Narra Psychotherapy
The Narra tree is a beautiful symbol of strength, grace, and balance. It stands tall through every season—quietly resilient, deeply rooted, and always growing. These are the same qualities we hope to help our clients discover in themselves as we walk alongside them through life’s different chapters.
Narra Psychotherapy's name is also inspired by our founder's Filipino heritage as the Narra tree is the national tree of the Philippines, reflecting the courage and steady spirit of Filipinos—both in the homeland and around the world.
Our Mission
At Narra Psychotherapy, our mission is to provide culturally attuned, thoughtful, and insight-focused mental health care to California residents across the state. We walk with our clients through life’s many seasons, helping them reconnect with themselves and those around them, so they can live well and whole.
Our Values
Safety
We hold a safe space for you to feel seen and supported, and where your healing and courage can grow.
Culturally-Attuned Care
Your roots tell a story, and we welcome and honor all parts of yourself.
Holistic Wellness
We tend to your mental, emotional, physical, and relational well-being,
honoring how each part reflects and shapes your wholeness.
Evidence-Based Practice
Our therapies are grounded in science and delivered with heart to support your journey.
Collaboration
By working together, whether as an individual or a couple,
we will explore your truth and shape a life that feels well and whole for you.
Meet Our Founder
Michelle Lopez Clark has been practicing psychotherapy since 2017. Her deep curiosity about human behavior and relationships—how we come to know ourselves and connect with others—led her to pursue a career in mental health. Through her own journey of self-development, Michelle found affirmation in her calling to become a therapist and to share what she considers a lifelong gift: the healing and transformative impact of therapy.
As a therapist, Michelle provides culturally responsive psychotherapy and holds a safe, empathetic space for her clients. She supports the process of bringing the unconscious into awareness, where healing, integration, and growth can take place. Having lived across Filipino and American cultures, Michelle’s bicultural experience allows her to attune with sensitivity and insight to the nuances of cultural identity, acculturation, and intergenerational dynamics. Her clinical approach is depth-oriented, trauma-informed, attachment-based, and humanistic, often integrating inner child work. She draws from a variety of therapeutic modalities to tailor her work to each client’s unique needs, guided by a deep commitment to helping individuals, couples, and families explore the parts of themselves that seek healing, change, deeper connection, and inner peace.
In addition to psychotherapy, Michelle offers individual clinical consultation to licensed therapists working with adults and couples. Grounded in psychodynamic theory, attachment frameworks, and cultural humility, her approach is relational and attuned to the complexities of clinical work. She creates a reflective space to explore countertransference, deepen clinical formulation, and enhance therapeutic attunement. With a collaborative style, Michelle supports clinicians in navigating stuck points, refining insight and judgment, and managing challenging dynamics with clarity, confidence, and alignment with their professional values.
Alongside her psychotherapy practice, Michelle is a Bringing Baby Home Educator trained by The Gottman Institute, the author of the children’s book “With You,“ and an experienced adjunct professor in a Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program.