Imago Therapists in Sausalito, CA
Life is tough and seeking help at any point helps you become the hero of your story. I've worked with clients dealing with everyday stress, milestones, traumas, and losses. One of the most amazing things I witness are people who want to bring positive changes into their lives and are willing to set aside time to work on themselves and their growth and often find they can improve their lives in ways that surpass expectations.
Life is tough and seeking help at any point helps you become the hero of your story. I've worked with clients dealing with everyday stress, milestones, traumas, and losses. One of the most amazing things I witness are people who want to bring positive changes into their lives and are willing to set aside time to work on themselves and their growth and often find they can improve their lives in ways that surpass expectations.
Recognizing patterns and applying actionable techniques for change is the cornerstone of our work together. I customize an emotional insight approach, cognitive-behavior structure, and mind-body tools for each client. We can safely explore how trauma and family patterns may have seeded beliefs and feelings that no longer serve the life you are striving to live. My neurobehavioral training informs how I partner with you to shift thinking, feeling, and reactivity, positively impacting self-esteem and relationships. Between sessions, tools are offered for ongoing continuity.
Recognizing patterns and applying actionable techniques for change is the cornerstone of our work together. I customize an emotional insight approach, cognitive-behavior structure, and mind-body tools for each client. We can safely explore how trauma and family patterns may have seeded beliefs and feelings that no longer serve the life you are striving to live. My neurobehavioral training informs how I partner with you to shift thinking, feeling, and reactivity, positively impacting self-esteem and relationships. Between sessions, tools are offered for ongoing continuity.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California. I have been working in the Bay Area for 10 years now as a psychotherapist. I have experience working with adolescents, couples and children. I believe that therapy is a collaborative relationship that can transform a persons perspective. I utilize many different therapeutic approaches such as DBT and emotion focused therapy.
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California. I have been working in the Bay Area for 10 years now as a psychotherapist. I have experience working with adolescents, couples and children. I believe that therapy is a collaborative relationship that can transform a persons perspective. I utilize many different therapeutic approaches such as DBT and emotion focused therapy.
I believe the therapeutic relationship is built from trust and sincerity. My hope is to hold space for a genuine connection that fosters dynamic self reflection. Looking deeper into the layers of experience that inform our internal gaze and external lens, and what we intrinsically value and believe. Whether you are looking to unravel patterns of codependency, improve communication with your partner(s), or navigate through body shame and disordered eating, I see opportunity for clarity and resolve.
I believe the therapeutic relationship is built from trust and sincerity. My hope is to hold space for a genuine connection that fosters dynamic self reflection. Looking deeper into the layers of experience that inform our internal gaze and external lens, and what we intrinsically value and believe. Whether you are looking to unravel patterns of codependency, improve communication with your partner(s), or navigate through body shame and disordered eating, I see opportunity for clarity and resolve.
My clients are couples caught in a painful cycle—the same fight, different words, same ending—and women who are exhausted by self-doubt, people-pleasing, and challenging relationships. They come to me feeling stuck, disconnected, or like they're never quite enough.
I'm a Certified EFT Couples Therapist with a warm, active, and direct style. I help couples understand what's actually driving their conflict and learn to reach for each other instead. I help women rebuild self-worth and step into healthier relationships. Sessions are via Zoom throughout California.
My clients are couples caught in a painful cycle—the same fight, different words, same ending—and women who are exhausted by self-doubt, people-pleasing, and challenging relationships. They come to me feeling stuck, disconnected, or like they're never quite enough.
I'm a Certified EFT Couples Therapist with a warm, active, and direct style. I help couples understand what's actually driving their conflict and learn to reach for each other instead. I help women rebuild self-worth and step into healthier relationships. Sessions are via Zoom throughout California.
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To reduce limiting beliefs and suffering and discover greater joy, love, and your most expansive life, I offer these potent paths: self-inquiry, Byron Katie's Work, Voice Dialogue, IFS, & plant medicine. And free meditation lessons.
Our sessions can help you achieve greater self-acceptance, self-respect, & self-confidence. They can guide couples to open their hearts, improve communication, and find greater harmony.
After 50 years of marriage and Zen meditation, 40 years of private practice & of co-raising wonderful daughters, I bring considerable life experience & a creative, compassionate, pragmatic approach to our work together.
To reduce limiting beliefs and suffering and discover greater joy, love, and your most expansive life, I offer these potent paths: self-inquiry, Byron Katie's Work, Voice Dialogue, IFS, & plant medicine. And free meditation lessons.
Our sessions can help you achieve greater self-acceptance, self-respect, & self-confidence. They can guide couples to open their hearts, improve communication, and find greater harmony.
After 50 years of marriage and Zen meditation, 40 years of private practice & of co-raising wonderful daughters, I bring considerable life experience & a creative, compassionate, pragmatic approach to our work together.
You may be dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, or a life transition that’s affecting how you feel day to day. Sometimes it’s clear what’s wrong; other times, it’s more a sense that something isn’t working the way it used to. I work with adults and couples navigating anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, and the impact of past experiences or trauma, whether you’re facing a specific situation or noticing patterns—especially in attachment or communication—that are difficult to shift.
You may be dealing with anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, or a life transition that’s affecting how you feel day to day. Sometimes it’s clear what’s wrong; other times, it’s more a sense that something isn’t working the way it used to. I work with adults and couples navigating anxiety, relationship issues, life transitions, and the impact of past experiences or trauma, whether you’re facing a specific situation or noticing patterns—especially in attachment or communication—that are difficult to shift.
I am committed to providing a safe and hope-filled space for my clients to explore their experiences and move towards healing and transformation. I provide compassionate care in a non-judgmental environment and consider myself open minded and informed. Being a yoga instructor, I bring a rich understanding of the body-mind-spirit connection to my practice. I have experience with individuals, families & couples facing a variety of issues. Issues include women's issues, struggles with self-esteem, confidence, empowerment, substance abuse, codependency, anxiety, stress, depression, grief & loss, sexual abuse, and sexual identity.
I am committed to providing a safe and hope-filled space for my clients to explore their experiences and move towards healing and transformation. I provide compassionate care in a non-judgmental environment and consider myself open minded and informed. Being a yoga instructor, I bring a rich understanding of the body-mind-spirit connection to my practice. I have experience with individuals, families & couples facing a variety of issues. Issues include women's issues, struggles with self-esteem, confidence, empowerment, substance abuse, codependency, anxiety, stress, depression, grief & loss, sexual abuse, and sexual identity.
I also work with couples and adult families using Gottman, Imago, and Experiential Family Therapy.
My goal is to help my clients break free from pain and embark on a journey towards personal growth. I know how it feels to be stuck in pain, and I know how amazing and life changing it feels to find a way out. I believe that this process is what builds beautiful, strong resilient people. My mission is to guide clients along the path of self-discovery and resilience building that best suits their unique needs.
My approach is a unique blend of modalities including Experiential, Humanistic, IFS, CBT, and Holistic Psychology.
I also work with couples and adult families using Gottman, Imago, and Experiential Family Therapy.
My goal is to help my clients break free from pain and embark on a journey towards personal growth. I know how it feels to be stuck in pain, and I know how amazing and life changing it feels to find a way out. I believe that this process is what builds beautiful, strong resilient people. My mission is to guide clients along the path of self-discovery and resilience building that best suits their unique needs.
My approach is a unique blend of modalities including Experiential, Humanistic, IFS, CBT, and Holistic Psychology.
Hi there! I am so honored you have chosen to take the brave leap to begin therapy. As your therapist, I aim to create a safe and compassionate space where you can explore your inner world, heal from past experiences, and grow into the life you envision. I strive to help you uncover the roots of your experiences and foster meaningful change. Together, we will navigate the complexities of your emotions, relationships, and goals with warmth, understanding, and collaboration. Wherever you are on your journey, I am here to walk alongside you!
Hi there! I am so honored you have chosen to take the brave leap to begin therapy. As your therapist, I aim to create a safe and compassionate space where you can explore your inner world, heal from past experiences, and grow into the life you envision. I strive to help you uncover the roots of your experiences and foster meaningful change. Together, we will navigate the complexities of your emotions, relationships, and goals with warmth, understanding, and collaboration. Wherever you are on your journey, I am here to walk alongside you!
I specialize in working with couples using the research-based Gottman Method, and support individuals through Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, and trauma-informed approaches. Whether you're managing anxiety, ADHD, anger, substance use, or navigating relational pain, therapy can help you move from stuck patterns toward clarity and connection.
I specialize in working with couples using the research-based Gottman Method, and support individuals through Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, and trauma-informed approaches. Whether you're managing anxiety, ADHD, anger, substance use, or navigating relational pain, therapy can help you move from stuck patterns toward clarity and connection.
My approach is practical and supportive. We’ll work together to understand what’s happening beneath the surface, reduce the intensity of what you’re experiencing, and develop clear, realistic steps forward. The goal is not just insight, but the ability to think more clearly, feel more grounded, and move ahead with confidence.
I work with individuals experiencing: • Stress, anxiety, and burnout
• Trauma and high-impact life experiences
• Relationship and communication challenges
• Life transitions and decision-making
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or under pressure, I provide you with a safe and supportive space to explore you
My approach is practical and supportive. We’ll work together to understand what’s happening beneath the surface, reduce the intensity of what you’re experiencing, and develop clear, realistic steps forward. The goal is not just insight, but the ability to think more clearly, feel more grounded, and move ahead with confidence.
I work with individuals experiencing: • Stress, anxiety, and burnout
• Trauma and high-impact life experiences
• Relationship and communication challenges
• Life transitions and decision-making
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or under pressure, I provide you with a safe and supportive space to explore you
Cultivating meaningful-healthy relationships may be especially difficult when our sense of self is overshadowed by traumatic and emotionally painful experiences. My approach to the therapy process focuses on helping foster your innate strengths and resiliency while exploring your vulnerabilities and concerns. Together we help you build a greater understanding of yourself through healing limiting patterns, fears, and beliefs. In this way, you become rooted in a life grounded in meaning, aliveness, and depth. I believe that building a stronger relationship with yourself can help cultivate healthier relationships with others, making them easier to initiate, maintain, and enjoy.
Cultivating meaningful-healthy relationships may be especially difficult when our sense of self is overshadowed by traumatic and emotionally painful experiences. My approach to the therapy process focuses on helping foster your innate strengths and resiliency while exploring your vulnerabilities and concerns. Together we help you build a greater understanding of yourself through healing limiting patterns, fears, and beliefs. In this way, you become rooted in a life grounded in meaning, aliveness, and depth. I believe that building a stronger relationship with yourself can help cultivate healthier relationships with others, making them easier to initiate, maintain, and enjoy.
Wanting to try therapy this year? Possibly for help with: severe anxiety, depression, chronic pain/illness, life after trauma, coping with pet loss or chronic burnout? If so, I would love to help.
Many (but not all) of my clients identify as: women or non-binary folks • BIPOC, Latinx, multiracial or "first gen" children of immigrants • Part of the LGBTQIA+ community • Dedicated, high achieving students, entrepreneurs, or "workaholics" • Survivors of significant traumas and/or abuse. My couples' therapy clients often love each other immensely, but struggle with healthy communication, trust, and/or intimacy issues.
Wanting to try therapy this year? Possibly for help with: severe anxiety, depression, chronic pain/illness, life after trauma, coping with pet loss or chronic burnout? If so, I would love to help.
Many (but not all) of my clients identify as: women or non-binary folks • BIPOC, Latinx, multiracial or "first gen" children of immigrants • Part of the LGBTQIA+ community • Dedicated, high achieving students, entrepreneurs, or "workaholics" • Survivors of significant traumas and/or abuse. My couples' therapy clients often love each other immensely, but struggle with healthy communication, trust, and/or intimacy issues.
Hi there, I'm Maricela! Welcome/Bienvenido. Beginning therapy is a courageous step, especially when carrying the weight of trauma, painful experiences, or difficult life transitions. In my practice, I hold space with deep respect for your resilience and humanity. You are not defined by your trauma or challenges—you are a whole person with strengths, hopes, and a story that matters. Together, we will create a safe environment where healing, self-understanding, and growth can unfold at your pace. My work is trauma-focused and client-centered, grounded in the belief that you are the expert of your own life.
Hi there, I'm Maricela! Welcome/Bienvenido. Beginning therapy is a courageous step, especially when carrying the weight of trauma, painful experiences, or difficult life transitions. In my practice, I hold space with deep respect for your resilience and humanity. You are not defined by your trauma or challenges—you are a whole person with strengths, hopes, and a story that matters. Together, we will create a safe environment where healing, self-understanding, and growth can unfold at your pace. My work is trauma-focused and client-centered, grounded in the belief that you are the expert of your own life.
I work with a wide range of ages and populations including children, teens, and adults.
With a unique background in Recreation Therapy, I take a holistic perspective in my treatment approach while also considering the broader systems. As a part of this, I incorporate somatic approaches and play therapy to teach individuals of all ages how to celebrate their inner child while developing deeper understanding of the relationship between their bodies and emotions.
I work with a wide range of ages and populations including children, teens, and adults.
With a unique background in Recreation Therapy, I take a holistic perspective in my treatment approach while also considering the broader systems. As a part of this, I incorporate somatic approaches and play therapy to teach individuals of all ages how to celebrate their inner child while developing deeper understanding of the relationship between their bodies and emotions.
Lauren Nelson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSS, LCSW, LICSW, NET III, ART
8 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94112
The World Needs You Fully Present. Are you ready to step into your power—to lead with confidence, show up in your relationships with full presence and devotion, and access a version of yourself that operates optimally? What if the thing holding you back isn't willpower or strategy? What if it's trapped in your nervous system? Your cellular memory. Emotional patterns running beneath your awareness.
I use the latest cutting-edge modalities—neuroscience, applied kinesiology, somatic healing, and over 18 years as a Psychotherapist and Coach—to access and release what's been blocking you from accessing your full potential.
The World Needs You Fully Present. Are you ready to step into your power—to lead with confidence, show up in your relationships with full presence and devotion, and access a version of yourself that operates optimally? What if the thing holding you back isn't willpower or strategy? What if it's trapped in your nervous system? Your cellular memory. Emotional patterns running beneath your awareness.
I use the latest cutting-edge modalities—neuroscience, applied kinesiology, somatic healing, and over 18 years as a Psychotherapist and Coach—to access and release what's been blocking you from accessing your full potential.
Are anxiety, relationship conflict, depression, or substance use patterns affecting your work, family, or sense of connection? My approach is practical, direct, and collaborative — focused on real change, not endless processing. Clients often report fewer arguments, stronger boundaries, improved emotional regulation, and reduced reliance on alcohol or substances to cope. I have 19 years of experience helping adults and couples as both a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Addiction Counselor. I am available online throughout California, so reach out for a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a fit.
Are anxiety, relationship conflict, depression, or substance use patterns affecting your work, family, or sense of connection? My approach is practical, direct, and collaborative — focused on real change, not endless processing. Clients often report fewer arguments, stronger boundaries, improved emotional regulation, and reduced reliance on alcohol or substances to cope. I have 19 years of experience helping adults and couples as both a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Certified Addiction Counselor. I am available online throughout California, so reach out for a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a fit.
I specialize in attachment theory, addiction/substance related issues, & becoming aligned with your authentic self. I also enjoy working with couples wanting to strengthen communication or rebuild trust within their relationship. Our parents/ earliest caregivers were the first to teach us how to relate to others. Healthy relationships are often not modeled for us & we wonder why the same patterns repeat. I can help you gain insight into these patterns & we will work together to have healthier relationships. My goal is to get to know you, establish a strong connection, and provide a safe space to begin your healing journey together.
I specialize in attachment theory, addiction/substance related issues, & becoming aligned with your authentic self. I also enjoy working with couples wanting to strengthen communication or rebuild trust within their relationship. Our parents/ earliest caregivers were the first to teach us how to relate to others. Healthy relationships are often not modeled for us & we wonder why the same patterns repeat. I can help you gain insight into these patterns & we will work together to have healthier relationships. My goal is to get to know you, establish a strong connection, and provide a safe space to begin your healing journey together.
Would you like to feel more connected in your life? Are you longing for a deeper bond with your partner beyond co-parenting or routine? Are you caught in painful cycles—one partner carrying the emotional load while the other feels like they can never get it right? If staying for the kids, the institution of marriage, fear of divorce or being alone isn’t enough anymore, and you’re ready for more meaning, closeness, and connection, then we may be a great fit. I help people who want more out of their relationship but aren’t sure how to get there, and who are ready to engage in deep, meaningful work at a safe pace.
Would you like to feel more connected in your life? Are you longing for a deeper bond with your partner beyond co-parenting or routine? Are you caught in painful cycles—one partner carrying the emotional load while the other feels like they can never get it right? If staying for the kids, the institution of marriage, fear of divorce or being alone isn’t enough anymore, and you’re ready for more meaning, closeness, and connection, then we may be a great fit. I help people who want more out of their relationship but aren’t sure how to get there, and who are ready to engage in deep, meaningful work at a safe pace.
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Imago Therapists
How does Imago therapy work?
Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples counseling meant to help partners address conflict, communication problems, and related issues. Imago sessions typically involve couples sitting facing each other and participating in guided conversations. Therapy will also involve exercises such as re-imagining one’s partner as a wounded child; re-romanticizing a relationship through appreciation, surprises, and even gift-giving and restructuring frustrations by transforming complaints into requests. The ultimate goal is to re-envision the relationship as a source of safety and happiness.
What is the Imago method?
A core technique of Imago therapy is the Imago dialogue, in which partners learn to avoid hurtful statements and establish ways to interact based on each having equal space and power. In the dialogue, partners take turns as the “sender,” who shares their thoughts, and the “receiver.” The receiver is asked to “mirror,” or paraphrase, what their partner has said, without response or rebuttal, and then validate their statements, acknowledging understanding even if they do not personally agree with it. Finally, the receiver displays empathy by stating what they imagine the other is feeling, and showing appreciation for it.
How long does Imago therapy take?
As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for Imago therapy. After becoming comfortable with a therapist and the core techniques of Imago coaching, some couples quickly make progress, but most should expect sessions to extend for months, encompassing at least 12 to 20 sessions, along with extensive “homework” from their therapist.
Does Imago therapy work?
There is limited empirical evidence to support the benefits of Imago therapy, but some smaller studies suggest that it does help couples, at least in the short-term. A 2017 study found that marital satisfaction increased significantly after couples completed 12 sessions of Imago therapy, and remained higher for some time after that, but did not always result in “complete recovery.” Other studies found greater empathy and fewer feelings of relationship burnout in couples after therapy. Some research suggests that Imago therapy can aid individuals as well as couples; people with ADHD in particular may benefit from the development of communication, self-control, and listening skills that form the basis of the technique.