Relational Somatic Psychotherapist
Located in Petaluma, CA and remote Telehealth
Hello! My name is Magnolia Westerschulte and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California. I acquired my Masters in Somatic Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, one of the few graduate programs in the country that offers a focus in somatic body-oriented psychology. My post graduate trainings include: Somatic Experiencing®, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, Complex Trauma Certification, and Child & Adolescent Treatment.
I have worked in community mental health and private practice offering individual therapy, couples & relationship counseling, family therapy, and group therapy. Through a now-closed nonprofit called Seeds of Awareness, I enjoyed working as a school mental health counselor for many years and managed the Sonoma County School Counselors program. I also ran groups and managed the Fiddleheads program at Seeds of Awareness which provided nature-based social skills groups for neurodiverse children throughout the Bay Area.
Each person is unique and we all have different backgrounds and intersectional identities. My priority is cultural humility, which means I strive to be open minded, curious and adaptive - to understand your experience to the best of my ability and recognize the inherent limitations in mutual understanding. My identities include: white European descended, cisgendered using she/her pronouns, queer, married, polyamorous, native SF Bay Area Californian, able bodied, spiritual not religious, middle economic class, living and working on unceded traditional land of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo peoples.
Out of the office I enjoy being outside in nature, tending the animals and garden on our small homestead, playing music, dancing, and reading.
Trainings and Certifications:
Intermediate Somatic Experiencing® through Somatic Experiencing® International with Dr. Shideh Lennon Ph.D. SEP - Currently pursuing advanced level
EMDR Therapy Part 1 and Part 2 with Dr. Priscilla Marquis Ph.D. 2023
EMDR 3-Day Intensive Training: Linda Curran, BCPC, LPC, CACD, CCDPD. July 2022
Transgender and Non-Binary Youth: Advanced Practice Gender-Affirming Interventions. February 2021
Certificate in Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Lynn Lyons LCSW, PESI, Inc. 2021-2022
Complex Trauma Certification Training: Interventions from EMDR, Parts Work, CPT, and Polyvagal Theory. PESI, Inc. 2021
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Intensive Training Course. 2021
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Certification Course. Leslie Sokol, PhD. 2021
Certificate in Child & Adolescent Treatment through UC Berkeley Professional Program in Berkeley, CA. 2020-2021
Intensive Trauma Treatment Training with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk. October 2020
Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (ASDCS) 2020