"Experiences and patterns that may have shaped your life do not have to determine or define you. Talk therapy can help you identify, focus, and reorient your position towards difficult problems or circumstances, illuminating possibilities and inviting opportunities for restorative and radical change. When we truly speak, we allow for the unfolding of the uniquely creative dynamics that make up our inner worlds. I focus on creating a space where you may speak freely, and through this act of speaking, put into motion the inner dynamics that fuel your desire. This process aims to give you more agency and certainty in your life."

"I am a clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience. I have had the privilege of working with many children, adolescents, adults, couples and families who are dealing with a multitude of issues (e.g., depression, anxiety, problem behaviors, substance abuse, co-dependency). I incorporate mindfulness, solution-focused, and strength-based techniques to help facilitate change and bring about relief from painful emotions and from feeling stuck. I believe in honoring what you are already doing right and will collaboratively explore options and tools that will bring about growth and healing."

"Our innate impulse is to heal, just as one can observe in nature. Sometimes though, our access to this resiliency is an ever winding path...with circumstances (events, relationships, socio-political climate) and behaviors impacting our ability to fulfill this impulse. In therapy with me, we will creatively collaborate to rediscover this path. We will hold your innate wisdom and resiliency alongside the parts that feel incongruent, sticky, stubborn and shameful--honoring that each part is communicating or responding to something, past and/or present. We will learn how to find balance in the fulness of you. "

"Navigating your 20's is a bit more difficult than you thought it would be. As you figure out life as a 20-something, you often compare yourself to your peers and feel behind. You may feel not quite as successful as others or like you are somehow behind where you thought you should be in life. In many ways, you're not sure how well you're doing this whole adulting thing and feel like your worst critic. You often feel guilty often and ashamed and want to feel more confident in yourself."

"I work with clients of all ages, specializing in issues of depression, anxiety, and relationship. I believe that we all have the capacity to feel fully alive, and achieve our creative potentials. An important part of fostering growth is building trust and safety in the therapeutic relationship, so I place a focus on this as a foundation for our work together. From there, I want to support you in working toward goals that we co-create, and to help you feel a sense of purpose, connection, and freedom in your life. My office is centrally located in Oakland."

"Are you navigating a world of fear, anxiety, anger, or sadness that follow any loss such as a divorce, death, or major change in your life? Has the rigidity of an Inner Critic taken control of your life preventing you from experiencing joy and ease in day to day life? Is your child or adolescent struggling with their peer relationships, experiencing ongoing bullying, or is their behavior impacting their academic performance or ability to be successful? I can help you or your child address these kinds of issues and more in therapy."

"I have been a therapist for 25 years. I provided psychotherapeutic services to adolescents, couples and families in a variety of clinical settings.For the past 18 years I was the lead clinician in an Intensive Day Treatment High School Program for adolescents in Special Education. Prior to that, I worked in a Women's Substance Abuse Agency.I am now in private practice and look forward to an opportunity to work with Adolescents, Adults, Couples and families where I can utilize my clinical expertise and work experience to help individuals achieve their goals."

"I provide sex-positive therapy to individuals, couples, multi-partner relationships, and adult families. Most of my clients have non-mainstream sexual, gender, and/or relationship identities. Many identify as non-monogamous, are considering opening or creatively designing their relationship(s); I help them to create agreements, move through jealousy, heal from infidelities, build trust, and improve communication with partners and metamours. I work with queer and transgender clients just beginning to question and explore their identities, and those who have been out for years and need therapy from a clinician familiar with queer communities."

"Want to see results in your psychotherapy? My twenty years in the field have informed my safe, supportive, solutions focused style using empirically proven techniques. I collaborate best with motivated Clients who are working through the following challenges: depression, anxiety, addiction, traumas, communication/relationship and workplace issues. I have an office in Oakland and San Francisco, and take most insurance and self pay Clients. Please call for a free telephonic consultation."

"I offer a free initial session to invite you to see what it's like for us to work together. I am a safe and devoted ally. I help people understand themselves better, heal, and grow. I use warmth, curiosity, and humor to help remove blocks to feeling happy and connected: to yourself, to others, and to your life. In my work with couples, I help each partner feel safe, heard, and respected enough to uncover and put words to the vulnerable feelings that underly the fights and alienation."

"I am focused on healing through relationship, as well as healing through a multi-faceted approach. I have experience in working with children and adolescents, as well as families, and groups. I believe in focusing on the goals of the client, and manufacturing hope through a strengths based approach. I came into this work to walk alongside others, honor their stories, and help hold the weight of what they are going through. Additionally, I strive to provide services and support to other providers. "

"As a depth psychotherapist, one of the things I do is help my clients know their unknown issues. I do this by creating a safe therapeutic environment in which to explore and bring repair to the past injuries and traumas holding my clients back from experiencing life and relationships in a full and meaningful way. I like to look at my client's dreams, artwork, and daily life experiences, to bring light and insight to blockages and barriers to their full experience and enjoyment of life. Such blockages can be past trauma, incorrect embedded beliefs, and ingrained thought patterns and habits."

"I have 17 years experience working with individuals and couples who have a desire to make positive changes in their lives. My motivation is to support you as you journey through your personal exploration and growth; and assist you in finding the answers for yourself. Within my practice, I offer a formal and professional relationship that is authentic and accommodates your development of self-awareness and self - responsibility. My personal philosophy incorporates the provision of a safe environment from which you can explore your thoughts, emotions, experiences and perceptions within framework of acceptance."

"Building relationships to last a lifetime! I work with * Individuals from all walks of life * Couples of all kinds - married, co-habitating, dating, divorced * Families of all sorts * Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their partners and families * People who are part of the kink community, or who participate in BDSM in their personal lives * People in open, non-monogamous, polyamorous, or other non-traditional relationships * Cross-cultural couples and families * Genderqueer folks * Current or former workers in the sex industry * People with body image and self-acceptance issues * People with all kinds of mental and physical health problems"

"I offer psychotherapy for multiracial couples and individuals to heal from trauma, work through challenges, and build more fulfilling relationships. My clients often have often grown up in "less than ideal" families, lived many places, and often feel different than the norm, and face challenges being understood. I support you to move through difficult emotions, and gain deeper understanding, and shift longstanding patterns, and begin to create more of the life and relationships you want."

"When difficulties are too much to handle or the next level of growth seems just out of reach, you may find yourself living with pain and stress. While some stress in life helps people grow, chronic stress has a negative effect on your mind, body, emotions and spirit. You may find yourself using old mental, physical and emotional coping tools to survive, feeling powerless to bring real change. As your ally in holistic healing, I offer a supportive, warm presence so you can explore what's difficult, hone your strengths, and gain simple yet powerful mind/body tools."

"Let's work on it together! You are here because you are ready for change. You don't want to be alone on this journey. Everyone's life is unique and we all go through struggles from time to time. Life challenges and stress can give rise to feelings of anxiety, sadness, self-doubt, stagnation, and loneliness."

"Damaged relationships with the world and our families can affect us deeply throughout our lives leaving us feeling isolated, uncomfortable in our bodies and generally unsafe. Our energy begins to decline along with our enthusiasm for life. Its confusing. We quietly stonewall everything and everyone while wishing for the right partner, right career and right friends. Feelings of insecurity, loneliness or shame can spiral into deep bouts of depression, acting out, despair and suicide. Prioritizing the needs of everyone else can lead to unhealthy behaviors and choices supplanting authenticity and joy, while swapping virtual reality for real relationships and happiness."

"Do you suffer from feelings of not being good enough? Do you feel anxious, stuck or overwhelmed? Are your relationships unsatisfying? Do you long to feel more alive, creative and connected? I will support you on your path to heal past wounds, and build a healthy relationship with yourself and others. Together we will create a safe, supportive therapeutic relationship that will enable you to feel seen, nurtured, and empowered. I deeply respect your inner wisdom and will collaborate with your innate healing capacity to move you in the direction of living the life you want with more ease, joy, creativity and meaningful connection."