How SD Psychology Is Expanding Access to Therapy Across San Diego County

Building on Decades of Experience

Dr. Daroglou’s career provides much of the foundation for San Diego Psychology and its approach to care. She offers psychodynamically informed psychotherapy and has developed particular interests in working with cancer patients, healthcare professionals and older adults. Her fluency in English, German and Greek also brings a multicultural perspective to her clinical work.

Rather than building a practice around a single patient population or type of therapy, SD Psychology has assembled clinicians with different areas of experience. The team works with adults facing concerns that can include anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, chronic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder, relationship difficulties and major life transitions. Its services also extend to couples and adolescents, giving families in the region several potential points of entry into therapy.

Reaching More of San Diego

Geography can create a surprisingly practical barrier to therapy in a county as large and spread out as San Diego. SD Psychology addresses that issue through two physical locations. Its La Jolla office serves people seeking in-person psychotherapy in the central coastal area, while its Encinitas office provides another option in North County.

Matching Care to Individual Needs

Expanding access also means helping people reach care suited to the issue they are facing. Mental health needs can overlap, and treatment may change as a psychologist learns more about a person’s experiences, symptoms, relationships and goals. An individualized psychiatric treatment plan may involve different forms of care depending on a person’s needs, although SD Psychology itself focuses on psychotherapy and psychological services. When medication is recommended in connection with trauma or PTSD care, for example, the practice states that it can help clients find an appropriate physician for medication management.

Addressing Needs Across Communities

San Diego County includes military families, veterans, healthcare professionals, technology workers, older adults, immigrants and people managing serious medical conditions. SD Psychology has developed services that recognize the different pressures these communities can encounter.

These focused services can make therapy easier to approach. A person does not have to translate an industry, cultural experience or complicated life circumstance from scratch when working with a clinician who already has experience in that area.

Making Therapy Easier to Start

One of the lingering barriers to mental health care is the idea that a person needs a diagnosis or an extreme level of distress before contacting a psychologist. SD Psychology takes a broader view. Its services encompass clinical concerns as well as relationship problems, personal development and the challenges associated with major changes in life.

SD Psychology also works with insurance providers including Aetna, TriWest, TRICARE and Medicare, as well as PPO plans, according to its website. Insurance participation does not erase every financial barrier, but it can give more people another avenue for exploring whether therapy fits within their coverage.

For SD Psychology, expanding access across San Diego County is ultimately about creating more ways for people to connect with appropriate care. With locations in La Jolla and Encinitas, virtual appointments and clinicians whose specialties span different populations and concerns, the practice is widening the paths people can take when they decide it is time to talk with a psychologist.