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I. Therapists in Fresno, CA

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Dr. Karin Celosse

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Languages: English, Swedish

Treatment Approaches: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Grief, LGBT, Older, Eating, Sleeping, Parenting, Anger, Self esteem, Bipolar, Non-religious, Depression, Teens, Liberal counselor

Amy Torn

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Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Relationship issues, Grief, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder

Eileen Beirich

  • 20 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Pasadena, California
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Areas of focus: Adoption, Anxiety, Depression, Marital / Premarital, Relationship Issues

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Psychodynamic

State License: California

Steven Garman

  • 30 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Chino, California
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Areas of focus: ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Codependency, Divorce, Marital / Premarital, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality

Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Family / Marital, Jungian, Psychodynamic

State License: California

Maelisa Hall

  • 11 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Irvine, California
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Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Multicultural, Psychological Testing and Evaluation, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

State License: California

Soad Tabrizi

  • 10 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Mission Viejo, California
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Areas of focus: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety, Behavior Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality, Career Counseling, Codependency, Coping Skills, Depression, Drug Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, End of Life Issues, Faith Transition, Goal Setting, Life Coaching, OCD, Self Esteem, Spirituality

Languages: English, Farsi

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Dialectical (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Psychoanalytic, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

State Licenses: California, Florida, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia

Nancy Culhane

  • 40+ years of Experience
  • United States
  • Fairfax, California
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Areas of focus: Coping Skills, Divorce, Goal Setting, Grief, Infidelity, Interpersonal Relationships, Life Transitions, Marital / Premarital, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Women's Issues

Languages: English, Finnish

Treatment Approaches: Family / Marital, Integrative, Narrative, Relational

State Licenses: California and Nevada

Melissa Jones

  • 11 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Online, California
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Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Eclectic, Existential, Family / Marital, Family Systems, Gestalt, Humanistic, Hypnotherapy, Relational

State License: California

Lori Kandels

  • 28 years of Experience
  • United States
  • San Francisco, California
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Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Culturally Sensitive, EMDR, Family / Marital, Feminist, Mindfulness-based (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Multicultural, Narrative, Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

State License: California

Lisa Larsen

  • 15 years of Experience
  • United States
  • Lancaster, California
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Languages: English

Treatment Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), EMDR, Humanistic, Hypnotherapy

State License: California

II. The Best Therapists in Fresno, CA

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Online Therapy used eight key factors to evaluate Fresno therapists and compile this list of 15 top-rated professionals. Factors included credentials, cost, specializations, availability, and other high-priority features. You can depend on these therapists to provide quality care and have the skills to deliver the type of therapeutic support you need at fair prices.

Erene Soliman: Psy.D. | Best for minority groups

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559-449-2734
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Erene Soliman is a Doctor of Psychology who works with minorities because she knows that culture plays a major role in coping. Dr. Soliman has been practicing for 10 years and is committed to addressing barriers that prevent racial and minority groups from seeking help. She’s passionate about supporting mothers, fathers, children, and partners by helping them function adaptively in a socially purposeful way.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Depression
Coping Skills
Cal Viva
MHN
Medicare
Sante Health System
TRICARE
Cost per Session: $175 No Yes

Michael W. Regier: Ph.D. | Best for couples therapy

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559-222-2442
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Dr. Michael Regier has 30-plus years of experience as a licensed clinical psychologist. He’s an expert in couples and marriage therapy and divorce prevention as a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and a Certified Relationship Coach.

What patients say:

“Dr. Regier has counseled us through a major storm in our relationship and we feel that we have now attached to one another in a new way.”

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Relationship Issues
Marital and Premarital
Infidelity
N/A Cost per Session: $200 No Yes

Russell V. Jensen: M.A., Ed.M., LMFT | Best for Gestalt therapy

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559-640-7077
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Russell Jensen is a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15 years in the mental health field, which includes an extensive background in Gestalt therapy. Russell utilizes Gestalt therapy techniques, such as dream analysis, confrontation, and role-playing, to help integrate his clients’ thinking, feelings, and behaviors and promote optimal mental health. He has experience working with a wide range of mental health symptoms.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Depression
Self Esteem
N/A Not Provided No Yes

Derric Devon Brown: LCSW | Best for abused children and adolescents

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559-214-7774
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Derric Brown is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience in the human services field. His specialty is working with children and adolescents suffering from a history of physical, psychological, or sexual abuse. Derric empowers clients struggling to find their purpose in life to improve their well-being. He’s worked with youth in foster care and on probation, veterans, and adults with developmental disabilities.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Trauma and PTSD
Behavioral Issues
Depression
Anthem
MHN
Medi-Cal
Cost per Session: $120 No Yes

Lacey Horsman: LMFT | Best for domestic violence and child abuse

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559-824-8403
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Lacey Horsman is a licensed marriage and family therapist who’s been providing therapeutic services for 16 years in various settings. She has extensive experience helping clients deal with domestic violence, child abuse, and trauma. Lacey believes in providing a safe, nurturing environment and helping clients identify their strengths while exploring how past experiences may be connected to prevailing feelings, beliefs, and behaviors.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Depression
Coping Skills
Aetna
Anthem
Avante
Beacon
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
BlueCross and BlueShield
Horizon Healthcare
Magellan
Cost per Session: $100 No Yes

Jamal Jones: LMFT | Best for faith-based therapy

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559-246-2200
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Jamal Jones is a licensed marriage and family therapist who integrates spirituality, biblical wisdom, principles of recovery, and positive psychology into his brand of mental health services. Jamal has been practicing for nine years using a Christ-centered, cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy.

What patients say:

“Mr. Jones is awesome! … He uses religion as an added help instead of the sole help which I love and appreciate.”

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Depression
Anxiety
Addiction
N/A Cost per Session: $115 No Yes

Eunice Uribes: LCSW | Best for Spanish-speaking clients

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559-797-1205
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Eunice Uribes is a bilingual licensed clinical social worker who has been practicing for six years and can offer therapy in English and Spanish. She provides nonjudgmental therapy to those struggling with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and anger issues. Eunice strives to help her clients express and process their feelings and learn new coping skills to manage and decrease their symptoms.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Depression
Self Esteem
N/A Cost per Session: $130 No Yes

Alice E. Witt: M.S.W., LCSW | Best for telemental health services

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559-824-4258
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Alice Witt is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in telemental health care, using online therapy and video counseling services to provide help in a convenient format. She’s passionately committed to helping her clients realize their full potential by personalizing therapy to meet the unique needs of each one. Besides depression, anxiety, and other personal struggles, she also works along side individuals in recovery and specialize in codependency/people pleasing struggles. Alice provides limited in-office services and has nearly 20 years of clinical experience.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Relationship Issues
Marital and Premarital
Infidelity
N/A Cost per Session: $125 No Yes

Zoua Xiong: LMFT | Best for relationship issues

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559-527-5883
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Zoua Xiong is a licensed marriage and family therapist who believes relationships are essential in people’s lives. Over the past 10 years, she’s worked with children, adults, couples, and families to overcome relationship issues by improving interactions and the joy they have in their relationships. Zoua offers a sliding fee scale and provides premarital, couples/marriage, positive parenting, and personal relationship counseling.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Depression
Coping Skills
Halcyon EAP
Medi-Cal
Cost per Session: $100 No Yes

Matthew Bethell: M.A., AMFT | Best for behavioral difficulties

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559-323-8484
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Matthew Bethel is an associate marriage and family therapist who focuses on behavioral difficulties, especially in children and adolescents. He also helps clients deal with relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, and obsessive compulsion. Matthew is passionate about helping clients journey toward self-awareness and believes everyone is capable of extraordinary change by offering them a safe place to move forward and flourish.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Depression
Child or Adolescent
N/A Cost per Session: $150 No Yes

Darla Dixon: Psy.D. | Best for emotional distress

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818-925-5007
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Darla Dixon is a Doctor of Psychology with nearly 10 years of experience helping adolescents and adults explore ways to minimize emotional distress from relationship issues, major life challenges, issues at school or work, or family problems. She offers a safe place for clients to heal from past wounds, learn healthier coping methods, and maximize their personal growth while keeping stressors from becoming a hindrance.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Trauma and PTSD
Domestic Violence
Depression
N/A Cost per Session: $180 No Yes

Ellen Truschel: M.A., LMFT | Best for Catholic/Christian counseling

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559-295-0878
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Ellen Truschel is a licensed marriage and family therapist working in the mental health field for over 30 years and in practice for 17. She specializes in Catholic/Christian marriage and individual counseling that combines biblical principles with proven psychological techniques utilizing Imago Relationship Therapy and Family Centered Regulatory Therapy.

What patients say:

“Ellen is among the top therapists in the world! Highly educated, compassionate and intuitive!”

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Marital and Premarital
Anxiety
Depression
Interplan Cost per Session: $150 No Yes

Candace Blecha: M.S., LMFT | Best for expectant and new mothers

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559-494-4400
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Candace Blecha is a licensed marriage and family therapist who learned how little support there was for moms-to-be and new moms after becoming a mother herself. Candace has training in maternal and infant mental health and provides prenatal, pregnancy, and postpartum therapy to help expectant mothers explore their feelings/anxieties about becoming parents and promote bonding between new mothers and their babies.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
Anxiety
Child or Adolescent
Halcyon Behavioral
Optum
Cost per Session: $150 No Yes

Channing Hitchcock: M.A., LMFT | Best for conflict resolution

559-441-3263
Website

Channing Hitchcock is a licensed marriage and family therapist who understands the emotional pain and loneliness of couples in conflict. He helps individuals and couples examine personal family systems and resolve conflicts by providing them with the tools to increase self-awareness, communication, and intimacy. Channing also specializes in treating depression, anxiety, and addictive behaviors, including substance, pornography, electronic, and general addictions, and he offers a sliding fee scale.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Trauma and PTSD
Anger Management
Anxiety
N/A Cost per Session: $120 Yes Yes

Heather W. Janz: LMFT | Best for difficult life transitions

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559-825-1205
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Heather Janz is a licensed marriage and family therapist passionate about helping people with difficult life transitions while promoting wellness and positive change. She provides a calm, safe space to support individuals, children, and families working toward achieving their goals. Heather has been practicing for 11 years serving people with culturally diverse experiences, backgrounds, and identities experiencing various mental health difficulties.

Specializations Insurance Cost Sliding scale Remote services
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma and PTSD
Anthem
Anthem Blue Cross MediCal
Cal Viva
MHN
Medi-Cal
Medicaid
Cost per Session: $130 No Yes

III. What You Should Know About Fresno Therapy

How are Fresno therapists licensed?

Fresno therapists must complete requirements set forth by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences to earn their state license. Requirements include a 60-credit master’s degree or doctorate in counseling or psychotherapy. Qualifying master’s degrees must include 15 units in a specialty area. All applicants for licensure must accrue 3,000 hours of supervised clinical training over a two-year period and pass the California Law and Ethics Exam and the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination.

How much does therapy cost in Fresno?

The average per-session cost of the therapists in Fresno included on this list is $150. However, a good portion charge between $100 and $130 per session, and a few charge $175 to $200. A limited number offer sliding scale fee schedules. Many therapists offer a free initial consultation, which is usually 15 to 30 minutes in length and may be over the phone or in person. If you have insurance that covers mental health, confirm whether a therapist accepts insurance from your provider.

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Caitlin Kingston is a licensed clinical social worker at Yale New Haven Hospital and has worked in the field since 2013. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State University and her Master of Social Work, clinical/medical social work in 2020 from Fordham University. Her licenses and certifications include LCSW, LMSW, and CASAC.

Kingston has always had a passion for helping others and knew early on that she wanted to support others in her profession. During her undergraduate studies at Penn State, she met a social worker who inspired her to pursue a career as a therapist. She’s also trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Kingston completed internships working in an after-school program with underprivileged youth and their families and with inmates in the high-security sector of Rikers Island jail.

Kingston’s career has included work at a drug treatment center, where she became the supervisor of intake and assessment for individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders. Today, she’s a social worker in the Psychiatric Observation Unit of the emergency department. Kingston is also trained in perinatal mental health with a focus on helping new mothers adjust to motherhood, especially in these very difficult times of isolation.

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Caitlin Kingston is a licensed clinical social worker at Yale New Haven Hospital and has worked in the field since 2013. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Penn State University and her Master of Social Work, clinical/medical social work in 2020 from Fordham University. Her licenses and certifications include LCSW, LMSW, and CASAC.

Kingston has always had a passion for helping others and knew early on that she wanted to support others in her profession. During her undergraduate studies at Penn State, she met a social worker who inspired her to pursue a career as a therapist. She’s also trained in psychoanalytic psychotherapy with the New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Kingston completed internships working in an after-school program with underprivileged youth and their families and with inmates in the high-security sector of Rikers Island jail.

Kingston’s career has included work at a drug treatment center, where she became the supervisor of intake and assessment for individuals with alcohol and substance use disorders. Today, she’s a social worker in the Psychiatric Observation Unit of the emergency department. Kingston is also trained in perinatal mental health with a focus on helping new mothers adjust to motherhood, especially in these very difficult times of isolation.

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