Dr. Terrayce Hunter, CA Psychologist 17120

Dr. Terrayce Hunter is a clinical psychologist licensed in California since 2001. She has 26 years of experience and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, addiction, depression, and parenting challenges. She also addresses relationship and family concerns and supports people coping with trauma, grief, and life stage transitions.

She pays attention to how family history and attachment shapes current behavior. She uses practical tools to help people build skills and notice what works. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her approach, along with motivational interviewing and client-centered techniques.

Dr. Hunter has a long background in psychological testing and uses test information to clarify patterns and guide treatment planning. That testing helps identify strengths, personality factors, and areas to target in therapy. She also brings experience with aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and caregiver stress.

Sessions typically focus on small, doable steps. She helps people set goals, practice new skills, and rethink unhelpful thoughts. Conversations are collaborative and aimed at making daily life more manageable.

People who come for help often want clear strategies and a steady guide through change. She combines skill-building with supportive, client-centered listening. This blend is intended to help clients regain control and move forward.

How therapeutic approaches meet online care

Dr. Hunter uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often focuses on clear skills and short-term exercises that target anxiety, mood problems, and compulsive habits.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current reactions and patterns. This approach can help people understand why they react strongly in relationships and learn different ways to connect and trust.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and day-to-day routines to decide whether CBT, attachment work, or client-centered conversations fit best. That decision is made together and can shift as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text can be used for quick check-ins or brief coaching between sessions. These options allow people to fit therapy into busy schedules and keep continuity when travel or caregiving makes in-person visits hard.