Anxiety therapy that actually quiets the noise.
Doctoral-level (PhD/PsyD) psychologists treating anxiety for people
in San Diego and across Southern California — online, in-network, and usually with no waitlist. From North County to the South Bay, sessions happen from wherever you are — no drive across the county to a waiting room.
The mind that won't stop scanning for what could go wrong. The 2 a.m. loop. The tight chest before an email you haven't even opened yet. Anxiety isn't a character flaw or something to push through — it's an overactive threat system that can be retrained.
Anxiety therapy, explained.
Anxiety is your body's alarm system firing when there's no real fire. Our psychologists treat it with the approaches that have the strongest evidence behind them: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to interrupt the thought spirals, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) so worry stops running the show, and graded exposure to shrink the avoidance that keeps anxiety alive. Most people feel the difference within the first several sessions — not because the worry vanishes overnight, but because you stop being at its mercy.
Anxiety therapy in San Diego.
San Diego holds a large military and veteran community, a cross-border culture, and the particular strain of an expensive coastal city that looks relaxed from the outside.
Care is uneven across a county this large. Telehealth closes the gap between a booked-solid practice in La Jolla and someone still waiting for a call back in the South Bay. Every one of our
psychologists is licensed in California and sees clients across San Diego County — North County, the South Bay, La Jolla, Chula Vista, and the neighborhoods between the coast and El Cajon —
by secure video. Where you are in San Diego decides the view out your window during session, not whether
you can get anxiety care.
What anxiety therapy here looks like.
- A clear picture, session one, of what's driving the anxiety — not just symptom management
- CBT and ACT tools you can use between sessions, not just talk
- Exposure at your pace to unwind avoidance — we never push past your nervous system
Who you’d work with.
Dr. Jessica Habashy
Dr. Maria Meinerding
Dr. Sara Chamberlin
