Limited spaces for new clients
Depression Therapy in Santa Monica
Somatic and relational care to ease heaviness, restore energy, and rediscover interest and ease. Attuned support for people balancing demanding schedules and meaningful roles. In person in Santa Monica and online across California.
When everything feels heavy
You may feel flat or numb, tired no matter how much you rest, or stuck in self-criticism. The things that used to help don’t help much. Motivation is low, focus is thin, and even small tasks take outsized effort.
Depression can change sleep and appetite, shrink your world, and make connection harder. It can look quiet from the outside, especially for high-functioning people who keep showing up while feeling empty or overwhelmed inside.
When low mood lasts a long time, it can start to feel like identity rather than a state. Many thoughtful, capable people assume “this is just me.” That reaction makes sense, and it can change with steady support.
How Depression Therapy in Santa Monica can help
Therapy offers steady space to slow down, listen inward, and rebuild momentum. With a somatic and relational approach, we help your nervous system find a more regulated baseline, strengthen supportive relationships, and practice small steps that reconnect you with what matters.
More energy and steadier motivation
Less rumination and self-criticism
Improved sleep and daily rhythm
Return of interest, pleasure, and ease
Clearer connection with people and activities that matter
Greater self-compassion and a kinder inner voice
Renewed sense of purpose and meaning in daily life
What working together looks like
We’ll choose right-sized steps, pair conversation with gentle regulation, and track what brings a notch more energy and interest.
Gentle somatic practices that support grounding and activation
Attention to patterns that sustain low mood (isolation, perfectionism, overwork)
Attachment-informed work that supports safety and connection
Values-aligned actions and right-sized next steps
Clear goals, brief between-session practices, and regular check-ins on what is shifting
➕ - Integrated somatic and relational approaches tailored to your needs
➕ - A collaborative pace: slow enough to feel safe, steady enough for progress
People who tend to find this work helpful
This care fits people with full calendars who want steadier motivation, more interest in daily life, and kinder self-talk.
FAQs
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Sadness is a normal emotion that comes and goes. Depression tends to linger and affect sleep, motivation, focus, and connection. We will look at your whole picture and tailor support accordingly.
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Long-running low mood can blend into how you see yourself, especially when it developed alongside complex stress or difficult relationships. In therapy we separate you from the symptom, build regulation and support, and make space for parts of you that felt out of reach to come forward again.
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We include your history where useful and also focus on what is happening now. We work with present-moment patterns and practices that help today.
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Yes. I see clients in person in Santa Monica and online for California residents.
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No. My role is to help you build skills, insight, and resilience so that you increasingly feel steadier on your own. Therapy is meant to strengthen your autonomy, not replace it.
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Somatic and relational work are central, but each person’s care is unique. I draw from multiple approaches — including attachment-based therapy, mindfulness, and nervous-system regulation — to create a plan that supports you as a whole person.
Location & Access
Private, by-appointment practice with limited openings.
In person in Santa Monica, and online for California residents. Private-pay practice.
Address
720 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 204
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Contact
Phone: (310) 377-8798
Ready to begin?
If you want lighter days and more room for what matters, let’s connect.
Even if it feels hard to picture change, you don’t have to keep pushing through alone. Small, steady steps in therapy can open space for relief, connection, and hope.