About Ellis McCauley Therapy · San Rafael
Ellis McCauley Therapy is a private practice based in San Rafael, California, offering psychotherapy services to individuals across the Bay Area and virtually. The practice specializes in trauma, neurodiversity, OCD, anxiety, grief, end-of-life support, and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Ellis McCauley, a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT #52057), integrates somatic, mindfulness, and psychedelic-assisted approaches to support clients in reclaiming their well-being and sense of self. The practice emphasizes compassion, curiosity, and acceptance in therapeutic work, with a focus on body-centered healing and expanding awareness through psychedelic integration.
Ellis McCauley Therapy, led by licensed therapist Ellis McCauley, provides trauma-informed, body-centered, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy to clients in San Rafael and across the Bay Area, including Marin and East Bay regions, as well as virtually. Specializing in trauma, neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD, AuDHD), OCD, anxiety, grief, body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), and end-of-life support, the practice offers Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) in collaboration with medical providers. Ellis brings extensive training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, ERP for OCD, BFRB treatment, and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Their approach blends somatic, mindfulness, and neuroscience-informed methods, with influences from Buddhist psychology, attachment theory, and feminist thought. The practice welcomes LGBTQIA+ clients, non-monogamous relationships, and adoptee issues, and emphasizes healing through increased self-awareness and freedom. No Catholic affiliation is indicated on the site.
- Owner
- Ellis McCauley
- Serves
- San Rafael, Marin/East Bay, CA & Virtual Home
About Me
I would like to support you to reclaim yourself and your life. Together we can bring compassion to whatever pain or discomfort you may be carrying. With curiosity and acceptance, greater clarity can emerge and the struggle that holds you back can begin to ease. Change is possible. Self-destructive patterns can shift. It is possible to feel safer and more at home in your body. I can help you explore the limits to your freedom so that you can live fully with greater choice, vitality and joy.
Areas of Special Focus
- Trauma and PTSD
- Neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD, AuDHD)
- OCD and severe anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Body image and weight stigma
- Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRB’s)
- LGBTQIA+ clients
- Sexuality and relationship diversity (including non-monogamy and kink/BDSM)
- Adoption and adoptee issues
- Self-harm behaviors
- Medical and other phobias
- Surgery preparation and post-surgical psychological healing
- End-of-life challenges
Education & Training
B.A. Psychology with Honors, University of California, Santa Cruz. M.S. Counseling, San Francisco State University. Sensorimotor Psychotherapy training in the treatment of trauma and attachment/developmental issues. Behavioral Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) training in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD. TLC Foundation for BFRB’s Clinical Training in CBT-Based Treatment for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors. California Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS), Certification as a Center for Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapist. Polaris Insight Center- Training in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy. The Center for Optimal Living- Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Essentials Training. Advanced training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy/Hakomi, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), ERP, brain-based therapy, Sandtray, Re-Creation of the Self (RCS), Experiential Couples Therapy, and diversity/cultural competency/anti-racism trainings.