Business Details
Trauma-Informed Therapy for Healing and Connection
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I specialize in helping individuals heal from trauma, family estrangement, and emotional disconnection. My journey into therapy began with personal experiences of childhood trauma and a desire to understand the complex dynamics of narcissistically structured families. Through my own healing process using EMDR and integral psychology, I developed a deep understanding of how trauma impacts the mind, body, and spirit. I hold a master's degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies and completed EMDR training through the Parnell Institute. As a member of EMDR International Association, I integrate somatic awareness, emotional regulation, and spiritual exploration into my practice.My approach combines clinical expertise with personal experience to help clients navigate family estrangement, rebuild self-esteem, and process traumatic memories. I work with individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, and identity issues stemming from childhood experiences. My practice emphasizes creating a safe space for clients to explore difficult emotions, develop self-compassion, and reconnect with their authentic selves. I specialize in working with clients who feel disconnected from their families of origin or struggle with imposter syndrome and low self-worth. Through a holistic framework that includes mind, body, heart, and spirit, I help clients transform their relationship with past trauma and cultivate meaningful connections in their lives.
Services
Trauma Therapy
EMDR Treatment
Family Estrangement Counseling
Anxiety & Depression Therapy
Attachment-Focused Therapy
Childhood Abuse Recovery
Self-Esteem Building
Life Transition Support
Somatic Experiencing
Spiritual Integration Therapy
Highlights and features
- We offer trauma-informed therapy grounded in personal and professional experience with family estrangement
- Our practice integrates EMDR with somatic and spiritual healing approaches
- We specialize in treating narcissistic family system trauma and identity issues
- Our therapist holds advanced training from the Parnell Institute for EMDR
- We combine clinical expertise with lived experience of healing from childhood trauma
Associations and certifications
- EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)
- California Board of Behavioral Sciences LMFT #102536
Services
Trauma Therapy
Specialized treatment for processing childhood and adult trauma using evidence-based techniques. Helps clients understand trauma's impact on mind, body, and relationships while developing coping strategies. Addresses symptoms like anxiety, depression, and emotional dysregulation through personalized therapeutic approaches.
EMDR Treatment
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy for trauma processing. Utilizes bilateral stimulation to help reprocess traumatic memories stored in the nervous system. Effective for treating PTSD symptoms, anxiety, and negative self-beliefs stemming from adverse life experiences while maintaining client safety and stability.
Family Estrangement Counseling
Guidance for navigating family separation challenges and rebuilding self-identity. Addresses emotional impacts of being exiled from family systems while exploring healthy relationship boundaries. Helps clients develop self-compassion and create supportive 'family of choice' networks through therapeutic exploration.
Attachment-Focused Therapy
Specialized approach addressing attachment wounds from early relationships. Helps clients develop secure attachment patterns through somatic awareness and emotional regulation techniques. Focuses on healing relational trauma while building healthier connection patterns in current relationships and self-perception.
Somatic Experiencing
Mind-body approach to trauma healing that tracks physical sensations during therapy. Helps clients develop body awareness to release stored trauma while regulating nervous system responses. Integrates somatic practices with traditional talk therapy for comprehensive healing of emotional and physical trauma manifestations.
People
Zaria Garden
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Trauma-informed therapist with advanced EMDR training from the Parnell Institute. Combines personal experience overcoming narcissistic family trauma with clinical expertise in integral psychology to help clients heal through mind-body-spirit integration.
Questions
What types of therapy do you specialize in?
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy using EMDR and integral psychology approaches to treat childhood trauma, family estrangement, anxiety, and self-esteem issues.
How do you help clients with family estrangement?
I help clients navigate family estrangement by processing traumatic memories, developing self-compassion, and exploring healthy relationship boundaries through somatic and emotional awareness.
What is your approach to treating childhood trauma?
My approach integrates EMDR therapy with somatic experiencing to process stored trauma while addressing emotional, physical, and spiritual impacts of childhood experiences.
Do you work with clients outside San Francisco?
While based in San Francisco, I offer virtual therapy sessions to clients throughout California who need trauma-informed care and family estrangement support.
How long does therapy typically last?
Treatment duration varies by individual needs, with many clients experiencing meaningful progress through consistent weekly sessions focused on specific therapeutic goals.
What makes your practice different from others?
My practice uniquely combines personal experience with narcissistic family systems, advanced EMDR training, and holistic mind-body-spirit integration approaches to trauma healing.
