Warm, culturally responsive, trauma-informed therapy for adults navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, relationships, identity, and life transitions.
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Therapy can help you move through what feels heavy, understand your patterns, and reconnect with your inner wisdom and worth. You do not have to figure it all out alone.
Process painful experiences and build greater safety in your mind and body.
Explore identity, self-worth, boundaries, and disconnection from self.
Understand attachment wounds and cultivate healthier, more connected relationships.
Navigate grief, burnout, cultural expectations, and new chapters.
I’m Diode (like “Jodi”), a Filipina American Licensed Clinical Social Worker offering virtual therapy throughout California. I help adults navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, and relationship patterns that can leave them feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck.
My approach is warm, collaborative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed. I have a particular passion for working with queer Filipinx clients navigating identity, family and cultural expectations, and intergenerational trauma.
Mahal kita means “I love you” in Tagalog.
Mahalways began as a phrase between my best friend and me, a promise to love one another, always.
Over time, it came to represent something I believe deeply about healing: learning to meet every part of ourselves with that same enduring care.
Sometimes understanding why you feel the way you do is not enough to change how you feel. Our work looks beyond symptom management to understand the patterns underneath and support healing at the root.
I integrate EMDR, somatic and attachment-based therapy, ACT, CBT, mindfulness, and other approaches based on your individual needs.
A collaborative space to explore anxiety, grief, relationships, life transitions, self-worth, and the patterns keeping you stuck.
I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, an evidence-based therapy that helps process distressing experiences that may still feel “stuck.”
Our experiences do not live only in our thoughts. We may notice how emotions and relational patterns show up in the body and nervous system while building greater safety and regulation.
I provide affirming, culturally responsive care for queer Filipinx clients and others exploring identity, family expectations, and intergenerational wounds.
Sometimes 50 minutes is not enough. EMDR intensives offer extended time for focused trauma processing beyond the traditional therapy hour and may be helpful when you want dedicated space to work on a specific memory, belief, experience, or area of your life.
Email About IntensivesTherapy for adults throughout California.
My professional background extends beyond psychotherapy and includes work as an educator, nonprofit and community development work, hospice and medical social work, grief support, and crisis intervention.
These experiences shape the compassionate, grounded, and culturally responsive way I approach therapy and how I understand people within the context of their families, cultures, communities, and systems.
Please inquire about currently accepted insurance plans and coverage options.
I currently provide virtual therapy to clients located in California.
EMDR is Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, an evidence-based therapy that can help process distressing experiences that may still feel stuck.
An EMDR intensive is an extended session that provides dedicated time for focused trauma processing beyond the traditional therapy hour.
Email me to ask about next steps, current availability, insurance, or EMDR intensive options.
This website provides general information about Mahalways Therapy and is not intended to provide medical or mental health advice. Please do not send sensitive clinical, medical, or emergency information through ordinary email or this website.
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If something here resonates, I invite you to reach out and see if working together feels like the right fit.
619-320-8210
Diode@mahalwaystherapy.com
California (Telehealth)