• What I Treat

    I draw heavily from my extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Couples Therapy, Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy, Trauma-focused therapy, Sex Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, LGBTQIA+ Affirming therapy, and the Unified Protocol for emotional disorders.

    I utilize my psychological acumen, experience, and intuition to employ and integrate these evidence-based modalities in concert to assist patients in creating more fulfilling and meaningful relationships and experiences. 

    I work with adults, adolescents (13+), families, couples, and Veterans.  This array of experience at some of the top programs in the world has enabled me to effectively and competently treat most issues and concerns.

  • What I Treat

    Specialties

    • Individual therapy
    • Couples therapy
    • Sex therapy & Sexual issues
    • Trauma-focused, and Trauma-informed therapy
    • LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy
    • Working with Creatives
    • Depression & Anxiety
    • Ethical non-monogamy
    • Communication
    • Long Distance Relationships and the Impact of Touring/Filming
    • Burnout
    • Betrayal Trauma & Emotional Abuse
    • Work-Life Balance & Stress
    • Diverse Relationships & Lifestyles
    • Kink-affirming therapy
    • Pornography consumption concerns
    • Intimate Partner Violence & Abuse
    • Online dating issues & Ghosting
    • Impact of complex trauma & Sexual assault
    • Cultural competence, Implicit bias, & Intersectionality

  • Unproductive worry
  • Distress Intolerance
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Social anxiety
  • Depressive disorders
  • Rumination
  • Trauma- and stressor-related disorders
  • PTSD
  • Sexual dysfunction
  • Gender dysphoria
  • Body dysmorphia
  • Disruptive, impulse-control and conduct disorders
  • Paraphilic disorders
  • Anger issues
  • Lack of Motivation
  • Burnout
  • Writers Block
  • Sex “addiction”
  • Porn “addiction”
  • Trust
  • Perfectionism
  • Impulsiveness
  • Worthlessness and hopelessness
  • Relationship issues
  • Self-esteem
  • Internalized homophobia
  • Internalized stigma
  • Rejection sensitivity
  • Emotion dysregulation
  • Lack of Inspiration
  • Avoidance
  • Sexual coercion
  • Risky sexual behavior
  • Sexual assault
  • Codependency
  • Chronic childhood sexual trauma
  • Military Sexual Trauma
  • Combat trauma
  • Feelings of failure
  • Deadlines
  • Life transitions
  • Family conflict
  • Peer relationships
  • Poor relationship communication
  • Sexual harassment
  • Creative blocks
  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional abuse
  • Minority stress
  • Major life changes
  • Concealment of your authentic self
  • Divorce
  • Infidelity
  • Breakups
  • Loneliness
  • Discrimination
  • Stigma
  • Stress
  • Emotional cheating
  • Ghosting
  • Online dating
Client Focus
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (13-18)
  • Adults (18+)
  • Couples
  • Relationships (2 or more individuals)
  • Family Systems
Communities
  • LGBTQIA+
  • Creatives/Artists
  • Actors
  • Musicians
  • Writers
  • Alternative lifestyles
  • Polyamorous relationships
  • Open relationships
  • Asexual individuals
Treatment Orientation
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT/EFCT)
  • Integrative Behavioral Couples Therapy (IBCT)
  • Career Counseling / Work-Life Balance
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Relational Counseling (for individuals)
  • Life Coaching
  • Mindfulness-based Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy for PTSD (CBCT-PTSD)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Supportive therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Creativity Burnout Career Coaching
  • Art Therapy (for burnout and writer’s block)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Structural Family Therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Exposure Response Prevention
  • Person-centered
Modality
  • Online Telehealth (Video/”Skype”/”Zoom”)
  • Individual
  • Relational/Contextual
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Sex Therapy
  • Groups
  • Coaching

Therapy is fluid and ever changing. I work well with curious clients who are motivated to grow, share, be vulnerable, and play in therapy and in their lives. I celebrate our diversity and individual differences, and hope to support authenticity and self-discovery in my clients.

Testimonials

  • “You were one of my favorite therapists because you were always easy to talk to, and have a conversation with.”

    Individual Client, 8/2021 (Seen in 2013)

  • “Dr. Solano is amazing! I have had a handful of personal and couples therapists, and she is hands down one of the best. Incredibly smart and invested in a healthy outcome - personable to boot!”

    Couples Client, 6/2020