Therapists & Counselors in Descanso, CA
8 registered licensed providers
596th of 939 places in CA
Descanso has 8 licensed providers with a registered practice address, across 3 licence types.
Of the 939 places in California with at least one registered provider, Descanso ranks 596th by count.
The largest single group is marriage & family therapist, at 5 providers or 63% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how California licenses its providers.
Just over half of the licensed providers here — 63% — hold the same licence, marriage & family therapist. Where one type dominates like this, the practical question is less which letters someone has than whether they work with what you are bringing to them.
8 is a small enough number that availability, not choice, will decide how quickly you are seen. Licences are issued at state level, so the practical pool is usually wider than this page shows: 249,747 licensed providers are registered across California, and many practices now offer appointments by video. The towns listed further down are the next places to look.
There is no per-resident figure on this page because Descanso is a census designated place rather than an incorporated town — a community the Census Bureau names and draws boundaries for, but does not publish a population estimate for. The provider count is unaffected; only the ratio is missing.
One caveat on reading these numbers: the registry records where a provider registered an address, not where they see clients day to day, and addresses are not always kept current. It also says nothing about whether someone is taking new clients.
Licence types in Descanso
Everyone registered in Descanso
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Cortez | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 23981 SHERILTON VALLEY RD, 91916 | (619) 445-0405 |
| Annette Vaughan | Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor | 23981 SHERILTON VALLEY RD, 91916 | (619) 445-0405 |
| Marcella Araiza | Marriage & Family Therapist | 23981 SHERILTON VALLEY RD, 91916 | (619) 445-0405 |
| Jeannine Colwell, IMF # 72682 | Marriage & Family Therapist | 23981 SHERILTON VALLEY RD, 91916 | (619) 445-0405 |
| Raymond Killips, MFT | Marriage & Family Therapist | 23981 SHERILTON VALLEY RD, 91916 | (619) 445-0405 |
| Jennifer Monsees | Marriage & Family Therapist | 23981 SHERILTON VALLEY RD, 91916 | (619) 445-0405 |
| John Southward, M.A. | Marriage & Family Therapist | 9788 RIVER DR STE 208, 91916 | (619) 980-7764 |
| Carly Namhie, B.S., RAS-I | Mental Health Counselor | 23981 SHERILTON VALLEY RD, 91916 | (619) 445-0405 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Valley | 6 | 11.4 km |
| Alpine | 115 | 12.3 km |
| Julian | 11 | 23.0 km |
| Jamul | 17 | 28.3 km |
| Campo | 68 | 29.2 km |
| Eucalyptus Hills | 41 | 29.7 km |
| Ramona | 61 | 30.4 km |
| El Cajon | 1,272 | 32.0 km |