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Reconnect With What Matters Most
 Down to Earth +Authentic+Meaning Centered Psychotherapy​
 
 
 

You’re Independent, capable, and committed to growth.

You optimize your body, your health, and your life.


Now it’s time to invest in healing the foundation 


Therapy is an investment in you.
A dedicated space to nurture and heal your inner self, process emotions,  change old patterns, and cultivate clarity, resilience, and alignment from the inside out.

Grounded meaning centered psychotherapy

Who I Work With

I specialize in working with strong, growth-oriented  women : professionals, mothers, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high achievers who are committed to their health and personal growth and want support, change and transformation. While my practice is particularly attuned to women’s experiences, I also work with men and adolescents seeking meaning and change.

Specialized Areas of Focus: 

  • Major life transitions and shifts

  • Boundaries, self-trust, and self-worth and emotional resilience

  • Repeated relational patterns

  • overwhelm, stress, uncertaintly 

  • High conflict divorce and seperation/ legal and relational stress and coparenting 

  • Sexual confidence, empowerment and intimacy concerns

  • Trauma  - I incorporate Brainspotting, a brain-body modality that helps process trauma, emotional stress, and experiences that may feel difficult to access through talk therapy alone.

ABOUT

ABOUT PORCUPINE GARDEN PSYCHOTHERAPY

I believe in real therapy for real people. My style is direct, compassionate, and practical  with warmth, precision, and a sense of humor. 

 

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MY APPROACH

     

 I respect your autonomy, your intelligence, and your lived experience.  Our work together isn't about rushing towards a solution or following a rigid modality. We create space to explore patterns, emotions and experiences that may be shaping your life, sense of self, or ability to feel safe and grounded in the present.  

 

 Together we will build clarity, psychological strength and resilience that supports health, life and growth.

                                          

Dr. Tamar Apeloig McKinley LMFT

GET IN TOUCH

CONTACT

 Feel free to reach out to us to schedule an appointment or to learn more about our services. (This contact form is not for emergencies or crisis situations. If you are in crisis, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.
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PHONE: Text Only
(714)587 - 3709

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