Welcome.

If you are here, something in you is already moving toward care and understanding.
Whatever brings you, you are welcome — and support is available.

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Trauma-Informed Therapy for Adults in California

Golden Thread Therapy offers compassionate, evidence-based counseling for adults navigating trauma, grief, emotional overwhelm, life transitions, and personal growth.

Contact me - (323) 918-5410

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) • EMDR-informed • DBT-informed • Grief Recovery Specialist

You Don’t Have to Carry This Alone

You may look like you’re functioning on the outside, but inside feel overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally exhausted. Trauma, grief, and chronic stress can live in the body long after an event has passed.

I work with adults who want to understand their emotional patterns, calm their nervous system, and heal at a deeper level — not just cope.

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    Psychodynamic Therapy

    Psychodynamic therapy helps you understand how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence your thoughts, emotions, and relationships today. By exploring these patterns with insight and compassion, you can reduce emotional distress, improve relationships, and create lasting, meaningful change beyond symptom relief.

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    The Grief Recovery method

    The Grief Recovery Method® is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps individuals process grief and loss without judgment or time pressure.
    It offers practical tools to move beyond pain while honoring the relationship and meaning behind the loss.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy

    DBT helps you learn how to hold difficult emotions with compassion while building skills to respond in ways that align with your values. Through DBT, you learn how to pause rather than react, understand what your emotions are communicating, and navigate relationships more effectively. These skills support emotional regulation, clearer decision-making, and a greater sense of balance in daily life.

Areas of Focus

  • Trauma & PTSD

  • Grief and loss

  • Anxiety and emotional overwhelm

  • Personal growth and self-development

  • Life transitions and identity shifts

  • Relationship and attachment wounds

  • Nervous system regulation

Contact (323) 3837765

My Therapeutic Approach

My work is trauma-informed, relational, and grounded in evidence-based practices. I integrate EMDR-informed therapy, DBT skills, mindfulness, and grief recovery to help clients feel safer in their bodies and more connected to themselves.

Therapy with me is non-judgmental, collaborative, compassionate, and paced to support real, sustainable healing.

Meet Maya Sutta-Gomez, LCSW

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving adults throughout California. I believe healing happens when we feel seen, supported, and understood — not rushed or pathologized.

My role is to help you gently untangle what’s been weighing on you and reconnect with your inner resilience.

Therapy Services in California

Golden Thread Therapy provides individual therapy for adults located in California. Sessions are offered via secure telehealth.

If you’re looking for trauma-informed therapy, grief counseling, or support during a life transition, I invite you to reach out.

It's okay to seek help, and I'm here to support you.

Book your 15-minute consultation call with me and let’s talk through it together.

If this is an emergency, please dial 911 or go to the nearest hospital. 

Contact me - (323) 918-5410
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EMDR Therapy for PTSD After a Car Accident

A car accident can leave lasting emotional effects, including anxiety, intrusive memories, or fear around driving. These responses are common and valid. EMDR therapy can help process the experience and support healing so you can regain a sense of safety and confidence.

FAQ

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  • I’d be glad to connect with you. You’re welcome to call or text 323-918-5410 to schedule a session or ask any questions. If I’m unable to answer, please leave a message and I’ll return your call within 24 hours.

  • Individual sessions range from $150–$250. Limited insurance and sliding-scale options are available based on need and availability.

  • I require at least 24 hours' notice for cancellations. If you cancel less than 24 hours before your scheduled session, you will be charged the full session fee.

You don’t have to have it all figured out.
Healing unfolds one thread at a time.