About Us

Compassionate Online Therapy for Adults and Teens | Serving All of California

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Our work is rooted in inclusive, trauma-informed care that honors identity, culture, and the intergenerational experiences people bring with them. Healing here is not about being fixed. It’s about being seen, supported, and met with the kind of attention that helps you reconnect with what has always been you.

Our Values

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    Compassionate Presence

    Creating a space where you feel truly seen and heard

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    Evidence-Based Care

    Using proven therapeutic methods backed by research

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    Cultural Sensitivity

    We honor your identity, culture, and lived experiences

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    Holistic Integration

    Addressing all aspects of well-being, not just symptoms

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    Collaborative Healing

    Working together as partners in your growth and healing

MEET THE TEAM

We help people heal and grow.

Our therapists bring clinical depth, cultural humility, and a real commitment to showing up for you, not just during your sessions, but in the way we think about your care in between. We are warm, down-to-earth, and genuinely invested in your well-being. Because you deserve a therapist who never stops learning, we take our own professional growth seriously through advanced training and ongoing consultation.

Each of our clinicians has their own specialized focus, and you'll meet them below. Whether you're stepping into therapy for the first time or returning after years away, our intake team takes the time to learn what you need and pair you with the therapist who's the best fit.

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    Sheila Paul

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist,
    Clinical Director & Founder

    Waitlist for new clients

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    Sarah Kindred

    Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist,
    Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

    Works with adults and teens (12+)

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    Bryon Raymond

    Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist


    Works with adults and teens (12+)

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    Steven Brewer

    Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
    Consulting Clinical Supervisor

    Not seeing clients at this location

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Therapeutic Methods

  • Most of us spend enormous energy trying to push away thoughts and feelings we don’t want. ACT takes a different approach. Rather than fighting your inner experience, you learn to make room for it while still moving toward the life you actually want. The focus is on clarifying your values and building the psychological flexibility to act on them, even when things feel hard.

  • If the same patterns keep showing up in your relationships, they often trace back to how you learned to connect as a child. Attachment-based therapy looks at those early experiences and how they shape the way you relate now. With your therapist, you make sense of your patterns and build the kind of secure connection that lets relationships feel safer.

  • CBT is one of the most researched and widely used approaches in therapy for good reason. It works by helping you notice the connection between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. When you can identify the thoughts driving your distress, you gain the ability to challenge and change them. The result is practical, lasting shifts in how you experience and respond to everyday life.

  • EFT gets beneath the surface of conflict to the emotional needs driving it. Developed specifically for couples and families, it helps partners understand the cycles they get caught in and why. From there, the work focuses on reshaping those cycles into something more connected and secure. It is particularly effective when distance or repeated conflict has left one or both partners feeling unseen or alone.

  • Some memories don’t process the way they should. Instead of fading, they stay raw and intrusive, continuing to shape how you feel and function long after the event has passed. EMDR uses guided bilateral stimulation to help your brain reprocess those experiences so they lose their charge. Many clients notice significant relief in fewer sessions than traditional talk therapy, making it one of the most powerful tools available for trauma recovery.

  • If you and your partner have ever struggled to talk about the big stuff (money, family, expectations, intimacy) without it turning into a fight or going nowhere, Prepare/Enrich gives you a structured way in. A research-based assessment maps your strengths and growth areas, then guides tailored conversations with your therapist. Over time, you build a more connected partnership rooted in real understanding.

  • Mindfulness-based therapy teaches you to observe your inner experience without being consumed by it. Rather than reacting automatically to thoughts and emotions, you learn to pause, notice, and respond with intention. This builds emotional resilience over time and reduces the grip of stress and anxiety on your daily life. The result is a quieter, more grounded way of moving through the world.

  • Psychodynamic therapy is for people who want to understand themselves more deeply. It explores the unconscious patterns, early experiences, and relational dynamics that quietly shape how you think, feel, and behave today. Rather than focusing only on symptom relief, it aims for genuine insight into not just what is happening but why. That depth of understanding is what makes real and lasting change possible.

  • Not every client needs or wants to spend time excavating the past. Solution-focused therapy starts with where you want to go and works backward from there. It draws on your existing strengths and resources, helping you identify what is already working and build on it. It is a practical, goal-oriented approach that works especially well during periods of transition or when you have a clear outcome in mind.