About Cecily Longo, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Cecily Longo, LMFT - MFC#86591
I’ve been a therapist, advocate, and facilitator in the mental health field since 1998, helping individuals and families move toward lives that feel more meaningful, connected, and empowered.
I hold a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Santa Barbara (2011) and became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in 2015. My early clinical training included intensive work with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in correctional settings, inpatient psychiatric units, and intensive outpatient programs. I also spent years in Social Services supporting survivors of sex trafficking, which deeply shaped my trauma-informed lens and my commitment to emotional safety, dignity, and trust in the therapeutic relationship.
Since 2020, I’ve focused my private practice on supporting adults navigating the lasting effects of emotionally and psychologically complex relationships and environments, where clarity, confidence, and a stable sense of self can feel disrupted or difficult to access.
This includes recovery from narcissistic and emotionally abusive relationships, religious trauma, and other high-control environments. These experiences can leave people questioning themselves, second-guessing their perceptions, and feeling disconnected from their own inner sense of direction. I help clients rebuild confidence in their own perceptions, understand relational patterns, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with their voice and agency.
I also work with anxiety, depression, life transitions, workplace burnout, women’s life transitions, and the stress of supporting a loved one through mental health or addiction challenges. While everyone’s story is unique, many people come to therapy feeling exhausted, stuck, or disconnected from themselves.
My goal is to help clients reconnect with their inner wisdom, strengthen their ability to trust themselves, develop practical coping tools, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence.
My approach integrates evidence-based and depth-oriented modalities tailored to each client’s needs, including DBT, ACT, CBT, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and somatic, nervous system-informed practices for trauma, anxiety, and burnout.
I also provide education and emotional support for individuals navigating benzodiazepine or SSRI tapering, psychiatric medication withdrawal, and iatrogenic or medication-related harm, as well as mind-body approaches for chronic pain and chronic illness.
In addition, I offer optional integrative and experiential tools such as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT/Tapping), which can support nervous system regulation and emotional processing, and Symbolic Imagery Sessions® for reflective, depth-oriented exploration. As a Certified Tarotpy® Practitioner, I incorporate symbolic imagery work as a therapeutic enhancement or coaching modality for clients who find meaning in that approach.
Before becoming a therapist, I also trained and worked as a Certified Personal Trainer, Pilates instructor, and yoga instructor, which continues to inform my mind-body understanding of stress, regulation, and recovery.
I occasionally offer trainings and consultations for professionals interested in integrating mindfulness, communication skills, and cognitive-behavioral strategies into physical rehabilitation settings.
At the heart of my approach is the belief that healing happens within a safe, trusting therapeutic relationship. Therapy is often less about fixing and more about reconnecting: developing insight, building effective coping strategies, healing relational wounds, and moving toward a life that feels more aligned, grounded, and self-directed.
Things to Consider Before You Start Therapy
Confidentiality Agreements
One of the most important and unique thing about working with a therapist, is that you have an opportunity to express your thoughts and emotions in a healing and non-judgmental atmosphere that is confidential. Many people ask, "Why would I need a therapist if I have a friend to talk to?" Friends are an essential part of your health well-being. However, a therapist is an extensively trained and licensed mental health professional who can provide you with the objective support you need and therapists are bound by law to protect your confidentiality. There are however some legal exceptions to confidentiality designed to protect your safety, as well as the safety of others. The only exceptions to confidentiality include:
You are an imminent threat to your own life (danger to yourself).
You are an imminent danger to others.
I am a mandated reporter, which means that if you disclose, or there is reason to suspect, child abuse or abuse of dependent adults or individuals 65 years and older, I am mandated by law to report this information to the proper social services or law enforcement agency.
If you opt to have a billing statement submitted to your insurance. Insurance companies typically require a mental health diagnosis and information about your treatment.
Rates and Insurance
I am currently an insurance provider through most major insurance panels through practice management/billing organizations - Rula (Formerly Path Mental Health), and Headway. Please note I am not covered by Magellan insurance. Please reach out to me directly to inquire about options and availability: CecilyLongoMFT@Proton.Me.
Out-of-pocket rates are $200 per 50 minute appointment for individual sessions. I may offer a sliding scale based on financial need, although these spaces fill up quickly. Credit Card via Ivy Pay or Venmo accepted. All sessions are conducted via Telehealth, and HIPAA compliant Telehealth link will be provided to you before our session. Late cancel fees apply.
I look forward to hearing from you and helping you develop healthier relationships, fill your “tool box” of coping skills, and assist you to feel more empowered in your life!
Cecily Longo, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, MFC#86591