Anxiety and Trauma Therapy in Berkeley, Oakland & Lafayette, California
Life’s transitions deserve thoughtful, grounded support. You do not have to navigate this alone. I help perinatal women and couples, individuals navigating career transitions, and LGBTQIA+ clients move through anxiety, trauma, and life transitions with greater clarity and a stronger sense of self using somatic, EMDR, and relational therapy. Telehealth available across California.
Hi, I’m Jess
I work with adults and couples in Berkeley, Oakland, Lafayette, and virtually across California. I also host new parent support groups. My practice is rooted in compassion, curiosity, and a belief that we each carry more internal wisdom than we realize. I often support women, postpartum & infertility, couples, artists, LGBTQIA+ folks, as well as individuals in their 20s and 30s navigating the launching phase of adulthood, identity shifts, and career transitions.
If you want to learn more, you can visit my Specialties pages (EMDR, Perinatal, Couples, LGBTQ+), About, and FAQ.
I have seen therapy change lives. I believe compassionate, quality mental health care is essential to healing, self-understanding, and the freedom to live more fully as yourself. I offer a space where you feel supported, understood, and able to move toward lasting change at your own pace.
My approach combines talk therapy and body-based techniques to help you feel more present, release stuck emotions, and find relief from anxiety and overwhelm .
Areas of Expertise
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New Parents / Postpartum / Prenatal
Perinatal and postpartum therapy offers a supportive space to navigate the profound shifts of parenthood, process birth trauma, and reconnect with your sense of self through compassion and understanding.
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EMDR / Somatic
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing therapy helps you to process and heal from difficult experiences by guiding the brain to reprocess distressing memories in a more adaptive way.
Somatic therapy gently releases stored stress through the connection between body and mind.
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Couples
Couples therapy creates a safe, affirming space for all relationship types to improve communication, trust, and intimacy. It helps navigate complex dynamics, fostering mutual respect and emotional connection.
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LGBTQ+
Gender and sexuality affirming therapy offers a space to stand in the fullness of who you are. This can be both daunting and empowering. Affirming therapy strengthens your sense of self, improves well-being, and may illuminate a need for change.
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New Parent Support Group
This group provides a space for safe, confidential conversation with other recently postpartum individuals. In a non-judgmental atmosphere, we come together and share what we are going through in order to heal and offer support to others. Topics of conversation include adjusting to life with a newborn, birth story processing, navigating postpartum emotions, going back to work, travel with your baby, sleep issues, and more.
