Are you seeking a warm, friendly and safe environment where you can be your authentic self? As your therapist I can provide this place, using compassionate dialogue, practical tools and a deep respect for the unfolding of your desires and dreams. I am committed to helping with the issues you find most challenging-relationships, anxiety, depression, past hurts, life transitions, personal growth, sexual health, or even unconscious obstacles that may be holding you back. Whatever it may be, I am here as your catalyst for change, healing and growth.

Have you found yourself feeling more stressed? No longer interested in things that you used to enjoy? Maybe you are just having a hard time with life's ups and downs. I want to praise you for taking the first step in the right direction and advocating for yourself. Let me help and guide you in this journey.

My priority first and foremost is to build trust in the client-therapist relationship. It can be challenging to share painful thoughts and emotions with others, so I believe it is a privilege whenever I am allowed into someone’s internal world. I take a holistic and collaborative approach to therapy, working with clients to address life transitions, family or relationship issues, overwhelming emotions, and self-harm. Having worked extensively with ethnically- and gender- diverse populations, I especially enjoy helping adolescents and adults explore their sense of identity and find meaningful roles in their communities.

After 25 years in the San Diego area, I feel particularly well suited to working with clients with a variety of "problems in living." Managing stress, lifestyle balance, coping with relationship issues, and workplace difficulties affect us all, and having professional support and input is now not only acceptable, but crucial. And, research has shown that of all the factors that are key in predicting a positive outcome in any form of therapy, the quality of the relationship with your therapist is the most important. And that is my focus!

Over 30 years of experience treating individuals and couples. I have been successful in helping clients through very difficult issues. I provide a safe environment in which you may learn new skills to help manage your real life problems. I help you to feel comfortable discussing your issues so that, together, we can create a plan to get your life on-track again. I excel in working with difficult issues, troubled teens, families in distress, and often provide counsel for other therapists who feel lost or over their heads...

EVENING AND WEEKEND OPENINGS AVAILABLE. When you look in the mirror, do you find yourself asking, “Am I enough?” Do you have this nagging suspicion that something is deeply wrong? Has it started to affect your relationships, your work, your overall sense of peace? It’s likely that you’ve had experiences that no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to forget. These experiences shape your reality, fuel your anxieties, leaving you on edge and burnt out. What would it feel to like to let go of the pain you’ve carried for so long? Imagine what life would be like if you had the emotional space and clarity to be the best you.

Reaching out for help can be challenging for many. As psychotherapy aims at positive changes you desire, I am honored to provide a safe place for your self-exploration and reflection in which you can gain your inner peace and change you long for. Being specialized in trauma, PTSD, sexual abuse and domestic violence, I can offer some resolution in your trauma work. Trauma can penetrate not only your emotional well-being but also almost every facet of your life. My warm and peaceful presence would guide you through an effective treatment you deserve. My other specialties include performance anxiety, and psychological impotence (ED).

My clients have created the changes they desired when they combined earnest effort outside of session and honest/focused interaction with me in session. Homework, frequently consisting of recommended readings, is paramount to our work together. Anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and relationship distress frequently bring someone into my office. It is very important that clients understand that change begins within themselves; that it is difficult to effect change in others.

I specialize in an integration of mind and body approaches for working with personal and relationship change. This might include learning mindful awareness practices, self-compassion, stress-reduction skills and approaches for working with negative thoughts and emotional reactivity. These practices are very helpful for clients working with issues such as anxiety, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress symptoms, depression, relationship issues, stress-related physical problems and life transitions. I work with couples to support improved communication, conflict resolution, reduced reactivity and improved emotional connection.

Dr. Whelan is an experienced Licensed Clinical Psychologist who is passionate about establishing a strong alliance with her patients and providing excellence in care. She provides assessment, diagnosis, and treatment to patients with an array of psychological, neurological, and medical conditions. Dr. Whelan specializes in the treatment of depression and anxiety related disorders, chronic pain, sleep/eating disorders, substance use, grief, trauma, and bipolar spectrum conditions. She provides individualized, evidence-based psychotherapy involving a blend of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical-behavioral therapy (DBT),

Looking to make meaningful changes in your life or make sense of difficult past experiences? I work to help my clients acquire the tools needed to realize their personal potential and live more satisfying lives. My areas of specialty include anxiety, trauma, and survivors of narcisstic abuse. I primarily use cognitive behavioral and mindfulness-based approaches to therapy but draw from a range of techniques to meet the needs and strengths of each client.

Experience the support of a caring therapist to help you achieve the best you possible -especially in the stressful time of COVID ! As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Behavioral Coach and IEP Advocate with over 18 years of experience working with individuals and children, I strive to help each person come to a better place of understanding, fulfillment and peace. The quest to understand and conquer challenging behaviors, mood difficulties, stress and grief in a safe and loving environment can be achieved. Connecting through Telehealth and/or Video Therapy, a brighter tomorrow is possible.

If you've found me here then you must be gearing up to make some changes in your life. Maybe you're worrying too much and happy too little. Maybe you're feeling lost, hopeless, or in a rut. Wherever you are, you've decided you want to feel better and be better, and you've shown the courage to ask for support. What a wonderful thing. My work with you will be collaborative, caring, and non-judgmental. I will help you reconnect to your inner-resources and strengths, to build new coping skills and problem-solving strategies, and to then apply those new ways of "being" in order to live a life that feels fulfilling and joyful to you.

Are you looking for greater intimacy or the ability to express your desires more fully in your relationships? I'm passionate about working with all aspects of sexual wellness, including gender, sexual, and relationship diversity. If you're looking to shed the societal expectations placed on you and step into your fullness, let's work together. We'll separate you from your problems and focus on strengths rather than your supposed deficiencies. For couples, we'll find collective strengths and nurture a strong, meaningful connection. We'll look at your patterns to consider where you get stuck and how you can find new ways of relating.

We believe each person has potential to grow and become happier at any age, through difficult circumstances. Our ultimate focus in therapy would be to increase fulfillment in life, not to merely eliminate "symptoms." The source of your happiness and your journey to get in touch with happiness are unique to you. We have worked extensively with people who struggled with various challenges. Such challenges include the grieving process for deceased loved ones, losses, depression, relationship/communication problems, trauma (including racism, anti LGBTQIA violence, sexual assault, birth trauma, perinatal loss, combat, accident),

Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends.

As a therapist and parenting coach, I have devoted my career to helping people change their lives in positive ways. These changes can involve assisting parents in altering the problematic behavior of their children, coaching to achieve life goals, or overcoming troublesome habits. I use a positive, solution-oriented approach to maximize performance and help people solve the problems in their lives. I use a combination of individual, couples and family based work to allow the whole family to be part of the solution.

For over ten years I have studied and worked in the field of sexual health which has both informed and strengthened my role as a therapist – assisting my clients with sexual functioning and intimacy issues, anxiety, depression and general relationship concerns. Using various therapeutic approaches, I engage with my clients to reveal their own answers and truths, and I would be honored to work with you in finding your answers. Fundamental is my belief that you are the expert in your life story. You hold the key to your own happiness and fulfillment; my job is to collaborate and provide guidance towards the solutions within you.

I provide individual, family, and couples psychotherapy to adolescent, adults as well as (mature adults) seniors. I work best with individuals or couples who are motivated to achieve personal growth and better their lives. I enjoy challenging forensic cases where I explore the underlying issues associated with the stressful/ traumatic experience. I have served as an Expert Witness retained by defense/DA attorneys or plaintiff attorneys.