Brainspotting therapists in Laguna Beach, CA
Browse Brainspotting therapists in Laguna Beach, California. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Brainspotting
Mona Saba Valeriano
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Even with insight and past therapy, you may still feel caught in patterns that leave you depleted—overextending yourself, avoiding conflict, striving to get everything “right,” or feeling disconnected in your relationships and from your own body. At some point, coping strategies that once protected you can begin to feel constricting.
In our work together, we delve into the deeper emotional and relational roots of these patterns. I bring 18 years of direct experience into the room, helping clients cultivate greater clarity, steadiness, confidence, and self-trust so they can move through relationships with more authenticity and assertion. My approach integrates experiential and depth-oriented therapies—including psychodynamic psychotherapy, ISTDP, EMDR, Brainspotting, and EFT—to support meaningful, lasting change at both the emotional, physiological and spiritual levels.
I see this work as especially important in a society that often prizes productivity over presence and autonomy over connection. By questioning dominant cultural narratives and inherited systems of disconnection, therapy can become a space for reclaiming connection, dignity, and care—within ourselves and across differences.
It is a privilege to accompany clients into their most tender and defended places. I trust that through this process, you can cultivate deeper self-understanding, greater inner coherence, and a more grounded sense of safety and belonging—within yourself and in the relationships that matter most.
18 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Beach, CA
Brainspotting
Cheerful Heart Mental Health Counseling PLLC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D, LPC, LPCC, NCC
Cheerful Heart offers specialized therapy and groups created to offer the kind of care many women need but struggle to find; care that takes women’s pain seriously and honors their beliefs. The practice was founded by Shakira K. O’Garro, LMHC-D, whose lived experience with severe stage IV endometriosis, adenomyosis, and medical trauma informs every layer of this work. Like many clients, she navigated years of dismissal within medical systems and discovered how deeply those experiences can impact mental health and faith.
Cheerful Heart exists so women no longer have to choose between clinical excellence and cultural and spiritual understanding. This is a space where faith questions are welcome, anger toward God is met with compassion, and healing is supported by understanding and genuine loving-kindness.
13 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Beach, CA
Brainspotting
Shayda Ewalt
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I use a trauma-informed, feminist approach that creates a safe and compassionate space to process at your own pace and honors your lived experience, helping you feel truly seen, valued, and understood.
10 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Beach, CA (Online Only)
Brainspotting
Michelle King Rayfield
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I know that people come to therapy because they want something in their life to change. That's why I am very conscious of how we set goals and then create a road map to achieving them. I focus on relationships & couples counseling, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist and I have held roles of Clinical Director and Therapist in a number of addiction treatment centers in Southern California. My educational background includes a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and a Master’s in Education from the University of Southern California. I know it can be hard to navigate through our struggles all alone, which is why I find joy in helping others feel supported in finding happiness, success, and fulfillment in life.
9 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Beach, CA
Brainspotting
Elvina Inzano (legal name: vincent inzano)
Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT 164356
I work towards engaging from a compassionate, anti-oppressive, and trauma informed positionality. One of my focuses is on collaborating to better understand yourself(selves) as integrated mind/body/spirit/social/relational being(s) (soma) and reprocessing what your soma(s) hold. Some of the ways in which we can do this is through building upon the stories that empower you , learning skills for personal and/or interpersonal fulfillment. We all deserve to live our lives liberated from the reactive survival responses of trauma.
6 Years Experience
Online in Laguna Beach, CA (Online Only)
Brainspotting therapists in Laguna Beach, CA Statistics
Brainspotting therapists in Laguna Beach, CA average 11 years of experience and charge around $200 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (81%), Trauma and PTSD (81%), and Depression (63%).
Average years in practice
11 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$200
Accept insurance
25%
Offer sliding scale
50%
Gender ID
| 65% |
Female |
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| 22% |
Male |
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| 9% |
Non-Binary |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 75% |
In Person and Online |
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| 25% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 81% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 81% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 63% | Depression |
| 56% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 56% | Women's Issues |
| 50% | Self Esteem |
| 44% | Anger Management |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 75% | Young Adult |
| 50% | Teen |
| 44% | Senior |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 75% | Women |
| 50% | LGBTQ+ |
| 44% | Men |
| 38% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 31% | Asian |