Our team

We are here to walk along side your journey and support you in your healing and growth.

”It is impossible for you to go on as you were before, so you must go on as you never have.
Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Joanna Zygmont

Psy.D. Psychologist
CA Lic PSY24120

Joanna is a clinical-community psychologist, specializing in the treatment of complex grief, depression, trauma, post-partum mental health complications, and self- injurious behavior. She has over 20 years of experience working with people from diverse walks of life, psycho- emotional health needs, multicultural backgrounds, and life circumstances. She holds sacred the many encounters with individuals and their families, and awes at her clients’ abilities to let go of the goal of having a better past and instead, find deep satisfaction in their current lives.

Joanna’s approach is personable, compassionate, non-judgmental, and warm. She is Spanish-English bilingual/bicultural, trains emerging psychologists and other mental health professionals, and leads clinical teams around the Bay Area. She has extensive experience being part of multidisciplinary teams providing direct care, consultation, and leadership in managed care, residential, correctional, school, and community mental health settings. She provides assessments and family and individual psychotherapy.

Raven Rose

L.M.F.T. Psychotherapist
CA Lic LMFT126047

Raven acknowledges the bravery required to live in this world.

She specializes in working with Highly Sensitive Persons, adult survivors of childhood emotional neglect and folks with multicultural/multiracial identities.

While working with Raven, you will feel welcome, listened to, and encouraged. You will look beneath the surface and access your inherent wisdom. You will learn how to navigate anxiety, grief, depression, and indecision; and experience moments of joy and peace.

Raven’s holistic approach bridges the practical with the inner being. Transpersonal psychology, Eco-spirituality, Somatic psychology, Emotion Focused therapy inform her therapy style. She also draws from her training in EMDR and Trauma Resiliency Institute Model (TRM).

Since 2015, Raven has worked in community mental health, residential treatment, and entered private practice in 2021. She is an LGBTQ Affirmative therapist.

Chris Willard

Psy.D., Registered Psychological Associate
CA PSB94026211

Supervised by Joanna Zygmont, Psy.D.

Chris is passionate about working with people of all ages and from all backgrounds. He works from an integrative orientation, heavily influenced by contemporary psychoanalysis and third wave cognitive behavioral therapy. His goal is to promote subjective well- being and self-actualization in the client, to help them heal and to become the best that they can be.

Chris is particularly sensitive to complex childhood trauma and working with its ongoing impact across the lifespan. He brings to his work a vast range of clinical insightfulness, experience, and compassion, and enjoys working with individuals and family systems.

Maya Cheek

L.C.S.W. Psychotherapist
CA Lic LCSW 107114

If you have been through something painful and traumatic while having difficulty making sense out of what happened, Maya will walk with you on your path to recovery from trauma. Using Attachment Focused EMDR, while encouraging and deepening emotional expression in the context of relationships, Maya will support your healing journey to recovering yourself and your ability to cultivate joy. Trauma and painful life experiences can offer a profound opportunity to understand ourselves deeply. By openly looking into the experience of racial and gender identity, sexual preferences and the systems of oppression that inhibit our identities within the context of trauma, we can uncover what will guide us home to ourselves. Take this opportunity to transform your suffering into understanding and heal yourself.

Emily Lohmeyer

A.C.S.W. Psychotherapist
CA Reg 90609

Supervised by Joanna Zygmont, Psy.D.

Emily is an Associate Clinical Social Worker who offers a warm, compassionate, and strengths-based approach to therapy. She utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), mindfulness practices, and other modalities to facilitate healing and collaborate with her clients to reach their goals.

For Emily it is an honor to walk alongside those who are looking for a way forward after experiencing traumatic events, major life transitions, anxiety, depression, and other challenges. She seeks to provide a therapeutic space where people can speak freely, gain insight, find joy, and deepen their relationship with themselves and others. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and enjoys working with folks from diverse backgrounds using a social justice-based lens.

Samantha Adame

L.C.S.W. Psychotherapist
CA Lic LCSW 102378

Samantha Adame is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who creates a warm and welcoming environment. Samantha has experience working with adolescents, families, and adults. She has worked in school settings and within multidisciplinary teams. In working with individuals, she utilizes Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). In working with families, she utilizes Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT).

Samantha seeks to create a space where people can openly process, heal, gain insight, and improve their overall well being. Samantha’s priority is for you to have a space where you feel safe to process trauma, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and other challenges. Samantha is bilingual in Spanish and English. Samantha is currently only offering telehealth appointments.