Debra V Quayle, LMFT

Trauma Therapy, Couples Counseling, and Spiritual Mentoring: Rooted in Presence and Guided by Heart

Healing happens when science meets compassion, and trauma therapy honors the wisdom of the whole person: mind, body, heart, and spirit. For thirty years I have helped individuals and couples work through the roots of what hurts. I blend trauma-focused therapies such as EMDR, Brainspotting, and Internal Family Systems with depth psychology and contemplative practice. You don’t have to choose between a clinical approach and a deeper one. We’ll find the pace and the path that fit you.

Two long paths have shaped me, and they eventually met. The first is clinical. I’ve been a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 1996 and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor since 2005. I earned my master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in Depth Psychology, from Pacifica Graduate Institute, and I also hold a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from Brandeis University.

The second is contemplative. I began my spiritual journey more than fifty years ago, first as a student and later as a teacher of meditation. I’ve lived and traveled extensively in South Asia, followed a Buddhist path for more than forty years, and today also draw on Jungian psychology, the New Thought movement, and other wisdom traditions.