Dr. Terence "Terry" Rooney, CA Psychologist 18919

Dr. Terence "Terry" Rooney is a California licensed psychologist with four decades of clinical experience. He brings steady, practical support to people facing major life changes, including midlife transitions, anxiety, depression, and addiction. He writes simply and plainly and aims to make therapy understandable and useful from the first meeting.

Rooney trained in both public and private settings and completed his clinical supervision in private practice. That background shaped an approach that blends classic therapy skills with flexible, evidence-informed tools. He often uses direct conversation, skill-building exercises, and reflective work to help people manage stress and rebuild confidence.

Sessions tend to focus on clear goals. Rooney works with people who want short-term, solution-focused help as well as those needing longer work for complex problems. He helps with grief, family and relationship concerns, parenting strain, career questions, and the emotional fallout from medical or caregiving challenges.

His methods draw on client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness practice, existential reflection, and Jungian themes. Those tools are used to address issues such as trauma, eating concerns, ADHD challenges, and codependency. Rooney aims to match the method to the person rather than force a single model.

People who prefer a straightforward, conversational style often find his manner accessible. He invites curiosity and collaboration, and he encourages practical steps that can be tried between sessions. To begin, he suggests a simple intake and goal-setting conversation to map out the most useful path forward.

How his approaches can work in online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. It’s about building trust, clarifying goals, and following the client’s pace to address issues like self-esteem, grief, and relationship concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and homework to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addiction-related patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That conversation often happens in the first few sessions and can be adjusted over time as needs change.

If you prefer online options, confirm the specific session formats available before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into workdays, quieter routines, or caregiving schedules, and some formats use less bandwidth or are shorter check-ins when that helps. Talk with the therapist during intake to match session length and style to your daily life and goals.