About Arlene
Dr. Arlene Unger uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage anxiety and everyday stress. She combines straightforward tools with supportive conversation so people can regain balance and move forward.
Dr. Unger is a CA Psychologist with three decades of clinical experience and works in California. She focuses on short-term coping skills and longer-term change.
That can mean learning new ways to respond to panic or social anxiety, addressing sleep or eating struggles, or finding steadier ground after loss or burnout.
Background and approach
Many people come for help with relationship concerns, life transitions, or the overwhelm of juggling work and parenting. Her work draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Sessions often include small skill-building steps, attention to tough feelings, and practice for handling real-world triggers.
Dr. Unger aims to make the work practical and doable between appointments. With 30 years of experience she brings a range of perspectives to each problem.
That experience includes supporting people with addictions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, along with common issues such as depression, grief, and anger. People meet by video, phone, chat, or messaging depending on what fits their schedule. Getting started is straightforward: select the Start Therapy button, fill out a short questionnaire, and schedule a time based on availability.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to the person's needs. The focus is on learning helpful habits, reducing distressing symptoms, and building clearer steps toward a life that feels more manageable.
Approach-driven online care using ACT, CBT, and EFT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting ruled by them, then take actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and finding a sense of purpose.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying practical behavior changes. It is often used for panic, social anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotions and how they shape connection and closeness. It can help people who are struggling with relationship and intimacy-related issues or intense emotional reactions.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques suited to the issue, and adjust as needed so the work fits the person's life and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works well with limited bandwidth, brief check-ins fit chat or messages, and messaging can support daily practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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