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Online Therapy
Online Therapy in Irvine and Orange County
Online therapy for Irvine and Orange County adults and couples. We can talk about achievement, family expectations, and the questions that remain when you have done what was expected of you.
What You Bring
Achievement does not settle every question about belonging.
A demanding career or education can become the clearest way to measure how you are doing. Within multicultural families, decisions about partnership, parenting, or independence may carry different meanings across generations. You might translate family expectations while questioning your own. I work with adults who want space for those tensions and couples who find that arguments about practical choices are also arguments about being understood.
How Online Sessions Work
A private conversation across Orange County
Through secure video, we can meet while you are located in California, Arizona, or Missouri. Find a room where others cannot listen and leave time for the full appointment. If video disconnects, we try reconnecting and consider the phone backup we agreed to before starting. I am licensed in California, Arizona, and Missouri. Privacy may take planning in a multigenerational home, so we discuss whether your setting allows you to speak freely.
Session Options
Individual and Couples Perspectives
Individual Therapy
Individual appointments last 45 minutes. We can discuss perfectionism, family boundaries, and the pressure of holding several cultural expectations at once. I offer sessions in English or German.
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Couples Therapy
Couples appointments last 60 minutes. Partners can bring different ideas about parenting, money, relatives, or success. We work with both experiences, without making one family's approach the standard for everyone.
Read moreHow I Work
I ask what the expectation means to you.
Psychodynamic work considers how early relationships shaped standards you still live by. Internal Family Systems helps us hear both the part that seeks approval and the part that wants more independence. Narrative therapy questions stories about success without dismissing what your family values. With couples, Emotionally Focused Therapy helps us slow down defensiveness and explore the need for acceptance beneath it. I won't presume to explain your background.
First Steps
Before We Begin
01
Share a situation, not your entire history
A free consultation can begin with a choice or interaction that feels difficult. You can also ask about my experience and approach.
02
Discuss privacy and frequency
We review online arrangements and availability. Weekly sessions are typical, with clinical appropriateness guiding the frequency we agree on.
03
Look over Rates
The practice is private pay, with superbills for possible out-of-network reimbursement. The full cancellation policy includes 48 hours of notice for changes.
Questions
About Online Sessions
Can therapy include cultural differences within a family?
Do you provide sessions in languages other than English?
Is there an Irvine office?
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Start with a free consultation.
A short, no-pressure call to see whether working together feels right. Naomi will confirm a time with you.