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Dr. Lita Ann Carvalho

Therapist(she, her, they)
21 years of experience
  • Virtual
  • Anxiety, ADD/ADHD, Depression, Trauma, PTSD
  • Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy, Couples therapy, Individual therapy

Great to meet you!

Hello and welcome to my profile. I am native to San Diego, and I love animals. I have been working in the field of emotional & behavioral healthcare for 20 years, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I specialize in treating trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, and more. I am trained to provide a wide variety of psychotherapy modalities. I am considered the consciousness therapist having recently internationally published research on consciousness; earning my doctorate in the fields of psychology and biophysics.

My approach to therapy

It is my core belief as a psychotherapist that, You are the Expert of You, so all therapeutic treatment planning is done as a collaborative process. I use evidence-based practices, such as, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma-Informed Care (TIC), and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and more. I use a whole-person in environment, holistic approach. I treat emotional and behavioral disorders in similar ways treatment is provided for physical or somatic conditions - quite simply it is all healthcare.

What you can expect from me

What clients can expect from sessions with psychotherapist Lita Carvalho is to feel heard, supported, and informed.

About me

  • I identify as
    Pacific Islander, Caucasian, Asian, Cisgender Woman
  • My style is
    Empowering, Holistic, Affirming

Qualification and insurance

  • Years of experience
    21 years of experience
  • Training
    PhD at California Institute for Human Science, MA (Master of Arts) at American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University Souther California
  • License type
    LMFT (Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist) (California)
  • Licensed in
  • Insurance accepted
    Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Shield of California, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Providence Health Plan

Cost

Care details

  • More specialties
    Substance use / addiction, Bipolar disorder, Eating disorders, OCD, Sleep disorder, Family issues, LGBTQIA+, Stress management, Anger management, Panic disorders, Cultural & ethnic issues, End of life care, Grief or loss, Physical health issues, Maternal mental health, Men's issues, Relationship issues, Women's issues, Identity issues, Transgender issues, Chronic conditions
  • Therapy methods
    Parent Management Training (PMT), Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Gottman Method / Gottman Couples, Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Gestalt, Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT), Cognitive Processing (CPT), Strategic Family Therapy, Psychoeducational Family Therapy, Multidimensional Family, Behavior Management, Exposure Response Prevention, Jungian, Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Critical Incident Stress Debrief (CISD), Multi-Systemic (MST), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Milan Systemic, Family Focused Therapy (FFT), Psychoanalytic, Motivational Interviewing, Attachment Based, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Humanistic, Somatic, Behavioral, Play, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Behavior Modification, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Bowen Family Systems, Family-Based Treatment for Eating Disorders, Experiential, Schema, Behavioral Couples Therapy, Behavioral Activation (BA), Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD, Solution Focused Couples Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Positive Psychology, Relational, Seeking Safety, Trauma Focused CBT, Transpersonal, Structural Family
  • Care types
    Family therapy, Child or adolescent therapy, Couples therapy, Individual therapy
  • Ages served
    Children, Seniors, Infants / Toddlers, Adolescents, Adults
  • Languages
    English
  • Locations
    4653 Carmel Mountain Road Ste 308 PMB 1040
    San Diego, CA 92130
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