Clinical issues/specialties
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Attachment Trauma
- Birth Trauma
- Childhood Trauma
- Complex Trauma
- C-PTSD
- Depression
- Emotional Abuse
- Grief and Mourning
- Intergenerational Trauma
- Medical Trauma
- Narcissistic Abuse
- Neurodiversity
- OCD
- Pre- and Post-Natal Trauma
- PTSD
- Relational Trauma
- Relationship Strain
- Religious & Spiritual Trauma
- Sexual Trauma
Populations served
- Adolescents (13-19)
- Adults (20+)
- Families
Clinical modalities used with clients
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- CBT
- DBT
- EMDR
- Mindfulness
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Experiencing
Therapy services location
Remote telehealth sessions for clients all over California and Florida.
Clinical Style
Genuine, authentic, present, empathetic, curious, and optimistic.
License
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #121113
Florida Telehealth Provider (TPMF1403)
Degrees
Naropa University | Master of Arts in Transpersonal Clinical Counseling with an Emphasis in Wilderness Therapy | 2018
California State University Sacramento | Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a Minor in Child Development | 2014
Advanced Trainings
Member, EMDRIA, #100243156
Motivational Interviewing, Motivational Interviewing Training Network 2016
Peer Counselor Training: Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, WEAVE 2017
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, PESI 2016
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, PESI 2018
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, PESI 2019
TF-CBT, TF-CBT training center 2020
Nurtured Heart Therapy | Alisa Pfanner | 2020, 2021
The Power of Process in Healing Trauma & Dissociation, The Institute of Creative Mindfulness 2023
EMDR-Certified Therapist | EMDRIA | July 2024
Why I do this work
For much of my life, I have been pursuing the work of healing “old wounds” within my family dynamic to build stronger and healthier connections between the people I love and within myself. In my professional pursuits, it became overwhelmingly evident how many people shared this longing for purpose and belonging, yet felt trapped by the harsh consequences of trauma. I grew passionately towards supporting clients in making meaning from their circumstances, experiencing their life from a post-traumatic growth lens, and finding connections with others in their lives. My work in wilderness therapy, domestic violence shelters, therapeutic residential settings, private practice, and my own therapeutic work with EMDR validated for me the reality that healing these old wounds is possible. I am here today, to share this reality with you.
The best part of my job
The best part of my job is witnessing people breaking down the internalized beliefs of "I am not good enough" or "I am not lovable" and beginning to grow a strong connection to themselves. I love seeing clients begin to see their inherent worth, start implementing healthy boundaries, and recognize all that they truly deserve from themselves and the world around them.
How I spend my free time
Cargo biking my son and dog around town, backpacking in Desolation Wilderness, or bike-packing up and down the coast.
Favorite quote
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anaïs Nin
Top personal growth resources
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
- Awake in the Wild by Mark Coleman
- In An Unspoken Voice by Peter Levine, PhD
- Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- The Being Well podcast by Peter Levine, PhD
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Bréne Brown, PhD