Colleen M. McBride
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT (she, her)
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
580 Beech Ave., Suite B, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Let's Connect (760) 264-4378
At the heart of my work, I strive to create empathic connections with the individuals I work with—creating spaces for them to explore and express all of themselves, and to feel seen, heard, and understood while doing so. I find that people often come to therapy to make negative feelings go away. While this can happen, I also understand the work of therapy as empowering yourself to be able to have and learn from your difficult feelings while feeling safe and connected to yourself and others. I work from a psychodynamic and an attachment-based perspective, while drawing from other approaches as necessary, such as interpersonal
neurobiology, Brainspotting, CBT, and mindfulness. Through this approach we explore how early experiences in your family, community, and cultural context impacted your sense of yourself, your relationships, and your world, sometimes in ways outside of your awareness. I often help individuals recognize unhelpful or hindering patterns in their lives and enable
them to develop new and more fulfilling ways to navigate these challenges. I have advanced training treating trauma and dissociation. Research supports incorporating the body, along with a relational approach in these areas. I also commonly emphasize the use of self-compassion as we uncover potentially difficult or problematic areas of your past and present.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
- Couple Sessions $200
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Colleen M. McBride
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 139089 Colleen McBride
- Certificate from Trauma-Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST) Level 1 & 2 Certified 2022
- Certificate from Brainspotting Certified Therapist and Consultant 2022
- Attended California School of Professional Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy , Graduated 2011
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Chronic Pain
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- AEDP
- Attachment-based
- Brainspotting
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Experiential Therapy
- Family / Marital
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Somatic
- Trauma Focused
Location
Primary Location
Embodied Wellness Group
580 Beech Ave.
Suite B
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Nearby Areas
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Colleen M. McBride
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT