Dr. Terence "Terry" Rooney, CA Psychologist
Seasoned psychologist offering practical, adaptable care
Book with Terence- Years in practice
- 40
- Credentials
- CA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Grief
About Terence
Dr. Terence "Terry" Rooney is a California psychologist with four decades of clinical experience. He brings straightforward, practical care to people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and parenting concerns.
He holds the CA Psychologist license 18919 and works in English. Over his career he has served in both public and personal settings and has built a broad skill set. He favors clear, goal-oriented work while staying open to longer-term exploration when needed.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and how to get there in manageable steps. Rooney uses techniques drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, mindfulness, existential thinking, and Jungian perspectives. He adapts methods to the issue at hand instead of following a single formula.
That makes it easier to address things like trauma, relationship strain, and coping with life transitions. Parents often find his style practical and direct. He helps with everyday parenting stress, co-parenting conflict, and the emotional toll of adoption and foster care concerns.
He also supports people dealing with career pressure, caregiving strain, and health-related stressors like cancer or aging family members. In sessions he listens, reflects, and offers tools to try between meetings. People can expect clear discussion of goals, straightforward behavioral ideas to test, and attention to personal meaning when that feels important.
He invites people who want practical change or deeper self-understanding to start the work together.
What Terence works with
Everything Terence lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Terence helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coaching
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Terence lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience, then helping them find their own solutions; online sessions allow that reflective conversation to happen by video or phone. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at practical links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and introduces focused exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it works well through video, phone, or messaging when homework and brief skill practice are needed.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. He will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers real flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when that helps. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging provide brief check-ins and written prompts to track progress between meetings. These options make it simpler to maintain regular sessions while juggling parenting, caregiving, or work commitments.
Questions people ask about Terence
What concerns does Dr. Rooney help with?
He addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting-related stress, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and career or life transition challenges.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses a practical, goal-focused approach but adapts to longer work when needed, blending client-centered listening with behavioral strategies and reflective discussion about meaning.
What is his background and experience?
He has about 40 years of clinical experience, having worked in both public and personal settings and supervised in independent practice during his licensing process.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is licensed in California as CA Psychologist 18919 and provides services from that location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He meets online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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