Child Therapists in La Jolla, CA
Julia Allen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92037
I help children, adults, families, and couples break free from these unhealthy cycles, rewrite their life narratives, and make changes to create a life truly worth living.
Are you living a life you love, or are you stuck in the familiar “one step forward, two steps back” dance? Life can be colorfully painful, beautifully complicated, and completely overwhelming—and none of us were given a how-to guide. We all experience complicated twists and unexpected turns that cause sadness, worry, anger, and destructive patterns with food, drugs, alcohol, and within our closest relationships. Our lives are too short to lose precious time to unhappiness, feeling hopeless, and being stuck in the same vicious cycles. Therapy can give you a personalized roadmap to help you design a life you love.
I help children, adults, families, and couples break free from these unhealthy cycles, rewrite their life narratives, and make changes to create a life truly worth living.
Are you living a life you love, or are you stuck in the familiar “one step forward, two steps back” dance? Life can be colorfully painful, beautifully complicated, and completely overwhelming—and none of us were given a how-to guide. We all experience complicated twists and unexpected turns that cause sadness, worry, anger, and destructive patterns with food, drugs, alcohol, and within our closest relationships. Our lives are too short to lose precious time to unhappiness, feeling hopeless, and being stuck in the same vicious cycles. Therapy can give you a personalized roadmap to help you design a life you love.
Ran D Anbar
MD, FAAP
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
I am a pediatrician whose work focuses on helping children help themselves in dealing with many issues common to childhood including anxiety, bedwetting, dealing with chronic disease, depression, headaches, habit cough, hair pulling, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, pain, phobias, seizures, shortness of breath, tics, and vocal cord dysfunction. I also help children improve their academic and athletic performance, deal with existential questions, and develop a better spiritual understanding.
I am a pediatrician whose work focuses on helping children help themselves in dealing with many issues common to childhood including anxiety, bedwetting, dealing with chronic disease, depression, headaches, habit cough, hair pulling, insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, pain, phobias, seizures, shortness of breath, tics, and vocal cord dysfunction. I also help children improve their academic and athletic performance, deal with existential questions, and develop a better spiritual understanding.
Martha Diamond
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
Self-awareness and understanding of our internal needs and motivations is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves and the ones we love. Our experiences as children are woven into our adult selves, and interact with our temperaments, life circumstances and connections with others. When these threads get tangled, psychotherapy can help us understand why and guide us in either untying the knots, or learning to accept them as part of the beauty of the fabric of who we are.
Self-awareness and understanding of our internal needs and motivations is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves and the ones we love. Our experiences as children are woven into our adult selves, and interact with our temperaments, life circumstances and connections with others. When these threads get tangled, psychotherapy can help us understand why and guide us in either untying the knots, or learning to accept them as part of the beauty of the fabric of who we are.
Deisy Cristina Boscán
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92037
Play therapy is an important component of the specialized child psychoanalytic training process that enables me to develop a relationship with the child.
As a psychoanalyst I believe that an individual's feelings and behaviors are motivated by a variety of unconscious factors often resulting in people feeling stuck. Psychoanalysis helps individuals finally break these habits by understanding their root causes and enable significant changes at the very core of one's emotional responses. Using these experiences, the analyst helps the patient work on a deeply unconscious level to eliminate unproductive and destructive patterns. This opens the patient to new, fresh and genuine experiences and solutions in their lives. This process is achievable through empathy and respect.
Play therapy is an important component of the specialized child psychoanalytic training process that enables me to develop a relationship with the child.
As a psychoanalyst I believe that an individual's feelings and behaviors are motivated by a variety of unconscious factors often resulting in people feeling stuck. Psychoanalysis helps individuals finally break these habits by understanding their root causes and enable significant changes at the very core of one's emotional responses. Using these experiences, the analyst helps the patient work on a deeply unconscious level to eliminate unproductive and destructive patterns. This opens the patient to new, fresh and genuine experiences and solutions in their lives. This process is achievable through empathy and respect.
Phyllis Tyson
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
Hello and welcome! I am a licensed psychologist with over 40 years of experience. I work with preschoolers, children, adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, anger management, and identity issues whether they be around sexuality, gender, religion or culture. My years of experience have led me to believe that there is nothing more precious than our emotional and physical health, and the emotional and physical health of those we love.
Hello and welcome! I am a licensed psychologist with over 40 years of experience. I work with preschoolers, children, adolescents and adults who struggle with anxiety, depression, grief and loss, anger management, and identity issues whether they be around sexuality, gender, religion or culture. My years of experience have led me to believe that there is nothing more precious than our emotional and physical health, and the emotional and physical health of those we love.
Wendy Mendoza
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
During my time as a therapist, I have specialized in working with children, tweens, and teens who are lacking motivation, feeling stressed and anxious, and who don't know the skills to regulate their emotions.
As the parent of a struggling tween or teen with ADHD or anxiety, you may find yourself wondering how you can best help them feel better. Whether your teenager is struggling with anxiety, depression, emotion regulation, their grades, or social issues, it's not easy to know how to help them. When you're unsure of how you can help your child, reaching out to a therapist is an important step to getting you and your child the support they need.
During my time as a therapist, I have specialized in working with children, tweens, and teens who are lacking motivation, feeling stressed and anxious, and who don't know the skills to regulate their emotions.
As the parent of a struggling tween or teen with ADHD or anxiety, you may find yourself wondering how you can best help them feel better. Whether your teenager is struggling with anxiety, depression, emotion regulation, their grades, or social issues, it's not easy to know how to help them. When you're unsure of how you can help your child, reaching out to a therapist is an important step to getting you and your child the support they need.
Ian Schere
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) incorporates social learning theory and attachment theory.
One of the most important things for parents of pre-teens to remember, is that the biggest motivation for your child's behaviors is attention from you. Your child will try all sorts of things to get and keep your attention, and those behaviors that work will increase while those behaviors that don't will typically go away. Children love and thrive on praise from their parents, but in many cases, those behaviors that yield negative attention from you (such as yelling or punishing) will often reinforce those unappreciated behaviors, as well.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) incorporates social learning theory and attachment theory.
One of the most important things for parents of pre-teens to remember, is that the biggest motivation for your child's behaviors is attention from you. Your child will try all sorts of things to get and keep your attention, and those behaviors that work will increase while those behaviors that don't will typically go away. Children love and thrive on praise from their parents, but in many cases, those behaviors that yield negative attention from you (such as yelling or punishing) will often reinforce those unappreciated behaviors, as well.
Kathleen Huff
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, RPT
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
I know you are an expert on you! I collaborate with you and help you create a happier, healthier life. I am here to learn and understand your own unique lived experiences. My passion is for play, art and mindfulness, and I bring these into the therapeutic space. I also work to reflect on the larger social systems that impact us. I enjoy working with children, teens, young adults, the family system and those struggling with anxiety, low mood, and perfectionism. I also love assisting parents navigate their child's needs to help everyone in the family live a more peaceful and happy life.
I know you are an expert on you! I collaborate with you and help you create a happier, healthier life. I am here to learn and understand your own unique lived experiences. My passion is for play, art and mindfulness, and I bring these into the therapeutic space. I also work to reflect on the larger social systems that impact us. I enjoy working with children, teens, young adults, the family system and those struggling with anxiety, low mood, and perfectionism. I also love assisting parents navigate their child's needs to help everyone in the family live a more peaceful and happy life.
Janelle B Pineda Farias
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92038 (Online Only)
I commit to working with children, adolescents, and adults that are going up against depression and anxiety.
From time to time we may need support during a challenging time in our life. I look forward to meeting with you and working with you to reach the power of acceptance and be on your journey when reaching your goals. I hope to work with you to enhance your strengths and empower you to live a happier life and to look forward to the future.
I commit to working with children, adolescents, and adults that are going up against depression and anxiety.
From time to time we may need support during a challenging time in our life. I look forward to meeting with you and working with you to reach the power of acceptance and be on your journey when reaching your goals. I hope to work with you to enhance your strengths and empower you to live a happier life and to look forward to the future.
Terry Wilke
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
I offer fun interactive parent and child workshops on the following topics: Help Your Child Pay Attention, Help Your Child Worry Less, Help Your Child Manage Anger, and Help Your Child Improve Self Esteem.
I am a Cognitive Behavioral Solution Focused therapist with over 30 years of experience providing services to children, teens, young adults and families dealing with stress/anxiety, improving self esteem, managing with ADHD, and dealing with school issues. Together we will use a strength based approach to work toward specific emotional or behavioral goals. I engage with children and families through play therapy activities and teens/young adults through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) talk therapy activities.
I offer fun interactive parent and child workshops on the following topics: Help Your Child Pay Attention, Help Your Child Worry Less, Help Your Child Manage Anger, and Help Your Child Improve Self Esteem.
I am a Cognitive Behavioral Solution Focused therapist with over 30 years of experience providing services to children, teens, young adults and families dealing with stress/anxiety, improving self esteem, managing with ADHD, and dealing with school issues. Together we will use a strength based approach to work toward specific emotional or behavioral goals. I engage with children and families through play therapy activities and teens/young adults through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) talk therapy activities.
Laura Christofferson Celnar
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92037 (Online Only)
I work with children and young adolescents struggling with anxiety, stress, or managing their emotions. I also provide therapy for parents who are in need of support around parenting, anxiety, depression, and/or their own childhood trauma.
I work with children and young adolescents struggling with anxiety, stress, or managing their emotions. I also provide therapy for parents who are in need of support around parenting, anxiety, depression, and/or their own childhood trauma.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PsyD, RPT
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92037
Is your child struggling through a tough situation like divorce or school stress? Covid has impacted everyone so much and many times kids/teens get overlooked. You are doing your best to support them and find balance in this chaotic time, yet sometimes you find yourself stuck: your child is behaving in uncharacteristic ways, and you're at a loss. I help by providing a unique space with creative tools for your child or teen to express themselves without worrying about being a burden. With my support, children, adolescents and teens learn how to regulate themselves, feel empowered, and discover their place in their world.
Is your child struggling through a tough situation like divorce or school stress? Covid has impacted everyone so much and many times kids/teens get overlooked. You are doing your best to support them and find balance in this chaotic time, yet sometimes you find yourself stuck: your child is behaving in uncharacteristic ways, and you're at a loss. I help by providing a unique space with creative tools for your child or teen to express themselves without worrying about being a burden. With my support, children, adolescents and teens learn how to regulate themselves, feel empowered, and discover their place in their world.
Paula Waisman
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
Psychotherapy offers a unique opportunity to examine issues that impact our quality of life. I help bring awareness to the source of emotional stress, help you with better self-understanding and more realistic expectations, while working together to arrive at solutions.
I have had experience working with young adults, adolescents, children and families in various practice settings, including private practice, schools, hospitals and university counseling centers. Currently,my practice is mostly individual psychotherapy, as well as psychological assessment. I also provide ADHD and learning disability evaluations.
Psychotherapy offers a unique opportunity to examine issues that impact our quality of life. I help bring awareness to the source of emotional stress, help you with better self-understanding and more realistic expectations, while working together to arrive at solutions.
I have had experience working with young adults, adolescents, children and families in various practice settings, including private practice, schools, hospitals and university counseling centers. Currently,my practice is mostly individual psychotherapy, as well as psychological assessment. I also provide ADHD and learning disability evaluations.
Julie Young
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037 (Online Only)
Having a lot of experience working in crisis, specifically with children and adolescents, I am used to keeping on my toes and being flexible to make therapy work for you.
Need help regulating everything life is throwing at you? Whether it's a relationship, school, family, or past trauma, having someone by your side to assist in getting to a place where you can embrace YOU is underrated and undervalued. I am here to change this so that accessing your best self is obtainable.
Having a lot of experience working in crisis, specifically with children and adolescents, I am used to keeping on my toes and being flexible to make therapy work for you.
Need help regulating everything life is throwing at you? Whether it's a relationship, school, family, or past trauma, having someone by your side to assist in getting to a place where you can embrace YOU is underrated and undervalued. I am here to change this so that accessing your best self is obtainable.
Julio Vieyramazon
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
I am a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I have experienced working with children, adults, couples, and families. I welcome clients with a warm, client-centered therapy session, focused on bringing clarity to life's struggles. My education and professional training has led me to gain a variety of experience working with different populations. I enjoy helping my clients embark on a journey called therapy, where clients find wonders they did not know existed.
I am a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California. I have experienced working with children, adults, couples, and families. I welcome clients with a warm, client-centered therapy session, focused on bringing clarity to life's struggles. My education and professional training has led me to gain a variety of experience working with different populations. I enjoy helping my clients embark on a journey called therapy, where clients find wonders they did not know existed.
Courtney Giboi
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037
Half of my practice is with children, teens, and families and the other half is with trauma survivors and international populations of all ages.
Stress, trauma, disconnection, transition, stuckness. These are extremely difficult human experiences. Yet, our societies, cultures, and learned responses often tell us to move on, hide, or push away our real experiences. Having worked in a variety of international, educational, and clinical settings, I’ve been privileged to witness how exploring one’s challenges and pain can provide meaning, healing, and growth. Grounded in both the science and personalized applications of psychology and therapy, I believe the earlier we can process and make meaning of our experiences, the more meaningful life opportunities await.
Half of my practice is with children, teens, and families and the other half is with trauma survivors and international populations of all ages.
Stress, trauma, disconnection, transition, stuckness. These are extremely difficult human experiences. Yet, our societies, cultures, and learned responses often tell us to move on, hide, or push away our real experiences. Having worked in a variety of international, educational, and clinical settings, I’ve been privileged to witness how exploring one’s challenges and pain can provide meaning, healing, and growth. Grounded in both the science and personalized applications of psychology and therapy, I believe the earlier we can process and make meaning of our experiences, the more meaningful life opportunities await.
Leticia Isabel Bane
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92093 (Online Only)
Are you concerned about your child after having experienced something traumatic? Domestic violence, accidents, assault, child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, neglect, and other traumatic events take time and support to heal from. Many children are left with depression, anxiety, PTSD, defiance, opposition, and many other issues after the trauma.
Are you concerned about your child after having experienced something traumatic? Domestic violence, accidents, assault, child physical abuse, child sexual abuse, neglect, and other traumatic events take time and support to heal from. Many children are left with depression, anxiety, PTSD, defiance, opposition, and many other issues after the trauma.
Bridgett Amezquita
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
La Jolla, CA 92037 (Online Only)
Additionally, is your child or adolescent experiencing behavioral challenges, emotional struggles, or difficulties navigating their relationships? Consider me, as I also specialize in working with children.
Hello, I am Bridgett! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who is eager to assist and guide you on a path toward healing. Whether you are seeking support to navigate conflict or stressors that are impacting your well-being, wishing to overcome feelings of being overwhelmed, looking to foster healthy communication skills or wanting to learn about effective coping strategies to combat depressive symptoms or anxiety, I am here to help.
Additionally, is your child or adolescent experiencing behavioral challenges, emotional struggles, or difficulties navigating their relationships? Consider me, as I also specialize in working with children.
Hello, I am Bridgett! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who is eager to assist and guide you on a path toward healing. Whether you are seeking support to navigate conflict or stressors that are impacting your well-being, wishing to overcome feelings of being overwhelmed, looking to foster healthy communication skills or wanting to learn about effective coping strategies to combat depressive symptoms or anxiety, I am here to help.
BrightMind Therapy
Psychologist, PhD, MS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92037
BrightMind is a group practice of therapists treating children, adolescents and young adults. BrightMind's mission is to provide treatments that are youth-focused and evidence-based. As practitioner-scientists trained at UCSD, we are committed to providing treatments supported by scientific evidence. Our treatments are tailored for our clients' age and developmental stage. BrightMind strives to instill youth and their families with the skills and insight necessary to independently manage stress, mental health challenges, and life experiences. All of our behavioral treatments reflect our values, which are: science-based, child-empowe
BrightMind is a group practice of therapists treating children, adolescents and young adults. BrightMind's mission is to provide treatments that are youth-focused and evidence-based. As practitioner-scientists trained at UCSD, we are committed to providing treatments supported by scientific evidence. Our treatments are tailored for our clients' age and developmental stage. BrightMind strives to instill youth and their families with the skills and insight necessary to independently manage stress, mental health challenges, and life experiences. All of our behavioral treatments reflect our values, which are: science-based, child-empowe
Georgina Anaya
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
La Jolla, CA 92037
Accepting New Clients! Who do you and your family talk to when you are seeing your child/teen struggle with school, peer and family relationships, anger, depression, anxiety, OCD, or behaviors that are impacting their safety and well-being? The feeling of powerlessness that what you are trying isn't helping and your child is not getting better can be very overwhelming. The beautiful part of it is that you are willing to support them through it. I believe that as a parent, you are doing your best and that's already setting your child up for best outcomes!
Accepting New Clients! Who do you and your family talk to when you are seeing your child/teen struggle with school, peer and family relationships, anger, depression, anxiety, OCD, or behaviors that are impacting their safety and well-being? The feeling of powerlessness that what you are trying isn't helping and your child is not getting better can be very overwhelming. The beautiful part of it is that you are willing to support them through it. I believe that as a parent, you are doing your best and that's already setting your child up for best outcomes!
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Child Therapists
Child psychologists in La Jolla, CA provide mental health therapy to children and are experts in child development.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in La Jolla build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.
Every comprehensive review of therapy with children shows that all credible approaches, when performed by a competent mental health clinician, produce almost the same results. About half of all kids will get better. Of those that improve, 80% will show progress in a relatively short time, while the remaining 20% will need longer-term support.
The best child therapists in La Jolla build great relationships with the child and the parent. They also see the child's strengths and are open to hearing the child's possible solutions to the challenges the child faces. Finally, a good therapist appreciates the child's culture and is sensitive to the values of the child's community.