Business Details
Integrative Mental Health Counseling in Lafayette, CA
At Lamorinda Counseling, we believe that healing and growth require an integrative approach that honors the complexity of each individual. Our practice, led by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Haley Woodside, combines clinical psychology, expressive arts, and somatic practices to address emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being. With specialized expertise in trauma, perinatal mental health, and LGBTQIA+ affirming care, we serve individuals, couples, and families across Lamorinda and the Bay Area. Our therapeutic methodology bridges evidence-based treatments like EMDR and CBT with ceremonial healing traditions, fostering resilience through mind-body integration.As a doctoral candidate in East-West Psychology, I incorporate ancestral rites of passage and feminist theory into therapeutic spaces, supporting clients in reclaiming agency and navigating life transitions. Our Lafayette and San Francisco offices provide safe, inclusive environments for clients of all backgrounds to explore identity, relationships, and personal transformation through modalities including play therapy, somatic resourcing, and psychedelic integration support.
Services
Couples Therapy
Trauma Counseling
Family Therapy
Play Therapy
Psychedelic Integration
Perinatal Support
Gender Affirming Care
Eating Disorder Recovery
Mindfulness Training
Ritual Ceremonies
Highlights and features
- We combine clinical psychology with somatic and ceremonial healing traditions
- Specialized expertise in trauma, perinatal mental health, and LGBTQIA+ care
- Offer evidence-based therapies including EMDR, CBT, and somatic resourcing
- Doctoral-level training in East-West Psychology and ceremonial healing
- Provide inclusive care for diverse relationship structures and identities
Services
Integrative Counseling
Our integrative counseling combines clinical psychology with somatic practices and ceremonial healing traditions. This approach addresses emotional trauma, anxiety, and life transitions through mind-body integration. Clients benefit from personalized treatment plans that may include EMDR, CBT, and mindfulness techniques tailored to individual needs and cultural backgrounds.
Trauma Recovery
Specialized trauma recovery services address PTSD, sexual trauma, and complex trauma using evidence-based modalities like Somatic Experiencing and Brainspotting. Our trauma-informed care creates safe spaces for processing difficult experiences while building resilience through body-based healing techniques and cognitive restructuring strategies.
Perinatal Support
Perinatal mental health services support individuals through fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, and postpartum transitions. Our care integrates maternal mental health expertise with somatic resourcing techniques to address anxiety, depression, and identity shifts during reproductive journeys and early parenthood.
Psychedelic Integration
Psychedelic integration therapy prepares clients for and processes experiences with plant medicines or psychedelics. This service focuses on intention setting, somatic grounding, and meaning-making to incorporate insights from non-ordinary states into daily life while maintaining safety and ethical boundaries.
Gender Affirming Care
Gender-affirming mental health services support LGBTQIA+ individuals exploring sexual orientation, gender identity, or relationship structures. Our practice provides safe spaces for navigating coming out processes, gender transition, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics with culturally competent, anti-oppressive frameworks.
People
Haley Woodside
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Haley Woodside, LMFT #100015, is a doctoral candidate in East-West Psychology specializing in ceremonial healing and maternal mental health. With clinical training in EMDR, somatic resourcing, and play therapy, she provides integrative care for trauma recovery, perinatal support, and LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
We integrate evidence-based therapies like EMDR, CBT, and somatic resourcing with ceremonial healing traditions and mindfulness practices tailored to individual client needs.
Do you work with LGBTQIA+ clients?
Yes, our practice provides affirming care for LGBTQIA+ individuals and non-traditional relationship structures with specialized training in gender-affirming therapy.
Can you help with psychedelic integration?
We offer preparation and integration support for psychedelic experiences, focusing on intention setting and incorporating insights into daily life through somatic grounding techniques.
What ages do you work with?
We serve clients across the lifespan from children and teens through adults, with specialized play therapy techniques for younger populations and family systems approaches.
How do I schedule an appointment?
Contact us at (925) 297-5175 to begin the intake process and discuss your specific needs with our counseling team in Lafayette or San Francisco.
