Dr. Aleksandra Drecun, Psy.D.

Dr. Aleksandra Drecun, Psy.D.

Verified Credentials

Profession(s): Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, Counseling
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  PSY
License Number:  21778

My Approach to Helping

I am a licensed psychologist who is dedicated to empowering individuals, enriching lives, promoting personal growth and development by providing professionally competent and personally compassionate services for children, adults, couples and families through life-coaching, psychotherapy and education with the intent of achieving a productive life, a meaningful existence and reaching one's highest potential.

My practice includes treatment of children, adolescents, adults, couples, families and groups. I provide consultation and life-coaching services for individuals, couples and executives. I conduct psychological testing for fitness for duty, personality and/or career assessment, diagnostic impressions and treatment planning purposes. My specialties include working with children and adolescents, pre-marital counseling, couples to increase relational satisfaction, hypnotherapy, career coaching, women's health, LGBT and conducting bariatric surgery psychological evaluations.

I maintain an exuberant approach in guiding clients toward emotional, social, spiritual and professional success. My practice utilizes research-validated therapy and coaching to direct growth in individuals, relationships, family life and career.I am genuinely interested in the health and happiness of my clients.

I am committed to providing the highest quality of care and have a deep desire to facilitate transformation that produces a purpose-driven life in the individuals who are obtaining my psychological services.As a practitioner, I am a highly effective and efficient professional that paves the way for client's to reach their desired goals.

My therapeutic style emanates warmth, compassion and professionalism. My therapeutic approach is collaborative, authentic and client-centered. I empower clients and teach them to become proactive by building upon their strengths. I provide a safe, caring and nonjudgmental environment that centers on client needs.

Each therapy session promotes personal growth and success!
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Coaching
  • Consultation
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Distance or Phone Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
  • Serbian
  • Yugoslavian
 

Groups I Work With

  • Anxiety, Depression, Children, Adolescents, Parenting, Couples, Families, LGBT, Hypnotherapy, Career Guidance, Bariatric Candidates
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Anger Management
  • Art Therapy
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Breathwork
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Collaborative Therapy / Collaborative Language Systems
  • Constructivisim
  • Creative Art Therapy
  • Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
  • Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
  • Depth Hypnosis
  • Depth Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Family Constellations
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Guided Therapeutic Imagery
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Journal Therapy
  • Logotherapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Motivational Enhancement Therapy
  • Music Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
  • Parent Work
  • Person Centered / Rogerian
  • Play Therapy
  • Poetry Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychotherapy
  • Process Oriented Psychology
  • Psychodynamic
  • Relational Psychotherapy
  • Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy
  • Solution Focused Therapy
  • Systems Theory /Therapy
  • Theraplay
  • Yoga Therapy
  • Integration of different therapy models
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
12526 High Bluff Drive Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92130 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
  • Addictions (Other)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Aggression
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Batterer Intervention
  • Bereavement
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Depression
  • Developmental Disorders (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Fertility Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
  • Geriatric Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Habits
  • Health/Medical Issues
  • Hyperactivity
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Learning Difficulties
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Obsessions
  • Oppositional & Defiant Behavior
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Phobias / Fears
  • Physical Abuse
  • Physical Illness/Disease
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Prejudice / Discrimination
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Reproduction, Pregnancy, & Birthing
  • Religion
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Suspiciousness