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Trauma and PTSD therapists in Del Mar, CA

Del Mar Therapists (Statistics)

Average years in practice

16 Years Experience

Average cost per session

$204

Gender ID

72% Female
25% Male
2% Non-Binary
1% Gender Fluid

Session Type

62% In Person and Online
38% Online Only

Top Treatment Approaches

63% Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
39% Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
38% Psychodynamic Therapy
36% Existential / Humanistic Therapy
36% Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian)
30% Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
30% Somatic Therapy
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Del Mar 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.
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Del Mar, California therapist: Marge Michaelson, licensed clinical social worker
Trauma and PTSD

Marge Michaelson

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, ACSW, DSW
Trauma and PTSD exist because of explicit and implicit memory of events that are out of the ordinary. Therapy explores the connection to both in a safe environment. Symptoms arise from these experiences that can be debilitating and exhausting. Sorting out these connections lead to healing.  
41 Years Experience
In-Person in Del Mar, CA 92014
Online in Del Mar, CA
San Diego, California therapist: Dr. Aleksandra Drecun, psychologist
Trauma and PTSD

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
In-Person Near Del Mar, CA
Online in Del Mar, CA
San Diego, California therapist: Azmaira Maker, Ph.D., psychologist
Trauma and PTSD

Azmaira Maker, Ph.D.

Psychologist, Ph.D.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 25 years of experience and received my Ph.D. from University of Michigan in both the child and adult tracks. We offer services for trauma for children, adolescents, college students, and adults. Our expertise includes individual and family therapy, in-school and in-home support, neurofeedback, and expressive arts therapy. Our team specializes in a range of modalities including, cognitive-behavioral therapy, trauma focused CBT, behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy, family therapy, dialectical-behavioral therapy, play therapy, and motivational interviewing.  
28 Years Experience
In-Person Near Del Mar, CA
Online in Del Mar, CA
Encinitas, California therapist: Hannah Nyznyk Christian, marriage and family therapist
Trauma and PTSD

Hannah Nyznyk Christian

Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT #133278
We offer trauma-informed therapy to help clients process past experiences safely and effectively. Treatment focuses on restoring a sense of safety and stability.  
7 Years Experience
In-Person Near Del Mar, CA
Online in Del Mar, CA
Encinitas, California therapist: Dr Pamela Helen Polcyn, marriage and family therapist
Trauma and PTSD

Dr Pamela Helen Polcyn

Marriage and Family Therapist, Phd, MFT
Trauma can stop you in progressing with your life. Many treatments are now available that can assist you in approaching painful and difficult issues in a safe and effective manner. Intrusive memories and feelings can be reduced, the volume and intensity turned down. The allows you to engage in life  
35 Years Experience
Online in Del Mar, CA (Online Only)
San Diego, California therapist: Sean Sprigle, licensed professional counselor
Trauma and PTSD

Sean Sprigle

Licensed Professional Counselor, LPCC
I have recovered my own trauma prior to becoming a trauma specialist. I suffered from PTSD my entire life without knowing what was wrong with me, but I don’t live with PTSD anymore. I am no longer traumatized and I can help you get there as well.  
9 Years Experience
In-Person Near Del Mar, CA
Online in Del Mar, CA
San Diego, California therapist: Sue De Santo, licensed clinical social worker
Trauma and PTSD

Sue De Santo

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I work with individuals carrying the weight of past trauma, painful relationships, and experiences that still live in the body as anxiety, numbness, or feeling constantly on guard. I bring compassion and relief to the places that feel stuck or overwhelmed. . My goal is to offer a steady, caring space where you don’t have to do it alone and where healing becomes possible not just in your mind, but in your body and relationships too.  
35 Years Experience
Online in Del Mar, CA (Online Only)
San Marcos, California therapist: Amy Price, AMP Family Therapy Inc., marriage and family therapist
Trauma and PTSD

Amy Price, AMP Family Therapy Inc.

Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Having worked with clients of all ages and stages of life who have experienced trauma, I have trained in EMDR therapy to help. I find EMDR to be extremely efficacious and limits the length and amount of therapy most clients need to do. Symptom relief is vital and EMDR can help tremendously with that. We carry trauma in our body. As a compassionate helper, I want my clients who have experienced trauma to understand their body's responses so that they can notice, identify and stop triggers from sending their nervous system awry.  
23 Years Experience
In-Person Near Del Mar, CA
Online in Del Mar, CA
Carlsbad, California therapist: Diaspora Therapy Group, marriage and family therapist
Trauma and PTSD

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
In-Person Near Del Mar, CA
Online in Del Mar, CA
Carlsbad, California therapist: Melanie Goetz, marriage and family therapist
Trauma and PTSD

Melanie Goetz

Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
You already have displayed such a beautiful expression of courage by seeking out support. In the beginning of therapy, we’ll build on this courage by identifying what is working for you in life right now, bringing in new resources to expand the sense of safety to live and connect. Then slowly taking little tastes of deeper, painful work, we’ll move back and forth, allowing your full being to embrace this new way of living without the added weight of judgment or pressure to live any one way. We’ll consider the stories and thoughts, the emotions, the images and picture memories, as well as, the groans, pains, and numbness of your body that are charged by fight-flight-freeze-faint energy. We’ll honor all parts of you as we work together to engage all the rules of safety and connection that you’ve learned through past experiences. We’ll consider what is and is not working well for you now, and, we’ll identify new purposes for these parts of you that honor your living and connecting now.  
10 Years Experience
In-Person Near Del Mar, CA
Online in Del Mar, CA