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IRENE SAUNDERS, LCSW (LCS 12476)
Board Certified Diplomate

7730 Herschel Avenue, Suite H
La Jolla, California 92037
(858) 202-1624

I help those I treat – individuals, adolescents, couples and families – reach the essence of whatever is blocking their ability to thrive, and arrive at a resolution.

I partner with individuals to become unstuck from their pain, allowing them to feel more alive and connected to themselves and others. I help them gain access to their deeper truth and discover inner strength and wisdom they did not know existed. This frees them to cope well and make decisions that better reflect what is important to them. I assist individuals in removing obstacles, finding solutions, and achieving success in creating the life they want.
Irene Saunders, LCSW, San Diego Licensed Clinical Social Worker

I coach couples so they actually feel listened to and understood when discussing sensitive issues and can finally negotiate areas of conflict. I intervene with families so that the needs of each individual and relationship are met; parents become effective and feel fulfilled in their parenting roles; and children become more cooperative, developmentally “on track,” and happier to be part of the family.

Since they are in the stage of separating from their parents, teens in distress benefit profoundly from
a relationship with a therapist. Through therapy with adolescents, I can assess and address
substance use and other risk factors, such as depression, and help them turn around destructive
behavior and develop healthier attitudes and relationships.


I am a warm, compassionate and caring therapist with a comfortable style. I have a solid knowledge base and use this, along with a well-developed gift of intuition, to my clients’ fullest benefit. With expertise in a wide range of approaches to psychotherapy, I can adapt therapy to fit the unique needs and comfort levels of those I see. Some of my patients are interested in my unique use of deep relaxation and “focusing,” based upon mind-body principles. They often experience it as healing, transformative and extremely helpful in reducing symptoms. I enjoy an excellent reputation in the professional community, and many find their work with me to be life changing after previous attempts at therapy were of limited benefit.

For most, what results from our therapy is relief gained by progress and movement; deeper degrees of calm and joy; more rich and satisfying relationships; enhanced resilience; and the fulfillment of goals and dreams.

Telephone Sessions Available, Over Twenty Years Experience as a Therapist;
UCSD Department of Psychiatry; Rady Children's Hospital Department of Psychiatry; Scripps
Clinic; Trained and/or Supervised other Therapists through UCSD, and in Private Practice


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