Meet HEATHER FULLER, LMFT
Therapy that actually works.
EMDR for Women Online in San Diego & Across California
YOU DON’T HAVE to FEEL STUCK FOREVER.
Knowing where your problem stems from is only half the equation. The other half is shifting how your nervous system holds it.
WHO I AM
Hey, I’m Heather!
I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist, owner of Holding Place Therapy, and Attachment-Focused EMDR practitioner.
I work best with women who are ready for a breakthrough. They are motivated in their own growth and healing, introspective, and want deep healing not surface level coping.
You may have been in therapy before, you know the patterns, but you still feel like you’re not making the progress you want. Or maybe therapy is newer for you. But you are ready to dig in, dive deep, and feel better. You prefer getting to the source of the issue rather than treating the symptoms.
For almost 15 years I’ve been working with women to help them get to the source of their problems and become the version of themselves that younger them would be proud of. As both a psychodynamic therapist and Attachment-Focused EMDR therapist, I’ve spent hundreds of hours improving my skills to better help my clients heal and live the lives they deserve.
I’m trained in multiple somatic modalities in addition to EMDR so that we can help you reach your goals in the way that works best for you.
My aim is to get you to where you want to be, the sooner the better. Therapy doesn’t have to take years and years.
If this resonates and you’re wanting to shift patterns keeping you stuck in anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing, let’s get to it!
Therapy for Women who are tired of anxiety, perfectionism, & People-pleasing
Who do I work best with?
Because fit matters.
I do my best work with adult women who are stuck in patterns of anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing. Many of the women I work with have been in therapy before, have a pretty good understanding of how their pasts impact their present, but still feel stuck when something activates old stuff.
What is it like to work with me?
01 Approachable & safe
Opening up to another human being is a deeply vulnerable experience and one I don’t take lightly. Creating a space where all of you is welcome is very important and I won’t flinch when you share something that maybe you’ve been afraid to say out loud.
02 goal oriented & collaborative
I know you’re time is valuable and there is a very real problem or problems you want to solve. Together we will develop a plan to reach those goals. Want to feel less anxious in those work meetings? Tired of spiraling after a conversation? We will identify what the triggers are and how we will work towards regulating your nervous system.
03 strengths based & neurodivergent affirming
Whether you identify as an HSP, empath, ADHDer, autistic, gifted, or parent of one of the above, I will always approach it from a ND-affirming and strengths based perspective. Your wiring is not defective. You’ve just been forced to adapt to systems that aren’t designed for you.
04 relatable & down to earth
Because working with someone who just gets it matters. You don’t have to sugarcoat things or be a polished version of yourself. You are the expert on your life. I’m the guide that will help get you to where you want to go.
specialities
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You’re successful, hard working, and used to functioning at 110% but you are tired and hoping there’s a different way.
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For women who feel things deeply, notice things others often miss, and vacillate between feeling like they are “too much” or “not good enough.”
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As someone with celiac disease and other autoimmune issues, I know how important it is to work with someone who just gets it. Because the medical gaslighting, the self doubt, anxiety, and medical trauma are real.
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For moms who are raising kids who the world was not built for. Feeling overwhelmed, navigating a system that doesn’t understand your child, and the nervous system overwhelm of constantly co-regulating another person is a lot.
Training & Education
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Attachment-Focused EMDR (Parnell Institute)
Certified Brainspotting Therapist
Flash Technique (Basic & Advanced Training)
Deep Brain Reorienting (Level 1)
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California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #100625
Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
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CAMFT
Parnell Institute
