AMR Therapy. Inclusive Online Therapy in California by Clinicians with Lived Experience
While we welcome clients of all backgrounds, AMR Therapy focuses on trauma-informed therapy for queer clients, people of color, sex workers, and marginalized communities, including support for sexual empowerment, religious trauma, polyamory and consensual non-monogamy, anxiety, depression, and identity exploration.
Mission Statement
AMR Therapy provides affirming, trauma-informed mental health care for people navigating queer identity, gender exploration, polyamory and non-traditional relationships, racial identity, and religious trauma. Our clinicians combine professional expertise with lived understanding so clients do not have to explain or defend who they are in therapy. As a boutique practice, we prioritize relational, culturally responsive care and offer a sliding scale that increases access while honoring the skill and labor of our therapists. While many clients come to AMR for identity and relational work, we also treat common concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions within an affirming and culturally aware framework.
Therapy that honors your whole self. No code switching. No explaining.
AMR Therapy provides trauma-informed, identity-affirming therapy for queer clients, people of color, sex workers, and other marginalized communities. Our clinicians bring lived understanding to the work, so you do not have to translate your identity or justify your experiences. Therapy starts from the assumption that your life, culture, and relationships already make sense.
Ann Russo
Founder and Clinical Director
Blanca Ayala
Marriage and Family Therapist
Nic Caballero
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Lorena Fiori
Marriage and Family Therapist
Tiffany Hill
Associate Clinical Social Worker
Kristina Esquivel
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Meet the
AMR Team
The team at AMR Therapy & Support Services is comprised of a diverse group of professional psychotherapists, counselors, and advocates. Our common goal is providing every client with accessible and effective care.
AMR Therapy Services
AMR Therapy & Support Services provides affirming online therapy in California for individuals, couples, families, and groups seeking trauma-informed, identity-aware care.
Specialties
AMR Therapy offers affirming therapy for queer and transgender clients, people of color, neurodivergent individuals, sex workers, and people in kink, polyamory, and consensually non-monogamous relationships. Our clinicians specialize in trauma therapy, identity exploration, relationship counseling, religious trauma and faith deconstruction, and recovery from shame-based systems.
Therapy Orientation
AMR Therapy uses evidence-based, trauma-informed approaches including EMDR therapy, Brainspotting, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), somatic therapy, attachment-based therapy, and sex-positive therapy. These modalities support treatment for trauma, anxiety, depression, identity stress, and relationship challenges.
Who we serve
AMR Therapy provides inclusive, trauma-informed online therapy across California for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Our clinicians support queer communities, people of color, sex workers, and others who have often felt unsafe or misunderstood in traditional therapy spaces. We are committed to expanding access to affirming mental health care so more people can receive therapy that respects identity, relationships, culture, and lived experience.
Blog
Take a look at our blog for insight and support.
Shame vs Needs: How to Ask for What You Need Without Spiraling | Online Therapy California
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Therapy Can Feel Hard Before It Gets Easier: California Online Therapy That Helps You Stay the Course
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Finding Joy in Hobbies and Community During Hard Times
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The Algorithm Wants You Dysregulated: How to Stay Human in a Week of Outrage
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If Work Feels Unstable Right Now, Your Self-Worth Might Be Taking the Hit—Not Your Resume
Maybe you’re not even directly affected—yet. But the headlines are loud: layoffs, hiring freezes, “reorgs,” budget cuts, inflation, market drops. One day you’re doing your
