Meet The Therapists

Maina is an Associate Clinical Social Worker based in San Diego, California. She has been working full time in this field for 6 years, providing trauma-focused therapy and counseling to a wide range of individuals. She is licensed and able to provide services in both California and Utah. 

Maina utilizes evidence-based treatment modalities and skills to engage in emotion and trauma processing, cognitive behavioral and processing therapies, dialectical behavior therapy, addiction and relapse prevention, and other trauma-focused tools to address symptoms, needs, and goals. 

Maina has extensive experience working with individuals experiencing (C)PTSD, traumatic and abusive relationships, childhood/lifelong trauma patterns, substance dependence and addiction, anxiety and depression, internalized shame and self-worth issues, and dual diagnosis (co-occurring) disorders. 

Maina approaches the healing and growing experience of therapy with compassion and validation, with your autonomy, strengths, and needs at the forefront of our focus, understanding that healing from trauma is not a linear experience, nor a comfortable one. Wherever you are on the path, Maina is here to support you and provide you the space to explore both the pains of your past and possibilities of your future. With that exploration you can build new understanding, gain new perspective, develop more effective skills, and disrupt ineffective patterns. 

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