Are you feeling like life’s challenges have become overwhelming or confusing, leaving you unsure of where to turn and what to do? Do you find yourself grappling with feelings of stress, anxiety, or sadness, or that it’s hard to feel happy and calm?
While some things may indeed seem beyond reach, you can take actionable steps to address and manage them in healthy, productive ways. Dr. Yvonne Thomas, a psychologist serving the Brentwood area, can provide the support and guidance needed to help you find stability, clarity, and resilience to figure things out.
For over twenty years, Brentwood Psychologist Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D. has been providing superior counseling services for individuals and couples in Brentwood, CA. With three degrees in Psychology, she has extensive experience in a variety of areas. Dr. Thomas is well aware of how different situations in life can trigger feelings of anxiety and distress. Having these feelings can result in unhealthy patterns and behaviors. Instead of staying stuck, working together with an experienced psychologist can result in achieving a healthy resolution.
With Dr. Thomas:
- Flexible Scheduling
- Many Insurance Plans Accepted
- Wide Range of Expertise
- Over 25 Years of Experience
- License # PSY 14489
- Three Degrees in Psychology
- Free Phone Consultation
Dr. Thomas effectively gets down to the roots of the issues, while providing a relaxed and comfortable environment that provides security and encourages productivity.
Brentwood Psychologist
Dr. Thomas’s specialties include:
- Individual Therapy – It’s normal to find yourself in a time in your life where you feel that you are stuck and cannot move forward. It’s possible for you to find your way back to a more healthy and happy you by identifying your issues and working towards your goals with the professional help of Dr. Thomas.
- Marriage Counseling and Couples Counseling – When it comes to interpersonal trouble, Dr. Thomas can help you identify and work through the issues that are causing distress in your relationship.
- Life Transition – Are you experiencing stress and feeling overwhelmed by a break-up, a move, a job loss or change, poor health, a physical illness of a loved one, retirement, a new baby, blended family, empty nest, aging, or a similar significant life change? Dr. Thomas can help you navigate these upsetting times in a healthy and constructive way.
- Grief Counseling Brentwood – Whether you have suffered a loss, be it because of a death, divorce, or separation, let Dr. Thomas help you move through the trauma and find strength and peace of mind once again.
Dr. Thomas strongly believes that finding the RIGHT Psychologist is the key to producing the best therapy results and experience.
One-on-One Therapy for Personalized Support
Through one-on-one therapy sessions, Dr. Thomas offers a safe, welcoming space where her clients can explore their thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. Each session is tailored to the individual, allowing Dr. Thomas to adjust her methods and pacing to best suit the person she is working with.
In these sessions, Dr. Thomas helps clients understand their issues, situations, and feelings more clearly, guiding them toward self-awareness and emotional strength.
Through her individualized approach, she helps her clients address personal challenges and develop strategies that enable them to navigate life’s obstacles and decisions more effectively.
These one-on-one sessions are confidential and focused on the client’s unique needs. This personalized setting fosters a sense of security that allows her clients to open up, gain knowledge about, and understand their thoughts and emotions, ultimately making it easier to work through the issues they face.
For those who may feel uncomfortable discussing their thoughts and emotions with others, Dr. Thomas’s compassionate, nonjudgmental demeanor offers a comforting space to explore and address difficult feelings and thoughts. By the end of treatment, clients often gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their values, and the tools they need to lead a more fulfilling life.
Dr. Thomas brings over two decades of experience to these sessions, offering each client her knowledge, insight, and a range of tools to help them cope and thrive.
Her approach to therapy often helps clients build practical skills in communication, decision-making, and self-reflection.
Many clients leave their sessions with a renewed sense of empowerment, prepared to handle future challenges in a healthier way and with a clearer understanding of themselves.
Grief and Loss Counseling: True Healing After Loss
Grieving can feel overwhelming, especially when emotions feel too intense or confusing to manage alone. Dr. Thomas provides grief and loss counseling to help clients process their emotions in a healthy, effective manner. Her approach to grief counseling is built on the understanding that each person’s journey through grief is unique.
Dr. Thomas offers a safe and compassionate environment where clients can express their feelings as they go through the grieving process while learning to develop the skills necessary to be able to go on in their lives.
She encourages her clients to explore the full spectrum of their emotions in grief counseling sessions from sadness and anger to regret and longing. Recognizing that there is no single “correct way” to grieve, Dr. Thomas works alongside each of her clients, helping them understand and go through their grief journey at their own pace.
This supportive approach can help clients gain insight into their feelings, enabling them to process and work through their loss in a way that honors their loved ones.
Grief counseling is not about ignoring or suppressing one’s loss, but rather it is about learning to live with it in a way that allows for emotional healing. Dr. Thomas helps her clients develop strategies for coping with grief in their daily lives, finding ways to remember their loved ones while continuing to move forward.
Over time, this approach allows her clients to establish a sense of peace and closure, empowering them to find hope and meaning even in the face of profound loss. Whether the loss is recent or occurred some time ago, Dr. Thomas offers the support and guidance needed to navigate the complexities of grief.
Couples Counseling
Relationships, no matter how loving and committed, can face difficulties, misunderstandings, and disconnects. Stress, communication issues, and unmet needs can strain any relationship, making it challenging for partners to connect.
Dr. Thomas offers couples counseling for those looking to strengthen and improve their relationship. In a supportive and non-judgmental environment, she helps couples gain insight into each other’s perspectives and develop healthier ways of interacting.
Couples counseling with Dr. Thomas offers a safe space for partners to express their concerns openly. Dr. Thomas acts as an impartial mediator, helping each partner see the other’s side more clearly and understand underlying feelings.
This collaborative approach allows couples to identify the root causes of their challenges and to work together to create meaningful solutions.
Through therapy, couples often rediscover trust, improve their communication skills, and rebuild their emotional connection.
In addition, Dr. Thomas’s approach to couples counseling helps partners develop a richer understanding of their relationship dynamics. She assists couples in identifying negative patterns and finding constructive ways to address them.
For many couples, these sessions offer a new perspective on their relationship, providing them an opportunity to understand and appreciate each other’s needs and desires more fully. Over the years, Dr. Thomas has helped many couples navigate difficult periods and emerge with a stronger, more resilient bond.
Life Transition Counseling
Major life transitions, whether anticipated or unexpected, welcome or unwelcome, can be disorienting and stressful. Events such as a career change, moving to a new city, starting a family, or coping with the end of a relationship can bring about significant shifts in one’s sense of self and stability.
Even positive changes can create feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Dr. Thomas offers life transition counseling for those navigating these shifts, providing tools and support to help her clients approach these new chapters in more empowered ways.
In life transition counseling, Dr. Thomas works with her clients to define their values and goals, enabling them to create a roadmap for moving forward. She helps her clients develop emotional resilience, making it possible for them to face change without being as overwhelmed by stress or self-doubt.
Dr. Thomas also emphasizes the importance of recognizing and valuing one’s strengths, even in times of uncertainty. Her approach encourages clients to build on the strengths and opportunities in their own lives, helping them face new challenges in the healthiest way possible. With Dr. Thomas’s support, clients can transform periods of transition into opportunities for growth.
Through these sessions, clients can gain clarity about their priorities and develop coping strategies that allow them to more effectively manage the emotional impact of change. Eventually, many clients feel better equipped to handle future changes, approaching them with a resilient mindset and a positive outlook.
Teletherapy: Accessible, Convenient Care
For clients who may not be able to attend in-person sessions, Dr. Thomas offers teletherapy services, bringing the benefits of therapy to those with busy schedules or mobility constraints.
Through teletherapy, clients receive the same level of care as in-person sessions, with the added convenience of being able to attend from any comfortable setting.
Since initially offering teletherapy, clients have found it is just as effective as in-person sessions, with the added advantage of being able to seek therapy in the comfort of their own space. This option allows clients to engage fully in their sessions without the stress of commute times or scheduling conflicts.
With Dr. Thomas’s experience and compassionate approach, teletherapy sessions offer a valuable opportunity for clients to receive support and guidance.
Psychologist With Experience Helping Those in Brentwood
For over twenty-five years, Dr. Thomas has been helping individuals and couples throughout Brentwood and the surrounding areas lead healthier, happier lives. Her dedication to providing personalized care has made a positive impact on countless lives.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, distressed, or in need of support, therapy with Dr. Thomas can be a real step forward.
Dr. Thomas believes that finding the right psychologist is essential for effective therapy. With her expertise and compassionate approach, Dr. Thomas is committed to helping her clients find clarity, resilience, and a path forward. Take the first step today by reaching out for a free consultation at (310) 359-9450 or click here to schedule an appointment online.
Take that first step and call Dr. Thomas for a FREE consultation at (310) 359-9450
or CLICK HERE to schedule an appointment online.