Dana L. Carson, PsyD

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About

Sage Psychological Wellness, led by Dana L. Carson, PsyD in Encinitas, delivers bilingual psychotherapy and psychological assessment in English and Spanish from the Saxony Place office. Clinical specializations include anxiety disorders, PTSD, immigration-related evaluations, postpartum mood disorders, and chronic-pain psychology, informed by adjunct-faculty experience at Alliant International University San Diego and complemented by culturally attuned nutritional-psychology coordination with Nurture & Flow Nutrition. Immigration psychological evaluations produce detailed forensic-grade reports documenting hardship, trauma history, and psychological impact for legal proceedings. Postpartum treatment protocols address perinatal depression, anxiety, and adjustment using culturally responsive frameworks refined through extensive clinical work across Latin American cultural contexts. Chronic-pain psychology interventions apply cognitive-behavioral pain-management models alongside mind-body techniques, integrating with naturopathic providers including Gaia Naturopathic and Acupuncture Clinic for clients managing pain through combined psychological and botanical-medicine approaches. Highest-tier services include comprehensive psychological evaluation batteries assessing cognitive functioning, personality structure, and symptom validity using MMPI-2-RF, PAI, and performance-validity measures for forensic, disability, and treatment-planning purposes.