Marshall Colt , Ph.D., LMFT is Executive Director of Advance Counseling - San Diego, serving the needs of our clients since 1994.  Licensed in California, Colorado, and Florida, Marshall provides those in San Diego/La Jolla a free, initial phone consultation to assess and discuss your situation with you.  He will then tell you if and how he may be of service, and the costs.  Articles by Dr. Colt.

We strive to provide our clients the very best counseling and therapy services in San Diego/La Jolla (including Balboa, Cardiff by the Sea, Carlsbad, Clairemont Mesa, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, La Costa, La Jolla, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Leucadia, Miramar, Mira Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Mission Valley, North County, Ocean Beach, Oceanside, Old Town, Pacific Beach, Point Loma, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, San Marcos, Santee, Scripps Ranch, Solana Beach, Torrey Pines, University City, UTC, Vista).  Our services are on the buttons to your left.  Please click on any one for your Free phone consultation.  Our job is helping people and we love doing it.  Let us help you. -- Marshall Colt , Ph.D., LMFT , Executive Director   Privacy notice

Dr. Marshall Colt is a fellowship-trained, California-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (#41279).  He earned an APA-accredited Ph.D. in Psychology (Clinical), with a concentration in Health Psychology, from Fielding Graduate University; an M.A. in Clinical Psychology, with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, from Pepperdine University; and a B.S. in Physics from Tulane University.  Dr. Colt completed an APA-accredited clinical adult neuropsychology internship and six months post-doctoral fellowship training in pediatric neuropsychology.  A specialist in attention deficits, anger management, marriage counseling , neurological conditions, pain management and in treating post traumatic stress disorder, Dr. Colt is a certified, experienced American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Provider and has served as a volunteer counselor for such disasters as the 1993 Malibu-Topanga Canyon fires and Columbine Connections in Littleton, California.  He also wrote the syndicated "Ethics" column for The Denver Business Journal. 

"...was impressed at breadth and depth of experience." -- P.F.

" Thanks for your help, [after 2 sessions] I feel much better about myself already." -- T.C.

"I feel that it really helps me when I see you and I do not want to wait 10 days in between appointments if I do not have to." -- T.R. 

"Of all the mediocre, and less than mediocre, therapists I've seen, and I'm not patronizing you, Marshall, you're the best therapist I've ever had." -- W.K.

"I've been in counseling several times before.  This is the first time I feel there're changes taking place.  Before I felt like I was just putting band-aids on.  Life is 100% better that it was 3 months ago.  Being alone is okay again.  When you first told me about this process, I thought you were nuts.  Now I find myself having a lot more peace.  Thank you, Marshall"  --  H.P.

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