Santa Barbara, California
Hi, I'm Gabi — an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with adults, couples, and families navigating the complicated stuff most people don't talk about out loud.
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"Therapy for real, messy, beautifully human lives."
About
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.
Specialties
No issue is too messy or too small. If it's weighing on you, it matters.
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.
Communication, trust, intimacy, conflict — whatever's getting stuck between you. I work with couples at every stage, including those deciding what comes next.
Families are complicated — always have been. I work with the whole picture: patterns, roles, ruptures, and the possibility of repair.
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.
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.
Approach
I don't believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. My approach pulls from several evidence-based frameworks — but more than any modality, I believe in the relationship itself as a healing force.
I show up curious, direct, and human. I'll gently challenge you when it matters and hold space for the parts that are still figuring themselves out.
You can expect warmth without fluff, honesty without harshness, and a room where you don't have to perform being okay.
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.
The body keeps score.
Emotions live in the body. We work with both — not just the thoughts.
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.
Services
Individual
50-minute sessions for adults navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, identity, life transitions, and everything in between. In-person in Santa Barbara or telehealth across California.
Couples
For partners who want to fight better, connect deeper, rebuild trust, or understand each other across a major transition. You don't have to be in crisis to come.
Family
When the whole system needs tending to. I work with families across life stages — including parents, adolescents, and multi-generational dynamics.
Insurance
CenCal (Medi-Cal) accepted
Sliding Scale
Available — ask during consultation
Location
Santa Barbara + All of California (telehealth)
The first step doesn't have to be a big one. A free consultation is just a conversation — no pressure, no commitment.
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