Licensed to practice in California. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and PTSD and 5 more.
Often rebooked
Clients say this provider is
Hi, I’m Norma Elia Luna, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and the therapist behind Sol de Luna Therapy. I provide warm, collaborative, trauma-informed therapy that integrates attachment-focused and somatic perspectives. I believe the patterns we struggle with often make more sense when we understand what they have been trying to protect us from. In our work, we may explore how past experiences, relationships, emotions, and nervous system responses continue to shape the way you experience yourself and the people around you today. My goal is not simply to help you manage symptoms, but to help you understand yourself more deeply, reconnect with your own needs and strengths, and develop new ways of responding that feel more aligned with the life and relationships you want.
Our first session is an opportunity for us to get to know one another and begin understanding what brought you to therapy. You don’t need to know exactly what’s wrong, have the right words, or know where to begin. We can figure that out together. I’ll invite you to share what has been happening, what feels most important right now, and what you hope might be different. You can share at a pace that feels comfortable to you. I’ll also ask questions to better understand your experiences, relationships, strengths, and the patterns you may be noticing in your life. Most importantly, the first session gives you a chance to experience what it feels like to work with me. Therapy is a relationship, and I want you to feel that this is a space where you can be honest, curious, and fully yourself.
I bring warmth, curiosity, compassion, and honesty into the therapy room. I listen closely not only to what you’re saying, but also to the patterns, emotions, and experiences underneath it. I’m especially interested in helping you make connections between what you understand intellectually and what you may still be experiencing emotionally or in your body. I also believe therapy should help you recognize your own capacity. I won’t position myself as the expert on your life or tell you who you should become. My role is to help you understand yourself more clearly, recognize patterns that may no longer serve you, and strengthen your ability to trust yourself and make choices that feel right for you. Our work can be gentle and compassionate while still making room for honesty, challenge, humor, and meaningful change.
My ideal client may be someone who appears capable and put-together on the outside but feels overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, or disconnected from themselves underneath it all. You may be the person others rely on, the one who keeps going, takes care of everyone else, or has learned to carry more than people realize. You might struggle with overthinking, people-pleasing, boundaries, self-doubt, difficulty expressing your needs, or relationship patterns that keep repeating even when you understand them logically. You may have experienced trauma, difficult relationships, or painful experiences in the past or you may not know exactly why you feel the way you do. You don’t need to understand your patterns before coming to therapy. You may simply know that the way you’ve been coping isn’t working anymore and that you want something to change. Together, we can become curious about what is underneath these patterns and help you develop a more secure, compassionate, and connected relationship with yourself and others.
I use an attachment-focused approach to help clients understand how early relationships and past experiences may continue to influence the way they relate to themselves and others. Together, we explore patterns involving connection, emotional safety, boundaries, people-pleasing, self-trust, and difficulty expressing needs. I help clients approach these patterns with curiosity and compassion while developing more secure and fulfilling ways of relating to themselves and the people in their lives.
I incorporate somatic and body-based approaches to help clients understand how stress, trauma, and emotions can be experienced in the nervous system and body. We may explore physical sensations, patterns of activation or shutdown, emotional responses, grounding, and ways of increasing a sense of safety and regulation. This work can help clients move beyond simply understanding their patterns intellectually and begin experiencing change on a deeper, embodied level.
I approach trauma work with an emphasis on safety, choice, collaboration, and pacing. Rather than asking clients to immediately revisit painful experiences, I help them understand how past experiences may be affecting their emotions, relationships, beliefs, and nervous-system responses in the present. We work at a pace that feels manageable while strengthening internal resources, self-trust, boundaries, and the capacity to respond differently to old patterns.
I believe clients are the experts on their own lives. I bring warmth, curiosity, compassion, and honesty while creating space for clients to explore their experiences without judgment. Rather than telling you who you should become, I help you understand yourself more deeply, recognize your strengths, and develop greater trust in your own voice, needs, and choices.
3 ratings with written reviews
May 1, 2025
By far the best therapist I’ve ever had, she is so understanding and great at helping find the solution and problem. She is so knowledgeable about every type of situation I bring to her and she is so easy to connect with and talk to. She is the best!
April 28, 2025
Norma is exceptional—kind, insightful, caring, and genuinely non-judgmental. She offers thoughtful advice that is both practical and empowering. Her sense of humor and compassion create a safe, welcoming space for growth. I am truly grateful for her guidance and support.
April 26, 2025
Ms. Luna is so attentive, genuine and solution oriented. The tools she continues to provide me that help me on a daily basis is so appreciated. She is so warm and inviting. She breaks things down in terms that I can understand and she is so knowledgeable. I am so grateful for the care she provides.