Healing Starts Within

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Healing Starts Within ✱

Meet Margot, Founder of Loz Feliz Therapy

Clinical Supervisor

Hi, I am Margot.

My path into this work did not begin with a title. It began with a deep and personal curiosity about people, emotions, and what it really takes to heal, grow and thrive.

Long before I became a trained therapist, I was already paying attention. I noticed how people carry things they do not always speak about. I noticed how strength can exist alongside struggle. And I became interested in understanding how we find our way back to a sense of balance.

That curiosity stayed with me and slowly shaped the direction of my life. It led me to study, to train, and to build a way of working that supports not just coping, but real and lasting change.

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The Team

Derek Siegel, MA,

AMFT #162972

Derek approaches therapy with genuine curiosity and a desire to understand the person sitting across from him. He sees therapy as a collaborative process where the therapist and client are fellow travelers exploring what direction feels most meaningful to them.

His style is warm, thoughtful, and direct. Derek works to create a space where people feel safe enough to be honest about their inner world. As trust develops, he helps clients explore patterns that may no longer serve them, even if those patterns once helped them survive. The goal is not simply to analyze problems, but to help people understand themselves more fully and move toward a life that feels more authentic and aligned. While much of therapy involves reflection, Derek believes it should also feel human. When the moment is right, humor and lightness can be just as healing as insight.

Derek’s approach is primarily psychodynamic and meaning oriented, while also drawing from existential psychotherapy and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT). He works with individuals from diverse backgrounds and identities, with particular focus on men’s mental health, couples counseling, and trauma and PTSD.

Clients often describe Derek’s therapy space as warm, safe, and grounded, a place where they can begin exploring difficult parts of their lives without feeling alone.

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Sari Tracht, MA,

AMFT #139351

I became a therapist because I know what it feels like to carry things that are hard to name. The quiet ache of never quite feeling like you belong, the challenge of staying connected to others when connection itself feels difficult, and the long, winding path toward understanding yourself. That personal journey didn't just bring me to this work; it shaped the kind of therapist I am.

For the highly sensitive, the beautifully complex, and those who may be carrying around a few extra letters of the alphabet with them (ADHD, OCD, PTSD, HSP...you know who you are), you're in good company here. I understand what it feels like to move through the world running on a different kind of operating system.

I work with people navigating the complexity of relationships, family wounds, and the patterns we inherit long before we have words for them. Whether you're untangling dynamics from your family of origin, finding your footing after loss or disconnection, or trying to understand why the same painful cycles keep showing up, I'm here to help you make sense of it, at your own pace, without judgment.

My approach is relational and trauma-informed, and I draw on a range of evidence-based frameworks to meet each person where they are. I'm deeply fascinated by the intersection of neuroscience and psychology and how our nervous systems, our early experiences, and even our brain chemistry shape the stories we tell about ourselves and the world. If any of this resonates, I'd love to connect and I look forward to speaking with you.