50-Minute Sessions | Licensed Providers | Virtual Across California

Individual Therapy for Trauma Survivors in California

Virtual, trauma-informed therapy for survivors of sexual violence, domestic abuse, stalking, and complex trauma.

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Living with trauma changes how everything feels

After sexual violence, domestic abuse, or stalking, the world doesn't feel the same. Your body doesn't feel the same. You might question your judgment, scan every room for danger, or go numb when you need to feel most present.

Individual therapy is a place to work through this safely. At your pace. With someone who understands what trauma does to the nervous system, relationships, and sense of self.

These are normal responses to abnormal experiences

When trauma is affecting your life, it can look like:

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Hypervigilance or feeling constantly on edge

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Difficulty trusting others or your own judgment

Anxiety, depression, or emotional numbness

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Flashbacks, nightmares, or intrusive thoughts

Avoiding people, places, or situations that remind you of the trauma

Shame, self-blame, or confusion about what happened

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Feeling disconnected from your body or emotion

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Relationship strain rooted in trauma responses

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What is individual trauma therapy?

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Individual therapy means working one-on-one with a licensed trauma specialist. Sessions are 50 minutes, confidential, and are offered in person in Long Beach, CA, and virtually statewide in California.

You control what you talk about and when. You won't be forced to share details you're not ready to share. You won't be pushed to "relive" traumatic events or move faster than feels safe.

Therapy is collaborative. Your provider will follow your lead, help you understand how trauma is showing up in your life now, and work with you to develop tools that actually help.

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Individual Therapy at Honey & Twine Can Support survivors Working Through:

  • Intergenerational Trauma

  • Complex Trauma & PTSD

  • Identity-Based Violence/Harm

  • Vicarious Trauma Exposure

  • Secondary Traumatic Stress

  • Sexual Trauma

  • Domestic Violence

  • Narcissistic & Relational Abuse

  • Stalking

  • Betrayal Trauma

  • Bullying, Intimidation, & Harassment

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How we work with you

Healing

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” - Maya Angelou

We specialize in the trauma most providers aren't trained to treat. We offer trauma-specific individual, relational, and communal healing practices tailored to promote whole person healing rather than applying generalist approaches.

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Connecting

“Healing happens in community, never in isolation” - Bell Hooks

We become your healing partners, growing and walking alongside you. We foster meaningful connections through shared communal healing practices interwoven within our survivor-centered retreats, workshops, and therapeutic group offerings.

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Growing

"To untangle the present, we must first understand how the threads were first woven.”

We empower your recovery with deep trauma-specific insight and exclusive access our honey hive, where survivors can access knowledge provided by experts within the field of power based personal violence.

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Blooming

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty." - Maya Angelou

We understand that even in the blooming era of healing, there still may be moments where you need additional support. This is why we offer individual drop-in maintenance sessions and continued access to all of our therapeutic offerings.

We draw from evidence-based approaches, chosen collaboratively based on your needs:

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) / Somatic-based approaches / Internal Family Systems (IFS) / DBT-informed skills / Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) / Psychodynamic therapy / Narrative therapy
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MEET THE Team

We've built our practice around supporting survivors

Our licensed providers have dedicated their careers to supporting survivors of sexual violence, domestic abuse, stalking, and complex trauma. We're not generalists trying to do everything. This is what we do, and we do it well.

Meet Our Team
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At Honey & Twine Counseling, our team is led by survivors and trained specialists who know that healing from trauma requires more than textbook knowledge. It requires lived understanding, deep compassion, and specialized expertise.

Whether you're looking for EMDR, somatic therapy, DBT, or trauma-informed expressive arts psychotherapy, our team brings evidence-based approaches tailored to your needs. We work with individuals, families, children, and adolescents across California.

Getting started is easy

Step 1: Fill Out Our Confidential Inquiry Form

Click the request an appointment button to show our initial intake appointment availability and pre-screener form; this brief form should take clients roughly 5-10 minutes to complete. Once submitted, clients should expect to receive an email, text, and/or call back response (based on indicated preferred contact method) within 24 to 48 hours from one of our clinical intake team members.

Step 2: Meet With Our Intake Coordinator

Before your intake appointment, we'll send you a clear billing breakdown so there are no surprises. You'll fill out intake forms online (just a few clicks), then show up and start. Most clients begin within the same week.

It is important to note that all initial intake appointments will be held virtually by our clinical intake coordinator unless otherwise specified by one of our staff. In-person appointment requests can be scheduled to take place within our Long Beach office after the initial intake appointment is completed. 

Step 3: Get Matched With Your Provider

Based on your needs, preferences, insurance, and schedule, we'll match you with the right clinician & service offerings from our team. We have clinicians with different specialties, approaches, and identities because the right fit matters.

Request Appointment

  • No. You control what you share and when. Some clients want to dive in immediately, others need time to build trust first. Your therapist will follow your lead.

  • Therapy works when you have the right therapist and the right approach. That's why we offer a consultation to make sure we're a good fit before you commit to anything.

  • Yes. We accept Aetna, Cigna, Blue Shield of California, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and United Healthcare/Optum. We also work with out-of-network benefits. For more details on insurance and pricing, visit our pricing and insurance page.

  • It depends. Some clients work with us for a few months, others stay longer. Trauma therapy isn't about rushing to a finish line. You'll work with your therapist to set goals and check in regularly about what's helping.

  • Not all therapy is the same. If your previous therapist wasn't trained in trauma, wasn't a good fit, or used approaches that didn't work for you, that doesn't mean therapy can't help. It means you needed something different. We specialize in trauma, and we prioritize fit.

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COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

Frequently Asked Questions

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You don't have to carry this alone

Individual therapy gives you a space to process what happened, understand how it's affecting you now, and build a life that feels safe. You don't have to do this by yourself.

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