Kaeti Gugiu MFT, MHCA

Feminist Psychotherapy

I have particular experience and interest in the areas of LGBTQ+ community and identity, grief, cptsd/complex trauma/dissociation recovery, dreams, the role of art and writing in healing, ecopsychology, and feminist spirituality. I have particular experience working with queer and trans youth, women recovering from religious abuse, and with folks who identify as ethically non monogamous and/or kinky. I work with adults and adolescents in person at my Bainbridge Island, WA office and California residents online.

My primary focus is on helping to put you back in the center of your own experience, reality, and power to make changes in your life.

Feminist Therapy starts with the idea that people are more than their symptoms. Those symptoms are not “something wrong with you” but expressions of suffering, leftovers from ways of coping with oppression, or meaningful cues as to what you need now.

If you’d like to talk, use the menu above or contact form below to request a free 30m consultation or schedule a full appointment.

Questions? Reach me at Kaeti.gugiu@gmail.com or 714-732-6370

MY APPROACH

Feminist Therapy

Sometimes “putting you back in the center” looks like a deeper dive into formative experiences, or looking together at the web of dynamics that create your day-to-day life, or dreaming into who you are becoming through life transitions - or all of these.
who I work with

I work with adults and adolescents in my Bainbridge Island office, and online for California residents.
I am not currently taking clients in active crisis or requiring immediate responsiveness. What that means - crises do happen, of course - is the up front agreement that while I cannot provide emergency care, I can support you in assessing needs and building a care plan, including continued work with me as appropriate
Soul Pages

I am a certified mentor/facilitator in Rakefet Hadar’s “Soul Pages” method of therapeutic art journaling
This is a beautiful and accessible practice for anyone to get to know their inner artist and explore the astonishing power of the inner world to spark healing and meaningful change. You can read more about the method here or in Rakefet’s book. - or by dropping into my free online Art Jam sessions.