Dr. Taryn Neal is a CA Clinical Psychologist PSY 27504. She currently works in private practice in Newport Beach, California.
Dr. Neal has practiced counseling and psychotherapy in various clinical and hospital settings since 2007. Dr. Neal has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington, a Master of Arts degree from Argosy University in Counseling Psychology, and a Doctor of Education degree from Argosy University in Counseling Psychology. She has successfully worked with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with a wide range of emotional and psychological issues such as anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, eating disorders, substance abuse, relationship and attachment issues, parenting difficulties, stress, grief, and trauma. Additionally, Dr. Neal is a certified DBT and trauma therapist, and both a Level 1 Gottman couples therapist and certified Prepare Enrich therapist for couples seeking assessment and counseling. Dr. Neal has successfully helped improve others relationships, marriages and families through multi-modal approaches including Gottman couples therapy, Family Systems, Emotion-focused and Structural Family Therapy. She is happily married with two children.
Dr. Neal helps clients heal from their past, live in the present moment, and look forward to the future. She believes in the holistic approaches of balance, mindfulness, and healing. Dr. Neal incorporates those approaches in her own life as well as in her therapeutic relationships. Dr. Neal encourages her patients to improve their mind, body and spirit through specific interventions created with each patient. You can expect to be respected and heard by her warm approach and will receive interventions to start to feel better in the first session.
Dr. Neal welcomes individuals, couples, families, pre-teens, teenagers, and adults from all cultures, ethnicities, and the LGBTQIA2S+ communities. English-speaking therapy. In-person and phone sessions are both available.
Do you think you might have a mood disorder that is getting in the way of you living a balanced life? Dr. Neal has an extensive background in treating mood disorders such as depression, Bipolar I and II, persistent depressive disorder (formerly Dysthymia), cyclothymia, postpartum depression, and seasonal affect disorder.
Have you recently lost someone close to you or are you going through a loss in your life? Grief comes in many different forms and treatment with Dr. Neal will be individualized and specific to each loss experienced. You will take away tools to feel more at peace with your grief in therapy.
Anxiety has a broad range of mental health issues that fall under its umbrella. Dr. Neal specializes in anxiety disorders and enjoys helping people overcome their fears and face anxiety with research based interventions. Dr. Neal has expertise with generalized anxiety disorder, OCD, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, sports and performance anxiety, PTSD, postpartum depression and anxiety, and trauma related issues. You will receive coping skills to begin living a more balanced and improved quality of life.
Additionally, Dr. Neal has extensively researched and clinically treated eating disorders such as Anorexia, Bulimia and ARFID, and Binge Disorder. Therapeutic interventions and tools to improve your relationship with yourself, food, and the outside environment will help you overcome the obstacles that get in the way of your healing. Call today to talk with Dr. Neal. We will set up a treatment plan together.
Do you wish you had someone help you navigate through a challenging relationship? Whether it’s conflict, disagreement, fertility and infertility issues, postpartum mental health or relational stress, etc. Dr. Neal can help not only with intimate relationships, but friendships, family members, business partners, and co-workers as well. You will receive interventions in each session to facilitate growth, understanding, and heal your relationship’s challenges.
Dr. Neal has additional training and research in Attachment Theory, Gottman Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy to help couples, pre-marital and marital couples prepare for their future together and strengthen their relationship. You will leave each session with tools, understanding and guidance on how to move forward in your relationships.
Are you struggling with your current job or needing advice on making a career change? Do you need help navigating where to go after college or which path to take in school? Dr. Neal has helped many people in finding a career they are passionate about and how to get there with clear goals and expectations. We will work together in therapy to address common issues such as accountability, procrastination, resistance, fear, and self-esteem that might be getting in the way.
*Individual, Couples and Family Therapy
*Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
*Grief Counseling
*Clinical Trauma Professional
*Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
*Emotion Focused Therapy
*Psychodynamic Therapy
*Existential Therapy
*Gottman Couples Therapy
*Structural Family Therapy
*Strength-based Therapy
*Holistic and life coaching approaches
*Career counseling
*In-person and phone sessions available
Dr. Neal will develop an individualized and custom treatment plan to help lower your stress and increase your quality of life. She can offer coping strategies to not only improve sleep quality but overall health for lasting results. You will help create a sleep hygiene and treatment plan to get better sleep quality, improve your mood and energy levels. With mind, body and spirit healing you will feel long-lasting results.
Learn techniques for managing anger more effectively, improve your communication skills, and strengthen your relationships.
Reduce stress, improve focus, and increase your overall sense of well-being with evidence-based mindfulness training.
Whether you need a psychological evaluation for mental health clearance, diagnosis for school or employment, or a disability evaluation please reach out. Dr. Neal can help.
Any questions or assistance please reach out:
Dr. Neal (425) 829-5435
1000 Quail Street Suite 125
Newport Beach, CA 92660
1045 Atlantic Avenue Suite 806
Long Beach, CA 90813