Serena Gupta (she/her)

LMFT, Ph.D
Accepting Clients

EMDR and somatic therapist offering trauma healing through depth work, KAP, and a grounded, compassionate approach.

Addictions Counselor in Newport beach, CA

Services

About My Clients

I help clients moving through grief, loss, or trauma who feel ready for deeper, embodied healing. Many are self-aware yet caught in old emotional patterns and seek a grounded, compassionate space to explore their inner world. I work best with those drawn to somatic therapy, EMDR, and depth-oriented approaches that honor both the psyche and the nervous system.

My Background and Approach

I’m a depth psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience supporting clients through trauma, grief, loss, and existential distress. With a Ph.D. in depth psychology, I explore how unconscious patterns shape emotional experience. I am certified in EMDR and integrate Hakomi, Sandplay, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) for deep, embodied healing. In our first session, we’ll review paperwork, discuss your history and goals, and create space for your questions so you feel grounded and informed. My approach is relational, compassionate, and attuned to your nervous system. Inspired by Ram Dass, I bring humility, presence, and openness, meeting each client with cultural awareness and genuine care. Therapy with me is collaborative and paced with respect for your identity, readiness, and lived experience.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

As a woman of color and an immigrant, I understand how culture, identity, and lived experience shape the way we understand ourselves and our place in the world. I honor the complex cultural, intergenerational, and personal narratives people bring into session. I’m deeply influenced by spiritual teachings that speak to our interconnectedness, our shared humanity, and the possibility of making meaning from our experiences. My work is driven by the desire to understand our suffering, grief, loss, pain— to explore what it reveals, what it asks of us, and how it can deepen our relationship to ourselves. Therapy, for me, is not just a profession but a way of life. The principles of - presence, humility, curiosity, compassion, embodiment — are a daily practice guided by ritual. I believe in meeting each person with respect, cultural awareness, and a willingness to engage with the de

I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism

At A Glance

  • Experience: Less than a year
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $200 - 200/session

Info

Email Serena
1400 Quail Street
Ste#145
Newport beach, CA 92660

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