Satva Therapy provides individual therapy in Santa Clara for adults navigating anxiety, trauma, relationship patterns, and life transitions. Our practice offers in-person sessions at our Santa Clara office and online sessions throughout California. Every therapist on our team is licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and trained in evidence-based approaches including Internal Family Systems, EMDR, and CBT.
Who We Work With
Our individual therapists work with adults across the San Francisco Bay Area, including Santa Clara, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. We also see clients online anywhere in California.
Many of the adults who come to us are high-functioning professionals who look fine on the outside but feel stuck on the inside. Others are navigating a specific crisis, the end of a relationship, a loss, a major life change, and want support from someone who won't rush them through it. We specialize in working with first- and second-generation South Asian adults, though we welcome clients of all cultural backgrounds.
How Your Therapy Will Work
In your first few sessions, your therapist will work with you to map out what brings you in and what you want to change. Together, you'll build a treatment plan that makes sense for your life, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach.
Throughout your work, your therapist checks in regularly to make sure therapy is actually landing. If something isn't working, it gets adjusted. The goal is progress you can feel, not just insight you collect. Sessions are typically 50 minutes, weekly to start. Frequency is reassessed as you progress.
Treatment Specialities
Anxiety and panic (generalized anxiety, social anxiety, performance anxiety, phobias, OCD)
Trauma (childhood trauma, PTSD, attachment wounds, nervous system dysregulation)
Relationship patterns (anxious attachment, avoidance, people-pleasing, boundary issues)
Depression (including high-functioning depression and emotional numbness)
Self-worth and confidence (self-esteem, self-image, perfectionism, self-criticism)
Major life transitions
Work and academic stress
Cultural identity and immigration-related stress (including first- and second-generation experiences)
Grief and loss
Chronic illness and disability
Isolation and Loneliness
Our Therapeutic Approach
Our therapists draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and attachment-based approaches. The specific approach used in any given session is matched to what the client is working on, not applied as a fixed protocol.
These methods target the root causes of your struggles: the nervous system patterns and old wounds driving your current reactions. You'll learn to regulate your emotions, challenge the narratives keeping you stuck, and respond to stress in ways that feel different from the patterns you've been repeating.
Individual Therapy in Santa Clara, CA
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Most clients do meaningful work within 3 to 12 months of weekly sessions, though this varies significantly based on what you're working on. Clients processing trauma often work longer. Clients addressing a specific transition may finish sooner. Your therapist will discuss expected timelines with you early on.
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We're an out-of-network provider and do not accept insurance. Check the Rates & Insurance page for details, or ask during your free consultation.
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Both. In-person sessions are held at our Santa Clara office at 2797 Park Avenue, Suite 208. Online sessions are available to anyone located in California via a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform.
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Book a free 15-minute consultation to talk with a therapist and see if we're a fit. There's no obligation. If the fit isn't right, we'll help you think through where to look next.
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Most people don't know exactly what they want from therapy when they start. That's normal. Part of the early work is figuring out what's really going on underneath what brought you in.
Frequently Asked Questions
Book a free 15-minute consultation to talk with one of our therapists about what's bringing you in and see if individual therapy at Satva is the right fit.
We Also Help With
Individual therapy is one of three services at Satva Therapy. If your situation involves more than one person, a different format may fit better.
Relationship concerns with a partner. When the work is primarily about communication, conflict patterns, or rebuilding trust, couples therapy in Santa Clara brings both partners into the room together.
Family dynamics across generations. For parent-child conflict, sibling tension, or navigating cultural expectations as a family unit, family therapy addresses the system rather than one person inside it.