The desert draws people looking for a fresh start, a slower pace, or a community where they can finally be themselves. But old relationship patterns, a painful past relationship, or years of being everyone’s caretaker can follow you here, even under all that sunshine.
I’m Andrew Davis, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California #126415). As a Coachella Valley local, I offer online therapy across Palm Springs and the rest of the valley, including Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert, La Quinta, and Indio. My focus is narcissistic abuse recovery, relational trauma, codependency, and LGBTQIA+ affirming care.
Who I work with in the Coachella Valley
My clients are often high-functioning adults who look fine on paper and feel anything but. Here, that often looks like:
- LGBTQIA+ adults and couples, including people in open or polyamorous relationships, who want a therapist they don’t have to educate
- People recovering from a narcissistic or emotionally abusive partner, parent, or family system
- Caregivers, including adult children caring for aging parents, who have lost track of their own needs
- Professionals and business owners in hospitality, healthcare, and the arts who are burned out from always being on
- People who moved to the desert for a new chapter and want support making it actually feel new
How I work
I’m direct and compassionate, and I’ll move at a pace your nervous system can handle. I draw on attachment-focused and IFS-informed work, body-aware tools for stress and trauma, and practical CBT and DBT skills, so you have something to use in daily life, not just more insight.
My own lived experience shapes this work as well. I’m committed to my own ongoing healing and growth, and I know how it feels to understand a pattern and still be stuck in it.
Learn more about my approach to LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy, narcissistic abuse recovery, codependency, and complex trauma.
Online therapy for life in the desert
Sessions are by secure video, so there’s no driving across the valley in the summer heat. Weekday, evening, and weekend times are available, including for part-year residents while they’re in California.
Fees
Individual therapy is $225 per 50-minute session, and couples therapy is $250. My practice is private pay, so your insurance company doesn’t decide the course of your treatment. If you have a PPO plan with out-of-network benefits, I provide a superbill after each session for possible reimbursement.
Coachella Valley therapy FAQ
Do you offer in-person sessions in Palm Springs?
No. My practice is online only, and I can work with you anywhere in California.
Is your practice LGBTQIA+ affirming?
Yes. Affirming care is a core part of how I work, not an add-on. Whether you’re navigating identity, coming out at any age, family rejection, or relationship dynamics, including open, polyamorous, or kink-involved relationships, you won’t have to explain or defend who you are here. You can read more about my approach to LGBTQIA+ affirmative therapy.
I split my time between the desert and another state. Can we still work together?
Often, yes. You need to be physically located in a state where I’m licensed or registered during each session. I’m licensed in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon, and registered for telehealth in Florida, so we can usually keep working together when you travel between those states.
Will my insurance cover this?
I don’t bill insurance directly. If you have a PPO plan with out-of-network benefits, I provide a superbill after each session, and many plans reimburse part of the fee.
How do I get started?
Book a free 15-minute consultation. We’ll talk about what’s going on and whether working together feels right. No pressure, no commitment.
What getting started looks like
- Book a free 15-minute call. You tell me what’s going on and what you want to be different. You don’t need to have it figured out.
- Get a straight answer. I’ll tell you honestly whether I think I can help and what we’d focus on first.
- Start when you’re ready. If it’s a fit, we can book your first session before we hang up.
Ready to start your next chapter?
If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, a free 15-minute consultation is a simple first step. We’ll talk about what’s going on and whether working together feels like a good fit.