Therapist in San Diego, California Ayuja Dixit, Therapist

Ayuja Dixit helps children, teens, adults, and seniors in California navigate emotional, behavioral, and relationship challenges with care that is both clinically grounded and deeply affirming. Practicing at LifeStance Health, Ayuja provides individual, couples, and family therapy for clients across California, offering support that is collaborative, culturally responsive, and tailored to each person’s lived experience. Ayuja works with children and adolescents, including school-age children and teens, as well as adults and older adults facing concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and relationship stress. Their approach is rooted in understanding how family systems, identity, culture, and life transitions intersect with mental health. Ayuja commonly integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based interventions, while also offering additional evidence-based approaches as clinically appropriate. They have experience supporting LGBTQ+ individuals, people with developmental disabilities, and first responders, among other populations. A central passion in Ayuja’s work is supporting clients around identity, trauma, and emotional regulation within relationships and family systems. They are especially committed to affirming gender identity, addressing the impact of trauma and PTSD, and helping children, teens, and adults build practical coping skills for ADHD and anxiety. Ayuja brings a steady, validating presence to therapy, helping clients feel seen and empowered as they work toward meaningful and sustainable change. Outside of clinical work, Ayuja enjoys dancing, swimming, playing pool, and getting lost in fantasy novels—activities that reflect their appreciation for creativity, balance, and imagination.