Trauma-Informed Therapy for Adults in California & Virginia

ACT-led, evidence-based therapy to process trauma, rebuild trust, and live aligned with your values, online across CA & VA, and in-person by appointment in Folsom, California.

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What I Offer in California & Virginia

I provide trauma-informed therapy for adults, built around your goals and paced to what feels manageable. The sections below lay out what I treat, how I work, and how to begin.

I see clients online statewide and offer in-person sessions by appointment in Folsom, California.

At-a-Glance

  • Services: PTSD & trauma therapy, C-PTSD, attachment-focused therapy, anxiety therapy, clearance-safe therapy, adult skills groups

  • Approach: ACT core plus CBT/CPT/mindfulness; paced exposure only if chosen

  • Scheduling: Weekly or bi-weekly 50-min sessions; brief or ongoing care based on goals

  • Privacy: Self-pay; superbills available for out-of-network reimbursement

Coverage: Telehealth CA & VA, in-person Folsom CA (by appointment)
Fees: $300 / 50 min
Licensure: CA PSY36022, VA 0810007130

Licensed & Available

I am licensed as a clinical psychologist in California and Virginia and provide HIPAA-secure telehealth. For clients in other states and countries, I also offer non-clinical consultation, kept clearly separate from therapy so your care stays ethical and transparent.

My Approach to Care

I provide compassionate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed care that helps you make sense of your experiences without stigma or judgment. I respect your identity, autonomy, and lived experience, and I aim for recovery that feels meaningful, goal-oriented, and sustainable.

I lead with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), an evidence-based approach that builds psychological flexibility so difficult thoughts, memories, or body alarms do not run your day. Depending on your goals and readiness, I integrate:

  • CBT: Updating trauma-shaped beliefs, with sleep and routine anchors and gentle behavioral experiments.

  • CPT: Examining beliefs about safety, trust, power and control, esteem, and intimacy to reduce shame and restore meaning.

  • Prolonged Exposure, when appropriate: choice-based, titrated exposure, used only with stabilization and your consent.

  • Mindfulness and grounding: present-moment skills for regulation and reconnection.

Not Sure Which Service Fits?

Here is a quick way to find your starting point. This is not a test or a diagnosis. If more than one option sounds like you, we can sort it out together in a consultation.

  • If you are dealing with distress tied to a specific traumatic event, with flashbacks, avoidance, hypervigilance, or emotional numbing, start with PTSD therapy.
  • If you are working through long-standing patterns from repeated or early relational trauma, including emotional flashbacks, difficulty staying grounded, or a persistent sense of disconnection from yourself or others, start with Complex PTSD therapy.
  • If worry, panic, rumination, or sleep disruption is narrowing your daily life, start with anxiety therapy.
  • If recurring patterns around trust, closeness, or boundaries keep showing up in your relationships, start with attachment-focused therapy.
  • If you hold a security clearance or work in a public-facing role and need privacy-sensitive care, start with security-clearance-safe therapy.
  • If you want structured, clinical group work for skill-building and stabilization in California or Virginia, start with adult skills groups and psychoeducation.
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Services at a Glance

Trauma & PTSD Therapy:

ACT-led, values-guided recovery to process trauma safely and reduce flashbacks, avoidance, hypervigilance, and emotional numbing.

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Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) Therapy:

Stabilization, skills, compassion, and meaning-making for long-term healing, paced to your nervous system and context.

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Attachment-Focused Therapy:

Strengthen boundaries, trust, and emotional intimacy; work with anxious, avoidant, or mixed patterns in relationships.

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Anxiety Therapy:

Reduce worry, panic, and rumination with ACT-informed, skills-based care; create routines that support sleep and regulation.

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Security-Clearance-Safe Therapy:

Privacy-sensitive therapy for federal employees, first responders, and public-facing roles, with attention to documentation and professional context.

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Adult Skills Groups and Psychoeducation:

Skills-focused, supportive groups for stabilization, regulation, and values-based living.

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Where and How I Provide Care

I provide secure telehealth for adults across California and Virginia, and I offer private, by-appointment in-person sessions in Folsom. I share arrival and access details after scheduling.

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Who I Help

  • Adults working through PTSD & trauma, Complex PTSD (C-PTSD), and attachment-related

  • People facing anxiety, panic, rumination, or sleep disruption that narrows daily life

  • Veterans, first responders, federal/state employees, and clearance-sensitive professionals seeking privacy-sensitive care

  • Immigrants & refugees coping with displacement and identity stressors

  • LGBTQ+ and marginalized communities seeking affirming, evidence-based care

  • Families surviving the impacts of trauma and PTSD

  • Clients who prefer ACT-led therapy with practical skills (CBT, CPT, mindful grounding; optional, paced exposure when useful)

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How Sessions Work

  • Start with a 15-minute consultation to discuss fit and goals.

  • Weekly or bi-weekly 50-minute sessions via secure video.

  • Superbills are available for potential out-of-network reimbursement.

  • Between sessions, brief skills practice (grounding, values-guided steps, sleep anchors) to build momentum, without overwhelm.

Ready to Begin?

If you are seeking trauma-informed therapy in California or Virginia, schedule a complimentary consultation. We will talk about goals, pacing, and whether working together feels like the right next step.

My practice integrates trauma-informed care, ACT, and evidence-based approaches to help you move toward what matters most. I provide telehealth trauma therapy in California, with limited in-person availability in Folsom by appointment. For clients on the East Coast, I also offer online trauma therapy in Falls Church VA and throughout Northern Virginia.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • If you want flexibility and a blend of approaches, integrative therapy may fit. If you prefer a time-limited, step-by-step protocol with clear milestones, an evidence-based psychotherapy (EBP) like CPT can be a strong choice. We can also combine them (e.g., integrative work with a focused CPT block) and adjust over time.

  • We'll focus on values-guided actions, willingness skills, and present-moment awareness. The aim is to expand your life even when hard memories or sensations show up, so your day is guided by what matters, not by avoidance.

  • Yes. Many clients do both. We'll pace it, with stabilization and regulation first, then meaning-making and relationship skills so changes hold up in daily life.

  • No. PE is optional and used only when appropriate and chosen. We can accomplish a lot with ACT, CBT, and CPT; if and when PE makes sense, we'll prepare and consent before we try it.

  • A private space, stable internet, and a device with camera/audio. Headphones help. I'll share brief tech tips before your first session so it feels smooth and secure.

  • Yes. I primarily provide online therapy across California and Virginia, and I also offer private, by-appointment sessions in Folsom, California. The in-person option can help if you prefer face-to-face connection or are returning to therapy after trauma work online.

  • In-person sessions take place at my office in Folsom, California, by appointment only. I share arrival and access details after scheduling. The space is calm, private, and designed for trauma-informed, one-to-one work.

Have more questions? Visit my frequently asked questions about online trauma therapy page.