Therapy and Counseling Services

1st Year Associates

 

"We can see in the acorn, the oak tree." ~ Maya Angelou

Developed, capable, and confident - Associates in their first year of practice after graduation have had time to settle into the transition out of school, as well as build relationships with other community organizations, colleagues, trainers, and mentors. They are well on their way to developing the established presence of licensed professionals. Click on their photos to learn more!

 

 
 
 

SAVANNAH WILSON, MA. Registered Associate MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Therapist #138744

REGISTERED ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR #13831

SAVANNAH@SWHOLISTICTHERAPY.COM

510-629-0565

SWHOLISTICTHERAPY.COM

Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493

I identify as mixed-race, she/her, bisexual clinician; as well as a fitness and holistic enthusiast. In our exploration together, you can expect mindful, purpose, and whole person-based conversation through a depth, transpersonal, and/or existential lens. To integrate one's experience, I provide a necessary space to learn, grow, and thrive but, most importantly, provide a space for you without bias or judgment. I specialize in supporting mixed race and identity development with teens with guidance to integrate their inner and outer experiences. As well as hold space for parenting and family work. We might explore this through Dreamwork, Archetypes, Narrative, Play, Mindfulness & Chakra Meditation, Green Exercise, and/or Enneagram techniques. Overall I believe you have the answers, we just have to unlock them.

 
 

LIS ELLE WERTH, MA. Registered Associate MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Therapist #138322

liselle@axismunditherapy.org

510-545-3520

www.liselletherapy.space

Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493

I incorporate somatic, psychodynamic, existential and humanistic, relational, dreamwork, DBT, psychedelic integration, attachment, developmental and systemic trauma, and intersectional lenses and frameworks as appropriate.

Those who tend to work with me are: people in couples/relationships, neurodivergent, highly sensitive, creatives, psychedelically-inclined, non-heteronormative and are working with anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, substance use, identity and security, shame, existential dread/spiritual emergence.

 
 

Rochele Henderson, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist - #136082

missnograyhenderson@axismunditherapy.org

510-992-3968

Currently – Telehealth Only

Supervised by Natalie Webster, LMFT #126065

Hello, Miss No Gray here. Why do I call myself Miss No Gray? I’m so glad you asked. When you mix black and white together, you get gray. Many people live in the “gray areas” because they don’t want to face their truth. Words like maybe, sometimes, pretend, make-believe, or “it’s complicated” are how questions are answered instead of saying yes or no.

I consider myself a “root” therapist because, as adults, we are the tree to our childhood. So what’s in your roots?

We cannot change past events; we can only change the impact that the past events have had on us. I’m here to support you as you discover the strength already inside you because YOU MATTER. Taking the time to read about me lets me know you are ready to begin this healing journey. So let’s remove those “roots” so those life’s weeds will never return to your garden. The journey won’t be easy, but I’m with you every step of the way!

I leave you with this quote that sums up what I believe… “I want you to get excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go far beyond where you are right now.” — Virginia Satir

 
 

WES Rothstein, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #143345

wesrothstein.mft@gmail.com

510-519-4840

Telehealth Only

Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493

My approach is relational and straightforward. Life can feel quite overwhelming as we juggle work, school, relationships, parenting, etc. I like to weave in warmth and humor as we explore identity, belonging, and self awareness together. I work with LGBTQ+ identified individuals and couples to discover how to live more authentically as themselves and how to find a sense of balance in their lives. 

Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Identity exploration, Gender Transition (including letter writing), Boundary building/setting, relationships, queer family planning/building, parenting

 
 

Pablo Baeza Breinbauer (he/they/el), Registered Associate Social Worker #100154

pablobaezatherapy@gmail.com

925-388-6089

Telehealth only, open to clients anywhere in California

Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493

Do you ever feel caught between worlds? Do you struggle to connect with a sense of play? Do you ever wonder about your story? Are you going through big life transitions and feel that you are wanting to make sense of who you want to become, or to connect with resilience in the midst of change?

As a queer, bilingual, transnationally raised Latin American immigrant clinician, I am deeply passionate about working with anyone who struggles with feeling stuck “in between” - places, communities, identities - anyone who has felt “outside,” and anyone who is trying to make sense of relocation, displacement, or transition. 

I’m a relational, neurodiversity affirming clinician that enjoys bringing a narrative, attachment-focused approach to anyone who wants to get curious about rewriting their story, claiming their desire, and embracing their truth. I especially love working with people from all walks of life who want to explore their gender identity, gender role and sexual orientation, with immigrants and children of immigrants, with people who identify as mixed-race and people from blended families, with artists and community organizers, and with transplants to California. Above all, I believe in staying curious and present as a witness to your journey.

 
 

SHANNON KNORR, Associate MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Therapist Applicant

SKNORR@AXISMUNDITHERAPY.ORG

510-859-8158

WWW.TENDINGOURWILDROOTS.COM

TELEHEALTH ONLY

Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493

“You might say grief is the price you pay for loving something or someone, but it is also a privilege, because it is what allows authentic beauty, which isn't always pretty, but it is always truthful, to find its way through you. And this beauty medicine is what the world needs most to heal.” Toko-pa Turner, Belonging

I use a holistic and trauma informed approach using Somatic Therapy, Hakomi, Expressive Arts, Shadow and Dream work, Transpersonal Therapy, Internal Family Systems (parts therapy), Humanistic Relational Therapy, Therapeutic Yoga, Mindfulness (or Bodyfulness), Polyvagal and Nervous System Rebalancing and Depth Psychology. I work intuitively and collaboratively using a holistic, body centered approach, bringing the unconscious to consciousness, we explore returning to wholeness of self in connection to the greater world and our own lives, finding authenticity, self acceptance and love, inner alignment, purpose, embodied truth and joy in our relationships to self and other. Transforming shame into liberation, while moving out of habituated conditioning, I facilitate and hold deep space for grief, death and renewal, belonging, transformation and rites of passage.

Specializing in women's empowerment, trauma recovery, self esteem and self worth, chronic illness and cancer, belonging, body image and body shame, relationships and boundaries, anxiety and hyper-vigilance, nervous system imbalances, life transitions, highly sensitive people and empaths, people pleasing as a trauma response, intergenerational trauma, mothering and the mother wound.

 
 

DAVID TORRES, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #142829

dtorres@axismunditherapy.org

415-335-9429

Telehealth Only

Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493

Together we will co-create a space that is safe enough to navigate transitions, and relationship challenges, at any stage of healing from trauma and maladaptive coping. I am client-centered and depth-oriented. I also employ mindfulness and systemic therapies, underpinned by a trauma-informed approach, to foster increased self-awareness and understanding in my clients. With a belief in the transformative power of therapy, I support individuals in expanding their capacity to feel, comprehend, and relate authentically to themselves and others.

 
 

SARAH CONNOLLY, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #145129

510-696-0504

SCONNOLLY@AXISMUNDITHERAPY.ORG

TELEHEALTH ONLY

Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113911

My passion is to help you attend to the pain and trauma that can arise on the parenting path so that you can live with ease in the present moment. 

I believe therapy can be most helpful when it’s more than thinking and talking. I leverage the potential of somatic, attachment-focused trauma therapy to bring deep healing and liberation from pain that is often carried across generations. At a safe pace, we can work together to tap into the messages you absorbed as a child, and discover how you learned to carry them in your body. We can shift these patterns and change how you act and react in the present moment. I offer a connected, nourishing, and safe way for us to release your trauma’s hold on you. Together, we will bring acceptance and compassion to all your emotions and experiences so you can let go of long-held modes of resistance and shame.

I have lived all of this myself, so nothing you can bring me is too much. I’ve faced the depths of my own pain and grief and returned to see the beauty of the world.

 
 

BOBBY DULAI, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #143885

415.562.5578

BDULAI@AXISMUNDITHERAPY.ORG

TELEHEALTH ONLY

Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113911

My style of therapy is to let the client know that they are always in the driver’s seat. We can start and go anywhere they want, all in a warm and welcoming environment. You won’t be criticized or shamed but rather understood for having your feelings. You can come in and be yourself. We’ll have a conversation together considering you as a whole person (physical, emotional, and spiritual).

My experience as an educator with almost 20 years of experience has proved to be invaluable in relating to preteens, adolescents, and adults. I also welcome other educators navigating the unique challenges that face them.