Therapist profile
Elsa Busch, CA Psychologist 22979
California
Psychologist - Anxiety and Anger
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- CredentialsCA Psychologist 22979
- LicensePsychologist, California / 22979
- NPI1538499777
- Experience25 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Mindfulness tools
- Anger management focus
About Elsa
Elsa Busch is a California Psychologist (CA Psychologist 22979) with 25 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, eating concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, and depression. Sessions are conducted in English and based in California.
Elsa uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy as a primary approach and blends other methods when helpful. She works plainly and directly with problems such as panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, social anxiety, and mood swings. Practical skills and clear strategies are central to her way of working.
People who struggle with body image, attachment troubles, communication difficulties, or control and impulsivity issues will find those topics addressed in sessions. She also tackles concerns tied to life purpose, self-love, and patterns connected to narcissism or post-traumatic stress. Conversations focus on real-life situations and measurable steps forward.
Her background includes long experience with eating disorders and anger management alongside mood conditions. Treatment plans are formed collaboratively, and she adapts techniques to match a person’s goals. Expect a straightforward discussion of habits, reactions, and small behavioral experiments.
Practical day-to-day tools are part of the work. Clients who want to reduce reactivity, manage workplace frustration, or stop resentment from building up will get concrete strategies to practice between sessions. To begin, users follow the site flow to review online therapy options and schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Elsa primarily uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, mood problems, and managing anger by teaching practical skills and new patterns of reacting.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy tools to clarify values and reduce avoidance. DBT skills help when emotions feel overwhelming, and ACT supports acting toward meaningful goals even with difficult thoughts.
Choosing the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques suit their situation, goals, and preferences. That fit can change over time and is reviewed together as progress is tracked.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to practice skills in everyday settings and bring real examples to the session for direct problem solving.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, eating concerns, anger, bipolar disorder, and depression, plus related issues like body image and panic attacks.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Cognitive Behavior Therapy as a primary method and mixes in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and mindfulness techniques as needed.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with anxiety, mood disorders, eating issues, and anger management.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California Psychologist (CA Psychologist 22979) and practices in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.