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I provide a space rooted in safety, deep listening, and compassion. Healing is a sacred journey—a process of growing insight, clarity, and wisdom while reclaiming wholeness and transforming pain into purpose. Together, we can explore the paths that lead to a satisfying life filled with peace, joy, and mastery.

Everyone faces emotional challenges at some point in life. In today's virtual world and remote work, feelings of loneliness or disconnection from family, friends and coworkers- combined with daily stressors, difficulties in interpersonal relationships, and work-related pressures- can make these struggles even more overwhelming. If you are experiences depression or anxiety, feeling stuck despite your continued best efforts, or finding that your quality of life isn't where you want it to be, psychotherapy can provide the support, guidance, and tools to help create meaningful change.

Trauma can live quietly in the body—held in the breath, the muscles, and the nervous system. You may experience intrusive memories, nightmares, or flashbacks; avoid people or places that feel unsafe; carry fear, guilt, or shame; or feel constantly on edge, tense, or hypervigilant. Your responses are protective patterns shaped by past experiences not signs of weakness.

Hi, I’m Mariam Ali, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #152315). I’m passionate about helping individuals, children, and families build healthier relationships and find peace through life’s challenges.

I hold a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and a bachelors in Psychology from Rutgers University. I have worked across schools, community organizations, and private practice, supporting clients through anxiety, life transitions, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns.

I work with individual adults and certain families who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, sad, lonely, sensitive, anxious, or defeated. If you're feeling heavy by everything going on, or feeling frantic, or having conflict in your relationships or are just feeling lost in any way, I would love to see if I can help! I also work with family units going through transition or strain, such as conflict between a parent and their adult child, or supporting parents who are experiencing difficult things with their child or teen.

I have a lot of experience helping people through loss, whether it's a breakup, losing a job, or a loved one - including loss of a pet, which is a specialty of mine. I have special interest in supporting other therapists, and also community organizers and activists who are engaged in social justice work. Many of my clients are trans or NB, and others are gay, lesbian, or queer. Poly and kink affirming.

I offer telehealth services to clients in California, Idaho, Washington, or Virginia.

As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), I have been granted the invaluable opportunity to assist those seeking understanding and relief from their anxiety, depression, psychosis, and fragile self-regard. With over 20 years of clinical experience, I’ve developed a deep, sincere compassion for each client’s unique journey. My approach centers on empowering individuals toward recovery, self-agency, and holistic well-being.

I believe deeply in the power of connection, healing, and human resilience. I’ve spent over 20 years walking alongside children, adults, and families through some of life’s hardest seasons.

What motivates me the most in this work is how meaningful change and healing can occur when a person feels truly seen, supported, and valued. I’ve witnessed incredible strength in the face of hardship. I’m continually inspired by the courage it takes to show up and do the work. It’s sacred work, and I’m grateful every day to be doing it.

Life isn’t always easy, and you don’t have to navigate it alone. My educational background includes: Bachelor’s in Psychology, Master’s in Performance Psychology, Master’s in Counseling, and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. I have experience working with a wide range of presenting problems and truly love what I do!

As a licensed psychotherapist, I am passionate about walking with you into your next breakthrough! I am an avid learner and continue to develop my skills to bring to my clients. I am EMDR trained and certificate-track, and am certified in interpersonal neurobiology. I work with individuals age 5-70yo, couples, and families.

I’ve spent my professional life walking alongside people in some of their most vulnerable moments—from infants in early childhood programs to youth in group homes, adults in substance-use recovery, and families involved with CPS. These experiences shaped my belief that everyone has the capacity to heal when they have the opportunity to match with a therapist who can listen, teach, challenge, and support them through it. I am trauma-informed and utilize approaches such as CBT and EMDR to help clients move from survival to restoration and growth. My approach is practical, real, and deeply rooted in lived experience and genuine care for the people I serve.

I am a board-certified nurse practitioner with many years of experience in healthcare, including primary care, psychiatric mental health, leadership, and wellness-based practice. My background has allowed me to work with individuals facing a wide range of emotional, behavioral, and medical concerns, and I understand how closely mental health and physical health are connected.