Amy Horne, Counselor

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About

Amy Horne, MA, LMFT provides marriage and family therapy in Grantville through the LifeStance Health office at 6386 Alvarado Ct, Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92120. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Colorado State University in 2003 and a Master's in Counseling-Psychology from Argosy University in San Diego in 2012, with early clinical training at a Youth and Family Services program through Community Research Foundation. Her family-systems approach treats individuals, couples, and families across a diagnostic range that includes anxiety, bipolar disorder, childhood behavioral issues, depression, PTSD and trauma, and women's health concerns, with patient ages starting at five. Surgical procedures involving general anesthesia — including the oral and maxillofacial work performed at The Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Specialists of San Diego in Grantville — can trigger anxiety and PTSD responses in patients with medical trauma histories, a clinical intersection that Horne's trauma-focused protocols directly address. LifeStance Health accepts most commercial insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, Magellan, Optum, Scripps Health Plan, and Sharp, but does not accept Medicare or Medicaid. The Alvarado Court office sits off Alvarado Canyon Road in the 92120 ZIP, within walking distance of the Grantville trolley station on the Green Line and adjacent to the Alvarado Hospital medical campus. Couples therapy sessions use communication restructuring and conflict de-escalation techniques rooted in emotionally focused therapy, targeting the attachment ruptures that drive repetitive argument cycles. Grief and end-of-life counseling for families navigating terminal diagnoses overlaps with the palliative support provided by ParkView Hospice Home in Allied Gardens, where bereavement care extends to surviving family members after patient death. Telehealth sessions are available for California residents who prefer video-based appointments, using the LifeStance scheduling platform for intake and follow-up bookings.