Women's Issues Therapists in Solana Beach, CA

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 20 years experience in the health and wellness industry. I have a BA in Elementary Education, a MA in Counseling Psychology and I currently sit on the Board of the San Diego North County chapter of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. I practice Telehealth Online Therapy and have an office in Encinitas. I enjoy helping couples and individuals create and maintain healthy relationships with themselves, their spouses, children, family members, friends, colleagues, and ex-spouses. I also love helping individuals navigate divorce and co-parenting.

Hi, I’m Natalie. Do you feel lost, like you don’t know what you’re doing? Do you feel like things could be better? Are you going through the motions when you want to be more present in your life? As cliche as it sounds, you are not alone. Everyone stands to benefit from having a safe place to talk to someone about their life. I want therapy to be a good experience for you. I help individuals struggling with imposter syndrome, redefining or coming back to themselves through life transitions, or working through burnout.

Hi there, I'm Cynthia. Do you feel overwhelmed and exhausted? Are you struggling to keep up with your relationships, work and health? Is it hard to be kind to yourself? I help individuals manage anxiety and depression. Together, we can identify what's not working and get you back to balance. We'll use a strength based approach, addressing the needs of your mind, body and spirit. I also integrate mindfulness and supportive therapy to help you develop a stronger relationship with yourself.

Hi, I am Maria Are you feeling stressed, anxious, depressed or overwhelmed? Are you struggling to adjust to life’s transitions? I work with individuals from diverse backgrounds and manage overwhelming feelings that impact daily living and your ability to function effectively. My approach focuses on curiosity, reflection, and analysis to validate and acknowledge the many factors that influence an individual’s beliefs, behaviors, and practices.

Hello my name is Ann Alsaadi. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (LMFT) since 2007. I have conducted groups for Parenting, Anger Management, Domestic Violence, Sexual Offenses and Victims of Crime. I also worked in the foster care and adoption field through both the social work and mental health perspectives for many years. Through this I gained experience with working with several issues in regards to children, families, infertility, adoption issues and issues related to foster care from the perspectives of the foster children and youth, resource parents and birth families. 

Finding a therapist can be daunting, but remember, you made it this far, and it takes courage and vulnerability to seek support. Whether it’s work-life balance, stress and burnout, fertility or trying to conceive struggles, pregnancy and postpartum stress, relationship concerns, family conflict, anxiety, self-esteem or other emotional health issues, you are not ALONE. Life can be difficult to navigate but I have hope that together we can achieve your goals, identify your strengths and get to a point where you are living authentically and fully. BILINGUAL: Spanish & English

It can be very difficult to take steps towards positive change when facing challenges in life. Have you been having difficulties engaging in things you previously enjoyed? Are you isolating and finding it harder to talk to family or friends? If you are looking for a safe empowering space where you can begin the process of healing, you have already taken your first step.

Welcome and congratulations on taking this step. I am a licensed Clinical Psychologist in California and have been working in the counseling field for over 20 years. Prior to my counseling career I was an International Montessori Teacher for more than a decade. I am originally from Austria and moved to California 25 years ago. I have also worked a great deal in animal assisted therapy including Equine Therapy and am strong believer that animals provide meaningful emotional support.

Jennifer is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been in the field for over 12 years treating individuals who suffer from mental illness. Jennifer works with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, overcoming trauma, work related stressors, and has received additional certifications in anger management, victims of batterers, domestic violence, and sexual assault.

Are you lonely? Tired of eating or watching TC alone at night? Miss being hugged? Being lonely has many ill effects upon your health and quality of life. Love adds years of better health and a longer life. There are many ways of having love & passion in your life: pet, relationships, career, hobby. Many women want a relationship with a man but don't believe it's possible for them. I specialize in helping women get full clarity on what they want, and then give specific tools on how to find that man to create the great relationship of their dreams.

I work with women ages 19+ and the LGBTQ+ population to help you clarify values, address traumas, enhance your emotion management, and feel more powerful without neglecting others in your life. Our work together will involve identifying the ways to strengthen your whole self. To do this, I take into account your family of origin, your current family, your involvement with other practitioners, spiritual practices, and community-supportive resources. I help you optimize your overall wellness by addressing any functional limitations from an integrative medicine for mental health perspective.

I'm passionate about helping trauma survivors, adolescents and young adults struggling with their identity, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, and life transitions. I help those who want to feel more secure in their identity, learn coping skills, and develop healthier more fulfilling relationships with others. Utilizing a collaborative approach, we will explore how to discover a life worth living by identifying your values and understanding how the brain impacts thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Through mindfulness and other evidence based strategies, I teach how to develop self-compassion and tolerate difficult emotions.

I believe we all have a deep longing and capacity to be whole and connected to ourselves and others. NeuroScientists have validated this biological need for healthy connections as well as social researchers like Dr Brene Brown who are normalizing this desire in all of us to know and be known. My training goes beyond traditional talk therapy and encompasses Somatic and Neuroscientific practice that enables people to get to the root of their disconnection so that they can feel more alive and connected to themselves. Through the practice of integrating the mind, body, and spirit we become more whole and connected.

I specialize in a clientele who is ready to make a change in their life and are ready to do the work required to achieve their goals. Whether you are experiencing trouble in your relationships, attempting to change familial patterns of behaviors or you are having difficulty managing life’s stressors, I will meet you where you are and dive in with you to increase your self-awareness and affect lasting change. I have worked with a diverse range of clientele issues and diagnosis and am prepared to help you achieve your personal goals.

Psychotherapy is a process of exploration, discovery and growth. I work with patients who want to learn about themselves in a safe and caring environment. Whether you are in crisis, have overwhelming stress, have family of origin issues, depression/anxiety or just need support for the many issues people face today; call my office to see how I might be of help and support to you. I work from a relational and contemporary psychodynamic model of therapy, meeting the needs of each person as an individual. I use modalties such as insight/relationally oriented psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis.