Online Child therapists in Oceanside, California CA
Find experienced online child therapists in Oceanside who provide testing, counseling and support for children, and their families. Our directory features detailed therapist profiles so you can compare specialties, experience, and treatment approaches to find the provider that’s right for you.
Jennifer Canu
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I have been working with children and adolescents for over 20 years. Children and teens experience mental health symptoms differently then adults, so it is critical your therapist is able to differentiate age/developmentally-appropriate behaviors from mental health symptoms. I offer structured play, sand-tray, and expressive arts to create space and containment for children and teens to explore and process emotions, challenges, and parts of themselves, as well as to help them learn skills to increase regulation, reduce symptoms, and improve functioning.
20 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Jessica Torres Kreidt
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC, NCC, CCTP (CA: LPCC#17935)
With five years of experience as a therapist and a career in mental health starting in 2015, I specialize in helping children, teens, and adults manage anxiety using proven techniques and personalized care. I have extensive experience evaluating and treating children and teens, crafting tailored treatment plans that address each individual’s unique needs. My goal is to empower clients to take control of their anxiety and confidently reclaim their lives.
7 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA (Online Only)
Monica M. Huston
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Children and adolescents often express what they’re struggling with through behavior rather than words. I work with young clients and their families to understand the emotional and relational dynamics underlying these behaviors. Therapy focuses on improving communication, emotional understanding, and creating a more supportive environment at home.
9 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Dorit Saberi-Thrive Psychological Services
Psychologist, Ph.D, Diplomate-Academy of Cognitive Therapy; Trainer- Prolonged Exposure for PTSD- CTSA
Offering Trauma-Focused CBT for children and adolescents, as well as working with OCD and mood disorders.
24 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA (Online Only)
A Place of Growth
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Providers at A Place of Growth have a great deal of experience working with children and families in therapy utilizing multiple different evidenced-based practices including but not limited to Play Therapy as well as Parent Child Interaction Therapy and Attachment Therapy.
15 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Dr. Lois Nightingale
Psychologist, MA, Ph.D.
I have been working with children and adolescents since 1981. I have worked in research on ADD/ADHD and have years of experience with positive behavior modification interventions. I have written several children's self-help books and believe kids deserve to have coping skills for their emotions and personal interactions. www.amazon.com/author/loisnightingale
43 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Hannah Nyznyk Christian
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #133278
We offer developmentally attuned therapy for children and teens navigating big emotions, behavior changes, and life transitions. Parents are supported as partners in the healing process.
7 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Jacqlyn Wax Creviston
Psychologist, M.A. Sports Pysychology; Psy.D Clinical Psychology
Treatment for Child or Adolescent Issues Include:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to explore patterns and beliefs in relationships
Anger management skills
Identifying healthy patterns within a relationship
Exploring attachment styles to explore expectations within relationships
6 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA (Online Only)
Kim Gibson
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC, ATR
I have experience working with middle schoolers and up. I find art therapy to be a really good fit for my middle school and high school clients. Often they have tried traditional talk therapy and need something different to feel comfortable to open up.
25 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Jonathan Kruger Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Your child is the most precious vessel in your life, and finding a trusted therapist to address your child’s emotional challenges is one of the toughest decisions a parent can face. Engaging with children in a safe, supportive way has been a lifelong passion of mine. I was blessed to be raised in a household that was joyous, accepting, filled with music, and also filled with children. My mother was a music therapist for children with special needs and disabilities, and observing her connect through music to deeply impaired youth had a profound impact on my life. Her example taught me to understand and engage children at their level, and I have taken those lessons into my therapeutic process, whether it be working closely with troubled children and teens throughout the Los Angeles County Unified Schools district, or engaging with children in my private practice.
My approach to child therapy is two-pronged. First, I seek to engage the child as an active participant in the therapeutic process. Deploying imagination, play, art, music, breathing, dancing, and energy work, the purpose is to build deep trust and communication at a level the child can embrace and that feels authentic to the child’s experience. Since children clearly do not have the communication skills of adults, building this connectivity, sense of safety, and environment of trust is vital. This is often accomplished through transitional objects, such as toys, dolls, and musical instruments. This signals to the child that our communication will take place at a level which is understandable to them, as well as comfortable and trusting. Once this attachment has taken place, it then becomes possible to infuse and suggest different thought and behavior patterns that address the child’s underlying issues.
Building this foundation of trust with the child is vital, but it is often just the first step. The second element of my child therapy practice is to fully enlist the family in understanding, supporting, and resolving the child’s emotional challenges. Clearly, the family and parenting dynamic is critical to the child’s behavior. Yet truly understanding that family dynamic is a sensitive process, especially given the enormous pressure parents are under in today’s world to be, simply put, perfect. My approach with parents is to, first, actively defuse this “perfection pressure.” No parent is perfect, and a key step is to uncover and explore the internal parenting dynamic absent the external pressures parents face today. Another key step is active “re-parenting” where I work closely with parents to identify different parenting techniques that will help support the child’s therapeutic process.
A holistic approach to child and family therapy is critical to long term healing and opening new, positive behaviors. Crafting a trusting, safe, and child-centric environment is a lifelong passion and a key part of my overall practice.
13 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Fuller Life Concepts
Marriage and Family Therapist
Mood Modifier Program is an 10 week CBT-based program for teens (ages 13-18) struggling with anxiety, depression, or negative thought patterns. Through structured one-on-one sessions, teens learn to identify unhelpful thinking, challenge distorted beliefs, and develop practical coping strategies for managing stress and emotions. Parents are included through regular check-ins to support progress at home.
15 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA (Online Only)
Patricia Anna Martucci
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SEP, EMDR Certified Therapist, RYT-200
I support adolescents with transition to/from high school, impact of parents divorce, eating disorders, self esteem, substance use disorder and development as they embark upon navigating this important time, through what can feel like exciting and scary moments. I help clients to discover themselves and learning more about who they are and the light that they embody within as they work through bringing themselves into the world.
16 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Nes Pinar Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Kids and teens aren’t built to sit still and talk about their feelings, so I bring in art, movement, and other expressive activities to help them open up. Using the whole body makes therapy more fun and also more effective. Creative work gives young people a powerful way to understand themselves and grow.
15 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Mind Study Center
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT, M.D., Ph.D.,
At Mind Study Center, we provide specialized care for children and adolescents facing emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges. Whether dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, or social difficulties, our team creates tailored treatment plans that include therapy, skill-building, and family support. We work closely with both the child and their family to promote growth, resilience, and positive coping strategies, helping young people navigate life’s challenges and achieve their full potential.
10 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Jeanette Abney
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, SAP
I have many years of experience with assisting individuals with child and adolescent issues.
27 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
KT Glusac
Counselor/Therapist, AMFT, APCC
Working with children outdoors allows their natural play, curiosity, and resilience to emerge. In eco-therapy sessions, children engage with the natural world as a safe space to express feelings, develop emotional awareness, and build confidence. I also collaborate with parents to strengthen connection and communication at home.
4 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Ryan Muldoon
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I've been fortunate enough to work with teenagers and young adults for over 2 years now. It's been my pleasure to help them overcome challenges like depression, anxiety, substance abuse, academic stress, and more. It's so important for this age group to establish their identity, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to have guided so many young individuals through this process. With the right support, I truly believe that their future is bright.
5 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Stuart Hellebrand, M.S., C.Ht.
Hypnotherapist
I began a 32 year career with Los Angeles County in 1970. During the entirety of my career I worked in residential and community based treatment programs providing treatment services to youth ages 13-18. My responsibilities ranged from having counseling and supervision responsibility for a caseload of twenty-four 15-18 year old minors, to having administrative responsibility for a 130 bed residential treatment program. In between these vastly different areas of responsibility, I served as a consultant to 24 residential treatment programs providing treatment services to roughly 2,100 adolescents. Despite that I have been retired from LA County for 23 years, I still work with 10-18 year old youth on a selective basis.
59 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Amita Khare
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Sometimes children and families face challenging problems. Maybe it's a separation or divorce of parents, death in the family, or moving. I have worked with children, teens, and families from diverse backgrounds for the last 17 years. Depending on the client, I use play therapy, art, and cognitive-behavioral approaches to help children and teens be successful in managing anxiety, emotional outbursts, anger management, and defiance, as well as trauma experiences.
11 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Integrative Psychotherapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist
We work with clients who express issues or concerns with Child or Adolescent Issues.
10 Years Experience
Online in Oceanside, CA
Child therapists in Oceanside, California Statistics
Child therapists in Oceanside, California average 18 years of experience and charge around $210 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Child or Adolescent Issues (100%), Anxiety or Fears (92%), and Depression (85%).
Average years in practice
18 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$210
Gender ID
| 61% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 5% |
Non-Binary |
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| 3% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 83% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 17% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Child or Adolescent Issues |
| 92% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 85% | Depression |
| 75% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 66% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 60% | Parenting |
| 60% | Loss or Grief |