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Available both in-person and online
3436 Mendocino Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95403
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or carrying emotions that feel hard to manage, you’re not alone. My clients want a safe, compassionate space to understand themselves more deeply, process past hurts, tools to navigate challenges in relationships, and build skills that ease their anxiety and reduce their stress. Grounded in an AEDP‑informed approach, we tune into your emotional experience and the mind-body connection to unlock new pathways toward resilience, and gently process what feels stuck or overwhelming.
Together, we explore not just the challenges, but also the strengths and resilience already within you — helping you move toward greater clarity, confidence, and emotional well‑being.
You deserve support, and you don’t have to navigate this alone. In our work together, you’ll learn how to regulate your nervous system, and build strength‑based coping skills that help you move through life with more ease. If this resonates, reach out to schedule a phone consultation — I’d be honored to connect and explore how therapy can support you.
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My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

3436 Mendocino Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95403 map

(707) 358-4104
My website
Offering telehealth. Easy to use, secure videoconferencing for telehealth and some limited in person availability.
I specialize in Anxiety, Relationship Issues and Women's Issues 
$185 Per Session, I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 
Let's Connect (707) 358-4104
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

3436 Mendocino Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95403 map

(707) 358-4104
My website
Offering telehealth. Easy to use, secure videoconferencing for telehealth and some limited in person availability.
I specialize in Anxiety, Relationship Issues and Women's Issues 
$185 Per Session, I accept insurance 
Individual one-on-one therapy 

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $185
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa

Insurance

  • Optum
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Out of Network
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We have partnered with Mentaya to help clients use their out-of-network benefits to save money on therapy. Use this tool below to see if you qualify for reimbursement for my services. You might be able to get reimbursed for out-of-network therapy! Check here: mentaya.co/b/U7ydzoi3WVUFwIVv6VDX
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104
"
We have partnered with Mentaya to help clients use their out-of-network benefits to save money on therapy. Use this tool below to see if you qualify for reimbursement for my services. You might be able to get reimbursed for out-of-network therapy! Check here: mentaya.co/b/U7ydzoi3WVUFwIVv6VDX
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 124467 Thea Privette
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 11 years
  • Attended University of San Francisco, Graduated 2017
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Dream Awake Emotional Freedom Technique Coaching Certification 2023
  • Certificate from AEDP Institute Level 1 / 2026
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Level 1, AEDP provider. I continue to invest in ongoing training including, Healing Shame, Somatic Experiencing, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), gender affirming care, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (aedp) and Non-Violent Communication.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104
"
Level 1, AEDP provider. I continue to invest in ongoing training including, Healing Shame, Somatic Experiencing, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), gender affirming care, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (aedp) and Non-Violent Communication.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Anxiety
  • Relationship Issues
  • Women's Issues

Expertise

  • ADHD
  • Body Image
  • Coping Skills
  • Depression
  • Grief
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Mindfulness
  • Parenting
  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
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Stuck, overwhelmed or burnt out? Together we bring awareness, insight, and acceptance to old patterns. We build internal resources in our sessions that bring compassion, clarity and insight in direct ways that move them out of surviving and bring new levels of self-confidence and thriving.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104
"
Stuck, overwhelmed or burnt out? Together we bring awareness, insight, and acceptance to old patterns. We build internal resources in our sessions that bring compassion, clarity and insight in direct ways that move them out of surviving and bring new levels of self-confidence and thriving.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104


Client Focus

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied

Religion

Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations

Age

Adults

Participants

Individuals

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Racial Justice Allied

Religion

Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • AEDP
  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
  • Compassion Focused
  • Emotional Freedom Technique, Tapping
  • Emotionally Focused
  • Energy Psychology
  • Feminist
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Person-Centered
  • Relational
  • Strength-Based
  • Trauma Focused
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With an Integrative relational approach, we focus on your healing through "undoing aloneness" (aedp). Together we will address negative thinking (cbt), processing old emotional wounds (eft) and regulating your nervous system (somatics) so you can tap into your strengths and build new levels of confidence.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104
"
With an Integrative relational approach, we focus on your healing through "undoing aloneness" (aedp). Together we will address negative thinking (cbt), processing old emotional wounds (eft) and regulating your nervous system (somatics) so you can tap into your strengths and build new levels of confidence.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (707) 358-4104

Location

Primary Location

3436 Mendocino Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

(707) 358-4104
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Offering telehealth. Easy to use, secure videoconferencing for telehealth and some limited in person availability.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call for a free consultation now - (707) 358-4104
"
Offering telehealth. Easy to use, secure videoconferencing for telehealth and some limited in person availability.
Photo of Thea Privette, Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Thea Privette
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Call for a free consultation now - (707) 358-4104