Individual Therapy for Adults in California
As a virtual anxiety + trauma therapist in California, I provide individual therapy to anxious people-pleasers, high achievers, and neurodivergent adults who are ready to explore themselves deeply, confront unhelpful patterns, and heal from the past wounds keeping them stuck.
learn more about my therapeutic approach below.
How does virtual individual therapy help?
Get to the root of things.
Anxiety and burnout don’t happen in a vacuum. Trauma doesn’t happen and then just disappear afterward. Therapy helps you understand how your past experiences, relationships, and nervous system wiring show up in your everyday life — and how to actually heal from them, rather than simply address symptoms.
Learn practical tools.
We’ll work on strategies you can actually use in everyday life to manage anxiety, trauma triggers, or neurodivergent burnout, whether that’s calming spiraling thoughts, becoming more attuned to your nervous system, or practicing saying “no” without guilt.Heal from the inside out.
If you’ve been through any kind of trauma, which most of us have, therapy offers a path toward integration and relief— not by retelling the story over and over, but by helping your brain and body process it safely.Break patterns that aren’t serving you.
People-pleasing, perfectionism, emotional numbing, and avoidance are all coping strategies, but they’re not exactly helpful ones. Therapy helps you understand where they came from and gently replace them with more effective tools to get your needs met.Explore your intersecting identities and navigate the world more authentically.
As a neurodivergent therapist and LGBTQIA+ allied human, all brains and identities are welcome here. If you’re autistic, ADHD, or exploring neurodivergence, therapy can help you unlearn harmful conditioning (like masking) and build systems that actually work for your brain and body. If you’re navigating being a queer person in a heteronormative world, therapy can give you a space to process instances of past harm and feel empowered expressing who you truly are.Feel more like yourself again.
Many clients come to me saying things like “I don’t even know who I am anymore.” Therapy gives you room to explore who you are and reconnect with your needs, values, and sense of self.
This isn’t therapy where you just “talk about your week” (although I always check in with you and love to hear the tea).
I take a holistic, mind-body approach that honors how your brain, body, and nervous system are all connected.
We’ll move at a pace that works for you — whether that means challenging limiting beliefs, deep trauma processing with EMDR or Brainspotting, or simply learning how to slow down and breathe again.
Individual therapy is a space where you are...
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seen • heard • supported • celebrated • held accountable • empowered • challenged •
Whether you're overwhelmed by anxiety, feeling stuck in old patterns, or carrying trauma that your body is struggling to let go of, individual therapy offers a grounded space to reconnect with yourself and with what truly matters. In therapy, I will be there with you every step of the way. We will begin by understanding what your mind and body have been trying to protect you from and then gently support your mind, body, and soul in facing those things so you can achieve long-lasting healing.
Meaningful change doesn’t always happen loudly — it often starts with being witnessed.
Individual Therapy Modalities
I draw from various evidence-based and experiential modalities to customize every client’s care based on their unique needs and goals.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting is a neurobiological approach to trauma treatment that uses specific eye positions to access unprocessed trauma stored in the brain and body. By identifying a “brainspot” (a visual focal point linked to an emotional or physical experience) folks can process complex emotions that may not be accessible through talk therapy alone. This method is particularly effective for clients who are highly somatic, neurodivergent, or struggle to verbalize their inner experience.
Mindfulness & Somatic Awareness
Mindfulness and somatic practices bring awareness to the body’s internal signals (interoception) and help regulate the nervous system. These approaches can include grounding techniques, breathwork, body awareness practices, or movement-based interventions. They are particularly effective for releasing anxiety, and working through trauma and dissociation by helping clients re-establish a sense of safety and presence in the body.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
EMDR is a structured, evidence-based therapy developed to help folks process and heal from trauma and distressing life experiences. It works by activating both hemispheres of the brain through guided eye movements or other bilateral stimulation, allowing the brain to reprocess stuck or overwhelming memories. EMDR reduces the emotional charge of past events and helps folks integrate them in a more adaptive, less triggering way. It's commonly used for PTSD, anxiety, phobias, and early attachment wounds.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
ACT combines mindfulness techniques with behavior change strategies. Rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts or feelings, ACT teaches folks how to create psychological flexibility: the ability to stay present and act in alignment with one’s values, even in the face of discomfort. This approach is well-suited for anxiety, chronic stress, and identity exploration, offering a framework for meaningful, values-based living.
Internal Family Systems
IFS is a non-pathologizing, trauma-informed model that views the mind as made up of a core Self and many distinct sub-parts. Each part plays a role in our emotional system — some protective, some wounded, some reactive. Rather than suppressing or eliminating these parts, IFS helps folks develop a compassionate internal dialogue and restore balance among them, while embracing their core Self energy. It's especially useful for addressing inner conflict, complex trauma, and self-criticism.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT is a goal-oriented, evidence-based approach that examines the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It focuses on identifying cognitive distortions (thought patterns like catastrophizing or black-and-white thinking) and replacing them with more balanced, evidence-based thoughts. Folks often use CBT tools to manage anxiety, challenge unhelpful beliefs, and develop practical coping strategies. CBT can be especially helpful for those new to therapy.