Black and African American Therapists in San Diego, CA

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Jade Miller
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92115
My name is Jade Miller (they/them), and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Los Angeles, California. I work with individual clients across the state via telehealth. I have a client-centered approach and view therapy as an opportunity to provide a space for clients to bring their whole selves into the relationship and collaborate on addressing their needs and concerns. I have experience working with clients from various age groups and cultural backgrounds.
My name is Jade Miller (they/them), and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Los Angeles, California. I work with individual clients across the state via telehealth. I have a client-centered approach and view therapy as an opportunity to provide a space for clients to bring their whole selves into the relationship and collaborate on addressing their needs and concerns. I have experience working with clients from various age groups and cultural backgrounds.
(619) 658-4568 View (619) 658-4568
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Leslie Westbrook
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92126
Hi, my name is Leslie Westbrook, and I am an LMFT (127260). I am passionate about helping clients achieve their goals, and I believe I have the skills and knowledge to do just that. I'm excited to learn more about you and how I can help. My approach to providing therapy is to create a safe and nonjudgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I believe in taking an integrative approach that draws from a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies.
Hi, my name is Leslie Westbrook, and I am an LMFT (127260). I am passionate about helping clients achieve their goals, and I believe I have the skills and knowledge to do just that. I'm excited to learn more about you and how I can help. My approach to providing therapy is to create a safe and nonjudgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. I believe in taking an integrative approach that draws from a variety of therapeutic modalities, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered therapy, and mindfulness-based therapies.
(858) 330-2804 View (858) 330-2804
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Althea Rowe
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101  (Online Only)
In my clinical work, I utilize evidence-based practices including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy – with specialized training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Narrative, Solution-Focused, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapies. My approach to the treatment and care of my clients is culturally sensitive, client-centered, and empathic. I am passionate about empowering clients to explore current and past challenges to gain insight into their strengths for recovery and goal achievements.
In my clinical work, I utilize evidence-based practices including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy – with specialized training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Narrative, Solution-Focused, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapies. My approach to the treatment and care of my clients is culturally sensitive, client-centered, and empathic. I am passionate about empowering clients to explore current and past challenges to gain insight into their strengths for recovery and goal achievements.
(510) 767-0243 View (510) 767-0243
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Josie Myles
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92121  (Online Only)
I offer virtual therapy, working with individuals, couples, and families with issues related to sexual addiction, intimacy, anxiety, depression, betrayal, and sexual trauma. I also have a background and passion for working with adolescents with histories of involvement in the criminal justice system. I believe in setting goals with my clients as a guide for where we are headed. I use Solution-focused, person-centered therapy techniques to explore one's past and how it affects the now.
I offer virtual therapy, working with individuals, couples, and families with issues related to sexual addiction, intimacy, anxiety, depression, betrayal, and sexual trauma. I also have a background and passion for working with adolescents with histories of involvement in the criminal justice system. I believe in setting goals with my clients as a guide for where we are headed. I use Solution-focused, person-centered therapy techniques to explore one's past and how it affects the now.
(858) 786-0059 View (858) 786-0059
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Healmatic Group Practice
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92105
Welcome! Healmatic Group Practice, led by Brittani Williams, LCSW, is an inclusive therapy space that fosters healing for individuals from diverse backgrounds. Healmatic’s approach is grounded in the acknowledgment of the profound connection between mind, body, and spirit, guided by a trauma-informed framework and a deep commitment to healing justice principles.
Welcome! Healmatic Group Practice, led by Brittani Williams, LCSW, is an inclusive therapy space that fosters healing for individuals from diverse backgrounds. Healmatic’s approach is grounded in the acknowledgment of the profound connection between mind, body, and spirit, guided by a trauma-informed framework and a deep commitment to healing justice principles.
(619) 304-7142 View (619) 304-7142
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Tibebe Worku
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101  (Online Only)
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. 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. Let's work together to create lasting change.
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. 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. Let's work together to create lasting change.
(619) 344-9108 View (619) 344-9108
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Michael McCormick
Psychologist, LCP
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92113
Hello, my name is Dr. Michael McCormick. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. My approach to therapy is meeting my client where they are and moving them to where they want to be. My areas of focus are psychosis, depression, anxiety, mania, anger management, and trauma. My therapeutic approach to therapy is that I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral and Object Relations techniques. Since high school, I have been fascinated with the field of Psychology. I always was the friend who people came to help them resolve their problems. As a result, I decided to become a Psychologist.
Hello, my name is Dr. Michael McCormick. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist. My approach to therapy is meeting my client where they are and moving them to where they want to be. My areas of focus are psychosis, depression, anxiety, mania, anger management, and trauma. My therapeutic approach to therapy is that I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral and Object Relations techniques. Since high school, I have been fascinated with the field of Psychology. I always was the friend who people came to help them resolve their problems. As a result, I decided to become a Psychologist.
(619) 916-4455 View (619) 916-4455
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Terri Edwards
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92103
Hello, my name is Terri Edwards, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over twenty years of experience in the Southern California area providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families to support optimal interpersonal relationships. My focus areas of practice are anxiety, trauma, grief, relationships, and families. I have worked in Community Mental Health Clinics, School-Based settings, and Residential treatment facilities. I am a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and have had the opportunity to provide therapy to veterans and their families.
Hello, my name is Terri Edwards, and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over twenty years of experience in the Southern California area providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families to support optimal interpersonal relationships. My focus areas of practice are anxiety, trauma, grief, relationships, and families. I have worked in Community Mental Health Clinics, School-Based settings, and Residential treatment facilities. I am a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and have had the opportunity to provide therapy to veterans and their families.
(619) 863-1851 View (619) 863-1851
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Misgana Teklai
PMHNP
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92101  (Online Only)
My name is Missy Teklai. I am a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of healthcare experience. I specialize in medication management, anxiety, and depression. I believe psychiatry and therapy shouldn't be expensive or impossible to access. I’m passionate about destigmatizing mental healthcare. I’m on a mission to create a world where feelings are felt, respected, and cared for. I strive for a collaborative approach with my patients utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy and medication management. I specialize and have experience in medication management, anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
My name is Missy Teklai. I am a Board-Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 15 years of healthcare experience. I specialize in medication management, anxiety, and depression. I believe psychiatry and therapy shouldn't be expensive or impossible to access. I’m passionate about destigmatizing mental healthcare. I’m on a mission to create a world where feelings are felt, respected, and cared for. I strive for a collaborative approach with my patients utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy and medication management. I specialize and have experience in medication management, anxiety, depression, and ADHD.
(424) 424-8911 View (424) 424-8911
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Mya Williams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92127
Greetings, my name is Mya Williams. I am a licensed clinical social worker operating in California since January 2023. I have been a clinician since 2011, with over 12 years of experience in the field. I utilize several different approaches in the pursuit of mental health, including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and strength-based perspective, to help understand how emotions affect behaviors—my License number: 113156 (CA).
Greetings, my name is Mya Williams. I am a licensed clinical social worker operating in California since January 2023. I have been a clinician since 2011, with over 12 years of experience in the field. I utilize several different approaches in the pursuit of mental health, including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and strength-based perspective, to help understand how emotions affect behaviors—my License number: 113156 (CA).
(858) 330-3861 View (858) 330-3861
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Daria Griffis
Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate, MS, MSW, LCSW-A, ASW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92108  (Online Only)
Hi there! Are you looking for a therapeutic experience that allows you to be yourself while helping you navigate and overcome tough challenges in your present and past life? Let me share a little about myself so you can determine whether this safe place could be a good fit for you. I am a mental health clinician who believes while I am the expert in mental health you are the expert in your life experiences and together we can be an all-star team in arriving to your own version of being happy and whole!
Hi there! Are you looking for a therapeutic experience that allows you to be yourself while helping you navigate and overcome tough challenges in your present and past life? Let me share a little about myself so you can determine whether this safe place could be a good fit for you. I am a mental health clinician who believes while I am the expert in mental health you are the expert in your life experiences and together we can be an all-star team in arriving to your own version of being happy and whole!
(562) 242-3432 View (562) 242-3432
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Karmania Smart
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, APCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92123
Have you been feeling tired, restless, disempowered, or just frustrated with life? I can help you to start experiencing more peace, joy, love and confidence. For many people, therapy is the space where they first get introduced to their full and authentic self. In my work I help guide my clients to that meeting place. I believe in creating a nonjudgmental safe space for my clients to be listened to with compassion and empathy. My approach is grounded in multiculturalism and cultural competency. Which means I believe that your identities, culture, and lived experiences play an impactful role in your everyday life.
Have you been feeling tired, restless, disempowered, or just frustrated with life? I can help you to start experiencing more peace, joy, love and confidence. For many people, therapy is the space where they first get introduced to their full and authentic self. In my work I help guide my clients to that meeting place. I believe in creating a nonjudgmental safe space for my clients to be listened to with compassion and empathy. My approach is grounded in multiculturalism and cultural competency. Which means I believe that your identities, culture, and lived experiences play an impactful role in your everyday life.
(619) 367-4053 View (619) 367-4053
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Dr. Jacob Ambrose
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92110  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
Feeling tired, anxious, angry, lonely, or stuck in the same old patterns of life? As a licensed psychologist, I take great pride in helping clients break free from these cycles leading to a truly enhanced quality of life. I specialize in treating anxiety, suppressed anger, low self-esteem, depression, and recurring relationship concerns that often lead to shame, anger, and fear. My expertise extends to addressing career stress and difficulties fostering healthy romantic relationships. I operate from a Jungian, Psychodynamic and Cognitive behavioral lens with Christian faith and Evidence-Based Practice as the foundation of my work.
Feeling tired, anxious, angry, lonely, or stuck in the same old patterns of life? As a licensed psychologist, I take great pride in helping clients break free from these cycles leading to a truly enhanced quality of life. I specialize in treating anxiety, suppressed anger, low self-esteem, depression, and recurring relationship concerns that often lead to shame, anger, and fear. My expertise extends to addressing career stress and difficulties fostering healthy romantic relationships. I operate from a Jungian, Psychodynamic and Cognitive behavioral lens with Christian faith and Evidence-Based Practice as the foundation of my work.
(619) 658-3857 View (619) 658-3857
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Jazzie Sawires
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92108
Do you find yourself trying to move forward, but still deeply affected by the past and hindered in the present? That is the effect that trauma can have on us, but there is healing on the other side. I specialize in depression, chronic pain, and trauma, including childhood and medical/birth trauma.
Do you find yourself trying to move forward, but still deeply affected by the past and hindered in the present? That is the effect that trauma can have on us, but there is healing on the other side. I specialize in depression, chronic pain, and trauma, including childhood and medical/birth trauma.
(619) 604-7057 View (619) 604-7057
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William J. Holloway
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92123  (Online Only)
Hello, I hope you are ok. Life can be challenging especially if recently it became uniquely challenging due a new diagnosis or illness, a divorce or other challenging or traumatic event. It may feel hard to engage in life because your energy is low, confidence, or sense of meaning or purpose is waning. Possibly, you are trying to overcome a habit or ruminating thoughts that, in totality, challenge your sense of self and are hard even impossible to overcome. You are heard, and I am purposefully here to partner with you to grow ability to overcome, heal the heart and strengthen the mind.
Hello, I hope you are ok. Life can be challenging especially if recently it became uniquely challenging due a new diagnosis or illness, a divorce or other challenging or traumatic event. It may feel hard to engage in life because your energy is low, confidence, or sense of meaning or purpose is waning. Possibly, you are trying to overcome a habit or ruminating thoughts that, in totality, challenge your sense of self and are hard even impossible to overcome. You are heard, and I am purposefully here to partner with you to grow ability to overcome, heal the heart and strengthen the mind.
(858) 780-5336 View (858) 780-5336
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Tiffany Avery
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92117
My name is Tiffany Marie Avery, and I am Clinical Licensed Social Worker. My approach to therapy is client centered, strength-based and solution focused to help individuals reach their highest potential. My experience is in residential and outpatient substance use treatment, in which I’ve worked with dual-diagnosed clients. My experience has provided me a strong foundation in working to address trauma, depression, anxiety, family issues, and substance use.
My name is Tiffany Marie Avery, and I am Clinical Licensed Social Worker. My approach to therapy is client centered, strength-based and solution focused to help individuals reach their highest potential. My experience is in residential and outpatient substance use treatment, in which I’ve worked with dual-diagnosed clients. My experience has provided me a strong foundation in working to address trauma, depression, anxiety, family issues, and substance use.
(619) 815-5484 View (619) 815-5484
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Lisa Spindle
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92129
I am a contagiously energetic Licensed Clinical Social Work with a history of working with a variety of people encountering life changes. My education and experience has led me to work with adults, young adults, teens and military service members. Life happens to us all, no matter the age or issue, and sometimes we need help with figuring things out. I'm passionate about helping others to excell, and offer nonjudegmental care, based on ethical practices to assist with improving the quality of your life.
I am a contagiously energetic Licensed Clinical Social Work with a history of working with a variety of people encountering life changes. My education and experience has led me to work with adults, young adults, teens and military service members. Life happens to us all, no matter the age or issue, and sometimes we need help with figuring things out. I'm passionate about helping others to excell, and offer nonjudegmental care, based on ethical practices to assist with improving the quality of your life.
(858) 434-8507 View (858) 434-8507
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NISD Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, AMFT, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92103
NISD Counseling is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide access to affordable individual, couples, family, and group therapy services to clients of diverse abilities, cultures, genders, religions, sexual orientations and documentation statuses. Our clients come from all walks of life, some are new to therapy while many are familiar with therapy but want to try a different approach where their strengths and values will be centered. We provide a confidential space to discuss challenges as well as opportunities. Ask about our 5-session Relational Therapy package for $100 total with our MFT Graduate Student therapists.
NISD Counseling is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide access to affordable individual, couples, family, and group therapy services to clients of diverse abilities, cultures, genders, religions, sexual orientations and documentation statuses. Our clients come from all walks of life, some are new to therapy while many are familiar with therapy but want to try a different approach where their strengths and values will be centered. We provide a confidential space to discuss challenges as well as opportunities. Ask about our 5-session Relational Therapy package for $100 total with our MFT Graduate Student therapists.
(619) 452-3826 View (619) 452-3826
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Lamarre Edouard Jr
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, APCC
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92115
Welcome! My name is Lamarre and I’m an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor. I believe a therapist’s role is to walk alongside clients in their journeys towards self-discovery, growth, and change. I believe holistic healing occurs through collaboration, honesty, and commitment. I practice therapy from a multicultural and intersectional lens to provide individualized care for each client. I have experience with with children, adults, and couples struggling with challenges ranging from interpersonal conflicts, identity, family, mental health, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and attachment.
Welcome! My name is Lamarre and I’m an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor. I believe a therapist’s role is to walk alongside clients in their journeys towards self-discovery, growth, and change. I believe holistic healing occurs through collaboration, honesty, and commitment. I practice therapy from a multicultural and intersectional lens to provide individualized care for each client. I have experience with with children, adults, and couples struggling with challenges ranging from interpersonal conflicts, identity, family, mental health, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and attachment.
(619) 432-6273 View (619) 432-6273
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Agape Counseling Center, Inc.
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
San Diego, CA 92116
We all struggle with managing our lives during these difficult times. I am committed to providing the tools to increase and maintain functioning. Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction? Is there unresolved trauma, grief, or a sense of not belonging? Do you need an empathetic ear to verbalize your feelings, thoughts, and emotions?
We all struggle with managing our lives during these difficult times. I am committed to providing the tools to increase and maintain functioning. Are you struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction? Is there unresolved trauma, grief, or a sense of not belonging? Do you need an empathetic ear to verbalize your feelings, thoughts, and emotions?
(619) 367-0918 View (619) 367-0918
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