Online Therapy for High-Achieving Women in Santa Monica, Long Beach, and Across California

Ready to heal your heart and free your mind?

Does This Sound Familiar?

  • You’ve gotten so good at peacekeeping that your own feelings stay buried.

  • It feels safer to please than risk disappointing anyone.

  • You keep forgiving, but deep down it’s wearing you out.

  • You’ve learned to keep parts of yourself hidden to avoid conflict.

  • You’re always proving you’re enough—even when you’re exhausted.

  • You want to be known without having to explain or apologize for who you are.

If any of this feels familiar, you’re not broken. You’re just tired of surviving this way.

I help high-achieving women who are exhausted from overthinking, putting everyone else first, and never feeling good enough… finally feel calm, confident, and safe in their relationships and in themselves.

Online Therapy for High-Achieving Women in California

  • I offer online therapy to women across California who are tired of performing, overthinking and never feeling good enough.

  • Whether you’re in Santa Monica, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland and anywhere in between…

  • I’m here to help you feel safe enough to stop performing and start healing.

Olivia Lavelle, LCSW, EMDR Certified, Certified Wellness Coach  

Hi, I’m Olivia!

I help women stop performing and start actually feeling.

If you’re used to saying yes when you mean no, worrying about everyone else’s comfort before your own, or giving more chances than people deserve… this space is for you.

You don’t have to hold it all together here. My work is about slowing down, listening to what you really feel, and helping you respond to yourself with honesty and care.

You’ve done enough managing everyone else. Let’s make this the space where you get to just be you.

Here’s what changes when you stop performing…

When you stop performing for everyone else, you get to:

  • Feel your emotions without fear or shame.

  • Say no without guilt.

  • Build relationships where you feel safe and seen.

  • Rest without having to earn it.

  • Trust yourself to choose what you need.

Because you deserve more than just surviving. You deserve to feel like you.

You Don’t Have to Carry This Alone

  • Therapy for High-Achieving Women Who Are Tired of Holding It All Together

    Weekly sessions designed for women who are tired of holding it all together.

    A place to untangle the overthinking, soften the guilt, and reconnect with what you actually need.

    We go at your pace…there’s no rush, no performance, just real space to figure out what you want to keep carrying, and what you’re ready to let go of.

    See if Weekly Therapy is Right for You

  • EMDR Intensives for Women Who Don’t Want to Stay in Therapy Forever

    Sometimes you don’t want to spend years talking about everything that happened.

    EMDR is different.

    We don’t have to talk about every detail or re-live the pain out loud. Instead, we identify what’s keeping you stuck, and help your brain and body process it in a safe, structured way.

    These focused sessions are for women who are ready to shift the pain they’ve been carrying, without needing endless weekly appointments.

    Explore EMDR Intensives

  • Support After Emotional Loss

    Grief doesn’t always look like tears. Sometimes it’s numbness, anger, exhaustion or questioning who you are now that everything’s different.

    Whether you’re navigating a breakup, the death of someone important, or the quiet pain of starting over, you don’t have to go through it alone.

    This is space to tell the truth about how it feels, and get the support you deserve to carry it differently.

    Start Healing Your Heartbreak

Therapy doesn’t have to feel confusing.

  1. Reach out.

    We’ll start with a gentle  15-minute conversation call to see what’s been weighing on you, what you’re looking for, and what you need to feel safe starting.

  2. Begin gently.

    If we both feel it’s a good fit, we’ll go at your pace. There’s no rush to dive into everything at once. We’ll focus on building trust, safety, and permission to show up exactly as you are.

  3. Do the deeper work.

    When you feel ready, we’ll start exploring what’s really beneath the overthinking, people-pleasing, or emotional exhaustion. Not by picking apart every story, but by gently noticing what your emotions and body have been holding.

  4. Experience yourself.

    Over time, you’ll begin to feel clearer, calmer, and more connected to yourself. Not performing. Not apologizing. Just you, with space to breathe.

Our Services

  • Individual Therapy

    A gentle, ongoing space to slow down and actually feel what you’ve been carrying. For when you want to be seen, heard, and supported while you untangle old patterns, build emotional safety, and start showing up as you without guilt.

  • EMDR Intensives

    For when you’re ready to move through what’s heavy without having to tell the story over and over. Focused, safe sessions that help your body release what’s stuck, so you can feel lighter, calmer, and more yourself again, without talking it all to death.

  • Free 15-Minute Consultation

    Not sure yet? That’s okay! Let’s just talk. A simple way to see if this feels right for you.

"Emotions are messengers. We suffer when we silence them."