Child & teen therapists

Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC

Jillian McCoy is a licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional clinical counselor in Berkeley. She works with teens, adults and older adults who feel overwhelmed by sadness, fear, loneliness or shame, or who sense something is off without knowing why. She helps with trauma, grief, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, life transitions, family concerns, substance use and bipolar disorder. Her work explores how past experiences shape present choices and self-image, and she draws on EMDR, Internal Family Systems, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, DBT and somatic and psychodynamic approaches. Colleagues describe her as warm, grounding and collaborative, with room for humor. She offers a free consultation and sees clients in person in Berkeley and online.

Family Therapist, LMFT

Kari DelReal is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 11 years in practice, listed in San Jose. Her main focus is relationships: she helps couples improve communication, deepen emotional connection, break unhelpful patterns and handle conflict in healthier ways. She also sees preteens, teens, adults and older adults individually for anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, grief, stress and postpartum concerns. Her style is direct and structured, with an emphasis on practical skills, and she draws on the Gottman Method, emotionally focused therapy, CBT, ACT, DBT and Internal Family Systems. She offers in-person couples therapy in Campbell and online sessions throughout California, and a free consultation through her website.

Family Therapist, LMFT, M-RAS

John Amos Burt is a licensed marriage and family therapist in San Francisco with 21 years in practice. He works with teens, adults, couples and families dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, bipolar disorder and other ongoing mental health challenges, often alongside substance use or relapse. He also sees clients with ADHD, OCD, eating disorders and life transitions, and has a strong interest in men's mental health, including an upcoming men's group. His approach is flexible, using practical tools from functional analysis, CBT, DBT, ACT and attachment-based work. Beyond therapy, he provides diagnostic assessments and case consultation. All sessions are offered online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LLP, LPC

Vani Rao is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Novi, Michigan, who also holds a limited licensed psychologist credential. She focuses on trauma and works with teens and adults on anxiety, depression, stress and the relationships they have with themselves and others. Her practice also covers OCD, addiction and substance use, bipolar disorder and postpartum concerns. Trained in EMDR, she works on painful memories and the negative beliefs that grew from them, and she also uses CBT, DBT, internal family systems, motivational interviewing and mindfulness-based methods. Goals are set together with each client. She offers sessions in person in Novi and by video, plus a free 15-minute consultation.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LMSW

John Dandridge is a licensed master social worker in Detroit with 31 years in practice. He provides outpatient mental health and substance use services for teens, adults, older adults, couples and families. He helps with depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, anger and addiction, including alcohol, drug and gambling concerns, and works with families around behavioral issues and peer problems. His work is respectful and practical, with an emphasis on growth, prevention and education, drawing on CBT, solution-focused brief therapy, person-centered work, coaching and intervention. He sees clients in person in Detroit and online.

Licensed Master Social Worker, LMSW, CNC, CSTS

Linda Bazzi is a licensed master social worker in Troy, Michigan, who works with children, preteens, teens, adults and groups. Her practice looks at well-being through both mind and body. She helps clients with anxiety, eating disorders and body image, low self-esteem, trauma, ADHD, grief and relationship difficulties, and also works with substance use and bipolar disorder. Together with each client she builds coping strategies meant to last, using CBT to reshape unhelpful thinking alongside emotionally focused, mindfulness-based and person-centered work, plus play therapy for younger clients. She aims to offer a safe, nonjudgmental space and sees clients in person in Troy and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

LaLoni Sims is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Tacoma who works with teens, adults and couples. She helps clients heal from the internalized message that they are the problem, which can leave people feeling stuck, overwhelmed or not good enough. She works with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, self-esteem, life transitions, couple and family issues, eating disorders, postpartum concerns and LGBTQ+ issues. Her approach is integrative and client-centered, using narrative therapy to help clients separate themselves from their problems, along with CBT, Internal Family Systems and solution-focused work. She values a relaxed, honest therapeutic relationship and checks in on it often. She sees clients in person in Tacoma and online.

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Kelly Allred is a licensed psychologist in Seattle who works with teens, adults and older adults. She treats anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, ADHD, sleep problems, chronic pain and illness, relationship concerns and everyday life stress, and also helps with grief, substance use and bipolar disorder. She sees each client as the authority on their own experience and builds treatment around their values and background, setting clear goals together and checking in regularly to make sure therapy stays useful. She has extensive training in CBT, DBT, ACT and mindfulness, and also uses exposure and response prevention. She has immediate openings and sees clients in person in Seattle and online.

Counselor, MDiv, MA/EdS, LMHCA

Chris Koch is a licensed mental health counselor associate in Seattle who also holds a Master of Divinity. He works with adults, teens, couples, older adults and adult families on depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship struggles, ADHD, low self-esteem and stress. His focus is on finding what lies underneath the presenting problem, helping clients move away from avoidance and self-contempt toward compassionate self-awareness, better coping and new skills. In premarital and couples counseling he treats the relationship itself as the client, aiming to steady it under stress and build emotional closeness. He is trauma-informed and emotionally focused, also using IFS, REBT and Christian counseling. He sees clients in person in Seattle and online.