Hi there. Therapy should be a supportive place for you to explore your relationships and learn how to be a better human. If you are interested in change – you’ve come to the right place.
I offer somatic psychotherapy as well as Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP). Both of these modalities work well to help process trauma, relate differently to your current challenges, and bring about a truer and deeper expression of self into the world. There are no quick fixes in healing yourself, but together we will work on helping you to enjoy this transformative process. I also have a co-therapist, my rat terrier/boxer mix named Huxley. If you are allergic, please let me know.
Education and Training: Well, my path to psychotherapy followed a circuitous route. I have a BA in Theatre from San Francisco State. I loved acting and creating with a team of people. I hated always having to look for a job! So I took a break from that and started teaching English in Spain and Ecuador. I spent some time working in Information Technology for an investment bank in San Francisco. I then got tired of the corporate culture and went to live at Esalen Institute in Big Sur for a bit. Learned about massage, Gestalt therapy, ecstatic dance, and myself. I took those bodywork skills and ran with that for about 20 years – that was a lot of fun and also very tiring! I knew I wanted to drop in deeper with folks and finally got my courage up (and money!) to go back to school and get my master’s in psychology. I focused on somatic psychology because I understood how important it is to incorporate the body when trying to work through trauma. I’ve recently (since 2020) been working with Ketamine as a new modality to help my clients to process trauma in a less defended state. It’s been amazing to see my clients make some big gains very quickly and I’m so glad for this medicine. So that’s a little about me.
Post Graduate Trainings:
Hakomi Beginners Training – Esalen Institute 2018
Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: 2019 Sue Johnson
Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy: 2020 Polaris Institute modules 1-5
Psychedelic Sciences Convention – Denver: 2024 Advanced MDMA therapy, Sexuality and Psychedelics, Intro to Psychedelic Psychotherapy for Addiction, Music for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
End of Life Psychedelic Therapy: 2024 End Of Life Psychedelic Care 6 units (elopc.org)
Fees: I charge a sliding scale rate that goes from $175-$250 an hour. I also accept Kaiser insurance as an outside provider. I can create a super bill for your insurance to assist you in getting reimbursed.
My practice is located in Sebastopol, California – close to downtown, and I also offer telehealth appointments.
I know this website is pretty basic, my apologies. My web site crashed and I had to put this together rather quickly. I’ll improve it, but to be honest, I do hope you’re looking for someone who’s maybe a bit stronger on the personal skills than technical. I’m really better in person, I promise. Go ahead and contact me if you think you would like to learn more.
707-393-9476
Email: mokshalea@gmail.com