Oded Shezifi, PsyD, RPT-S provides child and adult psychotherapy from his private practice at 317 14th Street, Suite E, Del Mar, CA 92014 — a residential block in the village's quiet western neighborhood near the coast. Dr. Shezifi holds California psychology license PSY 21162 and is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), a credential issued by the Association for Play Therapy to clinicians who meet advanced training and supervision requirements. He earned his Doctor of Psychology degree with a psychodynamic emphasis from Alliant International University's California School of Professional Psychology in 2004 and has accumulated more than 20 years of clinical experience across nonprofits, schools, special education settings, and residential programs. His post-doctoral training includes a certificate in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis (2009), a certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies from the Trauma Research Foundation (2021), and certification as a mindfulness meditation teacher. Dr. Shezifi serves as an adjunct faculty member at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Alliant International University, and as an instructor at UC San Diego Extension, where he teaches graduate-level courses including History of Play Therapy, Therapeutic Power of Play, Play Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Affect Regulation, and Trauma and Crisis Intervention. His clinical work with adults focuses on psychodynamic therapy aimed at reducing emotional reactivity, building self-awareness, and developing healthier coping strategies. He works with children on modifying maladaptive behaviors through play-based interventions. The practice is LGBTQ+ friendly and designated a transgender safespace, and appointments are required. His 14th Street office is a short walk from Powerhouse Park, where many Del Mar families spend their weekends. Parents looking for pediatric-focused care alongside child therapy may explore Coast Pediatrics Del Mar, located on Via De La Valle.