Bernadette M. Di Toro
Psychologist, PsyD, MS


Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $375
- Couple Sessions $475
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, VisaInsurance
- TRICARE
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 29800 Bernadette M. Di Toro
- In Practice for 14 years
- Attended California School of Professional Psychology, Graduated 2016
- Certificate from California School of Psychology Psy.D. Clinical Psychology / 2016
- Certificate from California School of Professional Psychology MA Clinical Psychology / 2010
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- ADHD
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Dementia
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Grief
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Neurodivergence
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Psychosis
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Testing and Evaluation
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Veterans
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
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Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Forensic Psychology
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Neuro-Linguistic (NLP)
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Psychological Testing and Evaluation
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Grief Support Group
A compassionate small group for adults navigating death, divorce, illness, and other significant losses. This compassionate small group offers support for adults navigating grief, death, divorce, illness, and other significant life transitions. In a warm, confidential setting, participants are invited to share their experiences, feel less alone, and explore ways to move through loss with greater connection and emotional support. The group is intentionally small to allow for safety, reflection, and meaningful conversation. Small group. Limited spots available. Registration required.
Location
7440 Girard Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
There is No Perfect Parent
Parenting can bring love, stress, guilt, frustration, and uncertainty. This small support group offers a compassionate space for parents to feel less alone, gain insight, and explore healthier ways to respond to their children and themselves. Together, we focus on emotional regulation, connection, repair, and the real-life challenges of raising children without the pressure to be perfect. Small group. Limited spots available. Registration required.
Location
7440 Girard Avenue
La Jolla, CA 92037
Real Men Cry
This small group offers a grounded, supportive space for men to gather, speak honestly, and feel less alone. Together, participants explore stress, grief, relationships, anger, vulnerability, and the pressures many men carry silently. The group is designed to support emotional expression, connection, and strength without performance or judgment. Small group. Limited spots available. Registration required.
Location
Primary Location
La Jolla Psychological Solutions, Inc.
7440 Girard Avenue
Suite 1
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 742-8218Email Me