About Me

 

I’m Debbi Odell, an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist with nine years of experience in the mental health field.  I earned my masters at Antioch University of Santa Barbara with a Somatic concentration, and I am certified in Expressive Arts Therapy.  I am LGBTQ+ and social justice-allied, and I use client-centered, trauma-informed, attachment, and Internal Family Systems approaches combined with expressive arts and somatic interventions.  I work with children, teens, adults, couples, and families, helping clients with many issues including grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, dissociation, mental illness, and relationships.  I believe the therapeutic relationship needs to have safety, trust, respect, and honest communication, so I collaborate with clients to create an environment that feels supportive.  I look forward to meeting you and working together toward a more fulfilling life.

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Service Type

  

• Direct Counseling (Individual/Children/Teens/Couple/Family)

• Expressive Art Therapy

• Somatic Therapy

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Specialties

   

• Dissociation

• Religious trauma

• Non-traditional relationships

• LGBTQ+

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Education

  

• MA in Clinical Psychology, Somatic Experiencing Concentration Antioch University – Santa Barbara, CA

• BS in Applied Mathematics with Computer Science Engineering Studies UCLA - Los Angeles, CA

Approach

• Person-Centered

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Language Spoken

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• English

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Practice Location

• San Francisco Bay Area, Telehealth