Nick Sanchez, LMFT
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My Experience

Clinical Background

I have been practicing therapy since graduate school and have worked across a range of settings, including community mental health, nonprofit organizations, school-based programs, and private practice. That breadth of experience shaped how I work today. It taught me how to be effective with limited time, how to build treatment plans that actually produce results, and how to work with people from very different backgrounds and circumstances.

My clinical foundation is in Existential-Integrative therapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy. These are the frameworks I keep coming back to because they address both the surface-level symptoms and the deeper questions about meaning, identity, and purpose that my clients are actually sitting with.

Beyond my own caseload, I founded and run Silicon Valley Therapy, a group practice in Los Gatos focused on providing outcome-driven, premium therapy for high-performing professionals. Building and scaling that practice has given me a firsthand understanding of what it means to lead, make hard decisions, and hold the tension between growth and sustainability. It is the same tension most of my clients walk in with

my experience

Existential-Integrative Specialization

Early in my career, I recognized that traditional evidence-based models, while effective for symptom reduction, often missed the deeper questions my clients were sitting with. Questions about meaning, identity, purpose, and what it actually looks like to live well. That led me to Existential-Integrative (EI) therapy.

I trained directly with Kirk Schneider and Orah Krug, two of the leading figures in the field, through individual consultation and intensive study. This work gave me the ability to hold both the clinical structure my clients need and the depth they are looking for.

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

I hold a certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research from the California Institute of Integral Studies. My work in this area focuses on helping clients who are exploring psychedelic experiences do so with structure, intention, and clinical support. I provide preparation before and integration after, helping clients make sense of what comes up and apply it to their lives, relationships, and personal growth.

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Building Silicon Valley Therapy

After identifying the areas I wanted to specialize in and investing deeply in advanced training, I founded Silicon Valley Therapy. I built it to provide a higher level of care than what I saw available in the area. My focus has always been on working with high-performing professionals who need a therapist who can match their pace, challenge them directly, and help them create lasting change rather than short-term relief.