Tod Haddow
Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #143572
Santa Cruz Office
Medi-Cal & Insurance provider
I believe we all deserve to live a life that is full of joy, connection, and meaning. I offer a compassionate, nonjudgemental space where you can heal past wounds and examine thoughts, beliefs and behaviors that may no longer be serving you. With an open mind and empathetic presence, I help my clients find internal peace so that they can live a life that feels congruent with their beliefs, values and hopes for the future.
Sometimes just talking about your problems might not be enough to create the change you are hoping for. I offer a variety of modalities that can help to release deeply rooted trauma or beliefs, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, and Brainspotting.
With all the stresses of modern life, it is easy for our relationships to get stuck in negative and destructive patterns. I assist couples and families in identifying those negative patterns and help them find more loving and supportive ways to interact with each other.
You might be dealing with the effects of trauma, relationship problems, recent life changes, or everyday stress. You do not have to face these challenges alone. Together, we can make the space to help you create change. I look at counseling as a collaborative process to help you live your life to its fullest potential. It is my sincere belief that within each of us we hold the wisdom to heal and become whole again. As we heal, we reclaim our self-worth, joy, and vibrancy. When we feel safe in ourselves, we find it easier to maintain healthy relationships. Please reach out if it feels like this work might benefit you or your relationships.
Request an Appointment
To Request an Appointment at Shine a Light or NPCC, please fill out this form. We respond to inquiries Monday through Friday. All inquiries we receive on the weekends or holidays will be processed the next business day. Thank you for your patience. If you need immediate services, please call 911.
New Office in San Francisco!
Shine a Light Counseling Center is please to merge with New Perspectives Center for Counseling. NPCC has been serving the San Francisco community for thirty years. Now NPCC is transitioning to become the San Francisco site for Shine a Light. NPCC will retain its name, character and history. For information about NPCC or counseling in San Francisco:
New Perspectives Center for Counseling (link)
Emergency Contact
Shine a Light does not provide crisis services. If you have a mental health emergency, call 988 or 911. Or click here for more Crisis Resources
Telephone Contact
You can call Shine a Light at 831-996-1222, but we encourage you to use the email forms to the left. If you call, please leave the following:
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- Best times to meet
- Issue you want help with
- What insurance you have (if any)
FAX us at: 831-417-0443
Good Faith Estimate
You have the right to receive a “Good Faith Estimate” explaining how much your therapy sessions will cost. Your fee will be set according to a sliding scale, in collaboration with your therapist, prior to your first counseling session. Total costs depend upon the number of sessions you choose to utilize.
If you have private health insurance and we are not in-network with your plan, please be aware that your costs for therapy may be less by using an in-network provider. This will depend upon your plan's deductible amounts and co-payments. In some cases, counseling at Shine a Light is less costly than using private insurance.
If you hope to use "out of network" benefits through your private insurance, please be aware that many plans will not reimburse for services provided by trainees. Please request an Associate level therapists for out-of-network billing.
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