Travis Hyke, Ph.D

Philosophy: I strive to be collaborative, empowering, and candid in all my therapeutic relationships. I believe working with someone is about creating a safe space to learn how to reconnect with your authentic self, explore dynamics of your life and your relationships, and practice new ways of being that restore balance, peace, and fulfillment in your life.

Specialties: Travis specializes in working with adults, emerging adults, and older adolescents with addictive behaviors and problematic substance use, difficulties with anxiety with particular emphasis on social anxiety, social interaction difficulties, depression, trauma, adjustment disorders, difficulties in relationships, and ADHD.

Education and Licensure: Travis earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Palo Alto University in northern California. He completed externships, internships, postdoctoral fellowship at Sharp Mesa Vista inpatient and outpatient programs, Sharp McDonald Center, El Camino Hospital, Gronowski Center Community Mental Health Clinic, and as a college student substance use and conduct counselor at Notre Dame de Namur University. His research has emphasized the identification and treatment of emerging adults and adolescents with substance use disorders. He has been published in these areas of research as a contributing author in The Journal of the American Medical Association, The California Psychologist, The Journal of Primary Prevention, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Paradigm Magazine. He has also had media spots on NBC news and Kusi Channel 6 news in San Diego to discuss overdose awareness, the opioid epidemic and alcohol addiction.

Affiliations: Travis is a psychology faculty member at Sharp HealthCare where he works with clients in early recovery from substance use and supervises postdoctoral fellows, doctoral-level interns, and other therapists-in-training.

Personal: Travis is a Californian at heart who wants to be in the ocean and in the mountains as much as humanly possible and believes that connection with yourself, the people around you, and the natural environment are crucial to a fulfilling and values driven life. Born and raised in southern California, he has lived in Los angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and San Diego. He loves spending time with close friends and family, surfing, backpacking, snowboarding and playing volleyball.