Clinical Social Work Practice – Creative Creatures Psychotherapy Inc.
Creative Creatures Psychotherapy Inc. is a trauma-informed clinical practice based in Lodi, California, near Stockton and Sacramento. The practice is led by Mary Coombs, LCSW, who holds nineteen years of mental health clinical experience and is certified as an Equine Specialist in Mental Health and Learning. Two additional clinicians are listed on staff: Fiona Picchi, MSW, and Hannah Gilbert, ASW, expanding the team’s capacity to serve a broad range of clients across different age groups and presenting concerns.
A defining service feature of the practice is equine-assisted therapy and therapeutic horseback riding, offered on-site in Lodi. Alongside this, the practice provides telehealth and in-person sessions using talk therapy, play-based approaches, art therapy, and somatic modalities. Therapeutic frameworks documented on the site include Internal Family Systems (IFS), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy, seeking safety, and motivational interviewing. Couples counseling methodologies are also listed among the documented areas of Mary Coombs’s clinical training background.
Specialty areas are extensive and include complex trauma, abuse, attachment trauma, domestic violence, religious alienation, ritual abuse, eating disorders, Borderline Personality Disorder, Dissociative Identity Disorder, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. The practice also serves neurodivergent clients with ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Traumatic Brain Injury histories. Client populations span children, teens, adults, and seniors. Couples work includes LGBTQIA+, polyamorous, and non-monogamous partnerships. Families and mental health professionals seeking their own personal support are additionally listed as served populations. LGBTQIA+ affirming services are explicitly stated throughout the site’s content.
The practice operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific time. The site describes the practice environment as a safe, trauma-informed space that prioritizes client-centered and collaborative care across all service modalities and client types. Office address: 310 N. Cluff Ave, Lodi, CA; mailing: PO Box 4704, Stockton, CA 95204. Contact: (209) 200-8611 or maryc@mdofficemail.com. Payment and insurance details are not specified on the reviewed page.