We provide rigorous training for predoctoral students and licensed practitioners in the application of an integrated relational approach to treatment.
Our goal is to inspire students and licensed professionals to see beyond the surface - to see the beauty in human connection, and the healing power of recognizing and embracing our “humanness.” Another goal is to help our students understand that rigidity and conformity to strict dogmatic thought creates an unsafe learning, as well as treatment environment, and that flexibility, open-mindedness, creativity, and curiosity help to promote healing. No one is able to see the “full” picture. We each contribute a piece of the puzzle that comes from the lens of our own subjective experience, and everyone’s puzzle piece is unique and important in coming closer to having a fuller image on the canvas of possibilities.
We strive to create a safe and supportive, yet, rigorous and challenging learning environment. We strongly believe that a big part of preparation for independent clinical practice is to train leaders, to teach students to not be afraid to question, to not be afraid of changing even the most well-established and well-respected approaches to treatment. Canvas of Possibilities is a place of open dialogue and meaningful discussions about difficult topics. This is a place for exploration of issues that we can be better in identifying - a place where colleagues and students feel safe to critically examine our own biases.
We hope that through our work at this center and in the community, we chip away at the stigma of mental illness, and we hope to send a message that healing and change begins by challenging our own beliefs about what is possible.
Canvas of Possibilities Psychological Services, Inc.
7855 Fay Ave. Ste. 310
La Jolla, CA 92037
3033 Fifth Ave. Ste. 230
San Diego, CA 92131
Tel: 619-953-7484