PSYCHOTHERAPISTS
Our therapists are dedicated to providing high-quality, culturally competent, and gender and queer-affirming tools and resources to the communities we serve.
FOUNDER & PSYCHOTHERAPIST
The Pink Moon Healing Collective
LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER
DOCTORAL STUDENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Aubri Gomez, LCSW
She/Her/Hers
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Aubri Gomez is a Filipinx-American Queer LA native. Growing up QWOC, she hears the urgency of potential clients for their providers to be culturally aware and sensitive and feminist identifying.
She received both her Bachelors and Masters degrees from UCLA and is currently a doctoral candidate in the field of Psychology. She is currently a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. What this means for clients is that she doesn’t just explore family dynamics, individual thought, emotional, and behavioral issues, but larger systemic issues and societal problems at play.
Aubri has over 10 years experience working with a diverse range of individuals including youth and families impacted by the juvenile legal system and the department of children and family services.
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Aubri’s specialties include working with individuals who present with mood disorders and with symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and mood swings.
She is especially competent when working with individuals who’ve experienced trauma in their lives. -
She is open to supporting you in exploring, processing, and gaining insight into undesirable symptoms, traumas, relationship struggles, issues around sexuality and identity, as well as current thoughts, behaviors, and symptoms that you wish to gain power over and even change.
ASSOCIATE PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Stevie Luna Ibarra, ACSW
They/She
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Stevie Luna Ibarra (they/she) is a queer, non-binary, and neurodivergent Social Worker, spiritual practitioner, and death doula. They were born and raised in the Bay Area/Ohlone Land and are currently based in Long Beach/Tongva Land. Growing up in a working class neighborhood with a Mexican and Filipino immigrant family exposed them to the myriad of stigmas against mental health and systemic barriers to receiving support.
Stevie earned their Bachelor’s degree from University of California, Santa Cruz where she studied Intensive Psychology and Education and earned her Master of Social Work from California State University, Long Beach. They hold over 10 years of experience with direct clinical services, program development, and research for diverse communities across the lifespan, including LGBTQIA2S+ older adults and Indigenous community members in early recovery.
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Stevie’s framework is deeply rooted in decolonization, anti-racism, and anti-oppression.
They provide a trauma- and resilience-informed space that invites you to be exactly who you are. -
Their collaborative approach encourages folks to deepen their understanding and relationships with themselves, their world, and the systems they navigate.
Together, you will explore how best to honor the current season of your life with loving kindness and practical strategies. They are honored to work alongside folks through transitions of all kinds through this work!
ASSOCIATE PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Lindsay Young, ACSW
She/They
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Lindsay Young (she/they) is a queer first generation Jamaican-American therapist and artist based in Southern California. They were born and raised in New York, where they gained years of experience working with countless nonprofit organizations, marginalized populations, and occupying counseling roles.
They are also a published author and nationally ranked performance poet, and have gained years of experience as a teaching artist and workshop facilitator, often exploring the intersection of mental health and artistic expression. After graduating from Columbia University with her MSW, Young decided to take their talents across the country and be of service to new communities.
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Motivational Interviewing
LGBTQIA2S+ related needs
Grief/Complex Grief
Anxiety
Depression
Trauma (Personal, Relational, Systemic, Intergenerational, Religious, Artistic)
Spirituality, meditation, and mindfulness
Approaches rooted in anti oppression and self empowerment
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I approach each client as the master of their own experiences. I am not invested in being the authority on right and wrong, but rather in acting as a guiding support on your journey to self-discovery and self-empowerment.
We will work collaboratively to tailor a treatment plan to your specific needs. I know how intimidating it can be to begin a therapeutic process, and I am deeply invested in using the expanse of my skill set to ensure that our experience together is as beneficial to your healing as possible.
I believe in flexibility, transparency, and always utilizing therapeutic approaches that put my clients' humanity at the forefront. Afterall, we are all only human.
ASSOCIATE PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Danielle Dunne (Dani), AMFT
She/Her
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Danielle Dunne (Dani) (she/her) has spent several years researching the difference in cultural perspectives on mental health and has worked within a wide array of populations. Ten years of working within the entertainment industry has exposed her to the vast spectrum of humanity, from the homeless, to the working class, to the monetarily wealthy. Dani also has worked in addiction and rehabilitation, understanding the intricacies of substance use and how it affects our deeper psyche.
Dani is of Mexican, Native American, and European descent. This combination and an understanding of deeper systems at large from studying other cultures has created values set in advocacy and decolonization. Dani is deeply aware of the cultural factors that play into oppression and the exploitation of the working class, and is always looking for ways to collaborate to bring about a new system and way of existence. Dani’s values are rooted in our ability to foster community and create change, relentlessly believing in the goodness of humanity.
Dani’s first exposure to the importance of mental health world was treatment for her own eating disorder prior to pursuing her Bachelor’s in Psychology in 2016, of which resulted from involvement in the entertainment world. She has now since pivoted into transmuting the experience into a positive lifestyle, and has earned her Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy to understand the deeper systems that play into the complexities of the Human Experience.
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Chakra Balancing
Psychosomatic Therapy
Trauma Informed Care
Spirituality
Systems Theory
Couples & Relationships
Energetic Healing
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Dani specializes in bridging the gap between Psychology and Spirituality. A Carl Jung enthusiast, Dani’s values are rooted in our ability to foster community and create healthy connections. Dani explores the depth of the human experience with her clients and meets them where they are at, holding the map as they navigate the hurdles and challenges life tends to throw our way. Dani understands that life is an ebb and a flow; and the goal is to reach that flow state, surrendering all resistance so that we may truly understand what it means to feel joy.
Dani utilizes the Chakra system as a framework for deep healing, guiding her clients through each step and finding blockages that can be cleared through mindfulness and self-empowerment. The Chakra system has been a useful tool and a tangible way to identify where a client may be struggling and resisting most in life, and it results in finding creative ways to move through the resistance with gentleness and ease. Dani promotes welcoming calmness, zen, and peace, in a world full of chaos and noise.
ASSOCIATE PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Melissa Briseno-Vasquez, ACSW
She/Her/Hers
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I am educated in clinical mental health, trauma-informed care, including Eye Movement Desensitization Training and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.
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Anxiety
PTSD
Trauma
EMDR Certified
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From relationship challenges, exposure to trauma and overall daily demands, it can become difficult to navigate everyday life. Sometimes these tough situations can cause you to ask yourself, “Am I good enough?” or “Why me?” which can lead to depressive thoughts, anxiety, and even traumatic stress.
Change, processing, growth, and healing do not come easy. You set the pace for your healing journey.
I am passionate about empowering my clients to regain control of their life. My ideal client is one who is open-minded to new tools and perspectives about themselves. A client who is frustrated by repeated cycles of the same behaviors, relationships, and outcomes. I create a safe space to allow my clients the opportunity to be their authentic self.
My goal is to empower clients, foster resilience, and support them in building the confidence they may need to confront past trauma, build strong interpersonal relationships, or more effectively regulate their emotions.
— Aubri Gomez, LCSW
Maybe you are acknowledging that old patterns of behavior or thinking are no longer serving you and are instead causing you discomfort or even distress.
Maybe you are facing new challenges and are motivated to enhance your skill set to cope with them.
In any case, I am ready to join you on your journey of redefining purpose in your life and making meaningful change.
— Aubri Gomez, LCSW