Multiracial Therapists in Poway, CA
Feeling overwhelmed by professional demands and disconnected in your relationships? With over 25 years of experience, I help successful professionals, leaders, and couples move from a state of stress and burnout to one of resilience, purpose, and connection.
My approach is collaborative and practical, providing you with evidence-based strategies to manage anxiety, improve communication, and build a more fulfilling life. Whether you’re navigating a difficult life transition, seeking to strengthen your partnership, or aiming to lead with greater clarity, our work together will equip you with the tools for lasting change.
Feeling overwhelmed by professional demands and disconnected in your relationships? With over 25 years of experience, I help successful professionals, leaders, and couples move from a state of stress and burnout to one of resilience, purpose, and connection.
My approach is collaborative and practical, providing you with evidence-based strategies to manage anxiety, improve communication, and build a more fulfilling life. Whether you’re navigating a difficult life transition, seeking to strengthen your partnership, or aiming to lead with greater clarity, our work together will equip you with the tools for lasting change.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or carrying something that feels too heavy to bear?
Maybe anxiety, past experiences, or relationship patterns keep showing up in ways that create distress. You might feel disconnected from yourself, caught in cycles of fear, shame, or self-doubt—and ready for transformation.
I work with adults experienci trauma, anxiety, and life transitions who are ready for deeper, lasting change. Together, we create a safe, grounded space to process your experiences, understand your patterns, and reconnect with yourself.
I also support clients navigating the emotional impact of stigma, shame and isolation.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or carrying something that feels too heavy to bear?
Maybe anxiety, past experiences, or relationship patterns keep showing up in ways that create distress. You might feel disconnected from yourself, caught in cycles of fear, shame, or self-doubt—and ready for transformation.
I work with adults experienci trauma, anxiety, and life transitions who are ready for deeper, lasting change. Together, we create a safe, grounded space to process your experiences, understand your patterns, and reconnect with yourself.
I also support clients navigating the emotional impact of stigma, shame and isolation.
The right therapeutic relationship supports you beyond your mental health concerns into understanding yourself and living a life of purpose. While my clientele varies greatly, I help folks who are looking for personal evolution through self understanding. Whether you are seeking therapy due to ongoing symptoms, life transition, loss, or epiphany —together we can intuit what you are needing at this juncture in life. I work well with highly sensitive, neurodivergent, or those experiencing anxiety, depression, complex trauma or attachment and relationship concerns.
The right therapeutic relationship supports you beyond your mental health concerns into understanding yourself and living a life of purpose. While my clientele varies greatly, I help folks who are looking for personal evolution through self understanding. Whether you are seeking therapy due to ongoing symptoms, life transition, loss, or epiphany —together we can intuit what you are needing at this juncture in life. I work well with highly sensitive, neurodivergent, or those experiencing anxiety, depression, complex trauma or attachment and relationship concerns.
Do you feel stuck in the same painful arguments, emotional disconnection, or overwhelming distress that keeps showing up no matter how hard you try? Whether you're struggling individually or in your relationship, lasting change begins by understanding what lies beneath the surface.
I help individuals and couples uncover the underlying emotions and unmet attachment needs driving these patterns. We'll work together to understand your experiences, heal old wounds, and create more secure, connected relationships—with yourself and the people who matter most.
Do you feel stuck in the same painful arguments, emotional disconnection, or overwhelming distress that keeps showing up no matter how hard you try? Whether you're struggling individually or in your relationship, lasting change begins by understanding what lies beneath the surface.
I help individuals and couples uncover the underlying emotions and unmet attachment needs driving these patterns. We'll work together to understand your experiences, heal old wounds, and create more secure, connected relationships—with yourself and the people who matter most.
I am a Licensed Educational Psychologist and have been in practice for over 18 years. I specialize in diagnosis of disorders that impact learning such as Dyslexia ADHD, Auditory and Visual Processing Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Dysgraphia, and social/emotional difficulties (Anxiety, Self-Esteem). If your or your child is frustrated, has difficulty following directions, or has challenges with peers it may be due to an underlying issue and I will work to shed light on and resolve those issues. Through assessment you or your child can be relieved of frustrations and find success at school or in the workplace.
I am a Licensed Educational Psychologist and have been in practice for over 18 years. I specialize in diagnosis of disorders that impact learning such as Dyslexia ADHD, Auditory and Visual Processing Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Dysgraphia, and social/emotional difficulties (Anxiety, Self-Esteem). If your or your child is frustrated, has difficulty following directions, or has challenges with peers it may be due to an underlying issue and I will work to shed light on and resolve those issues. Through assessment you or your child can be relieved of frustrations and find success at school or in the workplace.
True story: I’ve gotten my truck stuck in the same sandy desert spot on TWO different occasions - both times, thinking I knew what to do. Nope. Both times I needed help. Like with my truck, the help I've received in my life has helped me understand who I am and now it inspires me to support others in their journey. I have the privilege of supporting numerous couples, teens, and individuals, and I take an approach that is warm, constructive, and collaborative. Our time is spent understanding who you are, what is getting you stuck, and exploring what it may take to get you where you want to be.
True story: I’ve gotten my truck stuck in the same sandy desert spot on TWO different occasions - both times, thinking I knew what to do. Nope. Both times I needed help. Like with my truck, the help I've received in my life has helped me understand who I am and now it inspires me to support others in their journey. I have the privilege of supporting numerous couples, teens, and individuals, and I take an approach that is warm, constructive, and collaborative. Our time is spent understanding who you are, what is getting you stuck, and exploring what it may take to get you where you want to be.
My ideal client is someone who struggles with expressing themselves, someone who is frustrated about being misunderstood, someone who may not feel like they belong. I enjoy working with people who want to be accepted for who they are, who want to be more independent and who want to understand the world around them.
My ideal client is someone who struggles with expressing themselves, someone who is frustrated about being misunderstood, someone who may not feel like they belong. I enjoy working with people who want to be accepted for who they are, who want to be more independent and who want to understand the world around them.
I have been working in the mental health field for 20 year and I specializes in the treatment of trauma, alcohol and other drug addictions, chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. I works with individuals, families, adolescents, adults, and children (ages 12 years and older); and all genders and sexualities. I specializes in working with adolescents and families struggling with trauma and addiction.
I have been working in the mental health field for 20 year and I specializes in the treatment of trauma, alcohol and other drug addictions, chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. I works with individuals, families, adolescents, adults, and children (ages 12 years and older); and all genders and sexualities. I specializes in working with adolescents and families struggling with trauma and addiction.
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If you are navigating a difficult life transition, struggling with emotion regulation, or working to set healthy boundaries, you are in the right place. Clients often come to my practice feeling overwhelmed by modern stressors, burnout, or past trauma, but they are ready for deep insight and meaningful change. I operate through a trauma-informed lens, using an integrative blend of CBT, DBT, Somatic, and Narrative therapies tailored to your unique needs. I will help you move forward by asking the tough questions, challenging old thought patterns, and helping you uncover the strengths you already possess.
If you are navigating a difficult life transition, struggling with emotion regulation, or working to set healthy boundaries, you are in the right place. Clients often come to my practice feeling overwhelmed by modern stressors, burnout, or past trauma, but they are ready for deep insight and meaningful change. I operate through a trauma-informed lens, using an integrative blend of CBT, DBT, Somatic, and Narrative therapies tailored to your unique needs. I will help you move forward by asking the tough questions, challenging old thought patterns, and helping you uncover the strengths you already possess.
Sometimes life doesn’t unfold the way we imagined. You may be holding it all together on the outside, while inside feeling anxious, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Maybe you’re navigating a big life change, questioning who you are, or carrying emotions that feel too heavy to hold alone. Therapy can be a space to pause, exhale, and reconnect with yourself. I work with individuals and couples who want to feel more grounded, understood, and connected.
Sometimes life doesn’t unfold the way we imagined. You may be holding it all together on the outside, while inside feeling anxious, disconnected, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve you. Maybe you’re navigating a big life change, questioning who you are, or carrying emotions that feel too heavy to hold alone. Therapy can be a space to pause, exhale, and reconnect with yourself. I work with individuals and couples who want to feel more grounded, understood, and connected.
Do you look like you “have it all together” but still feel anxious, restless, or stuck inside? Maybe your mind won’t slow down, sleep is hard to come by, or you keep falling into the same relationship patterns that leave you drained. You may feel like you’re constantly people-pleasing or holding back your true voice. Therapy can help you break free from these cycles, quiet racing thoughts, and learn how to set healthy boundaries. Together, we’ll create space for you to feel calmer, more confident, and more at ease in your own skin.
Do you look like you “have it all together” but still feel anxious, restless, or stuck inside? Maybe your mind won’t slow down, sleep is hard to come by, or you keep falling into the same relationship patterns that leave you drained. You may feel like you’re constantly people-pleasing or holding back your true voice. Therapy can help you break free from these cycles, quiet racing thoughts, and learn how to set healthy boundaries. Together, we’ll create space for you to feel calmer, more confident, and more at ease in your own skin.
You feel caught between who you've been and who you're becoming. Maybe you're questioning your identity, exploring your sexuality, navigating relationship challenges, or feeling lost beneath the expectations of being the one who cares for everyone else. Perhaps it's affecting your relationships, career, body image, or sense of self. Whether you're coming on your own or as a couple, you don't have to have it all figured out. I offer an LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-affirming space where you can explore what's happening with compassion, curiosity, and without judgment.
You feel caught between who you've been and who you're becoming. Maybe you're questioning your identity, exploring your sexuality, navigating relationship challenges, or feeling lost beneath the expectations of being the one who cares for everyone else. Perhaps it's affecting your relationships, career, body image, or sense of self. Whether you're coming on your own or as a couple, you don't have to have it all figured out. I offer an LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-affirming space where you can explore what's happening with compassion, curiosity, and without judgment.
I'm a somatic therapist who specializes in EMDR. The thing that sparks the most joy for me as a therapist is being the catalyst for positive change. A guide to help individuals find peace within themselves. I love being able to shed light on shadows that might have been overlooked, helping individuals and couples make permanent changes in order for them to reach their full potential, and live their best life. I believe that through our own introspection and deep work we can unlock a world of opportunities.
I'm a somatic therapist who specializes in EMDR. The thing that sparks the most joy for me as a therapist is being the catalyst for positive change. A guide to help individuals find peace within themselves. I love being able to shed light on shadows that might have been overlooked, helping individuals and couples make permanent changes in order for them to reach their full potential, and live their best life. I believe that through our own introspection and deep work we can unlock a world of opportunities.
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If your relationship feels like it's hanging by a thread with constant fighting, an affair that's come to light, or the quiet sense that you're becoming roommates instead of partners, you don't have to figure out if it's fixable alone. At Estes Therapy, we specialize in helping couples in crisis reconnect, rebuild trust after betrayal, and break the cycles that keep pulling them apart. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, our therapists help you understand why you keep having the same fight — and how to stop having it. Text, call, or book online.
Accepting New Clients!
If your relationship feels like it's hanging by a thread with constant fighting, an affair that's come to light, or the quiet sense that you're becoming roommates instead of partners, you don't have to figure out if it's fixable alone. At Estes Therapy, we specialize in helping couples in crisis reconnect, rebuild trust after betrayal, and break the cycles that keep pulling them apart. Using Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method, our therapists help you understand why you keep having the same fight — and how to stop having it. Text, call, or book online.
People sometimes wonder if their challenges are serious enough to warrant therapy. If you are feeling upset often, not recovering quickly from hurt feelings, feeling stuck, and you think things could get better, we should talk. Sometimes people minimize or downplay the severity of their own suffering because they feel they should not be suffering. The truth is how you feel matters and you can be happier in life. Some people only engage in therapy for a couple months, but others have more complicated goals and we meet for longer periods like for 4-6 months.
People sometimes wonder if their challenges are serious enough to warrant therapy. If you are feeling upset often, not recovering quickly from hurt feelings, feeling stuck, and you think things could get better, we should talk. Sometimes people minimize or downplay the severity of their own suffering because they feel they should not be suffering. The truth is how you feel matters and you can be happier in life. Some people only engage in therapy for a couple months, but others have more complicated goals and we meet for longer periods like for 4-6 months.
Therapy is an opportunity for growth and healing.
If you are wanting to improve relationships and intimacy, and if you are reading this, I’m so glad you are here!
Relationships are the most important aspect of the human experience and therapy is a wonderful opportunity for healing, exploration and growth.
I feel passionate in helping couples & individuals, who are wanting to understand themselves better, to decrease anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms. If you are looking to improve communication and enhance intimacy while learning to feel more present and connected within yourself and relationships, you are welcome here!
Therapy is an opportunity for growth and healing.
If you are wanting to improve relationships and intimacy, and if you are reading this, I’m so glad you are here!
Relationships are the most important aspect of the human experience and therapy is a wonderful opportunity for healing, exploration and growth.
I feel passionate in helping couples & individuals, who are wanting to understand themselves better, to decrease anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms. If you are looking to improve communication and enhance intimacy while learning to feel more present and connected within yourself and relationships, you are welcome here!
Post-doctoral training in psychodynamic psychotherapy; Seeing multi racial and multi faith clients; Individual and group psychotherapy.
My practice began after the tragedy of 9/11 (September 11, 2001) in Manhattan, New York City. Since then I have helped and continue to help individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, grief, stress, suicidal ideation, and trauma. The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened my awareness on the importance of mental health and advocating for it in daily living. Issues of abandonment, anger, depression, identity, isolation, guilt, loss, helplessness, hopelessness, toxic relationships, safety, shame, self-esteem, and stress have never been more pronounced than in this time of the pandemic.
Post-doctoral training in psychodynamic psychotherapy; Seeing multi racial and multi faith clients; Individual and group psychotherapy.
My practice began after the tragedy of 9/11 (September 11, 2001) in Manhattan, New York City. Since then I have helped and continue to help individuals suffering from anxiety, depression, grief, stress, suicidal ideation, and trauma. The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened my awareness on the importance of mental health and advocating for it in daily living. Issues of abandonment, anger, depression, identity, isolation, guilt, loss, helplessness, hopelessness, toxic relationships, safety, shame, self-esteem, and stress have never been more pronounced than in this time of the pandemic.
If you're one of the strong ones — the first-generation, BIPOC, or LGBTQ+ adult who's always been the one everyone else leans on — you already know how exhausting that can be. Maybe you're stuck overthinking every decision, second-guessing your needs, or carrying guilt for wanting more than to just keep everyone else okay. You might feel like love has to be earned by being useful, easy, or strong — and like somewhere along the way, you lost touch with who you are underneath all of that.
If you're one of the strong ones — the first-generation, BIPOC, or LGBTQ+ adult who's always been the one everyone else leans on — you already know how exhausting that can be. Maybe you're stuck overthinking every decision, second-guessing your needs, or carrying guilt for wanting more than to just keep everyone else okay. You might feel like love has to be earned by being useful, easy, or strong — and like somewhere along the way, you lost touch with who you are underneath all of that.
Clients who work with me will find an inviting and collaborative environment where they can bring their “whole” self, the “messy” parts included, and engage in a process to better understand their stories and contexts, while receiving practical suggestions to support their experiences both during and outside of therapy sessions. I enjoy working with clients who wish to get unstuck from repetitive, troublesome, or self-defeating patterns of relating to themselves, others, or their world.
Clients who work with me will find an inviting and collaborative environment where they can bring their “whole” self, the “messy” parts included, and engage in a process to better understand their stories and contexts, while receiving practical suggestions to support their experiences both during and outside of therapy sessions. I enjoy working with clients who wish to get unstuck from repetitive, troublesome, or self-defeating patterns of relating to themselves, others, or their world.
Life can be overwhelming, but with the right support, you can overcome challenges, find clarity, and build meaningful connections. With over 15 years of experience, I specialize in providing tailored support for a wide range of concerns, including managing anxiety and panic attacks, navigating stressful life transitions or losses, addressing career challenges and creative blocks, fostering emotional well-being during the perinatal period, navigating personal and professional demands, cultivating resilience, and working through cultural or identity-related challenges.
Life can be overwhelming, but with the right support, you can overcome challenges, find clarity, and build meaningful connections. With over 15 years of experience, I specialize in providing tailored support for a wide range of concerns, including managing anxiety and panic attacks, navigating stressful life transitions or losses, addressing career challenges and creative blocks, fostering emotional well-being during the perinatal period, navigating personal and professional demands, cultivating resilience, and working through cultural or identity-related challenges.
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FAQ - About Multiracial Counseling
Why might mixed race or multiracial identity be important to address in therapy?
Mixed race or multiracial identity can shape how you understand yourself and relate to others around you, so it is natural that this identity may be important to speak about in therapy. If you identify as mixed race, you may find it helpful to speak with a therapist about identity, belonging, racism, cultural disconnection, or feeling pressure to “choose” one part of your background over another. A therapist who understands or shares your mixed race identity may be better able to support conversations about your experiences. A shared background may also strengthen the therapeutic alliance, which refers to the working relationship between you and your therapist and is tied to positive therapy outcomes.
How can a mixed race therapist support couples counseling or family therapy?
Like other therapists, mixed race therapists can support couples and families with a broad range of concerns, including communication challenges, conflict, parenting, life transitions, and relationship stress. However, therapists who personally identify as mixed race may be especially helpful when race, culture, or ethnicity are part of the concerns being discussed, such as when partners come from different cultural backgrounds and are navigating differing personal or community expectations. A mixed race therapist may also help couples and families explore how identity shapes each person’s experience in the relationship. Family members, for instance, may not experience race or culture in the same way, even within the same household. Therapy can offer a space to talk through these differences.
How might I inquire about a therapist's experience working with mixed race or multiracial clients?
The initial consultation, which is typically a brief phone or video call, can be a good time to ask about a therapist’s experience working with multiracial clients. You can ask specific questions, such as “Do you have experience working with multiracial clients?” or broader questions, such as “How do you approach cultural identity in your practice?” As sessions begin, it can be helpful to notice how the therapist responds to your concerns. A good therapist should respond with respect, curiosity, and cultural humility. If you feel dismissed or misunderstood, or if you find yourself having to explain your beliefs or cultural context constantly, it may be worth considering another therapist.
Who is included in Psychology Today's directory of mixed race therapists?
The directory of mixed race therapists includes therapists who have shared their mixed race or multiracial identity in their profiles, as well as therapists who indicate that they have extensive experience working with mixed race clients, regardless of their own background. Not all therapists choose to disclose this information on their profile, and these individuals may not appear in search results for this reason.