Lara Kennerly

Dr. Lara Kennerly, PsyDis a licensed psychologist and the founder of Navigating Rough Waters Therapy, a mental health practice based in Sacramento, California.

She works with adults who are carrying more than they let on — people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, burnout, ADHD, perfectionism, relationship challenges, and chronic stress. Many of her clients are high-achieving professionals who have spent years pushing through difficult feelings rather than addressing them. Therapy with Dr. Kennerly is a space to finally stop doing that.

Her approach is trauma-informed, psychodynamic, and attachment-based. That means sessions go beyond teaching coping skills. The work focuses on understanding the deeper patterns, early experiences, and relational dynamics that shape how a person thinks, feels, and moves through the world. Change that comes from that level of understanding tends to last.

Dr. Kennerly sees clients in person at her Sacramento office and virtually throughout California, making it possible for people across the state to access thoughtful, grounded mental health care.

If you are navigating something hard and ready to work through it with real support, she would be glad to connect.