Who I am

Daiana, with brown hair styled in a side braid, smiling and looking to the right, at the beach with a sandy shoreline and cloudy sky in the background.

🌿 I’m Daiana Chapman, a woman who loves walking in nature, caring for her dogs, and finding beauty in life’s simple moments.
✨ Connection, compassion, and presence are at the heart of how I live and work.

🌱 My Path as a Therapist

  • Associate Marriage & Family Therapist (AMFT #153249) under the supervision of Beverly G. Fuentes, LMFT (#106356)

  • Over a decade of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families across cultures and life stages

  • Began my career in Brazil as an educator & youth advocate, working with teens and families in vulnerable communities

  • Later became a Family Coach in the U.S. and earned my M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy (Summa Cum Laude)

  • Clinical focus on trauma, neurodivergence, grief, and life transitions, integrating somatic and nervous-system-informed approaches

📚 Certifications & Advanced Training

  • 🌱 Somatic Experiencing ® Training

  • 🪷 Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1

  • ✨ IFS Circle

  • 💞 Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy

  • 💍 Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 and 2

  • 🌀 DBT Training

  • 🌸 Somatic Trauma Healing Immersion

  • 🌟 ACT Training

  • 🌿 Innovation in Psychotherapy Conference – 2023 & 2024

  • 🌈 Psychedelics in Therapy (MDMA, Psilocybin, Ketamine)

Why I Do This

I know what it feels like to weather life’s storms and the deep relief of feeling rooted, supported, and seen.

Healing is possible even when it doesn’t feel that way