A Steady Place for Healing and Growth

Providing mindful, trauma-informed psychotherapy in Ventura, CA
Blending somatic and cognitive psychotherapy approaches to support healing and meaningful growth.

Michelle Newcomb

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

CA LMFT #104721

Psychotherapist

A passion for meaningful and lasting emotional healing

You won’t just be talking about your experiences in the world, you’ll slow down and understand how it all lives in your body.

Grounded

Experience being present, stable, and connected in the here and now.

Collaborative

Actively working together, sharing ideas, and contributing equally to therapy.

Attuned

Feel a sense of understanding and appreciation towards your emotional wellbeing.

Aware

Explore how you perceive and respond to the world around you.

Interpretive

Analyze your individual experiences and beliefs.

Regulative

Respond thoughtfully to your senses and build emotional intelligence.

Deciding to choose therapy with Michelle

Therapy that goes beyond understanding, helping you shift patterns at their root. You’ll slow down and notice what happens inside you, working with the patterns that keep repeating.

Top Specialties

  • Trauma/Severe Stress
  • Bipolar
  • Anxiety
  • Depression

Top Modalities

  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)
  • CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
  • Gestalt
  • Parts Work


“I GAINED it so,
By climbing slow,
By catching at the twigs that grow
Between the bliss and me.”


-Emily Dickinson