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Positive Psychology Inc.
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Positive Psychology Inc.
  • Welcome
  • About Us
  • Our Social Values
  • Services
  • Contact Us
  • Resources
  • Bookshop Library

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We have lived experiences belonging to marginalized groups and have worked extensively with both heavily marginalized and not as marginalized people. We believe in social justice and maximizing people’s potentials. 


We stand in solidarity with the Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latinx communities as well as other people of color. We welcome and support the LGBTQIA2S+++ community. We welcome diversity and stand against systemic oppression, injustice, and violence against marginalized communities. We continue to examine our own privileges and biases and humbly learn in order to become better neighbors and advocates. We challenge racist policies and we are committed to be antiracists. We cherish the diversity of humanity. We are committed to creating the safe space to foster healing and growth. 


We are all doctors, or in a process of getting a doctorate. To obtain a doctorate, we study psychology at least for 4 years for Bachelor's degree, 2 years for Master's degree, and 3 years for Doctorate degree and complete at least 3 years of supervised clinical experiences. It takes at least 1.5 years of postdoctoral clinical supervised experience and pass two exams to become a licensed psychologist in California. We have decades of experiences studying psychology and working with clients. We acknowledge our privilege of being able to pursue education and training and use it to emotionally support our beloved communities. We have undergone our own therapy during the graduate training and pursue it whenever we would like.    

Founder/ Chief Psychologist

Dr. Taeko Uchino-DiCarlo, founder and psychologist of Positive Psychology Inc

Dr. Taeko Uchino-DiCarlo

Founder & Psychologist (PSY22506)

Japanese, Spanish, and English

24 years in psychology

20 years in clinical practice

13 years licensed as a psychologist

About Dr. Uchino-DiCarlo

SupervisING Psychologist

Dr. Grace Ning at Positive Psychology Inc. Inclusive and affirming therapy by doctors

Dr. Grace Ning

 Staff Psychologist (PSY27293)/

Clinical Supervisor 

Mandarin Chinese and English

20 years in psychology 

16 years in clinical practice

7.5 years licensed 

About Dr. Ning

Staff Psychologists

Dr. Anta Yu from Positive Psychology Inc.

Dr. Anta Yu

Dr. Kyunghae Kum

Dr. Kyunghae Kum

  Staff Psychologist (PSY29925)

Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and English

11 years in psychology 

11 years in clinical practice

4 years licensed

About Dr. Yu
Dr. Kyon Kum at Positive Psychology Inc.

Dr. Kyunghae Kum

Dr. Kyunghae Kum

Dr. Kyunghae Kum

  Staff Psychologist (PSY31424)

Japanese and English 

24 years in psychology

14 years in clinical practice

3 years licensed

About Dr. Kum
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Dr. Meghan Fagundes

Dr. Meghan Fagundes

Dr. Meghan Fagundes

   Staff Psychologist (PSY31947)

22 years in psychology20 years in clinical practice9 years licensed as an LMFT2 years licensed as a psychologist  

About Dr. Fagundes
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Dr. Arek Yetenekian

Dr. Meghan Fagundes

Dr. Meghan Fagundes

Staff Psychologist (PSY33507) 

[Accepting New Clients]

19 years in psychology 

10 years in clinical practice 

newly licensed

About Dr. Yetenekian

Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Laurie from Positive Psychology Inc, a man in brown frame glasses smiling

Dr. Allie Laurie

 Postdoctoral Fellow/ Psychological Associate (PSB94026658)  

13 years in psychology

6 years of clinical experience  

 Supervised by Dr. Meghan Fagundes (PSY31947) 

[Accepting New Clients]

About Dr. Laurie

Predoctoral Fellow

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Sabah Awar, MA

Predoctoral Fellow/ Psychological Associate 

( PSB94026965 ) 

Supervised by Dr. Grace Ning  (PSY27293) 

Intake Coordinator

6 years in psychology

3 years of clinical experience  

[Accepting New Clients]


About Sabah
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About the Logo

Positive psychology inc Dr. Taeko Uchino-DiCarlo logo psychologist for diverse population

The logo features a humming bird and six cherry blossoms creating a circle.

A circle symbolizes completeness, wholeness, inclusion, center, infinity, and focus. We hope to help you connect the dots and find the wholeness in your life. 

Cherry blossom drawing


The hummingbird has many symbolic meanings, including a stopper of time; a messenger; a deliverer of love, joy, and beauty. We may learn to enjoy each moment the ways the hummingbird savors each nectar.

Some associate the Cherry Blossom with Spring, the time of renewal and hope. As these flowers blossom and soon thereafter fall quickly, others associate the flowers with transience. They remind us to savor each moment.

The Pythagoreans considered number 6 to be the first perfect number.

A perfect number in mathematics exists when all the numbers divisors (excluding the number itself) are added and their sum equals the number itself. (I.e., 1+2+3=6). The flowers are creating a circle, a symbol of wholeness.

Hummingbird drawing

The hummingbird has many symbolisms, including a stopper of time; a messenger; a deliverer of love, joy, and beauty. We may learn to enjoy each moment the ways the hummingbird savors each nectar.

Despite their small body size, they are amazingly fast. Despite their rapid metabolism they have long lifespans.  We often possess much inner strength that is not apparent from the outside. 

References:

https://www.symbols.com/symbol/cherry-blossom

​https://mysticalnumbers.com/number-6/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird

​https://www.whats-your-sign.com/circle-symbol-meaning.html

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Our Suite (We are only offering teletherapy services At this

Office Building

We are located in Central San Diego north of Mission Valley, south of Kearny Mesa. The address is 8765 Aero Dr. 228, San Diego, CA 92123. The building is at the intersection of Aero Dr. and Sandrock Rd. across from the Montgomery Air field. 

Our office is ADA accessible. MTS bus #25 stops in front of the building. Parking is free.


オフィス

ミッションバレーの北、カーニーメサの南に位置するサンディエゴの中心部にオフィスを構えております。住所は 8765 Aero Dr. 228, San Diego, CA 92123 です。 Aero Dr. と Sandrock Rd. の交差する場所で、モンゴメリー空港の向かいになります。お体に不自由のある方にもご利用いただけるオフィスです。 バスの25番線がオフィスの前に停まります。駐車は無料です。


Edificio de oficinas

Estamos localizados en el norte central de San Diego en Mission Valley, al sur de Kearny Mesa. La dirección es 8765 Aero Dr. 228, San Diego, CA 92123. El edificio está en la intersección de Aero Dr. y Sandrock Rd. en frente de Montgomery Air Field.

Nuestra oficina es accesible por ADA. El autobús MTS #25 para en frente del edificio. El estacionamiento es gratis.


La nostra struttura

Ci troviamo nella zona centrale di San Diego, a Nord di Mission Valley e a Sud di Kearny Mesa. L’indirizzo è 8765 Aero Dr. 228, San Diego, CA 92123. L’edificio è ubicato nell’incrocio tra Aero Dr. e Sandrock Rd., dal lato opposto dell’aeroporto militare Montgomery.

 Il nostro ufficio è accessibile a persone con disabilità. L’autobus numero 25 si ferma di fronte al nostro edificio. Il parcheggio è gratuito. 



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Suite 228 

We are in the Suite 228. It is on the second floor.


228号室

228号室、二階になります。


Suite 228

Estamos en la Suite 228. Está en el segundo piso.


Suite 228  

Siamo al secondo piano, suite 228. 


Suite

The reception

Please have some organic fair trade cocoa, decaffeinated coffee, tea, or purified water. Compostable cups are available for your use.


待合室

有機栽培されて公正取引されたココア、カフェインフリーのコーヒー、お茶、浄化水をどうぞ。堆肥化可能なコップも用意してあります。


La recepción

Por favor, disfrute una taza de cacao orgánico, café descafeinado, té o agua purificada. Las tazas compostables están disponibles para su uso.


La reception

Sentitevi liberi di consumare del cacao biologico di commercio equo e solidale, caffè decaffeinato, tè, o aqua purificata. Bicchieri compostabili sono disponibili per l’uso.


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Mint office at positive psychology inc.

Mint Office

ミントオフィス

Oficina Menta  

Ufficio Menta 

Tangerine office at Positive Psychology Inc.

Tangerine Office

みかんオフィス

Oficina Mandarina  

Ufficio Mandarino

Coral Office

サンゴオフィス

Oficina Coral  

Ufficio Corallo 

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Positive Psychology Inc.

Positive Psychology Inc. 8765 Aero Dr. 228 San Diego, CA 92123 US

(858) 876-7779 8588PosPsy

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