- 30 years experience
- California based
- Works with trauma
About Syma
Dr. Syma Ralston is a clinical psychologist with thirty years of experience working in multiple settings. She holds the CA Psychologist credential and has maintained a independent practice while serving in leadership and supervisory roles. Her work has included directing counseling centers and supervising doctoral interns and other clinicians.
She helps adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and self esteem struggles. She also addresses trauma and abuse, parenting and fatherhood issues, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, and anger. She is open to people of all cultures, religions, races, and sexual orientations.
Her background includes roles as director of training, director of a counseling center, chief clinician, and supervising psychologist at a medical center. Those positions involved teaching, supervising, and guiding other mental health professionals. She has carried a independent practice alongside those responsibilities for most of her career.
In sessions she adapts her approach to what each person needs. She uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, psychodynamic exploration, existential questions, and trauma-focused care. The focus is on practical steps, clearer understanding, and meeting stated goals.
Dr. Ralston aims for a collaborative process. She works with people to set clear goals, try approaches that fit their life, and adjust plans when needed. Prospective clients should follow the site steps to match and schedule an initial session.
She helps adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and self esteem struggles. She also addresses trauma and abuse, parenting and fatherhood issues, career questions, bipolar mood concerns, and anger. She is open to people of all cultures, religions, races, and sexual orientations.
Her background includes roles as director of training, director of a counseling center, chief clinician, and supervising psychologist at a medical center. Those positions involved teaching, supervising, and guiding other mental health professionals. She has carried a independent practice alongside those responsibilities for most of her career.
In sessions she adapts her approach to what each person needs. She uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, psychodynamic exploration, existential questions, and trauma-focused care. The focus is on practical steps, clearer understanding, and meeting stated goals.
Dr. Ralston aims for a collaborative process. She works with people to set clear goals, try approaches that fit their life, and adjust plans when needed. Prospective clients should follow the site steps to match and schedule an initial session.