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California licensed therapist who uses strategies from Gottman Method and DBT

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

Viktor Frankl

 

Hello! My name is Emily Fiedtkou and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist. I am also a certified yoga instructor and focus on the mind and body connection.

I offer a nonjudgmental space where you can be both supported and encouraged to lean into the discomfort. I provide space to process feelings and thoughts and practical interventions for lasting positive life changes.

When I am not practicing therapy, you can find me cooking in the kitchen, adventuring with my husband and mini Bernedoodles, sailing in the beautiful Pacific ocean or learning tennis.

Based in Santa Barbara and now accepting new in person and online clients. LMFT#151943

  • Education

    University of California, Santa Barbara

    Bachelors Degree in Psychology with minor in Applied Psychology 2014

    Pacifica Graduate Institute

    Masters in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Depth Psychology 2022

  • Trainings

    40 Hour DBT Therapist onboarding through Choices Counseling and Skills Center with Patricia Gieselman, 2024

    Dialectial Behavior Therapy Skills: Introduction with Nick L. Salsman, PhD, ABPP

    UCLA Mindful Awareness Practices for Daily Living

    At the Crossroads of Trauma Therapy: Integrating EMDR, Structural Dissociation, Attachment Repair and Parts Work with Rachel Walker LMFT, 2022

    Adult ADHD: Helping Clients Thrive with Dr. Christina Noble, 2023

    Gottman Level one and level two, completed 2024

  • Background

    200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, 2013

    Gentle Yoga Continuing Education, 2020