Marie-Michele Atkinson

About Marie-Michele

I use parts work and other modalities including IFS, EMDR, the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM) and the STAIR method to address symptoms such as depression, anxiety, difficulty with setting boundaries, low self esteem, dissociation and creative blocks in an integrative way.

My approach differs from traditional talk therapy in that it emphasizes you accessing your Adult Self and harnessing it to its full power rather than looking externally for answers. I see myself as a guide, working collaboratively with you on addressing symptoms effectively and achieving your therapeutic goals.

When working with couples, I focus on you and your partner developing self-awareness, emotional regulation and your communication skills with each other. I help bring awareness to the power dynamics which may be contributing to some of the conflicts that you are unable to address skillfully on your own.

I work with adult individuals and couples, and I particularly enjoys working with people from the 2slgbtqia+ and BIPOC communities, new parents, new mothers, artists, activists, healers, creatives and professionals.

Additionally, I may be a great fit for you, if you are looking for support in going deeper into self-inquiry and your own growth process.

My passion for this work stems from continuing to experience and witness people’s capacity for resilience and growth in the face of challenges and adversity. Most recently, I have been called to focus more deeply on the intersection of grief, ecopsychology, spirituality and trauma-focused psychotherapy in my work and in my life.

Call me at: (818) 224-0674 or email: [email protected] to schedule a free 20 mins phone consultation as a next step.

Education & Training

•tRegistered Clinical Counsellor BCACC (#21782)
•tLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (#124493) and in Texas
(#204985)
•tMasters Degree in Somatic Psychology – California Institute of Integral Studies
(CIIS)
•tBachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies – California Institute of Integral
Studies (CIIS)
•tClinical Supervision Foundations-Therapist Development Center
•tSTAIR Method Training Program with Juliane Taylor-Shore, LMFT, SEP
•t“Neurobiology with Heart” Workshop with Juliane Taylor-Shore, LMFT, SEP
•t“Sessions Live 2022” Workshop with Esther Perel, LMFT
•t“Exploring Modern Relationships” with Esther Perel, LMFT
•tMonthly Group Consultation with Juliane Taylor-Shore, LMFT
•tMasterclass “It’s All Parts Work: Healing Complex Trauma with IFS and EMDR”
with Colleen West, LMFT
•t“The Neurobiology of Feelings Safe: Working with Boundaries Inside Out” with
Juliane Taylor-Shore, LMFT
•t “At the Crossroads of Trauma Therapy: Integrating EMDR, Structural
Dissociation, Attachment Repair & Parts Work” with Rachel Walker, LMFT
•tMonthly Trauma-Focused Group Consultation and Individual Consultation with
EMDRIA-Approved Consultant Rachel Walker, LMFT
•tEMDR Training and Certification with Dr. Stephen Dansiger at the Institute for
Creative Mindfulness
•tAssociateship with the San Francisco Marriage and Couples Center