in person in Santa Monica, and telehealth throughout California

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
— James Baldwin

Welcome.

Thank you for being here. I’m Daniya. My brand and practice is based off of four main foundational values: compassion, curiosity, community, and liberation. In these past years of my work, I constantly come back to the power of these four and the way it creates a path to a transformative experience. When creating my logo, it was extremely important for me to include the moon phases. Not only is there a huge cultural and spiritual significance for me, but we are all like the moon. We go through phases and shifts, and it’s one of the most natural and predicted parts of life. Sometimes we may feel unseen, empty, or semi-empty, and other times we may feel brand new, rejuvenated, and full. What is always guaranteed though is that we will go through the phases, and we will always be here in existence, just like the moon.

Specialties

    • justice and liberation based healing and interventions

    • activism/organizer burnout, stress, experience

    • activism/organizer trauma processing

  • -anti racism work within nonblack POC communities

    -Asian American experience

    -racial trauma, identity exploration and healing

    -workplace discrimination

    -Muslim health and wellness

    • singular event trauma healing (EMDR)

    • chronic and complex PTSD

    • adult survivors of childhood abuse or neglect

    • narcissistic abuse survivors

    • inner child, depth, & shadow work

    • grief (traumatic, anticipated, and nondeath)

    • South Asian diaspora

    • identity and belonging

    • POC in america

    • intergenerational trauma and healing

  • I provide EMDR sessions to help heal from singular and chronic trauma or other stressors in life. EMDR intensives also available, inquire for more details on pricing and scheduling.

RELIEF IS POSSIBLE

RELIEF IS POSSIBLE 

There’s no better time to start than now. I am looking forward to working with you to get you closer to your goals and desire level of functioning. I use trauma informed and evidence based tools in therapy to give you the best experience!

Community Testimonials

  • "Daniya is a therapist who truly lives by her values and strongly champions intersectionality and justice. Her work with couples is exceptional. Daniya has a knack for getting right to the heart of the matter in the most calm and humorous way possible."

    Christine Quynh Anh Nguyen, AMFT

  • "Daniya is incredibly knowledgable and warm - she utilizes a liberation and systems framework that leads clients to feeling seen, safe and motivated to meet their goals. If you are new to therapy as an individual or couple, I highly recommend Daniya!"

    Maddie Zimmerman, LCSW

  • “Daniya has so much valuable experience providing culturally- and trauma-informed therapy, from a depth and humanistic perspective. If you are looking for a therapist to help you navigate difficult individual and systemic stressors, I highly recommend reaching out.”

    Alice Kuhns, AMFT

  • "Daniya has a beautiful capacity to hold space for others and truly embodies the values of compassion, social justice, and activism. She is someone who always comes to mind when thinking of a trusted therapist to refer to and I wholeheartedly endorse her for individual and couples therapy."

    Seher Y. Bajwa, AMFT/APCC

@therapywithdaniya

Wrapping up the last of my therapy clients today before taking some time off, and love how @simplepractice gives this year end of review. A beautiful year doing beautiful work with beautiful people (even if my clients don’t see the beauty in it
It’s been a long and heavy week for a lot us with the election and aftermath. Shirley Ceaser’s “this joy” has been a grounding force for me in this emotionally and spiritually enhanced time. I hope it can provide some groundin
Plan ahead. Plan ahead. And then plan ahead a lil more. We don’t have to wait till the crash out to start thinking and implementing supportive activities! Here’s a little structure to start yall off….
Harvest moon post: community connection and spirituality are themes and values i center not only as a trauma healer, but also a person. Here is a snapshot of my older sister and i with our matching moonstone rings on a full moon walk. ✨ #losangelest
The day after the {insert adjective of choice} presidential debate, I hosted a listening session in collaboration w/ @naapimha in effort to create space for any and all that this election brings up. As a trauma therapist who specializes in the impact
So looking forward to holding this space for the community!!! Posted @withregram • @naapimha Calling all AANHPI community members, voters, organizers, and election workers! NAAPIMHA invites you to join us for our upcoming FREE virtual, facilita
SUPPORT SPACE FOR FOLKS OF COLOR ACROSS THE STATES. here to be together in this extremely stressful era. 18+ only register now! *not a therapy space* . #bipocsupport #americansofcolor #supportgroups #healingspaces #virtualsupport
Over the last few months I’ve witnessed the bravest acts and movements of activism both professionally and personally. Unfortunately, I’ve also witnessed horrible violence, both physical psychological, against people refusing to be okay w
Hell yea we do! . #bipoctherapy #ethicaltherapists #traumatreatment #advocacy #activism #decolonizingtherapy
Been circling around deepening dissociation, pain, grief, anger and quite literally every other experience as continued inhumanity and documentation of s3x violence is coming out of ga/za. My reflections today that have been grounding me to the very