Psychotherapy Services In Sacramento
Dr. Paula Kenney, PsyD, LMFT
I am a psychoanalyst and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Sacramento. I work from a client-centered, contemporary psychoanalytic framework, and I provide counseling services to adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families. Psychotherapy with me can be either brief or of longer duration, depending on your needs, to help you define who you are as an individual and create the life, work, and relationships you truly want. My professional style is warm and intuitive as I help you identify core issues and obstacles to your happiness. While working with me, you will gain personal insight and learn tools to improve your life to create long-term positive changes. Together, we will get to the heart of the matter so you can feel more grounded, centered, and connected to your deepest self.
My Psychotherapy Services
Addiction Therapy
Is Addiction Controlling Your Life?
Are you struggling with drinking, using substances, gambling, shopping, or another compulsive behavior that you can’t seem to stop? Do you feel out of control, ashamed, guilty and exhausted by attempts to hide behaviors from others? Perhaps it seems as though you are always letting people down. Maybe friends, loved ones, or family members have threatened to cut ties because they are frustrated and hurt, and you wish you could ask for forgiveness and make everything right. It may be that you’re also worried about how addiction is impacting your job performance or attendance, and you feel increasingly disengaged from priorities and goals that were once important to you. Do you live with the constant fear that you’ll lose everything you care about, but feel helpless to make a change in your life?
Anxiety Treatment
Are You Suffering From Severe Stress and Racing Thoughts?
Do negative thoughts keep you up at night, causing increased stress and exhaustion that make your waking life even more challenging? Are you suffering from uncomfortable physical symptoms, such as a racing heartbeat, trembling, nausea, or shallow breathing? Do you have a powerful urge to escape from everything, but don’t know where to turn for help? Maybe you have noticed that you’re often irritable and prone to snapping at friends and loved ones. Or, the fear of potential heightened stress might have you avoiding activities or people you once enjoyed. Perhaps, you worry too much about what others think of you, or in social situations, find yourself tongue-tied or stuttering. Are you desperate for relief from looping, incessant thoughts and the constant feeling of weight on your chest?
Couples Counseling
Does Your Relationship Feel Strained, Frustrating, and Full of Conflict?
Are you dissatisfied with your current romantic relationship, but unsure why? Do you feel lonely or invisible even — or especially — in your partner’s company? Perhaps you are longing for more attention and affection from your significant other, but when you try to express your needs, your partner lashes out or doesn’t seem to listen. Are you weighed down by a sense of guilt because you’re questioning your feelings for your partner and the future of your relationship?
Depression Treatment
Are You Feeling Overwhelmed, Sad, or Trapped in Life?
Does it seem as if your life is not under your control? Are you frustrated by a lack of purpose or a feeling as though you are stuck and unable to move forward? Maybe you fear that you will never be happy, regardless of what you do or achieve. Or perhaps you feel worthless or hopeless, struggling to derive any joy out of even the greatest of your personal or professional accomplishments.
Do you suffer from aches and pains, digestive problems, changes in weight or sleeping patterns, or other physical discomforts, with no apparent medical cause? Have those around you noticed that you’re irritable or distant?
Eating Disorder Treatment
Do You Have an Unhealthy Relationship With Food?
Are you struggling with obsessive, intrusive thoughts and worries about food, exercise, or your body? Are you hounded by a cruel inner voice that grinds at you throughout the day with insults or criticisms of your appearance? It may be that you find it painful to look in the mirror because all you can see are flaws. In an attempt to achieve a vision of perfection, you may avoid eating with others, skip meals, count calories, over-exercise, or purge after eating. Does the thought of gaining weight terrify you? Do these worries about your body keep you up at night, filling your days with anxiety and exhaustion?
Relationship Therapy
Are You Struggling to Maintain Friendships, Find Love, or Connect with People?
Does the idea of meeting new people in social gatherings set you on edge? Are you gripped by a persistent fear of being alone, but still find yourself avoiding intimacy and pushing away the people who get too close? Maybe there is a particular relationship in your life that is especially painful or stressful. Or, perhaps you struggle to get along with family members, coworkers, your boss, and people in general. You may feel weighed down by a sense of hopelessness about your difficulty in forming lasting connections.