Mary Ziadeh (she/her)

My approach to working with individuals is grounded in Person-Centered Theory b/c I believe you are the expert on yourself. Part of my role is to provide a safe space for you to experience empathy, genuineness and unconditional positive regard to facilitate your therapeutic journey.

I completed the Shamanic Practices Certification program at HCH Institute in Lafayette, CA in 2012. The program was a 16-month immersion program that introduced students to traditional core shamanism from ancient cultures around the world, and modern light-workers’ practices of transformation and healing for ourselves, our communities and our planet.

After experiencing the transformative effects of engaging in Brainspotting in my own therapy, I became a certified Brainspotting practitioner in 2021 to be able to provide my clients with a way to experience relief from symptoms of trauma, depression, anxiety, and other debilitating states of being.

Most people have relationships they cultivate and maintain over the course of their lives. They are with family members, friends, partners, colleagues, etc. At some point, every person is going to experience a challenge in a relationship they have. It is through our understanding our relationships with others that we can come to know ourselves more clearly.

As an empath and an individual who can provide energy work, spirituality is an integral aspect of my being. I bring it into my work with others if and when it is appropriate and helpful.

It was not until I was an adult that I realized my persistently dysregulated nervous system was not "normal," and that I did not have to continue existing in that state. Sometimes we have experiences in life that will reset how our nervous system responds. The part of our brain that controls this response cannot be accessed through talk therapy, so a brain-based trauma therapy is essential to experience a difference in our physical symptoms.