Individual Therapy · California

Healing the
Human Experience

Being human can be tricky. Whether you're moving through a quiet transition or carrying something heavier, you'll be met with curiosity and commitment — and the tools to keep going without us.

A brief intake, an honest conversation, and a match with the practitioner whose voice fits yours.

Private Pay
California Licensed
Virtual & In-Person
HIPAA-Compliant
A Place to Begin

Support that fits into your real life

There are moments when life feels loud, heavy, or quietly off in a way that is hard to explain. You might be holding a lot together on the outside while something inside feels unsettled. Maybe your thoughts don't slow down. Maybe certain patterns keep showing up in your relationships. Or maybe you just feel tired in a way that rest does not fix.

Therapy is a space where you don't have to perform or figure everything out on your own. It's a place to slow down, be met with care, and begin making sense of what you've been carrying.

You don't need the right words or a clear reason to start. Just a place to begin. And to create real change so that life feels like one that fits.

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Sometimes the weight of what you are carrying makes it hard to move at all. We help you understand what is keeping you stuck, so you can begin to move through it.
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Sometimes anxiety or low mood is the alarm letting you know something deeper is asking for attention. We work with the feeling and what is underneath it.
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A relationship ending, a career shift, a move, a death. Endings ask us to carry something while we figure out what comes next. You do not have to carry it alone.
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When the same dynamics keep repeating, or when connection feels harder than it used to, we work to understand the patterns and find your way back to each other or to yourself.
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The decade thresholds, thirties, forties, fifties, tend to arrive with quiet questions about who you are now and who you are becoming. We sit with those questions together.
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The shift into parenthood, or back into yourself after kids start school, can surface a version of you that feels both familiar and unrecognizable. We make room for both.
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What We Help With

Life doesn't slow down just because you're struggling

You may be balancing work, relationships, expectations, or simply trying to keep up while feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally drained. Our therapists work with individuals and couples navigating three threads of experience.

The Emotional Weather

What you're feeling

When the inner world feels heavy, loud, or quietly off — and rest isn't quite reaching it.

  • Anxiety, stress & overwhelm
  • Depression & low energy
  • Disconnection from yourself

The Patterns We Carry

How you connect

When the same dynamics keep showing up in your relationships, and you're ready to understand the roots.

  • Relationship challenges
  • Attachment & old patterns
  • Trauma & past experiences

The In-Between Places

Where you're going

When a chapter is closing or a new one is asking for your attention, or when your life does not feel like yours, you need a place to rediscover your center and path forward.

  • Life transitions
  • Identity exploration
  • Personal growth & meaning
Our Approach

Healing the Human Experience

There is an inner voice within you that holds your truth — the part that knows what feels right, what needs attention, and what healing might look like for you.

— What we believe

Why we work this way

Life experiences, stress, trauma, and even big transitions can sometimes quiet that voice or make it harder to trust. Our work is centered on gently uncovering it again.

We approach therapy with curiosity and respect for your full experience — not just your thoughts or behaviors, but the deeper emotional layers of loss, love, change, and resilience.

How sessions actually feel

This is a collaborative process. You are not being analyzed from a distance, but met in a real and human way. Together, we make sense of what you have been through while honoring your own insight and intuition.

The goal: to help you feel more connected to yourself, more aligned in your choices, and more supported as you move through whatever you are facing.

What we bring to the work

EMDR

Reprocessing what's stuck

Somatic

Listening to the body

Trauma-Informed

Safety as the foundation

Evidence-Based

Grounded in what works

You don't have to have the right words. Just a place to begin.

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How It Works

A flexible, effective way to experience therapy

Online therapy offers the same depth and quality of care as in-person work — in a format that meets you where you are.

What sessions look like

Sessions are held through secure, HIPAA-compliant video, allowing you to connect from a space that feels comfortable and familiar.

Many people find that being in their own environment helps them open up more easily and feel more at ease in the process. Individual therapy is 50 minutes each week, devoted entirely to you. In-person sessions are also available when that is the better fit.

The Format

Weekly 50-minute sessions, held over private video — so the work can happen wherever you are.

This is a space for

The slow, honest work of becoming more yourself.

  • Gaining clarity and self-understanding
  • Processing emotions and past experiences
  • Noticing and shifting patterns
  • Creating a life that feels more aligned with who you are

Investment

Transparent pricing, no surprises

Pay-as-you-go. Cancel or pause anytime.

Individual · 50-minute online $250/session
Individual · 50-minute in-person $265/session
Couples · 50-minute online $275/session
Couples · 50-minute in-person $290/session

Healing the Human Experience Therapy is a private pay practice and does not accept insurance. Payment is due at the time of service.

Through connection and thoughtful exploration, we make space for insight, healing, and meaningful change.

Getting Started

Three simple steps to your first session

No paperwork mountain. No long phone trees. Just a clear path from wondering to actually meeting.

Step One

Reach out

Send a short note through the form. Ask questions, share what's bringing you in, or simply say hello — no script needed.

Step Two

Brief intake

We'll send a short form to learn a bit about you before we meet. It helps us make the most of your first session together.

Step Three

Your first session

A conversation. A chance to share what's on your mind and feel out the fit. The work begins here.

Common Questions

Things worth knowing

A few of the questions that come up most often before the first session.

Healing the Human Experience Therapy is a private pay practice and does not accept insurance. Payment is due at the time of service. We can provide a superbill if you'd like to seek out-of-network reimbursement from your insurance provider.
Sessions are held over secure, HIPAA-compliant video. You'll receive a private link before each appointment and can join from your phone, tablet, or computer — from wherever feels most comfortable to you.
Most clients attend weekly 50-minute sessions to support consistency and depth in the work. The rhythm can be adjusted over time as your needs change — this is a collaboration, not a prescription.
It's completely okay to feel unsure. The first session is an opportunity to talk about what you're looking for, ask questions, and see whether the connection feels right. You don't need to have it all figured out before you reach out.
You'll hear back within 1–2 business days to schedule a brief, free phone consultation. From there, we'll talk through what you're hoping to work on and match you with the practitioner whose approach fits best.
We work with individuals and couples navigating life transitions, relational patterns, and the experiences that shape who we're becoming. We don't currently work with families, children, or those in acute crisis — in those cases we're happy to offer referrals to practitioners better suited to your needs.

Still have questions? That's a perfectly good reason to start a conversation.

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Whatever you are carrying, you do not have to carry it alone.