Anxiety & Overwhelm
The racing mind at 2am, the tight chest before a meeting, the constant low hum of "what if." We slow it down and give your nervous system something to hold onto.
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Therapy & EFT · California
You Don’t Have to Hold It All Together.
Therapy and mind-body support for women navigating anxiety, overwhelm, life transitions, and the demands of everyday life.
The Practice
About Connect Counseling
Connect Counseling Inc. is a California-based therapy and wellness practice focused on helping people find greater calm, clarity and connection. I support individuals navigating anxiety, stress, overwhelm, life transitions and the emotional demands that come with everyday life.
What makes this practice different is the approach. I blend traditional talk therapy with practical mind-body tools like Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/Tapping), so you get more than a space to talk — you leave with something you can use when anxiety, stress or difficult emotions show up. The goal is therapy that feels warm, relatable and human, while creating change that lasts.
Warm
Judgment-free
Practical
Mind-body
Who I Help
If this sounds like you, you're in the right place.
You don't have to be in crisis to deserve support. Most of the people I work with look fine from the outside — and are quietly running on empty.
Women in the Working World
High-functioning on the outside, exhausted underneath. For the women who hold everything together and quietly wonder how much longer they can.
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Mothers Balancing Both Worlds
Career, kids, partner, household — and somewhere in there, you. Space to be honest about the guilt, the pressure and what you actually need.
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Mind-Body Tools
When understanding why you feel this way isn't enough, EFT/Tapping and other mind-body strategies help your body catch up with your insight.
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Ways to Work Together
Three paths, one goal — feeling like yourself again.
Not sure which one fits? That's exactly what the free 15-minute consultation is for. We'll talk it through together, with no pressure either way.
Individual Therapy
50-minute sessions, weekly
A consistent hour each week that belongs to you — space to say the things you don't say out loud, and to leave with something you can actually use.
- We meet weekly so the work builds instead of restarting each time.
- We look at what's driving the anxiety, the overwhelm, or the pattern you keep landing in.
- You leave with practical tools for the moments between sessions.
Best for
Anxiety, stress, life transitions, relationships, feeling stretched thin.
$175 per session
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EFT / Tapping
45, 60 or 75 minutes
A focused mind-body session for when you already understand why you feel this way, but your body keeps reacting anyway.
- Gentle tapping on acupressure points paired with focused attention on what you're carrying.
- Used as a standalone session for one specific block, or across a short series we plan together.
- You learn the technique so you can use it on your own when you need to feel grounded.
Best for
Emotional overwhelm, stuck feelings, limiting beliefs, nervous system reactivity.
Standalone EFT sessions are a mind-body wellness service, not psychotherapy.
$125 – $185 per session
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Therapy Intensives
90-minute sessions · single or four-session series
Dedicated, extended time around one goal — for when the traditional therapy hour feels too short for what you want to work through.
- We define one clear goal, pattern or transition to focus the work.
- Traditional therapy blended with EFT and other mind-body strategies where it helps.
- The final session focuses on integration and your personalized Find Your Peace Plan.
Best for
Recurring patterns, big decisions, significant transitions, going deeper faster.
Intensives are private-pay and not billed to insurance.
$275 single · $995 Find Your Peace
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A gentle reminder
You are not behind, and you are not too much. You are allowed to want your life to feel lighter than this.
Meet Your Therapist
Ninette Gharibian, LMFT
My approach is warm, down-to-earth and genuine. I believe people need a space where they can show up exactly as they are — not feel like they have to say the "right" thing or have everything figured out.
My background in traditional psychotherapy gave me a strong clinical foundation, but over the years I became interested in what happens when talking and understanding why we feel a certain way isn't quite enough. That led me to incorporate EFT/Tapping and other mind-body strategies, so clients can calm their nervous system and feel more in control when life becomes overwhelming.
What drives me most is the shift that happens when someone reconnects with themselves — when the anxiety gets quieter, they start trusting themselves again, setting boundaries and realizing they don't have to live in constant stress. I created Connect Counseling to offer a different kind of therapeutic experience: personal, approachable and supportive, while still grounded in meaningful clinical work.
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
- Trained in cognitive behavioral, solution-focused and trauma-informed approaches.
- Certified in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/Tapping) and mind-body strategies.
- Specializing in anxiety, stress and overwhelm — especially for working women and mothers.
Client Reflections
What the work can feel like.
Shared with permission. Names and identifying details are always protected.
“I spent years thinking I just had to push through the anxiety. This is the first place where I didn't have to perform being okay — and I actually left with tools I use every week.”
Individual therapy client
“I could explain exactly why I felt anxious and it never changed anything. Tapping was the first thing that helped my body catch up with what my head already knew.”
Working professional
“Between work and my kids there was nothing left for me. Our sessions gave me permission to have needs again, and my whole house feels calmer for it.”
Mother of two
Investment
Clear pricing, no surprises.
Payment is due at the time of service. Payment plans are available for intensives, and we'll always talk through the right fit before you commit to anything.
Individual Therapy
Weekly, consistent, and covered by select insurance plans.
$175per 50-minute session
- 50-minute weekly sessions
- Select insurance plans accepted — coverage verified before we begin
- Superbill available on request for out-of-network reimbursement
- Private-pay option always available
Find Your Peace Intensive
For when you're ready to go deeper, faster.
$995four 90-minute sessions
- Four 90-minute focused sessions around one clear goal
- EFT/Tapping and mind-body strategies woven in where helpful
- Personalized exercises and reflections between sessions
- Brief between-session check-ins with me
- Your personalized Find Your Peace Plan
EFT / Tapping
A focused mind-body wellness session.
$125 – $18545 / 60 / 75 minutes
- 45-minute session — $125
- 60-minute session — $150
- 75-minute session — $185
- Standalone or combined with your therapy work
Insurance & out-of-network
I currently accept select insurance plans for traditional individual therapy. Coverage and eligibility vary by plan and are verified before services begin. If I'm not in-network with your plan, you may choose the private-pay rate and request a superbill to submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement. Reimbursement is determined by your insurance plan, and payment is due at the time of service regardless of whether your insurer reimburses you.
Please note
Standalone EFT sessions are offered as a private-pay mind-body wellness service. EFT is not a psychotherapy modality and is not intended to replace mental health treatment when therapy is clinically indicated. Therapy intensives are also private-pay and not billed to insurance. Between-session communication is for brief check-ins related to your work together — it is not a substitute for a session or for crisis support.
Questions
Everything you might be wondering.
And if something isn't answered here, just ask — no question is too small to bring to a consultation.
Let's Connect
Start with a free 15-minute consultation
No commitment, no pressure. Just a short conversation to hear what's going on and figure out together which option — therapy, EFT, or an intensive — fits you best.
If you need immediate support
This form is not for emergencies and is not a confidential or crisis service. If you are in danger or experiencing a mental health emergency, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or dial 911.