I’m Roy, and I started Therapy Chances to help people who want something more from their relationships, people who recognize unsatisfying patterns but can’t quite break it, who long for deeper connection and also fear it, and to help people who are ready to stop just surviving and start living with intention.

Before launching my private practice, I held leadership roles in some of the Bay Area’s most impactful mental health programs. As Director at one of the region’s largest social service agencies, I led a team of over 100 staff serving more than 2,000 people across nine programs. We showed up daily for communities too often ignored people navigating serious mental illness, housing instability, or the transition home after incarceration.

This work is personal to me. I took a different path in my early life—one shaped by trauma, poor choices, and time in prison. That experience brought me face to face with the weight of shame and the real possibility of change. It’s why I believe that everyone—no matter how stuck or broken they feel, deserves compassion, support, and a chance to rewrite their story.

Today, I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, attachment theory, systems theory, and work with individuals and couples throughout California. My focus areas include anxiety, sexual issues, trauma, and relationship dynamics. My approach is warm and grounded, blending structure with flexibility, clinical tools with real-world experience, and a deep belief in your capacity to heal.

If you're in the Bay and struggling with anxiety, disconnection, intrusive thoughts, or feeling like “this can’t be all there is,” you're not alone. Reach out, I’d be honored to work with you to build something that works better.