Dr. Walda helps people find insight and clarity in their lives.
My office is located in the small coastal city of Arcata in Humboldt County, Northern California.
I offer confidential online Telehealth services to residents of this region and
to the entire State of California.
I would like to acknowledge that this land I occupy is the traditional land of the Wiyot People.
My areas of interest and specialization, and the kinds of people I work with, include:
• Adults 18 and over
• Older or recently bereaved adults
• Couples
I work well with people from a wide range of cultures, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as people from a variety of sexual and gender orientations. My patients are often college students who want to sort through and make sense of past experiences with their families, or people just setting out on a new phase in life. They are often people in mid-life, perhaps considering a career change, going back to school, or relocating to a new area. They might have a problem in a significant relationship.
Some of my clients are grappling with the death of a loved one – sometimes by accident, homicide, or suicide – and this loss may have happened recently or even a very long time ago. Many of my clients had a difficult or painful childhood and want a psychotherapist who can support them in coming to terms with experiences of abuse or neglect. Others may come from immigrant families that have suffered tremendously due to adverse political conditions, or struggle with adjusting to a new language or country. Some of those I work with suffer from chronic pain or illness. Still others may find life in a fast-changing world to be overwhelming.
The Work
We will work collaboratively to explore your relationships to self, others, and the world to build awareness of how the dynamics underlying these connections contribute to your unique way of being and experiencing life.
Through an insight- and depth-oriented approach, together we will identify patterns that may either help or hinder you in attaining your goals. This process can involve examining language, imagery, dreams, or whatever your particular kind of creativity may be. Significant memories and aspects of your life history will also come to the fore to gain insight into the workings of the psyche. Together, we will embark on a path of understanding how to integrate various and disparate aspects of your experience into a meaningful whole.
By developing greater insight you will find meaning and purpose, and envision new ways of seeing and being to allow your truest self to unfold.