Location
In-Person, Video, or Phone Sessions Available
About
Welcome to my page! I am mindful of how expensive therapy can be and I offer a sliding scale. My approach as a psychodynamically/psychoanalytically trained psychologist is to create an atmosphere of safety and empathy to help you feel at ease. I will work with you to unfold and rework your deep seated beliefs. These beliefs form out of experiences throughout your life, especially in childhood, and are often maladaptive, limiting, and impede your functioning, causing noticeable symptoms. Furthermore, they may get in the way of achieving your desired goals, and negatively impact your self-esteem and ability to cope with stress.
It is not unusual for a person thinking about starting psychotherapy to feel both hope and dread. You may feel hopeful that your current way of being and relating in the world will be transformed. You may feel dread that your developmental longing to repair what was traumatically broken or missing from childhood won't be met.
I will work to help you understand your psychological wounds and your resultant beliefs from the historical context in which they originated. You will begin to know yourself in a new way and transcend your pain. This will help you relate to others with more flexibility, feel a deeper level of trust and intimacy, and become a greater version of yourself.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Dr. Regina Petterson now - (424) 372-1606
Finances
- Cost per Session: $65 - $125
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By:
Cash, Check, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Out of Network
I am out-of-network, however I can offer you a statement to send to your insurance company for reimbursement.
Email me or call (424) 372-1606 with questions.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 21 Years
- License: California / PSY 18490
- School: California School of Professional Psychology
- Year Graduated: 2000
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: Wright Institute Los Angeles / Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
- Certificate Date: 2001
Location
Specialties
- Depression
- Life Transitions
- Anxiety
Issues
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Internet Addiction
- Life Coaching
- Men's Issues
- Obesity
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Development
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Personality Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Adults
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Cancer
- Gay Allied
- HIV / AIDS Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Interpersonal
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
Modality
- Individuals
Last Modified: 5 Jan 2023
(424) 372-1606