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Rooted in Your Story. Choosing What’s Next.

No matter how much you try, you still feel like you’re just not good enough.

Maybe you learned to be strong, keep the peace, or take care of everyone else, even when it meant putting yourself last.

​Therapy can help you understand what shaped you, work through what you’re still carrying, and choose what comes next.

Dr. Iyabo Adediran in a pink suit, trauma therapist serving adults throughout California.

Trauma therapy for adults throughout California.

Maybe This Feels Familiar

You may be carrying more than people realize, even when you look like you have it all together.

You second-guess yourself, even when you know what you want or need.

You’re tired of always being the strong one.

You say yes when you really want to say no.

You notice yourself repeating some of the same patterns you grew up around, even though you want something different for yourself.

Some of What We Carry Started Long Ago.

 

The ways we learned to love, protect ourselves, and understand our worth often began in our families and early experiences.

 

Therapy can help you understand what shaped you, decide what still serves you, and choose what you want to carry forward.

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Meet Dr. Iyabo

Dr. Iyabo Adediran, Ph.D., LMFT, LPCC

I am a trauma therapist who works with adults who want to understand and change patterns connected to childhood experiences and trauma passed down through generations.

Dr. Iyabo Adediran, California trauma therapist, wearing a pink blazer against an aqua background.

“We are powerful because we have survived, and that is what it is all about, survival and growth.”

Audre Lorde

Black woman standing in a field with her arms raised.

You don’t have to have everything figured out before you begin.

Sometimes the starting point is simply knowing that you are ready for something to feel different.

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Be Encouraged

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​Mental health crisis: call or text 988. Immediate danger: call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

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