Hi, I'm Kathy Sanguinetti and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist in California. I am a humanistic therapist who helps people become more connected to their true selves. In therapy, I work with people to explore, make sense of, and identify how their upbringing may be contributing to their symptoms of anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. This awareness helps people create change to alleviate symptoms. I also use mindfulness-based CBT to help people become aware of and challenge thoughts/beliefs that aren’t true and are contributing to their depression and anxiety.
In the first session, we will get to know eachother and see if it feels like a good fit. We will talk about what is bringing you into therapy and discuss therapy goals.
I am a very good listener, curious, understanding and compassionate. Feeling seen, heard and understood is powerful and can be healing in itself. My goal is to create a safe space for people to be themselves.
I have been successful in helping adults resolve depression, grieve losses, reduce and manage symptoms of anxiety, and take better care of themselves.
I was trained as a psychodynamic therapist and it underlies my work with people. An understanding of how your upbringing impacts you as an adult is helpful in discovering how challenges came to be so you can decide what's not useful.
I meet people where they are in therapy. I am an active listener and offer empathy and unconditional positve regard to the people I work with.
I use CBT to assist people who are experiencing depression and anxiety. It is often helpful to look at one's automatic thoughts and come up with a more balanced way of looking at things. Behavioral activation can reduce and improve symptoms.
Losing someone is very difficult and it is an honor to sit with someone who is grieving a loss. Additionally, there are grief stages that people go through that may be helpful to understand.