Gargi Patel
LMFT 101986
Therapy for adults, teens, and couples - across California.
I'm Gargi Patel, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #101986) offering virtual psychotherapy. I work with adults, adolescents, and couples on trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, racial identity, and the parts of life that feel stuck.
What therapy with me looks like
Integrative. Trauma-informed. Relational.
Sessions are 50 minutes, on Zoom. I draw on EMDR, Brainspotting, somatic practices, psychodynamic, and relational therapy — and the mix depends on the person across from me and what we're working on. The aim isn't to make pain go away in a hurry. It's to help you metabolize what's underneath it so you can move differently in your life.
WHO I WORK WITH
Adults, teen, and couples.
Adults
Individual therapy for people working through trauma, anxiety, depression, identity, relationships, or transitions in work and life.
Adolescents (14+)
Therapy for teens navigating school stress, identity, family conflict, anxiety, depression, eating concerns, or self-esteem.
Couples
Couples therapy for partners working through conflict, communication patterns, attachment, life transitions, and rupture and repair.
HOW I WORK
Five modalities, woven together.
No single approach fits every person, and rigid adherence to one method often misses what's actually happening. I integrate the methods below, in proportions that change with the work.
EMDR
An evidence-based therapy for trauma and PTSD using guided eye movements to help the brain reprocess distressing memories.
Evidence-based · Developed 1987
Brainspotting
A brain-body therapy that uses eye position to access the deeper, non-verbal layers of an experience.
Developed by Dr. David Grand, 2003
Somatic Practices
Body-based work using sensation, breath, and posture as a way into what's underneath.
Body-based
Psychodynamic + relational
Therapy that takes the patterns you bring into relationships — including ours — as material.
Depth-oriented
"The privilege of a lifetime is to become
who you truly are."
-- Carl Jung
WHAT I SPECIALIZE IN
Where I have depth.
A few of these will resonate; many won't. That's expected. If something on the list maps to where you are, we can start there.
FEES
Direct, no surprises.
I'm an out-of-network provider and offer monthly superbills you can submit to your PPO insurance for partial reimbursement.
SERVICE
PER 50-MIN SESSION
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Individual Therapy
$250
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Couples Therapy
$350
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Initial Consultation
Free
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Ready to start?
Book a free 15-minute consultation. We'll talk briefly about what brings you in and decide together whether to schedule a full session.
Gargi Patel, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #101986) practicing virtually across California. Master's in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies; trained at Pierce Street Integral Counseling Center and Mission High School.
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In crisis? Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room.