We aren’t meant to do this alone.
Holistic, person-centered therapy in El Dorado Hills and online throughout California
Welcome! I’m honored to meet you here.
I’m Mallory (she/her), a deeply feeling INFJ who found her calling as a student of the human experience, formally referred to as a licensed marriage and family therapist. If you’ve found your way here, I have good news—you’ve already begun the work that’s been calling to you.
Maybe you’ve been searching the world for your own face, or trying to feel at home in your body. You’re grieving who you used to be and who you thought you’d become. You feel disconnected from yourself and others—alone in a crowded room, as it were. You feel like you’re always too much yet somehow never enough.
Maybe you’re wondering why marriage doesn’t come with an instruction manual. You and your partner feel stuck in the same rhythmless dance and are starting to worry that love might not conquer all. You know that big fight wasn’t really about them not putting their spoon in the dishwasher, but you can’t figure out why the small things feel so. damn. big.
Maybe you’re juggling parenthood and career, trying to muscle through the guilt of not being able to be in two places at once. You’re burnt out and fed up, but falling apart isn’t an option, and no amount of other parents saying, “Same,” can convince you that you’re not the only one failing at all of it.
If you feel like it’s all too much for you to carry, that’s because it is.
I’ve been there. Some days, I’m still there. I don’t have all the answers, but I do know this: No one does it alone.
Wherever you are in your journey, I’ll meet you there.
“Everything that lives… lives not alone, nor for itself.”
-William Blake, The Book of Thel
What I’m like as a therapist:
I am driven by my belief in connection as a fundamental human need. We need community, security, belonging, love… We need each other.
I believe that it’s never too late to become who you are, and that the journey of the Self is lifelong and nonlinear.
I am earnest in my compassion, my curiosity, and my belief in my clients.
I consider myself a student of the human experience, meaning I will never pretend to have the answers or know more about your life than you do.
My colleagues would tell you that my therapist superpower is my ability to see, accept, and value my clients for who they are, without judgment and without condition.
My clients would probably tell you that my favorite things to say are, “It feels hard because it is hard,” “Shame can’t survive in the light,” and, “If this doesn’t resonate with you, please feel free to tell me to f*** off.”
I am not afraid to sit in the hard stuff with you.
I do the work, too—I was a client before I was a therapist, and I remain committed to my own personal therapy to ensure I am showing up as the most authentic and grounded version of myself.
I use an integrative approach that pulls from several therapeutic modalities so that every part of you is seen and treatment is personalized to meet your unique needs.
What to expect in session:
You’ll meet a real person, not a blank slate, who is deeply and sincerely interested in your story.
We will spend time fostering connection and ensuring you feel seen and understood.
I will hold myself to the same standards I ask of you, which means we will both show up with authenticity and vulnerability.
Humor will be part of the process (because I just promised you that I would show up as my authentic Self).
Every part of you is welcome in the room with us, even the parts you have exiled, and together we will foster connection with them, too. We will shine a warm light on every corner of shame until there is nothing left behind in the shadows.
Yes, we will talk about your childhood. Yes, it matters.
We will get intimate with your real, raw emotions and learn to call them by their names. We will celebrate the complex and beautiful network of sensitivities and experiences that make you, you.
I will honor you as the expert of your own life and collaborate with you on what your therapeutic journey looks like.
I will hold onto hope if you ever need to set it down for a bit.
What I’m like as a person:
I’m usually fighting for my life to manage the things a lot of folks are juggling: parenthood, marriage, pets, friends, unfinished hobbies, hormones, and the collapse of democracy.
I cry almost every day because I am moved by most everything; I’m a devout believer in whimsy and romanticizing all of life’s idiosyncrasies.
I moonlight as a poet and love classic gothic horror novels and William Blake.
I’m frequently contemplating the vastness of space and the meaning of life until I find myself in a gentle existential spiral.
I love going down obscure Wikipedia rabbit holes when I should be sleeping.
I rewatch LOST every year and think it is the best story ever told on TV.
We might be a good fit if:
You are looking for someone warm, authentic, and conversational to walk alongside you toward whatever comes next.
You’re okay with a few swear words and appreciate a good metaphor.
You want to go deep and are ready to get to know yourself intimately.
You want a therapist who will laugh at your humor defense mechanisms before lovingly challenging them.
You desire a genuine connection with a therapist who is unequivocally and imperfectly human.
You’re done performing and are looking for a safe space to get comfortable with vulnerability.
Education & Licensure
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California (LMFT #157603)
Master of Arts, Psychology, Marriage & Family Therapy, Brandman University
Bachelor of Arts, English, San Diego State University