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Psychologist, MA, PsyD, LP

Dr. Josh Meendering is a licensed psychologist in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, with 15 years in practice. He works with teens, adults, older adults and couples who feel stuck in certain thoughts and feelings or keep falling into behaviors that cause problems in their lives. His practice covers anxiety, depression, grief, stress and relationship concerns, along with substance use and dual diagnosis, eating disorders, adoption, family conflict and sports performance, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. He offers a nonjudgmental setting and helps clients find more effective ways of reaching personal or relationship goals. His integrative approach draws on attachment-based, emotionally focused, existential, family systems, narrative and feminist therapy. He sees clients in person and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC

Audrey-Mischa Kirk is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Encinitas who also holds an LPCC license and has six years in practice. She works with adults, older adults and couples on anxiety, perfectionism, feeling overwhelmed, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, and as a mother she brings personal understanding to parents navigating change, including the perinatal season. Her work is somatic and trauma-informed, with EMDR at its center, and she also uses ACT, attachment-based therapy, IFS, CBT and mindfulness. She has a background supporting high-achieving clients such as athletes and business owners. She sees clients in person in Encinitas and online.

Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Phil Howard is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Carlsbad, California, with 11 years in practice. He enjoys a varied, diverse caseload and welcomes adults and older adults who want things to change, whatever their circumstances. He works with relationship concerns, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress and bipolar and other mood disorders, as well as men's issues, parenting, sleep problems and body image, and he welcomes LGBTQ+ clients. Having worked with many people who felt their lives had slipped out of control, he holds a hopeful view of human resilience. His methods include CBT, ACT, compassion-focused and solution-focused therapy, motivational interviewing and strength-based work. Sessions are online.

Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, IFS 2, CCPT

Chantal-Marie Wilson is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Chula Vista, California, with 14 years in practice and level 2 training in internal family systems. Many of her clients are used to caring for everyone else while setting aside their own feelings, and they may worry about being a burden or feel they must always be the strong one. She helps teens and adults with depression, trauma, anxiety, life transitions, self-esteem and emotional regulation, as well as eating disorders, body image, family conflict and racial identity, and she welcomes LGBTQ+ clients and single mothers by choice. Alongside IFS she uses ACT, CBT, DBT, attachment-based and emotionally focused therapy. Sessions are online.

Psychologist, PsyD, LMFT, LAADC, DBTC

Dr. Matthew VanDusen is a licensed psychologist and licensed marriage and family therapist in La Jolla, California, with 17 years in practice, and he is also a licensed advanced alcohol and drug counselor. He works with teens, adults, older adults, families and groups facing anxiety, depression, addiction, OCD, grief, relationship strain and the effects of a hard past. He is drawn to people who want to change but are unsure how to break unhelpful or harmful patterns, and he aims for progress that lasts outside of sessions. Early work centers on trust and on learning what matters to each client. He uses CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, family systems and Christian counseling. He sees clients in La Jolla and online.

Psychologist, PhD

Dr. Polina Bryson is a licensed psychologist in San Diego with 21 years in practice and the founder of Strive to Thrive Psychology. Her work centers on adults and older adults with diabetes (type 1 or 2), autoimmune conditions and other chronic or invisible illnesses, along with the burnout, grief, anxiety and depression that often come with managing them. She also treats bipolar and other mood disorders and supports caregivers. Sessions offer a safe place to sort through these pressures and improve emotional well-being. Her approach is integrative and strength-based, drawing on CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based therapy, motivational interviewing and coaching. Sessions are offered online.

Counselor, MA, PhD, LPCC

Dr. Kristen Hornung is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Encinitas, California, with 15 years in practice. Dr. Hornung works with sensitive, thoughtful teens and adults, including older adults, who seem composed and capable to others yet feel stuck, overwhelmed or cut off from themselves. Common focuses are healing from trauma, easing anxiety and depression, exploring questions of identity and working through relationship and attachment patterns. Highly sensitive people, LGBTQ+ clients and those with dissociation are welcome. The work is collaborative and depth-oriented, combining EMDR with ego state, Jungian, psychodynamic and relational approaches. Sessions are held online.

Psychologist, PsyD

Dr. Ally Higdon is a licensed psychologist in San Diego with 12 years in practice. She works online with adults facing trauma and PTSD, anxiety, OCD, sleep problems, anger and stress, and she has a particular interest in first responders, veterans and women's concerns. Her view is that many familiar coping habits, such as avoiding discomfort or pushing thoughts away, help briefly but keep people from living full lives. Therapy with her focuses on building a different relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings. She uses ACT, CBT, cognitive processing therapy, prolonged exposure and exposure and response prevention, and also offers ketamine-assisted therapy.

Psychologist, PsyD, MA

Dr. Michael Missory is a licensed psychologist with Gateway Psychological Services in St. Petersburg, Florida. He works with a wide age range, from toddlers and children to teens, adults and older adults, as well as couples and families. He helps with depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, substance use, behavioral problems and family conflict. He sees emotional struggles as a normal part of being human rather than a sign that someone is broken, and he aims to offer a supportive space where clients feel heard. His methods include CBT, family systems, parent-child interaction therapy, play therapy, mindfulness and humanistic work. He sees clients in person and online.