Find A Psychologist in Olivenhain, CA.

I am a licensed psychologist and founder of Coronado Psych. As a psychologist, I have had extensive training in evidence-based practices and have trained with some of the best and brightest in the field. As such, I am passionate about providing the highest quality, empirically supported, culturally sensitive care to my community and strive to do so with the utmost integrity and care. It can take some time to find a psychologist that is the right fit for your needs and goals. However, the benefits of psychotherapy can be truly life-changing once you find the therapist that is the best fit for you.

There are many different types of therapists out there, with a variety of specialties, levels and types of training and experience. Trying to understand these differences and finding the type of therapist that is right for you can be confusing and sometimes frustrating. A Psychologist is a mental health professional who has an earned Doctoral Degree and passed the most rigorous professional training and licensing requirements in the field. These professionals most typically focus their practice on talk or behavioral therapies and have the widest variety of and deepest understanding of and training in therapeutic techniques. Psychologists are capable of working with the widest variety of issues including the most complex and challenging types of mental health issues.

Dr. Peck is a licensed clinical psychologist trained in the practitioner-scientist model of treatment. Dr. Peck recognizes psychology as both an art and a science and strives to practice psychology using both of these powerful realms of knowledge. Trained at scientific institutions, she is trained in evidence-based treatments. Dr. Peck brings the art of communication and connection to science to bring about deep change and reflection.

As a psychologist, I work from a client-centered approach and focus on client needs and utilize approaches that will result in desired change. My goal is to empower clients by teaching them skills and strategies that will allow them to have victory over their concerns and to have a meaningful existence. I teach clients to be proactive about their lives, self-sufficient and establish a healthy interdependence. It is my intention that clients leave therapy feeling confident to address their concerns because they have established a healthy mental and emotional frame of mind equipped with effective life tools to cope with challenges that one will face.

As a psychologist, I am trained to help individuals, couples and families in a wide range of areas and issues that they experience. I am particularly focused on the issues of trauma recovery, couples counseling, Depression, Anxiety, Trauma & PTSD, Grief, Unwanted Same Sex Attraction, Sexual Acting Out, OCD, Childhood Abuse, Self Esteem Issues. I find that most of the individuals that I help respond favorably to the EMDR technique. I also use a psychoanalytical technique called "Bodywork" as well as the standard talk therapy approach (cognitive/ behavioral).

As an experienced psychologist, I value psychotherapy that addresses the whole person. My goal is to help people overcome difficulties, reach their potential, and effect real and lasting change. As a certified Mindfulness-Based therapist, and guided by the principles of neuroplasticity, I help clients mindfully navigate symptoms of physical illness, pain, depression, anxiety, grief, and anger through mindfulness interventions, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic and attachment-based therapies, and skills-based therapies such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy. It takes courage to face our difficulties and ask for help. Together we can find strategies to help you feel better and develop the life you want to live.

As a licensed Psychologist, I've helped people have happier, more satisfying lives and relationships for over 30 years. My results-oriented, practical approach focuses on working with you, to help you clearly understand the issues you're facing, know your options and what you can do about them, and stay on track to make the changes that will give you a happier life. Let's work together and create the life you want to live.