📍 California: Dan Galant, PsyD – La Jolla
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Via phone, email, or his web form
8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite A220
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 546-9257
Email: dangalant@therapybydrdan.com
Website: Therapy by Dr. Dan
Appointments are required
Also Available via Live Virtual Sessions 👩💻
Meet Dan Galant, PsyD
Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Hypnotherapist
Have you tried to change a behavior or emotional pattern but found that insight alone was not enough?
Biography: Dr. Dan Galant is a licensed clinical psychologist and certified hypnotherapist serving individuals, couples, and groups in the San Diego area. His approach combines psychotherapy with hypnosis and other evidence-informed methods to create a plan based on your concerns, goals, and personal circumstances.
Dr. Galant earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and his bachelor’s degree from UCLA. He is certified as a hypnotherapist through the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners and previously served on staff at UC San Diego and Kaiser Permanente.
California Psychologist License: PSY18543
Why Might You Choose Dr. Dan Galant in La Jolla?
If you want smoking-cessation support from a licensed clinical psychologist who can address both nicotine use and related emotional or behavioral concerns, Dr. Dan Galant offers a broader clinical perspective than hypnosis alone.
Dan earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and is a California-licensed psychologist. He is also an American Council of Hypnotist Examiners Certified Hypnotherapist and has served on the staffs of UC San Diego and Kaiser Permanente.
How You May Benefit
Your individualized treatment may help you:
- Identify situations, emotions, and expectations connected to smoking
- Work through uncertainty or mixed feelings about quitting
- Develop practical responses to cravings and high-risk situations
- Address anxiety, depression, trauma, or stress that may complicate cessation
- Challenge unhelpful thoughts and habitual reactions
- Strengthen motivation and confidence
- Establish measurable goals for change
- Reinforce progress using methods selected for your needs
Specialized Smoking-Cessation Experience
Dan received specialized smoking-cessation training and previously worked for the California Smokers’ Helpline, formerly known as 1-800-NO-BUTTS. This experience may be particularly valuable if you want a practitioner who understands nicotine dependence as more than a simple failure of willpower.
Dr. Galant may be a particularly good fit if you want hypnosis provided within the broader scope of licensed psychological care. His training allows him to consider behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and subconscious factors instead of approaching your concern with a single standardized technique.
Depending on your needs, his work may incorporate:
- Clinical hypnotherapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- EMDR
- Mindfulness-based therapy
- Emotional Freedom Techniques
- Thought Field Therapy
Dr. Galant studied Motivational Interviewing with its originator, Dr. William Miller, and completed advanced training in EMDR and EFT/TFT. He also has professional experience in addiction treatment.
Other Areas of Focus
You may contact Dr. Galant for support involving:
- Anxiety and chronic stress
- Trauma and PTSD
- Depression
- Addiction and substance-related concerns
- Smoking cessation
- Grief and bereavement
- OCD
- Performance improvement
- Relationship difficulties
- Conflict resolution
In-Person and Live Virtual Sessions
Sessions are available in person and through live virtual appointments, including online video or telephone when appropriate. Because psychotherapy licensing requirements depend upon the client’s physical location, contact Dr. Galant to confirm eligibility for virtual care.
Dan Galant, PsyD
8950 Villa La Jolla Drive, Suite A220
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 546-9257
Email: dangalant@therapybydrdan.com
Website: Therapy by Dr. Dan
Contact: Request an Appointment
Independent-Practice Disclosure
Dr. Dan Galant’s practice is independently owned and operated. Dr. Galant is not an employee, agent, partner, or representative of Healthy Life Centers.
Healthy Life Centers recommends and refers prospective clients to independent psychologists, counselors, hypnotherapists, and hypnotists but does not supervise or control their credentials, clinical services, fees, scheduling, insurance participation, therapeutic relationships, professional decisions, representations, or results.
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