Dr Julie Keck Olson, Ph.D.
Center Director and Supervisor Lic. #PSY14768

Dr. Olson says, "Welcome to Santa Margarita Solutions!  Having a personal therapist is like having a personal trainer for your love-life and career, ... someone who assists you to move your life forward toward your dreams and away from emotional pain and conflict. 

As a therapist, I am known to be calm, peaceful, understanding, focused, inspiring, challenging, and fun.  However, there are no quick cures when you are in emotional pain.  I can promise you that your feelings and behavior can change and that you can achieve the goals that you want for yourself if you put into action the ideas and understanding we uncover.  Creating a better life for yourself takes courage and self-awareness.  You will notice as soon as you walk into the Santa Margarita Solutions Center that it is easy to focus on yourself and you will gain a feeling of calm, focused control with higher confidence."




Mariam Harris, MA, Psych Assistant

I am currently completing my Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica University.   My supervisor says I have a natural talent for counseling and helping others to see what they need to do.   If you are not happy and would like to overcome fear and worry, call and let me help you!  Together we will find a solution that will assist you in developing positive patterns and beliefs about yourself and others which will lead you to better cope with your feelings of stress in your daily life. I provide empathy, acceptance and unconditional positive regard in a safe, warm and accepting environment. I will assist you to create strong self-knowledge in order to help you understand what you have and how to use it.

Danielle Dawson, MA, MFTI  
“People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.” (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross). Healing takes time. Most of our lives, we muddle through, pushing along until the suffering becomes too much to bear and we are unable to hide it any longer from ourselves and others. I believe that it is at these moments that we are our best. Everyone has it within them; sometimes they just need someone to listen and other times they need some direction and support. Here at Santa Margarita Solutions, our focus is on helping you get back to a functioning life; one that builds upon your strengths rather than looking at what is lacking. I look forward to joining you on your journey.

Carlos Vazquez, MA   I am a psychological assistant and certified hypnotherapist with a master’s in marriage and family counseling. I have expertise in adult, adolescent, and couples therapy. I have presented on topics related to optimizing psychological well-being in adults, improving the quality of parent-child relationships, and creating a life of joy and passion.

I will give you some of the most powerful and empirically established techniques to accomplish what you want in life. Not only will you learn to take control of your own life, but you'll learn to help others make life-altering changes as well. I want to get you excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what you can become!

 
Cristy Pareti, MFT
PsyD Intern