Welcome!
Therapy is a way to shine a light into
your inner world, and you don't have to do it alone.
Call 510-877-0710
for a free 20-minute consultation.
Discover how you can feel more at home
within yourself and in the world.
Mariah Howard Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 151767
Supervised by Laila Shamszad, LMFT #47596
Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute
SERVICES
INDIVIDUAL THERAPY
In therapy, we can explore all aspects of your life, from work, to relationships, to how you feel about yourself. The therapy hour is devoted time just for you. I listen deeply, ask questions, share insights, and offer a compassionate presence. Eventually, you'll develop and strengthen a compassionate voice within yourself.
The first step is to call and begin the exploration together.
COUPLES THERAPY
Challenges in primary relationships can lead to deep suffering, as our pain often amplifies our partner's suffering. My work with couples focuses on breaking patterns that hinder intimacy. By improving communication skills, everyone can feel heard and seen. We look at what do in good times and bad, as I offer support you both, and to your partnership.
CHILDREN AND TEENS
Youth can truly benefit from the support offered in therapy.
A positive experience in their early years, encourages them to seek help throughout their lives.
With my Expressive Arts training and personal experience as a parent, I create a welcoming space for children and adolescents to explore any obstacle so they can shine their light even brighter.
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 151767
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.
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. Get in touch if you're curious about therapy with me.
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 151767
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.
You belong here in the world, and I want to hear your story.
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 151767
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
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.”
-Rainer Maria Rilke
APPROACHES TO HEALING
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 that are proven ways to work with depression and anxiety. We can create a practice that works for you.
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.
LIFE MAPPING
A unique aspect of my work is the creation of one-of-a-kind maps that depict our work in therapy. For example, a visualization of your goals or the habits can help you keep them in mind and on track. For couples, it could be depiction of the Family Agreements we develop during sessions. Most of us are visual learners and these maps support your process of healing and change.
EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY
Through art making, ANYONE can express essential parts of themselves. Even those of us who "can't draw a stick figure" can access their creativity. I especially enjoy supporting people who don't believe they can tap into the artistic parts of themselves. Creativity is a birthright for all of us...come find out!
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 151767
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
CONTACT ME
Get in touch by calling 510-877-0710.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Mariah Howard
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #151767
Supervised by Laila Shamszad Marriage and Family Therapist #47596 Employed and offering therapy through Holos Institute