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Welcome to Inspired Life Counseling’s Chico therapy office, staff roster

Real people, real connection, real help close to home

You don't have to navigate this alone.
Chico is a special place — from Bidwell Park, Chico State, Sierra Nevada Brewery, to our close-knit Thursday Night Market community feel. People here value relationships, resilience, and authenticity. Our Chico office reflects that spirit. We offer a welcoming environment where you don’t have to ‘perform’ or hold it together. Just come as you are, breathe, and be supported.
Finding a therapist is such a personal decision. Our Chico therapists are warm, skilled, and deeply invested in helping you feel supported, understood, and cared for. Whether you’re seeking help for trauma, anxiety, relationships, faith concerns, ADHD, or life transitions, our Chico team offers thoughtful therapy rooted in compassion and connection.

Meet Our Chico Therapists:

Chico therapist Jessica Darling, LMFT, owner and clinical supervisor at Inspired Life Counseling
Jessica Darling, LMFT

Jessica Darling, LMFT

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist 104464
​Owner & Clinical Supervisor
Jessica works with high-functioning adults, professionals, couples, and parents who look fine on the surface but feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected underneath. She specializes in trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, faith questions, and the quiet exhaustion that comes from carrying a lot for a long time.

Her approach is relational, warm, and deeply human. She's fully trained in EMDR for trauma and current stressors, EFT for couples, and clinical hypnosis — and she's constantly learning new modalities to offer care that's both deep and well-rounded.

As a therapist in Chico, Jessica is available for in-person sessions in Chico and Redding, plus telehealth throughout California.
Chico therapist Daniel “Dan” Katz, LCSW, experienced EMDR and DBT clinician for adults and seniors
Dan Katz, LCSW

Daniel "Dan" Katz, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker #7153
Dan has been doing this work for nearly 50 years — first in child welfare, now as a mental health clinician and supervisor. He's seen a lot, and that depth of experience shows in how he works with adults and seniors navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship challenges.

He's an eternal optimist who believes in empowering clients to heal themselves. His approach combines EMDR for trauma, DBT skills for emotional regulation and distress tolerance, and practical goal-setting that actually works. He'll meet you where you are, but he's also not afraid to gently push when it matters — to help you face what's hard and move through it.

Dan's philosophy is simple: balance matters. Work, family, health, connection — therapy is about helping you find your footing across all of it. He coaches mindfulness, self-care, and the skills that stick with you long after therapy ends.

​Providing Chico mental health support, Dan is available for in-person sessions in Chico, plus telehealth throughout California.
Chico therapist Marti Tourville, LMFT, EMDR and trauma therapist offering affirming care to all identities
Marti Tourville, LMFT 147472

Marti Tourville, LMFT

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #147472
Marti has a gift for seeing the connections — the patterns in your life that shaped who you are and how you respond. When you sit with her, you realize she's not just listening; she's understanding the deeper story underneath.
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She's fully trained in EMDR for trauma, domestic violence, and painful childhood experiences, and she brings DBT skills into her work to help clients develop new ways of coping, relating, and seeing themselves. Her approach is compassionate, practical, and grounded in real change.
Marti is committed to providing respectful, affirming care to clients of all identities. She meets you where you are and helps you move forward with clarity and new tools.

As a therapist in Chico, Marti is available for in-person sessions in Chico plus telehealth throughout California.
Chico therapist Sara Setzfant, LCSW, EMDR clinician creating safe space for teens and adults
Sara Setzfant, LCSW

Sara Setzfant, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker #129047
"Shame dies when stories are told in safe spaces." That's Sara's philosophy, and it shows in everything she does. She creates the kind of space where you can finally tell your story — and be heard.

Sara is a gifted therapist trained in EMDR, and her gentle approach means you can process trauma without re-traumatization. She believes you are the expert on your own life, and her job is to listen, collaborate, and help you find your voice.

She works beautifully with adults, teens, and pre-teens navigating impactful life events, ongoing stressors, and difficult emotions. She's also experienced with neurodivergent clients and has a real gift for helping them feel understood.

Sara offers a rare gift: the ability to hold compassion, insight, and genuine empowerment all at once.
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Available for in-person sessions in Chico on Sundays, or online for anyone in California.
Chico therapist Sharon “Sherri” Broome, ASW, helping families and adults navigate complex family dynamics
Sherri Broome, ASW

Sharon "Sherri" Broome, ASW

Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker #104142
under the clinical supervision of Jessica Darling, LMFT 104464
Sherri has a gift for the messy, complicated, beautiful reality of family. She specializes in helping parents navigate raising children with mental illness, and in helping adults heal from difficult relationships with parents who struggle with personality disorders or mental health challenges.

She gets it: families don't always look like the "normal" picture. But that doesn't mean the love isn't fierce or the longing for connection isn't real. Sherri's job is to help you navigate those unique family dynamics with compassion, understanding, and practical communication skills.

Using trauma-informed care and EMDR, she helps clients process painful past experiences and the triggers that follow. By helping one family member heal, she creates ripples of change throughout the whole system.

Available for in-person sessions in Chico or online for anyone in California.
Chico therapist Shaina Burnette, AMFT, working with teens, adults, and couples using Emotionally Focused Therapy
Shaina Burnette, AMFT

Shaina Burnette, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #145695
under the clinical supervision of Jessica Darling, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist #104464
Shaina has a gift for making people feel understood. Teen girls especially gravitate toward her — they walk in feeling alone and walk out feeling seen. She brings warmth, genuine care, and real insight to every session, whether she's working with teens, adults, or couples navigating anxiety, self-esteem, family conflict, or relationship struggles.

Right now, she's deepening her expertise in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples work, and her clients notice. She helps partners actually hear each other, communicate differently, and rebuild connection in ways that stick.

What keeps clients coming back? Shaina's steady presence, her collaborative style, and the fact that she genuinely follows through. She's not just here for the session — she's invested in your growth and healing.
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Available for in-person sessions in Chico and telehealth throughout California.
Chico therapist Molly “Leandra” McNeal, AMFT, supporting LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent teens, adults, and families
Leandra McNeal, AMFT

Molly "Leandra" McNeal, AMFT

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist 146518
under the clinical supervision of Jessica Darling, LMFT 104464
​Leandra believes you're the expert on your own life. Her job is to listen, ask good questions, and help you find your answers — at your pace, focused on what matters most to you.

She's person-centered at heart, but she's also practical. She pulls from evidence-based approaches when they're useful, offers real tools and options, and believes real growth happens when you're taking care of the whole picture — mind, body, and spirit.

Leandra has deep experience with the LGBTQ+ community and is passionate about supporting neurodivergent clients. She works with teens, couples, families, and adults — basically, if you're ready to show up, she's ready to work with you.
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Available for in-person sessions in Chico or online for anyone in California.
We know life doesn’t always fit neatly into business hours. Below are our two fully online therapists who proudly support our Chico and Redding communities through telehealth. They offer evening and weekend sessions so you can access caring, professional support at the times that work best for you.

Meet the Fully Online Telehealth Clinicians:

Online therapist Maureen Hornyak, ASW, helping clients heal from high-conflict and high-trauma relationships in California
Maureen Hornyak, ASW

Maureen Hornyak, ASW

Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker #118573
under the clinical supervision of Jessica Darling, LMFT 104464
You love them, but something's not right. Maybe it's emotional, maybe it's physical — and you're caught between wanting to stay and wanting to leave. You wonder if you're overreacting, if you're contributing to the dysfunction, if you should just try harder. Maureen gets that conflict. She's here to help you unravel it.

Maureen has extensive training in high-conflict and high-trauma relationships, including intimate partner violence, emotional abuse, and assault. She's compassionate and non-judgmental. Her job isn't to tell you what to do; it's to help you uncover your truth so you can make the choice that's right for you — even if others don't understand it.
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Maureen is a Butte County therapist who is beginning EMDR training in early 2026 and will soon offer that powerful modality for deeper healing.
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Online sessions only, available to anyone in California.
Online therapist Juen Arzadon, AMFT, APCC, trauma-informed Filipino and English-speaking counselor serving California clients
Juen Arzadon, AMFT, APCC

Juen Arzadon, AMFT, APCC

Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist 10016345
Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor 14817
under the clinical supervision of Deborah Duell-Stephens, LMFT 97103
​Juen provides counseling in Chico and throughout California.  He is a U.S. military veteran who understands what it means to carry weight - trauma, anxiety, addiction, relationship struggles, and the specific challenges of being a veteran or a man. He's walked these roads himself, and that lived experience shapes how he shows up for you.

He works with a trauma-informed lens and a culturally grounded approach because context matters. Your story is unique, and your healing should be too. There's no one-size-fits-all in his office - just real support at your pace, honoring who you are and building tools that actually work for your life.

Juen can provide sessions fluently in either English or Tagalog/Filipino.

Juen is beginning EMDR training in early 2026 and will soon offer that powerful modality for deeper healing.  Online sessions only, available to anyone in California.

The therapists in the Chico office and online are

ready when you are!