Haley Choice-Tapia is a dedicated Clinical Mental Health Counselor who creates brave and affirming spaces for clients to design authentic lives free of shame. With a wealth of experience in various evidence-based and trauma-informed therapy models, she employs a non-pathological approach. Haley partners with clients to uncover experiences that have shaped their relational patterns and helps them explore their connections with others. Utilizing somatic techniques such as EMDR and Expressive Arts, Haley aids clients in understanding their bodily responses to life experiences, fostering awareness of the subconscious. She integrates mindfulness and coping skills to promote self-compassion, acceptance, and empowerment. Passionate about working with motivated adults, teenagers, and creative professionals in the music, arts, and other creative industries, her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and direct. Recognizing therapy as a vulnerable journey, Haley is committed to navigating it alongside her clients, valuing the importance of being seen and understood. Her specialties include attachment and sexual trauma, identity development, life transitions, creative blocks, and anxiety, among others.