THERAPIST TESTIMONIALS
It is truly an honor to be a part of one’s personal path, healing process, and transformational journey. I want to thank the friends, communities, colleagues, mentors, clients who I have had the privilege of being in authentic relationship with.
I have been blessed to know Malaena for many moons. From the very beginning of her journey as a therapist I could sense the integrity, the power and the grace she brought to her work. Malaena holds a container that is woven with deep respect, fierce love and abiding trust for her client’s journey. She is profoundly attuned in the intuitive realms and has the capacity and skills for deep listening in many forms. Through her own path of initiation, Malaena embodies the brave wisdom that only comes from traversing your own underworld journey. I have witnessed her commit to her own path again and again in the most extraordinary of circumstances and find her way through with such humble surrender and deep resilience. I wholeheartedly believe that anyone who works with Malaena will learn what it means to walk a path of healing and the gifts that come by walking it with her.
I had the complete honor of mentoring Malaena for two years during an intensive and rigorous educational certification program. This program required participants to dive deep into their soul to heal themselves and their life. Because the work requires facing that which we have been running from our whole lives, many students cannot face themselves and leave the program. I watched week after week as Malaena dove into every aspect of the program and faced everything head-on. Her emotional courage, resilience and determination is something that I strive to achieve myself. Malaena reminded me how to be strong when facing difficult situations and taught me so much as I watched her grow.
Unfortunately, many healers, especially in the Bay Area, know how to tell other people how to do the work but few actually do the work themselves. Malaena has no place in this group of healers. She has truly done the work on herself and is a rare guide for others to find their way to health and wellness. Malaena's willingness to face the things that others run from is what sets her apart, not just from other therapists or healers, but from other humans.
If you are looking for someone who has gone to the darkest corners of the human soul and come through the other side embodying light and wisdom, and will help you to do the same, your search is over, Malaena is truly a spirit on a mission to shine light in the world and help others do the same.
I have known Malaena and chosen her to guide me on my emotional & spiritual journey of life for three years now. Malaena’s guidance, comfort, and wisdom have helped me to transform my life for the better. Malaena is as brilliant as she is kind as she is strong. Not only have I learned from the immense knowledge she has to share, but I have also learned from who Malaena is as a woman. She inspires me beyond words. I see her as a leader and a healer, and also as a friend, a sister, my community. Malaena cares so deeply, she listens and holds space for me and all of my experiences. In each of our sessions, she helps me to achieve understanding, acceptance, and develop a plan for how I’d like to confront various challenges in my life. My quality of life has improved exponentially since Malaena became a part of it. In just three years, I have created the life of my dreams and connected to my intuition more authentically than ever before. I have Malaena to thank for where I am today. Malaena is patient, present, compassionate, and full of light. I am consistently in awe and so grateful for how Malaena holds sacred space for me. Malaena is a true gift, the world is better for having her in it; and I could not recommend working with Malaena more highly!
I've worked with Malaena for over a year now, and she has helped me heal and grow more than I thought possible. Before finding Malaena, I tried many traditional therapists over the years, none of which were able to make any difference in healing the trauma I've carried for many years. After about 6 months of working with Malaena, I felt a huge change beginning to happen. She helped me learn how to be kind to myself and take care of myself in the moments I needed it most. I felt lighter and more whole, more aligned with myself, and more at peace with my past and current self. She approaches every session with such love and warmth that makes everything feel okay. I can't recommend Malaena highly enough, especially for someone who needs more than what traditional therapy has to offer. She offered exactly what I needed and continues to help me find what I need within myself.
Whenever I get the chance to connect with Malaena, I'm amazed at her levels of wisdom and insight. She is compassionate, attuned, and capable of providing authentic support to those who are seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. Her commitment to learning and growth allows her to be truly present with each person she interacts with. If you want to have time and space to explore your spirit, enhance your life, and make choices that are in alignment with your own intuition, I highly recommend working with Malaena.
Whether you want to understand what’s getting in the way of being your best self or dive into some deeply painful experiences, Malaena has the solidity and insight to guide you along your path. She has this uncanny ability to identify the stuck places, oftentimes helping to identify blocks that you weren’t even aware of and reclaim strengths that maybe got buried long ago. Whenever I sit with her, she brings a warm presence and intuition that feels truly transformative.
I began working with Malaena over a year ago and I’m so grateful our paths crossed. Over the past year, she’s held space for me in the most beautiful way. Malaena is flexible and shows up in a way that’s unique to my energetic needs that day, which I love and appreciate so much. I truly feel seen, heard and honored no matter how I show up on any particular day.
My work with Malaena has been healing and transformative. She has beautiful loving energy and deep intuitive wisdom. I’ve been able to uncover and move through difficult situations & trauma that had been holding me back with her guidance, and I’m now seeing my life shift and expand in several ways after feeling stuck for a long time. She’s helped me tap into my own intuitive wisdom and start to tune into and work with my energy, as well as allow myself to be exactly where I am – loving and cherishing myself through any process. I cannot express enough how grateful I am to be in community with Malaena and be guided by her light, authenticity, and nourishing support – and I’m excited for the growth and transformation to come as our work together continues.
Working with Malaena changed my life. I found Malaena during a period of my life when I felt completely drained — physically and emotionally. During our first conversation I could sense support, compassion, and love in her voice. I worked with Maelena over the period of several years both in person and remotely. With her, I had many breakthroughs and my life since has shifted in ways I could have never imagine from when we first began our work. She has supported me through so much and showed up for me in ways that I needed. Even now when I think of her, I am full of gratitude and fondness. Never have I met a more loving human who is just magical. The healing work Malaena offers takes an open heart, practice and patience. For me, this worked has changed me and my life for the better.
Malaena is truly one of a kind. She has been with me through several turning points over the last couple years, and her gentle guidance has made the world of a difference. I met her when I was at a breaking point. I was exhausted physically and emotionally, and in need of empathetic emotional support. Her warmth and kindness was evident from the first couple sessions, I felt comfortable right away. Malena held space for me to understand my feelings and process them. She eased me out of my sometimes narrow minded vision, and showed me ways to reframe my thought process lovingly. She not only helped me mentally, but spiritually as well. Doing energy work with Malena has given me the strength to believe in myself again, and helped me trust my intuition again. Starting to see Malena was the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am beyond grateful to have found her.
Malaena has been instrumental in my self development in the past few months. I’ve found that I am more aware of the patterns that do not serve me, while also finding the strengths that I ignored.
Malaena is always very patient and understanding, personable, and I can feel that she truly connects with her patients.
I’m extremely grateful to have her as my therapist and would recommend her to anyone who is looking to become their best self!
I cannot say enough amazing things about Malaena. Working together has been a transformative experience and after over 2 years I continue to learn and grow in our sessions. Malaena’s approach perfectly balances actionable reflection and change with spiritual guidance. Her ability to tune into others energies and respond with an open-heart creates a safe space for sharing and healing. She has led me through massive shifts in career, relationships, lifestyle, and most importantly my own journey in self-discovery and empowerment. If you are looking for an intuitive, open, grounded coach and guide - Malaena is it! Thank you Malaena <3
Malaena is a wonderfully attuned therapist who brings with her professional expertise, deep intuition, and genuine care. I still remember our very first session, where she introduced the practice of paying attention to how my body feels and reacts to the different stimuli in my daily life. This small but profound shift has been pivotal for me and continues to help me access what’s truly happening inside, allowing me to listen to myself on a much deeper level. Her approach combines traditional therapy with energy work and imagery, creating a deeply holistic healing experience. Every session with her feels like dropping into a sacred space — one filled with intention, presence, and flow. I often leave our time together with a lot of clarity and groundedness, as if the layers my messiness and confusion have been gently untangled and laid out before me. The journey of getting to know myself has been healing, empowering, and deeply comforting. With each session, I feel closer to my true essence. Aside from the beautiful tools that she offers, Malaena truly shines in her compassion. Having experienced deep suffering herself, she understands the complexity of emotions and trauma. Her perspective not only supports me but also helps me cultivate compassion for the difficult figures in my life. Malaena embodies loving kindness, openness, non-judgment, curiosity, attunement, a deep connection to the divine feminine and great wisdom. Even when we’ve worked with models like IFS, which I’m curious about but she’s not specifically trained for, she guided our sessions with amazing instincts, grace, and sensitivity. She has helped me uncover truths about myself in ways I never imagined. In my heart, she is a true gem.
I am so happy that I found Malaena in my search for a therapist two years ago. I was going through one of the most stressful and trying times of my life thus far and was feeling like I had lost all my power and identity. Despite these terrible feelings, I was apprehensive to the therapy process as I had (despite multiple efforts throughout my life) never found a therapist that I resonated with. Malaena was instantly attentive, warm, and present, which helped me put my guard down and be more open to guidance. Through her thoughtful presence and support, I can now say that I have returned to myself! I highly recommend Malaena to all sensitive and intuitive souls (especially women!) who need soul assistance and guidance in times of difficulty and transformation.
Malaena, Has helped me through one of the deepest moment of my life. She did so by intuitively being there with me. She showed up when there were times I couldn’t, she sat with me when I feared being near anyone. I initially found her because of her dual education/experience with traditional therapy and the spiritual healing side. She helped me explore a completely new spiritual side of me. She met me where I was at and I couldn’t be more grateful. Her flexibility with my schedule was also something that should be mentioned. A lot of times other therapists/practitioners are strict regarding their schedule! How can this be reinforced during a time of crisis? Malaena understood and worked with me every time. I’m thankful beyond measure that our paths crossed in this lifetime. If you’re on the fence, sign up for a consult call and see for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.
Malaena's authenticity is what shines through. She works straight from the heart and in doing so allows you to access your heart. I love that Malaena is able to articulate so clearly the ideas, concepts and patterns that i can't always put into words. Thank you Malaena for sharing your depth of wisdom with me.
I have worked with Malaena for a few years now and the way that she is able to hold space while gently pulling me out of my limited vision and conditioning is something that I hold very dear. The amount of compassion she has for me (and I for her) is something so pure and special that is transcends our sessions. There are no masks and I am so grateful to have found her, not only as a therapist and coach, but as a friend.
When I first found Malaena, I didn’t actually know I was as lost as I was. I had a successful business that I had worked really hard to establish and I remember thinking “hm, I should be feeling happier about where my life is right now.” I was perplexed as to why; I just felt like there was something missing. I felt like I had some growing and settling into myself to still do but I had no clue as to where to start that inquiry or what it would look like. Then I found Malaena!
Malaena has been a guide and a support, and she holds a safe and sacred space for whatever inquiry or work you need to do in your life. She is kind, compassionate, gentle and intuitive in that she is able to get into the sticky parts of why you stay stuck and how to safely get yourself unstuck, even if it feels a bit scary to do so. Since I have been working with Malaena, I have gone through many transitions and iterations of discovery that have led me into deeper and deeper joy and happiness and I’m so very thankful for this journey! I highly recommend working with Malaena!
Malaena has the ability to help you delve into the deep while also feeling safe. She is welcoming, personable, and professional. I am extremely grateful for the energy and holding that she brings to her work. It is inspiring and healing to be a part of. As a colleague, I feel lucky to have worked alongside Malaena and learned from her wisdom. She is truly someone who invites you to be who you are. If you are looking for a therapist who creates a space where you can grow emotionally and spiritually, Malaena is a great choice!
I have had the honor of sharing many emotionally complex conversations with Malaena. In a relatively short period of time, she has helped guide me through some very difficult life experiences in such a gentle, compassionate and open manner. There is never judgment, bias or disconnect when you're exploring even the deepest emotional territory. She offers sage insight as well as practical tools that leave you feeling lighter and more capable of overcoming whatever it is that you are working through in your time with her. I highly recommend working with her no matter what your personal goals as I am confident she will help you to meet and exceed them.
As Malaena's colleague, I have gotten to see the strength, clarity, and intuition with which she works with people. She has a way of seeing and being with people that invites them to become more in touch with their feelings, their longings, their gifts, and their own internal guidance. She is a powerhouse. For anyone looking for support in becoming empowered in following their intuition and bringing their gifts forward in the world, I recommend working with Malaena.
Malaena is an incredibly compassionate and attuned therapist. In her presence, I feel completely safe to open up to her, and she also offers keen wisdom and insight. I highly recommend her as a holistic psychotherapist to any person that is seeking support through a difficult life situation, or for any reason at all.
I’ve known Malaena for many years and she has helped me heal in so many ways through all the different phases of life. She creates such a safe, open space to share. Her kind, welcoming energy as well as her insightful, intuitive approach to any and all issues has helped enormously. I can’t put into words the gratitude I have for Malaena. She is incredibly patient and gifted. Such a special soul. I really can’t recommend her enough!