John A Valenzuela
Psychologist, PhD (he, him)
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Ojai, CA 93023
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Over the course of his career, Dr. Valenzuela has worked in a variety of settings. The breadth of his experience includes extensive work with severe mood and psychotic disorders. Dr. Valenzuela’s commitment to addressing mental health issues from an early age has informed his work with adolescents in the juvenile justice system and in schools. His work in local community settings has guided his professional identity as a warm, empathic, nonjudgmental, and depth-oriented practitioner.
Dr. Valenzuela brings a creative therapeutic approach to his practice as he sees multiple roads to wellness. Whether clients are seeking help in terms of general lifestyle choices or are challenged by specific symptoms, such as, negative thinking, Dr. Valenzuela works with his clients to identify the core struggle that impels their suffering.
In a typical session you may connect to your story and work through the roadblocks. You may identify the symptoms holding you back and understand them as a cognitive problem space. You may have an insight in sessions on solutions based on integrative interpersonal and depth psychology. Or you may find your dreams providing you with welcomed emotional relief.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $225
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Paypal
Insurance
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- Humana
- Magellan
- Medicare
- Optum
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
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John A Valenzuela
Psychologist, PhD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY 32439 John A Valenzuela
- In Practice for 11 Years
- Attended Pacifica Graduate Institute, Graduated 2015
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John A Valenzuela
Psychologist, PhD
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Men's Issues
- Racial Identity
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Cancer
- Child
- Ethnicity, Sports and Fitness
- LGBTQ+
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Psychosis
- School Issues
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Transgender
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John A Valenzuela
Psychologist, PhD
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino ,
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Culturally Sensitive
- Existential
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Somatic
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John A Valenzuela
Psychologist, PhD
Groups
Early adolescent boy's group in Ventura, CA
In this 12-week group, boys will work through a program of discussing mental health and coping skills in dealing with emotional stress, relationships (i.e. peer pressure), and other environmental influences.
Expertise
Anxiety
Depression
Peer Relationships
Types of Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Age
Teen
Location
Two Trees Community Center
117 North Ventura Avenue
Ventura, CA 93001
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Relationships and Difficult Personalities
In this group, we explore how relationships are impacted by difficult personality traits. Moreover, we explore how we may overgeneralize our attempt to understand them and make quick categorical attributes about their personality. We will explore several features of these relationships, including the difficulty of boundaries, the challenge to habituate, and the need to generalize to protect ourselves from trauma. We expect the group to run for 6-8 weeks.
Expertise
Women's Issues
Types of Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$30
Group Meets
Every Tue 5:30 P.M. - 7 P.M.
Location
Nexus Counseling and Wellness
108 E Matilija Street
Ojai, CA 93023
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Location
Nearby Areas
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John A Valenzuela
Psychologist, PhD