Hawley is an alumna of the University of California, San Diego as well as the University of San Diego’s Marital and Family Therapy Program. Her pre-licensure training was primarily in the Collaborative Care Clinics at UCSD Pediatrics and Family Medicine as well as a residential dual-diagnosis treatment program. Hawley began working in private practice as an intern and has had the privilege of a full time private practice as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist since 2010. She is humbled and honored by the opportunity to be a part of the healing process for individuals, couples and families through her practice.  

Hawley is a clinical member of the Academy for Eating Disorders, the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT), the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), the EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD) as well as other organizations. She is a member of the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP) through which she has received the Certified Eating Disorders Specialist certification.    

Hawley specializes in treating complex trauma and healing attachment and relational issues in the context of individual therapy as well as family and couple therapy. As an EMDR Certified Therapist, she uses an attachment-focused and trauma-informed approach. Hawley has training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), Terry Real's Relational Life Therapy and with The Gottman Institute. Hawley integrates a variety of therapeutic modalities and orientations in her work and has pursued education and training in areas such as clinical supervision, complex trauma, dissociation, eating disorders, mindful eating, self-compassion, mindfulness practices, comprehensive energy psychology, interpersonal neurobiology and attachment with Dr. Dan Siegel and others. She is also a Certified Jikiden Reiki Practitioner Shoden & Okuden (Level I & II). Hawley feels grateful that a transpersonal approach to psychotherapy naturally unfolded over time, with compassion and mindfulness becoming essential components of her practice. Hawley is especially inspired by the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh, bell hooks and John Welwood.

Hawley is a Certified Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider and is exploring how she may offer and integrate psychedelic-assisted therapy and breathwork practices into her work with clients.      

Above all, Hawley enjoys helping clients connect with their inner wisdom for healing. She has found that a compassionate perspective of one's own journey provides an essential foundation for wellbeing in relationship with self and others.