Mia Turner, MA, RYT, LMFT, ASDCS, NPT-C, CMNCS, CMIP
(she/her)
Preferred Name: Mia
About Me
✨ My Identity:
multiply neurodivergent (AuDHD, dyslexic, dyscalculic, dysgraphic), BIPOC, Black, Caribbean, Multi-racial, Dynamically Disabled, Queer, Demi, Fem, She/Her
✨ By virtue of holding space for you to make meaning out of your experiences, intersections of identity, and personal and ancestral past, I specialize in providing Culturally Conscious, Liberation-Oriented, Neuro-affirming, Trauma-Informed. Nervous System-Centered, and social justice-aligned offerings of healing that align with your desire to unify mind, body, and spirit, healing both present and intergenerational wounds, and connecting with self, others, and surroundings.
🌻 Offerings:
Individual & Relationship Therapy • Group • Psychedelic Assisted & Ketamine-Assisted Therapy • Neurodiversity Affirming Autism & ADHD Diagnostic Evaluations • ESA and service animal evaluation with letters • Clinical Supervision
🌻 Specialty:
My practice centers adults, teens who identify with the lived experiences and identity intersections of Neurodivergent, Autistic, AuDHD, ADHD, PDA, high masking, sensitive, high achieving, burnt out, complex trauma/ C-PTSD, African American from the African Diaspora, Caribbean-American from the Caribbean Diaspora, BIPOC, Multi-cultural/ethnic, disabled, dynamically disabled, chronically ill, in chronic pain, EDS, Dysautonomia, quirky, creative, spiritual, healers, Deep thinkers & feelers, LGBTQIA2S+, perfectionists, recovering people pleasers, people of the global majority and systemically impacted communities and active allies who are navigating misaligned spaces & choosing an intentional path forward; therapy for therapists
🌻Therapeutic Approach:
• EMDR • Somatic • IFS/ Parts • Mindfulness • Narrative • Expressive Arts • Emotionally Focused Therapy EFT • Psychedelic Assisted & Ketamine-Assisted Therapy • Nervous System Regulation • Mind–Body Connection • Neuropsychotherapy • Yoga • Polyvagal • Attachment-focused • healing justice • neuro-affirming • anti-ablism • HAES • geek therapy • play/video gaming therapy • sound healing • harm reduction • Psychodynamic • spiritual • Depth • decolonization • client-centered, psychedelic integration • Gestalt • executive functioning support •
Telehealth throughout California
https://www.yaarahtherapy.org/
Education & Experience
Neuropsychotherapist(NPT-C), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Registered Yoga Instructor (RYT-200), Autism Clinical Specialist (ASDCS), Neurodiversity-affirming EMDR specialist, Somatic therapist, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy & Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Provider, Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist
(CMNCS), Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (CMIP), supervisor for CA MFTs
Mia Turner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, holding a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology, with a Concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy, from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA.
Mia has advanced clinical training and certification as a Neuropsychotherapist.
Mia is fully trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Therapy.
Mia is a fully trained Psychedelic Assisted Therapy and Ketamine Assisted Therapy Provider. Mia completed training with Alchemy, Journey Clinical, and Fluence.
Mia is trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.
Her professional experience in the field includes working with community mental health agencies, non-profit foundations, and educational and research institutions. In addition to providing psychotherapy, Mia is a certified RYT-200 Yoga instructor, Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist, Certified Mental Health & Nutrition Clinical Specialist (CMNCS), and Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (CMIP). She provides coaching, consultation, trainings, professional development mentorship and supervision for pre-licensed clinicians. Her experience also includes organizing community healing offerings, guest-speaking for mental health events and podcasts, and facilitating mindfulness, somatic, yoga, trauma skills, HipHop- narrative therapy, and parent-education groups, and she was a previous stakeholder for the African American Steering Committee for Health and Wellness (AASCHW) for Alameda County, California from 2020-2022.
Professional & Volunteer Affiliations
Inclusive Therapists
California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
EMDR Training with Institute for Creative Mindfulness
KAP & PAT Training with Alchemy, Journey Clinical, and Fluence.
Specialty Area
- ADD/ADHD/Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Abuse/Neglect
- Anxiety/Panic Attacks
- Autism Spectrum
- Chronic Illness/Medical Issues
- Chronic Pain
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Family Issues
- Gender Identity
- Grief/Loss/Mourning
- Marriage/Relationship Issues
- Performance Enhancement
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Race, Culture, Ethnicity Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Somatic Issues
- Spirituality
- Stress Management
- Survivor's Guilt
- Traumatic Incident
Population Served
- Adolescents (13-17)
- Adults
- BIPOC
- Couples
- First Responders
- Group
- Immigrants
- LGBTQ+
- Underserved
Language
- English
Insurance
- Does Not Accept Insurance
- Sliding Scale
superbills and courtesy out-of-network billing/ claim submission support so clients don’t have to deal with insurance directly, some sliding scale availability
