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For Individuals
Move from surviving to truly thriving
Therapy is an invitation to live with greater presence, connection, and authenticity. My work is rooted in mindfulness training, helping you cultivate a more conscious, integrated life—one where you feel more at ease within yourself and more connected in your relationships.
I’ve been in private practice for 25 years. As a body–mind specialist, I integrate Western psychology with Eastern philosophies, drawing from years of teaching mindfulness, meditation, and yoga. This holistic approach allows me to work with the whole person—mind, body, and emotional life—not just isolated symptoms.
Through our work together, you may experience meaningful shifts, including:
• Reduced anxiety and depression
• Increased self-esteem and self-compassion
• Lasting, positive behavioral change
• Deeper intimacy and more fulfilling relationships
• Freedom from negative thinking patterns
• Release from self-defeating inner narratives
• Greater resilience during stress, loss, transitions
Many of the patterns that keep us feeling stuck were learned long ago—often unconsciously—and once served a purpose. Over time, however, they can become limiting, contributing to anxiety, depression, and disconnection. Together, we gently uncover these patterns and bring awareness to the parts of you that have been hidden or unheard.
My approach is active, collaborative, and experiential. Through deep listening, insight, and practical exercises, I help you integrate these parts into a more whole and grounded sense of self—expanding your capacity to live fully and to love more openly.
Lasting change requires engagement and intention. When you’re ready to take that step, the journey begins with you.
For Couples
Take your relationship to the next level
At the heart of every partnership is the longing to be truly seen, understood, and emotionally safe. Secure connection is what allows intimacy and passion to flourish. When that connection erodes, couples often find themselves stuck in painful cycles of misunderstanding, distance, or conflict.
I help couples reconnect and sustain intimacy by strengthening positive patterns, interrupting destructive ones, and learning how to become allies for one another. Developing the skills of a conscious relationship can heal unresolved wounds from the past and free you from defeating thoughts, reactions, and behaviors that no longer serve your partnership.
As a Body–Mind Therapist with 25 years of experience, I have helped hundreds of couples transform their relationships—restoring trust, rekindling romance, and creating lasting emotional and physical intimacy.
Passionate, enduring love is not a myth. It can be reawakened. Many couples struggle not because they lack love, but because they were never taught how to navigate the complexities of an intimate relationship. Supporting couples in learning these skills is my specialty. Together, we work to help you:
• Navigate conflict with respect and effectiveness
• Reignite passion, desire, and attraction
• Deepen emotional and physical intimacy
• Break repetitive, negative cycles
• Communicate with clarity and compassion
• Build secure attunement and connection
Through our work, you’ll gain insight, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of both yourself and your partner. I support you in addressing challenging issues in ways that foster safety, understanding, and closeness—so conflict becomes an opportunity for growth rather than disconnection.
Lasting change requires intention and willingness. When you’re ready to invest in your relationship, the journey begins with you.
Here's what clients have said about working with me:
I've put off seeing a therapist for years and never really connected with any of the ones I've had in the past. I've over analyzed, been inauthentic and lied my way out of vulnerability with previous therapists. In my first session with Maya she was able to shed away my analytic defenses by using her very unique techniques. I couldn't hide myself from her and everything was out, finally.
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Garden Grove, CA
My partner and I have been working with Maya for 5 months and we have the utmost respect for her practice, advice, and talent as a therapist. She has been able to help us understand our core issues individually, and as a couple, in a way that has improved our communication dramatically. Maya has taught us skills to address the challenging conversations between us as a couple that used to escalate quickly; slowly but surely, we seem to have fewer heated discussions and more fruitful dialogue due to the work in her practice. Highly recommend!
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San Francisco, CA
Choosing a therapist is not easy. Maya came as a referral from one of my husbands friends and we are so happy we took a chance with her. Both my husband and I look forward to meeting with her every single week and wish we had found her sooner. We find her methods and process are exactly what we need. Both my husband and I feel we have grown tremendously as individuals and as a couple since seeing her. I promise you will not be disappointed in going to Maya!
ZJ
Venice, Ca.
