Licensed to practice in California and accepts 38 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Grief, Life Transitions and 6 more.
(she/her)
Often rebooked
Are you someone who appears strong and capable on the outside, yet feels chronically overwhelmed, exhausted, or deeply disconnected inside? Perhaps you're navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, relationship challenges, or a major life transition. As a licensed clinical psychologist in California with over 25 years of experience, I help adults move through life's challenges with greater clarity, confidence, strength, and self-trust.
Our first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another and determine whether we feel like a good fit. Finding the right therapist matters, and I encourage you to keep looking until you find someone who feels right for you. During our first meeting, I will want to understand what brings you to therapy, your current challenges, and what you hope to gain from our work together. You are also welcome to ask any questions about my approach so you can decide whether I'm the right fit for you. My style is warm, direct and engaged. I strive to create a space where you feel safe, understood, and supported, while also helping you identify patterns that may no longer be serving you. I intentionally work with a limited number of clients at a time. I conduct the bulk of my sessions Monday through Wednesday, with evening availability on all three days, as well as a limited Thursday morning appointments.
I believe therapy works best when clients feel safe, understood, and genuinely seen. My style is warm, engaged, and direct. I help clients gain insight, build resilience, and create meaningful, lasting change. Together, we'll look beyond immediate concerns to understand the patterns that may be influencing your thoughts, relationships, and life choices. Along the way, I'll help you build practical tools to manage difficult emotions and support lasting growth. I work especially well with adults navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, grief, chronic pain, relationship stress, low self-esteem, major life transitions, difficulty navigating emotions and questions related to purpose and identity. I also enjoy supporting women navigating caregiving stress, parenting challenges, empty nesting, and attachment related patterns. When appropriate, I also integrate nature-based approaches, mindfulness, guided imagery, sound healing and practical tools to help clients feel calmer, more resilient, and more connected to themselves. I also appreciate the healing connection many people experience with animals and the grounding, comfort, and regulation they can bring. My practice focuses on individual adult therapy. I do not provide couples therapy, psychological evaluations, disability paperwork, or ESA letter assessments. I may not be the best fit for clients seeking intensive trauma-focused treatment or higher levels of care.
I work best with thoughtful adults navigating life transitions, loss, grief, chronic stress, and the search for deeper meaning and purpose. Many of my clients appear strong and capable on the outside, yet feel overwhelmed, exhausted, or disconnected inside. I especially enjoy supporting adults navigating caregiving, parenting, relationship changes, empty nesting, and other major life transitions. I also work well with older adults adjusting to the realities of aging, including chronic illness, pain, loss and changing family roles. Across all ages, my clients are often seeking more than just symptom relief. They are looking for greater clarity, emotional resilience, and a stronger connection to themselves and what matters most.
Other specialties
I identify as
Cash - $225 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
AvMed
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
Attachment-based
With over 25 years of experience, I use an attachment-based lens to help clients explore past and present relationship patterns and understand how these experiences shape connection, trust, and emotional wellbeing.
Existential
My existential approach helps clients explore questions around purpose, meaning, identity, freedom, and change. Together, we examine not only current challenges, but also what it means to live authentically and create a meaningful life, even during uncertainty or transition.
Experiential Therapy
I integrate experiential therapy with nature-based and mindfulness practices to support emotional growth, self-awareness and greater resilience.
6 ratings with written reviews
July 9, 2026
From the outset, Dr. Hudson was warm, welcoming, and non-judgmental. She began the session (after greeting me and introducing herself) by framing the meeting and carefully outlining my privacy rights and her legal obligations. She asked good questions, listened carefully and empathically, perfectly summarized my account of what brought me to her, and identified what she determined were some key sources of my issues. She also provided tools to help relieve my symptoms. Great first session.
July 16, 2025
I have multiple issues that I must consider & come to terms with. Dr. Hudson is easy going and also very well versed in several modalities, allowing her to address all my issues. I have renewed hope that I can reach a more peaceful place of healing and acceptance.
June 3, 2025
I haven’t done any psychotherapy in 20 years and I was very apprehensive about starting that process now. I was greatly relieved to find an easy rapport with Dr. Hudson, and her style of therapy resonates really well with me. This opening session has provided me with optimism that I can find and use tools which will help me with depression and grief.