Care that meets mind & body as one.
Specialties
Embody Health Psychology focuses on the emotional experiences that often live beneath stress, health concerns, relationship patterns, and major life transitions. Many people seek therapy when something feels off but is difficult to explain, such as persistent stress, ongoing health challenges, or patterns that continue to repeat despite insight or effort. Rather than focusing only on symptoms, this approach looks at the underlying patterns shaping how people think, feel, relate, and live in their bodies.
Chronic Illness
Living with chronic illness often affects identity, relationships, and emotional well-being. Therapy provides support for adjustment, uncertainty, and the ongoing psychological impact of managing health conditions.
Common areas of focus:
Autoimmune conditions
Chronic fatigue and post-viral illness
Chronic pain conditions (e.g., fibromyalgia)
Navigating new or complex medical diagnoses
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome
Facial Paralysis and Bell’s Palsy
GI Psychology
Support for individuals navigating digestive conditions where stress, emotion, and the nervous system directly influence physical symptoms. Therapy focuses on reducing symptom-related anxiety, restoring body trust, and improving quality of life.
Common areas of focus:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Disorders of Gut–Brain Interaction (DGBIs)
IBD-related stress and adjustment
GERD
Chronic nausea
Abdominal pain
Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)
Health anxiety related to digestive symptoms
Medical trauma related to GI care
Stress & Burnout
Chronic stress frequently shows up physically before it is fully understood emotionally. Treatment focuses on understanding stress patterns and developing more sustainable ways of relating to pressure and overwhelm.
Common areas of focus:
Burnout and emotional exhaustion
Persistent anxiety or tension
Sleep disruption
High-functioning overwhelm
Work or caregiver stress
Difficulty slowing down or feeling at rest
Trauma, Attachment & IFS Therapy
Past experiences and relational dynamics can shape how safety, connection, and emotional responses are experienced in the present. Therapy explores these patterns in a way that supports insight, integration, and change.
Common areas of focus:
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy
Inner child healing and reparenting
Somatic Experiencing for trauma held in the body
Developmental and relational trauma
Narcissistic abuse recovery
Attachment disruptions and repeating relational patterns
Intergenerational patterns
Emotional reactivity and nervous system dysregulation
Psychological Assessment
Specialized psychological evaluations for individuals navigating complex medical and psychiatric presentations. Assessments are grounded in health psychology training and direct clinical experience with medically complex populations, which means the report actually captures what you are living with.
Common evaluations:
Disability and functional impairment evaluations
Presurgical psychological evaluations
Personality assessment (MMPI-3, PAI)
Differential diagnosis for complex medical presentations
Comprehensive psychological evaluation
Medical clearance evaluations
Physical symptoms without a clear medical cause
“Living with a chronic illness can feel so isolating. Dr. Mariah's expertise in health psychology made me feel deeply understood in a way no other provider had before.”
— Chronic Illness client
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