- Values-driven work
- Skills and behavior focus
- Attachment-informed care
About Mechelle
Dr. Mechelle Jungsten helps people who are feeling stuck by focusing on practical changes. She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, self esteem, depression, addictions, relationship troubles, trauma and grief. Her approach aims to stop cycles of negative thinking and reduce behaviors that get in the way of daily life.
She earned a doctorate in Behavioral Health and a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, and she is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). Her background also includes a certification as a health and wellness coach, which she uses to support behavior change and goal setting.
Sessions emphasize straightforward, skills-based work. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with different choices. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build actions that match those values.
Attachment-focused ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and closeness, and emotionally focused methods help people understand and name feelings that matter to connection. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people want help finding practical reasons to change habits like overeating or substance use.
Dr. Jungsten aims to partner with each person to find what helps most. She encourages small steps that fit into everyday life and supports people as they try new ways of coping. To start, readers can follow the site process to match with her and schedule a first session.
She earned a doctorate in Behavioral Health and a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, and she is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT). Her background also includes a certification as a health and wellness coach, which she uses to support behavior change and goal setting.
Sessions emphasize straightforward, skills-based work. She draws on cognitive behavioral methods to identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with different choices. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build actions that match those values.
Attachment-focused ideas inform how she looks at relationship patterns and closeness, and emotionally focused methods help people understand and name feelings that matter to connection. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people want help finding practical reasons to change habits like overeating or substance use.
Dr. Jungsten aims to partner with each person to find what helps most. She encourages small steps that fit into everyday life and supports people as they try new ways of coping. To start, readers can follow the site process to match with her and schedule a first session.