Online Therapy in San Francisco, California

Psychotherapy for Trauma, Anxiety, Grief, and Life Transitions

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A thoughtful space to understand yourself, process difficult experiences, and create meaningful change.

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Life in San Francisco can be stimulating, ambitious, and full of possibility. It can also bring significant emotional demands. Professional pressures, demanding technology careers, parenting responsibilities, relationship difficulties, relocation, and unexpected losses can leave us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or uncertain about how to move forward.

 

I offer online psychotherapy for adults throughout San Francisco, California, specializing in trauma, anxiety, grief and loss, expat and relocation experiences, and major life transitions.

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My approach combines psychodynamic psychotherapy and EMDR, bringing together an understanding of how early experiences, relationships, and unresolved emotional conflicts shape our present-day lives.

 

Whether you are navigating a difficult personal experience, adjusting to life in a new country, struggling with anxiety, or questioning patterns that no longer serve you, therapy can provide an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of yourself and move toward lasting change.

 

Areas of Specialization

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Trauma and Complex Trauma

 

Difficult experiences do not always end when the event itself is over. Childhood adversity, relational trauma, emotionally unpredictable environments, and painful life experiences can continue to influence how we experience ourselves, regulate emotions, and connect with others.

I work with adults processing:

• Childhood and developmental trauma

• Complex and relational trauma

• Emotional neglect and attachment difficulties

• Shame, self-criticism, and difficulties with self-worth

• Persistent anxiety and emotional dysregulation

• The impact of distressing or overwhelming life events

My work integrates psychodynamic psychotherapy and EMDR to address both the emotional roots and present-day impact of traumatic experiences.

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Anxiety, Stress, and Perfectionism

 

High achievement and professional success do not necessarily translate into emotional well-being. Many people who appear to manage demanding lives successfully experience persistent anxiety, excessive responsibility, perfectionism, and an ongoing sense of pressure.

Therapy can help you understand the underlying patterns contributing to anxiety and develop a more sustainable relationship with work, relationships, and yourself.

I work with adults experiencing:

• Chronic worry and overthinking

• Perfectionism and fear of failure

• Workplace stress and burnout

• High-functioning anxiety

• Difficulty setting boundaries

• Emotional exhaustion and difficulty slowing down

 

Grief, Bereavement, and Loss

 

Grief extends beyond the death of someone we love. It can emerge through the end of a relationship, changes in family life, infertility and reproductive experiences, loss of identity, migration, or the realization that life has taken a different direction than expected.

I offer a supportive space for adults navigating:

• Bereavement and the death of a loved one

• Anticipatory grief and illness in the family

• Complicated family relationships and unresolved loss

• Divorce, separation, and relationship endings

• Reproductive grief and difficult fertility experiences

• Migration grief and the loss of a familiar life

• Identity changes and significant life transitions

Therapy can help you make room for the complexity of grief, process difficult emotions, and gradually find ways to move forward while honoring what has been lost.

 

Therapy for Expats and International Professionals

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San Francisco is home to a diverse international community, including professionals who have relocated to the Bay Area for opportunities in technology, business, academia, and other industries.

Building a life in a new country can be both rewarding and emotionally complicated. The experience may involve cultural adjustment, loneliness, separation from family, changes in identity, and the challenge of creating a sense of belonging in an unfamiliar environment.

I have a particular interest in working with expats and internationally mobile professionals navigating:

• Migration and relocation-related grief

• Cultural adjustment and identity transitions

• Loneliness and difficulties establishing meaningful connections

• Relationships and family life across countries

• Parenting between cultures

• Separation from aging parents and family members abroad

• The tension between professional opportunities and personal belonging

Having lived and worked in Argentina and the United States, I bring an understanding of the emotional complexity of living between cultures and building a life away from one's country of origin.

Therapy is available in English and Spanish.

 

Psychotherapy for Technology Professionals

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The San Francisco Bay Area attracts ambitious, creative, and highly accomplished professionals, particularly within the technology sector. Behind professional achievement, however, there may be significant emotional demands that are difficult to acknowledge or address.

I work with technology professionals navigating:

• Workplace stress and burnout

• Performance pressure and perfectionism

• Imposter feelings and professional identity

• Anxiety related to uncertainty and change

• Work-life boundaries and relationship strain

• Career transitions and questions of meaning

• The emotional impact of high-pressure professional environments

Therapy offers a confidential space outside the demands of work, where you can reflect on your experiences, understand recurring patterns, and consider what a more balanced and meaningful life might look like.

 

Life Transitions, Relationships, and Parenting

 

Some of life's most challenging moments occur during transitions that are expected to be positive: becoming a parent, moving to a new city, advancing professionally, entering adulthood, or reaching midlife.

These changes can bring questions about identity, relationships, expectations, and the direction of one's life.

I support adults navigating:

• Relocation and major life changes

• Parenthood and evolving family relationships

• Relationship difficulties and recurring interpersonal patterns

• Career changes and professional transitions

• Midlife and women's life transitions

• Self-esteem, boundaries, and personal identity

 

My Approach to Psychotherapy

 

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Psychodynamic psychotherapy explores the relationship between past experiences and present-day emotional life. It considers how early relationships, unconscious patterns, internal conflicts, and emotional experiences influence the ways we think, feel, and relate to others.

Rather than focusing exclusively on symptom reduction, this approach creates opportunities for deeper self-understanding and meaningful, lasting change.

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EMDR Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy approach used in the treatment of trauma and distressing experiences.

EMDR can help people process memories that remain emotionally activating and reduce the ways those experiences affect their present lives. Treatment is individualized and proceeds at a pace appropriate to each person's needs and readiness.

I am an EMDR Certified Therapist™ and integrate EMDR with a broader understanding of each individual's history and emotional experience.

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Online Psychotherapy Throughout San Francisco

I provide online psychotherapy to adults residing throughout San Francisco, offering a confidential and convenient way to access consistent mental health care.

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Whether you live in a historic Pacific Heights home, a Marina apartment, a family residence in Noe Valley, or a quieter neighborhood near the Presidio, online therapy allows you to prioritize your emotional well-being without adding another commute to your schedule.

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I welcome adults living in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco, including:

 

Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights

For residents near Lafayette Park, Alta Plaza Park, the Lyon Street Steps, and the boutiques and cafés along Sacramento Street and Fillmore Street.

 

Marina District and Cow Hollow

For individuals living near Marina Green, Crissy Field, the Palace of Fine Arts, and the neighborhood's lively Chestnut Street and Union Street corridors.

 

Sea Cliff and the Richmond District

For residents near Baker Beach, Lands End, Lincoln Park, and the coastal paths along San Francisco's western edge.

 

Noe Valley and the Castro

For individuals living near 24th Street, Dolores Park, and the neighborhood's independent shops, cafés, and community spaces.

 

Cole Valley, Laurel Heights, and the Inner Richmond

For residents near Golden Gate Park, the Conservatory of Flowers, and the neighborhood streets connecting the Presidio and the park.

 

West Portal, St. Francis Wood, and Diamond Heights

For individuals living in San Francisco's quieter residential neighborhoods, where balancing professional responsibilities, parenting, and personal well-being can bring its own challenges.

Online therapy is particularly helpful for busy professionals, entrepreneurs, parents, and individuals managing demanding schedules who want to make emotional health a consistent part of their lives.

 

About Eugenia Tarzibachi, LMFT

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I am a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, EMDR Certified Therapist™, and a licensed psychologist in Argentina, where I began my clinical career in 2003.

I bring more than 20 years of clinical experience working with adults, children, adolescents, and families across different cultural contexts. My background includes doctoral-level academic training, university teaching, clinical work in Argentina and the United States, and published work.

My clinical approach is informed by psychodynamic theory, trauma-focused treatment, and an interest in the ways personal history, relationships, and cultural experiences shape emotional life.

As a bilingual therapist, I offer psychotherapy in English and Spanish, with particular sensitivity to the experiences of individuals and families navigating migration, cultural transitions, and life between countries.

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Begin Online Therapy in San Francisco

 

Seeking therapy does not mean something is wrong with you. It can be an opportunity to better understand yourself, process difficult experiences, and develop new ways of relating to your life and relationships.

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I offer a complimentary 15-minute consultation to discuss what brings you to therapy, answer your questions, and explore whether working together might be a good fit.

 

If you are looking for an experienced San Francisco therapist offering psychodynamic psychotherapy and EMDR, I invite you to get in touch.

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