San Diego
The office is on First Avenue, and most of the work happens on video.
The city overview: where the office sits, which neighborhoods are close, and how the telehealth schedule actually works. Start here if you are not sure which page applies to you.
Telehealth Monday through Friday, in person one Sunday a month
The Place
What it is actually like here
The office is at 2560 First Ave, Suite 202, in Bankers Hill, on the west edge of Balboa Park near West Maple Street. It is a few blocks south of Hillcrest and a few minutes north of downtown, which puts it within a short drive of most of the central city. State Route 163 and Interstate 5 both run close by, so people come over from North Park, South Park, Mission Hills, and the coast without much trouble.
The honest version of the schedule matters more than the address. Most of my practice is telehealth, Monday through Friday, by secure video, anywhere in California. In-person is limited to one Sunday a month at the Bankers Hill office. If you are picturing a weekly in-person hour on a Tuesday evening, that is not what I offer, and I would rather you know it now than find out on the consult.
At a Glance
- Shelley Davidescu, LMFT, 17 years in practice
- Telehealth Monday through Friday across California
- In person one Sunday a month in Bankers Hill
- Free 15-minute consultation
Individual sessions are $210, or $325 for 90 minutes. Couples sessions are $225, or $345 for 90 minutes.
Full fees and policiesGetting Here
Getting to the office
2560 First Ave, Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92103. First Avenue runs north to south through Bankers Hill, so coming up from downtown you stay on First and you arrive; coming down from Hillcrest you turn south off University or Washington and drop a few blocks.
From the freeways: State Route 163 runs along the east side of the neighborhood through Balboa Park, and Interstate 5 runs below it to the west. Either one puts you within a few minutes of the building.
Parking is street parking. On First and the side streets it is metered or time-limited during the week, which is worth planning for. Sundays are easier, and Sunday is when the in-person day happens, so the parking problem mostly solves itself for the people who come in.
It is worth reading the schedule honestly before you book. Most of my work is telehealth, Monday through Friday. In-person sessions are limited to one Sunday a month at the Bankers Hill office, and those slots fill ahead of time.
Why People Write From Here
The pressures particular to this place
San Diego reads as a relaxed city from the outside, and that is exactly what makes the exhaustion here confusing to the people carrying it. The weather is good, the beach is close, the pictures look fine. So when someone is waking at four in the morning with their jaw clenched, the first thing they do is question whether they have any right to feel that way.
The economy underneath the postcard is not relaxed. Biotech and defense contracting on the mesas, a large military and veteran population, hospital systems, law firms and courthouses downtown, a university and research corridor to the north. These are deadline industries with real consequences attached, and the people in them tend to be competent, self-managing, and very late to ask for help.
The other pressure is cost. Housing here is priced like a coastal metro while a lot of the salaries are not, and that gap runs in the background of a lot of what people bring in. It shows up as a decision that cannot be made, a job that cannot be left, or a low continuous hum that never resolves into a single problem you could point at.
Where to Start
Four places this usually begins
Anxiety Therapy
The most common reason people in this city reach out: functioning fine on the outside, running hot underneath.
EMDR Therapy
For the memory that talking about has not touched, including work and service-related trauma common in this city.
Couples Therapy
For two people on opposite schedules who have stopped having the conversation and started having the argument.
Stress and Burnout
For the point where the pace stopped being a busy season and became the way life is.
Questions
Answered plainly
Anything not covered here is worth asking on the free 15-minute consult.
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Is telehealth as useful as sitting in the room?
For the work I do, yes, and for a lot of people it is more practical. Anxiety work, EMDR, and couples work all translate to video. What matters more than the format is whether you have a private hour and a door that closes. If you do not have that at home, we will talk about where else the hour could happen.
How often can I be seen in person?
In-person sessions are limited. I hold one Sunday a month at the Bankers Hill office, and those slots are booked ahead. Everything else runs by secure video, Monday through Friday. Most of my clients are telehealth clients from the first session onward, and the work is not a lesser version of the room.
Where exactly is the office?
2560 First Ave, Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92103, in Bankers Hill on the west edge of Balboa Park near West Maple Street. It is a few blocks south of Hillcrest and a few minutes north of downtown.
Do you see clients outside San Diego?
Yes, by telehealth, anywhere in California. I am licensed in California only, so if you live or are physically located in another state at the time of session, I am not able to see you.
How do I start?
Send a short note through the contact form and we will set up a free 15-minute consultation. You tell me what is going on, I tell you how I would approach it, and if I am not the right fit I will say so.
Free 15-Minute Consult
Fifteen minutes to find out whether this is the right work.
Tell me what is going on and where you are in California. I will tell you honestly how I would approach it, and whether I am the right person for it.
In person in San Diego, and by telehealth across California.