Dr. Maureen O'Shea , CA Psychologist 12720

Dr. Maureen O'Shea is a licensed California psychologist with three decades of clinical experience guiding people through difficult transitions and intense emotions. She holds the credential CA Psychologist 12720, a California license number that indicates her authorization to practice as a psychologist in the state. Over 30 years she has worked with adults facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and the many challenges that accompany life changes.

Her practice emphasizes practical, evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person’s situation. In addition to core specialties such as stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and compassion fatigue, she also focuses on issues like attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, communication difficulties, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love, social anxiety, and women's issues. This range reflects a commitment to addressing both the immediate symptoms and the underlying patterns that affect daily functioning.

Dr. O'Shea aims to foster an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored honestly. She recognizes that seeking help requires courage and offers steady support to people taking steps toward a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Dr. Maureen O'Shea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the concerns a person brings. For stress and anxiety she applies practical strategies designed to reduce overwhelming worry and teach coping skills that support daily functioning and emotional regulation. For trauma and grief she employs approaches aimed at helping people process distressing experiences and navigate the complex emotions that follow loss or harm, focusing on gradual integration and symptom relief.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together. Dr. O'Shea collaborates with each person to identify which evidence-based techniques best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and new priorities emerge.

Online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access care from home or another comfortable setting. These options offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style while allowing licensed professionals and therapists to deliver consistent, effective support across a range of concerns.