HOPE Therapy Group

07/07/2026

✨ Please join us in welcoming Michelle Gerami, AMFT, to our team! ✨

Michelle is a bilingual (English/Farsi) Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who creates a warm, affirming, and collaborative space where children, individuals, and families feel seen, supported, and empowered. She is passionate about helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, ADHD, autism, grief, identity exploration, and life’s many transitions.

Drawing from CBT, DBT, Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, and Art Therapy, Michelle tailors her approach to each client's unique strengths, goals, and experiences. She is especially passionate about supporting neurodiverse clients, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those navigating multicultural identities, immigration, and family dynamics.

“Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.” Brené Brown

We're excited for Michelle's compassion, creativity, and dedication to helping others heal and thrive. Welcome, Michelle! 💙

Contact HOPE Therapy Group in San Diego for transformative healing. Embrace, heal, and build hope with our trauma-informed counseling.

06/20/2026

🚨New Blog Alert🚨
Check out our newest blog post by Averee Karras!
This reflection explores how uncertainty is an inevitable part of life and personal growth. Using airports as a metaphor for transition, it highlights how imagination evolves into curiosity as we move through adulthood. By embracing curiosity rather than demanding certainty, we create space to explore possibilities, tolerate discomfort, and grow into new versions of ourselves. Ultimately, the piece encourages readers to view uncertainty not as something to avoid, but as an essential part of becoming.
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06/18/2026

✨ Welcome Mack Hayden, AMFT, to our team! ✨

Mack works with young adults, adults, and couples navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, life transitions, substance use, and self-esteem concerns. His approach is authentic, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that healing happens through genuine human connection.

Drawing from ACT, CBT, DBT, Internal Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Mack helps clients better understand themselves, break free from unhelpful patterns, and create meaningful change.

As Mack shares “I believe lasting change happens not when we become someone else, but when we stop fighting so hard to be ourselves.”

We're excited to have Mack's warmth, humor, and insight on our team. Welcome, Mack! 💙

Contact HOPE Therapy Group in San Diego for transformative healing. Embrace, heal, and build hope with our trauma-informed counseling.

06/17/2026

Growth happens in spaces where people feel safe to be fully themselves.

“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible.” — Virginia Satir

Creating that kind of space is everything. 🌿

06/15/2026

✨ Please join us in welcoming Amy Kappel, LPCC/LCPC, to our team! ✨

Amy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California and Idaho with over 15 years of experience supporting teens, adults, couples, and families through meaningful healing and change. She brings a direct, compassionate, and empowering approach to therapy, helping clients get to the root of what’s holding them back while fostering resilience and growth.

Amy specializes in PTSD and trauma (including childhood, relational, and military trauma), addiction and substance use, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and relationship challenges. She is a Certified EMDR Therapist and integrates approaches such as CBT, Attachment-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and trauma-informed care.

Her style is honest, supportive, and collaborative—blending education, humor, and compassion to help clients better understand their past and how it shapes their present. Amy believes therapy is about progress, not perfection, and works to help clients build insight, empowerment, and lasting change.

As Amy shares, therapy is a space for honesty, growth, and transformation—where clients are supported while also gently challenged toward their goals.

We’re excited for the wisdom, experience, and heart Amy brings to our community. Welcome, Amy! 💙

Contact HOPE Therapy Group in San Diego for transformative healing. Embrace, heal, and build hope with our trauma-informed counseling.

06/13/2026

✨Being empowered, also means knowing when to let your mind, body, and soul rest in stillness✨ Lalah Delia

06/11/2026

✨ Please join us in welcoming Jenna Carpenter, AMFT, to our team! ✨

Jenna brings a warm, authentic, and collaborative approach to therapy, helping clients reconnect with themselves and build lives rooted in healing, resilience, and connection. With over 20 years of experience as a yoga teacher, she thoughtfully integrates mindfulness, somatic practices, and body-based awareness into her work, honoring the powerful connection between mind and body.

Jenna works with teens, adults, couples, and families navigating grief and loss, addiction and recovery, trauma, life transitions, chronic health concerns, anxiety, self-esteem challenges, and relationship concerns. She is deeply committed to creating an affirming and inclusive space for LGBTQ+ individuals and those in alternative relationship structures, including polyamorous relationships.

Jenna helps clients reconnect with their strengths, reauthor their stories, and cultivate meaningful change. Her style is warm, direct, and approachable, blending compassion, curiosity, and humor to help clients feel genuinely seen and supported.

“Developing an inner refuge where we feel loved and safe enables us to reduce the intensity of traumatic fear when it arises.” Tara Brach

We’re excited for the wisdom, authenticity, and compassionate care Jenna brings to our community. Welcome, Jenna! 💙

06/10/2026

✨ You're Braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" Christopher Robin ✨

Believe in yourself and all you have to offer

06/08/2026

✨ Please join us in welcoming Iliana Arick-Harvey, AMFT, to our team! ✨

Iliana brings a calm, compassionate, and collaborative approach to therapy. As a Certified Community Resiliency Model (CRM®) Teacher and Certified Safe Conversations Workshop Leader, Iliana is passionate about helping clients better understand their nervous systems, build resilience, and strengthen meaningful connections. Her integrative approach draws from CBT, DBT, EFT, Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, mindfulness practices, and resiliency-focused interventions to support lasting growth and healing.

Iliana believes that every person has the capacity to heal, grow, and find joy and meaning in life. Her gentle, attuned, and trauma-informed style helps clients feel seen, heard, and understood as they explore their unique paths forward.

“Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime’s work, but it’s worth the effort.” Fred Rogers

We’re excited for the warmth, wisdom, and dedication Iliana brings to our community. Welcome, Iliana! 💙

Contact HOPE Therapy Group in San Diego for transformative healing. Embrace, heal, and build hope with our trauma-informed counseling.

06/02/2026

Self-awareness isn't about having all the answers. It's about developing the confidence to navigate uncertainty with curiosity, compassion, and trust in ourselves. 🌱