You matter.
Your body matters.
THERAPY IN PASADENA + THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
I SEE YOU
working so hard and feeling exhausted
I get it. Because I’ve been there and also because many of the people I work with arrive feeling exhausted and overwhelmed from years of pushing through and keeping up appearances. But there’s another way. And if you’ve landed here, chances are you feel that too.
Trauma is stored in the body, not just the mind.
As a therapist, I bring a supportive, engaged, and holistic perspective to our work together. My goal is to provide a space where you can pause, release the pressure, and explore aspects of yourself or your relationships—helping you create new possibilities and choose a different path than the one handed to you.
WHO I WORK WITH
Healing Millennials
Generational trauma and breaking family patterns. Choosing new ways of parenting. Meeting younger versions of yourself. Feeling your feelings, even when no one taught you how.
Anxious Achievers
Recognizing and befriending your inner critic. Learning about your nervous system. Finding more presence. Bringing your body to therapy.
Empaths & HSPs
Honoring your emotional awareness and learning you are okay, even when others are not. Setting boundaries. Finding new freedom to be your authentic self.
Weary Professionals
Managing stress and burnout. Navigating life transitions and career changes. Learning that you are enough.
Trauma therapist + Healing Millennial
I would love to connect with you!
I’m Carly, a trauma therapist and healing millennial. I offer modern approaches to therapy that are dynamic and relational in nature. I show up as a real human, honoring that our brain-body systems are wired for social connection. This includes integrating a variety of modalities and perspectives, including bringing awareness to the unconscious daily activity of our autonomic nervous system. I incorporate IFS parts work as a unique approach to becoming acquainted with and understanding our internal world. Our work together will be collaborative, experiential, and adaptable based on your needs.
I believe that we all deserve a place to talk with someone who we know will not judge or shame us, but instead walk along side us, holding hope and strength until we we can hold it ourselves.
I hold a graduate degree in social work from San Diego State University with an emphasis on direct clinical practice. People are often curious about the path to becoming a psychotherapist which includes pursuing licensure and completing 2-3 years of supervised clinical work and a national board exam. I have been in practice for over 10 years and founded Embodied Living Therapy in 2023. In addition to my formal education I have completed several specialized courses/certifications including trauma therapy, internal family systems, grief work, and the theory and practice of embodiment.
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy”
F. Nietzsche
Common Themes + Topics to Explore in Therapy
Anxiety
Anxiety is a common and often adaptive response to stress.
Depression
Shutting down and feeling a sense of collapse and exhaustion.
Feeling Stuck
You want to take action but instead you find yourself doing nothing at all or mindlessly scrolling on your phone.
Self compassion
Noticing when ways of showing up in the world may no longer be serving us. Recognizing and befriending our inner critic.
Stress & Trauma
A stressful event can become a trauma when we feel overwhelmed and powerless. Trauma is often defined by how we experience an event and not by the event itself.