About Terence

Dr. Terence "Terry" Rooney is a licensed clinical psychologist in California with four decades of experience. He has worked across public and personal settings and brings a wide-ranging background to sessions.

He commonly helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and ADHD concerns. He also works with those facing addiction, career strain, and major life changes. He uses a practical, direct style that aims to meet people where they are.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on clear goals and usable strategies. He draws on techniques that help with thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and everyday coping skills. Rooney combines a client-centered outlook with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness practices.

He also brings perspectives from existential and Jungian approaches when deeper meaning or identity questions arise. That range lets him match methods to the problem at hand rather than sticking to one way of working. For people juggling heavy responsibilities, caregiving, or complicated family histories, he offers steady guidance and problem-solving.

He also supports those dealing with relationship strain, intimacy worries, or identity-related stress. Conversations are straightforward and geared toward practical change. Appointments can include short-term coaching-style work or longer-term therapy when issues need more time.

Dr. Rooney asks about a person's priorities and shapes sessions around real-life routines. His aim is to make therapy useful and manageable for people with busy lives.

Approaches that translate to online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience without judgment. It helps people who need space to talk through their values, decisions, or relationships and is useful when someone wants to feel heard and respected.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and everyday problems by practicing new ways of thinking and behaving.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple techniques to notice thoughts and bodily reactions without getting swept away. This approach can reduce reactivity, improve focus, and support stress management in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, try techniques that fit those goals, and adjust methods as needed. That collaborative process helps clarify what works best for each individual.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins and flexibility during a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit sessions into real-life routines.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does he address?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, addiction, relationship and parenting challenges, and other life changes.
What is his therapy style like?
He takes a practical, goal-focused approach that combines client-centered listening with techniques aimed at changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How long has he practiced?
He brings 40 years of clinical experience working in both public and personal settings.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a California psychologist with the credential listed as CA Psychologist 18919 and practices in California.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
He meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
40 years
Licensed
California
Languages
English

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