zena rice-sarantiS, AMFT

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Zena provides therapy to clients across California, offering a grounded, supportive space for self-exploration and growth. With experience spanning community mental health, residential treatment, and eating disorder care, she brings a deep understanding of the challenges people face. She currently balances her work between a teen residential program and private practice, and her background in business development, marketing, and photography informs her dynamic, relatable style.

Zena specializes in life transitions, self-discovery, and emotional healing, blending trauma-informed, somatic, and mindfulness-based approaches — always with room for humor and lightness. Her sessions are tailored to honor the unique experiences of each client, help them feel genuinely seen and heard.

areas of expertise

  • ADHD

  • Anxiety & Stress

  • Attachment Wounds

  • Body Image & Diet Culture Recovery

  • Boundaries & People-Pleasing

  • Career Transitions & Creative Blocks

  • Identity Development

  • Life Transitions

  • Relationship & Family Dynamics

  • Trauma & Emotional Processing

Clinical Endeavors

  • Psychotherapist in Private Practice 

  • Primary Therapist at Paradigm Treatment Center Malibu (Adolescent Program)

Education

  • Antioch University of Los Angeles - Master of Clinical Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy

  • University of Kentucky - Bachelor of Psychology

Certifications & Trainings

  • Trauma Resiliency Model

  • Crisis Prevention Institute - Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certification

  • Reiki Master Level 3