Evidence-based, deeply human.

We are integrative therapists. That means we don't apply one framework to every client and every problem. Different people need different things at different points in their lives. What stays constant is the relationship, and the rigor.

The modalities we work in most often:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety, OCD, and specific phobias. Structured, time-limited, evidence-heavy.
• EMDR and trauma-focused work for PTSD, complex trauma, and the specific shape of grief that has not yet been allowed to move.
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) for the parts of you that are at war with each other, and the part of you that knows how to lead them.
• Psychodynamic and attachment work for relationship patterns that keep playing on a loop until something underneath gets seen.
• Somatic approaches for clients whose nervous systems carry what their words can't yet.

We are not a fit for everyone. We don't do directive coaching, we don't do quick fixes, and we won't tell you what to do with your life. We will sit with you in the hard parts and help you build the muscles to do it differently.

What a session looks like

The first session is a free 25-minute consultation. You tell us what brings you in. We ask a few questions. We are honest if we are not the right fit and we point you toward someone who might be.

If we proceed, weekly 50-minute sessions are the default for individual work; couples and family run 60-90 minutes. We meet in our Berkeley office or via secure telehealth (BAA-compliant platform, HIPAA-respectful).

Between sessions, you may have small things to track or notice. We don't assign homework that feels like punishment. We do invite you to pay attention to your life with us as a witness.

What we believe

We believe therapy works. We believe it works because of the relationship, and because of skill, in that order. We believe most people don't need fixing; they need a witness, accurate language for what is happening, and time. We believe sometimes you do need active intervention, and we know how to provide it.

We believe in transparency about cost, scope, and limits. We believe in referring out when we are not the right fit. We believe rest is part of the work.