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title: "LGBTQ+ Friendly Therapists"
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updated: 2025-03-07T14:22:45Z
published: 2025-03-07T14:22:45Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# LGBTQ+ Friendly Therapists

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San Diego TherapistsRiverside TherapistsLos Angeles County

**Resource Name:** Sue Boyd, LCSW

**Contact:** 619-787 6676

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**Resource Name:** Teri Cavanagh, LCSW

**About:** Needs referral to Rady’s psychology (MediCal only) Rady Children's Outpatient Psychiatry

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**Resource Name:** Huong Diep, PsyD

**Location:**

- 3202 3rd Ave #2, San Diego, CA 92103 (858-367-3779)
- 721 N Vulcan Avenue #213, Encinitas, CA 92024 (858-367-3779)

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**Resource Name:** Follow Your Compass

**Contact:** [hello@followyourcompass.com](mailto:hello@followyourcompass.com); 619-994-3779

**Website:** [followyourcompasstherapy.com](https://followyourcompasstherapy.com/)

**Location:** 445 Marine View Ave suite 300, Del Mar, CA 92014

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**Resource Name:** Dewana Hariston-psychologist

**Contact:** 949-929-5535

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**Resource Name:** Nicole Monsowitz, MSW

**Contact:** 858-215-2538

**Location:** 12625 High Bluff Drive #111, San Diego, CA 92130

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**Resource Name:** Kelsey Paulson, PhD

**Contact:** 712-790-2516

**Location:** 5405 Morehouse Drive #330, San Diego, CA 92121

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**Resource Name:** Personal Evolution Psychotherapy (PEP)

**Contact:** [PEP@PEPSanDiego.com](mailto:PEP@PEPSanDiego.com)

**Website:** [www.personalevolutionpsychotherapy.com](https://personalevolutionpsychotherapy.com/)

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**Resource Name:** Jennifer Rickard, MFT

**Contact:** [jrickard@empowerourcommunity.com](mailto:jrickard@empowerourcommunity.com); 619-961-5058

**Website:** [https://jenniferrickardmft.com/](https://jenniferrickardmft.com/)

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**Resource Name:** Jessica Silsby, Psy.D.

**About:** Clinical Forensic Psychology

**Website:** [www.facebook.com/DrSilsbyPsyD](https://www.facebook.com/DrSilsbyPsyD)

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**Resource Name:** Darlene Tando, LCSW

**Contact:** (619) 948-8926

**Location:** [www.DarleneTando.com](https://www.darlenetando.com/)

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**Resource Name:** C. Naomi Wahler, PhD

**Contact:** 858-254-9986

**Website:** [www.drnaomiwahler.com](https://www.drnaomiwahler.com/)

**Location:** 5830 Oberlin Drive Suite 203, San Diego, CA 92121

**Resource Name:** BORREGO HEALTH SPECIALTY CARE CENTER - DESERT HOT SPRINGS

**Contact:** (760) 676.5800

**Website:** [www.borregohealthspecialty.org](https://www.daphealth.org/locations/)

**Location:** 12520 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

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**Resource Name:** BORREGO HEALTH STONEWALL MEDICAL CENTER - CATHEDRAL CITY

**Contact:** (760) 507.3310

**Website:** [www.borregohealthspecialty.org](https://www.daphealth.org/locations/)

**Location:** 68555 Ramon Road, Ste. D103, Cathedral City, CA 92234

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**Resource Name:** Comprehensive Clinic

**About:** psychiatry, therapy, medicine, surgery

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**Resource Name:** Dr Toni D'orsay

**Contact:** 760-507-3310 ext. 6225

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**Resource Name:** Patric Schine, FNP, DNP

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**Resource Name:** Riverside University Health System (RUHS) (Temecula Behavioral health clinic)

**Contact:** Arlenne Shapov, MD; 951-600-6355

**Resource Name:** Susan Landon, MFT

**Contact:** 310-395-9095

**Location:** 429 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite #200, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Written by: CPCMG LGBTQ+ Committee, Edited by: TT, D.O. 6/2024