INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
Individual Therapy in San Diego for Anxiety, Depression, and Feeling Overwhelmed
Life can feel overwhelming, confusing, or difficult to manage on your own. If you’re feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or anxious about life, individual therapy can provide the support you need to gain insight, develop practical coping skills, and manage stress and anxiety more effectively so you can feel more grounded, confident, and in control of your life right now.
Why clients choose Novara Counseling?
You’ll feel understood, not judged
Evidence-based therapy (CBT, DBT, and insight-oriented work)
Practical tools you can actually use in your daily life
In-person session in San Diego and virtual across California
Taking the first step can feel overwhelming but you don’t have to figure it out alone. We offer a free 15-minute phone consultation to help you get started.
How we work together?
Our approach to individual therapy will help you understand the deeper emotional patterns that may be keeping you stuck. Using a psychodynamic and attachment-based approach, we explore how early life experiences, attachment styles, and past relationships shape your thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns.
Many individuals struggling with anxiety, overthinking, low self-esteem, or relationship challenges and find themselves in repeating cycles like difficulty setting boundaries, or feeling disconnected from others. By increasing self-awareness and understanding your attachment patterns, you can break these cycles, reduce anxiety, feel more grounded, and build healthier, more secure relationships.
We also integrate practical, evidence-based tools to support you in your day-to-day life. Drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and solution-focused approaches, these approaches can help you, identify and change negative thought patterns, manage anxiety, stress, and mood more effectively, strengthen emotional regulation and coping skills, and develop healthier, more secure relationships—so you can feel more grounded, confident, and connected in your life.
What to expect in our sessions?
Each individual therapy session lasts 50 minutes and is tailored to your unique needs and goals. You can expect a warm, collaborative, and relational approach that balances deep insight with actionable strategies. We create a safe, nonjudgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences at a pace that feels right for you – whether that means addressing immediate concerns or diving into longer-standing patterns. Together, we will work to gain insight, build emotional resilience, and support meaningful, lasting change toward a more connected, authentic, and resilient life.
Our Specializations
Areas of Focus
Feeling Anxious, Overwhelm, or Emotionally Drained
Struggling with Depression & Sadness
Feeling Anger, Shame & Guilt
Managing Anxiety & Overthinking
Managing Stress & Burnout
Healing from Trauma & PTSD
Struggling through Grief & Loss
Improving Relationship Patterns
Learning to Set Healthy Boundaries
Coping with Loneliness & Disconnection
Building Self-Esteem
Breaking Unhealthy Patterns
Navigating Divorce & Relationship Changes
Improving Communication & Relationship Skills
Building Assertiveness & Confidence
Exploring Identity, Self-Worth & Personal Growth
Building Coping Skills & Emotional Resilience
Improving Emotion Regulation
Coping with Stressful Life Changes
Learning How to Forgive
Navigating through a Major Life Transition