Penny Rayas-Moore, LMFT

  • 20 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Santa Cruz, California
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Specialties: Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety, Attachment Disorders, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Career Counseling, Child Abuse and Neglect, Marital / Premarital, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Elder Abuse, Family Conflict, Firesetting, Gender Identity, Grief, Immigration/Newcomer, Interpersonal Relationships, Life Transitions, Multicultural Issues, OCD, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Physical Illness/Impairment, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Psychosomatic, Runaways, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Disorders, Sexual Orientation, Sexuality Issues, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma / PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Women's Issues

Specialties

Addiction, Anger Management, Anxiety, Attachment Disorders, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Career Counseling, Child Abuse and Neglect, Marital / Premarital, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Elder Abuse, Family Conflict, Firesetting, Gender Identity, Grief, Immigration/Newcomer, Interpersonal Relationships, Life Transitions, Multicultural Issues, OCD, Parenting, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Physical Illness/Impairment, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Psychosomatic, Runaways, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Disorders, Sexual Orientation, Sexuality Issues, Sleep or Insomnia, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma / PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, Women's Issues

Languages

English, Greek, Spanish

Age Group Focus

Adolescents, Adults, Seniors

Treatment Approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Art Therapy, Biofeedback, Body Centered Psychotherapy, Case Management, Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Contemplative, Crisis Intervention, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Dance/Movement Therapy, Dream Work or Analysis, Education Consultation, Emotionally Focused, Ericksonian, Evaluation/Diagnostic, Existential Psychotherapy, Expressive Therapy, Family-Based Treatment (FBT), Feminist, Focusing, Forensic Psychology, Genetic Counseling, Geriatric Consultation, Gestalt, Holistic, Humanistic, Hypnotherapy, Information and Referral, Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Intervention, Jungian, Long-Term, Mediation, Meditation/Relaxation, Mindfulness Based Approaches, Neurofeedback, Outreach, Parent Guidance, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Prevention, Psycho-Educational, Psychoanalytic, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Psychodrama, Psychodynamic, Psychological Testing and Evaluation, Psychopharmacology, Relational, Sand Play, Satir, Schema Therapy, Short-Term (Brief Treatment), Supervised Visitation, Systemic, Transactional Analysis (TA), Transpersonal Psychology, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Vocational Counseling/Rehabilitation

Issues

Aging, Behavior Issues, Developmental Disability, Education/Personal Development, Forensic, Medication Management, Psychoses/Major Mental Illness, Self Abuse, Tourette's Disorder

State License

California

About Penny Rayas-Moore

Welcome to my practice! Yo hablo Espanol. Are you struggling with life and wondering what to do next? Is your child out of control? Depressed? Are his or her/his grades down? Refuses to listen? Do you wake up feeling sad, stressed, anxious or discouraged? Are your relationships or job causing your stress? Call me for a phone consultation and learn how I can help you.

One of my primary focus is Family Based Therapy for eating disorders.  I am trained on the Maudsley Family Therapy Treatment for eating disorders.

Maudsley Family Therapy is an evidenced-based approach to the treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa whose efficacy has been supported by empirical research. I also use the Health at Every Size and intuitive eating approches to assist my clients have compleate recovery from eating disorders.

I became a therapist to help others live a fuller, happier life. As a certified Positive Parenting Program Counselor ( Triple P), and a trained Marriage and Family Therapist, I will provide you with the skills you need to ease your emotional pain, and change your life for the better.

My PHILOSOPHY: I view therapy as a sacred healing process built on trust, acceptance, and deep understanding. My style is warm, non-judgmental, empathetic, engaging, direct and honest. I combine a nurturing, and supportive approach with the practical skills I have gained in 20 years of training and experience.

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