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HI, I'M KAITLYN!
I am a Carlsbad-based Licensed Clinical Social Worker, licensed in both California and Colorado, deeply passionate about empowering others to find their inner peace and self-worth. My therapeutic style is warm, grounding, and compassionate. I practice a holistic, body-centered approach to therapy, integrating energy psychology, transpersonal psychology, and somatic methods to support healing on multiple levels—mind, body, emotions, and spirit.
In my psychotherapy practice, I specialize in supporting teens and adults through relationship and attachment challenges, post-traumatic stress, grief and loss, and life transitions. I work best with thoughtful, growth-oriented clients who are ready to take responsibility for their healing journey. If you are someone who values self-reflection, accountability, and meaningful change, we may be a good fit.
My aim is to guide you deep within yourself, helping you get to know all your parts—their fears, needs, and desires. Often, healing comes by gently turning toward the parts of you that have been hurt in the past. My focus is on helping you love and accept all parts of yourself, no matter your symptoms or struggles.
As Dick Schwartz, PhD, says, “When you can love all your parts, you can love all people.”
I also work alongside my trained therapy dog, Arlo, who can offer gentle presence and grounding during sessions if you choose. Arlo helps create a calm and safe atmosphere, making it easier to regulate emotions and feel connected during our work together.
My approach blends relational therapy with experiential methods such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/tapping), somatic awareness, parts work, meditation, and mindfulness practices. Together, we engage your whole being—body, mind, emotions, and spirit—in a process of healing, integration, and transformation.
I offer both in-person sessions in Carlsbad on Mondays and Thursdays and Telehealth sessions for residents of California and Colorado Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I currently work with teens and adults and am in-network with Optum/United Healthcare and Aetna insurance programs. For out-of-network clients, I provide Superbills to assist with insurance reimbursement.
APPROACHES
EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES
EFT Tapping is a method of energy psychology. It is considered a gentle method of reducing or eliminating, emotional and physical distress by stimulating relaxation of the body’s autonomic response system.
It has been a successfully researched therapeutic technique in trauma recovery.
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MY PERSONAL BELIEFS
"True power is living the realization that you are your own healer, hero, and leader."
— Yung Pueblo
Many of the challenges we face as adults are not just personal — they are deeply rooted in systems of oppression that shape our identities, our beliefs, and how we see ourselves in the world. From childhood, we internalize messages shaped by racism, sexism, queerphobia, ableism, and other intersecting forms of marginalization. These systemic forces often manifest as limiting beliefs, disconnection, and emotional pain.
I believe that self-love is not just an individual act but a radical foundation for building healthy, inclusive, and thriving communities. As a strong advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, I deeply value affirming, culturally responsive care that honors your lived experience. True healing happens not in isolation, but through relationships that see the whole person — including the systems they navigate.
Together, we can explore your story with compassion, curiosity, and care. My role is to hold a space that is empathetic, non-judgmental, and grounded in reflective listening — so you can reclaim your voice and power, not in spite of the systems around you, but in resistance to them.
LET’S CONNECT
Therapy is a brave commitment to yourself. If you’re ready to explore your inner world, shift old patterns, and show up more fully in your life and relationships, I’d be honored to walk that path with you. Let’s connect when you feel ready.
Book a 15-minute no-cost, no-obligation consultation to see if we might be a good fit to work together for individual psychotherapy or other somatic/energy based modalities.
Please note that your privacy is important to me. Do not include confidential/private information regarding your health condition in this form.