Piper Walsh, Ph.D
Clinical Psychologist
3551 Camino Mira Costa Suite G, San Clemente, California 92672 | 949.370.4726
I feel very lucky. My clients invite me into their lives, often sharing personal and sometimes painful experiences. Despite the concerns the individuals, couples, and families face, I am grateful to offer support, hope, and I am impressed by their courage.
Ross L. Kellogg, LMFT
Licensed Individual, Marriage, and Family Therapist
Available for Online Therapy
I offer supportive space to explore your unique journey towards healing and personal growth. Together, we'll navigate your concerns with empathy, restore balance and foster positive transformation. Let's embark on a path of self-discovery and embrace a brighter future.
Kimberly Koljat, LMFT, LIMFT-S, RPT-S, RDT
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor
Available for Online Therapy
LMFT who combines talk, creative arts, and play to address personal hurdles and unspoken pains with my clients. I offer mutually co-created opportunities for change through creative arts therapies because sometimes words aren't enough, no matter your age.
Madeleine Foster, MA, AMFT, APCC
Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Available for Online Therapy
My goal as a therapist is to build a relationship with you where you can speak freely. By talking freely, we will find clues to help develop a path to wellness, find the right coping mechanisms, and help you build a fulfilling life.
Philip Starkman, MSW, RSW
Registered Psychotherapist
Available for Online Therapy
Finding one's way through the stormy days and nights sometimes requires a highly experienced guide. Self-limiting thoughts and feelings can be overcome. Joy and love can be realized by means of a skillful blending of Eastern and Western modalities.
Sean Sprigle, LPCC
Licensed professional clinical counselor
Available for Online Therapy
Hi there, my name is sean. My clients find me to be attentive, compassionate, patient, understanding, and knowledgeable. I have been told before that I’m easy to trust and people feel relaxed around me.
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Ladera Ranch
Ladera Ranch has several master planned communities. They are divided into nine villages. Five of those have themed clubhouses for that particular style.1 It has a private water park and skate park for residents only. The communities are dotted with round about and quaint side streets. Ladera Beach has many trails and is popular for hiking.
Mental Health in Ladera Ranch
Ladera Ranch�s 22,980 residents are a diverse community with 12.8 percent of its citizens being of Hispanic origin.2 For many in the Hispanic community, suicide among adolescent girls is a growing concern. In 2011, overall rates for suicide within the Hispanic community were significantly lower than for non-Hispanics. However, national suicide rates for Hispanic girls in grades 9-12 was more than 70% higher than for Caucasian girls in the same age group.3 With such alarming suicide statistics among adolescent girls, there is a clear need for suicide crisis help in Ladera Ranch, California.
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services is one of the organizations offering suicide prevention and counseling for Orange County residents, including those from Ladera Ranch. The group provides mental health and substance abuse services regardless of the client's ability to pay. Crisis intervention, stabilization, counseling, youth-at-risk, and residential treatment are among the programs they offer to their clients.4 More importantly, Didi Hirsch offers a 24-hour suicide crisis line that can be reached toll free at 877-727-4747. For general non-emergency information about their services, please call 310-390-8896. Volunteers for the hotline are much needed and appreciated.
Current Initiatives
In 2004, voters in California passed the Mental Health Services Act to provide statewide prevention and early intervention services for Californians who experience mental illness, including suicidal ideation.5 The program focuses on reducing stigma and discrimination toward those with mental illness, suicide prevention, and student mental health. Didi Hirsch, an organization with 11 locations serving residents in Los Angeles and Orange County, is among the nine program partners for suicide prevention.
References
1. Wikipedia. (2017). Ladera Ranch, California. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladera_Ranch,_California2. United StatesCensus Bureau. (2017). State and County QuickFacts � Ladera Ranch, California. Retrieved from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0639114.html
3. The Office of Minority Health. (2017). Mental Health and Hispanics. Retrieved from http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templates/content.aspx?lvl=3&lvlID=9&ID=6477
4. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services. (2017). Suicide Prevention Center. Retrieved from http://www.didihirsch.org/spc
5. California Mental Health Services Authority. (2016). Evaluation of the California Mental Health Services Authority�s Prevention and Early Intervention Initiatives. Retrieved from http://calmhsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Executive-Summary.pdf
Ladera Ranch is located in Orange County, California. It has a land area of 4.84 square miles and a water area of 0.00 square miles. The population of Ladera Ranch is 26,010 people with 7,946 households and a median annual income of $134,435. .
Therapy Affordability Meter for Ladera Ranch, CA
Widely Affordable
Licensed, professional counseling in Ladera Ranch is considered widely accessible by the majority of people who live here and budget is often not a concern for mental health treatment. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Ladera Ranch public health department.