In-Person in Carlsbad, CA 92008
Online in California
We believe in authentic communication and living your truth. Our goal is to help you find your voice and take up space in a world that can be challenging to navigate. As individuals who have experienced these challenges firsthand, we're here to "hold your hand" throughout your healing journey.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Family, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Children, Teen, Young Adult
Demographic Expertise: Asian, Black / African American, Hispanic / Latino, LGBTQ+, Men, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Native American, Persons with Disabilities, Women clients.
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Treatment Approach
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) Helps people accept difficult thoughts and feelings instead of fighting them, while committing to actions that reflect their values. It blends mindfulness with practical behavior strategies.
- Adlerian Therapy Focuses on understanding a person’s sense of belonging and purpose. It helps people overcome feelings of inferiority and create healthier relationships.
- Art Therapy Uses creative activities like drawing, painting, or sculpture as a way to express emotions. It is especially helpful when words are hard to find.
- Brainspotting A therapy that uses eye positions to access and process unresolved trauma. It helps release emotional and physical pain held in the body.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Existential / Humanistic Therapy Encourages people to explore meaning, freedom, and authenticity in their lives. It focuses on personal growth and living in alignment with one’s values.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Family Systems Therapy Looks at problems within the context of the family as a whole. It aims to improve communication and balance in family relationships.
- Feminist Therapy Addresses how gender roles, power, and social inequality affect mental health. It empowers clients to challenge limiting beliefs and systems.
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Based on decades of research, this method gives couples tools to improve communication, manage conflict, and strengthen intimacy.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) Helps clients heal by working with different ‘parts’ of themselves, like inner critics or wounded children. It fosters harmony within the self.
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) A short-term approach focused on improving relationships and social support. It is often used for depression and grief.
- Jungian Therapy Draws on Carl Jung’s ideas about archetypes, dreams, and the collective unconscious. It helps people explore deeper layers of meaning.
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Combines mindfulness practices with CBT to prevent depression relapse. It helps people notice thoughts without judgment and respond more calmly.
- Multicultural Therapy Acknowledges the role of culture, race, and identity in mental health. It values diversity and adapts treatment to each person’s background.
- Narrative Therapy Encourages people to view problems as separate from themselves and reframe their life story. It helps build resilience and self-identity.
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Helps parents strengthen their bond with their child while learning effective strategies to manage challenging behaviors. Through live coaching, parents practice positive communication, set clear boundaries, and build a more supportive, nurturing home environment.
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) Emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. It provides a safe space for self-discovery and growth.
- Play Therapy Uses toys, games, and creative play to help children express emotions. It is especially useful when children can’t fully verbalize their feelings.
- Psychoanalytic Therapy Based on Freud’s theories, it explores unconscious conflicts and past experiences. It seeks to bring hidden issues into awareness.
- Psychodynamic Therapy Explores unconscious thoughts and patterns that influence current behavior. It builds insight into how the past impacts the present.
- Psychoeducational Therapy Provides education and coping tools about mental health conditions. It empowers clients with knowledge and practical skills.
- Relational Psychotherapy Emphasizes the healing power of the therapist-client relationship. It uses trust and safety as a foundation for change.
- Social Learning Therapy Based on the idea that people learn behaviors by observing others. It applies modeling and reinforcement to encourage healthy change.
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) Focuses on solutions and future goals rather than past problems. It is practical, short-term, and goal-driven.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: We provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed mental health care rooted in compassion, collaboration, and social justice. We understand that mental health does not exist in a vacuum—our experiences are shaped by culture, identity, systemic oppression, intergenerational trauma, and lived realities.
Our clinicians take a holistic, healing-centered approach that honors each client as the expert of their own experience. We work collaboratively to create individualized treatment plans that are grounded in evidence-based practices while remaining flexible, relational, and culturally attuned. We prioritize safety, trust, and transparency, and we move at a pace that respects each person’s nervous system and readiness for change.
We are committed to serving all communities including BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrant, and other historically marginalized communities. Our work acknowledges the impact of racism, colonization, gender-based oppression, and other systemic harms on mental health, while also centering resilience, strength, and collective healing.
Whether you are seeking support for trauma, anxiety, depression, identity exploration, life transitions, or relationship challenges, our goal is to create a space where you feel seen, affirmed, and supported—both within and beyond the therapy room.
Education & Credentials
Diaspora Therapy Group DSW, LMFT
- Female, Male, Non-Binary
- License # 96218
- Licensed in CA
- Practicing Since 2019
Finances
Fees
- Average Session Fee 180
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- Please contact admin@diasporatherapygroup.com for more information.
- Accepts Insurance
- Blue Cross Blue Shield, Magellan, Optum, Tricare West, Carelon, Aetna, Cigna, Evernorth
Diaspora Therapy Group Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Carlsbad, CA 92008
- Available Online for residents of California
- Online Therapy Details: TherapyNotes
Diaspora Therapy Group is a culturally responsive, trauma-informed therapy practice serving individuals, couples, children, and teens across California via telehealth. We specialize in supporting BIPOC, immigrant, first- and second-generation, and LGBTQIA+ clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, identity, and life transitions. Our therapists offer warm, collaborative care that honors your lived experience and cultural context.