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Meet Our Team
 

Licensed and Associate Clinicians

Laura Rose, LMFT & Founder

I'm Laura Rose, founder of Rose Therapy Practice. As a depth oriented Therapist, I'm passionate about being present with clients as they discover meaningful change. This led me to create a space where our community can find the support they need to navigate life's challenges. I am inspired by the Therapists who have joined our team; each shares a deep commitment to our clients and their care.

Jeffrey Gianelli, LCSW & Supervisor

I’m Jeffrey, an LCSW in practice for over 10 years. My experience is rooted in depth oriented, somatic and experiential approaches such as EMDR, IFS, ACT and Mindful Self Compassion.

Breanne Benson, AMFT, APCC

As a doctoral student in Psychology and a therapist in clinical practice, I offer a depth-oriented and integrative approach to psychotherapy that invites clients into a more authentic, embodied relationship with themselves and their lives, drawing on modalities including EMDR and somatic work.

Araxi Polony, AMFT

I help clients heal the roots of their pain. My work integrates depth, psychodynamic, and behavioral approaches, including EMDR, family therapy, and family estrangement work. Often, we explore relationships, early experiences, and socioeconomic conditions to foster change.

Anahita Far, ASW

I offer a strengths-based, trauma- informed, and a relational approach to therapy. My goal is to empower you by offering different perspectives that challenge and inspire your awareness and growth.

Heather Kline, ACSW

Hello, I’m Heather, an Associate Clinical Social Worker. I work with adults, couples, and families, including those navigating neurodivergence in themselves, their relationships, or their children. I integrate brain-body approaches, including Brain spotting when appropriate.

Jules Conquest, APCC

Hello. No matter what brought you to this moment, I am here to sit beside you. From this place, my greatest calling is to tune into your deepest sense of knowing. I work in a relational way to help you cultivate a home within yourself that feels safer, more steady, and welcoming to you.

Melissa Cetlin, AMFT

Hi, I’m Melissa. I am an AMFT passionate about helping people connect with their sense of self and inner trust. My practice is trauma-informed, affirming of LGBTQ+ identities, and culturally responsive. Additionally, I am trained in Ketamine Assisted Therapy and EMDR.

Jesse Whittle-Utter, LMFT & Supervisor

I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with twelve years of experience providing psychotherapy, supervision, and coaching in both agency and private practice settings. I have a strong focus on working with LGBTQ+ populations and have trained in a variety of therapeutic modalities, including EMDR, AEDP, Internal Family Systems (IFS), & Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.

Deirdre Sabow, LMFT

My name is Deirdre. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Depth Hypnosis Practitioner and Certified Life Coach. I believe in order to be healthy and whole, we must holistically balance our mind, body and spirit.

Amanda Snow, AMFT, APCC

Hi, I'm Amanada. I help high-achieving women—including CEOs, caregivers, entrepreneurs, and "domestic goddesses"—heal unresolved trauma, restore nervous system regulation, and reclaim a deep sense of self-worth. I have additional training in EMDR and Couples focused Therapy.

Emma Goodfield, AMFT

Hi, I’m Emma, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area. I offer individual therapy for adults and teens, both in person and online. I see therapy as a collaborative process where the relationship we build becomes an important part of our work together.

Natalia Smith-Martinez, AMFT

Hi, my name is Natalia, and I work with kids of all ages, couples, and individuals struggling with relational difficulties and disconnection. I help clients reconnect with themselves and others.

Cassidy Cavanah, AMFT

I'm Cassidy, an AMFT specializing in grief, trauma, anxiety, and codependency. I work with teens, adults, and couples ready to face what's hard, understand themselves more deeply, and change the patterns shaping their lives. Relational, depth-oriented, TF-CBT trained.

Arian Dasmalchi, AMFT, APCC

I’m a trauma-informed talk and somatic psychotherapist trained in various modalities, including EMDR. I help clients untangle old patterns, heal wounds, and create lives that feel more authentic and meaningful. Therapy with me is warm, curious, and grounded in real, lasting change.

Meredith Isaksen, AMFT

Hi, I’m Meredith. I'm a depth-oriented and trauma-informed psychotherapist with specialized training in the perinatal and postpartum periods, as well as bilateral stimulation for healing birth trauma. I bring curiosity and warmth to all my sessions and am honored to do this work.

Eli Talen LMFT & Supervisor

I offer individual and couples therapy with a relational and psychoanalytic approach. For me, psychotherapy is a way to accompany people in developing and integrating underdeveloped or missing parts of themselves. My aim is to help people create a language for their emotional life and subjective experiences that allows for greater intimacy with themselves and others.

Eric Metzgar, AMFT

My approach is experiential and psychodynamic, and I specialize in helping clients deal with depression, anxiety, trauma, career issues, and life changes. I am trained in EFT, EMDR and Brainspotting.

Christine Donaldson, APCC

Hi, I'm Christine, an Associate Professional Clinical Counselor (APCC). I believe that our struggles often carry important messages about what needs our attention, and I offer a compassionate space to explore those experiences with curiosity, self-understanding, and care.

Andrea Samayoa-Sosa, ACSW

I'm Andrea, an Associate Clinical Social Worker. I support adults repeating the same relational dynamics while managing neurodivergence, anxiety, depression, or trauma. My work weaves together Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and Ketamine-Assisted Therapy.

Libra Kaplan, AMFT

Hi, I'm Libra. I'm an associate Marriage and Family Therapist (#157382) and HeartMath Certified Practitioner offering creative psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and groups that bridges mind, body, heart, and soul.

Erika Alcalde, AMFT

My work is grounded in relational psychodynamic therapy, somatic therapy, and depth psychology. Our work together will help you access your innate healing intelligence, deepen self-understanding and self-trust, and create more meaningful and satisfying relationships.

Nancy Aldrich, AMFT

My name is Nancy, and I am an AMFT and Grief Support Specialist. My style is warm, accepting, patient, intuitive, curious and heart-centered. I am trained in EMDR and Couples focused therapy. I look forward to helping you deepen your innate capacity for healing, and to navigate lifes changes.

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