Cat Beer, Ph.D.
Psychological Associate
Dr. Cat Beer is a psychological associate (PSB94029451) in California, San Diego, under the supervision of Dr. Jacob Ambrose (PSY34639). Dr. Cat works with adults navigating anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, eating concerns, and relationship concerns. Her trauma-informed approach blends nervous system–based therapy with CBT, ACT, DBT, and mindfulness to support meaningful, lasting change.
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Insurances Accepted: Aetna, United Healthcare, and Anthem Blue Cross
About Dr. Cat
Dr. Cat, Psychotherapist in San Diego, CA
Dr. Cat Beer, is a postdoctoral psychological associate at Restore Psychology in San Diego, providing individual therapy for adults seeking a therapist in San Diego for concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, relationship difficulties, ADHD, addiction concerns, and eating-related challenges. She takes a whole-person approach, understanding emotional distress as shaped by life experiences, biology, relationships, and cultural context. Many symptoms reflect ways people learned to cope, protect themselves, or survive earlier experiences. Therapy offers a supportive space to gently explore these patterns and develop new, more sustainable ways of relating to oneself and others.
As a San Diego based therapist, Dr. Beer approaches therapy not as a process of fixing what is “wrong,” but as an opportunity to reconnect with one’s innate capacity for growth, connection, and meaning. Her work emphasizes self-compassion, self-understanding, and values-based living, helping clients in San Diego move toward lives that feel more grounded, aligned, and authentic.
At the core of her clinical work is the belief that healing happens in a relationship. Dr. Beer offers a warm, collaborative, and strengths-based therapy environment where clients feel safe exploring difficult emotions, thoughts, and internal experiences they may have learned to avoid. Many people seeking therapy in San Diego come in feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected—even when they intellectually understand their struggles. Therapy helps bridge the gap between insight and meaningful, embodied change in daily life and relationships.
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Dr. Beer integrates trauma-informed and nervous system-based therapy with evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based interventions. Depending on client needs, therapy may focus on anxiety management, emotion regulation, working with the body’s stress responses, values clarification, or examining relationship patterns that no longer serve them. She works with curiosity, care, and attunement, allowing insight and change to unfold at a pace that feels supportive and manageable.
Ultimately, Dr. Beer hopes therapy feels less about jargon and more like a collaborative process of uncovering the most expressive and authentic version of oneself—a version that already exists and can be supported through compassionate therapy in San Diego.