Secular and Non-Religious Therapists in Solana Beach, CA
You may be a late-diagnosed or self-diagnosed neurodivergent adult—autistic, ADHD, or both—who functions well on the surface but feels chronically exhausted beneath it. Years of masking—monitoring your tone, reactions, productivity, attention, and social cues—can quietly lead to burnout, anxiety, and a sense that life requires constant effort. I specialize in working with neurodivergent adults who are ready to reduce masking, rebuild energy, and develop a way of living that supports their nervous system, values, & long-term independence.
You may be a late-diagnosed or self-diagnosed neurodivergent adult—autistic, ADHD, or both—who functions well on the surface but feels chronically exhausted beneath it. Years of masking—monitoring your tone, reactions, productivity, attention, and social cues—can quietly lead to burnout, anxiety, and a sense that life requires constant effort. I specialize in working with neurodivergent adults who are ready to reduce masking, rebuild energy, and develop a way of living that supports their nervous system, values, & long-term independence.
I work therapeutically with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita and Los Angeles area. I am a certified therapist in PCIT, CPP, Triple P and FASD parenting and children issues. I have over ten years experience working with children exposed to trauma and history of DCFS involvement.
I work therapeutically with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita and Los Angeles area. I am a certified therapist in PCIT, CPP, Triple P and FASD parenting and children issues. I have over ten years experience working with children exposed to trauma and history of DCFS involvement.
I am here for the sensitive empaths who have survived trauma. I provide a unique mix of professional experience, therapy, refined energy healing and nervous system relaxation. Specifically for sensitive people, my unique approach can provide stability, clarity, and profound swift healing. It's time to release the heavy emotions stored in your body; the energetic imprints that manifest as physical illness, pain or fatigue. Together, we can create the life you deserve and desire.
I am here for the sensitive empaths who have survived trauma. I provide a unique mix of professional experience, therapy, refined energy healing and nervous system relaxation. Specifically for sensitive people, my unique approach can provide stability, clarity, and profound swift healing. It's time to release the heavy emotions stored in your body; the energetic imprints that manifest as physical illness, pain or fatigue. Together, we can create the life you deserve and desire.
You may look like you’re holding it together on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode. You might be carrying the effects of trauma, burnout, painful relationships, childhood wounds, or a nervous system that rarely feels safe to fully relax. My approach is warm, collaborative, and deeply trauma informed. Together, we create a safe space to gently process what’s been carried for too long so you can feel more grounded, connected, and emotionally secure in your daily life.
You may look like you’re holding it together on the outside while internally feeling overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in survival mode. You might be carrying the effects of trauma, burnout, painful relationships, childhood wounds, or a nervous system that rarely feels safe to fully relax. My approach is warm, collaborative, and deeply trauma informed. Together, we create a safe space to gently process what’s been carried for too long so you can feel more grounded, connected, and emotionally secure in your daily life.
At Seaworthy Therapy, I specialize in working with mothers, professionals, and high-achieving adults who appear to have it all together on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stretched thin beneath the surface. You may be carrying the mental load for everyone around you while struggling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, or the pressure to keep it all together. My approach is collaborative and grounded in nervous system regulation, helping you strengthen self-trust, build practical coping tools, and create lasting change so you can feel more balanced, connected, and aligned with what matters most.
At Seaworthy Therapy, I specialize in working with mothers, professionals, and high-achieving adults who appear to have it all together on the outside but feel overwhelmed, anxious, or stretched thin beneath the surface. You may be carrying the mental load for everyone around you while struggling with perfectionism, people-pleasing, burnout, or the pressure to keep it all together. My approach is collaborative and grounded in nervous system regulation, helping you strengthen self-trust, build practical coping tools, and create lasting change so you can feel more balanced, connected, and aligned with what matters most.
You look like you have it all together—but inside, you feel exhausted, anxious, and stretched too thin. You’re successful, capable, and used to pushing through. Yet no matter how much you accomplish, your mind won’t slow down, your body stays tense, and old patterns keep showing up in your relationships, self-talk, or sense of worth. I specialize in working with high-achieving women who experience anxiety, perfectionism, and emotional overload, and who are ready for real change. Many women I work with are functioning well on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck on the inside.
You look like you have it all together—but inside, you feel exhausted, anxious, and stretched too thin. You’re successful, capable, and used to pushing through. Yet no matter how much you accomplish, your mind won’t slow down, your body stays tense, and old patterns keep showing up in your relationships, self-talk, or sense of worth. I specialize in working with high-achieving women who experience anxiety, perfectionism, and emotional overload, and who are ready for real change. Many women I work with are functioning well on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck on the inside.
At some point in our lives we become stuck. It can look like depression, anxiety, fear or sadness. Working together providing brief therapy, or deeper understanding, for continuous change and support of issues, re-focusing on feeling joyful and fulfilled with issue relief. As a licensed psychotherapist I’m trained to listen to you in an unbiased, empathetic and therapeutic way to provide direction and treatment to help you thrive.
At some point in our lives we become stuck. It can look like depression, anxiety, fear or sadness. Working together providing brief therapy, or deeper understanding, for continuous change and support of issues, re-focusing on feeling joyful and fulfilled with issue relief. As a licensed psychotherapist I’m trained to listen to you in an unbiased, empathetic and therapeutic way to provide direction and treatment to help you thrive.
I provide trauma-informed therapy to help individuals heal from trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and self-esteem issues. I create a safe, supportive space for growth and emotional balance through a collaborative and compassionate approach that empowers you to reconnect with your strengths and move toward lasting change.
I provide trauma-informed therapy to help individuals heal from trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and self-esteem issues. I create a safe, supportive space for growth and emotional balance through a collaborative and compassionate approach that empowers you to reconnect with your strengths and move toward lasting change.
Welcome! I am thrilled that you are considering therapy. Therapy is for anyone who is seeking personal growth, resilience for past or current trauma, suffering, and other difficult emotions, and support during the hard bits of life and living. Some of my clients have diagnoses of mood disorders, but most are simply trying to navigate life's challenges. I have particular expertise in working with grief, caregiving, self-identity, and enduring relational themes. Therapy helps my clients feel like they have a partner in their self-work and someone who is always rooting for them.
Welcome! I am thrilled that you are considering therapy. Therapy is for anyone who is seeking personal growth, resilience for past or current trauma, suffering, and other difficult emotions, and support during the hard bits of life and living. Some of my clients have diagnoses of mood disorders, but most are simply trying to navigate life's challenges. I have particular expertise in working with grief, caregiving, self-identity, and enduring relational themes. Therapy helps my clients feel like they have a partner in their self-work and someone who is always rooting for them.
I believe that effective therapy does not necessarily have to be difficult, painful or long-term. I specialize in Collaborative, Narrative and Solution-Focused approaches to help clients overcome challenges and create solutions and change. I see individuals as truly heroic, struggling against problems rather than "having" or "being" the problem. This can allow your inherent knowledge, strengths and resources to emerge, opening new possibilities for change and growth.
I believe that effective therapy does not necessarily have to be difficult, painful or long-term. I specialize in Collaborative, Narrative and Solution-Focused approaches to help clients overcome challenges and create solutions and change. I see individuals as truly heroic, struggling against problems rather than "having" or "being" the problem. This can allow your inherent knowledge, strengths and resources to emerge, opening new possibilities for change and growth.
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Certified Gestalt Play Therapist - Child, Couple, and Individual Therapist. Growing up within a traditional Mexican immigrant family and being a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I have experience with how traditional and contemporary cultural norms can clash and wrongfully lead us to believe that we are the problem. I hold the firm belief that people are not their problems and instead have relationships with the problems that cause chaos in their lives. I believe people are always responding in some way to their problems. We can work together to highlight the moments that the problem would like you to forget about.
Certified Gestalt Play Therapist - Child, Couple, and Individual Therapist. Growing up within a traditional Mexican immigrant family and being a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I have experience with how traditional and contemporary cultural norms can clash and wrongfully lead us to believe that we are the problem. I hold the firm belief that people are not their problems and instead have relationships with the problems that cause chaos in their lives. I believe people are always responding in some way to their problems. We can work together to highlight the moments that the problem would like you to forget about.
Therapy, while helpful, can be complicated by systemic and environmental concerns. As a Queer and neurodivergent Filipino immigrant, I honor the struggles young adults, adults, and older adults face living in our rapidly-changing society, specializing in supporting them through life transitions, relationships, and emotional concerns to build their lives through a trauma-informed, culturally-responsive, and affirming framework.
Therapy, while helpful, can be complicated by systemic and environmental concerns. As a Queer and neurodivergent Filipino immigrant, I honor the struggles young adults, adults, and older adults face living in our rapidly-changing society, specializing in supporting them through life transitions, relationships, and emotional concerns to build their lives through a trauma-informed, culturally-responsive, and affirming framework.
I work with adults ages 20 to 60 who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or dissatisfied with how life is going. Many are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, relationship difficulties, stress, or major life transitions. Others simply have a sense that something isn't quite right but can't put their finger on why. Together, we work to understand what's driving these patterns, develop practical coping skills, and create lasting change that helps you feel more confident and fulfilled.
I work with adults ages 20 to 60 who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or dissatisfied with how life is going. Many are struggling with anxiety, depression, anger, relationship difficulties, stress, or major life transitions. Others simply have a sense that something isn't quite right but can't put their finger on why. Together, we work to understand what's driving these patterns, develop practical coping skills, and create lasting change that helps you feel more confident and fulfilled.
Are you always the problem-solver? The fixer? The leader? Do you find yourself wishing you had more time to yourself? People depend on you and you always deliver, but it comes at a price. You are looking for a way to feel less overwhelmed and more balanced. I help people unpack old patterns and find new ways to meet their needs that align with who they want to be, not who they were.
Are you always the problem-solver? The fixer? The leader? Do you find yourself wishing you had more time to yourself? People depend on you and you always deliver, but it comes at a price. You are looking for a way to feel less overwhelmed and more balanced. I help people unpack old patterns and find new ways to meet their needs that align with who they want to be, not who they were.
Anxious perfectionism shows up as perpetual shame, guilt, and self-punishment. No matter how hard you try, you're always falling short. It's exhausting, but you don't really know how to relax and probably don't sleep welll. Maybe you're a grown-up "gifted and talented" kid, or the child of immigrants, or the sibling who had to keep it together. Anxious perfectionism may also show up as body tension, severe procrastination and indecision, and difficulty with boundaries and people-pleasing. Perfectionists don't do things perfectly—they feel like they ALWAYS have to do better, and they can’t be happy until they get there.
Anxious perfectionism shows up as perpetual shame, guilt, and self-punishment. No matter how hard you try, you're always falling short. It's exhausting, but you don't really know how to relax and probably don't sleep welll. Maybe you're a grown-up "gifted and talented" kid, or the child of immigrants, or the sibling who had to keep it together. Anxious perfectionism may also show up as body tension, severe procrastination and indecision, and difficulty with boundaries and people-pleasing. Perfectionists don't do things perfectly—they feel like they ALWAYS have to do better, and they can’t be happy until they get there.
I provide relationally-centered therapy addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, isolation, trauma, shame, identity development and exploration, life transitions, and relational stress/conflict. Therapy with me is a collaborative process, which recognizes you as the expert on your experiences, needs, and desires. I am affirming and experienced in working with people of diverse neurotypes (ADHD/Autism), gender identities, sexual orientations, and relational orientations (i.e. ethical non-monogamy).
I provide relationally-centered therapy addressing concerns such as anxiety, depression, isolation, trauma, shame, identity development and exploration, life transitions, and relational stress/conflict. Therapy with me is a collaborative process, which recognizes you as the expert on your experiences, needs, and desires. I am affirming and experienced in working with people of diverse neurotypes (ADHD/Autism), gender identities, sexual orientations, and relational orientations (i.e. ethical non-monogamy).
People often seek therapy for support, personal growth and to help identify and change troubling thoughts, behaviors or emotions. Others are looking for growth in the areas of relationships, mood, communication, stress management and to improve the integration of one's identity and values. I work hard to create a trusting, safe, objective, and confidential environment so individuals can reach their goals and have improvements in emotional and psychological well being. My primary goal is to offer a safe and supportive place for change. Throughout the process, I will encourage, guide, challenge and collaborate with you.
People often seek therapy for support, personal growth and to help identify and change troubling thoughts, behaviors or emotions. Others are looking for growth in the areas of relationships, mood, communication, stress management and to improve the integration of one's identity and values. I work hard to create a trusting, safe, objective, and confidential environment so individuals can reach their goals and have improvements in emotional and psychological well being. My primary goal is to offer a safe and supportive place for change. Throughout the process, I will encourage, guide, challenge and collaborate with you.
I believe the wounds that shape us the most aren't always the dramatic ones. Sometimes it's growing up feeling like you were too much – or never quite enough. Learning that love had to be earned, rather than simply given or received. Then abandoning yourself to keep others close – or pushing people away before they could leave first. These things leave a mark. They show up in your relationships, your self-worth, and how you move through the world. You might not even call it trauma, but somewhere along the way, something taught you it wasn't safe to trust, to need, or to feel – and you've been quietly working around that ever since.
I believe the wounds that shape us the most aren't always the dramatic ones. Sometimes it's growing up feeling like you were too much – or never quite enough. Learning that love had to be earned, rather than simply given or received. Then abandoning yourself to keep others close – or pushing people away before they could leave first. These things leave a mark. They show up in your relationships, your self-worth, and how you move through the world. You might not even call it trauma, but somewhere along the way, something taught you it wasn't safe to trust, to need, or to feel – and you've been quietly working around that ever since.
I am an AuDHD, queer, nonbinary, and white multicultural therapist offering affirming online therapy throughout California. I focus on neurodivergence, trauma, trans and nonbinary experiences, non-monogamous and mixed-neurotype relationships, and navigating burnout in all areas of life under capitalism.
It can feel isolating when you’re misunderstood, especially when living with trauma or marginalized identities. To restore that sense of connection, I believe healing isn’t just about what happens in therapy; it’s also about finding belonging in the world outside of it.
I am an AuDHD, queer, nonbinary, and white multicultural therapist offering affirming online therapy throughout California. I focus on neurodivergence, trauma, trans and nonbinary experiences, non-monogamous and mixed-neurotype relationships, and navigating burnout in all areas of life under capitalism.
It can feel isolating when you’re misunderstood, especially when living with trauma or marginalized identities. To restore that sense of connection, I believe healing isn’t just about what happens in therapy; it’s also about finding belonging in the world outside of it.
I work with clients with significant levels of stress and who often have anxiety and depression. Being in distress and psychological pain, they are looking for a way to improve their life, so that they are not feeling out of control or unmotivated or numb. They would like to get their life back on track, learn how to manage stress better, and eliminate their daily anxiety and/or depression so they are able to live their lives in a positive and effective manner.
I work with clients with significant levels of stress and who often have anxiety and depression. Being in distress and psychological pain, they are looking for a way to improve their life, so that they are not feeling out of control or unmotivated or numb. They would like to get their life back on track, learn how to manage stress better, and eliminate their daily anxiety and/or depression so they are able to live their lives in a positive and effective manner.
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What is a secular and non religious approach in therapy?
Secular or non-religious therapy is a theoretical orientation used by many therapists and describes a therapeutic approach that does not rely on any specific religious or faith-based beliefs in the therapeutic process. Secular counselors will often approach therapy with an emphasis on evidence-based practices, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients, instead of relying on religious practices, such as prayer or belief in God.
Is secular therapy primarily for non-religious people?
Both religious and non-religious individuals can benefit from secular therapy. People exploring their religious or spiritual beliefs may find it especially useful to work with a secular therapist who is unbiased toward any specific religion. While religious individuals might value the connection and familiarity of seeing a counselor who shares their beliefs, secular counseling can offer them the chance to develop coping skills independent of their religious practice, which can be beneficial in various aspects of their lives.
Can a secular approach to therapy help with religious trauma?
One major reason clients may seek a secular therapist is to process previous religious experiences, including religious trauma. Secular therapists can help clients manage symptoms of the trauma through practices such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). They can also encourage clients through talk therapy or psychodynamic approaches to explore the roots of their religious trauma. Since secular therapists do not have any predetermined religious beliefs, they can be particularly helpful for clients looking to explore their own religious beliefs following a history of religious trauma.
What does non religious marriage and premarital counseling involve?
Marriage and premarital counseling typically involves a couple meeting with a therapist to discuss topics such as planning for marriage, navigating a new marriage, addressing relationship challenges, and developing better communication and conflict resolution skills. Non-religious therapists assist couples in achieving these goals without adhering to specific religious beliefs or frameworks, often emphasizing inclusivity and non-judgment, especially for "nontraditional" couples. However, seeking couples therapy from a non-religious counselor does not mean religious topics are off-limits. In fact, non-religious couples from different religious backgrounds may benefit from a secular therapist who remains neutral toward the beliefs of each partner.