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At Thrive Psychological Services, we are dedicated to fostering a safe, empathetic, and nurturing environment where you can explore, understand, and work through the mental health challenges that you face. Our practice focuses on addressing a variety of mental health concerns, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, and adjustment issues. We understand that each individualÕs experience is unique, and thus we tailor our therapeutic approach to meet your specific needs and goals. Through evidence-based practices and compassionate support, we aim to empower you to achieve mental wellness and a more fulfilling life. We utilize a blend of therapeutic techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and others, to provide effective treatment and support. Our approach is holistic, considering all aspects of your life and well-being. We believe in working collaboratively with you to identify the roots of your challenges and to develop strategies that promote resilience, growth, and healing.

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At Thrive Psychological Services, we are dedicated to fostering a safe, empathetic, and nurturing environment where you can explore, understand, and work through the mental health challenges that you face. Our practice focuses on addressing a variety of mental health concerns, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, and adjustment issues. We understand that each individualÕs experience is unique, and thus we tailor our therapeutic approach to meet your specific needs and goals. Through evidence-based practices and compassionate support, we aim to empower you to achieve mental wellness and a more fulfilling life. We utilize a blend of therapeutic techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and others, to provide effective treatment and support. Our approach is holistic, considering all aspects of your life and well-being. We believe in working collaboratively with you to identify the roots of your challenges and to develop strategies that promote resilience, growth, and healing.

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I find that depression and anxiety are very prevalent in our society, and often are the foundation for other emotional and behavioral health issues that arise. I've noticed that people in crisis and/or transition often have a low sense of themselves, low self-esteem. I have found success in working with young adults as well as middle and older adults in breaking through this self-deprecating mindset, that often follows in the wake of interpersonal conflicts and trauma. right

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I have been an LMFT for over 30 years and an adoptive mother for over 20 years. My practice is focused on supporting children and families to heal from trauma and live happy, meaningful lives. The principles which guide my practice are: 1. The individuals and families who seek my help are doing the very best that they can to get by day to day, but need my support to build skills to be their best selves. 2. It is my responsibility to create a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental environment so that they can heal and thrive. 3. Everyone can live to be their best selves when provided with optimal support, guidance, resources Through my 32 years as an LMFT and adopted mother I have gained extensive knowledge in the following areas: trauma, grief and loss, attachment, adoption, parenting a difficult child, adolescence, couples and in addition working with multiple mental health disorders, including: ADHD, Bi-Polar Disorder, Anxiety, Self-Injury and Depressive Disorders. Many times struggling with life's challenges can be very overwhelming and lonely. Throughout my personal and professional life I have had multiple cheerleaders there to encourage me that ""It will be OK"". Choosing the right therapist for you is important. I welcome giving me a call to hear my voice and see if we are a good match. Wishing you the best!

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At Thrive Psychological Services, we are dedicated to fostering a safe, empathetic, and nurturing environment where you can explore, understand, and work through the mental health challenges that you face. Our practice focuses on addressing a variety of mental health concerns, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, and adjustment issues. We understand that each individualÕs experience is unique, and thus we tailor our therapeutic approach to meet your specific needs and goals. Through evidence-based practices and compassionate support, we aim to empower you to achieve mental wellness and a more fulfilling life. We utilize a blend of therapeutic techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and others, to provide effective treatment and support. Our approach is holistic, considering all aspects of your life and well-being. We believe in working collaboratively with you to identify the roots of your challenges and to develop strategies that promote resilience, growth, and healing.

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Hello, I'm Andrea Garnica, a licensed clinical therapist dedicated to providing a safe, supportive, and non-judgmental space for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. With 16 years of experience and training in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Play Therapy, Jungian Sand Play Therapy, and Solution focused therapy. I'm passionate about empowering clients to achieve their goals, cultivate resilience, and live a more authentic, fulfilling life.

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I have been in practice for the past 25 years have a vast array of experience working with a diverse population and issues.

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Are you wanting to experience positive change in your life but you don’t know where to begin? Investing in yourself is the best place to start. I’m here to support you through that process in a non-judgmental, collaborative, and empathic way. I’ve been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2014 but have been in the field since 2000. I’ve worked with all populations from children to seniors, cultivating a client-centered approach that fits with each individual’s need. I have experience with mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, substance-use disorders, grief and loss, and couples/families. I would feel privileged to be a part of your process. Please reach out if you feel you’re ready to begin your journey.

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I specialize in working with adults presenting with autism, ADHD, anxiety and depression. I also work well with parents of neurodiverse children providing support and techniques to manage behavioral challenges. Through the process of support and understanding we will seek to improve the way you feel and function in your everyday life. We can work together to improve stress management, emotion and sensory regulation, social skills, and executive functioning. I have been providing behavioral therapy services in San Diego for over twenty years. Specialties include: Autism and other developmental disabilities, parent support, ADHD, PTSD, depression, bipolar, anxiety/panic attacks, and stress. Some methods used in treatment include psychoeducation, CBT, EFT tapping, behavioral therapy, and mindfulness.

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Diversity Statement by Dennice McAlister “Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness” Joseph Ola (Joseph Ola is a Nigerian-born speaker, author, trainer, and consultant.) The awareness of my first experiences with diversity began as a child in my neighborhood, an ethnically inclusive area within a large urbanite city. On my daily journey to elementary, middle school and subsequently high school, I walked with multiracial friends past a magnificent synagogue; the home of a prominent Muslim leader; a large catholic church; and the opulent residence of a renowned protestant minister; and my schoolmates and I each had a personal connectedness with these persons our lives. I was fortunate that the neighborhood was adorned with and I had access to a beautiful library, museums, shopping for ethnic foods and goods, it was also an academic hub for a major university. Some of the residents included famous writers, educators, activists, musicians, and other well-known persons that I actually see and talk to at various times throughout my youth. The neighborhood was a cornucopia of diverse cultures, diverse thoughts and experiences and as child I accepted this to be the norm of life not the exception. We were taught, celebrated, and shared various cultural holidays in school and in our homes. My neighborhood was cordoned off though, by the invisible boundaries of the discriminatory practice of redlining, abject poverty, inequity in education, violence, substandard housing, and disparity of income. This boundary appeared to be a world of another dimension when I ventured outside the invisible boundary and I unknowingly (at the time) was fortunate enough to perforate the lines of division due to the perseverance of my parents and their hopes and aspirations for me to have a better life experience. The difference on this side of the impenetrable, one block fortress was a determining factor in my exposure to a better education, positive social and cultural experiences, diversity of thoughts and interactions, optimism, and hope for the future. Through my childhood lens it was unbeknownst to me at that time, that the pejoratives seen outside of the small radius of my neighborhood were directed at me. I now know the necessity of those diversity lessons learned in childhood. The need for diversity of thoughts, ideas, life experiences, understanding how challenges in one’s mental health experiences shape perspective and outcome. How poverty, the social restraints of being unable to love whom we want, share and define and have meaning that we choose in our lives. To have reciprocal conversations of our thoughts and feelings of love, differences, similarities, hate, anxiety, loss, and fear. To explore the individuals’ truths related to their experiences and to listen and empathize the experiences of poverty and wealth, of extreme privilege and absence of privilege. True diversity is the celebration of and respect of the intrinsic characteristics of our collective individualism. It is accepting that I may not understand all aspects of culture, but I am intentional in my ability to learn, empathize, and authentically respect the diverse ideologies and experiences of others. To maintain an awareness of my own biases and diligently challenge those thoughts and feelings through open dialogue, didactical engagement, and the belief in the basic and inalienable rights of all human beings to have liberty, protection, safety, with dignity, and fairness, and the pursuit of happiness. The right for all to be respected and not just tolerated because of our differences of thought, perspective, and experiences. Working in the mental health field for several years, I have observed invisible boundaries that desolate families sometimes due to the questioning of a mother or father’s commitment to their children, (due to cultural barriers, a family history of substance abuse, and or trauma, poverty, challenges with housing, mental illness, race, gender, and other mitigating factors) that can lead to an investigation, subsequent removal of children from the home and the devastation left by the separation of the family. One mother (limited English proficiency) in particular was questioned by law-enforcement, and child welfare due to her cultural beliefs not aligning with the norms and values of a new country. I saw this mother’s fear, guilt, shame, the emotional toil of the threat of losing her children (for the second time), and her cultural challenges in understanding the complexities of law in this new environment. Through the support of mental health and a social worker that was diligent in her support and understanding of the social challenges of the case this scenario ended better than most and reinforced my personal commitment to the enhancement of cultural diversity. I have had the honor to work throughout the county of Fresno for over a decade, to observe, interact, and learn from cultures different from my own. My positions within the mental health field and public work have been ones of service to the community; as a therapist to assist in positive life change, and in case management as a liaison of access to needs for disadvantaged families, the LGBTQ community, persons with physical/mental challenges, the under educated, those persons challenged with substance abuse, homelessness, recently migrated, limited or none English speaking, severally mentally ill, gang affiliations, and incarcerated persons. It is my endeavor to continue to learn and continue working in some capacity with the underserved populations through therapy and continued community involvement.

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If you feel overwhelmed, uncertain, or stuck in patterns that no longer feel sustainable, therapy can offer a steadier path forward. Many of the adults I work with struggle with people-pleasing, difficulty setting boundaries, guilt around self-care, chronic anxiety, ADHD-related overwhelm, or ongoing internal conflict. Some have been in therapy before and return when new stressors arise or when deeper relational patterns begin to surface. Reaching out for support can feel uncertain, whether you are beginning therapy for the first time or returning after time away. I aim to provide a calm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where you can speak openly and feel understood.

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At Thrive Psychological Services, we are dedicated to fostering a safe, empathetic, and nurturing environment where you can explore, understand, and work through the mental health challenges that you face. Our practice focuses on addressing a variety of mental health concerns, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, and adjustment issues. We understand that each individualÕs experience is unique, and thus we tailor our therapeutic approach to meet your specific needs and goals. Through evidence-based practices and compassionate support, we aim to empower you to achieve mental wellness and a more fulfilling life. We utilize a blend of therapeutic techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and others, to provide effective treatment and support. Our approach is holistic, considering all aspects of your life and well-being. We believe in working collaboratively with you to identify the roots of your challenges and to develop strategies that promote resilience, growth, and healing.

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