Illuminate the path back to yourself
Therapy & Mental Health
Supporting adults in healing the lasting impact of trauma, difficult relationships, chronic self-doubt, burnout, and the experience of feeling unseen, misunderstood, or unsafe.
Do you feel like you’re in trouble even as an adult?
Do you always question yourself and seek external validation?
Do you crave deep connections, but also feel exhausted by them?
Your nervous system learned to be alert, attentive, and prepared.
You could have unintentionally rushed through innocence, curiosity, and wonder in important phases of life due to survival.
And now, you’re tired and longing for peace, steadiness, and the capacity to feel joy again.
Meet Your Therapist
Hello! My name is Mahtaab Khanjari and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California and the founder of Illuminate Within.
If you said yes to any of the questions above, I see you and I’m glad you’ve found your way here.
This practice draws inspiration from the symbolism of light and the moon, reflecting the meaning of my name in Farsi, moonlight.
Across cultures and traditions, light has symbolized hope, clarity, and comfort, while the moon has long represented the subconscious, intuition, emotions, and the quiet guidance that helps us navigate life's darker seasons. Like the moon, we all move through phases of growth, uncertainty, grief, and healing. Yet beneath every changing season, we remain whole — even when parts of us feel lost to the dark.
Just as the moon is whole through every phase, therapy can help us reconnect with the parts of ourselves that have always been there.
My role is to help illuminate the path back to those parts of you, creating a space where insight, self-compassion, and meaningful change can naturally unfold.
My Mission
I help adults who have spent much of their lives understanding others learn to understand and trust themselves. Through curiosity, authentic connection, accountability, and trauma-informed care, I support clients in cultivating self-trust, finding peace within, and creating lives that feel aligned, meaningful, and truly their own.
Who I Support
The clients I work best with are ready to move beyond survival and into intentional living.
They are ready to transform insight into embodied change, reconnect with themselves, and experience the quiet but profound shifts that happen when healing begins from within.
Services Offered
Offering in-person therapy in San Diego, CA and telehealth throughout California.
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Trauma-Focused Therapy
Internal Family Systems
Somatic Therapy
EMDR
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Talk Therapy for:
Individuals
Families
Siblings
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Consultation
Mentorship
Spiritual Exploration
Shadow Integration
Questions you might answer during our time together: