Work With Me
Work With Me

Healing Through Compassion, Clarity, and Connection

Begin Your Healing Journey

Therapy is a space to slow down, feel safe, and gently explore what has shaped you.
With over 30 years of experience supporting adults and young people, I help clients heal trauma, navigate life transitions, and cultivate a stronger, more compassionate sense of self.

  • Heal trauma and release old emotional burdens

  • Develop self-compassion & emotional regulation skills

  • Navigate life transitions with clarity and confidence

  • Strengthen relationships and communication

  • Reconnect with meaning, purpose, and joy

Real healing happens in the context of safety. I provide a warm, collaborative, and individualized therapeutic relationship grounded in presence, curiosity, and compassion. Together, we work at your pace to better understand your experiences, strengthen your inner clarity and self-compassion, and develop practical tools for navigating life with greater confidence and ease

For over 30 years, I have worked in community health clinics, foster care settings, special needs schools, and private practice. My approach is deeply shaped by both professional experience and my own personal therapeutic and Buddhist meditation journey.

I bring presence, perspective, and compassion into the therapeutic relationship, creating a space where you feel seen, respected, and supported. I am especially experienced in working with neurodiverse and highly sensitive individuals, as well as clients who identify as BIPOC and LGBTQ+.

Outside of my work, I enjoy traveling, meditation retreats, time with friends, and playing at the beach with my wife and our two dogs.

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How I Can Help

InDIVIDUAL THERAPY

Personalized support for lasting change

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Internal Family Systems

Healing your inner parts with compassion

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EMDR

Reprocessing trauma to restore resilience

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Areas of Focus and Specialization

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Grief and loss
  • Attachment Issues
  • Relationship distress
  • Family of origin exploration
  • Strengthening interpersonal and communication skills
  • Adjusting to a new medical diagnosis or changes in health.
  • Understanding neurodiversity (eg ADHD, Autism, Learning differences)
  • Supporting individuals who are exploring or identify as LGBTQ+
  • Transition into adulthood and other major life transitions (eg divorce, career change, retirement, parenting and caregiving aging parents)
  • Spiritual crisis or search for deeper meaning.
"Chandra guided me through resolving the trauma of narcissistic abuse. It was life changing. I really feel I have healed and moved on. I’m thriving socially and...
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"Chandra guided me through resolving the trauma of narcissistic abuse. It was life changing. I really feel I have healed and moved on. I’m thriving socially and in my career now. I've felt more optimistic about every aspect of my life than ever before."
"Chandra is a kind and non-judgemental therapist that has a wealth of therapeutic experience to support her practice. Her sessions were very helpful during a formative turning point in my ...
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"Chandra is a kind and non-judgemental therapist that has a wealth of therapeutic experience to support her practice. Her sessions were very helpful during a formative turning point in my life and I felt comfortable sharing my full thoughts and emotions with her in a safe environment that helped me grow and learn more about myself. Would recommend anyone in my life to Chandra! "
"Working with Chandra has been an opportunity for deep work in a caring container. In this difficult phase of my life, she has helped guide me to see the intricacies ...
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"Working with Chandra has been an opportunity for deep work in a caring container. In this difficult phase of my life, she has helped guide me to see the intricacies of my experiences -- expanding my perception of myself while also helping ground me. When I am living my day to day life in between sessions, and triggers and challenges arise, I have a lot more context of what's going on and I trust that I'll be able to come back to this container to ground and process again. I have a feeling that this has been a window into a deeper way of working and growing with myself as I move through life."
"Chandra helped me to be able to get out of a toxic relationship in a peaceful manner while maintaining my everyday life. Chandra has helped me discover hurt parts of ...
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"Chandra helped me to be able to get out of a toxic relationship in a peaceful manner while maintaining my everyday life. Chandra has helped me discover hurt parts of myself and help them heal and let them be free of their trauma.
Currently we are doing EMDR on memory work from when I was a child which has been amazing! Physically and emotionally my body feels lighter and less constricted. I have had several other therapists in my life and Chandra has had the biggest impact on me and the most healing has been with her. "
"Chandra Birenbaum has been instrumental in my learning and self-compassion journey over the last 4 years. She is deeply empathetic, compassionate, and present. Her skill in Internal Family Systems have been ...
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"Chandra Birenbaum has been instrumental in my learning and self-compassion journey over the last 4 years. She is deeply empathetic, compassionate, and present. Her skill in Internal Family Systems have been integral in my transition to adulthood."
"Chandra has helped me see my larger self. Her work allowed me to identify pieces of myself that often overtook or overwhelmed me in the past. Now I...
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"Chandra has helped me see my larger self.  Her work allowed me to identify pieces of myself that often overtook or overwhelmed me in the past.  Now I can integrate these parts into my larger self.  This work has made me more compassionate to myself and more loving."
"Chandra is a wonderful clinician —highly skilled, experienced, and compassionate. She provided me with new frameworks for understanding challenging experiences and drastically decreasing the distress associated with...
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"Chandra is a wonderful clinician—highly skilled, experienced, and compassionate. She provided me with new frameworks for understanding challenging experiences and drastically decreasing the distress associated with these experiences. I am very appreciative of the chance to work with her."
"Working with Chandra has been incredibly helpful as I process some difficult moments from my past. She has a gentle, warm approach and she facilitates reflection in a wide variety ...
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"Working with Chandra has been incredibly helpful as I process some difficult moments from my past. She has a gentle, warm approach and she facilitates reflection in a wide variety of ways. I particularly appreciate her use of guided meditation in tandem with IFS and EMDR. As a young adult woman with autism I felt supported and heard by Chandra and I recommend her to anyone who is trying to unpack their trauma or gain clarity in their life."

Taking the first step toward therapy can feel vulnerable. I offer a free 20-minute consultation so we can talk about what you’re looking for and explore whether we are a good fit.

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