THERAPIST

Marcella works with adults, adolescents and families in her private practice in San Carlos, California. She meets her clients with a warm, accepting, and compassionate manner, and her style is engaged and interactive with a touch of humor and playfulness. She uses mindfulness, compassion and attachment-based approaches to psychotherapy that help clients gain self-awareness, insight, and new ways of relating to situations.

Marcella’s areas of expertise include: eating, weight and body image issues; relationship issues; parenting support; stress, anxiety and depression; and grief/loss and transitions. When working with Marcella, clients are supported to address their specific issues with the goal of resolving past wounds and developing internal resources to cope with life’s adversities. This work usually leads to new perspectives on difficult issues, allows for hope to arise, and ultimately contributes to more positive experiences in life. Her therapeutic approach guides clients through a transformative process to discover self-compassion, self-acceptance, self-confidence and a whole-hearted way of living.

Marcella is married and is the mother of two wonderful children who are in college. When not working, Marcella enjoys spending time with family, friends and her sweet Shih Tzu Walter, who often comes to work with her, as well as being outdoors, swimming and practicing yoga.