Online Therapy Across California

You've been strong
for everyone.
Let's make space
for you.

Hi, I'm Gabi — an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, ADHD, self-esteem, life transitions, and emotional overwhelm.

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Currently accepting new telehealth clients in California
Gabi Simmons, AMFT — therapist in Santa Barbara

"Therapy for real, messy, beautifully human lives."

A therapist who
gets into it
with you.

AMFT #158077 · CCTP

I became a therapist because I've always been drawn to the parts of people that don't fit neatly anywhere — the grief that shows up as anger, the anxiety that looks like perfectionism, the love that gets tangled up in old wounds.

I work with individuals, couples, and families. My approach is trauma-informed, attachment-focused, and built around the belief that healing isn't linear — and that real change happens when you feel genuinely met in the room.

Before all of this, life pointed me here. I'm glad it did.

Services provided through Back Pocket Counseling.
Supervised by Brandi Davis, LMFT #112153.

What we can work through

No issue is too messy or too small. If it's weighing on you, it matters.

Trauma & PTSD

Whether it happened once or across a lifetime — we work at your pace, using evidence-based approaches to help your nervous system find solid ground.

Relationships & Attachment

Overthinking, trust, boundaries, communication, attachment patterns, and the emotional reactions that can make relationships feel harder than you want them to.

ADHD & Emotional Regulation

Support for overwhelm, impulsive reactions, difficulty slowing down, rejection sensitivity, executive-function stress, and learning ways to respond more intentionally.

Anxiety & Depression

The kind that shows up quietly and the kind that takes over. We look at what's underneath — not just the symptoms, but the story beneath them.

Identity & Life Transitions

Who you're becoming, what you're leaving behind, what no longer fits — the in-between is a real place and you don't have to sit in it alone.

The way I work
is relational,
not formulaic.

I take an integrative, trauma-informed approach and tailor therapy to each client. My work draws from evidence-based frameworks while staying responsive to your needs, goals, and lived experience.

We'll explore the patterns underneath what you're experiencing while also building practical tools for emotional regulation, communication, healthier relationships, and meaningful change.

You can expect warmth without fluff, honesty without harshness, and a room where you don't have to perform being okay.

Trauma-Informed Attachment Theory EFT CBT Strengths-Based Mindfulness-Based

You are the expert on yourself.

My job isn't to tell you who to be. It's to help you hear yourself more clearly.

Your body is part of the story.

Stress and trauma can show up physically as well as emotionally. We make room for both.

Progress isn't linear.

Good weeks, hard weeks, weeks where you can't explain why — all of it is part of the work.

You deserve real presence.

Not a head that nods and says "and how does that make you feel?" — but someone actually in it with you.

Ways we can work together

Individual

1:1 Therapy

50-minute telehealth sessions for teens and adults navigating anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, relationship patterns, identity, self-esteem, and life transitions.

Relationships

Attachment & Relationship Patterns

Support for overthinking, emotional reactivity, trust, boundaries, communication, reassurance-seeking, and patterns that keep showing up in relationships.

Health & Identity

Chronic & Neurological Conditions

Support for the emotional impact of chronic illness, TBI, epilepsy, and neurological changes affecting identity, independence, relationships, safety, or trust in your body.

Format

Online therapy for teens and adults

Fees

Ask during your free consultation

Location

Telehealth throughout California

Ready to find out
if we're a good fit?

The first step doesn't have to be a big one. I currently have openings for telehealth clients throughout California. A free consultation is simply a chance to see whether we feel like a good fit.

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