NOTICE: Sessions are offered in person (observing public health guidelines), or over secure video calls.
NSAC San Diego, also known as The Cognitive Therapy Institute, APC (CTI), has been a leading center offering evidence-based CBT treatment for anxiety disorders and depression since 1991. Located in the northern section of San Diego, near La Jolla and UCSD, NSAC San Diego offers individual therapy for clients of all ages, as well as short-term group therapies and therapy for couples and families.
We have been providing group and individual therapy for Social Anxiety for over 18 years, and we offer individual and 12- week therapy groups also for Panic and Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression, and OCD. Two members of our team also specialize in treatment of children and adolescents and offer expertise in social skills training and other treatments for Autism Spectrum Disorder. We seek to support and guide each client to learn and practice effective CBT strategies, often integrated with mindfulness and other treatment approaches tailored to each individual client.
Website: cognitivetherapysandiego.com
Contact National Social Anxiety Center
San Diego
The Cognitive Therapy Institute, APC
[email protected]
cognitivetherapysandiego.com
(858) 450-1101
3262 Holiday Court, Suite 220
La Jolla, CA 92120
Staff at the National Social Anxiety Center
San Diego
CLINIC REPRESENTATIVE TO NSAC:
James L. Shenk, PhD: Dr. Shenk is the Director of the Cognitive Therapy Institute, APC in San Diego. He offers expertise in the empirically-based treatment of social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia, generalized anxiety disorder, OCD, depression, and relationship problems. He completed a PhD in clinical psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1988 and pursued postdoctoral training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for 3 years under the mentorship of Christine Padesky, PhD at the Center for Cognitive Therapy, Newport Beach. In 1991, Dr. Shenk began directing the Partial Hospitalization Program for Depression at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital while assuming leadership for an affiliation of licensed clinicians at the Cognitive Therapy Institute (CTI) in San Diego. In addition to a full-time psychotherapy practice, he taught CBT and supervised doctoral students at the California School of Professional Psychology from 1992-2012. Dr. Shenk has led many CBT workshops for mental health practitioners and has given presentations at state, national, and international conventions.
Dr. Shenk is one of the Founding Fellows, and continues as a Certified Diplomate and Trainer, for the Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (A-CBT). He has provided training and supervision in CBT to mental health professionals in his office or online for over 20 years. He currently oversees clinical services and consults with all therapists at the Cognitive Therapy Institute, and he leads a monthly workshop in CBT for licensed therapists in and beyond San Diego. He provides both individual and group treatment for social anxiety, panic and agoraphobia, OCD, generalized anxiety disorder, and depression. He blends CBT with mindfulness-based interventions and other empirically supported approaches while seeking to conceptualize and craft therapy to each client’s unique needs. His CBT approach is active and experiential in session, to ensure preparation for dealing effectively with daily life challenges and success in reaching social and other goals.