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Holding space for others requires me to be present, compassionate, and creative. I spend time in nature hiking, gardening and reading. This helps me to relieve stress as I absorb the restorative elements from nature, allowing me to return to my work with you re-energized and grounded. I integrate somatic and mindfulness activities in our conversations that can be done indoors and in nature because I understand the health benefits of relying on our senses - sight, touch, hear, smell and taste - and being present in the moment to heal from emotional wounds and trauma to strengthen self-attunement, especially during emotionally distressing times. We take our senses wherever we go so why not use them to help ourselves change and feel better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/2df17243-d23c-4571-8e3f-ed8fc654f8d9/maria-stewart-g6DmKxFoQfE-unsplash.jpg Meet Angel - Culture & Language. Research has demonstrated that psychotherapy for ethnic-minority clients can be particularly effective if clients' cultural values are integrated into treatment. We can build and maintain secure attachments in relationships when we interweave our cultural customs into exploring multi-cultural intersections. Research has also found that language plays a great role in how we understand and interpret our emotional experiences. I know first-hand, as English is my third language, the empowerment in speaking and being understood in our native language. While English is the primary language I use in my work, I offer my services in Tagalog for Filipino/a/x who prefer to speak in their native tongue and for those who prefer to dialogue in both Tagalog and English. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/1646614153555-F23G3IN36ETT6OXJVZRN/unsplash-image-MBYpiELYXmE.jpg Meet Angel - California Love. I have a Master of Science in Counseling with specializations in Marriage, Family, & Child Counseling and Rehabilitation Counseling. I’m licensed in the state of California as a Marriage and Family Therapist. My license number is MFC 50370. I am legally and ethically required to provide therapy services only to clients who are physically located in California. I work out of Oakland, CA and serve the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Irvine, and all other California cities. Consulting services and speaking engagements can be offered to agencies and individuals outside of California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/19e62aa9-8f47-4cee-82f3-db965159c1a5/jeff-pierre-FQ_bCvTY2Kc-unsplash+%281%29.jpg Meet Angel - Environmental Influences. My clinical experience as a therapist and supervisor includes working with children, teens, adults, families, couples, law enforcement, and justice system-involved individuals. My work in educational environments, non-profits, locked residential facilities, and county jails helped me to broaden my clinical knowledge and fine-tune my therapy style throughout my 25+ years in my field. https://changetalkbayarea.com/services daily 0.75 2025-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/3ede826a-eb66-4b07-b7f3-69665243cf57/lauren-mancke-rm5DbquteoY-unsplash.jpg Services - Psychotherapy/Counseling Reconnecting the individual, couple and loved ones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/293b378a-a0ff-40d4-9ea4-72905b2417b3/austin-park-7UqGdTdUin4-unsplash.jpg Services - Clinical Supervision Guiding those who are on track toward licensure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/80b0db79-fc35-42aa-90e5-ffdc7bf227e3/lina-castaneda-Je7PGQSMfYQ-unsplash.jpg Services - Consulting, Trainings, Speaking Engagements Supporting individuals and businesses to develop empowering skills and unlock potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/0660e38d-00b5-4429-9a37-f77826d3ea36/mindaugas-norvilas-F7aMaB2nw9o-unsplash.jpg Services - Wellness Education As a complement to therapy or a stand alone resource, I invite you to visit The Giving Well at www.thegivingwellco.com. 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Trauma is anything that overwhelms a person’s ability to cope. Trauma does not always come from a single moment. It can build over time through relationships, childhood experiences, cultural stress, identity-based harm, or chronic emotional overwhelm. Trauma-responsive therapy honors how these experiences live in the body and nervous system—not just in thoughts and memories. Research on trauma concluded that 1) trauma is prevalent, and 2) exposure to trauma at any point in life can limit human potential, compromise the quality of life, create health problems, and shorten life expectancy. I offer trauma-responsive online therapy across California, supporting adults and couples who feel stuck in anxiety, disconnection, people-pleasing, hypervigilance, or emotional shutdown. 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You’ve been strong for a long time. Maybe you've learned how to keep going no matter what. To hold things together. To take care of everyone else. To stay composed when life feels anything but. To adapt, survive, and do what needed to be done. Those strengths may have helped you get here. But they can also make it difficult to slow down, feel what you're feeling, or know what you need. Therapy can be a place to do something different. Not to become harder. Not to fix what's wrong with you. Not to leave your past behind. But to become more rooted in yourself—and steadier in how you move through your life. You don’t need a specific diagnosis or a single traumatic event to benefit. If your nervous system feels overwhelmed, guarded, or exhausted—this work may be for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/32dc357c-fcb0-4337-9d92-e74a0c305a36/fallon-michael-SdGM_Yzn_1w-unsplash.jpg Home - Your body has been part of the story all along. We often try to understand our lives by thinking about them. But some experiences live in places words don't always reach. In your body. In your nervous system. In the ways you respond before you've had time to think. In the relationships where you learned to protect yourself, stay small, stay strong, or keep the peace. That's why our work begins with more than conversation. Somatic psychotherapy brings attention to the whole of your experience—mind, body, emotions, relationships, identity, culture, and the experiences that shaped you. Together, we'll become curious about what your body has learned, what you're carrying now, and what you want to experience differently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/a28bf42c-e7b5-4d76-a2d4-5fd040ea4edb/emrullah-ses-iP2IPbbKdhs-unsplash.jpg Home - Rooted in where you've been. Steady in who you're becoming. Your story doesn't exist in isolation. Family. Culture. Immigration. Identity. Relationships. Community. Work. Systems. Loss. Survival. They all shape how we experience ourselves and the world around us. As a Filipina immigrant and therapist, I understand that healing can be deeply connected to questions of belonging, family, identity, and the worlds we come from. I’ve learned to look beyond the label and listen for the person underneath it. There is always more to your story than what happened to you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/f497419d-83c0-4493-a5d3-29232d9368b4/emrullah-ses-Kwk7-SSUzoc-unsplash.jpg Home - You don't have to carry it alone. I work with adults and couples navigating experiences such as: Anxiety, depression, and emotional overwhelm Trauma and the effects of chronic stress Relationship strain and communication difficulties Rebuilding trust and connection Life transitions and changes in identity Family and cultural expectations First responder and high-pressure work experiences Justice-system involvement and its impact on individuals and families Immigration, belonging, and navigating multiple identities You don't have to know exactly what you need before you begin. We can start there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/004f575b-8d7a-4045-8429-83593a1916c5/akira-1M-B-qX5cXw-unsplash.jpg Home - What does “steady” mean? Steady doesn't mean calm all the time. It doesn't mean nothing gets to you. And it doesn't mean you stop caring. Steady means you can stay connected to yourself—even when life gets hard. You can notice what's happening inside you. You can make room for your emotions without being consumed by them. You can respond instead of always reacting. You can set boundaries without losing connection. You can be present in the relationships that matter to you. And you can begin making choices from a place that feels more like you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6224e09aa30e487ad9d2c6a7/a4a51f5f-4c3e-4d35-b234-85f72254029a/dong-cheng-81j_oeF4Sv4-unsplash.jpg Home - Ready to feel more like yourself? You don't have to have everything figured out before reaching out. You don't need the perfect words. You can simply start with what's happening now. Rooted & Steady offers somatic psychotherapy for adults and couples in California. If you're ready to explore what it might feel like to be more grounded in yourself, your relationships, and your life, I'd be glad to begin the conversation.