Empower a more authentic, connected, and meaningful life.

I am a Clinical Psychologist specializing in overcontrol and internalizing presentations, patterns often marked by inhibition, rigidity, rumination, and chronic nervous system threat sensitivity. These patterns commonly underlie:

Chronic anxiety and depression
Trauma and complex trauma
Restriction-based eating disorders
Addictions that are often hidden
Perinatal mental health challenges
Avoidant, Obsessive Compulsive, or Schizoid personality traits
Autism or ADHD intersecting with masking and emotional inhibition

Many of my clients appear to be managing fine with life's challenges, but internally they are experiencing stuckness, struggling with rumination, loneliness or a sense of disconnection, or persistent distress.

I am Level 3 trained in Radically Open DBT (RO DBT), an evidence-based treatment developed specifically for overcontrolled and internalizing disorders. As a Certified EMDR clinician, I skillfully integrate trauma-focused therapy when past experiences continue to shape the nervous system. In addition, I draw from other empirically supported, skills-based and relational approaches to ensure treatment is individualized, developmentally attuned, and grounded in current neurobiological research.

My work helps clients preserve their strengths while increasing flexibility, emotional openness, and authentic connection in alignment with their valued goals.

Additionally, I offer psychological evaluations for adults seeking assessment for ADHD or Autism Spectrum Disorder.

I also provide couples, relationship, and family therapy for those seeking a skills-based approach (with optional trauma-focused integration) to transform unhelpful relational patterns into healing and growth.

Schedule a complimentary 15-minute consultation to learn more.

Individual

In individual therapy we partner together to identify, clarify, and take active and skillful steps toward meaningful behavior change that aligns with what is important to you. My approach is primarily informed by: Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Interpersonal Neurobiology.

Relationships: Family, Friend, Romantic

For those seeking to evolve their relationships from the current dynamic, I offer a skills-based and attachment-oriented approach, equipping people with tools (e.g., skills for communication, making repairs, social signaling, boundaries) and practice to skillfully effectuate change in the dynamic. I work with people involved in many types of relationships (e.g., combinations of family members, friends, and various romantic relationship structures) to co-create a more effective and shared values-aligned way of interacting, whether this may be an intentional shift toward or away from closeness, or something else altogether.

Groups and Skills Classes

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO DBT) Skills Classes are offered virtually throughout California and Ohio.

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Full RO DBT Treatment

Full RO DBT Treatment (adherent) consists of individual therapy, skills class, and skills coaching in between sessions. This may be an effective option for those whose circumstances need more support than a weekly therapy session, are stepping down from a higher level of care, or are interested in a focused approach to treating overcontrolled coping and/or internalizing disorders.

Overcontrol

Trauma

Chronic Depression/Anxiety

Eating Disorders

Personality Disorder/Traits

Perinatal Mental Health

Addiction

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Sage Families

For parents and families who are independently seeking, or have been attorney-recommended, or court-ordered to engage in family reconnection (formerly reunification) therapy, co-parenting, mediation, and associated services, please visit the Sage Families website by clicking the link below. Sage Families is a group practice wherein we offer a unique team-based, trauma-informed, and collaborative approach to the family reconnection process.

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My name is Reina Remigio (she/ze), and I am second-generation Filipino-American, identify as non-binary in gender, femme in expression.

Over the course of my career, I have had the honor and privilege of working together with patients challenged with diverse and complex, co-occurring issues to improve their psychological health and overall quality of life. I enjoyed doing this work in a variety of settings that served patients struggling with trauma, substance use disorders, and other mental health issues, from intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), primary care integrated behavioral health, inpatient, forensic, residential, skilled care, and community mental health settings. I have had the added privilege of providing supervision and training to clinicians and staff, as well as teaching a global community of undergraduate psychology students at a non-profit university.

Prior to shifting fully into private practice, I served for 4 years as Clinical Director of an integrated mental health IOP/PHP center in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, where, in addition to directly providing clinical services to patients struggling with high acuity, co-occurring disorders, I oversaw and supported clinical care, a highly skilled team of clinicians, program development, and outcome measures to ensure gold standard whole-person care that is attuned to each patient's needs and goals.

Outside of work, I cherish the time I get to spend with family and starting creative projects ;) I also volunteer for two non-profit organizations: (1) as Board Vice President for HAND of the Bay Area (Helping After Neonatal Death), which offers free, peer support services for bereaved parents/families who have experienced miscarriage, termination of pregnancy due to maternal health/medical issues, stillbirth, and infant loss in the first year of life; and (2) as a member of Trans Family Support Services - Defending Equality advocating for trans youth protections in schools.

Throughout my life, I have had a specialized interest in supporting those whose suffering is internalized, hidden, or invisible to most. I am passionate about empowering individuals, couples, and families to make meaningful values-oriented changes that allow for and support greater authenticity and connection.

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