Psychodynamic Therapists in San Diego, CA
Feeling lost, disconnected, or weighed down by self-doubt? I work with individuals navigating major life transitions, shame, and identity development to help them feel more confident and centered. Through a mindful and collaborative approach, we’ll explore what matters most to you and build a path toward greater clarity and connection. My approach blends reflection and action. We’ll build insight into patterns that keep you feeling stuck, gain insight into your emotions, and use practical tools to make change feel possible. I’ll meet you where you are and help you move toward feeling more grounded and in control.
Feeling lost, disconnected, or weighed down by self-doubt? I work with individuals navigating major life transitions, shame, and identity development to help them feel more confident and centered. Through a mindful and collaborative approach, we’ll explore what matters most to you and build a path toward greater clarity and connection. My approach blends reflection and action. We’ll build insight into patterns that keep you feeling stuck, gain insight into your emotions, and use practical tools to make change feel possible. I’ll meet you where you are and help you move toward feeling more grounded and in control.
I work with adults to address challenges related to finding relief from shame and guilt, relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and inner criticism through self compassion and self understanding. I believe in the transformative power of understanding, connection and healing.
I work with adults to address challenges related to finding relief from shame and guilt, relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and inner criticism through self compassion and self understanding. I believe in the transformative power of understanding, connection and healing.
Using SE, IFS, EMDR, and psychodynamic care, we support healing from trauma, stress, and disconnection.
Perhaps you have invisible wounds that have been kept hidden for years. You may look composed, but inside feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or like you’re always performing to fit in. We are a group of therapists with a broad background. Many of our clients, often BIPOC folk, high-achieving professionals, caregivers, and creatives—carry the weight of trauma, identity wounds, or cultural expectations. They’re high-functioning yet internally fragmented, longing for clarity, freedom, and a deeper sense of self. At Integrative Trauma Collective, we support healing that goes beyond coping—toward wholeness, embodiment, and transformation.
Using SE, IFS, EMDR, and psychodynamic care, we support healing from trauma, stress, and disconnection.
Perhaps you have invisible wounds that have been kept hidden for years. You may look composed, but inside feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or like you’re always performing to fit in. We are a group of therapists with a broad background. Many of our clients, often BIPOC folk, high-achieving professionals, caregivers, and creatives—carry the weight of trauma, identity wounds, or cultural expectations. They’re high-functioning yet internally fragmented, longing for clarity, freedom, and a deeper sense of self. At Integrative Trauma Collective, we support healing that goes beyond coping—toward wholeness, embodiment, and transformation.
I utilize an eclectic mix of evidence-based therapies, including Ego State Therapy, EMDR, attachment therapy, harm reduction, and psychodynamic therapy for trauma healing.
Are you struggling with substance use or disordered eating habits? Or maybe you need some guidance on self-esteem or relationship issues? It's okay to not be okay, and I'm here to help you through whatever life has brought your way. I believe in treating each these issues from a whole person perspective, and will work with you to enrich all areas of your well-being. Through openhearted and compassionate communication, we will create a safe space for you to mindfully explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and identify which among them no longer serve you.
I utilize an eclectic mix of evidence-based therapies, including Ego State Therapy, EMDR, attachment therapy, harm reduction, and psychodynamic therapy for trauma healing.
Are you struggling with substance use or disordered eating habits? Or maybe you need some guidance on self-esteem or relationship issues? It's okay to not be okay, and I'm here to help you through whatever life has brought your way. I believe in treating each these issues from a whole person perspective, and will work with you to enrich all areas of your well-being. Through openhearted and compassionate communication, we will create a safe space for you to mindfully explore your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and identify which among them no longer serve you.
I love the work I do, although it involves dealing with people's painful life events and dynamics. I strongly believe in change. I am privileged because daily I witness our human capacity for healing and growth. My ideal client is the one ready to face truth, find hope and strength to change his or her life circumstances. My style, training, and professional experience emphasize understanding culture, working in the context of family and community, completing treatment goals, developing prevention plans and understanding our individual and family histories (short and long term treatment according to family or individual's needs).
I love the work I do, although it involves dealing with people's painful life events and dynamics. I strongly believe in change. I am privileged because daily I witness our human capacity for healing and growth. My ideal client is the one ready to face truth, find hope and strength to change his or her life circumstances. My style, training, and professional experience emphasize understanding culture, working in the context of family and community, completing treatment goals, developing prevention plans and understanding our individual and family histories (short and long term treatment according to family or individual's needs).
In today’s world, many of us are navigating growing pressures and increasingly complex circumstances. The effects of these experiences can manifest in countless ways such as challenges in relationships, anxiety, unprocessed trauma or deeply held negative beliefs about ourselves. The weight of it all can feel immense. Feeling stuck in cycles of difficult emotions is a deeply human experience, yet finding the right support can often feel out of reach—that’s where I can help. I’m here to help you explore how your personal and collective pasts have shaped who you are today, so we can access the innate wisdom within you needed to heal.
In today’s world, many of us are navigating growing pressures and increasingly complex circumstances. The effects of these experiences can manifest in countless ways such as challenges in relationships, anxiety, unprocessed trauma or deeply held negative beliefs about ourselves. The weight of it all can feel immense. Feeling stuck in cycles of difficult emotions is a deeply human experience, yet finding the right support can often feel out of reach—that’s where I can help. I’m here to help you explore how your personal and collective pasts have shaped who you are today, so we can access the innate wisdom within you needed to heal.
My work integrates psychodynamic therapy, inner parts work, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed care.
Many of the people I work with feel stuck in anxiety, panic or fear, trauma and attachment wounds, or relational patterns that repeat despite their best efforts. They may feel disconnected from their bodies and emotional experiences, uncertain of themselves, or shaped by early relationships, culture, or identity in ways that no longer feel supportive. They’re seeking understanding, grounding, and a deeper sense of connection to themselves and others, so life can feel more meaningful and less driven by fear or survival. Often, they’re looking for a space where they feel genuinely met and understood.
My work integrates psychodynamic therapy, inner parts work, somatic awareness, and trauma-informed care.
Many of the people I work with feel stuck in anxiety, panic or fear, trauma and attachment wounds, or relational patterns that repeat despite their best efforts. They may feel disconnected from their bodies and emotional experiences, uncertain of themselves, or shaped by early relationships, culture, or identity in ways that no longer feel supportive. They’re seeking understanding, grounding, and a deeper sense of connection to themselves and others, so life can feel more meaningful and less driven by fear or survival. Often, they’re looking for a space where they feel genuinely met and understood.
I have been trained and licensed in the state of California, and in my 20+ years working as a California Licensed Psychologist, I have successfully worked with children, adults, veterans, developmentally disabled individuals. In providing the initial assessment and therapy, my goals are to work collaboratively with the individual in order to develop a treatment plan that is uniquely suited to the individual and their goals. This is vital in order to work through the barriers and traumas and move forward to a significant symptom reduction, personal growth and self-actualization.
I have been trained and licensed in the state of California, and in my 20+ years working as a California Licensed Psychologist, I have successfully worked with children, adults, veterans, developmentally disabled individuals. In providing the initial assessment and therapy, my goals are to work collaboratively with the individual in order to develop a treatment plan that is uniquely suited to the individual and their goals. This is vital in order to work through the barriers and traumas and move forward to a significant symptom reduction, personal growth and self-actualization.
I offer individual and couples therapy for high-achieving professionals in their 30s to early 50s, in tech, healthcare, finance, law, and corporate roles, who look put together but feel quietly exhausted or stuck underneath. In individual sessions, we work on anxiety, burnout, self-doubt, and people-pleasing, rebuilding a sense of who you are beneath your daily roles. In couples therapy, I help partners build communication skills and rebuild trust after infidelity, infertility or IVF, grief, or everyday drift. Together, we identify what's keeping you stuck and build the tools to feel like yourself, and like a team, again.
I offer individual and couples therapy for high-achieving professionals in their 30s to early 50s, in tech, healthcare, finance, law, and corporate roles, who look put together but feel quietly exhausted or stuck underneath. In individual sessions, we work on anxiety, burnout, self-doubt, and people-pleasing, rebuilding a sense of who you are beneath your daily roles. In couples therapy, I help partners build communication skills and rebuild trust after infidelity, infertility or IVF, grief, or everyday drift. Together, we identify what's keeping you stuck and build the tools to feel like yourself, and like a team, again.
I use a psychodynamic approach and aim to identify & work with what wounds are found under the surface that is causing presenting troubles or concerns.
I believe clients are the experts on themselves, so I’ll never pretend to know you better than you already know yourself. I work to use a compassionate approach to listen, empathize, and point out observations of steps towards healing. My clinical experience ranges from working with elementary students, teens, and adults. I’ve especially enjoyed gaining experience and expertise in working with young adults, the LGBTQIA+ community, and folks who are religious or formerly so. I am passionate about cultivating a therapy space where deep healing work can happen, walking alongside clients in both their joys and struggles.
I use a psychodynamic approach and aim to identify & work with what wounds are found under the surface that is causing presenting troubles or concerns.
I believe clients are the experts on themselves, so I’ll never pretend to know you better than you already know yourself. I work to use a compassionate approach to listen, empathize, and point out observations of steps towards healing. My clinical experience ranges from working with elementary students, teens, and adults. I’ve especially enjoyed gaining experience and expertise in working with young adults, the LGBTQIA+ community, and folks who are religious or formerly so. I am passionate about cultivating a therapy space where deep healing work can happen, walking alongside clients in both their joys and struggles.
Drawing on Buddhist psychology, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, psychodynamic therapy, and mind-body and spiritual perspectives, I guide you in releasing the burdens of negative emotions and beliefs that keep you feeling stuck, and opening to possibilities beyond the life you’ve known.
Welcome. Perhaps you’ve done some inner work, on your own or in therapy, yet old wounds still get triggered. You understand your patterns but find yourself reacting in familiar ways. I’m a spiritually informed psychologist who draws on mindfulness-based psychotherapies and brings a spiritual perspective to our work. Together, we can slow down and get to know the parts of you that are hurting or trying so hard to protect you. All of you is welcome here, including the parts you struggle with. My hope is to help you find greater freedom from old patterns and discover more peace, joy, and connection in your life.
Drawing on Buddhist psychology, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, psychodynamic therapy, and mind-body and spiritual perspectives, I guide you in releasing the burdens of negative emotions and beliefs that keep you feeling stuck, and opening to possibilities beyond the life you’ve known.
Welcome. Perhaps you’ve done some inner work, on your own or in therapy, yet old wounds still get triggered. You understand your patterns but find yourself reacting in familiar ways. I’m a spiritually informed psychologist who draws on mindfulness-based psychotherapies and brings a spiritual perspective to our work. Together, we can slow down and get to know the parts of you that are hurting or trying so hard to protect you. All of you is welcome here, including the parts you struggle with. My hope is to help you find greater freedom from old patterns and discover more peace, joy, and connection in your life.
Forensic, clinical, consulting services in Oregon, California, New York, Connecticut, Idaho. Other states based on interstate practice statutes. I work with patients and attorneys seeking serious impact on their decision making and support during complex situations. I also provide pychological testing to for children, adolescents, and adults. Reports help with establishing aptitude, personality diagnoses, treatment plans, and more.
Forensic, clinical, consulting services in Oregon, California, New York, Connecticut, Idaho. Other states based on interstate practice statutes. I work with patients and attorneys seeking serious impact on their decision making and support during complex situations. I also provide pychological testing to for children, adolescents, and adults. Reports help with establishing aptitude, personality diagnoses, treatment plans, and more.
I use EMDR to help gently reprocess painful memories, IFS to reconnect and support wounded parts of self, and psychodynamic principles to illuminate the patterns shaping your present.
Early Morning 7 AM Therapy Available - You’ve carried the weight of a chaotic or emotionally unsafe childhood for so long it feels normal. Growing up taught you to stay small, stay quiet, stay useful. Now you’re still living with the people‑pleasing behavior, shutting down, over‑functioning, or getting triggered in relationships. Many of the people I work with are adult children of alcoholic or emotionally unavailable parents, or survivors of neglect, abuse, or chronic invalidation. We explore why those patterns still feel necessary.
I use EMDR to help gently reprocess painful memories, IFS to reconnect and support wounded parts of self, and psychodynamic principles to illuminate the patterns shaping your present.
Early Morning 7 AM Therapy Available - You’ve carried the weight of a chaotic or emotionally unsafe childhood for so long it feels normal. Growing up taught you to stay small, stay quiet, stay useful. Now you’re still living with the people‑pleasing behavior, shutting down, over‑functioning, or getting triggered in relationships. Many of the people I work with are adult children of alcoholic or emotionally unavailable parents, or survivors of neglect, abuse, or chronic invalidation. We explore why those patterns still feel necessary.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or unsure where to turn, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Therapy Changes is a San Diego psychology practice offering compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Our team is composed exclusively of licensed clinical psychologists with doctoral-level training who provide thoughtful, high-quality care tailored to your needs. Our office is located in Mission Valley, and we also offer teletherapy throughout California.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or unsure where to turn, you don’t have to navigate it alone. Therapy Changes is a San Diego psychology practice offering compassionate, evidence-based therapy for individuals, couples, and families. Our team is composed exclusively of licensed clinical psychologists with doctoral-level training who provide thoughtful, high-quality care tailored to your needs. Our office is located in Mission Valley, and we also offer teletherapy throughout California.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience, and I am truly passionate about helping adolescents and adults navigate life’s challenges. I also work closely with parents of younger children, offering support in strengthening their parenting skills and guiding them through the complexities of child development. I believe that the most effective therapy is built upon a strong, collaborative relationship between therapist and patient. My approach is rooted in a deep commitment to fostering self-awareness and enhancing the overall quality of life for my clients.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience, and I am truly passionate about helping adolescents and adults navigate life’s challenges. I also work closely with parents of younger children, offering support in strengthening their parenting skills and guiding them through the complexities of child development. I believe that the most effective therapy is built upon a strong, collaborative relationship between therapist and patient. My approach is rooted in a deep commitment to fostering self-awareness and enhancing the overall quality of life for my clients.
My approach blends a relational/ psychodynamic framework with behavioral skills and mindfulness techniques.
Therapy can feel daunting and change does not come easy to all. I prioritize creating a safe and collaborative space where the focus is you, not just your presenting concerns. Without judgement, I support clients through hardships and challenge thought-patterns and behaviors to promote healing and strengthen self confidence. I like to use compassion, art, and humor to balance the emotional work of therapy and to show that there are many ways to achieve recovery and stability.
My approach blends a relational/ psychodynamic framework with behavioral skills and mindfulness techniques.
Therapy can feel daunting and change does not come easy to all. I prioritize creating a safe and collaborative space where the focus is you, not just your presenting concerns. Without judgement, I support clients through hardships and challenge thought-patterns and behaviors to promote healing and strengthen self confidence. I like to use compassion, art, and humor to balance the emotional work of therapy and to show that there are many ways to achieve recovery and stability.
I am a well-rounded, clinically, and spiritually minded therapist. I believe it is my purpose to help others reconnect with their authentic self and resolve past and present issues preventing them from being who they are meant to be. I would like to share these important concepts, and ideas with you in your journey to reaching your personal therapeutic/life goals.
I am a well-rounded, clinically, and spiritually minded therapist. I believe it is my purpose to help others reconnect with their authentic self and resolve past and present issues preventing them from being who they are meant to be. I would like to share these important concepts, and ideas with you in your journey to reaching your personal therapeutic/life goals.
I draw from a variety of modalities, including psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness based CBT and somatic practices.
Does life feel like you're just surviving each day? Getting out the door takes it out of you. Juggling the emails to school and providers in between your own work meetings. The explaining to family and friends who just don’t quite get it is exhausting. Somewhere in the middle of all of this, your own needs faded into the background and it’s getting harder to recognize yourself. You need support, but you don’t know how to get it when your child needs you so much. I work with parents of kids who are Autistic, ADHD and PDA (pathological demand avoidance) with an affirming lens - move from survival to steady connected confidence.
I draw from a variety of modalities, including psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems, mindfulness based CBT and somatic practices.
Does life feel like you're just surviving each day? Getting out the door takes it out of you. Juggling the emails to school and providers in between your own work meetings. The explaining to family and friends who just don’t quite get it is exhausting. Somewhere in the middle of all of this, your own needs faded into the background and it’s getting harder to recognize yourself. You need support, but you don’t know how to get it when your child needs you so much. I work with parents of kids who are Autistic, ADHD and PDA (pathological demand avoidance) with an affirming lens - move from survival to steady connected confidence.
Would you like the confidence that comes from enjoying good times, succeeding at work, and sharing love? Transform grief and trauma into power guided by love. Understand emotions, relationships, and societal pressures. Create opportunity for new well-being. Every day you use strengths to take care of yourself and others. Work and community life can wear you down and build you up. Would you like a place to talk that is always safe, trusting and respectful? That way, you could share thoughts and emotions and be certain of acceptance, understanding and support. Feel the joy of insight, reliable calm in and around you!
Would you like the confidence that comes from enjoying good times, succeeding at work, and sharing love? Transform grief and trauma into power guided by love. Understand emotions, relationships, and societal pressures. Create opportunity for new well-being. Every day you use strengths to take care of yourself and others. Work and community life can wear you down and build you up. Would you like a place to talk that is always safe, trusting and respectful? That way, you could share thoughts and emotions and be certain of acceptance, understanding and support. Feel the joy of insight, reliable calm in and around you!
Each of us has a unique purpose to live in this world and through varied experiences we become disconnected from this inspiration. I'm dedicated to helping my clients rediscover their sense of self and guiding them towards a path of healing and resilience. In sessions we will join together so that you can reconnect to your purpose and live in an embodied way. I specialize in working with families, couples, and individuals who have been impacted by severe mental illness, substance use, intergenerational trauma, grief, identity confusion, disappointment, and feelings of powerlessness.
Each of us has a unique purpose to live in this world and through varied experiences we become disconnected from this inspiration. I'm dedicated to helping my clients rediscover their sense of self and guiding them towards a path of healing and resilience. In sessions we will join together so that you can reconnect to your purpose and live in an embodied way. I specialize in working with families, couples, and individuals who have been impacted by severe mental illness, substance use, intergenerational trauma, grief, identity confusion, disappointment, and feelings of powerlessness.
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Psychodynamic Therapists
Is psychodynamic therapy evidence-based?
Studies have found psychodynamic therapy to be effective in treating conditions like social anxiety, eating disorders, chronic pain, some personality disorders, and depression; indeed, some studies have found it to be just as effective as CBT or medication. What’s more, several studies have found that the benefits of psychodynamic therapy tend to endure—even grow—long after treatment has ended.
How long does psychodynamic therapy last?
Unlike CBT and other more structured forms of therapy, psychodynamic therapy tends to be open-ended and may not be limited to a set number of sessions. It is common for clients to be in therapy for a year or longer and to see their therapist one to three times a week, though the exact schedule and timeline may vary depending on a client’s challenges and progress. However, brief psychodynamic therapy is available, which tends to be more goal-oriented and typically unfolds over 16 to 30 sessions.
Does psychodynamic therapy work?
Research finds that psychodynamic therapy can help someone manage or reduce symptoms of diagnosable mental health conditions like depression or anxiety. The modality may also offer a range of benefits that are harder to measure but just as valuable—such as increased self-worth or healthier relationships. While no therapy type will work for everyone, research and anecdotal evidence suggest that psychodynamic therapy can be highly effective.
What are the limitations of psychodynamic therapy?
Some meta-analyses have concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that psychodynamic therapy can effectively treat certain mental health conditions such as PTSD, OCD, or psychosis, though it is sometimes used to do so. More broadly, the open-ended, free-association structure of psychodynamic therapy may be frustrating for clients who prefer a more structured, time-limited, or goal-oriented approach.