Trauma and PTSD therapists in Encinitas, California CA
Find experienced trauma and PTSD therapists in Encinitas 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
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 in Encinitas, CA 92007
Online in Encinitas, CA California
PTSD/Trauma
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 Encinitas, CA California (Online Only)
PTSD/Trauma
Integrated Mental Wellness
Psychologist, Ph.D, Integrated Medical Mental Health Clinician, Licensed Psychologist
Dr Colette Sinclair is specifically trained in treating PTSD and complex trauma. She uses a variety of progressive methods to minimize reactivity and restore functioning in life.
20 Years Experience
In-Person in Encinitas, CA 92024
Online in Encinitas, CA California
PTSD/Trauma
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 Near Encinitas, CA
Online in Encinitas, CA California
PTSD/Trauma
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 Encinitas, CA
Online in Encinitas, CA California
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
In-Person Near Encinitas, CA
Online in Encinitas, CA California
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
In-Person Near Encinitas, CA
Online in Encinitas, CA California
PTSD/Trauma
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 Encinitas, CA
Online in Encinitas, CA California
PTSD/Trauma
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 Encinitas, CA
Online in Encinitas, CA California
PTSD/Trauma
Jennifer Pudlo Therapy & Wellness Consulting
Marriage and Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Trauma can leave you feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or as though you're constantly reliving painful experiences, making it difficult to feel safe, trust others, or fully engage in life. Using a compassionate, trauma-informed approach, I provide a safe and supportive space to help you process difficult experiences, understand the impact of trauma on your mind and body, and develop healthier ways of coping and healing. My goal is to help you move beyond surviving, restore a sense of safety and empowerment, and reconnect with the life and relationships that matter most.
16 Years Experience
Online in Encinitas, CA California (Online Only)
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Encinitas, California Statistics
Trauma and PTSD therapists in Encinitas, California average 15 years of experience and charge around $207 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (64%), Psychodynamic Therapy (42%), and Existential / Humanistic Therapy (36%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$207
Accept insurance
38%
Offer sliding scale
51%
Gender ID
| 72% |
Female |
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| 23% |
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 |
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| 38% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 64% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 42% | Psychodynamic Therapy |
| 36% | Existential / Humanistic Therapy |
| 36% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 35% | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| 35% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 35% | Somatic Therapy |
Ages Served
| 99% | Adult |
| 63% | Young Adult |
| 53% | Teen |
| 48% | Senior |
| 26% | Children |
Client Focus
| 59% | Women |
| 44% | LGBTQ+ |
| 35% | Men |
| 24% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 24% | Black / African American |