Drama Therapists in Vallejo, CA

✨ By virtue of holding space for you to make meaning out of your experiences, intersections of identity, and personal and ancestral past, I specialize in providing Culturally Conscious, Liberation-Oriented, Neuro-affirming, Trauma-Informed, Nervous System-Centered, and social justice-aligned offerings of healing that align with your desire to unify mind, body, and spirit, healing both present and intergenerational wounds, and connecting with self, others, and surroundings.

Many people come to therapy feeling misunderstood or “othered,” even in spaces meant to support them. You may have tried therapy before and found yourself explaining your identity, culture, ambition, or creative life just to be understood. If you’ve struggled to trust that someone could truly “get it,” you’re not alone. I provide trauma-informed online therapy for founders, creatives, and high-performing professionals navigating burnout, anxiety, and chronic pressure.

Caring-hearted, when painful experiences disrupt you, find peace. Helping Good-Hearted Confident People Recover from a Life Shock! If your life was disrupted by an unexpected experience and you cannot stop the cycles of self-doubt, sorrow or frustration, help is here. While you have achieved some success and happiness, a curve ball has changed your emotions. You wish for life to feel like a warm hug or uplifting event but instead you are exhausted from grief and perhaps, confusion. This leads to loneliness. You long to find peace.

I believe in your resilience. I am a psychotherapist with specialized training in Drama Therapy. I will collaboratively work with you to help you create the changes you want in your life.

I support people in their self-esteem, in their new orientation and in their talents and happiness. I train people for a better appearance in authentic branding. I offer strong solutions for a fulfilled life.

Vallejo is a Solano County city with a complex post-industrial history shaped by the closure of Mare Island Naval Shipyard in 1996, which devastated the local economy and led to the city filing for bankruptcy in 2008, and the psychological legacy of this economic collapse, combined with high crime rates and significant racial diversity across Black, Latino, and Filipino communities, creates a mental health landscape marked by historical community trauma and resilience. The city has become significantly more affordable than the broader Bay Area, attracting a new wave of residents, and this demographic transition creates its own mental health dynamics around displacement, belonging, and community change. Solano County Behavioral Health provides public mental health services, and a private therapy sector is developing as the city's population changes. Common therapy concerns include economic trauma and community grief, racial identity, displacement anxiety, and the complex emotions of living in a city that has faced profound challenges but is working to rebuild.

Gender ID

	87%	Female
	13%	Male

Session Type

	75%	In Person and Online
	25%	Online Only

Top Specialties

75%	Anxiety or Fears
75%	Depression
75%	Self Esteem
75%	Stress
75%	Women's Issues
63%	Life Coaching
63%	Loss or Grief

Ages Served

88%	Adult
75%	Young Adult
63%	Senior
63%	Teen
25%	Children

Client Focus

75%	Women
50%	Asian
50%	Buddhist
50%	LGBTQ+
50%	Men

Drama therapists in Vallejo, California CA

Mia Turner

Amenah Arman

Laurie Moore

Hiroko Saeki, MA, LMFT, RDT

Jean-Marie Bottequin

Drama Therapy therapists in Vallejo, California Statistics

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Accept insurance

Offer sliding scale