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Berenice Marsh(She/Her/Hers)

(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist, LIMFT
California
Attachment issues-Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-Race & cultural identity- Trauma-Childhood trauma-Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)-
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Professional statement

Do you often find yourself wondering how you can feel safe in this world, no matter what you do?

Complex trauma leaves us feeling like we’re never safe in the world, in our immediate environment, and even in our own bodies. You might be fed up with your life feeling completely unsustainable, feeling unfulfilled, or wondering if you’ll ever feel good enough. You might not even remember a time when things didn’t feel this way. Yet, you’re finally at a breaking point. Something needs to change now. You’re ready to learn how to put yourself first without sacrificing your values and what matters to you. You’re ready to learn how to live a meaningful life without burning yourself out at home or at work. Most of all, you’re ready to feel safe in your body and connect with your voice.

Clients come to me looking for a therapist who takes a holistic approach to addressing complex trauma, because therapy should be a place where you feel embodied growth and healing knowing that all parts of you will be seen, heard, and valued. In sessions, we get curious about what patterns are working for you and what’s not. While this work is tailored and individualized to your needs, we may combine mindfulness and body-based practices.

As a trauma therapist, I believe it’s okay to feel scared to get help. It’s okay to question if this is going to work. You have that right and I respect and honor your fear, hesitation, or whatever you might be experiencing in this moment. That’s probably what has helped you survive. Maybe you’re reading this because you finally want to feel better in your own skin again or even for the first time. We can be scared and still take the first step.


Message to clients

If you’re a woman of color who’s carried the weight of survival, silence, or always being the strong one, I see you.

This space is for you. For the daughter who translated every emotion into strength. For the woman who’s tired of shrinking, code-switching, or carrying wounds that were never hers to begin with. You don’t need to perform here. You don’t need to earn rest. You already deserve it.

My approach is steady, compassionate, and shaped by deep respect for who you are and where you’ve been. I specialize in trauma, somatic healing, and ancestral grief, the kind that lives in the body, across generations. Together, we’ll soften what’s been hardened, name what was never named, and build new ways of being that feel true.


Licensure

California: 135406

Languages

English

Specialties

Attachment issues - Development of effective relational and communication skills; insight into family attachment patterns;fostering healthy family relationships.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Healing painful experiences and memories from the past

Race & cultural identity - Exploring topics of racial, cultural, and ethnic background as it relates to one’s family origins and personal identity

Trauma - Coping and healing after threatening or scary events, such as witnessing accidents or experiencing sexual, verbal, emotional, or physical abuse

Childhood trauma - Learning how traumatic events in childhood can translate into adulthood; processing through difficult memories with the goal of moving past the experience and lingering symptoms

Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) - Recovering from the impact of long-term, repeated traumatic events, such as emotional abuse and neglect




Clientele

  • Adults (24+)
  • Young adults (18-24)

Locations & Hours


Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Optum
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • United Healthcare

Out-of-pocket fees

  • Individual sessions:$165 (50min)
  • Sliding scale:$150 - $165

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