Calista Termini (she/her)

I've trained extensively in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and apply it as a core lens in my work with individuals navigating trauma, identity, and self-worth. IFS maps beautifully onto the experiences of my clients - particularly those who have spent years exiling parts of themselves to survive. I help people move from self-criticism and inner conflict toward the curiosity and compassion that Self-leadership makes possible.

I draw on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help clients build real, practical skills for navigating emotional intensity, relationship conflict, and crisis moments. DBT's core premise - that two seemingly opposite things can both be true - resonates deeply with the clients I serve, particularly those in the LGBTQ+ community who have long held tension between who they are and who the world wanted them to be. I use DBT skills to create stability that makes deeper therapeutic work possible.

Trauma is at the heart of much of what I treat - whether it's the acute wounds of abuse or assault, or the quieter, cumulative harm of growing up unseen. I work from a trauma-informed foundation across every modality I use, and I have specialized training in somatic and psychedelic-assisted approaches that can reach what talk therapy alone sometimes cannot. I help clients move from surviving to integrating - building a life where the past no longer runs the present.

Depression often isn't just sadness - it's disconnection, from yourself, your body, and your sense of possibility. I work with clients experiencing depressive disorders by addressing both the emotional and somatic dimensions of low mood, helping them understand the parts of themselves that have gone quiet and why. My integrative approach - including psychedelic-assisted therapy for eligible clients - opens pathways to relief that traditional treatment alone doesn't always reach.

My expertise in gender identity work is both clinical and deeply personal. I understand the nuance of navigating a world that often demands you justify your existence - the grief, the liberation, and everything in between. I'm affiliated with the LA Gender Center and bring an affirming, non-pathologizing lens to work with clients exploring gender at any stage. This isn't just a specialty for me. It's something I've lived.

As a queer woman, I bring both clinical training and lived experience to my work with LGBTQ+ individuals. I know firsthand that finding a therapist who truly gets it — without explanation, without education, without apology — makes all the difference. My practice is built around affirming care, and I volunteer with the LA LGBT Center. Whether you're navigating coming out, relationship structures, family rejection, or identity at any intersection, you belong here.

As a queer woman, I bring both clinical training and lived experience to my work with LGBTQ+ individuals. I know firsthand that finding a therapist who truly gets it — without explanation, without education, without apology - makes all the difference. My practice is built around affirming care, and I volunteer with the LA LGBT Center. Whether you're navigating coming out, relationship structures, family rejection, or identity at any intersection, you belong here.

As a queer woman, I bring both clinical training and lived experience to my work with LGBTQ+ individuals. I know firsthand that finding a therapist who truly gets it - without explanation, without education, without apology - makes all the difference. My practice is built around affirming care, and I volunteer with the LA LGBT Center. Whether you're navigating coming out, relationship structures, family rejection, or identity at any intersection, you belong here.