Therapists in San Diego, CA
Natasha Jha
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, JD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92130
Do you find yourself skeptical about therapy and how it can help? Perhaps you have tried therapy before but found that the uniqueness of your cultural background, identities, beliefs, struggles, or values weren't held with proper care. As a queer first generation Indian-American, I have personal experience of being raised between two cultures, navigating education and career challenges, and suffering from difficult family dynamics. I approach therapy from a holistic, strengths-based and client-centered perspective which acknowledges the depth and complexity of your identities and lived experiences.
Do you find yourself skeptical about therapy and how it can help? Perhaps you have tried therapy before but found that the uniqueness of your cultural background, identities, beliefs, struggles, or values weren't held with proper care. As a queer first generation Indian-American, I have personal experience of being raised between two cultures, navigating education and career challenges, and suffering from difficult family dynamics. I approach therapy from a holistic, strengths-based and client-centered perspective which acknowledges the depth and complexity of your identities and lived experiences.
Kayla Whaley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ADV-SEP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92103
Hi, my name is Kayla and my hope is to continue to support individuals in navigating the effects of daily stress and anxiety to more complex issues of depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Whether it's learning to understand our own mental health or just gain a better understanding of our own thoughts and feelings, I believe that each of us hold the ability to heal, and in doing so, find what helps us thrive. My approach to each session is to provide a safe space for clients to be at ease in the present and gain clarity while exploring, challenging and healing core wounds, values and behaviors.
Hi, my name is Kayla and my hope is to continue to support individuals in navigating the effects of daily stress and anxiety to more complex issues of depression and post traumatic stress disorder. Whether it's learning to understand our own mental health or just gain a better understanding of our own thoughts and feelings, I believe that each of us hold the ability to heal, and in doing so, find what helps us thrive. My approach to each session is to provide a safe space for clients to be at ease in the present and gain clarity while exploring, challenging and healing core wounds, values and behaviors.
Preeti Presswala-Shah Gottman Couples Therapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92121
I understand relationships are complex and they need to be nurtured. Couples can learn positive interactions and repair past hurts. Therapy helps to improve friendship, deepen emotional connection and creates change which help couples enhance their shared goals.
I understand relationships are complex and they need to be nurtured. Couples can learn positive interactions and repair past hurts. Therapy helps to improve friendship, deepen emotional connection and creates change which help couples enhance their shared goals.
My name is Kristy Verma, LPCC 13286, and I am a doctoral student working towards an Ed.D in Educational Leadership. I have a goal to increase mental health services at our educational institutions to better support student's educational journeys. I am a highly motivated mental health professional and genuinely passionate about helping others heal and improve their mental health. I have and continue to seek skills and education to support children and families who come from various cultures, socioeconomic status, family support systems, age, gender, and national origin.
My name is Kristy Verma, LPCC 13286, and I am a doctoral student working towards an Ed.D in Educational Leadership. I have a goal to increase mental health services at our educational institutions to better support student's educational journeys. I am a highly motivated mental health professional and genuinely passionate about helping others heal and improve their mental health. I have and continue to seek skills and education to support children and families who come from various cultures, socioeconomic status, family support systems, age, gender, and national origin.
CopeHouse Collective
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
We are a group psychotherapy practice offering Telehealth therapy for California residents. Our team is made up of Licensed and Registered Associate Therapists with a variety of different specialties, training, strengths, styles, and identities.
We are a group psychotherapy practice offering Telehealth therapy for California residents. Our team is made up of Licensed and Registered Associate Therapists with a variety of different specialties, training, strengths, styles, and identities.
Sonica Thakur
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92103 (Online Only)
"What one person has to offer to another, is their own being, nothing more, nothing less" - Ram Dass. My therapeutic approach is a strength-based perspective that focuses on a person's innate potential rather than pathologies and shortfalls. Consistent with this approach, my role as a therapist lies not in solving problems but in helping clients examine inhibited issues and biases, identify practical solutions to their problems and progress towards deeper wisdom. I have worked with clients of various ethnicities, addressing a range of mental health issues, relationship problems, and life transitions.
"What one person has to offer to another, is their own being, nothing more, nothing less" - Ram Dass. My therapeutic approach is a strength-based perspective that focuses on a person's innate potential rather than pathologies and shortfalls. Consistent with this approach, my role as a therapist lies not in solving problems but in helping clients examine inhibited issues and biases, identify practical solutions to their problems and progress towards deeper wisdom. I have worked with clients of various ethnicities, addressing a range of mental health issues, relationship problems, and life transitions.
Georgina M. Nunez-Larraz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CCHT, MSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92182 (Online Only)
Do you secretly feel like you are Not Good Enough? Were you traumatized as a child or did not get enough attention or love and often feel anxious or depressed? Were you teased at school or went through a toxic relation? I understand your pain because I am a survivor who overcame these lingering toxic emotions and thoughts. I can help you also to live a better life without all these stressful emotions and a clear head. The earlier you start healing, the better because Trauma effects relationships, self-esteem, emotions and health to name a few. My name is Georgina. I am a certified trauma and Complex PTSD therapist I can help you
Do you secretly feel like you are Not Good Enough? Were you traumatized as a child or did not get enough attention or love and often feel anxious or depressed? Were you teased at school or went through a toxic relation? I understand your pain because I am a survivor who overcame these lingering toxic emotions and thoughts. I can help you also to live a better life without all these stressful emotions and a clear head. The earlier you start healing, the better because Trauma effects relationships, self-esteem, emotions and health to name a few. My name is Georgina. I am a certified trauma and Complex PTSD therapist I can help you
Mona Klausing @ Avani Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, AS
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92104
Our society teaches us to value independence, confidence and productivity – sometimes to the detriment of personal relationships and our own sense of self-worth. Almost daily we are bombarded with narrowly defined gender roles, and ‘rules’ around how we should look, act, think and feel. I enjoy collaborating with clients to reconsider the boundaries of their lives, how they create meaningful relationships, and in doing so, identify their preferred ways of engaging with the world around them. I have been a therapist for 10 years and in 2023 founded Avani Counseling, which serves clients all over California.
Our society teaches us to value independence, confidence and productivity – sometimes to the detriment of personal relationships and our own sense of self-worth. Almost daily we are bombarded with narrowly defined gender roles, and ‘rules’ around how we should look, act, think and feel. I enjoy collaborating with clients to reconsider the boundaries of their lives, how they create meaningful relationships, and in doing so, identify their preferred ways of engaging with the world around them. I have been a therapist for 10 years and in 2023 founded Avani Counseling, which serves clients all over California.
Bharati Patwardhan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92131 (Online Only)
Are you feeling rejected, abandoned, humiliated, hurt, and lonely in relationships with your spouse, parents, siblings, children, and in social relationships? Do you think people have taken advantage of you & nobody cares about you? Left untreated, this rejection, emotional wounds, and trauma affect the rest of our life. It manifests in the form of sadness, low self-esteem, unstable relationships, occupational stress, and even health issues. Don't wait to seek help for emotional pain/ injury as you wouldn't for physical injury. Yes, it is not easy to be vulnerable but growth begins with vulnerability!
Are you feeling rejected, abandoned, humiliated, hurt, and lonely in relationships with your spouse, parents, siblings, children, and in social relationships? Do you think people have taken advantage of you & nobody cares about you? Left untreated, this rejection, emotional wounds, and trauma affect the rest of our life. It manifests in the form of sadness, low self-esteem, unstable relationships, occupational stress, and even health issues. Don't wait to seek help for emotional pain/ injury as you wouldn't for physical injury. Yes, it is not easy to be vulnerable but growth begins with vulnerability!
Pushpa Autry
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MS, LMFT, AHC1
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92104 (Online Only)
Hello! You found this page on your search for answers. This is a journey of self inquiry that leads to self acceptance, but not without its bumps. I can help you learn to listen to your own innate wisdom, slow down time so you can appreciate what is good in your life, and, allow your senses to bring in what makes you stronger. I will be the keeper of your patterns, dreams and fears and help you sidestep what scares you in real time. I am as slow or as fast as the trauma needs. This will be a deep conversation with laughs and tears, and, built-in-healing. Let's do that 15 min free session and see how you feel. Welcome!
Hello! You found this page on your search for answers. This is a journey of self inquiry that leads to self acceptance, but not without its bumps. I can help you learn to listen to your own innate wisdom, slow down time so you can appreciate what is good in your life, and, allow your senses to bring in what makes you stronger. I will be the keeper of your patterns, dreams and fears and help you sidestep what scares you in real time. I am as slow or as fast as the trauma needs. This will be a deep conversation with laughs and tears, and, built-in-healing. Let's do that 15 min free session and see how you feel. Welcome!
Stephen Brewer
Psychologist, PsyD, CCTP-II
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92108 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Feeling understood and cared for are important ingredients in any helping relationship. My commitment to you if we decide to work together is that we will face your challenges, concerns, and celebrations together as a team. As a psychologist, I'm very interested in getting to know you as best as possible so that together we can work toward improving your quality of life. I specialize in adults and active duty military experiencing men's health issues, addictions, depression, anxiety, trauma, & complex PTSD.
Feeling understood and cared for are important ingredients in any helping relationship. My commitment to you if we decide to work together is that we will face your challenges, concerns, and celebrations together as a team. As a psychologist, I'm very interested in getting to know you as best as possible so that together we can work toward improving your quality of life. I specialize in adults and active duty military experiencing men's health issues, addictions, depression, anxiety, trauma, & complex PTSD.
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Dr. Chircop-Rollick earned her B.A. in Counseling Psychology graduating Cuma Sum Luda from Hawaii Pacific University, and received her MA from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Dr. Chircop-Rollick completed an additional MS and a Dual PhD in Clinical Psychology and Industrial Psychology at California School of Professional Psych iSan Diego; She is published in peer-reviewed journals including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Supportive Psychotherapy, Phantom limb pain, PTSD, Chronic Back Pain utilizing multimodal telehealth Interventions.She spent 10 yers working for the correctional Prison system with inpatient acute population
Dr. Chircop-Rollick earned her B.A. in Counseling Psychology graduating Cuma Sum Luda from Hawaii Pacific University, and received her MA from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. Dr. Chircop-Rollick completed an additional MS and a Dual PhD in Clinical Psychology and Industrial Psychology at California School of Professional Psych iSan Diego; She is published in peer-reviewed journals including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Supportive Psychotherapy, Phantom limb pain, PTSD, Chronic Back Pain utilizing multimodal telehealth Interventions.She spent 10 yers working for the correctional Prison system with inpatient acute population
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Additionally, my personal experiences with parenting, teaching, and multicultural work help me support my clients to live more authentically.
Life challenges affect everyone, whether you are a stay-at-home parent, working professional, or college student. Most of us are trying to manage our relationships, family, work, and self-care. These competing demands can undoubtedly be stressful. Whether you’re choosing your next career move, navigating a breakup, or deciding to have a baby, therapy can help with any change or transition you are experiencing. My clients often come to me with busy schedules, valuing the benefits of self-exploration and depth-oriented work. They know there's room for personal growth, and they seek a seasoned psychologist ready to support them.
Additionally, my personal experiences with parenting, teaching, and multicultural work help me support my clients to live more authentically.
Life challenges affect everyone, whether you are a stay-at-home parent, working professional, or college student. Most of us are trying to manage our relationships, family, work, and self-care. These competing demands can undoubtedly be stressful. Whether you’re choosing your next career move, navigating a breakup, or deciding to have a baby, therapy can help with any change or transition you are experiencing. My clients often come to me with busy schedules, valuing the benefits of self-exploration and depth-oriented work. They know there's room for personal growth, and they seek a seasoned psychologist ready to support them.
“Love and anger are such a puzzle!" Mr. Rogers exclaimed, "It’s the people we love the most who can make us feel the gladdest . . . and the maddest! It’s hard for us, as adults, to understand and manage our angry feelings toward parents, spouses, and children, or to keep their anger toward us in perspective. It’s a different kind of anger from the kind we may feel toward strangers because it is so deeply intertwined with caring and attachment." Does this sound familiar? You are not alone.
“Love and anger are such a puzzle!" Mr. Rogers exclaimed, "It’s the people we love the most who can make us feel the gladdest . . . and the maddest! It’s hard for us, as adults, to understand and manage our angry feelings toward parents, spouses, and children, or to keep their anger toward us in perspective. It’s a different kind of anger from the kind we may feel toward strangers because it is so deeply intertwined with caring and attachment." Does this sound familiar? You are not alone.
If you are Angry, Anxious, Depressed, People-Pleasing - Traumatized - and seeking a new and Holistic Approach, reach out. Life often puts us on paths we do not understand, cause us to get off track, and sometimes just does not feel right for us. If you are wanting to find Your Path, the one right for You, then you are Ideal for working with me. I seek complete healing for all clients, and do not want to take years or decades to be that help. I have been angry, anxious, depressed, and people-pleasing, due to small and big traumas, not always recognizable in life, and know what it is like. I have been like you. Peace, Kathy
If you are Angry, Anxious, Depressed, People-Pleasing - Traumatized - and seeking a new and Holistic Approach, reach out. Life often puts us on paths we do not understand, cause us to get off track, and sometimes just does not feel right for us. If you are wanting to find Your Path, the one right for You, then you are Ideal for working with me. I seek complete healing for all clients, and do not want to take years or decades to be that help. I have been angry, anxious, depressed, and people-pleasing, due to small and big traumas, not always recognizable in life, and know what it is like. I have been like you. Peace, Kathy
Priya Sharma
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
4 Endorsed
Newport Beach, CA 92660
It's time- New year, new You. Stressed out & Burned out from everyday life and years of trauma, feels suffocating. Being fed up, defeated, exhausted, & fatigued. There's no place to recharge. It's a struggle of surviving Desi values in an all- American society HECK- being a Desi kid is hard. Adulting, juggling kids, managing parents, and a job is even harder. Life keeps getting harder and you have no choice but to keep going. Feelings of dread keep you up at night, disrupts your work, and destroys your relationships.
It's time- New year, new You. Stressed out & Burned out from everyday life and years of trauma, feels suffocating. Being fed up, defeated, exhausted, & fatigued. There's no place to recharge. It's a struggle of surviving Desi values in an all- American society HECK- being a Desi kid is hard. Adulting, juggling kids, managing parents, and a job is even harder. Life keeps getting harder and you have no choice but to keep going. Feelings of dread keep you up at night, disrupts your work, and destroys your relationships.
Many blessings to you! I am a Harvard-trained healer, counselor and professor who helps transform deep unresolved issues from their core so your unique, brilliant light can radiate brightly like the magnificent star that it is once again! My work is tailored to be a catalyst for you to transform problem areas so you can access your Divine potential. It is an honor to be on this journey of transformation with you.
Many blessings to you! I am a Harvard-trained healer, counselor and professor who helps transform deep unresolved issues from their core so your unique, brilliant light can radiate brightly like the magnificent star that it is once again! My work is tailored to be a catalyst for you to transform problem areas so you can access your Divine potential. It is an honor to be on this journey of transformation with you.
Dr. Roshni Samtani
Marriage & Family Therapist, PsyD, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Irvine, CA 92612
Hello! I am so glad you found your way here. I am Roshni and I specialize in relational work. I primarily work with couples and when I get lucky I have the privilege to sit with the whole family. I believe the problem lies in the larger context as opposed to in an individual. So, in our sessions, we will have conversations around childhood attachments, culture, race, gender, ancestry, immigration, religion etc., and how these themes impact the way we show up in our relationships with others and ourselves. My research has focused one premarital therapy. I am trained, and specialize in couple’s therapy modalities.
Hello! I am so glad you found your way here. I am Roshni and I specialize in relational work. I primarily work with couples and when I get lucky I have the privilege to sit with the whole family. I believe the problem lies in the larger context as opposed to in an individual. So, in our sessions, we will have conversations around childhood attachments, culture, race, gender, ancestry, immigration, religion etc., and how these themes impact the way we show up in our relationships with others and ourselves. My research has focused one premarital therapy. I am trained, and specialize in couple’s therapy modalities.
Niyati Roy
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Yorba Linda, CA 92886 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Are you navigating life's unexpected twists and turns? Feeling overwhelmed by past experiences that continue to affect your present? I provide guidance on how to navigate life's transitions and traumas. I also understand social media's impact on mental health, including feelings of isolation and loneliness. I provide a safe space where your cultural background is understood, including pressures of familial expectations, identity struggles, and acculturation challenges. Through our work, I aim to cultivate inner strength and find resilience amid modern pressures. Now seeing Teens and adults.
Are you navigating life's unexpected twists and turns? Feeling overwhelmed by past experiences that continue to affect your present? I provide guidance on how to navigate life's transitions and traumas. I also understand social media's impact on mental health, including feelings of isolation and loneliness. I provide a safe space where your cultural background is understood, including pressures of familial expectations, identity struggles, and acculturation challenges. Through our work, I aim to cultivate inner strength and find resilience amid modern pressures. Now seeing Teens and adults.
Anushri Parikh
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Irvine, CA 92612 (Online Only)
Hi, my name is Anushri, pronounced as “ah-noo-shree”. I firmly believe in Irvin Yalom's assertion that "It's the relationship that heals." Through active and reflective listening, I strive to empathize with my clients and foster a robust therapeutic connection. My psychotherapy approach is client-centered and culturally attuned, aiming to customize treatment to each client's distinct needs and values. This personalized approach promotes healing and facilitates the essential process of change.
Hi, my name is Anushri, pronounced as “ah-noo-shree”. I firmly believe in Irvin Yalom's assertion that "It's the relationship that heals." Through active and reflective listening, I strive to empathize with my clients and foster a robust therapeutic connection. My psychotherapy approach is client-centered and culturally attuned, aiming to customize treatment to each client's distinct needs and values. This personalized approach promotes healing and facilitates the essential process of change.
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Multicultural Therapists
What type of therapy is multicultural therapy?
Multicultural therapy is not tied to any specific therapy; rather, it is an overarching approach to therapy that aims to acknowledge and address the influence that factors like race, gender identity, and cultural background can have on someone’s life. Multicultural approaches can be applied to CBT, psychodynamic therapy, and others, and can be practiced with individuals, couples, families, or groups.
What can I expect from multicultural therapy?
Multicultural counseling should be tailored to the client’s unique identity and cultural needs. Such approaches often prioritize the building of trust so that the client feels comfortable exploring various aspects of their identity and any challenges caused by mismatches between their identity and the dominant culture. Beyond that, the format and timeline of therapy will be heavily influenced by the therapist’s preferred therapy approach and the specific problems for which the client sought therapy.
Can multicultural therapy help treat trauma?
Yes. Cultural factors such as racial background, gender identity and or sexuality, and immigration or refugee status can influence both whether someone experiences trauma and how they cope afterward. Multicultural approaches to trauma-informed care will be aware of these influences, helping the client recognize how their response to trauma may be shaped by their cultural background and identify coping mechanisms that take their identity into account.
What are the benefits of seeing a multicultural therapist?
Members of minority groups who seek therapy are sometimes frustrated by providers who don’t understand their cultural background or dismiss the ways in which race, gender, or other facets of their identity influence their lived experience. Seeing a multicultural therapist can help these clients feel seen, understood, and able to develop solutions to life challenges that take their upbringing, beliefs, and past experiences into account.