Life By Design Therapy

  If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy, this is a gentle nudge that now is a great time to begin. For a limited time, we’re offering $40 off your therapy sessions for your first 4 months when you book a free consultation by 12/31 . This is our way of making care more accessible as you move into the new year with intention, support, and a little more ease. Here’s what that savings can look like: ✨ 1 month of therapy → $125 saved ✨ 2 months → $250 saved ✨ 3 months → $375 saved ✨ 4 months → $500 total savings Our hope is that this discount helps take some of the pressure off as you invest in your mental and emotional well-being. How to claim your discount: Book a free phone consultation with our Client Care Coordinator by 12/31 (link in bio). Mention the promotion when you schedule. Start therapy with one of our clinicians. Receive $40 off for your first four months of therapy. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or wanting a more grounded start to the new year...

  At Life By Design Therapy™, we often remind clients that vulnerability isn’t the same as exposure. True vulnerability isn’t about saying everything out loud; it’s about letting yourself be seen in safe, intentional ways. When your nervous system has learned that openness leads to hurt, it makes sense that you’d want to protect yourself. You might stay guarded, overthink your responses, or hold back emotions, not because you don’t care, but because your body learned that safety meant staying small. Practicing vulnerability starts with regulation, not risk. It’s about building small moments of trust with yourself and others so your body learns, “It’s safe to be real here.” 💛 Our latest blog explores how to rebuild emotional safety and reconnect through vulnerability, even when it feels uncomfortable. Read it now at Holistic and Somatic Therapy | Berkeley & Online Follow for more therapist insights on connection, safety, and healing. https://www.lifebydesigntherapy.com/

  How Vulnerability Can Bring You and Your Partner Closer It’s a quiet evening, and you and your partner are sitting side by side. Maybe there’s something you’ve been wanting to say…something small, but real. You start to open your mouth… and then pause. The words get caught somewhere between your chest and your throat. You tell yourself it’s not the right time. You scroll your phone. You change the subject. You pretend you’re fine. You’re not necessarily avoiding the conversation; you’re actually avoiding the feeling. That uncomfortable flutter in your chest, the lump in your throat, the what-if that says: What if they don’t get it? What if what I say pushes them away? That’s what vulnerability feels like, the tension between wanting to be seen and wanting to be safe. If this sounds like you, it might be time to explore what’s happening beneath that hesitation. Read More . https://www.lifebydesigntherapy.com/blog/how-vulnerability-can-bring-you-and-your-partner-closer

  As a practice, we often meet couples who appear to communicate well. They talk regularly, coordinate responsibilities, and stay updated on the day-to-day details of life. But even with all that communication, something essential is often missing: emotional honesty . Not honesty about logistics or facts, but honesty about the deeper experience: “I’m hurt.” “I feel disconnected.” “I’m scared we’re drifting.” When couples don’t feel safe sharing these emotions, communication becomes transactional. They’re speaking, but they aren’t truly connecting. The heart of relationship health isn’t more conversation; it’s the courage to be real , and the safety within the relationship to do so. When vulnerability becomes safe, communication shifts. Couples move from simply managing the relationship to genuinely strengthening it . 💛 In our latest blog, we explore how emotional vulnerability transforms communication into connection, and how therapy can help couples rebuild the foundation of safe...

  It’s a story we hear often. You sit down at your desk, halfway through a meeting, when it hits you, you haven’t stopped all morning. Your inbox is overflowing, your shoulders ache, and your mind keeps repeating one thought: “Just get through the day.” Sound familiar? Workplace stress has become so normalized that many people don’t notice how much it’s draining their energy and dysregulating their nervous system, until they’re completely depleted. At Life By Design Therapy ™, we see how deeply hustle culture impacts the body. Many of us long to feel calm, grounded, and purposeful, but those states are hard to access when the nervous system is stuck in survival mode. The truth is, you can’t push your way to peace. Rest, presence, and purpose aren’t rewards you earn; they’re natural states your body returns to once it feels safe enough to slow down. 🪞 Read the full blog: How to Manage Stress and Prevent Burnout in the Workplace for body-based tools to regulate your nervous system...

  If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy, this is your sign to start the year off right with support that actually feels grounding and not overwhelming. For a limited time, we’re offering $40 off each session for your first 4 months of therapy when you book a free phone consultation by 12/31 . This is our way of making therapy more accessible as you move into the new year with intention, nervous system support, and a little more ease. ✨ What this means for you: Lower cost as you begin your therapy journey Space to process the holidays, stress, or transitions Support to build routines that feel sustainable in 2026 A chance to work with a clinician who truly meets you where you are If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin, therapy can be a powerful first step. 📞 Book your free phone consultation, link in bio, or call 510-646-0046 Let’s get you connected with a therapist who feels like the right fit. You deserve support. 💛 https://www.lifebydesi...