Barry Steven Friedman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
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3151 Holyrood Drive, Oakland, CA 94611
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The essence of effective psychotherapy is found in the therapist's understanding, empathy and caring for you. Trust in our relationship develops from that foundation. My primary commitment to you is to help you grow in self-awareness and self-empowerment, and to help you take the necessary actions that will actualize your growth and development in the world. If you struggle with feelings of fear, shame, helplessness, worthlessness and anger; traumatic emotional, physical and sexual experience; challenges in relationship; dysfunctional behaviors; unfulfilled aspirations; questions about your life's meaning; and physical illness and aging, I can help you.
I specialize in individual Psychotherapy for adults, Couples Counseling, Spiritual Direction, Dream Interpretation and Therapist Consultation. Areas of expertise include mood disturbances, personality problems, self-esteem, relationship issues, gender and sexuality, and life-transitions. I have a wide breadth and depth of experience and knowledge to offer you.
I work closely with my clients. As your sense of self is transformed through our work together, you come to trust and love yourself more deeply, and relationships with others become more fulfilling. People leave therapy with greater self-awareness, empowerment and the tools to navigate the world more effectively.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Paypal
Insurance
- Out of Network
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Barry Steven Friedman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC29838 Barry Steven Friedman
- Certificate from University of Chicago Ph.D South Asian Civilization / 1986
- Certificate from University of Chicago M.A. Divinity / 1978
- Attended John F. Kennedy University (M.A. Psychology), Graduated 1990
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Barry Steven Friedman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Emotional Disturbance
- Relationship Issues
- Life Coaching
Expertise
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Career Counseling
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Infidelity
- LGBTQ+
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
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Barry Steven Friedman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Group
Religion
Other Spiritual or Religious Affiliations
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Narrative
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Transpersonal
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Barry Steven Friedman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Groups
Dream Consultation
I developed a gift for dream interpretation early in life. In this group participants practice and gradually gain expertise in the interpretation of their own dreams. We discuss the nature of symbolic dream material, metaphors, archetypes, world mythologies and psychodynamic patterns and processes that reveal themselves in our dream life. I have been practicing dream interpretation for almost 40 year, teaching at the Sophia Center of Holy Names University in Oakland, CA for 15 years and now at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of UC Berkeley.
Location
3151 Holyrood Drive
Oakland, CA 94611
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Barry Friedman Ph.D., MFT
3151 Holyrood Drive
Oakland, CA 94611
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Barry Steven Friedman
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
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