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10 Years
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Your Trusted Partner for Depth-Oriented Psychotherapy Solutions
Morgan Hill Therapy is a private practice dedicated to providing depth-oriented psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. With 26 years of clinical experience, our practice focuses on resolving long-standing emotional wounds through a personalized, strategic approach rooted in the 'here and now' methodology. Our founder, Erik Pedersen, Psy.D., trained under one of the West Coast's leading psychotherapists and brings extensive expertise from his tenure at Kaiser Permanente, where he served as Chief of the Chemical Dependency Program. We specialize in treating depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, relationship challenges, and life transitions using evidence-based techniques including EMDR, clinical hypnosis, and cognitive assessments.Our therapeutic approach emphasizes active participation in intensive therapy sessions to facilitate transformational change, with a proven track record of helping clients achieve significant improvements in mood and functioning. We maintain a commitment to ethical practice, confidentiality, and personalized care tailored to each client's unique needs.
Services
Depression and Anxiety
Couples Counseling
Family Therapy
Grief Counseling
Stress Management
Trauma and PTSD
EMDR Therapy
Clinical Hypnosis
Career Counseling
Gender Transition Support
Details
- Year established: 2016
Highlights and features
- We offer 26 years of clinical experience in depth-oriented psychotherapy
- Our practice utilizes evidence-based techniques including EMDR and clinical hypnosis
- We provide personalized treatment plans tailored to individual needs
- Our founder trained under one of the West Coast's leading psychotherapists
- We maintain strict confidentiality and ethical practice standards
Services
Depression and Anxiety
Our practice specializes in treating depression and anxiety through depth-oriented psychotherapy. Using evidence-based techniques like EMDR and clinical hypnosis, we help clients understand and resolve underlying emotional wounds causing their symptoms. Our personalized approach focuses on achieving lasting transformation by addressing the root causes of emotional distress rather than just managing symptoms.
Trauma and PTSD
We provide specialized treatment for trauma and PTSD using advanced therapeutic techniques. Our approach combines depth psychology with evidence-based methods to help clients process traumatic experiences and heal emotional wounds. Through focused therapy sessions, we help individuals develop coping strategies and achieve lasting recovery from traumatic events.
Couples Counseling
Our couples counseling services address relationship challenges through intensive, strategic therapy sessions. Using a depth-oriented approach, we help partners understand relationship patterns and improve communication. Our goal is to facilitate meaningful change by addressing emotional wounds that impact relationship dynamics and creating healthier interaction patterns.
EMDR Therapy
We offer specialized EMDR therapy for trauma processing and emotional healing. This evidence-based technique helps clients reprocess traumatic memories and reduce their emotional impact. Our trained therapists use EMDR to treat PTSD, anxiety disorders, and other trauma-related conditions, facilitating rapid symptom relief and long-term recovery.
Gender Transition Support
Our practice provides comprehensive assessment and preparation services for gender transition surgery. We offer specialized counseling to support individuals through their transition journey, including mental health evaluation, coping strategies, and preparation for medical procedures. Our approach emphasizes understanding and addressing the emotional aspects of gender identity exploration.
People
Erik Pedersen
Psychologist
Erik Pedersen, Psy.D., is a licensed psychologist with 26 years of clinical experience. He trained under a leading West Coast psychotherapist and served as Chief of Kaiser Permanente's Chemical Dependency Program before establishing his private practice in 2016.
Questions
How can therapy help with emotional healing?
Therapy helps identify unconscious emotional patterns causing distress, providing tools to overcome these challenges and achieve lasting transformation through personalized, depth-oriented approaches.
What makes your approach different from other therapists?
Our depth-oriented 'here and now' approach focuses on resolving emotional wounds rather than just managing symptoms, using evidence-based techniques like EMDR and clinical hypnosis.
Do you treat both individuals and couples?
Yes, we provide specialized therapy for individuals, couples, and families, addressing relationship patterns and emotional challenges through intensive, strategic sessions.
What experience do you have with trauma treatment?
With 26 years of clinical experience and specialized training, we use evidence-based techniques like EMDR to effectively treat trauma, PTSD, and related emotional wounds.
How does the therapy process work?
Therapy involves exploring current challenges and relevant personal history, with sessions typically weekly. We focus on active participation and applying insights to daily life for lasting transformation.
Is therapy confidential?
Yes, confidentiality is fundamental. Information remains private except in cases of imminent self-harm, harm to others, or suspected abuse/neglect as required by law.
