Mindful Focused Therapy

Specialized trauma therapy, online across California

Heal from trauma faster with EMDR and EMDR 2.0

Why spend months in traditional talk therapy when relief can come sooner? With licensed EMDR therapists, you'll work through painful memories so triggers lose their grip and daily life feels open again.

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Trauma-focused only

Every protocol, tool and training we use is chosen for trauma recovery.

Licensed clinicians

Care from licensed EMDR therapists who adapt each session to you.

Progress you can see

Care is structured and measured at every step, with tools between sessions.

How a session works

One memory at a time, with intention

Step by step, fear loosens its grip, the body's alarm system settles, and the experience shifts into a memory you can think about calmly.

  1. 01

    Bring the memory to mind

    You briefly focus on one difficult memory at a time, with your clinician guiding the pace.

  2. 02

    Keep working memory busy

    Guided eye movements, gentle taps, or quick tasks such as counting backward or naming colors take up working memory while you hold it.

  3. 03

    Let it settle

    The memory loses its emotional charge and becomes something you can think about without being overwhelmed.

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Our practice

A boutique clinic devoted to trauma care

When trauma disrupts your sleep, steals your voice, or dims your joy, you deserve a team that understands every layer of healing. Each session is purposeful and efficient, helping the nervous system shift out of survival mode.

With skill, compassion and respect, we design a personalized path to restore your balance and give you back the life you deserve.

Dr. Ana Ochoa

Meet the clinician

Dr. Ana Ochoa

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

With more than 17 years of experience treating emotional trauma, Dr. Ochoa specializes in EMDR 2.0 and intensive, trauma-focused care.

In their words

What our clients say

R.R

Los Angeles, United States

I've been doing trauma for the last 3.5 years. It took me about 3 years to process the majority of traumatic situations I went through. When we got to my core belief systems, a Mindful Focused Therapy clinician, asked me...

L.A.

Los Angeles, United States

My Experience with EMDR 2.0 Therapy After losing my family members in a horrible car accident, I was overwhelmed with grief. I couldn’t talk about them without crying, and the pain felt constant and heavy. When I first started EMDR 2.0 therapy,...

P.

Los Angeles, United States

I have been working with Mindful Focused Therapy clinician using the EMDR 2.0 program I am doing so much better, I'm not sure how it works, when I started I was so Anxious and scared I would have a panic...

D.

Los Angeles, United States

I have lived through very turbulent experiences, and I have done everything in my power to suppress and avoid any feelings of troubles. I knew I needed to start therapy when I was finally able to notice I was very...

A.

Los Angeles, United States

EMDR 2.0 helped me overcome my panic attacks, flashbacks, and the weight of my traumatic experience. I was having trouble coping and processing what had happened to me with someone I had known since childhood. Unfortunately, I reacted too late...

J.

Los Angeles, United States

Since I've started EMDR therapy I have been able to live my life in the present instead of being stuck in the traumas of the past. I no longer suffer the constant images that would suddenly appear and take over...

E. (Army Veteran)

Los Angeles, United States

Emdr 2.0 has helped me tremendously with the past painful (army) experiences I had that I was struggling with and was avoiding. With emdr 2.0 I was a bit skeptical at first but the more I opened up and allowed...

R.S.

Los Angeles, United States

A Daughter’s Perspective on EMDR 2.0 As her daughter, I have seen firsthand how much EMDR 2.0 therapy has helped my mom. After losing our family members in such a horrible car accident, she carried an overwhelming amount of pain. For...

J.

Los Angeles, United States

While I had never experienced EMDR before in any therapy ( nor even EMDR 2.0) - I was introduced to it by Mindful Focused Therapy in late 2022 when we started to work together. I had just lost my beloved...

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