- Evidence-informed approaches
- Parenting and family focus
- Mindfulness and coaching
About Arlene
Dr. Arlene Unger uses practical, evidence-informed therapy to help people navigate hard times. She is a California psychologist with three decades of experience. Dr. Unger offers a calm, straightforward style for people managing stress, loss, mood concerns, and parenting challenges.
She helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and relationship struggles. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and burnout from caregiving or work. People often come for help after a life change or when chronic stress starts to interfere with daily life.
Her clinical work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. In sessions she focuses on practical skills, clearer communication, and ways to reduce overwhelming feelings. She also blends attention to behavior change and emotional connection depending on the problem at hand.
Dr. Unger holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is listed as CA Psychologist 15383. She has also written mindfulness visualization books and articles, and she includes mindfulness and coaching tools when helpful to a client's goals.
Sessions are offered in English from California, and she can guide people through next steps for coping and change. To begin, a short questionnaire helps match needs and schedule a first appointment.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Dr. Unger uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful patterns. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking committed actions even when feelings are hard, which can help with stress, grief, and chronic worry. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete tools to reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive symptoms.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. That process helps match techniques such as mindfulness practice or emotion-focused exercises to the person’s needs.
Confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy lives and reduce travel time. It also allows for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight and makes it simpler to continue work between sessions with written exercises or guided visualizations. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively across many concerns, and Dr. Unger will help decide which tools suit each client best.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, parenting, sleep and eating problems, and relationship and intimacy concerns.
What kind of therapy style can I expect?
Her style combines practical skill-building and emotional work. She uses approaches that focus on thoughts, values, and emotional connection to help people make change.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with people facing both short-term and long-term challenges.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and is listed as CA Psychologist 15383, practicing from California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients able to work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.