Depth-Oriented Somatic Therapy for Anxious Adults, People-Pleasers, and High Achievers in California
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We work to build more well-regulated nervous systems and lives
Welcome. I’m Victoria Wallace Schlicht, LMFT, SEP—a psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner based in Orange County, California. Every day I help anxious, burned out, and over-extended adults learn how to reduce anxiety, settle their nervous systems, bring their lives and commitments into better balance, and create more meaningful, satisfying relationships. I integrate somatic work into sessions to support greater ease, resilience, and self-regulation in the nervous system. I’d love the opportunity to work with you.
Feeling anxious, burnt out, and overwhelmed?
I offer effective, compassionate online therapy for adults in California
Has life become increasingly chaotic and overwhelming? Anxiety, burnout, and exhaustion can quietly take over, draining your energy, your joy, and your connection to others.
You may find yourself cycling through stress, irritability, sadness, or even panic—uncertain where to turn or how to feel better. When your nervous system tips into survival mode, it impacts everything—your mood, relationships, work, and your health.
But even now, even amid uncertainty, you can reduce anxiety, find relief, and reconnect to yourself. You don’t have to do it alone. Help is available.
Small shifts create changes over time
Your body and mind hold an incredible capacity for healing. Even small steps—taken consistently—can lead to more calm, clarity, and ease. Anxious coping strategies you developed long ago can be unlearned; they are no longer serving you. You can create space for more balance and less stress.
Learn to soothe your body, calm your mind, and reclaim your life
I’ve supported many adults in transforming how they relate to themselves, their emotions, and their relationships. This unique work is grounded in compassion, nervous system healing, and the ability to shift long-standing patterns.
Together, we can quiet your inner critic, increase self-regulation, build resiliency, and restore trust in yourself and your body’s innate wisdom.
I'm Victoria Wallace Schlicht, LMFT, SEP—serving California clients online
As a depth and somatic psychotherapist, I provide trauma-informed, holistic body-mind approaches to anxiety reduction and emotional healing.
My clients include professionals, caregivers, creatives, stay-at-home parents, LGBTQIA+ individuals, therapists, immigrant and multiracial communities, and others seeking meaningful change.
I believe deeply in your capacity to reconnect with yourself and reshape your life—one grounded, supported step at a time. When you change your relationship with yourself, you change your relationship with others.
The present moment provides a unique opportunity to create the interior changes you want and need in order to continue to navigate life in our world.
Online counseling focusing on these important challenges
I provide online therapy for adults and couples throughout California, with a special focus on:
Anxiety and panic
Trauma and PTSD
Grief and loss
Burnout and overwhelm
Life transitions and relationship issues.
My approach integrates:
Somatic Experiencing® (SE)—Nervous system regulation
Mindfulness and body awareness
Depth and relational psychotherap
Narrative, metaphor, and symbolic exploration
Cognitive and insight-based tools
A deeper understanding of the gifts and challenges of your family of origin provided
What is Somatic Experiencing®
Somatic Experiencing is a powerful, body-based healing modality that works directly with the nervous system to release stuck survival energy.
It addresses fight, flight, and freeze patterns that live in the body long after the threat has passed—patterns that often drive anxiety, trauma symptoms, high reactivity, and chronic overwhelm.
Through this work, clients experience greater calm, and resilience.
Blog: Plain talk about healing
My writing explores anxiety, panic, burnout, and relationships with a non-pathologizing, body-centered approach—and sometimes a bit of irreverent humor. Read more.
I work exclusively online with clients throughout California
I provide online therapy to adults and couples across California—including Newport Beach, Long Beach, Irvine, Orange County, and the Bay Area.
If you're ready to create meaningful change and move from pain toward more ease and peace, reach out and give me a call. We can work through this together.
"MAY YOU BE WELL.
MAY YOU BE HAPPY.
MAY YOU BE FREE OF SUFFERING."
~TIBETAN HEART MEDITATION