Your anxiety, stress, or trauma has you looking for therapy.

You often feel anxious and on edge. You get overwhelmed easily, sometimes even with the simplest of tasks. You may struggle with feeling down or often feel bad about yourself, like you are to blame for the way things are. You find yourself irritable and reactive in close relationships.

You carry so many emotions and stress, it has become a burden - be it from having cancer or a chronic illness, experiencing the death of a loved one, suffering from the effects of an acute traumatic event or childhood trauma, or experiencing the changes as a midlife woman, you know you need support and healing.

You’ve tried to cope with everything as best you can. You aren’t sure exactly what you need. But, you know you need something more than what you are doing, and you want to feel whole again.

You are ready to heal your body, your mind, your emotions, and your spirit.

My name is Michelle Baumgartner, therapist in San Rafael

For over 35 years I have helped people through many transitions in life, with grief, trauma, or a chronic illness/condition to find healing within themselves, to support their mind, body or spirit. I am a warm, interactive, experiential therapist who will collaborate with you to figure out what really makes sense for you. I offer many different mind-body tools for coping, self exploration, and healing.

My clients often remark that I am “kind, caring, intuitive, insightful, and resourceful.” That I “get them” and “meet them where they are.” That I help them become more aware of their bodies and heal from their traumas. That I welcome their connection to “Spirit”, what is larger than themselves, in whatever form.

Through weekly sessions, you will learn how to practice mind-body tools, express and accept your emotions, heal past traumas, and to expand into what you want to create in your life moving forward. Weekly sessions give you the space and attention you deserve and have likely always given to everyone else, except yourself.

Contact me for a free 15 minute therapy consultation

I know it can feel like a big step to call a therapist, but I’ll make it easy. We’ll spend 15 minutes on the phone and I’ll let you know how or if I can help. If I am not the right person, I’ll do my best to get you to the right person. Schedule your free 15 minute phone consultation here for therapy in San Rafael, CA or online therapy throughout California. My specialties include trauma focused/somatic therapy, grief and loss counseling, cancer survivor support and coping with chronic illness, and womens health and wellness at midlife