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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MA, MS

Tamara Sharifov is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Washington, DC, with ten years in practice, also licensed in California. She works with adults, older adults and couples on trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, life transitions and burnout. Her clients come from many cultures and backgrounds, including diplomats, humanitarian workers and human rights professionals, and her work is shaped by international affairs and a social justice perspective. She specializes in third-wave contextual behavioral therapy and uses experiential methods that engage emotion and the body, on the view that deep pain often needs to be felt and processed, not only understood. She sees clients in person in Washington and online.

Psychologist, PsyD, LMHC, LMFT

Dr. Tim Ridge is a licensed psychologist in Wellesley, also holding LMHC and LMFT credentials, with 23 years in practice. He works with teens, adults, older adults and couples dealing with trauma, anxiety, depression, shame, grief, low confidence and harsh self-criticism, as well as relationship, family and substance use concerns. He sees much of everyday anxiety and stress as rooted in past experiences that still drain people emotionally. His approach is collaborative and nonjudgmental, using EMDR, Brainspotting, hypnotherapy and attachment-based, trauma-focused work alongside talk therapy. Clients describe him as empathic, genuine and quick to laugh. He sees clients in person in Wellesley and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

Margaret Barry is a licensed clinical social worker in Walnut Creek with 32 years in practice. She works with preteens, teens, adults and older adults, and specializes in anxiety, depression, OCD and trauma. She also works with first responders, and helps with grief, family concerns, substance use and LGBTQ+ issues. Her aim is a space where each client feels heard, safe and free to be themselves, pairing nurturing support with concrete tools for managing emotional stress, building self-acceptance and living more in the present. Her methods include EMDR, exposure and response prevention, ACT, CBT, IFS and mindfulness, and she runs OCD group therapy. She sees clients in person in Walnut Creek 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, MA, LMFT, LPCC

Audrey-Mischa Kirk is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Encinitas who also holds an LPCC license and has six years in practice. She works with adults, older adults and couples on anxiety, perfectionism, feeling overwhelmed, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, and as a mother she brings personal understanding to parents navigating change, including the perinatal season. Her work is somatic and trauma-informed, with EMDR at its center, and she also uses ACT, attachment-based therapy, IFS, CBT and mindfulness. She has a background supporting high-achieving clients such as athletes and business owners. She sees clients in person in Encinitas and online.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Ally Higdon is a licensed psychologist in San Diego with 12 years in practice. She works online with adults facing trauma and PTSD, anxiety, OCD, sleep problems, anger and stress, and she has a particular interest in first responders, veterans and women's concerns. Her view is that many familiar coping habits, such as avoiding discomfort or pushing thoughts away, help briefly but keep people from living full lives. Therapy with her focuses on building a different relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings. She uses ACT, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure and exposure and response prevention, and also offers ketamine-assisted therapy.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MCAP, CCTP

Michael Mazucci-Mambala is a licensed clinical social worker in Saint Petersburg, near Tampa, and has practiced since 2015. He is also a certified addiction professional and a certified clinical trauma professional. He works with adults, with a special focus on trauma and substance use, including alcohol, drugs and gambling, as well as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, self-esteem and relationship strain. He welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and first responders and affirms all identities. His main method is Accelerated Resolution Therapy, combined with CBT, DBT skills and narrative and person-centered work, and he treats clients as active partners in their care. He sees clients in person in Saint Petersburg and online.

Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC

Melissa Fuller is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor in Lakewood, Colorado, with four years in practice. She helps people who feel weighed down by old wounds, disconnection, anxiety or overwhelm, whether from personal trauma, strain in a relationship, grief or a major transition. She works with young children, adults, older adults, couples and families, and her practice also covers ADHD, substance use, adoption, infertility, parenting and the needs of first responders and veterans. She draws on EMDR, internal family systems, emotionally focused therapy, the Gottman Method, DBT, play therapy and Christian counseling. She sees clients in person in Lakewood and online.

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW-FL, LCSW-CT, LCSW-TX

Dolly Skricka is a licensed clinical social worker who provides online therapy to adults in Florida, Connecticut and Texas from Orlando. She works with people who feel mentally stuck, caught in overthinking, intrusive thoughts, avoidance, perfectionism or trouble following through, and treats anxiety, depression, OCD, ADHD, trauma, burnout, grief and life transitions. Her background includes years in clinical and counseling settings and work alongside first responders. Her approach is practical and collaborative, using CBT, exposure and response prevention, DBT, schema-informed work, mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help clients build strategies that hold up in everyday life and reduce the grip of intrusive thoughts. All sessions are online.