I have five years of experience as a psychotherapist and am fully licensed as a marriage and family therapist in the state of California. I provide individual therapy and couples therapy.
I have specific training and experience in the provision of somatic therapies, EMDR, psychedelic integration, and polyvagal theory. In my graduate education I studied spiritual and depth psychology, and did research on psychedelic interventions in the west. I spent my associateship training in data-driven interventions for those coping with trauma and anxiety.
I am very happy to introduce clients who are struggling with nervous system disregulation to tools that are proven to help them regulate their emotions. I am also practiced in helping to use techniques from my background in philosophy and narrative arts to reframe a client's orientation towards their present circumstances in an empowering manner.
I find that I have the most alignment with ambitious and intelligent high-achievers who find themselves at odds with the present circumstances of their life, who suffer from feeling unknown and unmet, though they are able to perform the duties of their lives well.
The Better Help platform is most appropriate for short term interventions for clients dealing with low-risk circumstances. I am happy to provide my services on this platform for up to ten sessions.
While I do also have experience as a crisis interventionist, that is not appropriate to this platform and if you are struggling with addiction, suicidal ideation, or a high-conflict relationship I will refer you out to services more robust than it is possible to provide on Better Help.
Additional areas of focus: Attachment issues, Communication problems, Eating and Food-Related Issues, First Responder Issues, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
CA LMFT 139595
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I have really enjoyed learning and doing therapy with Hannah. They have a great sense of what techniques to use when I need help. They listen and ask me questions I appreciate that expand my thought process.
Written on Mar 30, 2024 after therapy with Hannah for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and adhd