A Boutique Trauma Therapy Practice for Deep, Personalized Healing
✅ EMDR Certified 💻 Telehealth CA & OR ❤️ Trauma-Informed Care 🌐 English & Español
"From pain grows wisdom. From the heart, a new beginning. You are meant to bloom."
Mended Heart Counseling is a boutique trauma therapy practice for clients who value highly personalized, relationship-centered care and want more than a one-size-fits-all approach.
We provide compassionate online therapy throughout California and Oregon, specializing in trauma, anxiety, complex PTSD, and dissociative disorders. Led by Jennifer Starlight Rojas, LMFT, our work may include EMDR, EMDR intensives, somatic approaches, and spiritually integrated counseling when it feels meaningful to you.
Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, carrying the effects of past trauma, or longing to feel more grounded and connected to yourself, therapy is tailored to your needs, your pace, and your goals.
Sessions are offered virtually through secure telehealth, giving you access to specialized trauma care from the privacy and comfort of your own space. At Mended Heart, you’re not just another appointment on a schedule. You receive thoughtful, individualized care designed to honor your story and support meaningful, lasting change.
🚨 Not for emergencies. If you need immediate help, call 911 or 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).
Jennifer Starlight Rojas, LMFT #129992
EMDRIA Certified EMDR Therapist
🎓 M.A. in Clinical Psychology (Pepperdine University)
Advanced Trainings: Domestic Violence • Dissociation & IFS • Eating Disorders
Languages: English & Spanish (Bilingual)
Healing Is More Than My Profession. It’s Personal.
I know what it feels like to carry pain that is difficult to put into words. To feel alone, misunderstood, or disconnected from yourself. To live in survival mode while wondering if you will ever truly feel okay.
As a survivor of trauma and abuse, my own healing journey taught me how deeply trauma can affect our emotions, relationships, beliefs, and sense of safety. It also taught me that meaningful healing is possible. That journey inspired me to become the kind of therapist I once needed, someone who seeks to understand the whole person and looks beyond symptoms.
Lived Experience Shapes My Understanding
My life hasn’t followed a straight or easy path. I’ve experienced childhood abuse, family rejection, and the foster care system. I understand growing up quickly, finding your way without the support you need, and working to build a life of your own.
I’ve navigated unhealthy relationships, marriage, divorce, single parenthood, step-parenting, and blended family life. Raising children, including neurodivergent children, has deepened my appreciation for the joys and complexities of parenting.
I’ve also pursued an education, worked in corporate environments, and built a business while seeking my own emotional healing. I understand the pressure of meeting responsibilities when life feels overwhelming behind the scenes. These experiences don’t mean I’ve lived your story. They inform my compassion and curiosity, while my professional training guides your care.
Specialized Care With Purpose and Compassion
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and EMDR-certified clinician, I specialize in complex trauma, PTSD, childhood abuse, betrayal trauma, and dissociation, including Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Many people I work with have searched for answers or tried therapy without feeling fully understood.
My approach is warm, direct, and collaborative. I integrate EMDR with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Positive Psychology, and parts work. Thoughtful trauma care takes clinical judgment, preparation, flexibility, and attention to when we need to slow down or try a different approach.
A More Personal Approach to Healing
I intentionally maintain a limited caseload because I believe specialized trauma treatment deserves thoughtful preparation, individualized attention, and a strong therapeutic relationship. Your needs, goals, and readiness guide our work.
I welcome highly sensitive and neurodivergent individuals, as well as those exploring spiritual questions or healing from religious trauma. You don’t need all the answers or perfect words before reaching out. We can begin wherever you are.
If my approach feels like a fit, I’d be honored to talk with you.
50 min
$185
One-on-one support for deep healing, clarity, and transformation.
1 hr 30 min
$250
For established individual clients, when clinically appropriate.
💖 Crisis Support Available: Single Session
90-Minute Sessions for Stabilization and Emotional Safety.
✅ EMDR Certified 💻 Telehealth CA & OR ❤️ Trauma-Informed Care 🌐 English & Español
Mailing address only
1968 S. Coast Hwy. PMB 5375
Laguna Beach CA 92651