Therapy for women & teen girls in Los Gatos and the South Bay Area
You're used to doing it all but lately the anxious thoughts have increased and the motivation has decreased.
I Help Women & Teens (15+) Quiet the Anxiety, Increase the confidence, and Feel Like Themselves Again.
Hi! I’m Michaela. I love working with women and helping them thrive.
The women I work with are often high-achieving, thoughtful, and carrying more than they let on. Maybe you are having a hard time adjusting to a new normal, managing relationships or balancing all that life is throwing at you. Let’s work together in getting life back to what you want it to look like.
I’m a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in CA (#23926) and CO (#0022185). I am a wife, mom of two kiddos (and a pup) and love a good, warm coffee. I’ve spent over ten years working with teens and women from mission trips and small groups to therapy in private practice. My approach is direct, warm, and focused on giving you the space and tools you need to feel more confident, capable, and supported.
HOW I HELP
I draw from several evidence-informed approaches and tailor them to you:
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART): a structured approach for processing difficult memories and stress. Many clients appreciate that it doesn't require retelling every painful detail.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed work: understanding the different "parts" of you, like the inner critic or the one who's always on guard, so they stop pulling you in opposite directions.
Somatic therapy: paying attention to how stress and anxiety show up in your body, such as tension, a racing heart, or tight shoulders, and learning ways to settle your nervous system.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): spotting unhelpful thought patterns and replacing them with ones that serve you.
Why Women & Teens Chose Therapy with Me
There is more to therapy than just sitting and talking. There’s validation, empathy, connecting the dots and implementing skills that actually work. It’s holding space for real moment and real emotion. I’m here to help you heal and make sense of what is going on, whether it is school, kids, life or things that have happened in your life.
I offer a free 15-minute consultation so we can see if we’re a good fit before jumping into commitment.
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