Maris Loeffler, LMFT, MFC111224
Founder of Agate Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapist
Brainspotting Certified | EMDR Trained Clinician

Maris Loeffler is an EMDR-trained clinician and Brainspotting Certified Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Sacramento, California. She graduated with her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Saint Mary’s College of California in 2016 and holds dual Bachelor’s Degrees in Music and Psychology from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Maris is passionate about trauma-informed care in the treatment of anxiety and stress disorders. Her clinical specialties include PTSD/CPTSD, grief, and anxiety disorders. She served as a panel speaker for the UC Davis Mental Health Conference (2021), was featured as a grief therapy expert on The Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Podcast, and was the keynote speaker at the Third International Conference on Cultural and Spiritual Psychiatry in Bali, Indonesia (ICOSPI). Maris was also a panel speaker at the Second Annual Stanford Lifestyle Medicine Conference, where she shared insights on the intersection of mental health, neuroscience, and lifestyle medicine.

Her academic publications include Synesthesia and a Comparative Analysis of Colored Composition (2013) and Attachment Theory and an Equine Prison-Based Animal Program: A Case Study (2016), both available in academic databases. The abstract for Synesthesia and a Comparative Analysis of Colored Composition was also selected by the University of Vienna for presentation at a conference on music and synesthesia in 2020.

Maris’ vision is to revolutionize healthcare by emphasizing the link between mental well-being and lifestyle choices, fostering a culture where mental health is regarded as a cornerstone of overall wellness.

Personally, Maris is a classically trained pianist, competitive equestrian, and avid weightlifter. She is committed to advancing the knowledge frontier in mental health treatment and values connection, creativity, and collaboration with passionate minds working to evolve wellness science for the greater good.