Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Kristi A. Finnan brings an energetic and optimistic approach to the therapeutic process inspiring recovery and hope to each client she counsels.
Kristi’s clinical experience includes working on the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rhinelander WI as a Certified Social Worker. She worked with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians providing psychiatric assessment, treatment and access to community services for patients in acute psychological distress. Her clinical experience as a community mental health, private practice and in-home family therapist allowed her to provide mental health treatment to a multicultural and diverse population. Kristi provided in-home caregiver support to senior citizens and was an on-call emergency screener providing acute crisis assessment, intervention and emergency services.
Kristi has a holistic approach when working with her clients and their families.
As a therapist, I believe that I help people help themselves. I believe the answers are within an individual, couple or family, and my job is to ask questions that will help people hear those answers. Individuals are the experts of themselves and parents are the experts of their families. Therapy is a journey of discovery and healing. People have an amazing ability to heal, learn and grow. I believed that when I began doing therapy 27 years ago and I have that same strong belief today.
The children, individuals, couples and families I have worked with have been my best teachers and I learn and grow from every encounter. I also bring a strong systemic perspective to all of my work. No one is an island; we are all connected to others. Just like a whole spider web feels movement when even only one filament is touched, those that are connected to us feel our change, and that change affects change in them. That is one of the beauties of therapy.
Tiffany has deep roots in inner child work and generational trauma. She is a trauma informed therapist who has an eclectic style of conducting therapeutic services including: CBT, IFS, Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, EFT, Attachment Theories, Somatic breathing/movement and Existential Therapy. "I'm really glad you are here" is a phrase you'll often here in Tiffany's therapy room as she practices from a person-centered perspective and believes each client has the strengths and capability of improving their lifestyle when given a safe and connected space to do so. Tiffany collaborates with her clients in the healing process, aiding them in seeing the value and worthiness of their authentic self. She is most known by her clients for my empathetic, person-centered and creative approaches to therapy, often hearing her "humanness" is relatable. She is honored to be a part of her client's lives and walk with them in reaching therapeutic goals.
Zahra is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 9 years of experience in the mental health field. Zahra has provided therapeutic services for adults, children, and families in various capacities including outpatient, in home and treatment settings. Zahra’s approach to therapy is shaped by evidence-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She views therapy as a collaborative space where she and her clients gather data on what does not work and try out new behaviors that may bring them closer to their values. Zahra believes in the individual uniqueness of each person and in fostering a safe space where clients can be authentically themselves. She is committed to meeting clients with unconditional positive regard and quality care. Zahra feels profoundly grateful that she is a witness and support to her client’s struggles, their successes, confidence, and healing.
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Empowered Mind-Body Therapy for Individuals and Fa
“Stellar therapist in these chaotic times my anxiety stress has been through the roof she gives me a sense of calm clarity so I don’t lose my s—t or be self destructive ”
Zahra Hayderzadeh
Marriage & Family Therapist
3711 Long Beach Blvd Suite 601
#6041
Long Beach, CA 90807
As both a licensed psychologist and certified personal trainer, Dr. Kari supports individuals in creating lasting change—mentally, emotionally, and physically. With dual licensure in Iowa and Illinois, Dr. Kari works entirely remotely with individuals 16 and older. Her approach blends psychological expertise with a deep understanding of physical wellness, rooted in the belief that mental and physical health are deeply connected.
Dr. Kari specializes in working with a wide range of concerns, including:
ADHD (including evaluations for ages 16+)
Academic & Occupational Stress
Adjustment Challenges & Life Transitions
Depression & Anxiety
Sexuality & Identity
Self-Esteem & Confidence
She also provides comprehensive ADHD evaluations for teens and adults, helping clients better understand how their brains work so they can move through the world with more clarity and confidence.
I want you to feel seen, respected, and encouraged. Our work together is a partnership—you bring your story, I bring the clinical tools, and together we shape a path forward that feels sustainable and authentic.
We as humans need relief from feeling separate in our experiences. The simple truth is that for therapy to work you have to feel safe with me (in terms of being honest and open) to allow me into your process. We will be a great fit if you are wanting to look inward and learn to create safety with yourself and if you are open to challenging your discomfort, growing esteem in SELF, and finding healing. Bring your honesty because the plan is for you to integrate what you learn in the session into your life.
I offer a safe space and patience for healing. From 10-plus years of experience with therapy, I have found that we can build a gentler, more tolerant way of residing with conflict and pain. We can also re-learn practices that get us back to fully living rather than feeling like we are stuck in our trauma. I work with individuals and couples struggling with strong self-critical narratives, some need help with self-harm (cutting, binge/purge cycles, addictions), others with difficulty regulating emotions, as well as relational infidelity and healing thereafter. Most of us have internal conflicts that are difficult to sort out and difficult to understand how to navigate.
Areas of expertise include Women’s and Men’s issues, Couples/ Family/Individual therapy (LGBTQ inclusive in all categories of therapy). Trauma in many forms, Depression and anxiety, ADHD, Bipolar disorder, acute stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and personality disorders. I am well versed in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy and Internal Family Systems and find these approaches to be incredibly powerful for unleashing the full potential of one's being.
Sheila joined Blue Water Counseling in Dec. of 2022, as the next step in a career that has spanned 47 years. In that time, she has had the privilege of working with children, adolescents, and adults with a wide array of issues. As a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Sheila has worked in a variety of settings including in-patient psychiatric units, residential treatment, Family Court, and as a Military and Family Life Counselor on Active Duty military bases in Korea, England, Germany and Italy. Sheila also found time to get a second Master's degree in Homeopathy, and to train extensively in Systemic Constellation work. Most recently, Sheila has been certified to provide Acceleratebeen working in the psychiatric field since graduating from college. I am especially interested in assisting my clients to overcome adverse childhood experiences, develop self esteem, and create boundaries in their lives that provides for sarisfaction a effective self care.
Nathan is a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. He holds a master's degree in Marriage and Family therapy as well as a bachelor's in psychology and communication with a minor in Women’s gender and sexuality studies.
Nathan has extensive experience in both outpatient and in-home settings working with adolescents, adults, persons of diverse cultural identities, and Neurodivergent individuals such as persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, and behavioral challenges.
Nathan is dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges and strengthen their relationships. With compassion and kindness, Nathan applies evidence-based treatments ; he specializes in communication issues, conflict resolution, and emotional connection. Nathan believes in creating a safe, supportive space where clients can explore patterns, heal from past wounds, and build healthier dynamics.
Nathan offers in person and telehealth therapy to: > Individual and Family counseling for adults, adolescents, and children > Couples Therapy > Group Counseling, Group IOP sessions supporting coping skills, emotional regulation, and interpersonal skill-building > Neurodivergent individuals – Such as those with ADHD, autism, or learning differences. > Generalized anxiety and social anxiety > Therapy for diverse cultural identities, values, and intergenerational conflict > Life transitions (e.g., retirement, new parenthood) > Self-discovery or identity exploration > Stress management or mindfulness skills > Anger management > Compulsive Addictions > Depression, grief
Marni Troop (LMFT-A) is an Associate Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. Marni spent the first half of her adult life as an educator before changing careers to pursue psychotherapy. She graduated with honors from Northcentral University (MAMFT) in 2022 already with nearly 15 years of experience working with children, adolescents, parents, and families in community mental health. Marni has extensive experience working with teens and adults, couples and other relationships, Neurodivergence, LGBTQIIA+ (including family in need of learning how to support those in transition), parent education, and life transitions. Marni is particularly interested in serving first responders, surgeons, lawyers, teachers and others in high-stress helping professions.
As a systems therapist, Marni knows that a person is not a problem. Problems are where one or more aspects of people's lives no longer function well, like a broken cog in a machine. Marni uses mindfulness (awareness of the present moment) in most aspects of therapy, including ACT, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Structural Family Therapy, Eco-Systemic Family Therapy, and Gottman (Couples). Together, Marni and her clients identify what's no longer working and create new ways of living happy, well-functioning lives.
In her free time (What? Free time?), Marni gardens, plays with her dogs and cats, worries about her children away at college, crochets, cooks and, especially, writes.
Marni Offers:
Individual, couple, family (caregivers, fosters), and group counseling for adolescents, and adults 12 and up.
Support for marginalized people due to ethnicity, religion, career choice, etc.
Help with Anxiety, Depression, Neurodivergence, Trauma, LBGTQIA+, Life transitions, Secondary trauma/Occupational stress/Occupational PTSD, sobriety
Use of strengths-based, systemic focused interventions that empower clients to acknowledge and take control over how they respond to the world around them.
Nathan is a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. He holds a master's degree in Marriage and Family therapy as well as a bachelor's in psychology and communication with a minor in Women’s gender and sexuality studies.
Nathan has extensive experience in both outpatient and in-home settings working with adolescents, adults, persons of diverse cultural identities, and Neurodivergent individuals such as persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, and behavioral challenges.
Nathan is dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges and strengthen their relationships. With compassion and kindness, Nathan applies evidence-based treatments ; he specializes in communication issues, conflict resolution, and emotional connection. Nathan believes in creating a safe, supportive space where clients can explore patterns, heal from past wounds, and build healthier dynamics.
Nathan offers in person and telehealth therapy to: > Individual and Family counseling for adults, adolescents, and children > Couples Therapy > Group Counseling, Group IOP sessions supporting coping skills, emotional regulation, and interpersonal skill-building > Neurodivergent individuals – Such as those with ADHD, autism, or learning differences. > Generalized anxiety and social anxiety > Therapy for diverse cultural identities, values, and intergenerational conflict > Life transitions (e.g., retirement, new parenthood) > Self-discovery or identity exploration > Stress management or mindfulness skills > Anger management > Compulsive Addictions > Depression, grief
Nathan is a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate. He holds a master's degree in Marriage and Family therapy as well as a bachelor's in psychology and communication with a minor in Women’s gender and sexuality studies.
Nathan has extensive experience in both outpatient and in-home settings working with adolescents, adults, persons of diverse cultural identities, and Neurodivergent individuals such as persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, and behavioral challenges.
Nathan is dedicated to helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges and strengthen their relationships. With compassion and kindness, Nathan applies evidence-based treatments ; he specializes in communication issues, conflict resolution, and emotional connection. Nathan believes in creating a safe, supportive space where clients can explore patterns, heal from past wounds, and build healthier dynamics.
Nathan offers in person and telehealth therapy to: > Individual and Family counseling for adults, adolescents, and children > Couples Therapy > Group Counseling, Group IOP sessions supporting coping skills, emotional regulation, and interpersonal skill-building > Neurodivergent individuals – Such as those with ADHD, autism, or learning differences. > Generalized anxiety and social anxiety > Therapy for diverse cultural identities, values, and intergenerational conflict > Life transitions (e.g., retirement, new parenthood) > Self-discovery or identity exploration > Stress management or mindfulness skills > Anger management > Compulsive Addictions > Depression, grief
