Relational, Depth-Oriented Therapy
In-Person in Orinda, CA | Online Across California
East Bay Therapy for
Anxiety & Life Transitions
On the outside, life looks fine.
On the inside, you feel lost.
Depth-oriented therapy for high-functioning adults who hold it together on the outside while navigating anxiety, self-doubt, and life transitions that leave you questioning who you are and what you want.
Reconnect with yourself
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Find clarity and direction
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Reconnect with yourself · Find clarity and direction ·
Is this you?
You tend to carry a lot.
From the outside, things look fine.
You're capable, functioning, showing up.
…But when you finally slow down, and things get quiet, you notice feelings you've been outrunning.
You feel a heaviness you can't quite explain.
A feeling that you're moving through your life but not quite living it.
Maybe something has changed. A relationship that ended. A career that no longer fits. Children who have grown and left. A life that looks similar to what you planned, but doesn't feel the way you thought it would.
Or maybe nothing dramatic has changed at all. Just a slow drift away from yourself that you didn't notice until you looked up and weren't sure what you actually wanted anymore.
Even when things are going well, it doesn't feel like enough.
You're hard on yourself. Harder than you'd ever be on someone you love.
You give a lot to everyone around you, and somewhere in all of that, you've stopped knowing yourself.
You feel guilty even thinking about putting yourself first.
You've tried to figure it out. You understand yourself. And yet something stays stuck in a way you can't quite think your way out of.
You think, "What am I even doing?"
That's not a failure. That's a sign that something deeper needs attention.
And you don't have to keep trying to figure it out alone.
Anita Bardsley, MA, LMFT
Meet Anita
Hi, I'm Anita. I'm glad you found your way here.
I know what it's like to sit with that feeling that something is off, even when life looks fine from the outside. That experience is part of what drew me to this work.
I'm a licensed therapist in Orinda, CA and the founder of Bountiful Health, where I work with adults and college students across the East Bay and online throughout California.
The people I work with are often high-functioning, reflective, and hard on themselves. They understand themselves intellectually. What they haven't had is the space to feel what's underneath it. And that's where real change lives. Not in understanding more, but in finally feeling what's been there all along, and learning to relate to it differently.
Learn more about Anita →
How We Can Support You
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Anxiety, Burnout & Depression
Can't quiet your mind?
For the one who's exhausted from holding it all together and can't find peace, even when things look fine.
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Life Transitions, Self-Esteem & Identity
Is life looking different than you expected?
For when a major change has left you questioning who you are and what you want.
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Relationships, Boundaries & Self
Lost yourself in others?
For patterns that keep repeating and the loss of self that comes from putting everyone else first.
What Becomes Possible
How depth-oriented therapy
for anxiety and life transitions can help
Therapy isn't just about feeling better in the moment. It's about understanding what's been driving the patterns, so something actually shifts from the inside out.
Over time, you may:
→ Feel less driven by anxiety and more grounded in yourself
→ Quiet the inner critic and stop believing everything it says
→ Feel settled in a way that doesn't depend on everything going right
→ Get clearer on what you actually want and where you’re headed
→ Trust yourself to make decisions without endless second-guessing
→ Relate to yourself with more compassion and less self-criticism
→ Let go of the belief that you are not enough
→ Feel more ease and authenticity in your relationships
→ Reconnect with what matters and feel a stronger sense of meaning and direction
Therapy Near Me
In-person East Bay therapy in Orinda, serving Lafayette, Moraga, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Berkeley, Oakland, and other nearby East Bay communities.
Online therapy is available throughout California.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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If something feels off and you've been trying to figure it out on your own without things changing, that's usually a sign.
You don't need to be in crisis to benefit from therapy. If something here resonates, that's worth paying attention to.
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Many people have had therapy experiences that felt too surface-level, too structured, or like they were just talking without anything really changing.
Our approach goes deeper than that. We work to understand and feel what's actually underneath the patterns, not just manage them. If you've done the talking and the understanding but something still feels stuck, this work is designed for exactly that.
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Sessions are 50-minutes, weekly, and feel like a real conversation. I follow what's alive for you rather than a rigid structure, while keeping us moving forward.
Therapy is warm, exploratory, and collaborative.
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Our fee is $180 per 50-minute session.
We are in-network with the following insurance providers:
Aetna
Cigna
Optum
UnitedHealthcare
If you're covered by one of these plans, your sessions may be partially or fully reimbursed depending on your benefits.
If your insurance isn't listed, you may still be eligible for partial reimbursement through out-of-network benefits. Many PPO plans cover 50–80% of therapy fees after your deductible is met. We're happy to provide a monthly statement you can submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
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Yes to both. In-person sessions are available at our office in Orinda, CA, serving the wider East Bay area.
Online therapy is available to anyone throughout California. Many clients find online therapy just as effective, and it offers a lot of flexibility.
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You can begin by reaching out to schedule a free 20-minute consultation.
This gives us a chance to connect, talk through what you’re looking for, and see if it feels like a good fit. There's no pressure or commitment. From there, if it feels like a good fit, we'll schedule your first session.
Still have questions? We're happy to help.
You can find more answers on our FAQ page, or simply reach out directly.
