Therapists for Adults in Carlsbad, CA
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here because this means that you’ve taken a big step in your healing and investing in your future. Maybe you are struggling with symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, or find yourself engaging in unhealthy relationships and patterns. I love working with individuals on exploring what maybe got you to where you are at, and developing better ways to cope and heal.
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here because this means that you’ve taken a big step in your healing and investing in your future. Maybe you are struggling with symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, or find yourself engaging in unhealthy relationships and patterns. I love working with individuals on exploring what maybe got you to where you are at, and developing better ways to cope and heal.
I have over 4 years of experience working with adults in clinics & private practice.
Does your life look like it's working from the outside: you're the capable, accomplished, person people rely on...yet inside it feels like you're constantly behind, ready to fall apart, or you're unsure if you're ever doing "enough"? Slowing down feels uncomfortable, & setting boundaries feels risky, yet constantly being on the go is taking its toll.
Especially as women, societal pressures can feel so heavy. Any early childhood trauma may have taught you that love depended on keeping the peace or staying productive. Those patterns can shape how we respond in the present, but if you're here, you might be ready for a change.
I have over 4 years of experience working with adults in clinics & private practice.
Does your life look like it's working from the outside: you're the capable, accomplished, person people rely on...yet inside it feels like you're constantly behind, ready to fall apart, or you're unsure if you're ever doing "enough"? Slowing down feels uncomfortable, & setting boundaries feels risky, yet constantly being on the go is taking its toll.
Especially as women, societal pressures can feel so heavy. Any early childhood trauma may have taught you that love depended on keeping the peace or staying productive. Those patterns can shape how we respond in the present, but if you're here, you might be ready for a change.
I specialize in complicated grief, trauma, panic, and related anxiety or depression.Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), along with skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness, I help my clients identify and change ways of thinking and coping that may be impacting their mental health. This approach includes teaching coping skills that will target specific symptoms and triggers as well as learning to cope with or resolve intense emotional pain.
I specialize in complicated grief, trauma, panic, and related anxiety or depression.Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), along with skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and mindfulness, I help my clients identify and change ways of thinking and coping that may be impacting their mental health. This approach includes teaching coping skills that will target specific symptoms and triggers as well as learning to cope with or resolve intense emotional pain.
I possess decades of experience working with young adults, married couples, and individuals working in high-stress environments.
My approach to therapy begins with compassionate listening to everything that is on the mind and in the heart of the person seeking to be heard. We will carefully walk through what brings them to counseling at this time and I'll work to gain their trust to address both joys and concerns in their daily experiences.
I possess decades of experience working with young adults, married couples, and individuals working in high-stress environments.
My approach to therapy begins with compassionate listening to everything that is on the mind and in the heart of the person seeking to be heard. We will carefully walk through what brings them to counseling at this time and I'll work to gain their trust to address both joys and concerns in their daily experiences.
Adults 21 and up.
Online Therapy and Life Coaching (available to anyone anywhere). My clients value affordability, competency, accessibility, & ongoing support to reach personal goals, and reduce barriers to better living & personal well being. I am continually striving to understand your life/growth challenges & individual personal aspirations. We'll work to achieve POSITIVE, REALISTIC results via INDIVIDUAL online sessions in a safe & confidential environment... LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND AND LET'S GET TO WORK TOGETHER MOVING FORWARD! Be Well! Also Licensed in Arizona.
Adults 21 and up.
Online Therapy and Life Coaching (available to anyone anywhere). My clients value affordability, competency, accessibility, & ongoing support to reach personal goals, and reduce barriers to better living & personal well being. I am continually striving to understand your life/growth challenges & individual personal aspirations. We'll work to achieve POSITIVE, REALISTIC results via INDIVIDUAL online sessions in a safe & confidential environment... LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND AND LET'S GET TO WORK TOGETHER MOVING FORWARD! Be Well! Also Licensed in Arizona.
I am licensed in CA and work with adult individuals and couples struggling with OCD and/or relationship issues.
Are you or your loved one struggling with ADHD and/or OCD and is it affecting your relationship?
As an OCD Specialist, ADHD and couple relationships, and Couples Therapist trained in the Gottman Method, I help clients achieve their personal goals to improve their lives and enhance their relationships. I guide couples in learning how to rebuild the love, fondness, companionship, and affection that has been lost over the years.
I am licensed in CA and work with adult individuals and couples struggling with OCD and/or relationship issues.
Are you or your loved one struggling with ADHD and/or OCD and is it affecting your relationship?
As an OCD Specialist, ADHD and couple relationships, and Couples Therapist trained in the Gottman Method, I help clients achieve their personal goals to improve their lives and enhance their relationships. I guide couples in learning how to rebuild the love, fondness, companionship, and affection that has been lost over the years.
I work with adults across California who are navigating anxiety, chronic stress, and major life transitions.
As a Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional, my work is rooted in whole-person care, with thoughtful attention to the nervous system, lifestyle influences, and nutrition as part of overall emotional well-being.
When clinically appropriate, I can provide ESA documentation within an established therapeutic relationship.
I work with adults across California who are navigating anxiety, chronic stress, and major life transitions.
As a Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional, my work is rooted in whole-person care, with thoughtful attention to the nervous system, lifestyle influences, and nutrition as part of overall emotional well-being.
When clinically appropriate, I can provide ESA documentation within an established therapeutic relationship.
If you’re looking to increase connection, confidence, and effectiveness with others, I’m here to help. With genuine warmth and compassion, I’ll guide you in building emotional awareness and self-regulation, empathic communication, and assertiveness skills so you feel more authentic and connected in your relationships. I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which focuses on the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I’ll listen with care, ask thoughtful questions, and offer honest, compassionate feedback to support you in gaining insight, building confidence, and moving toward your goals.
If you’re looking to increase connection, confidence, and effectiveness with others, I’m here to help. With genuine warmth and compassion, I’ll guide you in building emotional awareness and self-regulation, empathic communication, and assertiveness skills so you feel more authentic and connected in your relationships. I provide Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) which focuses on the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I’ll listen with care, ask thoughtful questions, and offer honest, compassionate feedback to support you in gaining insight, building confidence, and moving toward your goals.
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Licensed Professional Counselor, CADC l
2 Endorsed
Carlsbad, CA 92009
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Inpatient drug rehabs Carlsbad and drug rehabs San Diego for inpatient substance abuse medical care accepting most insurances like TRICARE. This inpatient drug rehabs San Diego alcohol addiction treatment centers with alcohol and drug detox centers in Escondido, California. HGR drug rehabs has a full continuum of care. We are evidence based and connect our clients to 12-step teachings. Credentialed and experience therapists provide individual and group counseling. The drug rehabs Carlsbad protocol includes family engagement in the process. If you are looking for inpatient drug rehabs California or in Escondido, CA give us a call.
I am an APCC who provides narrative therapy and healing-centered frameworks. My approach emphasizes care, context, and connection, with attention to broader social, cultural, and relational factors that shape emotional well-being. My clinical work is informed by a background in community organizing and grassroots, healing-centered leadership. Prior to entering the therapy room, I spent several years supporting individuals and communities navigating systems that often require people to carry significant emotional and relational burdens. This experience continues to shape my clinical lens and ability to work thoughtfully with clients.
I am an APCC who provides narrative therapy and healing-centered frameworks. My approach emphasizes care, context, and connection, with attention to broader social, cultural, and relational factors that shape emotional well-being. My clinical work is informed by a background in community organizing and grassroots, healing-centered leadership. Prior to entering the therapy room, I spent several years supporting individuals and communities navigating systems that often require people to carry significant emotional and relational burdens. This experience continues to shape my clinical lens and ability to work thoughtfully with clients.
Sliding scale for 2025: individuals, 45 minutes ($230-285), 60 min ($315-380); Couples and Adult Children & Parent(s), 75 min ($390-455) or 90 min ($490-550).
For individuals, I work with the whole person, how past influences present, current relationships, work relationships, and focus on emotions and how they influence thought and action. I am a Certified Therapist and Supervisor in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, designed to create emotional connection. I also work with adult children and their parents.
Sliding scale for 2025: individuals, 45 minutes ($230-285), 60 min ($315-380); Couples and Adult Children & Parent(s), 75 min ($390-455) or 90 min ($490-550).
For individuals, I work with the whole person, how past influences present, current relationships, work relationships, and focus on emotions and how they influence thought and action. I am a Certified Therapist and Supervisor in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, designed to create emotional connection. I also work with adult children and their parents.
If you're a young adult or woman of color navigating identity, life transitions, or the complexities of being bicultural, I want you to know: your story matters, and you deserve a space where all of it is welcomed.
I specialize in relational and culturally sensitive therapy, helping you explore how early relationships, cultural identity, and life experiences shape who you are today. Together we'll build language for your emotions, reconnect with your body, and move toward a life that feels more whole and value-aligned.
If you're a young adult or woman of color navigating identity, life transitions, or the complexities of being bicultural, I want you to know: your story matters, and you deserve a space where all of it is welcomed.
I specialize in relational and culturally sensitive therapy, helping you explore how early relationships, cultural identity, and life experiences shape who you are today. Together we'll build language for your emotions, reconnect with your body, and move toward a life that feels more whole and value-aligned.
Perhaps you are dealing with painful events outside of your control, your emotions are becoming unmanageable, or you are experiencing a new symptom that is sudden and overwhelming. It is very human to want to "feel normal" when dealing with these, but sometimes how we attempt to do this hurts us more. This could include the different ways we avoid our emotions, attempt to “be perfect" or negatively judge ourselves. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) I will help you identify and change ways of thinking and behaving that are impacting your mental health.
Perhaps you are dealing with painful events outside of your control, your emotions are becoming unmanageable, or you are experiencing a new symptom that is sudden and overwhelming. It is very human to want to "feel normal" when dealing with these, but sometimes how we attempt to do this hurts us more. This could include the different ways we avoid our emotions, attempt to “be perfect" or negatively judge ourselves. Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) I will help you identify and change ways of thinking and behaving that are impacting your mental health.
I work with a diverse range of clients, from young adults to older adults, who are navigating the emotional complexities of life transitions.
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with individuals and families facing the challenges of caregiving, aging, grief and loss, anxiety, and relationship struggles. In our work together, you'll find a compassionate, collaborative space where we tap into your strengths to support healing, ease emotional burdens, and move toward lasting change at a pace that feels right for you.
I work with a diverse range of clients, from young adults to older adults, who are navigating the emotional complexities of life transitions.
As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I work with individuals and families facing the challenges of caregiving, aging, grief and loss, anxiety, and relationship struggles. In our work together, you'll find a compassionate, collaborative space where we tap into your strengths to support healing, ease emotional burdens, and move toward lasting change at a pace that feels right for you.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct legal / forensic / psychological evaluations for court and provide expert witness testimony. I also do ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic evaluations, risk assessment (violence/sexual), drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness-for-duty evaluations, immigration evaluations, pre-adoption evaluations, parenting/bonding assessments, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
I’m Dr. Dean Leav. I've been featured on ABC, NBC, KCAL, and other programs as an expert psychologist. I conduct legal / forensic / psychological evaluations for court and provide expert witness testimony. I also do ADHD / autism / learning disability evaluations, cognitive / neuropsychological evaluations, diagnostic evaluations, risk assessment (violence/sexual), drug & alcohol evaluations, fitness-for-duty evaluations, immigration evaluations, pre-adoption evaluations, parenting/bonding assessments, workers' compensation (QME/AME) evaluations, and other types of psychological evaluations / assessments.
You may feel heavy, tense, restless, or as if you’ve been carrying everything inside for far too long, bracing against a world that feels unpredictable or unsafe. Effort, thought, or explanation may no longer reach the place that aches. I work in a quiet, body-based, and collaborative way that meets suffering where it lives—beneath words, in the nervous system itself. Therapy isn’t about fixing you; it’s about coming home to yourself. Over time, safety returns, agency rebuilds, and as you create well-being from within, the world begins to meet you differently—you feel included, connected, and fully at home in life rather than apart
You may feel heavy, tense, restless, or as if you’ve been carrying everything inside for far too long, bracing against a world that feels unpredictable or unsafe. Effort, thought, or explanation may no longer reach the place that aches. I work in a quiet, body-based, and collaborative way that meets suffering where it lives—beneath words, in the nervous system itself. Therapy isn’t about fixing you; it’s about coming home to yourself. Over time, safety returns, agency rebuilds, and as you create well-being from within, the world begins to meet you differently—you feel included, connected, and fully at home in life rather than apart
I support Gen Z and Millennial aged women navigating relationship struggles, low self-worth, and feeling disconnected or unsure of their place in the world. Together, we’ll identify what’s getting in the way, explore healthy coping strategies, and work toward meaningful change. My goal is to offer a safe space for honest expression, meet you with empathy, and help bring color and hope back into your life—so you can move forward with confidence.
I support Gen Z and Millennial aged women navigating relationship struggles, low self-worth, and feeling disconnected or unsure of their place in the world. Together, we’ll identify what’s getting in the way, explore healthy coping strategies, and work toward meaningful change. My goal is to offer a safe space for honest expression, meet you with empathy, and help bring color and hope back into your life—so you can move forward with confidence.
Trauma Specialist - Somatic Experiencing (SEP), Polyvagal informed, Flash & KAP
I support individuals permanently reset their nervous systems. Through precise biological alignment and unwavering clinical presence, this work facilitates a profound return to baseline regulation that traditional therapy rarely achieves.
"Nicole is a rare healer who can sit with the wounded and bring out the best in them. The world needs more healers like her.”
Nick Dalton
Co-Founder of the Hanna Institute
Trauma Specialist - Somatic Experiencing (SEP), Polyvagal informed, Flash & KAP
I support individuals permanently reset their nervous systems. Through precise biological alignment and unwavering clinical presence, this work facilitates a profound return to baseline regulation that traditional therapy rarely achieves.
"Nicole is a rare healer who can sit with the wounded and bring out the best in them. The world needs more healers like her.”
Nick Dalton
Co-Founder of the Hanna Institute
Hi, my name is Rachel Querry from Carlsbad Beach Recovery. Clients come to me feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, whether it’s depression, substance use issues, social media/gambling/gaming addictions, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, or major life changes. They seek deep healing, clarity, and a renewed connection with themselves. The goals are for lasting transformation, emotional resilience, and the ability to live authentically and with purpose. I focus on healing that fosters confidence, balance, and lasting peace, guiding you toward change and long-term solutions that support a fulfilling, meaningful life.
Hi, my name is Rachel Querry from Carlsbad Beach Recovery. Clients come to me feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges, whether it’s depression, substance use issues, social media/gambling/gaming addictions, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, or major life changes. They seek deep healing, clarity, and a renewed connection with themselves. The goals are for lasting transformation, emotional resilience, and the ability to live authentically and with purpose. I focus on healing that fosters confidence, balance, and lasting peace, guiding you toward change and long-term solutions that support a fulfilling, meaningful life.
Zsuzsa Kasselmann
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
7 Endorsed
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in treating adults experiencing trauma, anxiety or depression.
You want to feel content and self-assured but inside you are struggling with second guessing yourself or feeling stuck, feeling out of control and powerless. Maybe you are feeling that something, deep down, could be wrong with you. Or maybe you are frustrated, resentful and angry at being misunderstood or unappreciated. Do you feel like no matter how hard you try to be the person you are “supposed to be” it’s never enough? You might feel like giving up because you are tired of trying to improve your life, but keep repeating the patterns that make you feel like you will never measure up.
I specialize in treating adults experiencing trauma, anxiety or depression.
You want to feel content and self-assured but inside you are struggling with second guessing yourself or feeling stuck, feeling out of control and powerless. Maybe you are feeling that something, deep down, could be wrong with you. Or maybe you are frustrated, resentful and angry at being misunderstood or unappreciated. Do you feel like no matter how hard you try to be the person you are “supposed to be” it’s never enough? You might feel like giving up because you are tired of trying to improve your life, but keep repeating the patterns that make you feel like you will never measure up.
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- Temecula
- Wildomar
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FAQ - About Adult Counseling
Why should adults see a therapist?
Adults may benefit from therapy for a wide range of reasons—whether it’s managing symptoms of a diagnosed mental health condition like anxiety or depression, navigating life transitions, coping with grief or trauma, or simply seeking support during a challenging life period. Many adults find that therapy helps them build healthier coping skills and better process their emotions, which may lead to better relationships and reduced stress. It’s important to note that, unlike psychiatrists or primary care physicians, therapists do not prescribe psychiatric medication. However, they will often work alongside prescribing clinicians to ensure coordinated care and can provide behavioral therapy as an important addition to psychiatric medication. Mental health concerns can look different in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence, so finding a therapist with expertise working with adult clients is important. Conditions like major depressive disorder (MDD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for instance, may present or resurface differently in adulthood than in childhood or adolescence. Adult-specific stressors, such as job strain, caregiving responsibilities, relationship challenges, financial stress, or identity transitions, can also influence the onset and type of symptoms an individual experiences. Adult-focused therapists, therefore, are trained to understand these complexities and tailor care accordingly.
How do I know if a therapist is the right fit for me?
When seeking care, it’s important to understand a therapist’s treatment specialties and their overall approach to treatment . Some therapists focus on common adult conditions like anxiety or depression, while others specialize in areas such as trauma, substance use disorders, or obsessive-compulsive disorder. It’s also important to consider a therapist’s training when seeking care. Therapists hold various licenses depending on their training and state requirements. Common therapy credentials include Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs), Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs), Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs). Psychologists (PhD or PsyD) receive additional doctoral-level training and may focus on assessments or more specialized therapeutic approaches. All of these professionals can provide talk therapy but do not prescribe medication. When searching for a therapist, consider their credentials and training background to ensure a good fit.
How do I find a therapist who sees adults?
Psychology Today’s online directory allows you to search specifically for therapists who work with adults. Each provider profile includes key information such as clinical specialties, therapeutic approaches, licensure, accepted insurance plans, languages spoken, and session fees. Reviewing these details can help you determine whether a particular provider aligns with your needs and can indicate whether they are a good match for adult clients.