Online Therapy for Women in CA
Ready to go beyond talk therapy—so your nervous system can finally settle.
You’re not new to therapy.
You’ve already done the work to understand yourself—what you’re noticing now is what hasn’t fully shifted.
At this point, it’s less about finding any support, and more about finding the right kind of work.
When You Understand But Still Feel Stuck
You understand your patterns. You know where they come from and why they show up.
But your life is different now. You’ve accomplished so much. Those old circumstances have passed—or at least settled enough that they no longer define your daily life.
And yet, you still notice yourself staying in your head.
Sometimes it is difficult to stay present in important relationships. It can also be hard to trust what you are feeling.
Even moments that should feel good can register more as something you recognize than something you actually feel.
There can be a subtle sense of being slightly off, flat, or not fully inside your own experience.
This is where nervous system-based therapies, including approaches like Brainspotting, become especially relevant.
Likely, you’ve already tried to make things shift.
Perhaps you learned to manage your thoughts, practiced mindfulness, or received support in understanding unhelpful behaviors and relationship patterns.
And while some of it helped, something still feels unresolved beneath the surface.
You can talk your way through it.
You can explain the interior details.
But your body still responds the same way.
You’re ready for something deeper—not just more talk, but a change in how you actually feel and respond.
This is where the work begins to move beyond insight.
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We begin by slowing things down—paying attention to your breath, your pace, and the signals your body has been sending.
This helps your system settle enough to notice what’s actually happening, rather than reacting automatically.
From here, deeper work becomes possible.
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We begin to notice patterns that have been shaped over time—through relationships, early experiences, and the roles you’ve learned to hold.
Rather than analyzing them from a distance, we stay with how they show up in real time—so they can be understood in a way that actually shifts how you experience them.
This is where insight starts to translate into change.
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Change doesn’t only happen in session. We pay attention to how your system responds in your day-to-day life—especially in the moments that usually feel automatic or overwhelming.
You’ll begin to develop ways to stay connected to yourself outside of session, so the work can continue gently rather than feeling like something you have to force.
Over time, this builds a steadiness you can return to.
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Over time, many clients begin to notice subtle but meaningful shifts.
Feeling more present in their own lives.
Less caught in automatic reactions.
More able to stay connected in relationships, even when things feel uncertain.Not because they’ve forced themselves to change—but because their system is no longer carrying the same level of activation.
Rather than staying only at the level of insight, we begin working directly with your nervous system—at a pace that allows real change to take hold.
This often includes:
My goal is for therapy to become a place where you can exhale, come back to yourself, and move through the world with greater clarity and calm.
What Working Together Feels Like
If you’re deciding what kind of therapist is the right fit, this is where people begin to get a sense of whether this work aligns.
This work is not about pushing, performing, or forcing change.
We move at a pace your system can actually integrate—slowing down when needed, staying with what’s present, and building capacity over time.
You don’t have to have the right words. We don’t force you to revisit everything at once. We pay attention to what your body is ready for.
This work translates well to online sessions.
We’re still able to track what’s happening in real time—your attention, your body’s responses, and the patterns that emerge.
Many clients find that working from their own space actually makes it easier to settle and stay present.
Clients often find it easier to settle when working from their own space.
Clients get the most benefit when sessions are treated as protected time—set aside in a quiet, private space where your attention can be undivided.
Over time, the space itself becomes part of the process—a consistent signal to your system that something different is happening here.
What You Can Expect to Change
As therapy unfolds, many clients begin to notice subtle shifts that gradually reshape how they move through their days.
Your mind begins to slow down.
Your breath deepens.
You start responding to life from a more grounded place, rather than from urgency or survival mode.
Rest may begin to feel more familiar.
Your boundaries clearer.
You may feel more permission to choose what actually supports you.
Over time, patterns that once felt automatic begin to loosen.
You may feel more connected to your intuition, more spacious in your body, and more confident navigating work, relationships, and transitions.
Therapy doesn’t erase stress or complexity—but it can change your internal experience so you feel steadier, more centered, and more aligned with the life you’re building.
This is the work I’m here to support.
Specialties
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A focused, brain-based approach that helps shift anxiety, trauma, and longstanding emotional patterns at the level where they are held most deeply.
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Support for grief, identity, hyper-independence, and relationship patterns that can continue long after losing your mother in childhood or adolescence.
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For first-generation graduates navigating self-doubt, overachievement, and the pressure to succeed while carrying the hopes of those who came before you.
From the Practice
Frequently Asked Questions
How is nervous system-based therapy different from traditional talk therapy?
Traditional talk therapy often focuses on insight, reflection, and understanding patterns. Nervous system-based therapy includes these elements while also working with how thoughts, emotions, and memories are held in the body. The goal is not simply to understand what happened, but to help your responses begin to feel different in real time.
What is Brainspotting?
Brainspotting is a focused, brain-based therapy that uses eye position and mindful attention to help process experiences that may be stored beneath conscious awareness. Many people find it helpful when they understand their patterns intellectually but continue to feel emotionally or physically stuck.
How do I know whether this approach is right for me?
This work often resonates with women who have already spent considerable time understanding themselves but still notice that certain reactions feel automatic. You may know where your patterns come from, yet continue to experience anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or a persistent sense of being disconnected from your own experience.
Do you work with women who have already done years of talk therapy?
Yes. Many of the women I work with are thoughtful, psychologically minded, and have already participated in therapy. They are often looking for a different kind of experience—one that helps longstanding patterns shift not only in understanding, but in how they are felt and carried in the body.
Do you offer online therapy throughout California?
Yes. I provide secure online therapy to adults located anywhere in California. Many clients appreciate being able to engage in this work from the privacy and comfort of their own homes.
Can this work be done online?
Yes. Brainspotting and other nervous system-based therapies can be highly effective when conducted through secure online sessions. Many clients find that working from home allows them to feel more comfortable, private, and emotionally settled. With appropriate pacing and support, meaningful mind-body work can take place even when we are not in the same physical room.
Is Brainspotting a form of somatic therapy?
Brainspotting is a brain-body therapy that shares many principles with somatic therapy. The word soma simply means body, and somatic approaches are based on the understanding that the mind, brain, and body are deeply interconnected and function as parts of a single system.
While Brainspotting is not always classified as a traditional form of somatic therapy, many clinicians view it as a highly precise extension of this work because it combines body awareness with a focused, brain-based method for accessing and processing deeply held patterns. Many people seek Brainspotting when they want a therapy that goes beyond talking and helps longstanding emotional responses shift at a deeper level.
What happens during the free 15-minute consultation?
The consultation is a brief, no-pressure conversation to discuss what has been feeling difficult and what you are hoping will change. It is also an opportunity to ask questions and to explore whether this approach feels like the right fit for you at this time.
About Dr. Pipkins
I’m Ly Franshaua Pipkins, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in nervous system-based therapies that help women experience deeper, more lasting change when previous talk therapy has not fully shifted longstanding patterns. My approach is steady and collaborative.
If this resonates, we can begin with a simple first step.
Ready to Get Started?
If you’re longing for a calmer, steadier way of moving through the world, we can start with a brief consultation.
We’ll talk about what’s bringing you in, what you’re hoping to change, and whether this approach feels like the right fit.
This first conversation is no-pressure—simply a chance to connect and see what feels aligned.
A brief, no-pressure call to see if this work is the right fit.