Online IFS & EMDR Therapy in California for Adults Ready for Deeper Healing
I offer IFS and EMDR therapy online throughout California for adults navigating childhood trauma, anxiety, and painful relationship patterns. Many of my clients feel emotionally exhausted, stuck in overfunctioning roles, or quietly disconnected from themselves and the people they love most.
I blend IFS and EMDR to support deep and lasting healing, not just temporary coping. If you're ready to understand yourself in a deeper in a way that offers meaningful change, I'd love to share more about what's possible.
I work with clients who have tried talk therapy or ‘hacks’ that don’t reach the root of the pain. This is deep work from the inside out, not a shortcut. Instead, I help you find the wisdom that lies deep inside of you that has been there all along. If you're looking for that kind of work, I think you'll find my approach deeply rewarding.
Hi, I’m Michelle
Who I Work With
I work with adults who feel stuck in relationship patterns that no longer serve them, and want greater self-understanding, emotional balance, and connection. Many of my clients are accomplished, capable individuals who have achieved what society often defines as success, yet still struggle with anxiety, stress, self-doubt, or wonder why their achievements haven't brought the fulfillment they expected.
Often, these struggles are rooted in unmet emotional needs, difficult family dynamics, or relational wounds from the past. If you find yourself repeating the same reactions despite your best efforts to change, you're not alone. Together, we'll explore your patterns, commit to healing what keeps them in place, and help you move toward a more connected, authentic, and fulfilling life.
Learn more below about working together
What Becomes Possible
The changes that happen in therapy are often subtle at first, and then are impossible to ignore.
Breaking familiar patterns
The overthinking, self-doubt, or criticism that have followed you for years begin to loosen, not because you're managing them better, but because you understand where they came from and are able to heal what they've been protecting.
Finding genuine connection
Relationships begin to feel safer and more authentic. The push-pull of wanting closeness while fearing it starts to ease and you be better able to show up honestly with the people who matter.
Knowing what you actually want
When you've spent years prioritizing everyone else's needs, your own desires can feel unimportant or even shameful. Therapy helps you reconnect with what you actually want and gives you reasons to prioritize it.
Feeling at home in yourself
Less burdened. More grounded. Much more comfortable in your own skin. Clients often describe this as feeling more like themselves than ever, and sometimes for the first time.
My Training and Expertise
I am a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with advanced training in both IFS and EMDR, both evidence-based approaches for healing trauma and relational wounds.
Internal Family Systems - Level 3 IFS Trained
The highest level of IFS practitioner training, reflecting deep expertise in parts work, Self-leadership, and trauma-informed IFS practice.
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
Trained in EMDR for trauma, anxiety, and relational wounds, integrated with IFS for a more personalized and body-attuned approach.