✦ Licensed Clinical Psychologist ✦ CA License #PSY36206 ✦ Telehealth Across California ✦ Free 15-Minute Consultation ✦ San Diego Based
"High-functioning does not always mean okay."
You may look like you have it handled — capable, composed, the person others lean on. Underneath, it can feel like constant effort that no one else sees.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Therapy here may be a good fit if...
✦ You look like you’re holding it all together, but inside you feel stuck, exhausted, or under constant pressure
✦ You carry old pain, anxiety, or heaviness that never fully goes away
✦ Your relationships feel complicated or unfulfilling in ways that are hard to name
✦You second-guess yourself or feel disconnected from who you actually are
✦ You keep returning to the same patterns, even after trying to work through them on your own
✦ You’re ready to explore what’s really underneath, not just manage it day to day
AREAS OF FOCUS
Areas of Specialty
Focused work across five areas where Dr. Makadia brings depth, training, and a carefully developed clinical approach.
Therapy that is thoughtful, honest, and collaborative.
Understand the Pattern
Explore what is happening beneath the surface and how past experiences may shape present emotions and relationships.
Build Emotional Clarity
Create language, awareness, and steadiness around thoughts, feelings, choices, and personal needs.
Move Toward Change
Translate insight into healthier patterns, stronger self-trust, and more meaningful ways of relating.
THE APPROACH
Therapy That Goes Deeper Than Symptom Management
The work is integrative, meaning modalities are selected for the person not applied as a single formula.
Dr. Makadia draws on psychodynamic, relational, and evidence-based frameworks to help clients understand the deeper patterns beneath surface-level struggles and develop lasting change from the inside out.
ABOUT
Meet Dr. Shawn Makadia
I’m a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (CA PSY36206) passionate about creating meaningful and lasting change. Through compassionate, collaborative sessions, I work with adult clients across California to deepen self-understanding, heal emotional patterns, and reconnect with what truly matters.
Learn more about who I am, my specialties, and how we can work together toward the change you’re seeking.
