Licensed Psychologist in Carlsbad, CA in north county san diego
Your in the right place if….
You feel overwhelmed or stuck in anxiety
You struggle with food, body image, or control
You’re navigating identity or life transitions
You’re high-achieving but constantly burned out
eating disorder/body dysmorphia
Do you spend much of your day thinking about food or your body? Are you weighing yourself, counting your calories, waiting for the day where you finally feel good in your body? Maybe you are relying on exercise or purging as a way to compensate for feeling out of control with food? Or eating in a way that feels out of control and is followed by guilt/shame? Maybe you find yourself unable to eat enough due to fears around choking, vomiting, texture issues, or simply lack of concern or excitement around food? Do you struggle to eat at all, pushing back meals as long as possible and scared to eat foods you might label as unsafe or bad? Maybe your a parent who has been noticing concerning weight changes or food behaviors with your child at home? It might feel overwhelming and hopeless, but I have helped many individuals find places of recovery and peace with food and their bodies. These are not choices, they are disorders, and you need support to understand and heal from them.
Anxiety / Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Do you find your self worrying constantly, stuck in negative mindsets, or imagining worst case scenarios? Does this consume much of your day? Do you tend to doubt yourself and feel the need to act in compulsive ways to feel better? Do you find that thoughts repeat in your head like a track that is skipping? Maybe you feel scared about the safety of yourself or others if you do not act on these thoughts? OCD can come in all types of worries or obsessions and is the result of faulty reasoning. There is help out there to train your brain not to doubt yourself and learn to have confidence in yourself and the world around you? Do you tend to doubt yourself and feel the need to act in compulsive ways to feel better? Do you find that thoughts repeat in your head like a track that is skipping? Maybe you feel scared about the safety of yourself or others if you do not act on these thoughts? OCD can come in all types of worries or obsessions and is the result of faulty reasoning. There is help out there to train your brain not to doubt yourself and learn to have confidence in yourself and the world around you.
identity/transition
Maybe your having a hard time sitting in the feelings and thoughts that come up surrounding a life transition including leaving college, career shifts, starting a family, infertility, or loss/grief? It’s important to process how your past informs the way you interact with people and the world around you in the present. I can help with moving thru these transitions in ways that feel fulfilling and meaningful.