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Hello! ^_^ Welcome to my GoodTherapy Profile ^_^ Are you looking for a therapist who really gets you, who you can feel comfortable with, and really open up to? Some therapists are super stiff, rigid professionals who give very little of themselves in session. That's not me. I am very open, genuine, and personable in session and strive to make positive, meaningful relationships with my clients. People often comment that I am very friendly and approachable, and this tends to be something people respond well to in a therapist. I work with a wide variety of people in therapy but I primarily specialize in working with: -Couples -Teens -LGBTQ clients -Addiction -Sex positive, kink aware, and polyamory I sometimes tell people that I broadly specialize in working with anyone who is used to being or expects to be judged by others. If you've got anything going on in life that you feel like most people would judge or be weirded out by and you want someone safe and accepting to talk to, I'm the therapist for you! :-p

Does it feel like you are carrying a weight that only you can shoulder, fear that you don’t belong? Do you feel alone and disconnected to your previous life as you are proceeding to this next unknown chapter? It can be hard to admit how much you are struggling to reconnect to your family and the life you had before this transition. Transitions can cause relationships that were once supportive to feel now unfamiliar. There is a distance that you can’t explain and it’s hard to understand why you feel angry, confused, and alone. If you are struggling with imposter syndrome you might feel like you don’t belong in your new environment. You may have just got accepted to college, started a new career, or received a promotion and still have that feeling like you are not deserving of it. As a Latina therapist and veteran, I can relate to the pressure that comes with expansion and moving into new spaces, while also honoring the legacy in which you came from. Sometimes seeking support and tapping into your natural strengths requires you to move past that voice that tells you no one is going to help you. I have heard that voice many times and as your therapist, I will support you in hearing the other voice that says are deserving. And remember, you got this!

I work with adults struggling with a wide range of challenges including loss of relationships, life transitions and disappointments, and personal problems like anxiety, depression, addiction, or trauma. Together, we'll create a safe space where you'll gain insight and perspective into thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are no longer working for you. With these new understandings, you'll be able to make better choices and positive life changes. Pain can be valuable - by working through your pain, you'll gain a self-awareness you didn't have before.

I have rigorous analytic training and I am Certified in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, EcoPsychology, Art Therapy, and animal based healing. I often work with younger adults in farming, healthcare, as well as artists, surfers, athletes, and folks in environmental science. I work with Lyra patients. I have 10 years of experience in the UCSF Emergency Department, as well as other emergency psychiatric settings, hospitals, and I am trained in suicide risk assessment, treatment, and safety planning.

While I have trained extensively in different therapy models, which has provided me with an in-depth psychological reference, many years of working with people has taught me it is relationship that is central to the heart of therapy. Relationship with oneself, relationship with the therapist and my relationship with myself. The creation of an authentic relationship is a personal process that requires an open heart and a well informed sensitive approach. This is the heart of my therapy practice. I enjoy getting to know people. Learning about and developing relationship with my clients as well as participating in their growth bring richness to my life.I look forward to meeting you. Thanks for taking time to read my narrative.

At North Valley Counseling, there are multiple counselors to choose from. If your marriage feels stagnant and frustrating or your child seems angry or sad, we can help. If you are suffering from anxiety or depression, reaction to trauma or grief and loss, you're in the right place. If things have just gone one way for too long and it's time for a change, we hope to hear from you. We strive to be genuine and collaborative so that you feel empowered and involved in the process. We offer a safe, non-judgmental environment where you can work on feeling better, gaining insights and practicing new ways of living. We understand the effects of trauma and the importance of attachment in helping people heal from the past and develop happier lives. We see the client-therapist relationship as a collaborative effort. Contact us to see which of our counselors is the right fit for you!

I believe people are essentially healthy. What we call "dis-ease" is our best attempt at getting our needs met in the face of difficult realities. I bring my personal life experience--77 years and going strong, married 40 years with 5 children and 17 grandchildren--combined with 50 plus years in practice, to help people be successful in their lives and their relationships.

Many couples+ and individuals I work with are on the brink of expansion. Perhaps you are navigating new sexual interests, ethical non-monogamy, or dating for money. Maybe you've been polyamorous for years but are navigating the transition to include new partners into a shared household. Maybe it's time to explain it to the kids. Often there is an income, power, or sexual desire discrepancy causing friction that deserves tending to create sustainable dynamics. Many of the individuals I work with traverse the world with partners, genders, fetishes, or professional experiences that are misunderstood by the dominant culture. I work frequently with people recovering from orthodox experience. I am in service to your healing, keeping you connected to a grounded source of abundance, gaining skills to navigate personal and professional dynamics, and being in keen awareness of your power. I provide sex-positive, body-positive therapy for individuals, couples, and constellations embracing that consensual sexual activities are fundamentally healthy and pleasurable. I support folks navigating their relationship to substances and integrating psychedelic experience. I use emotionally focused, somatic, and attachment-focused evidence-based practices informed by Womanism, Jungian, and Transpersonal Psychology‍. I’m an immigrant. I’m queer. I’m non-binary. I am deeply nourished supporting people therapeutically and consider this work a personal calling. Together we can work to identify values, make meaning, integrate experience, and build you a network of support. Originally an ecotherapist, I now work mostly by phone or by video but continue to encourage my clients to consider meeting me while walking, or moving in their bodies when appropriate. I continue to offer ecotherapy when requested in three locations; San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Humboldt county redwood forest. “The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.” ― Clarissa Pinkola Estés

WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. "With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world." - Dalai Lama I help individuals and couples overcome challenges and achieve life changes, using creative ways to resolve issues, in a non-judgmental and safe environment. Together, I will work to reach your desired changes, improvements, and self growth, attaining your therapy goals. My formal education and professional experience have prepared me to counsel individuals, couples, families and groups. My specialties include dealing with stress, intimacy and sexuality, divorce, loss,grief, depression, substance abuse, sexual trauma, and body image. I will also help you with life's challenges concerning relationships, communication, parenting, self confidence, and sexuality. I practice in Texas and California.

Practicing in the mental health field for over 50 years, I thoroughly enjoy working with just about anyone that comes through my door. I am always amazed and honored by the wide variety of individuals that enter my office. My strengths are working with adolescents, adults , and couples with all kinds of issues. A particular area that I have committed myself to over the past 30 years is supporting couples in which one or both mates are living in the aftermath of childhood abusetrauma of all kinds. In particular the "Partners" of survivors of abuse need a specific kind of support to be response-able through the healing process and beyond. Each person that chooses to work with me should know that my overall focus is on moving them forward into a positive, competent, engaged, energized and loving experience in their lives. It is most often necessary to understand and address the pain and challenges people bring into my office, and to support healing. However, as soon as possible we begin looking forward towards growth and increased anticipation of success in all aspects of your life. This "positive" frame of reference is solidly grounded in many wonderful discoveries in the brain science that has emerged within my life time.

Very few of us were given the tools and affirmation needed to navigate sex, identity, and relationships, despite these things being a fundamental part of our humanity. I am a sex and relationship therapist passionate about reducing sexual shame, fostering a lens of curiosity and self-acceptance in sexuality, building a sense of playfulness and confidence, developing a personal acumen of sexual values, and unlearning messages of sex-negative cultures. I approach therapy from a relational, psychodynamic perspective, which means seeking to understand patterns that shape emotions, thoughts, and behavior and how these things have been influenced by our history, culture, and experiences. I am a queer and trans-identified therapist licensed in Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, and California and I'm trained by the Sexual Health Alliance. I am LGBTQ+ affirming, sex work-positive, body-positive, kink-positive, neurodivergent-positive, and non-monogamy and polyamory-positive.

Many of my clients are people who appear successful on the outside but privately struggle with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, or a persistent sense that something in life isn't working. Others come to therapy after experiencing trauma, loss, infidelity, major life transitions, or feeling stuck despite their best efforts to move forward. Whatever brings you here, therapy offers the opportunity to navigate and address your distinct challenges. Therapy engages a process of insight, reflection, and an emotional process that leads to profound change and growth. Through careful listening, curiosity, interactive conversation, thoughtful feedback and gentle challenge, I help clients uncover unrecognized and unacknowledged aspects of themselves, break longstanding patterns that are no longer useful, and build more authentic, connected, and fulfilling lives. I work with adults throughout Washington, DC, Maryland, and California, offering a confidential space where you can feel heard, understood, supported, and gently challenged when needed. Together, we explore the patterns, relationships, and emotional experiences that shape your life, helping you develop greater self-awareness, resilience, and more satisfying ways of relating to yourself and others for deep and lasting change. I offer a complimentary 20-minute phone consultation. It's an opportunity to discuss what brings you to therapy, answer your questions, and to begin to determine whether working together feels right. To schedule, please email nrmeyer@depthpsychotherapydc.com with your name, phone number, and general availability. For your privacy, please don't include personal details in your initial email. You are also welcome to call me at 202-527-4848.