Domestic Abuse Therapists in Encinitas, CA
Hypnotherapy and psychotherapy. Inner child healing and core belief transformation. I specialize in identifying and transforming the subconscious self-defeating core beliefs that cause relationship/personal conflict, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, addiction, and general unhappiness for individuals and couples. Intuitive, compassionate, experienced. I focus on the root of the problem, not the just symptoms. Holistic focus on emotional and spiritual health and healing. Most sessions are two hours. One hour sessions are too short to make real progress. Over 40 years private practice.
Hypnotherapy and psychotherapy. Inner child healing and core belief transformation. I specialize in identifying and transforming the subconscious self-defeating core beliefs that cause relationship/personal conflict, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, addiction, and general unhappiness for individuals and couples. Intuitive, compassionate, experienced. I focus on the root of the problem, not the just symptoms. Holistic focus on emotional and spiritual health and healing. Most sessions are two hours. One hour sessions are too short to make real progress. Over 40 years private practice.
Our overall mission is to promote behavioral health and wellness for our clients to obtain a high quality of life within themselves, their family, and their community. We work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that include assessment, short-term solution focused interventions, consultation with other providers, and crisis intervention. If you are feeling stuck, stressed from life circumstances, or having trouble adjusting to new transitions, then please contact us. We are here for you!
Our overall mission is to promote behavioral health and wellness for our clients to obtain a high quality of life within themselves, their family, and their community. We work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that include assessment, short-term solution focused interventions, consultation with other providers, and crisis intervention. If you are feeling stuck, stressed from life circumstances, or having trouble adjusting to new transitions, then please contact us. We are here for you!
My ideal clients are women healing from coercive control, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and the challenges of high-conflict family court.
I provide personalized, trauma-informed therapy that goes beyond symptom management. Together, we'll uncover unhealthy patterns, build practical tools for lasting change, and help you move toward healing and emotional freedom. For clients who desire it, I can thoughtfully integrate Christian faith into the counseling process.
My ideal clients are women healing from coercive control, emotional abuse, domestic violence, and the challenges of high-conflict family court.
I provide personalized, trauma-informed therapy that goes beyond symptom management. Together, we'll uncover unhealthy patterns, build practical tools for lasting change, and help you move toward healing and emotional freedom. For clients who desire it, I can thoughtfully integrate Christian faith into the counseling process.
I am experienced in working with survivors of interpersonal violence and complex trauma.
You deserve a space where you feel fully seen, accepted, and supported—where your voice matters, your pace is honored, and healing is led by your innate wisdom.
I’m a Taiwanese American & Buddhist therapist who works with second-generation immigrants, people of color, and queer folks navigating the pain of disconnection—from self, from family, and from the world around them. Whether you're carrying intergenerational trauma, struggling with self-worth and self-trust, or moving through the grief of not having had space to simply be—you’re not alone.
I am experienced in working with survivors of interpersonal violence and complex trauma.
You deserve a space where you feel fully seen, accepted, and supported—where your voice matters, your pace is honored, and healing is led by your innate wisdom.
I’m a Taiwanese American & Buddhist therapist who works with second-generation immigrants, people of color, and queer folks navigating the pain of disconnection—from self, from family, and from the world around them. Whether you're carrying intergenerational trauma, struggling with self-worth and self-trust, or moving through the grief of not having had space to simply be—you’re not alone.
We all have a story to tell. Our lives are full of hopes and dreams, fears and struggles. No matter if the client in front of me is a twenty year old struggling with their gender or sexual identity, a couple in their 40's experiencing mismatched desire, or a 60 year old with sexual dysfunction concerns, we all need someone to listen and support us. I consider myself to be an empathetic therapist. I want to support my client as best as I can. I also know that it isn't easy to go to therapy and I want to be someone who starts with where the client is at, but also know that I can be direct at times if needed, and softer at other times.
We all have a story to tell. Our lives are full of hopes and dreams, fears and struggles. No matter if the client in front of me is a twenty year old struggling with their gender or sexual identity, a couple in their 40's experiencing mismatched desire, or a 60 year old with sexual dysfunction concerns, we all need someone to listen and support us. I consider myself to be an empathetic therapist. I want to support my client as best as I can. I also know that it isn't easy to go to therapy and I want to be someone who starts with where the client is at, but also know that I can be direct at times if needed, and softer at other times.
Working through difficult experiences and emotions can be challenging. It can be even harder to make desired changes in ones life when certain patterns have been established for so long. I work hard to ensure that my clients feel safe and supported throughout this process. By creating a comfortable and lighthearted environment, individuals, families, and couples are able to gain some reprieve from the difficulties they are experiencing. This allows change to begin to occur in the lives of my clients.
Working through difficult experiences and emotions can be challenging. It can be even harder to make desired changes in ones life when certain patterns have been established for so long. I work hard to ensure that my clients feel safe and supported throughout this process. By creating a comfortable and lighthearted environment, individuals, families, and couples are able to gain some reprieve from the difficulties they are experiencing. This allows change to begin to occur in the lives of my clients.
Are you struggling to work through personal or relationship issues you've been unable to resolve on your own? Are you finally feeling ready to address the anxiety and/or depression that has been holding you back from life? There is no reason to feel alone or stuck; it is possible to work through these issues, and to feel happy again. I have experienced much success helping my clients resolve their issues, while creating a nurturing and safe environment. I incorporate humor and friendship in my practice and have found this helpful in furthering the progress and positive therapeutic experience.
Are you struggling to work through personal or relationship issues you've been unable to resolve on your own? Are you finally feeling ready to address the anxiety and/or depression that has been holding you back from life? There is no reason to feel alone or stuck; it is possible to work through these issues, and to feel happy again. I have experienced much success helping my clients resolve their issues, while creating a nurturing and safe environment. I incorporate humor and friendship in my practice and have found this helpful in furthering the progress and positive therapeutic experience.
I have been here before. Feeling exhausted with life. Out of balance, disconnected, foggy. It does not feel good. Waiting, wondering when life will magically get better.
What if I told you the magic already lives inside of you. What if you are able to change the way you feel about yourself, your situation. What if creating the life that you are here to live is already yours for the taking. This feeling right now, let's call it misalignment. Let me help you find your way back, so you can actually feel alive again.
I have been here before. Feeling exhausted with life. Out of balance, disconnected, foggy. It does not feel good. Waiting, wondering when life will magically get better.
What if I told you the magic already lives inside of you. What if you are able to change the way you feel about yourself, your situation. What if creating the life that you are here to live is already yours for the taking. This feeling right now, let's call it misalignment. Let me help you find your way back, so you can actually feel alive again.
I enjoy working with wide variety of clients from different demographics and backgrounds. My favorite clients to work with are those who are ready to learn more about themselves. This work we do together is often about remembering our value and then practicing that in a supportive environment. It's an honor for me to witness and support that process.
I enjoy working with wide variety of clients from different demographics and backgrounds. My favorite clients to work with are those who are ready to learn more about themselves. This work we do together is often about remembering our value and then practicing that in a supportive environment. It's an honor for me to witness and support that process.
Seeking Psychotherapy is a courageous and hopeful act. While each of us comes to therapy for different reasons, we all need acceptance, empathy, and support to examine our lives and make change. I work with children, adolescents, and adults and tailor my approach to the individual needs of my client. I have helped people with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, addiction, parenting, and navigating difficult life transitions, such as divorce and remarriage.
Seeking Psychotherapy is a courageous and hopeful act. While each of us comes to therapy for different reasons, we all need acceptance, empathy, and support to examine our lives and make change. I work with children, adolescents, and adults and tailor my approach to the individual needs of my client. I have helped people with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, loss, trauma, addiction, parenting, and navigating difficult life transitions, such as divorce and remarriage.
Choosing a therapist is an important decision. My goal as your therapist is to help you find healthy ways to engage in life and use your strengths to help understand, uncover, and dismantle what is creating anxiety, depression and other emotional concerns you may find yourself living with. Therapy can help to create an environment to move through the process of self-discovery and self-awareness in a safe way. The treatments I work with have proven to be effective, including psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness therapy, and EMDR. I believe therapy is foremost, about building a trusting relationship with a qualified person.
Choosing a therapist is an important decision. My goal as your therapist is to help you find healthy ways to engage in life and use your strengths to help understand, uncover, and dismantle what is creating anxiety, depression and other emotional concerns you may find yourself living with. Therapy can help to create an environment to move through the process of self-discovery and self-awareness in a safe way. The treatments I work with have proven to be effective, including psychodynamic psychotherapy, mindfulness therapy, and EMDR. I believe therapy is foremost, about building a trusting relationship with a qualified person.
I love working with humans of all kinds, messy, brave, over thinkers, feelers, fixers, and dreamers. My ideal client wants to heal, grow, and laugh along the way. No judgment, no scripts, just real talk and real change for individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, or recovery from substance use, therapy with me is a space to slow down, reconnect, and build skills that help you feel more grounded and at peace.
I love working with humans of all kinds, messy, brave, over thinkers, feelers, fixers, and dreamers. My ideal client wants to heal, grow, and laugh along the way. No judgment, no scripts, just real talk and real change for individuals, couples, families, and groups of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship issues, or recovery from substance use, therapy with me is a space to slow down, reconnect, and build skills that help you feel more grounded and at peace.
At Seaworthy Therapy, I specialize in therapy for overwhelmed moms, professionals, and high-achieving adults who appear to have it all together on the outside but feel burnt out, anxious, or stretched thin beneath the surface. You may be carrying the mental load for everyone around you while struggling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, or the pressure to keep it all together. My approach is collaborative and grounded in nervous system regulation, helping you strengthen self-trust, build practical coping tools, and create lasting change so you can feel more balanced, connected, and aligned with what matters most.
At Seaworthy Therapy, I specialize in therapy for overwhelmed moms, professionals, and high-achieving adults who appear to have it all together on the outside but feel burnt out, anxious, or stretched thin beneath the surface. You may be carrying the mental load for everyone around you while struggling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, or the pressure to keep it all together. My approach is collaborative and grounded in nervous system regulation, helping you strengthen self-trust, build practical coping tools, and create lasting change so you can feel more balanced, connected, and aligned with what matters most.
Trauma, grief/loss, divorce, abandonment, birth, parenting, career or life changes and stress can feel overwhelming. Clients are supported in the body/mind to regulate the nervous system to create greater ease and flow through life changes. The relationship to self, other and the Earth deepens through this process. Greater self-awareness, empowerment, embodied living, wellness, improving relationships, creating support, greater creativity, finding safety in the body, energy awareness, releasing trauma, nurturing and nourishing the self, lifting depression, holistic healing, and reducing stress and anxiety are often goals of clients
Trauma, grief/loss, divorce, abandonment, birth, parenting, career or life changes and stress can feel overwhelming. Clients are supported in the body/mind to regulate the nervous system to create greater ease and flow through life changes. The relationship to self, other and the Earth deepens through this process. Greater self-awareness, empowerment, embodied living, wellness, improving relationships, creating support, greater creativity, finding safety in the body, energy awareness, releasing trauma, nurturing and nourishing the self, lifting depression, holistic healing, and reducing stress and anxiety are often goals of clients
Whether you're healing from childhood trauma, difficult relationships, spiritual trauma, narcissistic or emotional abuse, or simply seeking clarity and growth, I'm here to provide a safe, empathetic space for your journey.
Now accepting new clients! My ideal client is a person who feels stuck—whether in a difficult relationship, a season of anxiety and depression, or as someone navigating the impact of past trauma. They might be grappling with emotional wounds from childhood or facing the challenges of being in or leaving a destructive relationship. What they deeply desire is to feel heard, understood, and empowered to make positive changes in their life. They want to heal from the pain that has kept them stuck and to rediscover their own strength and worth.
Whether you're healing from childhood trauma, difficult relationships, spiritual trauma, narcissistic or emotional abuse, or simply seeking clarity and growth, I'm here to provide a safe, empathetic space for your journey.
Now accepting new clients! My ideal client is a person who feels stuck—whether in a difficult relationship, a season of anxiety and depression, or as someone navigating the impact of past trauma. They might be grappling with emotional wounds from childhood or facing the challenges of being in or leaving a destructive relationship. What they deeply desire is to feel heard, understood, and empowered to make positive changes in their life. They want to heal from the pain that has kept them stuck and to rediscover their own strength and worth.
“A real sign of progress is when we no longer punish ourselves for our imperfections” - Yung Pueblo. I believe that oftentimes our perceived “imperfections” hold stories of pain endured, and that acknowledging their existence, instead of hiding them away can be the first step towards healing. This, however, can be one of the most challenging things to do, as it requires unlearning sometimes lifetimes of messaging from the world around us. Issues such as depression, anxiety and trauma can cause us to feel off, disjointed and as though we need to “fix” the parts of us we perceive as imperfect.
“A real sign of progress is when we no longer punish ourselves for our imperfections” - Yung Pueblo. I believe that oftentimes our perceived “imperfections” hold stories of pain endured, and that acknowledging their existence, instead of hiding them away can be the first step towards healing. This, however, can be one of the most challenging things to do, as it requires unlearning sometimes lifetimes of messaging from the world around us. Issues such as depression, anxiety and trauma can cause us to feel off, disjointed and as though we need to “fix” the parts of us we perceive as imperfect.
You may look like you’re holding it together on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode. You might be carrying the effects of trauma, burnout, painful relationships, childhood wounds, or a nervous system that rarely feels safe to fully relax. My approach is warm, collaborative, and deeply trauma informed. Together, we create a safe space to gently process what’s been carried for too long so you can feel more grounded, connected, and emotionally secure in your daily life.
You may look like you’re holding it together on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode. You might be carrying the effects of trauma, burnout, painful relationships, childhood wounds, or a nervous system that rarely feels safe to fully relax. My approach is warm, collaborative, and deeply trauma informed. Together, we create a safe space to gently process what’s been carried for too long so you can feel more grounded, connected, and emotionally secure in your daily life.
As an associate therapist, I work with adults and young people experiencing complex trauma, PTSD/PTSI, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. I'm passionate about guiding people through trauma processing by creating space for healing that leads to a more peaceful and fulfilling life. My own life experiences have provided a deep understanding of what it means to face hard things, and I bring this empathy into every therapy session. I earned a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix, and am dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's most difficult moments.
As an associate therapist, I work with adults and young people experiencing complex trauma, PTSD/PTSI, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. I'm passionate about guiding people through trauma processing by creating space for healing that leads to a more peaceful and fulfilling life. My own life experiences have provided a deep understanding of what it means to face hard things, and I bring this empathy into every therapy session. I earned a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Phoenix, and am dedicated to helping individuals navigate life's most difficult moments.
So many of us have had to walk through painful and challenging seasons of life - infidelity, betrayal, broken trust, divorce, family struggles, or things simply feel like they are not what they should be. Sometimes the weight can feel heavy and isolating. What we often need is a place where we can be completely authentic and honest about our story, and feel supported and find strength to move forward.I wont sit across from you as someone who has it all figured out, but someone who knows that healing can take place in the middle uncertain circumstances.
So many of us have had to walk through painful and challenging seasons of life - infidelity, betrayal, broken trust, divorce, family struggles, or things simply feel like they are not what they should be. Sometimes the weight can feel heavy and isolating. What we often need is a place where we can be completely authentic and honest about our story, and feel supported and find strength to move forward.I wont sit across from you as someone who has it all figured out, but someone who knows that healing can take place in the middle uncertain circumstances.
We're hiring! The Halliday Center for Psychotherapy and Wellness is seeking Licensed Clinical Psychologists to join our established group practice in Encinitas and Carmel Valley. This opportunity is ideal for clinicians who value strong clinical work, consultation, and the flexibility of private practice. We offer a hybrid model, flexible scheduling, and full administrative support, including referrals, billing, and credentialing. Join a collaborative, collegial team committed to ethical care and professional growth. To apply, please email me your CV and a letter of interest.
We're hiring! The Halliday Center for Psychotherapy and Wellness is seeking Licensed Clinical Psychologists to join our established group practice in Encinitas and Carmel Valley. This opportunity is ideal for clinicians who value strong clinical work, consultation, and the flexibility of private practice. We offer a hybrid model, flexible scheduling, and full administrative support, including referrals, billing, and credentialing. Join a collaborative, collegial team committed to ethical care and professional growth. To apply, please email me your CV and a letter of interest.
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Domestic Abuse Therapists
What are the most effective ways to recover from domestic abuse?
Leaving an abusive relationship requires tremendous courage, so survivors in treatment should recognize that they have already completed the most important step. Still, the trauma of physical or emotional abuse can be difficult to process and overcome. Therapy can help survivors process trauma, grief, and difficult emotions, treat relevant mental health symptoms, and create a new framework for boundaries and relationships in the future. For some, support groups can also be an invaluable outlet for healing.
When should an individual seek help for domestic abuse?
Victims of intimate partner violence should seek help immediately. It can take substantial time, planning, energy, and courage to leave an abusive relationship, but starting the process—by seeking therapy, calling the domestic violence hotline, or simply confiding in a loved one—will help them get there. Those who have left abusive relationships but haven’t sought treatment can also greatly benefit from therapy to process and heal from the experience.
What are the consequences of staying in an abusive relationship?
Remaining in an abusive relationship has serious repercussions. In addition to the ongoing threat of physical danger and emotional abuse, research shows that intimate partner violence is associated with a range of mental health disorders including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, and substance abuse. Therefore it’s important for individuals in an abusive relationship to seek help as soon as possible.
How can you get domestic abuse treatment for someone else?
It can be very complicated to identify and leave an abusive relationship; barriers include the threat of violence, financial instability, and family pressures. Those concerned about a loved one in an abusive relationship should talk to them about the situation, provide them with resources such as the domestic violence hotline, and introduce the idea of seeing a therapist due to their concern for the person’s safety and well-being.