Depression therapy for when everything feels like too much.
Doctoral-level (PhD/PsyD) psychologists treating depression 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 heaviness that makes ordinary things — a shower, a text back, dinner — feel enormous. The flatness where interest used to be. Depression lies to you about whether anything will help. It's also one of the most treatable things we see.
Depression therapy, explained.
Depression drains motivation first and mood follows — which is why waiting to "feel like it" rarely works. Our psychologists use behavioral activation to rebuild momentum in small, deliberate steps, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to loosen the harsh, self-critical thinking depression feeds on. We also screen for what's underneath — grief, burnout, life transitions, or a mood pattern worth a medication conversation — so you're treating the actual driver, not just the symptom.
Depression 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 depression care.
What depression therapy here looks like.
- Behavioral activation — small, concrete steps that rebuild momentum when motivation is gone
- CBT to interrupt the self-critical thinking that keeps the spiral turning
- An honest read on what's underneath, and a referral if medication is worth exploring
Who you’d work with.
Dr. Jessica Habashy
Dr. Maria Meinerding
Dr. Sara Chamberlin
