural economy creates specific mental health challenges around seasonal employment, farmworker labor conditions, heat-related stress, and the immigration anxieties common across the San Joaquin Valley. Kaweah Health provides the primary hospital-based behavioral health services, and a private therapy sector serves the more affluent parts of the population. Common therapy concerns include depression, anxiety, agricultural and economic stress, immigration and family separation trauma, and the significant barriers to care created by language access issues and a shortage of Spanish-speaking therapists in a region where the majority of residents speak Spanish at home.
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Visalia, CA Statistics
Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors therapists in Visalia, CA average 16 years of experience and charge around $254 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (86%), Psychoeducational Therapy (86%), and Behavioral Therapy (71%).
Average years in practice
16 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$254
Accept insurance
57%
Offer sliding scale
14%
Gender ID
| 60% |
Female |
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| 20% |
Male |
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| 10% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 10% |
Non-Binary |
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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
| 86% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 86% | Psychoeducational Therapy |
| 71% | Behavioral Therapy |
| 71% | Family Systems Therapy |
| 57% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 57% | Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) |
| 57% | Narrative Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 71% | Senior |
| 71% | Young Adult |
| 57% | Teen |
| 29% | Children |
Client Focus
| 57% | Women |
| 43% | Jewish |
| 43% | LGBTQ+ |
| 43% | Military / Veterans |
| 43% | Persons with Disabilities |