Social Anxiety therapists in McFarland, California CA
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Social Anxiety
Jeanette Abney
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SAP
I have over 20 years of working with individuals regarding social anxiety.
25 Years Experience
Online in McFarland, California
Social Anxiety
Dr. David Shapiro
Psychologist, California Licensed Psychologist (License# PSY17495)
Social Anxiety is a frequent presenting concern for clients. Often this results in and is perpetuated by avoidance of social situations, and quite frequently is accompanies by uncomfortable physiologic reactions in social situations experienced as threatening. Usually it is the avoidance of the threatening situations that prevent the person from becoming desensitized. On a very simple level, supporting my clients in developing effective ways to calm themselves such as through relaxation training, meditation, or even clinical hypnosis then can be used to help them be able to tolerate gradually increasing their exposure to the threatening situations. If desired, I can support clients in applying a behavioral approach to social anxiety using techniques such as systematic desensitization. Frequently too do I augment this with clinical hypnosis in preparing clients for successfully expanding their social activity. In other cases, working with the beliefs and expectations they have can be helpful using cognitive therapy, either formally or in a more conversational approach. A guiding principal I apply is to empower the client to be actively involved in planning the approach and to continually emphasize the choices they are making rather than have them experience themselves as passively participating in a treatment.
24 Years Experience
Online in McFarland, California
Social Anxiety
Stacy Costopoulos Smith
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, PAT-P
If you're a highly sensitive person, adult diagnosed late in life with some form or neurocomplexity, shy, "slow to warm" or any description in this vicinity, please know that you are in like company with me. I listen to what life is like for you and help you shift into relating to yourself in a way that honors all of the individual uniqueness you hold. It is absolutely possible to live in the world authentically and feel connected to others. Through IFS and other trauma-focused approaches if appropriate, we will gain clarity what your system needs in order to connect with others. We'll introduce safety internally and embark on a healing journey that will help you invest in safe relationships externally.
7 Years Experience
Online in McFarland, California
Social Anxiety
Stella Zweben Samuel, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I run a group for young adult women who struggle with social anxiety. This group allows each member to learn about anxiety, to share what they struggle, to learn coping strategies, and to gain some support from other members. With the pandemic and quarantine, many clients have begun to struggle with social anxiety and I work with these clients to learn how to understand the anxiety they feel and how it impacts their daily life.
31 Years Experience
Online in McFarland, California
Social Anxiety
TyaCamellia (Tya) Stone
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Feeling overwhelmed? Stressed? Panicked? You’re not alone! My goal is to teach you how to understand what social anxiety is from a biological and psychological standpoint, how to navigate anxiety socially, and collaborate with you on how to best manage anxiety in all its forms.
I Will Help You:
Identify thoughts and scenarios that invite anxious feelings in.
Understand what anxiety is, how it can help you, and how it hurts you if you aren't careful.
Navigate social situations with a sense of calm and content.
Connect with others in a meaningful and natural way.
Gain clarity on what’s keeping you stuck, so you can make choices that are right for you.
Connect with your intuition, and learn to listen to it.
Clearly set and maintain boundaries in a way that is kind to yourself and others.
Confidently ask for what you want, and declare what you need — without feeling guilty.
Develop a strong, positive sense of self that is balanced and well-rounded.
You are too great of a person to keep all to yourself!
9 Years Experience
Online in McFarland, California (Online Only)