Rae Turner
I’m a licensed psychologist who believes therapy works best when it feels real, hopeful, and sometimes even a little fun. For more than six years, I’ve helped teens, adults, and families heal from trauma, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with what matters most. I support meaningful change in a safe, compassionate space.
For more than six years, I’ve helped teens, adults, and families heal from trauma, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with what matters most.
I bring warmth, humor, and compassion to the process, helping you build insight, confidence, and a renewed sense of possibility.
First session
In the first session, you can expect a welcoming space where we focus on getting to know you by discussing what’s been feeling difficult, what you’re hoping for, and what has or hasn’t helped so far. I’ll ask thoughtful questions, but there’s no pressure to have everything perfectly explained. We’ll talk about what a safe and supportive space looks like for you, begin identifying goals, and discuss what therapeutic approaches might fit your needs. My goal is for you to leave the first session feeling heard, understood, and a little more hopeful about what’s possible moving forward.
Strengths
My greatest strengths are creating a warm, grounded space where people feel safe enough to be honest and start healing. I bring steadiness, empathy, and just enough humor to make the hard work feel a little lighter. I’m skilled at helping clients make sense of their experiences, see patterns with compassion, and find clarity and hope even in challenging times.
Ideal clients
My ideal clients are teens and adults of any age who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected and are ready for something to shift. You might be carrying the weight of anxiety, past trauma, or family tension and want to find a way forward that feels real and hopeful. You don’t need to have anything figured out to start therapy. Together, we can make sense of what feels confusing, untangle old patterns, and create space for new ways of connecting and coping.
Treatment methods
EMDR
EMDR helps the brain reprocess memories by activating the brain’s natural ability to heal after distressing experiences. When a traumatic or upsetting event happens, the memory can get “stuck” in the brain along with intense emotions, body sensations, and negative beliefs, so it continues to feel present and overwhelming. During EMDR, the person briefly focuses on the memory while engaging in bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements or tapping. This process helps the brain refile the memory in a more adaptive way, so it can be remembered without the same emotional charge. Over time, the memory feels more distant, new insights can emerge, and the nervous system responds with less distress.
Psychodynamic
Psychodynamic therapy is a depth oriented approach that helps people understand how past experiences and early relationships shape current thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, this work explores the deeper roots of distress to create lasting change. In therapy, people speak openly about their experiences while we notice recurring themes and relational patterns that may be operating outside of awareness. Sometimes this means realizing you keep replaying the same dynamic with different people. The goal is not blame, but understanding. We also pay attention to what unfolds in the therapy room, since present moment interactions can offer powerful insight. As self awareness grows, people gain more choice in how they respond and relate. Most importantly, this process offers real hope. When you understand your patterns, you are no longer bound to repeat them.
Attachment-based
Attachment based therapy focuses on how early relationship experiences shape the way people connect, trust, and feel safe with others. Our earliest bonds teach us what to expect from relationships, how to handle closeness, and what to do when we feel hurt or overwhelmed. In therapy, we explore these patterns with curiosity and compassion. People begin to notice how attachment styles show up in their adult relationships, whether that looks like pulling away, holding on tightly, or feeling unsure where they stand. The therapy relationship itself becomes a safe place to experience connection in a new way. As people develop a stronger sense of security and self understanding, relationships often feel less confusing and more fulfilling. Attachment based therapy offers hope that even long standing relational patterns can shift, and that secure connection can be learned at any stage of life.
Location
Virtual sessions
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- CaliforniaLicense 35941