Referrals
Psychiatrists
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Accepts many insurances
Offers TMS in person at La Jolla office
Offers Teletherapy
Approach: "I see medication as a tool to be used with psychotherapy and not a permanent solution" and work towards reducing medication to the lowest dose possible.
Integrative Peds of Del Mar
317 14th Street, Suite A
Del Mar, CA 92014
lisajlmd@gmail.com
(858) 222-0328
Mental Health & Addictions Psychiatrist
Offers Teletherapy
(310) 742-9259
Integrative Psychiatry - helping patients wean off medication
Offering: In-person in Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, and Mill Valley
Offers Teletherapy
Offers Telehealth
Addictions Specialists
Specializes in sexually compulsive behaviors and couples therapy following a betrayal
2635 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 109
San Diego, CA 92108
(619) 738-2594
Specializes in Substance Use with psychotic features
Offers Telehealth and in-person
252 Balboa Ave, Suite 803
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 408-6951
Eating Disorder Specialists
Offers Teletherapy
Specialties: Eating Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety
Teletherpy & In-person in Beverly Hills
(424) 404-8575
Facilitated by: Stacie Fanelli, LCSW
Via Zoom, first Friday of every month, 10-11 am PST
staciefanelli.msw@gmail.com
Offers Individual Therapy, Family Therapy, Couples Therapy, Partial
Hospitalization Program (PHP), and Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
Offers in-person in Palm Desert
Specialties: Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse, Bipolar, Anxiety,
Depression, Violance and Abuse Treatment
BIPOC Trauma Therapists
Approach: BSP Certified, Integral Somatic Psychology, Certified Yoga Therapist, and IFS integrated with depth psychology
Approach: Certified in EMDR, trained in treating dissociation
(424) 571-2616
LGBTQ+ affirming Therapists
Offers Teletherapy
Psychodynamic, client-centered approach
Specialties: clients feeling stuck or creatively blocked, survivors of
religious trauma
Offers in-person in Los Angeles
Offers Teletherapy in: California, Florida, and Israel
Approach includes: EMDR, T-CBT, DBT, Intensive Grief Support
Specialties: LGBTQIA+ concerns, gender and sexual identity, perinatal mood disorders, current and past traumas
Child and Adolescent Therapists
Oceanside
Works with: preschoolers and up, parents, and women
(760) 303-1972
Jean@JeanRothmanMFT.com
Chula Vista
(619) 779-0078
Offer Teletherapy and In-person services in Sorrento Valley
Work with: Kids, Teens, Families
In-network with: Cigna, Sharp Health Plan, Tricare
(619) 549-0329 ext. 0
Different Models of Therapy to consider when looking for a Child Therapist:
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) for kids who have experienced fostercare, adoption, migration, or other difficult experiences of adversity, toxic stress, early harm, and/or trauma
EMDR for Kids is designed for kids to process difficult events with the support of many, many imaginary, play, and real people resources
SandPlay for Kids is an expressive way for kids to play with their senses and proximity while exploring healthy play and working through the story of events and relationship difficulties
Trauma Support Group for Women
Hamsa Healing Space with Briana Lefman, MS, CRC, CCTP, LPCC
Online Counseling and Groups with Kalene Khan, LMFT
Specialists for Parents of Kids with Special Needs
Specialty: Neurodiversity, gender & sexual identity, anxiety, addictions
Offers Teletherapy
Specialty: Supporting parents of kids who are diagnosed with ADHD, Autism, and/or are going through the process of evaluation; aging, co-dependency, dealing with a difficult diagnosis (you or a loved one), grief, anxiety, phobias, dementia
Offers in-person in South Pasadena & Telehealth
Specialty: Early Childhood (0-5), enhancing low self-esteem and emotional regulation
Approach: Child-led Therapy, Art, Child-Parent Psychotherapy
Alison Bonner Madden, MFT
Offers Telehealth
Offers Sliding Scale
(714) 485-5614
Offers Teletherapy in Spanish and English
Specialty: Working with parents to accept their child as they are; does not support ABA practices
Offers Teletherapy
Speciality: Works with couples on parenting and raising special needs children; neurodiversity affirmative
Parent Advocate for adult children with autism
cara@grouptherapyla.com
Specialty: adoption, interpersonal trauma, foster care system, juvenile detention
Approach: Harm Reduction Model, Brief Therapy, feminist lens
Specialists for Cancer Survivors and Individuals in Treatment
Offers Teletherapy and in-person in Tustin
Works at Breast Cancer Solutions and has Private Practice
Bilingual
Approach: Somatic therapies
Specialty: working with Pediatric and Adult Oncology Patients and their families
Worked at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Husband is an Oncologist
Specialty: Supporting women's mental health through infertility, postpartum, and chronic illness
(818) 599-3048
Specialists for First Responders
Currently serves as Major in the Marine Reserves at Camp Pendleton
Accepts Cigna
Greg@holderwellness.com
(949) 842-7884
Retired Navy Chief and Independent Duty Corpsman
Specialities: Addictions/Recovery, Unique stresses on military families, PTSD
Offers In-person in Temecula and La Mesa, and Telehealth
Couples Intensives
2-4 Day Intensives with Sharon May at Safe Haven in Carlsbad, CA using Emotionally Focused Therapy
Divorce Support
Specialty: Divorce mediation, independent mediation for child custody
Experience as a mental health professional, and, family law paralegal
Offers Telehealth for California, Arizona, and Texas residents
Specialty: High conflict divorce
Specialty: Assisting people through the challenges of a difficult divorce process
(949) 244-7403
Offers Teletherapy
Specialty: Supporting women through difficult divorces and co-parenting
Specialty: Working with men and women going through life transitions including divorce and divorce recovery, and, grief and loss
(248) 752-7700
Specialty: remarriage, blended families, co-parenting, stepfamilies, high conflict divorce, narcissistic abuse recovery, separation, transitions, personal growth, and trauma
Approach: Gottman Couples Therapy, ACT, EMDR
Specialty: Aging, Work Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Life Transitions, Parenting, Relationship Issues, Trauma
Approach: Family Systems, Couples Therapy, Solutions Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT
Spanish-Speaking Therapists
Specialty: Individuals struggling with their relationships, setting boundaries, experiencing anxiety, dealing with grief and loss, or are dealing with trauma.
Approach: EMDR and uses a strength-based approach
Offers in-person in Pasadena & Teletherapy
Specialty: Early Childhood (0-5), Adolescents, Family Therapy, Individuals with anxiety, depression, trauma
Approach: person-centered, EMDR, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Trauma-Focused CBT
Hotlines
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. Clients can simply call 988 or text HOME to 74174.
LGBTQIA+ Youth through the Trevor Project, specifically for LGBTQIA+ youth by calling 1-866-488-7386 or text START to 678678. Or en Español: 1-888-628-9454.
Trans Lifeline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call (800) 877-565-8860 open 24/7 but staff is limited. Guaranteed to be available from 2 pm –10 pm PST.
Teen Line Call (800) 852-8336 (6 pm– 10 pm PST), OR, Text TEEN to 839863 (6 pm –10 pm PST). Offering anonymous support for teenagers by phone, text or email. No problem is too small, too large or too shocking for the trained volunteers.
California Youth (ages 12-24) Crisis Line Call or text 1-800-843-5200 or chat online (24/7)
California Parent and Youth Helpline 1-855-427-2736
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE (24/7)
Veterans Suicide Crisis Line 1-800-8255 and Press 1
Search Engine for Treatment Facilities
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Newport Healthcare takes an attachment-based approach and accepts most private insurances
Search Engine for Support Groups
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https://sobernation.com/list-of-12-step-programs
Identify the type of 12-step program you're interested in and navigate to that page to find meeting locations and times that work for you
https://cptsdfoundation.org/calendar/
Calendar of events for gatherings with others who have experiences with Complex PTSD