welcome to our premier Therapy Center in Berkeley and Online
We believe therapy should feel steady, human, and deeply supportive.
Not rushed. Not surface-level.
Not something you have to work hard at just to feel understood.
Life by Design Therapy was founded out of a simple truth: many people don’t need more insight.
They need their nervous system to feel safe enough to change.
Traditional talk therapy can help you understand what’s happening, but understanding alone doesn’t always create relief.
Our work goes deeper by integrating mind-body therapy so healing happens where stress, trauma, and overwhelm actually live.
the benefits of Holistic + Somatic Therapy
Our approach is trauma-informed and somatic. That means we pay attention to your body, your patterns, and your pace. We believe real change happens when you feel supported, not pushed. When your system can settle. When you’re no longer bracing against life.
We work best with people who are high-functioning but exhausted. People who are emotionally aware yet still stuck. People who have tried therapy before and want something that feels different. Deeper. More sustainable.
Our therapists are carefully selected for more than their training. Each clinician shares a commitment to presence, attunement, and thoughtful care. This is a team built on trust, integrity, and respect for how vulnerable this work can be.
Work with a trusted, trauma-informed therapy center
At our core, we believe everyone deserves to feel grounded, supported, and at home in their body.
Our work focuses on increasing body awareness, gently processing painful experiences, and helping clients reconnect with their inner sense of worth, agency, and truth.
Meet Our Founder!
Life by Design Therapy™ was founded by Melody Wright, LMFT, as a holistic and somatic group practice grounded in trauma-informed care. With offices in Berkeley and Richmond and online therapy available throughout California, our group practice was created to offer therapy that is relational, embodied, and deeply human.
Our therapists are thoughtfully chosen for their ability to create a steady, compassionate space where adults, couples, families, and children can explore what they feel, need, and long for without judgment.
If you are looking for therapy that honors your whole self and supports real, sustainable change, you are welcome here.
If you are looking for therapy that honors your whole self and supports real, sustainable change, you are welcome here.
We believe healing happens when people feel safe enough to be honest, present, and fully themselves.
meet our Holistic + Somatic therapists
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