Therapy With Sarayu
Online Therapy in California & In-Person San Diego | Individual, Couples, & Trauma Counseling
My Approach to Therapy in San Diego
First and foremost, you need to feel comfortable being yourself here!
Therapy can’t go very far if you don’t feel safe enough to be vulnerable, ask for what you need, disagree with me, or say, “Actually, that doesn’t resonate.” You don’t need to come in with the perfect words or know exactly where to begin.
So we start where you are. Before trying to change anything, I want to understand what’s actually happening in your life, and what it feels like to be you right now!
We’ll get curious about the whole picture: your mind and body, relationships, family, culture, identity, environment, and the experiences that have shaped you. When one part of our lives is stretched or overwhelmed, it often shows up somewhere else.
"There isn’t one formula for therapy because there isn’t one
formula for being a person."
Approaches I Draw From
EMDR Therapy
Working with distressing experiences and patterns that may still feel active in the present.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Understanding how relationships and earlier experiences can shape the ways we connect, trust, and respond to others.
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Making room for difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward what matters to you.
Somatic & Nervous System Approaches
Paying attention to what your body may be communicating alongside your thoughts and emotions.
Parts Work / IFS-Informed
Getting curious about the different parts of you and what they may be trying to protect, prevent, or provide.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Exploring how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence one anotherand finding practical ways to shift patterns that aren’t working for you.