About Adriel | Ecotherapy

Hello and Welcome!

My name is Adriel (she/her)

and I live and work in Santa Cruz, California,

traditional territory known as Popeloutchom

by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band.

I offer somatic (body based), transpersonal (spiritual),

and trauma-informed practices with an

integrative approach to psychotherapy.

Sessions may involve talking, movement, breath,

meditation, guided visualization, and expressive arts.

Outdoor, nature-based ecotherapy sessions

integrate the natural world as part of your

wholeness, resilience, and well-being.

I would love to help you learn how to listen to and trust your inner wisdom, build new skills, discover hope and a sense of belonging and greater purpose, as you navigate your unique life journey.

We may be a good fit if you are looking to:

Live well as a Highly Sensitive Person
Develop Self-Acceptance, Self-Esteem, and Self-Advocacy
Navigate Life-transitions with increasing ease
Integrate nature and animals as part of individual well-being
Explore how to live with the stress of global social and environmental states

I am a cisgender, heterosexual female of European and Ashkenazi Jewish descent who enjoys working with LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC folks. If you would like to find out more about how I might support your specific identity, please reach out so we can explore the possibility of working together.

Education

MA: Holistic Counseling Psychology: Buddhist Psychology. John F. Kennedy University

BA: Design Studies: Art History and Visual Culture. San Jose State University

Certifications

Interpersonal Neurobiology (currently studying)
Integrative Medicine for Mental Health
Professional Clinical Ecotherapist 100hr
Registered Yoga Instructor 200hr,

with additional trainings in trauma informed yoga

Let Animals Lead Reiki method, Level 2
Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning

*I am not currently offering Equine Facilitated sessions.

A little more about me

Having grown up in Santa Cruz, I am grateful to call this special place home. Santa Cruz has transformed in the time I have known it, as have I. I have been married, divorced and remarried, also ended my first career in business to enter into this now second career as a therapist. I am child-free by choice. Movement, meditation and intentional time outdoors help me ground and orient. I endeavor to be curious about my experiences in my own body, in relationships, in this place and on this planet. I have learned that creating a compassionate and reciprocal relationship with the world in which we live is the foundation of well-being and hope. I find immense satisfaction in supporting others in deep personal growth and inter-relational exploration.

I treasure my time outdoors every day, gardening, playing in the ocean, hiking in the woods, cooking healthy meals and spending time with my loved ones (human and other-than-human). Always exploring the beauty this Earth has to offer.

"We are all just walking each other home." ~Ram Dass