I'm so GRATEFUL you're here.
Shining a light into your inner world is a life-changing journey.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLORE ALONE.
Call 510-877-0710 to set up a free 20 minute consultation.
Mariah Howard Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 110385
Supervised by Laila Shamszad, LMFT #47596
Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute
SERVICES I OFFER
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
In my work with individuals, we get to explore any area of life that is causing you suffering. Work, family, relationships, sexuality, grief, your relationship with yourself - any aspect of life can be compassionately explored - and you set the pace.
The session is your time, devoted just to you.
Together, we develop therapeutic goals that are tailored to meet your unique vision of healing and health.
COUPLES THERAPY
Relationships can add such richness to our lives. So when we struggle in our primary partnerships, life takes on a specific kind of suffering. Our pain triggers their pain, and vice versa, in what can feel like an endless loop. My work with couples of all kinds, is to unpack the patterns and misunderstandings that inhibit intimacy and connection. I help everyone feel heard and understood and build stronger communication skills.
CHILDREN AND TEENS
At times our young ones and emerging adults need the safety and support of therapy. When they have a positive experience in therapy as a youth, they're more likely to go back throughout their lives. Using my training in Expressive Arts and my experience as a parent, I create a welcoming space for children and adolescents to explore whatever is getting in the way of their thriving.
LIFE MAPPING
With so many visions, plans, and dreams floating around in our heads, it can be hard to know where to begin! A two hour Life Mapping session will help you SEE what you've been holding alone. I guide you through a unique process that fosters clarity, surfaces desires, and elucidates next steps. With your beautiful, hand drawn, one-of-a-kind map you can keep your dreams alive and literally...right in front of you! I offer multiple sessions or a single, two hour session over Zoom. Get in touch to schedule a Life Mapping session today!
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 110385
Supervised by Laila Shamszad Marriage and Family Therapist #47596
Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute
ABOUT ME
I’m originally from St.Louis, Missouri and I'm a late bloomer. After running my own consulting business for almost a decade, I decide to do something I've always wanted to do: become a therapist.
As a kid, I was the one you'd talk to about your big feelings, and now I get to do the same thing, just not on a blacktop at recess. Being with people when they feel vulnerable is where I shine, and feel most alive. It's truly an honor to do this work, and I hope you'll get in touch if you're curious about therapy with me.
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 110385
Supervised by Laila Shamszad Marriage and Family Therapist #47596
Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute
YOUR STORY
As a therapist, my job is to listen.
I listen to your story; the heroic tale of how you became you,
told by the only person who can truly tell it.
As I listen, I offer questions, reflections, and ideas about how you can heal from the past and reach the goals you want for your future.
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 110385
Supervised by Laila Shamszad Marriage and Family Therapist #47596
Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute
AREAS OF FOCUS
DEPRESSION
ANXIETY
RELATIONSHIP ISSUES
WORK TRANSITIONS
PARENTING CHALLENGES
GRIEF & LOSS
“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage.
Perhaps everything that frightens us is,
in its deepest essence,
something helpless that wants our love.”
APPROACHES TO HEALING
INTERNAL FAMILY SYSTEMS
Also called "Parts Work", IFS is a remarkable process that helps us heal from old traumas and limiting self-beliefs. We unpack how got through difficult times and from a place of greater understanding, you can choose how you want to feel now - from the inside out.
MEDITATION & VISUALIZATION
Developing or deepening a meditation practice is a powerful and life changing resource available to us all. I have experience with a variety of evidence-based practices like mindful breathing and self-compassion meditation that are proven ways to work with depression and anxiety. We can create a practice that works for you.
LIFE MAPPING
Using my skills as an artist, I offer clients one-of-a-kind maps of anything they'd like to see come to life. For example, a client might want to see a family pattern of addiction, or a cycle of self-defeating habits and how they get in the way. Maps can also depict goals, dreams and plans for the future; we can go back to them for motivation and inspiration. Check out my blog for examples!
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY
A variety of creative processes are tailored to fit your needs and interests. Through art making, can express essential parts of ourselves that can't be accessed through talking alone. Drawing, painting, playing with clay, writing poetry and making music can bring new forms of self-awareness and healing.
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 110385
Supervised by Laila Shamszad Marriage and Family Therapist #47596
Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute
“If I am not for myself,
who will be for me?
If I am only for myself,
what am I?
And if not now, when?”
-Hillel the Elder
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CONTACT ME
Get in touch with me by calling 510-877-0710 or emailing me at mariah@holosinstitute.net. I look forward to hearing from you!
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 110385
Supervised by Laila Shamszad Marriage and Family Therapist #47596 Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute