Therapy Services, Specialties &
Areas of Expertise
East Bay Therapy & Counseling
A Boutique Psychotherapy Practice
Serving Orinda, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Berkeley, Oakland, and other East Bay communities.
Online throughout California.
You Don’t Have to Know Exactly What You
Need to Begin
You don’t need a diagnosis to begin therapy. Most people start therapy with a feeling, like something isn’t right. Something feels heavy, overwhelming, or just unsettling.
Maybe it’s a lifelong struggle with body image, self-esteem, or the anxiety and disconnection of trying to hold it all together. Or perhaps you’re moving through a major life change that’s left you uncertain about who you are or where you’re headed. Whatever brings you here, this page is a starting point to explore the kinds of therapy services we offer — in person at my Orinda office or online throughout California.
Areas of Expertise:
Emotional Struggles & Inner Experiences:
Support for the quiet battles inside -anxiety, shame, depression, and self-doubt.
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Body Image & Self-Worth
Struggles with body image and self-esteem often run deeper than appearance, tied to shame, comparison, and self-criticism. These patterns can feel especially heavy during life transitions. Therapy offers space to step out of the cycle and reconnect with your worth beyond numbers or looks.
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Anxiety, Stress, & Overwhelm
Anxiety can make it hard to rest, think clearly, or feel like yourself. Therapy can help you find more calm, clarity, and ease in your everyday life.
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Depression, Emotional Disconnection & Inner Emptiness
When life feels flat, heavy, or disconnected, therapy offers a space to reconnect with yourself, your feelings, and what gives life meaning again.
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Perfectionism, Shame, & Self-Worth
You don’t have to keep proving your worth. Together, we’ll explore the roots of perfectionism and shame so you can begin relating to yourself with more compassion and trust.
Relational Healing & Grief:
Compassion for the tender places of loss and relationships that feel hard.
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Relationship Challenges & Attachment Wounds
Understand old relational patterns, strengthen boundaries, and create more emotionally fulfilling connections.
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Grief & Loss
Make space for your pain, honor what was, and move through your grief with compassion and support.
Life Changes, Trauma & Identity:
Steady support as you move through change
and discover who you are becoming.
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Life Transitions & Identity Shifts
Whether planned or unexpected, change can stir up questions about who you are and where you're headed. Therapy offers a steady, supportive space to navigate the uncertainty and reconnect with your sense of self.
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Complex & Developmental Trauma
Developmental and complex trauma often arise from early, repeated experiences where your emotional needs weren’t met or your sense of safety was disrupted. Therapy offers a compassionate space to gently explore these deep wounds, rebuild trust in yourself and others, and begin the long-term process of healing in relationship.
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Personal Growth
Explore who you are beneath old roles and expectations and uncover new possibilities for how you want to live, connect, and grow.
Support for Specific Populations & Lived Experiences:
Care attuned to the unique journeys of teens,
helpers, and those between cultures.
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Teen Counseling
Support for teens navigating big emotions, identity questions, and growing up in a world that doesn’t always make space for their voice.
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Therapy for Therapists & Helping Professionals
A space to tend to your own emotional needs, reconnect with yourself beyond the role, and receive care without needing to hold it all together.
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Therapy for Third Culture Kids (TCKs)
Explore identity, belonging, and what it means to feel at home when you’ve grown up between cultures or across worlds.
What to Expect When
You Begin Therapy
Beginning therapy in Orinda or online doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. We’ll start with a free 20-minute consultation to connect and see if it feels like the right fit. From there, sessions move at your pace, with space to slow down and be heard.
The Heart of Our Work Together…
Healing begins in a relationship built on compassion,
trust, and presence.
At Bountiful Health, therapy isn’t just about easing symptoms; it’s about being truly seen and supported in all the parts of yourself, even the ones that feel hidden or hard to name.
As a boutique therapy practice, we offer something different from large clinics or impersonal online platforms. With a deliberately small caseload, you’re not one of many; you’re given the focus, responsiveness, and depth that can be harder to find in bigger systems. This means sessions are more attuned, the relationship is more consistent, and the process feels less rushed and more truly yours.
Our work together is relational and integrative, blending trauma-informed care with warmth and clinical depth. We listen closely not only to your words, but also to the unspoken places; the patterns, emotions, and longings that may have been overlooked.
This process is personal and collaborative. We move gently and with intention, creating a space where you can slow down, reconnect, and begin to shift what feels stuck.
You don’t need the perfect words to begin, only a sense that something needs to shift, and a willingness to take the first step.
Boutique Care: What it Means Here
At Bountiful Health, therapy isn’t rushed or one-size-fits-all. With a smaller caseload, we’re able to offer more presence, privacy, and responsiveness than larger clinics or online platforms. Every client receives deeply personalized care, with thoughtful scheduling, direct communication, and the option to use insurance for added convenience.
This is therapy that’s attuned, compassionate, and centered entirely on you.
You Don’t Have to Do It Alone…
Let’s begin this journey together.
We welcome clients in person at our office in Orinda, CA, and offer therapy throughout the East Bay, including Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Berkeley, and Oakland.
Online therapy is also available across California, so support is always within reach.
