Online Trauma and PTSD therapists in Vista, California CA
Find experienced online trauma and PTSD therapists in Vista who provide testing, evidence-based treatment for trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and related challenges such as anxiety, depression, and stress. Compare detailed therapist profiles and connect with a provider that’s right for you.
PTSD/Trauma
Elaine Skoulas
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Trauma can shape how you think, feel, relate, and respond to the world, often long after the original events have passed. Whether rooted in childhood experiences, relational wounds, or overwhelming life events, trauma can leave the nervous system stuck in patterns of alertness, shutdown, or emotional reactivity. I integrate EMDR and Somatic Experiencing to help the nervous system process these experiences safely so you can feel more present, empowered, and connected in your life.
8 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Elizabeth Vahdatpour
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I have assisted several clients in processing and coping with Trauma and PTSD throughout my career. Trauma is complicated and shows up in ways we may not understand at times. To work on processing trauma, we will first discuss education about how trauma impacts our nervous system and behavioral patterns. Then we will focus on processing your story. As we discuss difficult topics, I will be sure to practice coping skills with you in session, so that when you leave session, you are prepared to address any triggers that may arise.
9 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Aleksandra Drecun
Psychologist, Psy.D.
Emotional and psychological trauma is the consequence of exceptionally stressful events that destroy your sense of security, making you feel helpless and vulnerable in a dangerous world. Immediately after the traumatic event, you may be struggling with upsetting emotions, frightening memories, or a sense of constant danger. Or you may feel numb, disconnected, and unable to trust others.
Traumatic experiences often involve a threat to life, security or safety. Any event that leaves you feeling overwhelmed, fearful and alone can be traumatic. In fact, the event does not need to involve physical harm. It is not the impartial facts that determine whether an event is traumatic. Rather, a person’s subjective emotional experience of the event is relevant. The more scared and helpless you feel, the more likely you are to be traumatized.
When horrible situations occur, it can take some time to adequately deal with the pain and feel safe again. Psychologists can help individuals find constructive ways of managing their emotions. With the proper treatment and support, you can speed your recovery. Regardless whether the traumatic incident occurred years ago or yesterday, you can heal and move forward with your life.
Facing and resolving the unbearable feelings and memories you have long avoided is imperative in healing the emotional and psychological trauma. Otherwise the symptoms will reoccur in an intrusive, distressing and unmanageable manner.
25 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Diaspora Therapy Group
Marriage and Family Therapist, DSW, LMFT
We offer trauma-informed care for individuals impacted by trauma and PTSD. We focus on safety, stabilization, and nervous system regulation while supporting trauma processing at an appropriate pace. Our work honors resilience and centers empowerment.
7 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Margaret Graham
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LCPC, LPCC
My work with trauma and PTSD clients focuses on developing safe, paced strategies for processing difficult experiences that continue to impact your present life. Through evidence-based approaches including EMDR, clinical hypnosis, and somatic techniques, we address key areas including hypervigilance, emotional flashbacks, relational patterns rooted in past wounds, and nervous system dysregulation. I help clients build resources and resilience before processing traumatic memories, develop tools for managing triggers and overwhelming emotions in daily life, understand how past experiences shaped current beliefs and behaviors, and create new neural pathways that support healing and integration. My approach acknowledges that trauma work requires moving at your pace while providing a framework that allows you to process what happened without being retraumatized in the telling.
15 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Michelle Roberts
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Too much. Too fast. Too soon. Not enough, for too long. Too much, for too long. You define what trauma means for you. Talking it through isn't enough. We have to learn how it can feel safe for the body and mind to co-exist again, and how your system can support you as you heal one step at a time.
12 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Freestyle Supervision and EMDR Group LLC
Counselor/Therapist, LPCC-S, LEP, NCC, APCC, AMFT, ASW, NCC
As a trauma-rooted practice, we specialize in helping you process the "un-processable." Using EMDR and eclectic trauma models, we work to desensitize painful memories and help you reclaim a sense of safety in your own body.
4 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Morgan Pemberton
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, EMDR certified
If you’re struggling with complex trauma, attachment wounds, or generational trauma, healing can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. As a certified EMDR therapist, I specialize in helping individuals process deep-rooted trauma using a variety of effective techniques, including EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and resourcing. By addressing both the emotional and generational aspects of your experiences, we work together to break the cycle and help you build a healthier, more connected future.
11 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Daniel Slavin
Marriage and Family Therapist
I work with trauma and PTSD in a gentle, structured, and trauma-informed way. Therapy focuses on restoring a sense of safety, processing overwhelming experiences at a manageable pace, and helping clients feel more grounded, present, and in control of their lives.
41 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Jennifer Bearden
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Trauma can leave you feeling fragmented, hyper-vigilant, and disconnected from yourself. In our safe space, we’ll work collaboratively to process the traumatic memories so they no longer hold emotional power over you. We will gently explore and nurture the protective 'parts' of you that developed in survival, helping them step back so your innate wisdom can lead. Your treatment will include powerful tools to help you build deep inner safety and connect with the stabilizing rhythms of nature.
26 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Cristal Lopez
Psychologist, Ph.D.
Welcome! You might be feeling disconnected from your family, friends, children, job, or even the world. I'm Dr. Cristal Lopez, and I believe that we all have powerful strengths. Together, we will explore yours to help you unlock your full potential, connect authentically with others, and show up as your true self. My training at top U.S. children's hospitals, including Children's Hospital Los Angeles, California Pacific Medical Center, Texas Children’s Hospital, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, has provided me with over 6 years of experience working with children, adolescents, young and mid-life adults, and families.
For my younger clients, I use behavioral and play therapy techniques, while also supporting parents and families to foster healthy connections. With adolescents and adults, I draw on strength-based, humanistic, and relational principles to guide our work together.
Beyond traditional mental health concerns, I specialize and publish work in: coping with chronic illnesses, career-related issues (burnout, work-life balance), trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and stress related to first-responder families. I’m committed to guiding you, your child, or family to a more connected and fulfilling life. Invest in yourself!
9 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Nes Pinar Psychotherapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Many people feel discouraged when traditional talk therapy doesn’t create lasting change, especially when unresolved developmental trauma is shaping how they function today. I help clients understand how early experiences—often subtle, forgotten, or considered “normal”—continue to influence their adult lives in powerful ways. My approach is warm, informed, and deeply attuned, supporting you in making sense of your history so you can make more intentional choices and create a better tomorrow.
15 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Stephanie A. Carson
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.S., LMFT
Through the use of various techniques, including the Flash Technique (from EMDR), Clinical EFT (tapping), and NET, I will actively assist you in processing your trauma as you work towards healing your inner self. It won't be easy, but I will be there beside you on the journey!
28 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Sloane Fabricius
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, Clinical Supervisor
My hope and intent is for you to feel heard, seen, supported and hopeful about you and your circumstances. Van Gogh said it best, "I feel there is nothing more truly artistic than loving people." Our creative collaboration will equip you in getting your needs met in healthy ways.
29 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Amita Khare
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Trauma takes a physical and mental toll on a person. Trauma can render you tied up in a knot, unable to get free. Children experience and understand trauma differently from adults. They do not have the vocabulary to express their distress, so they act out. If your child is experiencing difficulty sleeping, have nightmares, being emotional and hypervigilant, therapy can be very helpful in reducing symptoms. I use play therapy, art to help children express their thoughts and feelings and teach them coping mechanisms to calm down, relax.
Trauma in adults looks a bit different. You might feel hopeless, helpless, unable to stop the flashbacks and nightmares. It might be hard to work or maintain relationships. It might result in substance abuse, suicidal thoughts, or risky behaviors. Don't wait to get help. You can break free from trauma and live a happy, satisfying life.
11 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Dr. Rebecca Scott, Psy.D
Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Certified in Holistic Health
I support PTSD and trauma by utilizing many different modalities. Recalling all the details of the trauma, research suggests, can retraumatize the patient and not be essential for treatment with all patients. Learning how to cope in the moment and relate to the world can be challenging, I can help support this journey.
17 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Zena Caputo
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Whether you’ve experienced a single, terrible event, a pattern of mistreatment or abuse, or even long-standing difficult and painful relationships with parents, the impact on you doesn’t have to remain so heavy. I have training in several research-informed approaches, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based, extensively researched therapy that offers a different approach to treatment by engaging your brain’s natural healing process.
10 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Enlightened Self Family Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
“Trauma is not just an event that took place sometime in the past; it is also the imprint left by that experience on mind, brain, and body.” Van der Kolk, B. A. (2014). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. Viking.
6 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Alejandra Kenia Ipina
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Trauma can be from a single incident or from various events across time. Changing the way we perceive ourselves and the world around us. You may be feeling disconnected from your body, feeling shame, or anger without fully understanding whether you are responding to the present moment or the past. Through somatic therapy we can explore the moments you feel blended to bring clarity, release stored grief or tension to help you live in the present moment.
9 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
PTSD/Trauma
Wildflower Therapy Group
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, C-IAYT
Wildflower Therapy Group specializes in holistic, trauma-informed care for clients healing from trauma and PTSD. Our therapists support clients in processing difficult experiences at a pace that feels safe, using mind-body approaches that help restore a sense of safety, connection, and emotional balance.
6 Years Experience
Online in Vista, CA
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Vista, California Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Vista, California average 15 years of experience and charge around $207 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Trauma and PTSD (100%), Anxiety or Fears (84%), and Depression (71%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$207
Gender ID
| 71% |
Female |
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| 24% |
Male |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 62% |
In Person and Online |
|
| 38% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 84% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 71% | Depression |
| 58% | Stress |
| 54% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 52% | Self Esteem |
| 52% | Loss or Grief |