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Richard Espinoza, Psy.d. | CA Lic. #PSY28726

Clinical Psychologist

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E-Psych Services

How I work

Above all, I love my work as a psychologist. This profession allows me to act as both scientist and artist, and I take joy from watching people evolve in their lives.

I use talk therapy to adjust and reform your relationship with yourself and others. My approach provides a supportive—yet challenging—environment where we partner together to develop behaviors and coping skills to overcome issues like depression, anxiety, or trauma.

By taking into account the uniqueness of everyone’s situation on ethnicity, religion, education, finances, gender, or sexual orientation, we will work to discover and mend the root of your personal struggles.

Currently, I dedicate the bulk of my time to my clients, my students, and my research projects.

What Therapy with Me Looks Like

You may still wonder what actually happens in psychotherapy. First, psychotherapy is a part of mental healthcare. Like all branches of healthcare, people see someone usually because there are things that are troubling them, and they'd like to get some relief and some help. The therapy process begins with what is called an Intake, where I try and get a general idea of what's going on. This helps direct the therapy which will come.

Next, once we are through the initial Intake, if it feels like a good fit, we'll start therapy; these are usually weekly sessions. This is where we talk over events of your life, some in the distant past, and some happening currently. We'll try and understand these events together through our weekly discussions.

Last, the idea is that through this process—some of it easy and some of it hard—it will help you have more understanding of your past and present so that you have more control over your future. This is a collaborative process, so from time to time, we'll need to talk about the process, where we started, and how it's going.

Logistical questions? Check out my F.A.Q. page up top.