Nancy Cha, PhD

Sex/Gender: Female

Pronouns: She / Her

Ethnicity: Korean, Chinese

Bio

I am a licensed psychologist who provides individual, couples and group psychotherapy. I work with people facing challenges with interpersonal relationships, work-life balance, and issues of identity and a shifting sense of self. It’s healthy to seek therapy throughout life transitions, periods of stagnation, and moments when life presents internal and external blocks. Psychotherapy can help find a genuine, integrated way of living and relating to others. I work from a relational and insight oriented approach to help recognize patterns, identify blind spots, and enhance awareness of unconscious habits and choices that impact one’s life and functioning.

I have specialized training in and expertise with a variety of concerns including: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (i.e. sexual trauma, childhood abuse, racial trauma), anxiety disorders, mood disorders, cultural/racial identity and shame. I utilize evidence-based approaches to treat symptoms associated with anxiety and PTSD. I employ an Emotionally Focused conceptualization to help move couples from distress to trust and closeness. Lastly I use a modern analytic framework to run my interpersonal process groups.

I especially enjoy working with people wanting to explore issues of cultural diversity (i.e. race, ethnicity, sexual orientation) and welcome the integration of one’s faith or questions of faith into psychotherapy. While short term treatment can be effective, often lasting change comes with long term, deep and meaningful work addressing core issues.

Qualifications

License Number: California: 32982; Hawaii: PSY-1376

License State: California, Hawaii

Practice Information

Types of Insurance Accepted: Private Pay

Location

San Diego, California, United States

Languages

English

Modalities

Individuals, Couples, Groups

Therapy Offered

Telehealth/Teletherapy

Types of Therapy

Attachment-based/Relational Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma-Focused, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Interpersonal, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Psychodynamic

Issues

Anxiety, Family Conflict, Infidelity, Divorce, Marital Concerns, Life Transitions, Parenting, Personal Growth, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, Racial Identity, Relational Concerns, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Spirituality, trauma-ptsd, Traumatic Grief, Women's Issues, Depression

Last modified: February 3, 2025

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