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San Diego & Online Across California

Anxiety therapy for people who are holding a lot together, and are more tired than it looks from the outside.

Evidence-based therapy for anxiety, trauma, and relationships. Steady, warm, and shaped around the life you are actually living.

Shelley Davidescu, LMFT

17 Years in Practice

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Does This Sound Familiar?

You can spend the whole day thinking, solving and showing up well, and still feel a little off.

Things can be going well at work while something quieter is going on at home. Often nothing looks wrong from the outside, which is part of what makes it so hard to put into words.

If a line here sounds familiar, open it. Each one says a little about how I would think it through with you.

Open any line that feels familiar.

What Changes

“I help individuals build confidence, reduce anxiety, and feel more secure in themselves and their relationships. I also work with couples and individuals to develop healthy communication skills, navigate conflict more effectively, and create stronger, more fulfilling relationships.”

Shelley Davidescu, LMFT, founder of Anxiety Therapy SD

I do not make any guarantees, and I would gently question any therapist who does. What I can tell you about is the work itself: steady, thoughtful, and shaped around the life you are actually living.

Who I Work With

Capable adults who are holding a lot together, and are quieter than most people realize about how tired they are.

Lawyers, physicians, nurses, therapists, tech executives, fund managers. Often in their thirties and forties, and often the person everyone else leans on.

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Adults carrying anxiety, stress and burnout

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Couples, whether dating, married, cohabiting or separated

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LGBTQ+ clients

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BIPOC and bicultural clients

I work with adults and couples across California by telehealth, and in person in San Diego. Hillcrest, downtown, North Park and South Park are all a short drive from the office.

Four Areas of Work

Where people usually start

Four distinct bodies of work. Many people begin in one and find themselves touching another along the way. That is normal, and it is something we would talk about openly rather than quietly drift into.

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Anxiety Therapy

The overthinking loop, the racing thoughts at midnight, the meeting rehearsed one more time than it needed to be. Practical, evidence-based work on the way anxiety shapes a day.

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Trauma Therapy

My primary clinical specialty. Trauma is rarely a single event. More often it is years of strain, relationships that hurt, or growing up without being seen at home.

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Couples Therapy

For partners who keep finding their way back into the same argument. Gottman and EFIT Level 1 informed, and welcoming to dating, married, cohabiting, separated and same-sex couples.

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EMDR Therapy

A certified, structured approach for memories and beliefs that talking has not quite reached. Slow, contained, and paced to whatever feels manageable that day.

Not sure where you would begin? There is a short guide on the services page.

How It Works

What the first few weeks actually look like

A short, free call. You tell me a little about what is going on, and I will be honest about how I would approach it and whether I am the right fit. A conversation, not an intake.

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Practical Details

Sessions: Telehealth Monday to Friday across California; in person at 2560 First Ave, Suite 202, San Diego.
Fees: Individual $210, or $325 for 90 minutes. Couples $225, or $345 for 90 minutes.
Billing: Private pay, with an out-of-network superbill on request.

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Free 15-Minute Consult

Not sure where to start? A conversation is a good place to begin.

The free 15-minute consult is a short, no-pressure call to hear what is going on and decide together, gently, whether working with me is the right fit.

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In person in San Diego, and by telehealth across California.