Online Therapy for San Diego College Students
Find clarity during some of the most defining years of your life.
When you’re in college, you’re navigating one of the most exciting, yet overwhelming, times of your life. You might have a full class schedule at UC San Diego (UCSD), San Diego State University (SDSU), or the University of San Diego (USD), a demanding social life, and constant pressure to figure out your entire future. You might feel like you should be thriving, but instead, you're constantly fighting burnout, struggling with intense anxiety, or even just feeling a little lost.
I’m Allie Evans, LMFT, and I offer specialized online therapy for college students in San Diego. My practice is designed to provide the deep, flexible support you can't always find from campus counseling services.
Let’s work together to quiet the noise, manage the pressure, and build a sense of self that’s strong enough to navigate your college experience and whatever comes next.
Why your college years can be the right time to start or restart therapy
The shift from adolescence to true young adulthood is a life transition unlike any other. You're forced to make major decisions while still processing past experiences and trying to perform flawlessly. For many college students, this period triggers:
Intense Performance Anxiety: The fear of failing classes, disappointing parents, or not measuring up to peers.
The "Quarter Life" Identity Crisis: Feeling stuck or unsure about majors, career paths, or who you are outside of your academic achievements as you become a young adult.
Social & Relational Anxiety: Navigating new friendships, relationship boundaries, and the pressure of social media performance.
Unresolved Past Wounds: The stress of college often re-activates trauma, family issues, or deeply ingrained patterns of perfectionism and people-pleasing.
If you're dealing with long wait times at on-campus support services like UCSD CAPS or SDSU Counseling & Psychological Services, a private, online therapist can offer the consistent, specialized care you need, right when you need it.
Expert therapy that fits your schedule
When you meet with a therapist, your sessions should go beyond teaching coping skills for weekly stress. We’ll work to resolve the deeper roots of your anxiety and self-criticism, helping you find lasting peace.
I specialize in powerful, evidence-based methods that heal the mind and body:
Internal Family Systems (IFS): We’ll use this compassionate model to understand and unburden the parts of you that feel overwhelmed, criticized, or anxious.
Trauma-Informed Care: College life can trigger past trauma, both big and small. Through therapy, you can stop reacting from old wounds and feel safer and more grounded in your body, whether you’re taking a final exam or walking across campus. My goal as your therapist isn't to give you answers or tell you which path to take. My role is to help you clear away the noise, the "shoulds," and the external pressures so you can hear your own voice more clearly.
Attachment Theory: Your early life experiences create a blueprint for how you connect with others. We’ll explore your attachment patterns to help you understand your dynamics in friendships and romantic relationships, empowering you to build the secure connections you long for.
EMDR & Trauma Work: Sometimes, past experiences can create negative beliefs that hold you back today. EMDR can help process these experiences and beliefs, freeing you up to pursue your future with more confidence.
Online therapy that fits a college student’s schedule
You don't have to spend your college years constantly anxious, burned out, or hiding from a traumatic experience..
If you're a college student in the San Diego area seeking a consistent therapist who understands the unique pressures you face who has the experience and training to help you move forward, please reach out. I’d love to see how I can help you create the college experience that sets you on the right path for this chapter and the next one of your life.