Therapy in Santa Barbara Helping Couples, Individuals, and Families

I offer psychotherapy in Santa Barbara for in-person sessions or online therapy to help couples and individuals experience life more fully, enjoy more satisfying relationships, resolve painful conflicts, and improve their emotional well being.

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Eva Van Prooyen, MFT, Psychotherapist

Welcome! I’m happy to answer questions you may have about therapy. I am a licensed psychotherapist and relationship specialist in private practice in Santa Barbara offering therapy for those seeking help creating a happier more fulfilling life. 

 

I blend neuroscience and theory with warmth and humor to help make positive and enlivening changes in my client’s lives and relationships. I believe therapy should be practical and incredibly useful.

My aim is clear – we feel more capable and loved, and life is all-around better when we can create and maintain healthy secure relationships with ourselves and others. My focus and dedication is to help make that possible.


Couple Therapy

I help couples become skillful partners by learning how to create a secure functioning relationship. I help couples find a clear new path through the hardest of times, resolve painful conflicts large and small, and prepare for life-long lasting love. I can show you how you get into trouble and decode the way out so you can get back to the good stuff.

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Individual Therapy

Individuals come to therapy seeking help, healing, and relief from many things including: limiting circumstances, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, loss, life transitions, and relationship issues. Truly healing work is deeply personal and important, and we all ultimately want to feel more capable, productive, and loved. I create a safe, confidential, respectful healing space to help get you there.

Family Therapy

I help all types of pairs, partners, and constellations including: parents and children, siblings, extended families, families of origin, family business teams, and friends improve communication, create a healthier home environment, solve family problems, and understand and skillfully handle special family situations and changes (ex: loss, adoptions, reunifications, codependency, addiction, and life transition issues). I can show you how to reset, reboot, and restore the order and natural flow of love within a family unit.

Consultation for Therapists

I offer supervision and consultation to therapists and practicing professionals worldwide. Clinicians looking to upgrade skills or simply wanting feedback or collaboration on their cases are welcome to contact me for both ongoing and intermittent consultation. I am honored to be a Certified PACT Couple Therapist, and available to support those training in the PACT method. Self-organized group supervision is also available.

Mindstories Interview

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I was invited to join board certified psychiatrist Dr. Josephine McNary on her Mindstories podcast where we discuss my approach to couple therapy which is largely informed by the PACT approach. Listen to the episode, watch the interview, or read the transcript here to learn more about how I work with couples, what a first session looks like, one reason true repair isn’t easy, and top skills the most successful couples have to create a long lasting loving relationship.

 
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Request An Appointment with Eva Today

Reset, Reboot, and Restore!

Email or call Eva today to inquire about the best next steps to a more fulfilling life.