- 25 years experience
- Practical solution focus
- Client-centered approach
About Noel
Noel O'Neil is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience in California. He has worked mainly in community behavioral health clinics and now focuses on helping adults who feel a loss of meaning and want to find renewed purpose. Noel uses straightforward, practical work in sessions to help people identify next steps and improve relationships with those close to them.
Noel often draws on solution-focused methods to help people make concrete changes. He also uses client-centered ideas to listen and reflect what matters most to each person. Cognitive behavioral techniques are part of his toolkit for shifting unhelpful thinking and building new habits.
He brings interest in spiritual direction and in using Jungian ideas and dream material when that fits a person's goals. Sessions can include talking about life purpose, values, or strategies for coping with big changes. Noel notes that he maintains a daily yoga and meditation practice to sustain his own energy.
Noel's background in community clinics means he has experience with a wide range of challenges, including grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and caregiver stress. He also works with issues such as self-esteem, career transitions, sleep problems, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
Outside of work he has been married for many years and enjoys time with his three grandsons and tending a small apple orchard. His style is practical, calm, and aimed at helping people find clearer direction.
Noel often draws on solution-focused methods to help people make concrete changes. He also uses client-centered ideas to listen and reflect what matters most to each person. Cognitive behavioral techniques are part of his toolkit for shifting unhelpful thinking and building new habits.
He brings interest in spiritual direction and in using Jungian ideas and dream material when that fits a person's goals. Sessions can include talking about life purpose, values, or strategies for coping with big changes. Noel notes that he maintains a daily yoga and meditation practice to sustain his own energy.
Noel's background in community clinics means he has experience with a wide range of challenges, including grief, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, and caregiver stress. He also works with issues such as self-esteem, career transitions, sleep problems, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
Outside of work he has been married for many years and enjoys time with his three grandsons and tending a small apple orchard. His style is practical, calm, and aimed at helping people find clearer direction.