Therapy for Self-Harm Support in Thousand Oaks, Santa Monica, and throughout California

You might be experiencing:

• urges to harm yourself

• difficulty managing intense emotions

• feelings of overwhelm, numbness, or distress

• patterns that feel hard to stop, even when you want to

A compassionate approach

Self-harm is often a way of coping with overwhelming internal experiences. It can serve a function, even if it also brings pain or confusion.

Therapy is not about judgment or forcing change, but about understanding what’s happening and creating space for new ways of coping.

How therapy can help

We work to:

• understand the underlying emotional experience

• build tools for emotional regulation

• increase feelings of safety and support

• develop alternative ways of coping

My approach

I take a gentle, attuned approach and integrate somatic therapy, EMDR, parts work, and DBT-informed skills to support both emotional and nervous system regulation.

DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) offers practical tools for managing intense emotions, reducing harmful behaviors, and building a greater sense of stability and safety, which we incorporate alongside deeper therapeutic work.