Hi, I'm Lunarosa

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, AMFT

I work with people living outside the box. Teens and young adults figuring themselves out. Queer and kinky folks. Couples exploring openness and polycules. BIPOC communities navigating cultural legacies and identity discovery. Anyone building a life that doesn't follow a standard playbook.

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Welcome.

Maybe you're newly navigating openness or already managing long term polycule dynamics, maybe you're exploring kink for the first time or ready to take bigger risks safely, figuring out your identity as a young adult, bridging different cultural worlds, or just building a life that doesn't have a clear template.You might be here because your relationships don't look traditional, you're rebuilding after change, you're holding things that feel in opposition, or just ready to explore the parts of yourself that don't feel straightforward.This work isn't about fixing you. It's about making sense of complexity, holding what's hard, and exploring what's true for you.

"Living on borders and in margins, keeping intact one's shifting and multiple identity and integrity, is like trying to swim in a new element, an 'alien' element."

— Gloria Anzaldúa

What we work on together:

Identity & Authenticity

Understanding the different parts of yourself and how they fit together. This includes exploring young adulthood, LGBTQIA+ identities, navigating culture as BIPOC or bicultural folks, bridging family expectations with your own truth, and the messy work of becoming yourself at any stage of life.

Open Relationships & Polyamory

Navigating ethical non-monogamy in all it's forms or long term polycule dynamics. We'll work on jealousy, communication across multiple partners, designing relationship structures that actually work for you, managing ruptures, and building frameworks with empathy and intention. Polycule group work available.

Sex-Positive & Stigmatized Work

Support for adult industry professionals, sex workers, content creators, and anyone navigating work that carries stigma. We explore identity, boundaries, burnout, relationships, and holding space for work that most therapists shy away from, don't understand or actively judge.

Power & Communication

Understanding and negotiating what you want, building communication skills, and making sense of desire. For those with kink affinity, this can include work in the realm of BDSM: exploring power exchange, dominance/submission in terms of what it means for you and as potential psychological material that can expand your growth and confidence.

About Me

I'm Lunarosa (she/her), a Marriage and Family Therapist Associate (AMFT #159021) working under the supervision of Michelle Hider, LMFT. I'm Xicanx, queer, and a parent. I grew up in a Deep South Baptist community before finding the Bay Area as home.Before becoming a therapist, I spent 11+ years as a qualitative researcher, listening to the healthcare system stories of the most vulnerable folk. I learned how to hold difficult conversations, map what's complicated, and create space where people could be honest about hard things. I continue to do that work as a therapist.I'm interested in the parts of ourselves that don't fit neatly into one box: the spaces between who we are in different parts of our lives, and how we make sense of all of it. Growing up between different worlds taught me that most people are holding internal tension, and that's often where the most important work happens.I bring both rigorous research experience and my own journey to this work. I believe therapy works when it's both practical and makes room for what we can't quite explain.

I can't wait to start this journey with you!

Lunarosa Peralta

Offerings & Pricing

In-person appointments located in office in Walnut Creek and 'walk & talk' in Oakland, California. Virtual appointments available across California.

I integrate narrative, systems, and attachment-based approaches with research methodology to help individuals and relationships navigate authentically. My background in research brings unique tools for understanding complex relationship dynamics.I offer individual sessions and couple, family, group and polycule sessions. I occasionally offer experiential workshops held within curated community or art-based spaces.Per Session Rates:
Individual Therapy (50 mins): $150
Couples Therapy (50 mins): $160
Couples Therapy (75 mins): $250
Group or Polycule Therapy (60 mins): $70
__Currently accepting a limited number of new clients_{[I do not bill health insurance, however, I can provide monthly superbills if requested. Your insurance coverage may provide for out-of-network care.]}

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Ready to begin a dialogue?

If you're wondering whether therapy is "for you," or if your situation is "serious enough", you're already doing the work by asking. Reach out for a free consultation. We'll talk about what's going on and whether working together makes sense.

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