Trauma-Informed Therapy in Costa Mesa Serving Orange County
Healing Begins With Understanding Your Emotional Patterns
Starting therapy can feel like an important step. You may be feeling overwhelmed, noticing patterns in your life that feel difficult to change, or simply wanting a space where you can slow down and better understand yourself.
At Essence Therapy Services, we provide trauma-informed therapy for individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges.
We offer in-person therapy in Costa Mesa serving Orange County, as well as online therapy throughout California and Oregon.
You Might Be Here Because…
Many people come to therapy feeling unsure about why certain emotions or patterns keep appearing in their lives.
You might recognize yourself in some of these experiences:
• feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or constant worry
• noticing repeating patterns in relationships
• struggling with self-doubt or feeling behind in life
• navigating grief or a difficult life transition
• wanting to understand how past experiences may still affect you today
Therapy offers a space where you can explore these experiences with curiosity, support, and compassion.
Meet Verenice
Hi, I’m Verenice, a bilingual Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of Essence Therapy Services.
I specialize in trauma-informed therapy, EMDR therapy, and attachment healing, supporting individuals navigating anxiety, trauma, and relationship challenges.
My goal as a therapist is to create a space where you feel supported, understood, and able to explore your experiences without judgment.
EMDR Therapy for Processing Difficult Experiences
At Essence Therapy Services, we specialize in EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), a trauma-focused therapy approach that helps the brain process distressing experiences in a healthier way.
Sometimes past experiences continue to affect how we feel, think, and relate to others—even years later.
EMDR therapy can help reduce the emotional intensity connected to these experiences so they no longer feel as overwhelming.
People often seek EMDR therapy for:
• trauma and difficult life experiences
• anxiety and emotional triggers
• negative beliefs about themselves
• recurring emotional patterns connected to past events
Every individual’s story is unique. Therapy provides a space where you can explore what you’re experiencing while developing healthier emotional patterns and coping strategies.
Therapy Services
Individual Therapy for Adults
A supportive space where you can talk openly about what you're experiencing while developing tools to navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity and resilience.
EMDR Therapy
An evidence-based therapy designed to help individuals process difficult memories and reduce emotional distress connected to past experiences.
EMDR Intensives
Longer therapy sessions designed for individuals who want to dedicate focused time to deeper healing and trauma processing.
Anxiety Therapy
Support for individuals experiencing chronic worry, racing thoughts, emotional overwhelm, or difficulty relaxing.
Depression Therapy
Therapy focused on navigating sadness, emotional exhaustion, loss of motivation, and reconnecting with meaning and enjoyment in daily life.
Attachment Healing Therapy
Therapy focused on understanding relationship patterns, healing the inner child, and developing healthier emotional connections.
Child & Teen Therapy
Helping children and adolescents develop emotional regulation, confidence, and healthy coping skills.
Our work together is collaborative, compassionate, and trauma-informed.
We integrate evidence-based approaches including:
• EMDR therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness practices
• Strengths-based therapy
Many individuals we work with begin to notice how earlier experiences may still influence their present emotions, relationships, and self-perception.
Therapy offers an opportunity to gently explore these patterns and begin creating new ways of responding to life’s challenges.
Our Approach to Therapy
Our office is located in Costa Mesa, conveniently serving individuals from across Orange County including:
• Newport Beach
• Irvine
• Huntington Beach
• Tustin
• Santa Ana
We also offer online therapy throughout California and Oregon.
Therapy in Costa Mesa Serving Orange County
Beginning therapy can feel unfamiliar, and many people wonder what the process will look like.
In our first sessions, we take time to understand what has brought you to therapy and what goals feel most important to you.
From there, therapy may involve exploring emotional patterns, developing practical coping tools, and processing difficult experiences in a way that supports long-term healing.
What to Expect
Many individuals begin therapy through Individual Therapy, while others seek more focused support such as Anxiety Therapy, Depression Therapy, or EMDR Therapy.