Meritain Health Therapists in La Jolla, CA
I have experience working with the aging and disabled populations, those facing difficult health diagnoses, and caregiving challenges. I've also helped people address grief, and past trauma along with supporting those who seek to maintain health, independence, and dignity. My approach marries compassion, experience, and science. The therapeutic relationship is the priority as those who feel safe, validated, and heard are often open to genuine healing. I have been trained in various Evidence-based practices (EBPs) for various issues. I provide services in English and Spanish.
I have experience working with the aging and disabled populations, those facing difficult health diagnoses, and caregiving challenges. I've also helped people address grief, and past trauma along with supporting those who seek to maintain health, independence, and dignity. My approach marries compassion, experience, and science. The therapeutic relationship is the priority as those who feel safe, validated, and heard are often open to genuine healing. I have been trained in various Evidence-based practices (EBPs) for various issues. I provide services in English and Spanish.
I take a warm, empathic, unconditional stance in my therapeutic approach. My client is the expert in their life and I will help guide them to connect with their strengths while providing warmth and safety in the therapeutic alliance. We will reach for evidence based practices, explore needs, and work towards set goals. I encourage an open and trusting relationship through frequent check-ins regarding client’s perspective on what is working well or not.
I take a warm, empathic, unconditional stance in my therapeutic approach. My client is the expert in their life and I will help guide them to connect with their strengths while providing warmth and safety in the therapeutic alliance. We will reach for evidence based practices, explore needs, and work towards set goals. I encourage an open and trusting relationship through frequent check-ins regarding client’s perspective on what is working well or not.
I am a trauma-informed therapist who supports clients in understanding how their experiences have impacted their relationships, self-image, motivation, work ethic, and all other aspects of life. I have been told I am very calm-natured and relatable, which clients appreciate in session. I support people who want to unapologetically set boundaries, discover who they are, stop people-pleasing, improve their self-worth, and manage their symptoms of depression and anxiety. I offer a lot of resources such as books, workbooks, podcasts, etc. to review outside of therapy which helps accelerate the therapy process.
I am a trauma-informed therapist who supports clients in understanding how their experiences have impacted their relationships, self-image, motivation, work ethic, and all other aspects of life. I have been told I am very calm-natured and relatable, which clients appreciate in session. I support people who want to unapologetically set boundaries, discover who they are, stop people-pleasing, improve their self-worth, and manage their symptoms of depression and anxiety. I offer a lot of resources such as books, workbooks, podcasts, etc. to review outside of therapy which helps accelerate the therapy process.
My approach is centered on curiosity, possibility, and celebrating each individual’s unique story. I work with clients using narrative therapy, informed by feminist and queer theory, to understand how systems and power dynamics shape your experiences. My work is also attachment-based and trauma-focused, paying attention to how your relationships, past and present, affect your sense of safety and connection. I aim to help you explore and strengthen the parts of yourself that may be struggling to come to the surface.
My approach is centered on curiosity, possibility, and celebrating each individual’s unique story. I work with clients using narrative therapy, informed by feminist and queer theory, to understand how systems and power dynamics shape your experiences. My work is also attachment-based and trauma-focused, paying attention to how your relationships, past and present, affect your sense of safety and connection. I aim to help you explore and strengthen the parts of yourself that may be struggling to come to the surface.
As a bicultural and bilingual woman, I understand the stress many people experience in their daily lives. I was drawn to this work because I have seen how life can become challenging, and I wanted to help people work through it. I use a variety of evidenced-based therapy practices with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients work toward their goals. I work collaboratively with my clients to help build skills and techniques they can use in their daily lives to become more aware of unhelpful patterns of behavior and thought, and start to change these patterns over time.
As a bicultural and bilingual woman, I understand the stress many people experience in their daily lives. I was drawn to this work because I have seen how life can become challenging, and I wanted to help people work through it. I use a variety of evidenced-based therapy practices with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients work toward their goals. I work collaboratively with my clients to help build skills and techniques they can use in their daily lives to become more aware of unhelpful patterns of behavior and thought, and start to change these patterns over time.
I am a licensed clinical social worker focused on helping individuals dealing with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and adjustment to life transitions live fuller and happier lives consistent with current values and goals. I have experience working in the mental health field with a wide variety of populations and diagnoses, each person is special and unique in their way. My skill as a therapist is transforming clinical knowledge into practical advice to help you better cope and manage the challenging issues you face. My goal is to help you develop actual effective solutions to your emotional obstacles.
I am a licensed clinical social worker focused on helping individuals dealing with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and adjustment to life transitions live fuller and happier lives consistent with current values and goals. I have experience working in the mental health field with a wide variety of populations and diagnoses, each person is special and unique in their way. My skill as a therapist is transforming clinical knowledge into practical advice to help you better cope and manage the challenging issues you face. My goal is to help you develop actual effective solutions to your emotional obstacles.
I view therapy as a collaboration between client and therapist. I like to co-create an individualized treatment plan to help you reach your goals, whatever they may be. Typically, I draw from a variety of approaches, including Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). I believe each person has their own unique strengths and I like to use those as a cornerstone for helping them to improve their life. In addition, we can explore new skills and how those might help. My goal is to be flexible in my style and help meet you where you are at by tailoring my approach.
I view therapy as a collaboration between client and therapist. I like to co-create an individualized treatment plan to help you reach your goals, whatever they may be. Typically, I draw from a variety of approaches, including Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT). I believe each person has their own unique strengths and I like to use those as a cornerstone for helping them to improve their life. In addition, we can explore new skills and how those might help. My goal is to be flexible in my style and help meet you where you are at by tailoring my approach.
I have a special interest in helping individuals who have experienced cultural transitions, war, immigration and trauma with years of experience helping families from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. I am multilingual and provided two years of live TV show in a local TV station in Orange County offering psychoeducation to Farsi speaking communities around the world to decrease stigma about mental illness and empower and inspire families and individuals to recognize mental illness and seek professional help when needed.
I have a special interest in helping individuals who have experienced cultural transitions, war, immigration and trauma with years of experience helping families from different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. I am multilingual and provided two years of live TV show in a local TV station in Orange County offering psychoeducation to Farsi speaking communities around the world to decrease stigma about mental illness and empower and inspire families and individuals to recognize mental illness and seek professional help when needed.
My approach to therapy is focusing on the present and working alongside clients to obtain the goals they have in order to implement a balance between emotional, social, and physical dimensions to improve their quality of life and well-being.
My approach to therapy is focusing on the present and working alongside clients to obtain the goals they have in order to implement a balance between emotional, social, and physical dimensions to improve their quality of life and well-being.
My commitment to you involves helping you reduce and/or manage the anxiety, depression, burnout, and relational distress. We will shed the layers of self-doubt, fend off the overwhelming and burdensome negativity that drags you down, and restore positive life balance to you and the people that matter most to you.
My commitment to you involves helping you reduce and/or manage the anxiety, depression, burnout, and relational distress. We will shed the layers of self-doubt, fend off the overwhelming and burdensome negativity that drags you down, and restore positive life balance to you and the people that matter most to you.
My goal from our first interaction to our last is to give you a safe space to feel heard and validated. A space to laugh, cry, and feel all the feels in between. I promise to work myself out of a job, giving you all the tools to empower you to fire me when you do not need therapy anymore. But until that day, I promise to be on your team.
My goal from our first interaction to our last is to give you a safe space to feel heard and validated. A space to laugh, cry, and feel all the feels in between. I promise to work myself out of a job, giving you all the tools to empower you to fire me when you do not need therapy anymore. But until that day, I promise to be on your team.
I work well with a wide variety of psychoemotional problems such as anxiety, depression, substance misuse, and relationship difficulties with family, friendships, the self, or your love life. I provide holistic psychotherapy to help you create a more balanced, joyful, and fulfilling life. As a therapist, my broader goal is in helping you experience higher states of fulfillment, joy, and peace of mind - rather than simply helping you decrease the symptoms you're having. It's about happiness and each person's unique recipe for that.
I work well with a wide variety of psychoemotional problems such as anxiety, depression, substance misuse, and relationship difficulties with family, friendships, the self, or your love life. I provide holistic psychotherapy to help you create a more balanced, joyful, and fulfilling life. As a therapist, my broader goal is in helping you experience higher states of fulfillment, joy, and peace of mind - rather than simply helping you decrease the symptoms you're having. It's about happiness and each person's unique recipe for that.
I enjoy building a genuine connection with people that makes them feel seen, heard, and supported. I want to empower you to find your voice, build confidence, and explore the strengths within you that can help you reach your goals in life. My clients describe me as warm, sincere, supportive, curious, and optimistic. Together, we will work on processing hard feelings, setting goals, identifying options, examining limiting beliefs, and building a system of support that works for you. I believe you are the expert in your life and that you already hold a lot of the answers to your struggles.
I enjoy building a genuine connection with people that makes them feel seen, heard, and supported. I want to empower you to find your voice, build confidence, and explore the strengths within you that can help you reach your goals in life. My clients describe me as warm, sincere, supportive, curious, and optimistic. Together, we will work on processing hard feelings, setting goals, identifying options, examining limiting beliefs, and building a system of support that works for you. I believe you are the expert in your life and that you already hold a lot of the answers to your struggles.
I am certified in multisystemic therapy, specializing in working with families and adolescents facing behavioral concerns like aggression, lack of boundaries, commercial sexual exploitation, and substance abuse. I empower clients to increase their insight and target attainable goals for their desired outcomes in counseling. I provide a safe space to discuss strategies for coping with emotional obstacles, helping clients find effective solutions to their challenges. I also use multisystemic therapy interventions to help caregivers strengthen their parental hierarchy and reduce adolescents’ at-risk behaviors.
I am certified in multisystemic therapy, specializing in working with families and adolescents facing behavioral concerns like aggression, lack of boundaries, commercial sexual exploitation, and substance abuse. I empower clients to increase their insight and target attainable goals for their desired outcomes in counseling. I provide a safe space to discuss strategies for coping with emotional obstacles, helping clients find effective solutions to their challenges. I also use multisystemic therapy interventions to help caregivers strengthen their parental hierarchy and reduce adolescents’ at-risk behaviors.
My therapeutic approach is person-centered. I utilize empathy, authenticity, acceptance, and trust in welcoming my clientele into a safe space. These principles have been the driving force of my practice for nearly 14 years. My approach allows my clients the opportunity to find their authentic selves. These therapeutic principles fit well with my other personal values and qualities of compassion, integrity, courage, gentleness, curiosity, and reflection.
My therapeutic approach is person-centered. I utilize empathy, authenticity, acceptance, and trust in welcoming my clientele into a safe space. These principles have been the driving force of my practice for nearly 14 years. My approach allows my clients the opportunity to find their authentic selves. These therapeutic principles fit well with my other personal values and qualities of compassion, integrity, courage, gentleness, curiosity, and reflection.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, and the often overwhelming weight of major life transitions. Many of the clients I support are moving through forms of grief that aren’t always recognized—what I think of as non-linear grief. This can show up after the loss of a relationship, shifts in family dynamics, growing up in or untangling the impact of alcohol or substance use in the family, changes in health, or unexpected career and financial challenges. Even when a loss isn’t traditionally acknowledged, the life you imagined may have changed—and that deserves space and care.
I work with adults navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, and the often overwhelming weight of major life transitions. Many of the clients I support are moving through forms of grief that aren’t always recognized—what I think of as non-linear grief. This can show up after the loss of a relationship, shifts in family dynamics, growing up in or untangling the impact of alcohol or substance use in the family, changes in health, or unexpected career and financial challenges. Even when a loss isn’t traditionally acknowledged, the life you imagined may have changed—and that deserves space and care.
I specialize in working with individuals, families, and couples who are negotiating complex issues around identity or life transitions, but can also help clients focus on and work through more specific relational challenges that have arisen in their lives. My therapy style is warm and direct. I help clients understand and articulate the challenges they face in a way that is meaningful and useful so that they are better equipped to make real choices that are equally satisfying and sustainable. I provide a space where clients can be truly heard, some for the first time. Let's work together to create lasting change.
I specialize in working with individuals, families, and couples who are negotiating complex issues around identity or life transitions, but can also help clients focus on and work through more specific relational challenges that have arisen in their lives. My therapy style is warm and direct. I help clients understand and articulate the challenges they face in a way that is meaningful and useful so that they are better equipped to make real choices that are equally satisfying and sustainable. I provide a space where clients can be truly heard, some for the first time. Let's work together to create lasting change.
I have worked in the mental health industry for 20-plus years. I use several therapeutic approaches that allow myself and my clients, to get to the bottom of their challenges and find their best self. My main goal is for the client to see how amazing they are and to not live or see life through a critical, distorted lens. Life can be a challenge, but you are worth the work.
I have worked in the mental health industry for 20-plus years. I use several therapeutic approaches that allow myself and my clients, to get to the bottom of their challenges and find their best self. My main goal is for the client to see how amazing they are and to not live or see life through a critical, distorted lens. Life can be a challenge, but you are worth the work.
I became licensed in May 2020 and have worked in a handful of outpatient and hospital settings within my community since 2013, specializing in helping individuals and families navigate issues such as depression, anxiety, anger, perinatal mood disorders, substance use, behavioral issues, parenting issues, women's issues, and trauma. I use a collaborative approach with my clients while providing a warm and nurturing space for healing and growth to take place. I cater to my clients' individual needs and often employ various evidence-based treatment strategies that can be helpful for authentic, sustainable, and positive change.
I became licensed in May 2020 and have worked in a handful of outpatient and hospital settings within my community since 2013, specializing in helping individuals and families navigate issues such as depression, anxiety, anger, perinatal mood disorders, substance use, behavioral issues, parenting issues, women's issues, and trauma. I use a collaborative approach with my clients while providing a warm and nurturing space for healing and growth to take place. I cater to my clients' individual needs and often employ various evidence-based treatment strategies that can be helpful for authentic, sustainable, and positive change.
I provide guidance, coaching, compassion, and understanding in a connected and safe space. I teach clients how to regulate emotions, tolerate distress in life, build supportive relationships, create a coping skills toolkit, and practice a nourishing self-care routine. It is my privilege to walk alongside clients through the journey of healing, self-love, clarity, and empowerment. I believe everyone has the capacity to problem-solve and achieve their goals. Clients will practice skills with homework between sessions.
I provide guidance, coaching, compassion, and understanding in a connected and safe space. I teach clients how to regulate emotions, tolerate distress in life, build supportive relationships, create a coping skills toolkit, and practice a nourishing self-care routine. It is my privilege to walk alongside clients through the journey of healing, self-love, clarity, and empowerment. I believe everyone has the capacity to problem-solve and achieve their goals. Clients will practice skills with homework between sessions.
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