I am a mental health clinician here to help empower, guide, and support you to live the life you want to live. I believe in my heart and soul that it is never to late for anyone to make lasting change, heal old wounds, and develop new healthier patterns. I realize that coming to therapy can feel awkward, scary, and sometimes a bit overwhelming. I want you to know that I am someone that will take a non-judgmental stance, will listen, provide a neutral safe space, and respond with empathy and compassion. Together we can work collaboratively to create lasting change and maybe find some peace, answers, or new goals for your next chapter. I promise to be there for you every step of your journey.

Don’t let your fear limits you! Since 2002, I have been helping women manage difficult situations when they feel like they are losing control, and find the tools they need dealing with shame, guilt, perfectionism and buried dreams. Have you ever felt like your losing control? “How do I keep from falling apart?” Sometimes it is okay to “just be.” But it can only happen if you give yourself permission. The toll of building a career, being a mother, keeping on top of household chores, maintaining some piece of a social life, staying physically fit, and all the rest we have to do…..after all this – it can leave us feeling pretty depleted and lonely. Reach out and get the right therapy for you. Contact us for more information.

Lori Linn Pele is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker providing Individual, family & group therapy for children, adolescents and adults in Southern San Diego. Lori utilizes a strength based therapy approach to help clients overcome challenges and successfully adapt to life transitions. Lori specializes in working with teens, college students, and young adults striving to meet academic and career demands, manage social pressures, and establish healthy relationships. Lori also works with individuals and families coping with grief, loss, childhood trauma and divorce. Lori completed her graduate training at Columbia University School of Social Work in New York City and has over 15 years of clinical experience working with diverse populations.

My name is Laurie Shear, and I’m a therapist in private practice in San Diego, I’m located in El Cajon and provide marriage, family, individual and relationship counseling as well as therapy for the greater San Diego. I am a graduate of Alliant International University’s Marriage and Family Therapy program. My undergraduate degree was in Sociology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. I have more than 11 years of experience in providing therapy to individuals and couples. While the immediate goal of counseling is to find solutions to challenges in our everyday lives. Individual and family counseling has the additional benefits of boosting self-esteem and confidence, increasing self awareness for healthier decision-making. I hope that my family and individual counseling practice in San Diego can help you with what ever your needs are. I specialize in Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Domestic Violence issues. I am dedicated to helping people becoming the best version of themselves. Individual Therapy in San Diego Can Help You: Improve your relationship with family, friends –and most importantly yourself. Discover and utilize your unique strengths. Learn effective communication tools. Identify and minimize triggers that worsen your symptoms. Decrease anxiety and depression symptoms. Learn effective anger management skills. See available options in any given situation. Rid yourself of negative thought patterns. Increase self-esteem. Examine underlying issues that are creating problems in your life. Increase your peace of mind and improve your day-to-day living. Some Common issues addressed in Family and Couples Therapy in San Diego: Communications issues Finances Differences in Parenting styles Infidelity Domestic Violence Sexual Issues Children’s Behavioral issues San Diego Family and Couples Therapy Can Help You…. Improve communication skills Provide a safe environment to express your feelings Come to agreements over difficult issues Decrease the stress and negativity in your relationships Increase understanding and empathy for loved ones Increase parenting skills

A Psychological, Neuropsychological, Developmental, Educational, or Substance Abuse Evaluation provides comprehensive data to definitively establish diagnosis, identify personality structure, determine addiction potential, measure intellectual functioning, and provide treatment planning. These evaluations are often used to confirm or modify the impressions formed by referring physicians, therapists, or school personnel. Neuropsychological testing is used to help identify an individual’s functional abilities, limitations, and to determine the prognosis after a head injury. In addition, neuropsychological assessment is used to diagnose neurological, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric disorders in children and adults. It is also widely used to evaluate complex learning and behavior problems in children and adults. These evaluations provide accurate and objective data to assist in answering a variety of complex questions. Learn more about how our assessments can help you. General Information: Important information that may be difficult for a person to express directly; Reliable and valid data based on comparisons with research; Measurement of personality, addictive, intellectual, and neuropsychological characteristics; Integrated information from multiple sources; Information related to a person’s relationship patterns. Diagnostic Clarification: Evaluation and history of psychological issues; Validation of current diagnosis; Clarification of differential diagnoses; Detection of potential neuropsychological involvement; Identification of personality structure and functioning. Treatment: Evaluation of a person’s ability to function in, and benefit from psychotherapy or other forms of treatment; Treatment matching and clarification of treatment needs and goals; Clarification of reasons why someone may not have benefited from treatment in the past; A baseline against which the progress of treatment can be measured; Assessment of motivation for treatment;

Private Practice for 26 years. I work with individuals, couples and families. We can address a variety of problems that occur in life. I enjoy helping you make your dreams come. I can help you to find your way through difficult life transitions and try to make is as smoothly as possible. I like to helping you to enjoy and understand yourself; discover your strengths and learn how to empower yourself to be who you truly desire to be. I use Cognitive Behavioral, Solution Focused Therapy and Family Systems therapies.