Holistic Psychotherapy in San Clemente
Therapy for adults, teens, and couples in South Orange County
Therapy That Honors the
Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
Hello + Welcome
Whether you're navigating life transitions, recovering from trauma or a toxic relationship, struggling with anxiety or depression, or just trying to feel like yourself again, we’re here to help.
At The Holistic Counseling Center, we provide evidence-based treatment with a heart-centered approach that honors the mind, body, and spirit connection. Our therapists integrate somatic modalities, IFS, nervous system regulation tools, and psychospiritual practices to get to the root of what's keeping you stuck, so you can start building a life that actually feels like yours.
We offer individual therapy in San Clemente and across Orange County.
If you're ready for support, schedule a free consultation call to learn more about our practice and get matched with a therapist.
"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." — Rumi
Therapy Can Help You Navigate:
Anxiety + Stress
Trauma + Healing
Relationships
Spirituality + Personal Growth
Life Transitions + Family
We believe true healing happens when we treat the whole person, not just the symptoms. That means we don't stop at helping you feel better. We walk the full path with you, from finding safety in your nervous system, to reconnecting with your heart, to remembering who you actually are underneath the pain, the programming, and the patterns.
How we approach holistic psychotherapy:
Clinically Grounded, Spiritually Informed Our work is rooted in evidence-based therapeutic methods. It's also informed by something deeper. We honor the spiritual dimensions of your life, not as an afterthought, but as an essential part of who you are and how you heal.
More Than Symptom Management We look beneath the surface to understand what's actually driving your distress. The emotional threads, the body's signals, the patterns that started long before you had words for them. We're not interested in quick fixes. We want to unearth the root.
You Are Not Your Diagnosis We view your struggles as messages worth listening to, not as evidence that there's something wrong with you. Our work honors you as a whole person, not a collection of problems to fix. We're here to help you reconnect with who you are beyond your symptoms and build the self-trust and self-love that are foundational to the healing journey.
Practical Skills + Deep Inner Work Our sessions balance grounded, everyday strategies with deeper therapeutic exploration. Whether you're learning to regulate your nervous system, engaging in shadow work, or reconnecting with your inner child, you'll walk away with tools you can use right now and the deeper understanding that makes healing and change possible.
Schedule a free consultation call to get started with one of our Orange County therapists.
Therapy at The Holistic Counseling Center in San Clemente
Types of Therapy We Offer:
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Holistic Therapy
Healing requires more than just changing your mind. Holistic therapy weaves together evidence-based clinical methods with practices that honor the mind, body, heart and spirit on your healing journey. -

Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS)
Learn to identify and understand all the parts that make you 'you'. IFS helps you reclaim parts of yourself long ago abandoned, offering compassion where there has been judgment and understanding where there has been pain. The result? More peace, more ease, more freedom to live your life. -

Somatic Therapy
Your body encodes everything you experience in your life: memories, feelings, experiences, desires. Somatic therapy works directly with the body and nervous system, helping you move out of survival mode and release what talk therapy alone can't always reach. -

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Learn how to change your negative thought patterns and behaviors by working directly with the mind. CBT gives you practical, grounded tools you can use in your life right now. It's the gold standard for anxiety and depression because it works. -

EMDR Therapy
Your brain has an innate capacity to heal, but sometimes difficult experiences interrupt the process and can keep you stuck. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess trauma, stress, and deeply rooted patterns, releasing and rewiring what's been held in the mind, body, and nervous system. -

Spiritual Therapy
Why are we here? Why are we suffering? Spiritual therapy integrates clinical depth with the existential and spiritual dimensions of your experience, honoring that you are so much more than your diagnosis, your history, and your symptoms. This is where therapy meets something sacred.
Hi, I’m Kim Burris
Founder of The Holistic Counseling Center and A Licensed Therapist serving South Orange County.
I believe that being human is a practice and that we all need support.
I founded this practice because I know how hard it can be to find therapy that actually works: the kind that doesn't just manage your symptoms but helps you build a life that feels like yours.
Here at The Holistic Counseling Center in San Clemente we offer therapy that honors the mind, body, and spirit connection. Our team brings both clinical expertise and real heart to this work. I want you to know that all parts of you are welcome here. There's nothing about you or your experience that is too much, too messy, or too hard. We see you, we honor you, and we'll walk through it with you.
If you’re ready to take the next step on your healing journey, schedule a free consultation call to learn more about our practice, and get matched with one of our orange county therapists.
We’d be honored to support you!
Meet the Team
San Clemente Therapists
Kim Burris, LMFT
Founder, Licensed Therapist, LMFT
Anxiety, Life Purpose, Motherhood, Midlife Shadow Work, Existential Crisis + Spirituality
Dr. Anjali Connors
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Anxiety, Trauma, Depth Work, Life Transitions, Psychedelic Integration + Spirituality
Our Offices
We offer virtual therapy in San Clemente and throughout South Orange County. We offer in-person therapy in Northern California, with offices in El Dorado Hills, San Anselmo and San Francisco.
What People are Saying
★★★★★
"Anjali is an amazing therapist, one who combines her expertise with compassion. She has helped countless people in her practice through psychology, breath work, yoga, and somatic practices. I wholeheartedly recommend her."
— Jennifer, San Clemente
★★★★★
“Kim is a naturally empathic healer and psychotherapist. She brings with her a natural warmth and intuitive and emotional intelligence. She has the ability to actively listen without judgment and provide insight and understanding through challenging times. ”
— Jessica, Laguna Niguel
Ready to Work Together?
Here’s how to get started:
5 Holistic Practices for Healing Anxiety:
Start Your Healing Journey Today
If anxiety has become the backing track of your life, you're not alone, and you don't have to keep suffering. These practices can help calm your nervous system, turn down the volume of your mind, and find a little more ease in your day.
No matter how intense your anxiety symptoms are, this is a grounded, gentle place to start.
Articles to Support Your Healing Journey:
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We offer online therapy for clients throughout San Clemente and South Orange County. We don't have a physical office in San Clemente, and for most people that turns out to be a feature, not a limitation. Virtual sessions mean you can do deep, holistic work from the comfort of your own space, without the drive, the parking, or the rush. We provide online therapy to clients in Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, and across Orange County. Schedule a free consultation call to get started.
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Yes. Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people reach out to us, and our approach goes deeper than surface-level coping skills. Our therapists use CBT, Somatic Therapy, IFS, and EMDR to get to the root of what's driving your anxiety, not just quiet the symptoms for a while. Whether it's panic, high-functioning anxiety that hides behind a busy life, perfectionism, or a low hum of worry that never quite lets up, we can help. Learn more about our anxiety therapy services or book a free consultation.
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Yes. Our couples therapists work with partners in every kind of relationship, married, dating, LGBTQIA+, and non-traditional structures. If you're caught in the same argument on a loop, feeling more like roommates than partners, or trying to rebuild trust after a rupture, online couples work can help you understand the patterns underneath the conflict and find your way back to each other. Evening and weekend appointments are available. Learn more about our couples counseling or book a consultation.
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Yes. Our teen therapists offer a holistic, developmentally attuned approach for adolescents navigating anxiety, depression, academic and social pressure, self-esteem, and the ordinary overwhelm of growing up. Online sessions let teens connect from a space where they already feel safe, which often helps them open up sooner. Learn more about our teen therapy services or book a free consultation.
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Yes. Anjali Connors is a licensed psychologist based in the San Clemente area who sees clients online throughout Orange County. If you've been searching for a San Clemente psychologist, it helps to know what you're looking for: our work is talk therapy and holistic psychotherapy, integrating psychology with somatic, mindfulness, and nervous-system-based practices. We do not provide psychological testing or assessment. If you want depth-oriented, whole-person therapy with a psychologist on the team, schedule a free consultation call.
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Holistic therapy treats the whole person, mind, body, and spirit, rather than focusing on symptoms alone. Traditional approaches often center on thoughts and behaviors. Holistic work also makes room for the body, the nervous system, and the spiritual and existential threads of your life. In practice, a single session might weave together a clinical approach like IFS or CBT with somatic awareness, breathwork, or questions of meaning and purpose. The aim isn't only to feel better. It's to build a life that genuinely feels like yours.
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Yes. We provide online counseling in San Clemente and across South Orange County, including Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Aliso Viejo, and Mission Viejo. We offer virtual therapy anywhere we can legally and ethically provide it, which depends on your location. Still have questions about whether we can support you where you live? Schedule a free consultation call and we'll let you know.
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Our online therapy is a fit for adults, teens, couples, and parents across San Clemente and South Orange County. People reach out for anxiety, depression, trauma, postpartum challenges, relationship struggles, and life transitions, and also when nothing is acutely wrong but something still feels off. You don't have to be in crisis to deserve support. Our holistic approach is built to reach the root of what's driving your distress, not just manage the symptoms
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Our therapists bring advanced training in a wide range of modalities we tailor to your needs and goals, including Brainspotting, CBT, DBT, Depth Therapy, EMDR, Existential Therapy, Holistic Therapy, IFS, Mindfulness Therapy, Polyvagal Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Relational Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and Spiritual Therapy. You don't need to know which one is right for you before you begin. That's our job. Explore all types of therapy here.
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Our fees range from $160 to $300 and vary depending on which clinician you work with. We don't accept insurance directly, but we're an out-of-network provider for most PPO plans and can help you seek reimbursement. Many clients with PPO insurance are reimbursed 50–80% of the fee, which can bring the out-of-pocket cost to roughly $20–$150 per session. Learn more about our fees and working with insurance.
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The easiest way to start is to book a free consultation call through our website. On that call, our intake coordinator will learn what kind of support you're looking for, answer your questions, and match you with a therapist who fits your personality and goals. From there, we'll get your first online session scheduled.
Therapy in San Clemente FAQ’s
Make an Appointment for Psychotherapy in San Clemente
Taking the first step toward therapy can feel like a lot. We want to make it as easy as possible.
If you're curious about starting online therapy with one of our San Clemente therapists, just click below to schedule your free consultation call. Our intake coordinator will reach out, get to know what you're looking for, answer your questions, and match you with a therapist who feels like a great fit. From there, we'll get your first appointment scheduled.
We provide online therapy to clients in and around San Clemente and South Orange County, CA, including San Clemente (92672, 92673), Dana Point, San Juan Capistrano, Capistrano Beach, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, Laguna Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Huntington Beach.
If you have any other questions, feel free to send a message through this contact form and we'll get back to you within 48 hours.

