Lyl Starr, LMFT

01/18/2026

I passed my exam! I’m now a Certified Animal-Assisted Intervention Specialist (C-AAIS) with
While Merlot is still in training, office visits will be very spaced out so that he and I can learn to be in the room together, while understanding his day to day needs without taking away from anyone coming in to their therapy session!

10/02/2025

Wanted to bring this back and five it a permanent spot on the feed. While I don’t do this perfectly, it’s a practice I’m trying to build. I know it can feel hard to take them in at times but they exist. Whether it’s that moment you chose to reach for a fidget because it would bring you comfort or being able to enjoy the smell of the earth mixed with the rain, it’s all worth something.
So these are some of mine today, I’s love to hear some of yours🧡

03/03/2025

The cards I pulled today 💛




✨ Hey, I’m Lyl and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #149628 in Fair Oaks, CA and I am currently accepting in person and virtual clients.
✨I am a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ 🌈 affirming. I am passionate about helping my clients heal from trauma and discover their most authentic selves. I desire to bring warmth, safety and understanding to our shared space.
✨Social media is not therapy and my page does not replace the value of being joined by a mental health professional on your journey.

09/08/2024

This. I tell my clients this all the time ❤️

07/10/2024

Anyone else have a mixed bag of activation when it comes to anger? No matter how lonely and isolating it might feel, I hope this helps reassure you that you aren’t alone🤍

✨I am currently booking consultations for residents of CA. In-person sessions in Roseville, CA and virtual throughout CA. Click the link in bio to schedule a consult

✨I am a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ 🌈 affirming. I am passionate about helping my clients heal from trauma and discover their most authentic selves. I desire to bring warmth, safety and understanding to our shared space.

✨Social media is not therapy and my page does not replace the value of being joined by a mental health professional on your journey.

✨I am a Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #134630 at Modern Sessions, supervised by Renee Williams LMFT 124536, LPCC 14137

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04/13/2024

I was looking for a place for my younger parts to go so I could tend to my anger. I wanted them to feel unburdened and free of responsibility to care take anyone else while knowing they anger wasn’t toward them, but rather what happened. Growing up I learned (from many different experiences) that not only was it important, but it was necessary to appease (people please). I’ve noticed this response activate more recently.

As I was struggling to find someone for them to lean on, I saw these deer ahead of me. The spiritual meaning of deer include gentle strength..this one stuck with me. Gentle strength. What we need in order to move into our true or soul self and out of self abandonment.

✨I am a Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #134630 at Modern Sessions, supervised by Renee Williams LMFT 124536, LPCC 14137
✨I am a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ 🌈 affirming. I am passionate about helping my clients heal from trauma and discover their most authentic selves. I desire to bring warmth, safety and understanding to our shared space.
✨Social media is not therapy and my page does not replace the value of being joined by a mental health professional on your journey.

03/22/2024

03/20/2024

We come into the world as our most authentic selves. Then we adapt and modify ourselves in the name of being safe, welcomed, loved. It can be easy to lose sight of ourselves and who we are when we’ve experienced trauma, especially with our caregivers or attachment figures over the course of our developing brains.

It can be such a beautiful and grief filled experience to come back home to your truest you🤍 and although that journey may be difficult, I promise it’s worth it.



✨I am a Registered Associate Marriage & Family Therapist #134630 at Modern Sessions, supervised by Renee Williams LMFT 124536, LPCC 14137
✨I am a Certified Brainspotting Practitioner, BIPOC & LGBTQ+ 🌈 affirming. I am passionate about helping my clients heal from trauma and discover their most authentic selves. I desire to bring warmth, safety and understanding to our shared space.
✨Social media is not therapy and my page does not replace the value of being joined by a mental health professional on your journey.

03/13/2024

07/18/2023