Trauma Therapy in Santa Barbara, CA
About me
I am a trauma therapist who specializes in supporting individuals and couples through difficult events. I work with people throughout California virtually and in person in Santa Barbara, CA.
I have extensive experience supporting individuals who have experienced trauma and/or abuse, specializing in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and depression. My experience in various mental health and medical settings has given me the opportunity to support people across many different ages and stages of life.
My primary therapeutic approach is psychodynamic, with a focus on helping people gain deeper insight into their inner world and life experiences. I also have formal training and ongoing consultation in several evidence-based modalities, which I integrate thoughtfully depending on each person’s needs:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): A structured approach that helps the brain process and make sense of traumatic experiences.
Interpersonal Psychotherapy: An attachment-focused approach that supports understanding and improving relationships.
Child-Parent Psychotherapy: A supportive, relationship-based treatment for young children and their caregivers, focused on healing from trauma and strengthening connection.
“Trauma is not what happens to you; it is what happens inside you as a result of what happens to you.” -Gabor Mate
My services
Individual Therapy
Individual sessions aimed to discover your true emotional experience, highlight patterns of thought and behavior, and expand your understanding of inner motivations and expectations.
Couple’s Therapy
Dyadic sessions aimed to explore how interpersonal patterns affect present relationship dynamics. The goal is to increase self-awareness, foster healthier communication, and lead to more emotional intimacy.
EMDR / Trauma Processing
A structured psychotherapy that helps people heal from trauma and distressing life experiences. By combining guided side-to-side eye movements (or other rhythmic stimulation) with the recall of traumatic events, EMDR allows the brain to safely reprocess and store memories so they lose their emotional intensity
“No recovery from trauma is possible without attending to issues of safety, care for the self, reparative connections to other human beings, and a renewed faith in the universe.”
- Janina Fisher
Frequently asked questions
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I am in-network for CenCal insurance, but I can also provide a superbill for my out-of-network clients and help with reimbursement.
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My fee is $180 per 50-60 minute sessions.
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Trauma-informed couples therapy takes into consideration the influence of past trauma of one or both partners and, in turn, how it influences their shared experience. There is an understanding that complex PTSD often alters how individuals relate to others due to longstanding attachment wounds and emotional dysregulation.
Working with these dynamics requires an understanding of how trauma impacts one’s interpersonal world and what steps can be taken to foster healthier connections.
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Learn more about the talk therapy vs. EMDR approach to trauma recovery here.
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I’m an inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming practitioner.
Areas of Experience
Acute Trauma
Severe Accidents
Acts of Violence
Medical Crisis
Loss
Witnessing Trauma
Complex Trauma
Childhood Abuse & Neglect
Systemic Oppression
Domestic Violence
Perinatal Mood Disorders & Traumatic Birth
Perinatal Mood Disorders
Traumatic Birth
Life Transitions
“We began then to see trauma-related disorders not as disorders of events but as disorders of the body, brain, and nervous system.”
-Judith Herman
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