Jewish Therapists in Solana Beach, CA
The strongest person is the one who asks for help when they are stuck or overwhelmed. Working together we can find the steps and strategies to overcome life's challenges and live our most successful, best lives.
The strongest person is the one who asks for help when they are stuck or overwhelmed. Working together we can find the steps and strategies to overcome life's challenges and live our most successful, best lives.
My passion is for people and their relationships. Eastern thought teaches us that pain is inevitable, suffering is optional; life and relationships have the ability to create struggles in everyday life that creates pain, but it is through our attitudes, behaviors, and meaning that we place ourselves in situations where we create our own suffering. By helping people find the tools to cultivate their unique skills, I believe we can find the hope and fulfillment to overcome our suffering. My focus is on individuals and couples as they search for connection, intimacy, love and success.
My passion is for people and their relationships. Eastern thought teaches us that pain is inevitable, suffering is optional; life and relationships have the ability to create struggles in everyday life that creates pain, but it is through our attitudes, behaviors, and meaning that we place ourselves in situations where we create our own suffering. By helping people find the tools to cultivate their unique skills, I believe we can find the hope and fulfillment to overcome our suffering. My focus is on individuals and couples as they search for connection, intimacy, love and success.
Hi there, I'm Darren! As a therapist, I provide a safe, supportive space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your unique needs, helping you build clarity, resilience, and lasting change. My approach combines the structure of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with elements of mindfulness, attachment theory, and emotion-focused work. We can explore how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact, while also making space for deeper processing of grief, identity, and relational wounds.
Hi there, I'm Darren! As a therapist, I provide a safe, supportive space for you to explore your thoughts, feelings, and experiences without judgment. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and tailored to your unique needs, helping you build clarity, resilience, and lasting change. My approach combines the structure of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with elements of mindfulness, attachment theory, and emotion-focused work. We can explore how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact, while also making space for deeper processing of grief, identity, and relational wounds.
The clock strikes 6:00 AM. Another sleepless night. You look in the mirror and barely recognize the person staring back. Anxiety, racing thoughts, and loneliness have begun to cloud every trace of joy. Even the smallest tasks feel overwhelming. You alternate between high anxiety, and a complete freeze. You appear accomplished—but inside, you feel disconnected, like a fraud. You are ready to try something different. I work with adults navigating grief, chronic anxiety, early life stress, and trauma. My holistic approach blends somatic therapy, psychodynamic insights, behavioral tools, and nervous system support.
The clock strikes 6:00 AM. Another sleepless night. You look in the mirror and barely recognize the person staring back. Anxiety, racing thoughts, and loneliness have begun to cloud every trace of joy. Even the smallest tasks feel overwhelming. You alternate between high anxiety, and a complete freeze. You appear accomplished—but inside, you feel disconnected, like a fraud. You are ready to try something different. I work with adults navigating grief, chronic anxiety, early life stress, and trauma. My holistic approach blends somatic therapy, psychodynamic insights, behavioral tools, and nervous system support.
I am here for the sensitive empaths who have survived trauma. I provide a unique mix of professional experience, therapy, refined energy healing and nervous system relaxation. Specifically for sensitive people, my unique approach can provide stability, clarity, and profound swift healing. It's time to release the heavy emotions stored in your body; the energetic imprints that manifest as physical illness, pain or fatigue. Together, we can create the life you deserve and desire.
I am here for the sensitive empaths who have survived trauma. I provide a unique mix of professional experience, therapy, refined energy healing and nervous system relaxation. Specifically for sensitive people, my unique approach can provide stability, clarity, and profound swift healing. It's time to release the heavy emotions stored in your body; the energetic imprints that manifest as physical illness, pain or fatigue. Together, we can create the life you deserve and desire.
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Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or pulled in too many directions? Life transitions, emotional fatigue, anxiety, grief, or challenges in relationships can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and others. I offer a calm, collaborative space where we slow down and listen to what your body is holding. Using relational and somatic-informed approaches, we build grounding, ease, and help you become more of who you truly are. We'll walk toward relief and lasting change together so you can feel more alive.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or pulled in too many directions? Life transitions, emotional fatigue, anxiety, grief, or challenges in relationships can leave you feeling disconnected from yourself and others. I offer a calm, collaborative space where we slow down and listen to what your body is holding. Using relational and somatic-informed approaches, we build grounding, ease, and help you become more of who you truly are. We'll walk toward relief and lasting change together so you can feel more alive.
Everyone encounters challenges in life. If you're navigating feelings of sadness, anxiety, loss, or undergoing transitions in health or in relationships, reaching out to a compassionate professional can provide clarity and relief. With over 25 years of experience, I offer a safe, confidential space where we can work together. I specialize in helping adults cope with stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and the complexities of life transitions.
Everyone encounters challenges in life. If you're navigating feelings of sadness, anxiety, loss, or undergoing transitions in health or in relationships, reaching out to a compassionate professional can provide clarity and relief. With over 25 years of experience, I offer a safe, confidential space where we can work together. I specialize in helping adults cope with stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and the complexities of life transitions.
Perhaps you find yourself wondering "Why does everything feel so much harder for me than it does for other people?" Something feels "off" or "out of sync" in your relationships, in your energy level, your ability to focus or your motivation. You want to find more joy and meaning in life but feel like you need help developing the skills to make that hope a reality. You are willing to put in the work to create the life you desire but first you need a supportive, empathetic professional with data informed interventions proven to improve your relationships, anxiety, grief, trauma, or depression symptoms. Reach out today to begin.
Perhaps you find yourself wondering "Why does everything feel so much harder for me than it does for other people?" Something feels "off" or "out of sync" in your relationships, in your energy level, your ability to focus or your motivation. You want to find more joy and meaning in life but feel like you need help developing the skills to make that hope a reality. You are willing to put in the work to create the life you desire but first you need a supportive, empathetic professional with data informed interventions proven to improve your relationships, anxiety, grief, trauma, or depression symptoms. Reach out today to begin.
I am also committed to providing culturally responsive care for the Jewish community, offering a supportive space to explore identity, belonging, and the impact of antisemitism.
I'm Mai, AMFT (159934). I provide virtual therapy in California to teens, adults, and couples looking to improve their relationships to themselves or others.
Using Gottman and EFT, I work with couples to help you understand your patterns, explore intimacy, communicate more effectively, and break cycles of conflict and disconnection.
I also work with teens and adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, or burnout. Even when things appear fine on paper, you may still feel exhausted, disconnected from yourself, or unsure of what you truly want in dating, career, or friendships.
I am also committed to providing culturally responsive care for the Jewish community, offering a supportive space to explore identity, belonging, and the impact of antisemitism.
I'm Mai, AMFT (159934). I provide virtual therapy in California to teens, adults, and couples looking to improve their relationships to themselves or others.
Using Gottman and EFT, I work with couples to help you understand your patterns, explore intimacy, communicate more effectively, and break cycles of conflict and disconnection.
I also work with teens and adults who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, or burnout. Even when things appear fine on paper, you may still feel exhausted, disconnected from yourself, or unsure of what you truly want in dating, career, or friendships.
Robert Norgaard, LMFT, Psychotherapy/EMDR
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
4 Endorsed
Online Only
I am accepting new clients as of SUMMER 2026 for VIRTUAL psychotherapy and EMDR. I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience. I am a specialist in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) AND a Certified EMDR clinician, certified by emdria International. I have been trained by one of the founders of Attachment Focused EMDR, Dr. Laurel Parnell. If you are stuck in life, you have found the right psychotherapist. EMDR requires experience, skill and creative talent. I have over 25 years if experience!
I am accepting new clients as of SUMMER 2026 for VIRTUAL psychotherapy and EMDR. I am a psychodynamic psychotherapist with over 25 years of experience. I am a specialist in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) AND a Certified EMDR clinician, certified by emdria International. I have been trained by one of the founders of Attachment Focused EMDR, Dr. Laurel Parnell. If you are stuck in life, you have found the right psychotherapist. EMDR requires experience, skill and creative talent. I have over 25 years if experience!
Feeling stuck but you can’t quite figure out how to change it?
Maybe you’re caught between competing pressures in a relationship, unsure about a major life decision, or frustrated that old patterns keep repeating. You might understand why things are the way they are—but still feel unable to move forward.
For over 12 years, I’ve helped people work through that exact place: where insight is there, but real change feels out of reach.
Feeling stuck but you can’t quite figure out how to change it?
Maybe you’re caught between competing pressures in a relationship, unsure about a major life decision, or frustrated that old patterns keep repeating. You might understand why things are the way they are—but still feel unable to move forward.
For over 12 years, I’ve helped people work through that exact place: where insight is there, but real change feels out of reach.
In life, challenges arise—relationship conflict, life transitions, depression, and anger. When these moments come, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or hope that “things will work themselves out on their own,” but often, this leads to suffering in silence. However, you deserve to feel heard and understood. Even the most supportive and loving relationships face difficulties. The ability to turn adversity into strength is an empowering skill that’s available to everyone, with the right tools. I offer both teletherapy and in-person therapy for your convenience, providiI offer teletherapy as well as in-person therapy, for your convenience.
In life, challenges arise—relationship conflict, life transitions, depression, and anger. When these moments come, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or hope that “things will work themselves out on their own,” but often, this leads to suffering in silence. However, you deserve to feel heard and understood. Even the most supportive and loving relationships face difficulties. The ability to turn adversity into strength is an empowering skill that’s available to everyone, with the right tools. I offer both teletherapy and in-person therapy for your convenience, providiI offer teletherapy as well as in-person therapy, for your convenience.
My hope is that all of my clients will begin to approach both themselves and their world with more gentleness. With so many beautiful moments to capture, do you ever stop and notice what it is that you attend to? These are the things that are filling your life. I believe that small moments are actually opportunities to develop more peaceful encounters with ourselves. Fortunately, we can recreate the way we speak to ourselves. I have over fifteen years of experience and have treated children, adolescents and adults with trauma, depression, anxiety and learning differences.
My hope is that all of my clients will begin to approach both themselves and their world with more gentleness. With so many beautiful moments to capture, do you ever stop and notice what it is that you attend to? These are the things that are filling your life. I believe that small moments are actually opportunities to develop more peaceful encounters with ourselves. Fortunately, we can recreate the way we speak to ourselves. I have over fifteen years of experience and have treated children, adolescents and adults with trauma, depression, anxiety and learning differences.
Sandra Milstein-Ostrom
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
5 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just not yourself lately? Have you been this way for a while?
You’re not alone—and you don’t have to keep pretending everything’s fine when it isn’t. Maybe you’re weighed down by worry, whether it’s about your relationships, lack of purpose, finances, body image, or sleep. You might find yourself comparing your life to others, wondering why they seem to have it all together while you’re struggling just to get through the day.
If you’re tired of feeling tired, of carrying the weight alone, and feeling like you're stuck—it’s okay to ask for support. It's hard to go at it alone...you don't have to!
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just not yourself lately? Have you been this way for a while?
You’re not alone—and you don’t have to keep pretending everything’s fine when it isn’t. Maybe you’re weighed down by worry, whether it’s about your relationships, lack of purpose, finances, body image, or sleep. You might find yourself comparing your life to others, wondering why they seem to have it all together while you’re struggling just to get through the day.
If you’re tired of feeling tired, of carrying the weight alone, and feeling like you're stuck—it’s okay to ask for support. It's hard to go at it alone...you don't have to!
Waves, A Psych Co. - Centering Lgbtq+ Mental Hlth
Psychologist, PsyD, MHP-500
10 Endorsed
San Diego, CA 92101
We are also fat-affirming and Jewish - knowledgeable.
We honor your story. We help by meeting you where you are and supporting you in getting to a place where you and your family feel steady, confident, & fabulous. We provide Trans & queer - centered EMDR, somatic, and talk therapy. Fluent in ASL (Dr. Camilla).
We are also fat-affirming and Jewish - knowledgeable.
We honor your story. We help by meeting you where you are and supporting you in getting to a place where you and your family feel steady, confident, & fabulous. We provide Trans & queer - centered EMDR, somatic, and talk therapy. Fluent in ASL (Dr. Camilla).
Hey! Whether you are new to therapy or not, I commend you for the bravery and patience it takes to start searching. I hope that you will find I could be of service to you. In both my professional and personal journey, I have sought to learn how to find more peace, happiness, and fulfillment. As a therapist, my goal is to learn what that might look like for you, and explore how we get there. I want my clients to seek insight, and question "Why are things the way they are?" I work best with clients who are willing to consider alternative perspectives, experiment with change, and remains persistent despite obstacles or failures.
Hey! Whether you are new to therapy or not, I commend you for the bravery and patience it takes to start searching. I hope that you will find I could be of service to you. In both my professional and personal journey, I have sought to learn how to find more peace, happiness, and fulfillment. As a therapist, my goal is to learn what that might look like for you, and explore how we get there. I want my clients to seek insight, and question "Why are things the way they are?" I work best with clients who are willing to consider alternative perspectives, experiment with change, and remains persistent despite obstacles or failures.
I offer therapy to high achieving women, mothers, and young professionals. I help with struggles related to perfectionism, balance, anxiety, burnout, life transitions, and relationship challenges. A primary focus in my practice is in self or late diagnosed ADHD and Autism. I help individuals better understand themselves, manage overwhelm, reduce masking, and build a life that truly honors their unique strengths and needs. Therapy can be a space to learn how to let go, and feel safe breaking down old beliefs that might be holding you back. I also help women and couples navigate infertility, pregnancy, and the postpartum period.
I offer therapy to high achieving women, mothers, and young professionals. I help with struggles related to perfectionism, balance, anxiety, burnout, life transitions, and relationship challenges. A primary focus in my practice is in self or late diagnosed ADHD and Autism. I help individuals better understand themselves, manage overwhelm, reduce masking, and build a life that truly honors their unique strengths and needs. Therapy can be a space to learn how to let go, and feel safe breaking down old beliefs that might be holding you back. I also help women and couples navigate infertility, pregnancy, and the postpartum period.
I believe in the importance of honoring individual experiences, I work collaboratively with clients to provide individualized mental health care to support authentic living and healing. I ensure that my therapy space is a safe, sex-positive, LGBTIA+, ENM/Polyamory, and Kink affirming.
I believe in the importance of honoring individual experiences, I work collaboratively with clients to provide individualized mental health care to support authentic living and healing. I ensure that my therapy space is a safe, sex-positive, LGBTIA+, ENM/Polyamory, and Kink affirming.
If you've found me here then you must be gearing up to make some changes in your life. Maybe you're worrying too much and happy too little. Maybe you're feeling lost, hopeless, or in a rut. Wherever you are, you've decided you want to feel better and be better, and you've shown the courage to ask for support. What a wonderful thing. My work with you will be collaborative, caring, and non-judgmental. I will help you reconnect to your inner-resources and strengths, to build new coping skills and problem-solving strategies, and to then apply those new ways of "being" in order to live a life that feels fulfilling and joyful to you.
If you've found me here then you must be gearing up to make some changes in your life. Maybe you're worrying too much and happy too little. Maybe you're feeling lost, hopeless, or in a rut. Wherever you are, you've decided you want to feel better and be better, and you've shown the courage to ask for support. What a wonderful thing. My work with you will be collaborative, caring, and non-judgmental. I will help you reconnect to your inner-resources and strengths, to build new coping skills and problem-solving strategies, and to then apply those new ways of "being" in order to live a life that feels fulfilling and joyful to you.
I'm licensed in New York, California, and Florida and have over the 30 years of experience in the field of social work and mental health. My private practice is based on three principles which are building rapport, trust, and chemistry. Together we identify cognitive distortions and maladaptive behaviors and employ behavioral strategies to achieve the goal of greater peace of mind. I have a solution based approach to help you feel better and make progress in your personal journey. We will work on building a trusting environment and a safe place where you can share your story. I look forward to working with you to improve your life.
I'm licensed in New York, California, and Florida and have over the 30 years of experience in the field of social work and mental health. My private practice is based on three principles which are building rapport, trust, and chemistry. Together we identify cognitive distortions and maladaptive behaviors and employ behavioral strategies to achieve the goal of greater peace of mind. I have a solution based approach to help you feel better and make progress in your personal journey. We will work on building a trusting environment and a safe place where you can share your story. I look forward to working with you to improve your life.
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Jewish Therapists
Why is it important for a therapist to be culturally sensitive?
Therapists and clients don’t need to share the same background to be able to work together, but a therapist whose training includes a focus on cultural competence may be better able to form a therapeutic bond with individuals from a range of backgrounds, as they will have experience tailoring their approach to each client—and will be prepared to acknowledge and consider the effects of cultural forces, such as discrimination, that may contribute to that client’s concerns. With a professional who has such training, a client should feel comfortable discussing sensitive issues without feeling that they need to self-censor.
How can I recognize an effective Jewish therapist?
As with members of any religious or ethnic group, just because two people happen to be Jewish does not guarantee that they will share the same values, knowledge, or experiences. A Jewish client seeking a therapist who shares their cultural identity, or for whom it’s important that a therapist share their religious beliefs, may want to discuss a professional’s Jewish background with them before beginning therapy. For someone who seeks justification for major life changes in their religious tradition, or in biblical writings, finding a therapist who is comfortable framing guidance in that context may be especially valuable.
Would a Jewish therapist have unique training?
No, but they should have the same training and certification as any other mental health professional, as well as experience with a range of evidence-based techniques such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or mindfulness-based therapy. A therapist with this type of experience should be able to help any client feel comfortable and safe, which is essential for a therapeutic alliance. Once this is established, a potential client may want to find out more about the therapist’s Jewish background.
How can I inquire about a therapist’s experience with Jewish clients?
A client can directly ask a therapist if they have extensive experience working with Jewish clients and if so, whether these individuals sought counseling for faith-related issues or marital or familial issues in which their Jewish background was a factor. A client may also wish to ask a potential therapist whether they incorporate Jewish teachings and values into their own professional work.
Who is included in Psychology Today’s directory of Jewish therapists?
The directory of Jewish therapists includes professionals who have opted to share their cultural background on their profiles. However, not all therapists choose to disclose their background, and they may not appear in search results for this reason.The directory also shows therapists who indicate that they have extensive experience working with Jewish clients and/or communities.