Samana Budhathoki, MS, LMFT

Hi, I’m Samana, a Licensed Psychotherapist (LMFT 149860) and Registered Yoga Practitioner based in Long Beach, CA, USA. I provide tele-therapy as well as psychoeducation through training, group facilitation, and writing.

With a background in Counseling Psychology (M.S.), I specialize in Trauma (Complex, Relational, and Intergenerational), Depression, Anxiety, Grief, and the Immigrant Experience. I work with individuals, couples, families, and teens to support healing, growth, and secure connections.

Many of my clients come in carrying questions, a deep longing and emotional pain, or a sense that something isn’t quite aligned. And through the hard/heart work we do together, they often leave with something deeper:
- More courage, connection, and volition.
- A clearer understanding of themselves.
- The ability to sit with contradictions and feel difficult emotions without being overwhelmed by them.
- A growing sense of self-compassion—learning to treat themselves with the same care they offer others.
- More openness and clarity in how they relate to themselves and the people they care about.
- A deeper confidence, not based on perfection, but rooted in insight and self-worth.
And a sense that their life is beginning to reflect what truly matters to them.

Therapy isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about coming home to yourself through honest conversation, curiosity, and the quiet courage of showing up—as you are. If this sounds like the kind of work you’re ready for, I’d be honored to be here for you.

Please feel free reach out for a free 15-minute consultation call.