Still Stuck, Even Though You Understand Why?
You've tried to think your way through it. But something keeps repeating.
At Bedrock Therapies, we help individuals, couples, and families pause long enough to understand what's underneath the anxiety, overwhelm, trauma, conflict, or disconnection — so real healing and repair can begin.
Evidence-based therapy in nature and online · Walnut Creek & the East Bay · Licensed LCSW · Free 15-Minute Consultation
"Time in nature restores attentional capacity and reduces mental fatigue in ways an office simply can't replicate."
— Research cited on Huberman Lab, Dr. Marc Berman (Univ. of Chicago)Why outdoors · Science-backed
Slowing down in nature creates the conditions for real healing.
Without slowing down long enough to truly look inward, many patterns continue repeating for years — sometimes across generations. You don't want that. Therapy can become the space where those patterns finally begin to shift. Nature helps get you there.
The nervous system slows down
Brief time in natural environments measurably restores attentional capacity and reduces stress — creating the regulated state where deeper therapeutic work becomes possible.
The mind loosens its grip
Walking in nature reduces rumination and depressive thought loops — giving clients the mental space to see patterns more clearly and with less self-judgment.
Body and mind heal together
Nature-based therapy supports both cognitive and physical wellbeing simultaneously — because lasting healing isn't just intellectual. It's felt in the body too.
"Even brief periods in nature can restore and improve attentional capacity, reduce mental fatigue, and help combat rumination and depression."
— Dr. Marc Berman, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Chicago · as featured on the Huberman Lab PodcastThe heart of the work
"Without slowing down long enough to truly look inward, many patterns continue repeating for years — sometimes across generations."
You don't want that.
Therapy can become the space where those patterns finally begin to shift.
Phillip Lolonis
LCSW, PPSC · Walnut Creek, CAYour therapist
A different kind of therapy — depth, presence, and nature.
Phillip Lolonis, LCSW, PPSC offers a different kind of therapy experience — one that combines evidence-based methods with deeper human connection, presence, and the healing impact of nature.
Sessions take place outdoors in Walnut Creek or online throughout California.
Many clients come to Bedrock Therapies after years of trying to push through, overthink, stay busy, or manage symptoms on their own. The work here is about slowing down enough to understand what's underneath the patterns — so meaningful and lasting change can occur.
Using TEAM-CBT, EMDR, mindfulness-based approaches, and trauma-informed therapy, Phillip helps clients move beyond insight alone toward deeper healing, emotional flexibility, and real connection.
Schedule a Free ConsultationServices · Specialties
You've tried understanding it. Now let's go deeper.
Evidence-based therapy for the patterns that keep repeating — in individuals, couples, and families. Out-of-network provider. Private pay, tailored to you.
Walk-and-Talk Outdoor Therapy
Therapy that steps outside the traditional office. Walking in nature helps regulate the nervous system, quiet rumination, and create the calm, open state where real work can happen.
Online / Telehealth
The same depth and presence, from anywhere in California. Telehealth sessions offer flexibility without sacrificing the quality of the therapeutic relationship.
IFS (Internal Family Systems)
Many high-functioning people understand their patterns intellectually but still feel stuck. IFS helps you connect with the parts of yourself that are driving those patterns — with curiosity instead of judgment.
EMDR & Trauma-Informed Therapy
Trauma lives in the body and nervous system, not just in memory. EMDR helps reprocess painful experiences so they no longer drive present-day reactivity, anxiety, or disconnection.
TEAM-CBT
A next-generation approach that works with the resistance, not against it. TEAM-CBT addresses the emotional and relational layers that traditional talk therapy often misses.
Couples & Relationship Therapy
Recurring conflict, emotional distance, and communication breakdowns don't have to define your relationship. Real repair is possible — and it starts with slowing down enough to actually hear each other.
Getting started
Starting is the hardest part. We've made it simple.
Book a free consult
A free 15-minute call — no commitment, no pressure. Just a quiet conversation to see if this feels like the right fit.
Share what's underneath
Tell Phillip what's been repeating. He'll listen carefully and explain how he'd approach your situation with honesty and care.
Choose your format
Outdoor walk-and-talk in Walnut Creek, or online from anywhere in California — you decide what works for your life.
Begin real healing
Not just coping. Not just insight. Lasting change — at a pace that's right for you, with a therapist who's fully present.
The patterns can change.
Many people spend years managing, analyzing, and pushing through — without the patterns ever really shifting. Therapy with Phillip creates the space to finally understand what's underneath, and to begin the kind of lasting repair that insight alone can't reach.
Out-of-network provider · Private pay · Walnut Creek, Danville, Lafayette, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon & greater East Bay · Outdoor and online sessions available.
Let's talk — no commitment
Free 15-min consultation · Out-of-network provider · Available now
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