Melissa Ottum, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist | Registration Pending · Supervised by Jay Alarcon, LMFT #134460

What to expect

How I Work

Collaborative, experiential, and never lecture-style. You can expect to feel genuinely met, rather than just given advice.

“You can expect to feel genuinely met, rather than just given advice.”

If anxiety or past trauma is running the show, we'll work on understanding what it's protecting you from. If relationship pain brought you here, we'll slow down the cycle you and your partner get stuck in and rebuild the connection underneath it. Either way, we move at a pace that feels right for you.

What to expect

Beginning is simple

01

A free 15-minute call

A relaxed intro conversation to see whether it feels like a good fit. No pressure and no obligation.

02

Your first sessions

We slow down, get to know what brought you in, and set goals that matter to you, in person in San Diego or online.

03

Steady progress

A warm, collaborative space where we work together toward feeling more like yourself again.

Curious whether we're a fit?

A free 15-minute phone consultation is the simplest way to find out. No pressure, just a real conversation.