SPECIALTY · MILITARY & FIRST RESPONDERS
Therapy for Military, Veterans, and First Responders
VA-trained psychologist in San Diego providing trauma-informed therapy for veterans, active duty service members, and first responders navigating military PTSD, moral injury, combat trauma, MST, and life after service. Available online across California.
Why Service Members and First Responders Have Unique Needs
Military and first responder populations face unique challenges. Asking for support can feel at odds with professional identity, yet effective trauma care requires attention to both symptoms and the meaning of service experiences.
Dr. Makadia has trained extensively at the VA Healthcare System and worked directly with veterans and active duty service members to provide trauma-informed care that respects this culture.
Finding Support After Military Service
Military service can shape how a person thinks, reacts, trusts, and asks for support. For veterans and active duty service members, PTSD, moral injury, combat trauma, MST, and the transition into civilian life can carry meanings that many civilian providers may miss.
Dr. Makadia is a VA-trained psychologist in San Diego with direct experience working with veterans and active duty service members. As a therapist for veterans in San Diego, he provides trauma-informed care that respects both the clinical symptoms and the culture of service.
How Therapy Helps
In sessions, clients can:
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Understand how military PTSD may show up in daily life
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Process combat trauma, moral injury, or MST with care
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Navigate identity shifts after leaving service
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Build healthier ways to manage stress, relationships, and trust
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Reconnect with life outside of survival mode
This work offers a structured, respectful space where veterans and service members can receive support without judgment, pressure, or misunderstanding.
How Therapy Helps
With training through the VA Healthcare System and direct experience with military populations, Dr. Makadia provides informed, evidence-based care for veterans, active duty service members, and those seeking a military PTSD therapist in California. Therapy is grounded in cultural understanding, clinical skill, and respect for the meaning of service.
Common Areas of Support
THERAPY FOR VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN CALIFORNIA
Specialized Support for the Challenges Unique to Service
I work with the full range of experiences that can follow military and service life, including visible and invisible wounds alike. Therapy is a place to make sense of what you’ve been through, what it meant then, and how to move forward with more choice and clarity.
Combat trauma & PTSD
Moral Injury
Military sexual trauma (MST)
Transition from military to civilian life
Identity shifts after service
Changes in mood and sleep
Loss of purpose or direction
Difficulty reconnecting in relationships
HOW THERAPY CAN SUPPORT YOU
Therapy for Veterans & Military PTSD can help you
Process Service-Related Trauma
Work through PTSD, combat trauma, MST, and painful service experiences with care and structure.
Navigate Moral Injury
Explore guilt, grief, conflict, and the deeper meaning attached to military experiences.
Adjust to Civilian Life
Support the identity shifts, stress, and relationship changes that can come after service.
Understand Military PTSD
Gain insight into how military PTSD can affect sleep, trust, stress, anger, and daily life.
Work With a VA-Trained Provider
Dr. Makadia is a VA-trained psychologist in San Diego and therapist for veterans in San Diego, offering culturally aware trauma therapy for service members, veterans, and first responders across California.