Dr. Syma Ralston , CA Psychologist 18281

Dr. Syma Ralston is a seasoned clinical psychologist with three decades of experience working with adults, couples, and families. She has maintained a private practice throughout her career while also serving in leadership and supervisory roles that include director of training, director of a counseling center at the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley, Chief Clinician at Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley, and Supervising Psychologist at Walter Reed Medical Center. In those capacities she educated and mentored doctoral-level interns and supervised other mental health professionals.

Dr. Ralston brings particular interest and expertise to couples counseling and to treating individuals who have experienced trauma in childhood or adulthood, whether in civilian life or in the military. She welcomes people of all cultures, religions, races, and sexual orientations. Her approach is pragmatic and client-focused - she draws on a range of therapeutic methods and selects the techniques that best match each person or couple's goals and circumstances.

Dr. Ralston holds the California psychologist license CA Psychologist 18281, which indicates she is a licensed psychologist authorized to practice in California. With extensive experience across clinical settings, she combines practical training experience with a long-standing private practice to support clients facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and related life challenges.