Medicare Therapists in San Diego, CA
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Emily Socola-McCormick
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, NMD
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92108
You know that feeling.. Where you just don't feel like yourself. The demands of your life are feeling overwhelming and you feel like you have no idea what to do. You are tired and feel as if you are stuck in the same unhealthy cycles that cause you to feel helpless or hopeless. You have goals that you set for yourself last year that you never managed to get started on and your avoidance grows even stronger. Your relationships seem to be significant sources of stress in your life that hardly ever reach resolutions.
You know that feeling.. Where you just don't feel like yourself. The demands of your life are feeling overwhelming and you feel like you have no idea what to do. You are tired and feel as if you are stuck in the same unhealthy cycles that cause you to feel helpless or hopeless. You have goals that you set for yourself last year that you never managed to get started on and your avoidance grows even stronger. Your relationships seem to be significant sources of stress in your life that hardly ever reach resolutions.
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Joni Marquez
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ACSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92109
I’m a pre-licensed Clinical Social Worker currently working under the licensed supervision of Dr. Trevor Olson. I completed my Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC) with an emphasis in Military Social Work, and received my Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley. As a combat veteran, I have seen some of the darkest of days during my time in service (was overhead the shootdown of EN 17). My goal as a therapist is to help people navigate through their toughest moments in life and to restore hope when it seems like it no longer exists.
I’m a pre-licensed Clinical Social Worker currently working under the licensed supervision of Dr. Trevor Olson. I completed my Masters in Social Work from the University of Southern California (USC) with an emphasis in Military Social Work, and received my Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley. As a combat veteran, I have seen some of the darkest of days during my time in service (was overhead the shootdown of EN 17). My goal as a therapist is to help people navigate through their toughest moments in life and to restore hope when it seems like it no longer exists.
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I am licensed in California with 18 years of experience as an individual practitioner. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, depression, and communication issues. My work is focused on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), techniques useful for significant behavioral challenges. I am also versed in Behavior Analysis, which is helpful to address problematic habits and the establishment of new, more productive behaviors. If you feel that I might be of help for you, please reach out and we can discuss your needs further.
I am licensed in California with 18 years of experience as an individual practitioner. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, depression, and communication issues. My work is focused on Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), techniques useful for significant behavioral challenges. I am also versed in Behavior Analysis, which is helpful to address problematic habits and the establishment of new, more productive behaviors. If you feel that I might be of help for you, please reach out and we can discuss your needs further.
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I have been offering mental health services for close to twenty years and I have found it to be such an amazing tool that so many people can use for significant personal growth. I know it can feel lonely when we don't want to burden our loved ones with our pain, so by using therapy, we often experience the freedom of having a safe place to talk while also experiencing positive change. Please consider taking the next step with investing in yourself by reaching calling my office to schedule an appointment.
I have been offering mental health services for close to twenty years and I have found it to be such an amazing tool that so many people can use for significant personal growth. I know it can feel lonely when we don't want to burden our loved ones with our pain, so by using therapy, we often experience the freedom of having a safe place to talk while also experiencing positive change. Please consider taking the next step with investing in yourself by reaching calling my office to schedule an appointment.
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I believe everyone can benefit from a safe place to process the past and present and realize goals for the future. In my work people can expect me to provide a safe, open and engaged relationship to address life hopes and challenges. Meeting people where they're at is the most important starting point. Then together we help someone envision the future and realize their potential.
I believe everyone can benefit from a safe place to process the past and present and realize goals for the future. In my work people can expect me to provide a safe, open and engaged relationship to address life hopes and challenges. Meeting people where they're at is the most important starting point. Then together we help someone envision the future and realize their potential.
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Randy Buckley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92130 (Online Only)
I am a Licensed Clinical Therapist with over 25 years of experience working with children, teens, adults and families. I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, PTSD, early childhood physical/sexual and emotional abuse, parenting, parent-child conflict, grief, relationship issues and divorce issues. I am currently only offering tele therapy. Online therapy can be offered in the comfort of your own home.
I am a Licensed Clinical Therapist with over 25 years of experience working with children, teens, adults and families. I specialize in treating depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, PTSD, early childhood physical/sexual and emotional abuse, parenting, parent-child conflict, grief, relationship issues and divorce issues. I am currently only offering tele therapy. Online therapy can be offered in the comfort of your own home.
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I believe we all need a little help at times. Noone is immune to life’s ups and downs. I am here for you when you need someone who understands, someone who believes in you. I focus on your strengths as a person, helping you to reach your full potential, even when you don’t fully believe in yourself.
I believe we all need a little help at times. Noone is immune to life’s ups and downs. I am here for you when you need someone who understands, someone who believes in you. I focus on your strengths as a person, helping you to reach your full potential, even when you don’t fully believe in yourself.
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Carrie Garrigus
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92103 (Online Only)
Carrie Garrigus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her BA in Psychology and Masters in Social Work from the University of Connecticut. Carrie’s diverse experience includes working with adolescents, families, and adults in a variety of settings from, residential care, outpatient/inpatient, to emergency room, primary care, and correctional settings. In the beginning of her career, Carrie worked with adolescents experiencing trauma and insecure attachments.
Carrie Garrigus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her BA in Psychology and Masters in Social Work from the University of Connecticut. Carrie’s diverse experience includes working with adolescents, families, and adults in a variety of settings from, residential care, outpatient/inpatient, to emergency room, primary care, and correctional settings. In the beginning of her career, Carrie worked with adolescents experiencing trauma and insecure attachments.
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I bring over 40 years of experience in working with individual clients and families through life crisis and transitions. Areas of specialty are: loss, bereavement, chronic/acute illness, pregnancy/childbirth, parenting, and relationships. Health care professionals and nurses are an area of specialty with the unique challenges they face resulting in compassion fatigue, burnout and moral distress. Finding ways to achieve life work balance and self-care are essential to their well being and the ability to continue in their work as a helping profession.
I bring over 40 years of experience in working with individual clients and families through life crisis and transitions. Areas of specialty are: loss, bereavement, chronic/acute illness, pregnancy/childbirth, parenting, and relationships. Health care professionals and nurses are an area of specialty with the unique challenges they face resulting in compassion fatigue, burnout and moral distress. Finding ways to achieve life work balance and self-care are essential to their well being and the ability to continue in their work as a helping profession.
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My approach is based on neuro-developmental, psychodynamic and attachment theories, with a strong focus on creativity and self-empowerment.
My approach is based on neuro-developmental, psychodynamic and attachment theories, with a strong focus on creativity and self-empowerment.
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We all have the capacity to grow, learn, and make positive changes no matter what life throws our way. Psychotherapy is a way of understanding personal conflicts and creating meaning through self-discovery. It is one of the first steps towards achieving change. My style of treatment aims at exploring and understanding ways of thinking, behaving and relating to others that are outside of the one's personal awareness. This lack of awareness can often result in repetitive patterns of behavior that leads to dissatisfaction and emotional anguish in a person's life.
We all have the capacity to grow, learn, and make positive changes no matter what life throws our way. Psychotherapy is a way of understanding personal conflicts and creating meaning through self-discovery. It is one of the first steps towards achieving change. My style of treatment aims at exploring and understanding ways of thinking, behaving and relating to others that are outside of the one's personal awareness. This lack of awareness can often result in repetitive patterns of behavior that leads to dissatisfaction and emotional anguish in a person's life.
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Dr. Lazar facilitates individual, family and couples counseling. He works with adults who are coping with depression, loss, anxiety, and worry and those who have present or childhood stressors that have made it hard to feel good about themselves or enjoy life. He also works extensively with kids, teens and parents to help families get along better and cooperate for everyone's benefit. In addition to working with children who misbehave, he helps kids who get sad, angry or worry excessively. He treats his clients as teammates to brainstorm solutions to challenges, and help clients also see their blessings.
Dr. Lazar facilitates individual, family and couples counseling. He works with adults who are coping with depression, loss, anxiety, and worry and those who have present or childhood stressors that have made it hard to feel good about themselves or enjoy life. He also works extensively with kids, teens and parents to help families get along better and cooperate for everyone's benefit. In addition to working with children who misbehave, he helps kids who get sad, angry or worry excessively. He treats his clients as teammates to brainstorm solutions to challenges, and help clients also see their blessings.
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Dr. Kermani is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at a private practice. She earned her Psy.D. at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego. She is also certified and graduated from an advanced training program in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at SDPC. Her extended experiences are included working in residential and outpatient settings with culturally diverse individuals and various clinical presentations. She provides a modality treatment approach that draws upon psychodynamic theory to facilitate self-awareness and self-growth.
Dr. Kermani is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist at a private practice. She earned her Psy.D. at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego. She is also certified and graduated from an advanced training program in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at SDPC. Her extended experiences are included working in residential and outpatient settings with culturally diverse individuals and various clinical presentations. She provides a modality treatment approach that draws upon psychodynamic theory to facilitate self-awareness and self-growth.
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Amanda Newman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92117 (Online Only)
Welcome! Since you're reading this, I imagine a part of you wants to change something in yourself or your life. I'm here to support you being successful in achieving your therapy goals! You want therapy that works; that is why I only use evidence-based therapies that provide results you can count on! I specialize in working with adolescents and adults with anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, identity and relationship issues. You're looking for a therapist that is kind and caring, listens to and respects you. This is who I am and what I offer you. Call or email me now and see if I feel like a good fit for you!
Welcome! Since you're reading this, I imagine a part of you wants to change something in yourself or your life. I'm here to support you being successful in achieving your therapy goals! You want therapy that works; that is why I only use evidence-based therapies that provide results you can count on! I specialize in working with adolescents and adults with anxiety, depression, abuse, trauma, identity and relationship issues. You're looking for a therapist that is kind and caring, listens to and respects you. This is who I am and what I offer you. Call or email me now and see if I feel like a good fit for you!
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My name is Cara Weinstock and I am a Marriage and Family Therapist who has experience working with children, teens, adults and couples. My ideal client is anyone who is looking for a safe, welcoming environment to explore new ways of thinking. I feel passionate about being a support for those going through difficult transitions, looking for new perspectives and hoping to make positive changes in their lives. I like to work collaboratively with my clients, where we set achievable goals, often check in and acknowledge our progress. I will always be your cheerleader and move whatever pace feels most comfortable for you.
My name is Cara Weinstock and I am a Marriage and Family Therapist who has experience working with children, teens, adults and couples. My ideal client is anyone who is looking for a safe, welcoming environment to explore new ways of thinking. I feel passionate about being a support for those going through difficult transitions, looking for new perspectives and hoping to make positive changes in their lives. I like to work collaboratively with my clients, where we set achievable goals, often check in and acknowledge our progress. I will always be your cheerleader and move whatever pace feels most comfortable for you.
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Carly Graber
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92111 (Online Only)
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Is the expectation to be "the best" at your job, as a partner, and/or as a caregiver taking a toll? Do you find it difficult to quiet your anxious or self-critical thoughts? Are you unsure about how to move forward in your life or relationships? You're not alone. The fact that you're here reading this means some part of you is seeking change and you'd like some support in making that happen - such an important step towards the life you desire!
Is the expectation to be "the best" at your job, as a partner, and/or as a caregiver taking a toll? Do you find it difficult to quiet your anxious or self-critical thoughts? Are you unsure about how to move forward in your life or relationships? You're not alone. The fact that you're here reading this means some part of you is seeking change and you'd like some support in making that happen - such an important step towards the life you desire!
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My name is Kelly (she/her/ella), I'm a bilingual English/Spanish speaking therapist who's excited to help you and your family find your way to a fulfilling life. I work with clients of all ages, identities, and cultural backgrounds who are struggling to navigate the challenges of living in a stressful world. Whether you're looking for support for yourself, your partnership, or your family, I'm happy to help.
My name is Kelly (she/her/ella), I'm a bilingual English/Spanish speaking therapist who's excited to help you and your family find your way to a fulfilling life. I work with clients of all ages, identities, and cultural backgrounds who are struggling to navigate the challenges of living in a stressful world. Whether you're looking for support for yourself, your partnership, or your family, I'm happy to help.
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Lauren Carnine
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101 (Online Only)
I am a licensed professional clinical counsel or licensed in California with over five years of experience working as a psychotherapist. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, personality disorders, and substance use.
I am a licensed professional clinical counsel or licensed in California with over five years of experience working as a psychotherapist. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, personality disorders, and substance use.
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I am hopeful that you perceive me as warm, easy to talk to, and a good listener. I am committed to making it safe for you to express your feelings, explore issues, solve problems, and to pursue personal goals. I believe that I offer a depth of experience along with understanding, empathy and compassion. My goal is to provide you with tools to gain awareness and insight into your issues so that negative feelings and self-limiting behaviors can be confronted and resolved. In learning healthier coping skills, you will ultimately gain a greater sense of personal satisfaction in your relationships and in your life!
I am hopeful that you perceive me as warm, easy to talk to, and a good listener. I am committed to making it safe for you to express your feelings, explore issues, solve problems, and to pursue personal goals. I believe that I offer a depth of experience along with understanding, empathy and compassion. My goal is to provide you with tools to gain awareness and insight into your issues so that negative feelings and self-limiting behaviors can be confronted and resolved. In learning healthier coping skills, you will ultimately gain a greater sense of personal satisfaction in your relationships and in your life!
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Parisa Malekzadeh- Mindful Therapy
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, PMH-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92111 (Online Only)
I'm here to support you through new mom life, relationships struggles and life transitions/experiences that have increased anxiety and depression. I am an LPCC therapist with over 12 years of work experience in the mental health field. Therapy is meant to be a safe, judgement free zone and that is what I pride myself in along with being culturally sensitive and understanding.
I'm here to support you through new mom life, relationships struggles and life transitions/experiences that have increased anxiety and depression. I am an LPCC therapist with over 12 years of work experience in the mental health field. Therapy is meant to be a safe, judgement free zone and that is what I pride myself in along with being culturally sensitive and understanding.
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Medicare Therapists
Does insurance cover therapy, prescriptions and other behavioral health services?
In general, yes. Laws in the U.S. require insurers to cover essential behavioral health care at the same level as other health care services. Most health plans require a medical diagnosis and treatments that are evidence based and medically essential. This means that life coaching and alternative therapies are not covered, nor is therapy without a diagnosis. Call the number on the back or your insurance card or visit your insurance company's website to review your Summary of Benefits. If you have insurance through your employer, your Human Resources department may also be able to answer questions.
How much does therapy cost with insurance?
The cost of therapy depends on your region, how much training and experience your therapist has, and the type of treatment. The rate for talk therapy generally falls between $100 and $250. For a client seeing an in-network provider, the cost of therapy is often similar to the cost of other health care services. Clients pay co-pays and may need to satisfy a plan’s deductible before benefits kick in.
What is the difference between In-Network and Out-of-Network insurance coverage?
An in-network provider has contracted with an insurer to get paid directly for services, and to accept the insurer’s rate of compensation. Clients are responsible for deductibles and copays. If a therapist is out of network, that means that the client pays the therapist directly for services at the therapist’s regular fee. Out-of-Network providers often give clients a receipt so that they can file for partial reimbursement with their insurance company.
Is it difficult to find an In-Network therapist?
It is not unusual for therapists to limit the number of insurance patients in their practice, so it’s important to check in-network availability when you schedule your first appointment. In regions and times where therapy is in high demand it may take longer to get scheduled with an in-network therapist.
What is the difference between HMO and PPO insurance plans?
HMO health plans only cover in-network services, there is no reimbursement for out-of-network providers. PPO plans often cover both in- and out-of-network services, though the client may pay more for out-of-network services.
What is a Superbill?
A superbill is a receipt for therapy services. It provides all the information required by insurance companies to reimburse you for out-of-network services, including the diagnostic codes for your care, the amount paid, and the dates and duration of care.
Does insurance cover Online therapy?
Many therapists who shifted their practice to online therapy during the pandemic have kept that arrangement. And most insurers continue to cover telehealth services, with a few exceptions. Preventive care (such as an annual depression screening) is often required to be in-person to be covered, and some states require prescribers of controlled substances to see those patients in person.
Does insurance cover Group therapy?
Many insurance plans provide coverage for group therapy provided there is a medical diagnosis for group members, but there are some noteworthy exceptions. For example, Medicare does not always cover group therapy. Group therapy tends to cost less than individual therapy.
Does insurance cover Couples therapy?
Most insurance companies do not cover the cost of couples therapy because there is no medical diagnosis or medically necessary treatment. However, a few plans will offer a limited benefit, so it is still worth checking with your insurance company. Sometimes therapy is covered for a couple when one person has a diagnosis and another family member joins them for joint therapy, but it is considered therapy for the medical condition that includes a family member as a listener or helper, not couples counseling. Without insurance, most clients pay between $100-300 per 60-90 min session for couples therapy. Often clients can find classes or workshops that make it more affordable to work on their relationship. And some employers offer benefit plans that help defray the cost of couples therapy.
Learn more about Insurance Coverage and Finding Affordable Therapy
Learn more about Insurance Coverage and Finding Affordable Therapy