Clinical Psychologists in Newport Beach

Mental health issues are complex, and it would be a lot easier if we were like cars. Busted radiator, no problem, tink tink tink, and back on the road. Unfortunately, we don’t work that way, and be weary of those who say they have a simple answer or your particular Allen wrench. Maybe at this point you have even been down the psychiatry path but found no relief. The self-help books, the diet, the exercise, yoga, hot yoga, working more, working less, and the host of other well-intended avenues have been exhausted, and here you are.

I have found that it usually takes a series of these attempts before we entertain the scary idea of seeing a “shrink.” However, it just may be that you are in the right place. It is also very important to find the right psychotherapist from the start. We sometimes get discouraged therapy seekers who have had disappointing first sessions in previous therapies and are reaching out once more. 

Avoid all the fancy acronyms. At the end of the day therapy is two people getting together and searching for a path towards insight, healing, and growth. We are complex and complicated created with rich and unique pasts. Find a therapist who honors this perspective and most importantly, someone who really cares. We want to greet you with our expertise and shared humanity. Our team is amazing and the vast majority of first sessions turn into meaningful therapies. 

As psychodynamic clinicians we want to help you understand yourself on the deepest level possible. Our early relationships provided both permissions and warning signs about our emotional life. We learned to manage our emotions in order to stay as connected as possible to those we depended upon and loved. In that dance, our personality takes shape around how we regulate our feelings. Parts of us grow, others are cut off. We want to help you reclaim who it is that you are and experience your emotional life fully. This is the heart of the healing journey. We know – we have been there. 

Therapy is more than just “having a good listener” or embarking on another self-improvement project. Real treatment is a relationship between two people committed to facing the truth so that can gain clarity, heal and grow. Therapy is more than anything you can find on google, it is a transformative, emotional experience. Making that first appointment can be difficult and may even provoke anxiety, but I know of no better or more worthy investment than psychotherapy. Please browse our site to get a sense of our psychologists and the focus of our counseling services.