Psychodrama Therapists in Oceanside, CA

Many people come to therapy feeling misunderstood or “othered,” even in spaces meant to support them. You may have tried therapy before and found yourself explaining your identity, culture, ambition, or creative life just to be understood. If you’ve struggled to trust that someone could truly “get it,” you’re not alone. I provide trauma-informed online therapy for founders, creatives, and high-performing professionals navigating burnout, anxiety, and chronic pressure.

✨ By virtue of holding space for you to make meaning out of your experiences, intersections of identity, and personal and ancestral past, I specialize in providing Culturally Conscious, Liberation-Oriented, Neuro-affirming, Trauma-Informed, Nervous System-Centered, and social justice-aligned offerings of healing that align with your desire to unify mind, body, and spirit, healing both present and intergenerational wounds, and connecting with self, others, and surroundings.

At Mind Study Center, we redefine mental health care with a collaborative, evidence-based approach that brings psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists together under one roof. We tailor treatments to each individual using the latest in neuroscience, from TMS to specialized assessments and therapy. Our mission is to provide expert, accessible, and compassionate care that helps individuals and families thrive.

I am engaged and alert with my clients. I support your growth while Frustrating your defenses- I work to confront my clients in their blind spots, because (as a New Yorker) I understand that speaking from a place of love may not always mean people-pleasing. But with the warmth of my Californian identity, I work to be fluid and flexible, using somatic interventions to develop and cathart Embodied Trauma. Sometimes the history lives in the present.

Tried talk therapy and you're body's still left reactive? Tried somatic (bodywork) approaches and your mind is left confused? Why choose one? Sustained healing includes the mind and body so that your body can stop being in survival mode and your mind rewired for calm. My practice merges psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and bodywork because healing should treat the "whole" you not merely parts of you. In-office or Online services available.

Oceanside is a coastal city in northern San Diego County situated directly adjacent to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, one of the largest Marine Corps installations in the country, and the city's mental health landscape is heavily shaped by the needs of active duty service members, veterans, and military families. Trauma, PTSD, military sexual trauma, deployment stress, and the challenges of military-to-civilian transition are among the most common concerns for therapists working in the area. San Diego County behavioral health services extend to Oceanside, and several private practices specialize specifically in military-affiliated populations. The city also has a growing civilian population of families and retirees attracted by its beaches and lower housing costs than central San Diego, and general therapy needs are well served by a broad network of local practitioners.

Gender ID

	62%	Female
	38%	Male

Session Type

	71%	In Person and Online
	29%	Online Only

Top Specialties

100%	Trauma and PTSD
86%	Anxiety or Fears
86%	Stress
71%	Depression
71%	Relationship and Marriage Counseling
57%	Codependency
57%	Self Esteem

Ages Served

100%	Adult
57%	Senior
57%	Young Adult
43%	Children
43%	Teen

Client Focus

57%	Women
43%	Asian
43%	Hispanic / Latino
43%	LGBTQ+
43%	Middle Eastern

Psychodrama therapists in Oceanside, California CA

Amenah Arman

Mia Turner

Mind Study Center

Alexis Cabrera

Roanne de Guia-Samuels