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Sandra Huang, APCC
Do you ever feel like no matter how much you give, it’s never enough? You work so hard, care so deeply, yet still struggle to fully love and accept yourself. Maybe setting boundaries feels difficult, or expressing your needs feels impossible. Perhaps you’ve been told—by others or even by yourself—that being true to who you are is wrong. But the truth is, you are not broken, and you don’t have to shrink yourself to fit into expectations that were never meant for you. I’m here to help you see your worth, trust your voice, and create a life that honors who you truly are. You deserve that, and you don’t have to figure it out alone.
I specialize in helping people break free from self-doubt, perfectionism, and the fear of disappointing others. My approach is a blend of evidence-based therapy and holistic techniques, tailored to your unique needs. I believe therapy should be more than just talking—it can be interactive, creative, and even empowering.
Together, we’ll find ways to navigate relationships, set boundaries, and honor your needs without guilt. Clients often tell me they feel safe, seen, and that change finally feels possible. No matter your struggle, I’m here to help you reconnect with your inner strength and create a life that feels true to you.
Rowena Fabro, AMFT
As an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with experience in community mental health, I have worked extensively with adults facing severe mental illness, as well as children, transitional-aged youth, couples, and families. I understand the complexities of navigating mental health challenges and life transitions, and I’m here to provide a supportive, nonjudgmental space where you can heal, grow, and build meaningful connections.
I specialize in supporting teens and young adults who are struggling with anxiety, stress, and the challenges that come with major life transitions. Whether you’re starting college, entering the workforce, or simply figuring out who you are, therapy can help you build confidence, develop coping skills, and create a life that feels more balanced and fulfilling.
My approach is client-centered and collaborative, tailored to meet your unique needs. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or major life changes, I’ll work with you to develop practical tools and insights that foster resilience and well-being. I provide a warm, nonjudgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, gain insight, and learn practical strategies to manage anxiety and stress. Together, we’ll work on helping you feel more in control, resilient, and ready to take on whatever comes next.
Therapy is a journey, and you don’t have to navigate it alone. Let’s work together to create lasting change.
Anne Cynn, APCC
I am a second-generation Korean American, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, & Associate Professional Clinical Counselor.
My expertise lies in supporting children, adolescents, and adults. We navigate through grief and loss, shame, anxiety, depression, professional and career stressors, domestic violence, sexual abuse and trauma, incest, communication and sexual intimacy issues, and substance abuse. I specialize in treating betrayal–trauma and affairs.
For couples looking for support and who seek to feel more connected to each other or address wounds, I offer a safe and compassionate space. We will use the necessary tools to help rebuild trust, enhance communication, confront past resentments, and explore intimacy.
I provide trauma-responsive, LGBTQIA+ affirming & BDSM/Kink affirming therapy.
We will collaborate to help strengthen boundaries, build self-confidence, manage stress, overcome personal hardships, and foster more meaningful relationships.
I offer you a welcoming and unconditionally safe space where you can freely share your story, express your thoughts, and explore your beliefs. We will work together to create a plan that reflects what you truly desire for your life and relationships.
The approach we use will be tailored to your specific needs which will help you navigate through your unique journey. We will work on shifting away from unhelpful patterns.
We will move past painful experiences, explore unique identities while reducing worry and stress. Your past does not define you.
Charvi Bhasin Bastio, AMFT
I am a first-generation Indian immigrant with 2 years of experience in Mental Health who is bilingual in Hindi and English.
My experience lies in working with adolescents and adults facing a range of challenges, including, but not limited to grief, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and burnout. I am also a LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist.
My passion lies in providing a safe, supportive and therapeutic relationship where we will work together to explore your experiences and empower you to find your path to healing and growth.
I consider my approach to be creative and goal-oriented, with a culturally explorative lens and strongly believe this allows me to maintain sensitivity to everyone’s diverse background and experiences.
Whether you are seeking to make sense of life’s challenges, strengthen connections in your relationships, explore healthier ways to manage emotions or do some inner work… I am here to support and empower you.
Scyan Hall, AMFT
Sometimes it feels like life has a lot of rules. If only we could find the playbook…
Do you often feel overwhelmed by external pressures at school, work, or home? Do you find yourself limited by fear of judgment from peers, colleagues, or even family? Do you have big dreams that, deep down, you know you’re capable of achieving, but sometimes it feels like too many odds are stacked against you?
Today is a good day for liberation.
I am passionate about helping others become, in reality, what they are in potential. I employ a holistic, solution-focused, and narrative-based approach tailored to help each client navigate and minimize disruptive thought processes and behaviors stemming from feelings of stress and anxiety, depressive moods, and traumatic experiences. I am committed to supporting clients through challenges in the work environment, life stressors, relationship conflicts, and difficulties experienced by youth maturing into young adulthood, to achieve growth and healing.
As an African-American therapist with roots in community service, an educational background as a graduate of a historically women’s college, and experience working with professionals in law enforcement, I am attuned to the individual needs and cultural sensitivities of each client. I work to cultivate an inclusive environment where individuals from all walks of life and all identities can feel safe to share whatever is on their mind, free of judgment or bias.
I aim to help clients reclaim their power and experience the triumph associated with seizing a more active role in authoring the story of their life. Our work together will help you release yourself from the shackles of anxiety, fear, doubt, worry, and the grating noise of societal norms and self-imposed limitations.
Sophie Seigler, ACSW
Hi there! I am a Vietnamese-American therapist passionate about encouraging individuals, as well as couples, to navigate their daily lives with fewer emotional and social challenges. I was born in Vietnam and came to the United States at four years old. I was subconsciously taught to refrain from expressing emotions and had to learn to balance the various facets of my identity that caused internal conflicts. Throughout my therapeutic journey and process of personal healing, I have continued to learn to challenge myself, break the cycle of intergenerational trauma, and adjust to the difficult changes in life.
My therapeutic approach involves working to understand my client’s unique experiences, allowing them to explore the connections between their goals and their values. I strive with my clients to gain insight into how their specific life experiences relate to the present to foster a path to lead a higher quality of life. I integrate multiple evidence-based practices (DBT, ACT, humanistic, mindfulness) from a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, attachment-based, and strengths-based perspective to support my clients. I’ve had the privilege of working with clients who are at risk and suffer from severe mental stressors relating to grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, crisis, and life transitions.
As a first-generation Vietnamese-American, I understand and empathize with you that starting therapy can feel daunting, and confusing as you begin to share your personal story with a stranger. I encourage you to reach out today to schedule your free 15-minute consultation to see if we’d be a good fit together!
Adriaan Van Zyl, AMFT
I work with people to manage a variety of personal, professional and societal stressors. We work together through the uncertainty of change and acceptance that can help with these transitions. My experience allows me to work with individuals, couples and families alike who face a range of symptoms (e.g. depression, elevated anxiety, anger, grief, isolation and loneliness). I am also experienced in helping those suffering from PTSD, ADHD, end of life, spiritual and existential questioning, as well as concerns involving masculinity.
Are you contemplating changing careers, relationships, or maybe feeling overwhelmed by new roles? Perhaps you just feel stuck in the mud. You don’t have to white knuckle it alone and you certainly don’t have to wait till you hit rock bottom! Come as you are … there is no shortcut to doing the emotional work needed, but I know that sitting in the mud with someone is better than being stuck in it alone.
As someone in their mid-life who has made the journey from Africa to the U.S., had diverse experiences in the entertainment industry, while also identifying as queer, I bring you a broad perspective to psychotherapy. I believe in a collaborative approach to therapy, where together we discover, implement and evaluate interventions. The foundation of my training rests on the core values of curiosity, authenticity and vulnerability. These values help shape the way I approach therapy and navigate life.
Understandably, it can be daunting to take the first step in asking for help. Rest assured, we will work at your pace to reach your personal goals tailored to your needs. Together, we will progress toward building a deeper understanding of you and your life’s circumstances, and help you develop the tools necessary to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and resilience.
We all face challenges. You don’t have to do it alone.
Pashtana Omar, AMFT
In my practice, I employ a range of evidence-based therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. These approaches allow me to address the unique stressors and symptoms my clients face, while empowering them to make positive changes in their lives.
Jesselyn Fernandez, AMFT, APCC
Hi there! I’m a Filipina-American Associate Marriage and Family Therapist & Associate Professional Clinical Counselor with Modern Life Solutions. I’m LGBTQIA+ affirming, and I care deeply about creating a space that feels safe, inclusive, and empowering—no matter your background, identity, or life experience.
Whether you’re dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship ups and downs, identity questions, trauma, or just feeling stuck, I’m here to support you with compassion, cultural awareness, and a strength-based approach that puts you at the center. I’m also EMDR trained, which means I can offer a trauma-informed lens to help you work through difficult experiences and move toward healing.
I work with teens, transitional age youth, and adults, and I like to focus on what’s already going well in your life—then build from there. My style is rooted in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, so we’ll work together to find practical, realistic steps to help you move forward and reconnect with your most authentic self.
You don’t have to do this alone. I’d be honored to walk with you on your journey toward growth and healing. If you have any questions or want to book a session, feel free to reach out—I’m here when you’re ready.
Yara Mawad, AMFT
I have worked with many different populations such as currently and previously incarcerated populations (re-entry), children and teens, parents, and substance use. I work to empower individuals to practice self-compassion, learning emotional regulation, increasing self-awareness, working through relational issues and grief, decreasing symptoms of depression and anxiety, managing and coping with stress, and processing adjustment periods. I look to support my clients by using evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Person-Centered Therapy. Additionally, I use psycho-education to help individuals/couples understand the intervention and treatment plan/goals, while implementing a strengths-based approach to the work we do together.
Through validation, self-love, care, and therapeutic tools – I am able to help clients rediscover and relearn themselves in new stages of life, challenges, and difficult feelings that come with various presenting issues. I would love to work with you, hand-in-hand, in your time of evolution and adjustment with empathy and openness. Please contact me if you are interested in working together.
Dominique Nakagi, ACSW
MJ Martin, MA, AMFT, APCC
I have had the opportunity to work with diverse populations and backgrounds ranging from unhoused and low-income to populations in higher socio-economic populations. I have experience, and am comfortable working with individuals, couples, and families of all ages. In my work, I ensure to always meet the client where they are. This creates a client-centered approach which I support my work with evidence-based practices. This allows a space for the client to feel empowered, and supported, but also reinforces the importance of the added benefit from a professional.
I have made it common practice to remind all clients that therapy can be a lot like dating. It is important for both parties to feel comfortable and feel that it is a good fit. This is also a reminder that every therapist and client is different. Every journey will look different, but none is less valuable than the other. I make it a point to hold space for each client regardless of their beliefs, backgrounds, or values. If you feel that you are ready to reach out and ask for help, schedule a consultation call with me.
If you feel like you need help but are afraid, reach out anyway. There is no such thing as a human being who isn’t afraid. But there are human beings who understand being afraid in no way stops you from doing what you’ve gotta do.
Xiao Li, AMFT
My therapeutic style is integrative and client-centered. I draw on approaches that focus on helping people find meaning, build strong relationships, and develop practical skills for handling tough emotions and situations. My initial step is helping clients reflect on their emotional world— how they’ve made meaning of their experiences, what values drive them, and what patterns may have developed in response to past pain. From there, we work toward building emotional resilience, cultivating self-compassion, and developing practical tools to better cope with life’s challenges. With me, therapy is also a space to grieve what was lost, what may never be, reconnect with one’s inner voice, and to gently challenge internalized beliefs that no longer serve.
At the heart of my work is a deep respect for human complexity. I believe people are doing the best they can within the limits of what they’ve learned, but those limits can be expanded. Many of my clients often describe me as calm, warm, and deeply curious. I value authenticity, not perfection. I see conflict—not as a rupture—but as an opportunity for deeper connection and repair. I see therapy as a space to explore the complexity of being—and becoming—within shifting cultural, social, and personal landscapes.
Briana Murray, AMFT
As a therapist, I bring warmth, authenticity, and a deep respect for the unique experiences that shape each person’s story. Before becoming a clinician, I spent over a decade working in education as a middle school teacher and a coach for new teachers, where I developed a strong foundation in supporting adolescents, families, and individuals new to the professional workforce through life’s many transitions.
My clinical experience includes providing both individual and family therapy, facilitating groups on parenting and dating after trauma, working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, and utilizing EMDR to support clients in healing from trauma. I have worked with clients across the lifespan, and deeply value the opportunity to walk alongside individuals, couples, families, and youth in their journeys.
Riley Lizardo, AMFT
Life can feel overwhelming sometimes, don’t you think? Whether it’s anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, and/or navigating a major transition, I am here for you.
My therapeutic style is collaborative, compassionate, and culturally responsive. I draw from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (let’s talk about solutions!) and Gestalt Therapy (let’s get in the moment!). Along with these methods, my goal is to help clients identify strengths, deepen self-awareness, and move toward meaningful change.
I have dedicated my time to supporting individuals and families in their growth. It has been a privilege to work with kids, teens, adults, and families as they navigate life’s challenges. My approach is grounded in deep respect for each person’s unique background and the strengths each brings. I am passionate about walking with clients as they navigate difficult life transitions, heal from trauma, and work toward recovery.
I believe therapy is a space to be seen, heard, and empowered — and I’m here to walk with you on your healing journey
Christina Corona-Salinas, AMFT
Ella Tarnate-Flaherty, APCC
I believe therapy is a place where you can embrace who you are and honor the story that has brought you here. I understand how cultural identity, family expectations, and belonging can shape our struggles as well as our strengths. I bring this awareness into the therapy room with sensitivity and respect, creating a space where clients feel seen in the fullness of their experience. My goal is to walk alongside you as you cultivate acceptance, self-compassion, and clarity about the life you want to live.
My approach is rooted in client-centered traditions, which means I prioritize authenticity, acceptance, and helping you find meaning in your unique journey. From this foundation, I integrate evidence-based practices such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I also enjoy incorporating creative modalities like play therapy and art therapy, especially for clients who benefit from expression beyond words. I see challenges like anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions not as personal shortcomings, but as opportunities to realign with what truly matters to you. In our work together, I encourage exploration of your inner strengths, practice of self-acceptance, and tools that empower you to move through life with more confidence and ease.
I hold a Master’s degree in Psychology from San Francisco State University and a Master’s in Counseling from California State University, Sacramento. I bring experience supporting children, teens, and adults in private practice, community, and educational settings. Above all, I want you to know you don’t have to carry your struggles alone — together, we can create space for healing and growth.
Kacherion Grant, ACWS
As a deeply committed therapist, it is my goal to provide a safe and nurturing space for each person. So many children and teens walk through the world feeling invisible, grappling with feelings of shame, guilt, and self-esteem issues.
I am an ACSW who is committed to helping children and teens suffering from depression, anxiety, trauma, dysfunctional relationships, and/or communication challenges.
My approach is always warm, compassionate, and supportive. When combined, I have found it to allow young individuals to express themselves freely without fear of judgment.
I believe in the power of connection and empathy, helping at-risk youth navigate their challenges and discover their voice.
I use approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy, which focus on understanding your thoughts, building on your strengths, and helping you move toward the life you want—one step at a time.
My ultimate goal is to help children and teens rewrite their narratives, moving from feelings of invisibility to a place of empowerment and hope.
Together, we will work towards healing and empowerment, fostering resilience and hope for a brighter future.
Aaron Quiroz, M.A., LMFT; Clinical Director
How often do you find yourself wanting to truly express yourself but can’t? Do you fear backlash for expressing the challenges you are facing in the workplace, public settings, or even in the home? I have a passion for working with and empowering adolescent and adult aged males. My goal is to provide the safe space that you seek. I am a Trauma-Informed therapist; open-minded, empathetic, and unconventional in my approach. My experience comes from years of working with clients and families in community mental health-based settings.
Since 2013 I have had a wide range of experience working with a variety of clients including severe and persistently ill, dual-diagnosis/substance use disordered, homeless, and at-risk transitional-aged populations on their path to recovery. I use an assortment of professional and life experience to implement treatment of individuals, couples, and family/support systems depending on which benefits my client(s) most. By helping my clients find new perspectives and alternative solutions, a higher level of functioning can be achieved, and self-limiting plateaus can be overcome. My main approaches to treatment are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and EMDR.
