Individual & Couples Therapy in San Diego

Providing Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), EFCT Consultation & Supervision, & EMDR consultation

Here for the mess, the magic, & everything in between

Hi, I’m Devon.

I’m a psychotherapist, and relationship is at the center of how I think about therapy. Whether I’m working with an individual or a couple, I’m paying attention to attachment, emotional experience, and the ways we learn to protect ourselves when connection, safety, or our sense of self feels threatened.

I’m interested in more than helping you understand why something happens. Insight can be incredibly useful, but sometimes we can understand ourselves really well and still find ourselves having the same reaction, getting pulled into the same relationship dynamic, or carrying something from the past that feels very present.

That’s where experiential therapy can offer something different. We can slow things down, work with what is happening emotionally, expand capacity, and create more flexibility in places that have become rigid or automatic. The aim isn’t to create a new version of you. It’s to give you more room to respond, connect, and live from who you are now.

I take the work seriously, but that doesn’t mean therapy has to feel serious all the time. There’s room for emotion, curiosity, challenge, humor, and yes, the occasional well-timed joke. I’ll bring my training and experience to the room, but I’ll also bring my humanity. I believe some of the richest work happens when we can be real with one another.

My work is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and EMDR Therapy, including Relational EMDR Therapy® (R-EMDR). They are distinct approaches, and I use them intentionally within different areas of my practice. What they share is an experiential foundation: therapy that isn’t only about understanding something differently, but having the opportunity to experience something differently.

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (87052) • ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist & Supervisor • EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ • EMDRIA Approved Consultant-in-Training™ 

Virtual Therapy Throughout California

Individual EMDR Therapy & Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples

Therapy is hard enough without adding traffic, parking, or another place you have to be. Virtual therapy lets you show up from wherever you feel comfortable; office, couch, favorite chair, questionable lunch break setup. Comfy clothes are welcome. Pets wandering into session are generally considered a bonus.

I offer virtual therapy throughout California, so we can do meaningful work without requiring you to rearrange your entire life to get there.

Less commute. More room for the work that matters.

A Few Things I Believe…

I believe everyone deserves to belong

I believe that music, food, and stories can bring people together

I believe that vulnerability is never a weakness

I believe in the kind of laughter that brings you to tears

I believe anxiety doesn’t deserve to be a lifestyle

I believe we are lucky to live in a world where puppies, cheese, & coffee exist

I believe we should listen to what our tears are trying to tell us

I believe we can be both resilient and tender

I believe our values are worth protecting and our dreams are worth making room for

I believe turning toward what we tend to avoid can create space for growth

I believe words matter. They can wound, repair, connect, and change the way we experience one another

I believe emotions are a boundless source of magic — we can work with them, through them, and use them as healing agents

And I definitely believe in…

The power of empathy & the pursuit of authenticity

Devon DuBois, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (87052) • ICEEFT Certified EFT Therapist & Supervisor (EFIT, EFCT, EFFT) • EMDRIA Certified Therapist™ • EMDRIA Approved Consultant-in-Training™ 

Clinical Supervision & Consultation

EMOtionally Focused therapy (EFCT) consultation

At your own pace, no pressure

Whether you’re newer to EFT or have been practicing for years, consultation is a place to slow the work down, get curious about where you’re getting stuck, and strengthen your understanding of the model.

We’ll work with real cases, review session video, think together about case conceptualization, and practice interventions (including role-play, because apparently there is no escaping it in EFT). If certification is part of your goal, we can also use our time intentionally toward that process.

The goal isn’t to do EFT perfectly, and it isn’t about checking boxes for certification. It’s to understand the model more deeply, trust what you’re seeing in the room, and feel more confident knowing where to go next.

EMDR Consultation

EMDR consultation is for clinicians looking to strengthen their understanding and application of EMDR therapy.

As an EMDRIA Approved Consultant-in-Training™, I provide consultation for clinicians who want support in learning the EMDR model. My approach to EMDR consultation is relational, curious, and grounded in comprehensive EMDR psychotherapy. We’ll think together about not only what you’re doing, but why you’re doing it; helping you develop greater confidence, flexibility, and clinical judgment as an EMDR therapist.

For clinicians pursuing EMDRIA Certification, consultation hours with me may be applied toward certification requirements in accordance with EMDRIA guidelines for Consultants-in-Training.

 Therapy & Areas of Focus

Individual and couples therapy grounded in attachment, emotional experience, and relationships. I offer EMDR and Relational EMDR Therapy® (R-EMDR) for individuals and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples, virtually throughout California.

EMDR Therapy in San Diego

EMDR therapy helps us work with experiences that still carry emotional weight; past wounds, old beliefs, and patterns that continue to shape how you feel in the present. Through a relational, attachment-focused approach, we create space for healing, integration, and new ways of experiencing yourself.

Emotionally Focused CoupleS Therapy (EFCT) In San Diego

Sometimes you can love each other deeply and still get caught in patterns that leave you both feeling alone. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) helps us slow those moments down, understand what’s happening underneath the conflict, and create new ways of reaching for and responding to one another. The goal isn’t a relationship without hard moments — it’s being able to find each other when those moments happen.

Individual therapy for women

Therapy for women navigating anxiety, trauma, self-worth, attachment wounds, and relationship patterns. A space to understand what’s underneath, heal what still carries weight, and create meaningful change. You don’t have to keep carrying old experiences in the same way.

PREMARITAL therapy in San diego

Premarital therapy is a space to slow down and get curious about the relationship you’re building together. We can explore how you each experience closeness, what happens when you miss each other, and what helps you find your way back. You don’t need to prepare for every challenge ahead; just strengthen your ability to turn toward one another when life inevitably gets complicated.