Black Lives Matter!

Black Lives Matter!

Dear Community,

We wanted to let you know that we have updated our values section on our web page to more clearly reflect our values around Black people.

We now state:

The clinicians and staff are committed to valuing Black clients. We want Black clients to feel respected, heard, seen, believed and valued at Waves. We strongly agree that Black Lives Matter.

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Questions To Ask A Psychologist In San Diego by Dr. Abigail Weissman

Questions To Ask A Psychologist In San Diego by Dr. Abigail Weissman

WILL YOU GET ME?

What is your experience in working with people like me?

While not every therapist will have experience in working with every population or on every issue someone might bring up, it is important to have some sense of the psychologist’s experience in talking about issues facing first generation college students if that’s what you are coming into the therapist’s office to talk about.

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We Mourn. We Act.

We Mourn. We Act.

Dr. Abigail Weissman reacts to the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue in this personal perspective piece (three Ps in a row! How cool is that?!). Please read more about Dr. Weissman’s experiences.

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5 Ways to Care for Yourself During the Supreme Court Hearing and Afterwards

5 Ways to Care for Yourself During the Supreme Court Hearing and Afterwards

Dr. Camilla Williams writes, “If you’ve turned on your television, looked at social media, or listened to the radio over the past week or so, you probably haven’t been able to escape the most recent round of conversations about sexual assault.” Read this post to learn ways to care for yourself during this time.

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