Mental Health Resources & Referrals

Psychiatrists

Arnold Fosah
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Kirsten Kuhn, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
– Accepts many insurances
– Offers TMS in person (La Jolla)
– Offers Teletherapy
Approach: “I see medication as a tool to be used with psychotherapy and not a permanent solution.”
Focuses on reducing medication to the lowest effective dose.

BIPOC Trauma Therapists

Jasmine Ali
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Dean Jones
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LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists

John Edwards
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Kaitlin Dougherty
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Jenny Rain, PhD
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Child & Adolescent Therapists

Barbara Hall, LCSW
Newport, CA / Telehealth in CA & NV
Specialty: Ana Gomez’s EMDR + Sandtray, parenting support

Grow Through Life Counseling
Sorrento Valley + Telehealth
Work with: Kids, Teens, Families
In-Network: Cigna, Sharp Health Plan, Tricare
📞 (619) 549-0329 ext. 0

Ami Allen, MS, LMFT, R-EMDRIA
Mission Valley + Telehealth
Specialty: Relational EMDR, teens (14+) & families
(Self-pay only)

Therapy Models for Kids:
– TBRI – Trust-Based Relational Intervention
– EMDR for Kids – Process difficult events through imaginative play
– SandPlay – Expressive, sensory-based healing through play

Art Therapy

Tonia Herra
eastbayarttherapy.com →

Trauma Support Group for Women

Hamsa Healing Space – Briana Lefman, MS, CRC, CCTP, LPCC
Kalene Khan, LMFT – Online Counseling & Groups

Addictions Specialists

Oasis Counseling Group
Specializes in sexually compulsive behaviors & couples therapy after betrayal
2635 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 109, San Diego, CA 92108
📞 (619) 738-2594

Michelle Fulks, LMFT
Specializes in Substance Use with psychotic features
Telehealth + In-person
252 Balboa Ave, Suite 803, San Diego, CA 92111
📞 (858) 408-6951

Eating Disorder Specialists

Allyson Ford, LMFT
Teletherapy
Specialties: Eating Disorders, OCD, Anxiety

Dr. Crystal Williams, MFT
Teletherapy + In-person (Beverly Hills)
📞 (424) 404-8575

Neurodivergent Eating Disorder Support Group
Facilitator: Stacie Fanelli, LCSW
🕒 1st Friday monthly, 10–11am PST (Zoom)
✉️ staciefanelli.msw@gmail.com

Desert Marriage Family
Palm Desert (In-person)
Offers: Individual, Family, Couples Therapy, PHP & IOP
Specialties: Eating Disorders, Substance Abuse, Bipolar, Anxiety, Depression, Abuse Recovery

Specialists for Parents of Kids with Special Needs

Monica Rowden, LCSW
Neurodiversity, gender & sexual identity, anxiety, addictions

Conjo Valley Family Counseling – Jilleen Jarrett, LCSW
Teletherapy
Specialty: Parents of kids with ADHD, Autism, evaluations, aging, co-dependency, grief

Lauren Michelle, LMFT
South Pasadena + Telehealth
Specialty: Early Childhood (0-5), self-esteem, emotional regulation
Approach: Child-led, Art, Child-Parent Psychotherapy

Rachelle Bloksberg, LMFT
Teletherapy
Specialty: Couples parenting special-needs children

Cara Gardenswartz, PhD
Parent Advocate for adult children with autism
✉️ cara@grouptherapyla.com

Tatyana Foltz, LCSW
Specialty: Adoption, trauma, foster care, juvenile detention
Approach: Harm Reduction, Brief Therapy, Feminist Lens

Specialists in Infertility, Perinatal Care & Trauma

Hannah Christian, LMFT
EMDR | Cardiff-by-the-Sea | Accepts Insurance
Specialty: Fertility, Post-partum, Parenthood

Specialists for Cancer Survivors & Individuals in Treatment

Sylvia Nunez, LMFT
Bioenergetic Therapist | Tustin + Teletherapy
Bilingual | Somatic Approach | Breast Cancer Solutions

Liz Morasso, LCSW
Specialty: Pediatric & Adult Oncology Patients + Families

Svetlana Ishchenko, AMFT, PHM-C
Experience: MD Anderson Cancer Center

Daniela Paolone, LMFT
Specialty: Women’s mental health (infertility, postpartum, chronic illness)*
📞 (818) 599-3048

Specialists for First Responders

Jennifer Alexander
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Couples Intensives

– 2-4 Day Intensives with Sharon May (Safe Haven, Carlsbad, CA, EFT Model)
– The Art & Science of Love – Gottman Workshops
– Wired for Love Retreats – Drs. Stan & Tracey Tatkin

Divorce Support

Gretchen Slover, LMFT, PsyD, MALaw
Divorce mediation, family law background
Telehealth in CA, AZ, TX

Theresa Collins, LMFT
High-conflict divorce specialist

Melanie Goetz, LMFT, EMDR, DARe
325 Carlsbad Village Dr, Suite A2, Carlsbad, CA 92008
📞 (760) 453-0373
Affiliations: CAMFT #147589, SDNC-CAMFT, EMDRIA

Mona Fielding Shane, LPCC
Divorce recovery, grief, and life transitions
📞 (248) 752-7700

DBT Skills Group for Divorcing Women
Includes Court Parenting Class

Spanish-Speaking Therapists

Kelly Reyes, LMFT
Specialties: Relationships, anxiety, grief, trauma
Approach: EMDR + Strength-based

Lauren Michelle, LMFT
Pasadena + Teletherapy
Specialties: Early Childhood, Adolescents, Trauma, Family Therapy

Relational Trauma Therapists by Location

• Alaska: IFS-EMDR

• Arizona: SEP and DARe Coach 

• Colorado: EMDR Intensives & Insurance Weekly SEP, EMDR Intensive for CPTSD

• Michigan: Adult Chair Coach and MSW

• Minnesota:  SE, Co-Regulation Touch & EMDR in Bloomington, Christian premarital and EMDR in St. Paul, Veteran & EMDR provider in Mankato, male Ego States & EMDR therapist, EMDR at a joint chiropractic-counseling center in Hopkins, DARe, SEP and The Developmental Model Couples Therapist 

• New Jersey: SE Therapist and Reiki Practitioner, 

• New York: SE Therapist and Reiki Practitioner (Telehealth), Talk Therapist who integrates EFT Tapping (telehealth)

• North Carolina: SE and DARe Practitioner in Cary

• Oregon: NARM Therapist, Transforming Touch Practitioner, SEP-trained Functional Nutritionist with MDiv

• Pennsylvania: IFS-EMDR in Chester

• South Carolina: Adult Chair Coach and EMDR

• Texas: IFS-EMDR in Arlington, IFS-EMDR in Dallas, in Plano, men's betrayal and infidelity recovery therapist

• Wisconsin: Ego States EMDR & Somatic Experiencing