Anthony Meixner, MA, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
2950 Camino Diablo, Suite 310C, Walnut Creek, California 94597 | 925-482-6126
Giving yourself the attention you deserve is the starting point to create change. Engaging in a validating, empowering therapeutic space is the opportunity for you to reframe your self-doubt and self-criticism into a constructive plan for moving yourself forward.
Meredith Reddoch, MA, LMFT, SEP
Marriage and Family Therapist
712 Bancroft Rd, #915, Walnut Creek, California 94598 | 925-255-5499
I provide a safe, calm, friendly, empathetic & down to earth environment for you in session. Making changes or gaining a better understanding about your life can be challenging. I will provide support to you whether you are experiencing a crisis, going through a transit
John Kane, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Available for Online Therapy
Life is hard and everyone has to deal with suffering and challenges. But you do not need to go through things alone. I provide a safe and understanding environment for you to grow and face any challenge you need or want to process or overcome! Accepting new clients!
Steve Rose, PhD
Addiction Counsellor
Available for Online Therapy
I can help you gain freedom from addiction, get back control, and start living the life you want. If the short-term escape is no longer worth the long-term damage, we can work together to find a new way forward, building confidence, clarity, and connection.
Paul Ginocchio, M.A., LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
199 East Linda Mesa Avenue, Suite 4, Danville, California 94526 | 925-360-4883
I enjoy helping individuals and couples that just want to live better lives, have deeper relationships, and find more joy in day to day living. Good therapy offers support, a place to be heard, and guidance. I offer a supportive and direct approach.
Ross L. Kellogg, M.S., LMFT
Licensed 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.
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.
Fiorella Chujutalli, AMFT, MS
Marriage and Family Therapist Associate
Available for Online Therapy
I provide a holistic approach that welcomes all parts of you and work with you to discover a path towards a life full of joy and purpose.
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City of Walnut Creek
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Therapist Walnut Creek California
Counseling Meadow Creek, Pleasant Hill, Waldon, Beacon Ridge, Lakewood
Walnut Creek is located approximately 16 miles east of Oakland, California. Since it lies in the valley, the temperature is fairly cool, with moist and cool winters, and warm to hot, dry summers. There are quite a few different parks in and around Walnut Creek, with the city owning around 1,800 acres of undeveloped hillsides, ridgelines and park sites.1 There are many family-oriented activities to do in and around Walnut Creek, such as visiting the California Symphony, participating in the Civic Arts programs, or see some plays performed at the Lesher Center for the Arts. Getting around town is no problem, just jump on BART, which travels through most areas in the Bay Area. If walking along trails is a family favorite, consider the Iron Horse Trail, which runs right through Walnut Creek or the Contra Costa Canal Trail, which also runs through Walnut Creek.
Mental Health in Walnut Creek
The homeless and poor residents of Walnut Creek can seek assistance at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties. Nearly 150,000 meals are provided to needy residents each month. In addition to feeding the hungry, the food bank seeks to reduce food waste and raise awareness about hunger and nutritional issues that many citizens face. By getting nutritious meals, individuals are able to focus on other life areas such as relationships, housing and employment.2
The City of Walnut Creek seeks to reduce the incidence of intimidation, harassment and bullying in the city's schools by offering a summer camp program that focuses on improving relationships between children. Participants in the program learn valuable conflict resolution strategies, as well as ways they can avoid bullying situations. Through interactive activities such as skits, children learn to communicate better and improve their self-esteem. Camp graduates leave the program with a variety of tools to help diffuse uncomfortable situations. For more information about this program, call 925- 943-5800.3
Current Education
Individuals who wish to serve their community as a counselor can get a master's degree in marriage and family therapy or school counseling from San Francisco University. Both programs are offered by the Counseling Psychology Department and prepare students to provide competent and compassionate care to people of all ages. Both degree programs combine in-class learning with practical experiences in the field. Graduates are eligible for licensure in California. For more information, call 415-422-6868.4
References
1. City of Walnut Creek. (2017). Parks in Walnut Creek. Retrieved from http://www.walnut-creek.org/citygov/depts/ps/parks/.2. Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. (2016). About. Retrieved from http://www.foodbankccs.org/about.html.
3. City of Walnut Creek. (2017). Summer Camps. Retrieved from http://www.walnut-creek.org/citygov/depts/arts_rec_cs/recreation/camp/default.asp.
4. University of San Francisco. (2017). Counseling Psychology Department. Retrieved from http://www.usfca.edu/soe/programs/counpsych/.
Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County, California. It has a land area of 19.75 square miles and a water area of 0.01 square miles. The population of Walnut Creek is 68,910 people with 30,317 households and a median annual income of $82,120. .
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Establishing weekly sessions with a professional therapist is considered affordable in Walnut Creek for the average family. While sustaining a commitment to therapy is usually not an issue, if mental health treatment feels like a burden please ask your counselor about accepted insurance plans or sliding scale fees. Low cost counseling and affordable therapy are also sometimes offered by listed city and university level clinics, check with your local Walnut Creek public health department.