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Psychotherapists - Norwalk, CA

We found 87 psychotherapists in Norwalk, CA.

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Sandra Lynn Erdelac, LMFT

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Family Therapy

12501 null Highway, Norwalk, CA 90650

818-807-6100

Ms. Sandra Erdelac is a family therapy specialist in Norwalk, CA.
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Miss Ying Zheng, LFMT

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Psychology, Family Therapy

14611 Carmenita, Norwalk, CA 90650

562-600-0138

Ms. Ying Zheng's specialties are family therapy and psychology. She practices in Norwalk, CA.
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Gerald Brown, MFT

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Family Therapy

13132 Studebaker, Norwalk, CA 90650

562-280-7176

Mr. Gerald Brown practices family therapy in Norwalk, CA and Costa Mesa, CA.
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Macey Lauren Willis, LMFT, #

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Addiction Therapy, Counseling, Family Therapy

13710 Studebaker, Norwalk, CA 90650

424-250-0653

Ms. Macey Willis is a family therapy, counseling, and addiction therapy specialist in Norwalk, CA, Lakewood, CA, and San Pedro, CA.

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What is Psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy is commonly referred to as talk therapy or simply therapy. Trained therapists help and guide patients as they talk through issues in their life and problem-solve ways to make healthy changes.

The use of therapy is extremely common, with millions of people going through therapy each year in the United States alone. It can be useful for patients who want to learn coping skills when they are facing difficult issues or need to heal from past trauma. Therapy can also be a support tool when patients are facing stressful periods in their life. Essentially, therapy is helpful any time life events require more mental or emotional resources than a patient currently has. Change is a major theme of therapy, offering a supportive environment for patients to make changes to their life or themselves so that past problems stop recurring in the future.

There are several different types of psychotherapy, with the most common being cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT. This type of therapy focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, is a form of CBT that encourages acceptance and validation as well as change. Interpersonal therapy focuses on relationships and communication as a pathway to feeling better. Psychoanalysis, an older form of therapy invented by Sigmund Freud, teaches that all problems stem from the unconscious.

Although many people see therapists by themselves, not all psychotherapy is one-on-one. For example, in family therapy, the therapist treats a family as a unit. Patients can also participate in group therapy, where they meet as a group to work on issues.

Psychotherapy is a safe, powerful healing tool that can help patients lead happier and healthier lives. However, therapy is a joint effort between the patient and the therapist. Both need to work together in order for therapy to be effective.