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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

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San Rafael, CA 94901
Welcome to my Buddhist and Soul-Centered Psychotherapy practice. With an unshakeable belief in your ability to heal and thrive, and 20 years of helping clients through their darkest nights of soul - a sanctuary of trust, nurturing wisdom and deep healing is here for you. We will explore your inner world and the power of holistic and spiritual psychotherapies - mindfulness and body-based therapies that transform people's lives. I specialize in working with adults who need help with the sometimes devastating and often overwhelming symptoms that grief, loss, anxiety and crisis may bring. You deserve to have a village of support!
Through this heart-centered and sacred soul work, you will learn how to ride the waves of grief, anxiety, and overwhelming life transitions, with self-loving kindness, self-compassion and forgiveness - cultivating a deeper trust in the difficult gifts of healing opportunity that life has to offer.
I am a grief guide whose own tragedies of grief and loss have healed and opened my heart to assist you, like nothing else can. This deep inner work, along with extensive professional training and spiritual practice, will nurture a heart-centered, genuine connection with you. I look forward to beginning our journey together.
Call or Buddhist Therapy Center now for a free 15 minute consultation - (415) 849-4108

Practice at a Glance

Available in-person

San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 849-4108

Buddhist Therapy Center

Woodacre, CA 94973

(415) 483-9333
Website
I offer individual therapy sessions at my home office in Woodacre on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I specialize in Grief, Anxiety and Spirituality 
$200 Per Session  
I see individuals and groups  
Let's Connect (415) 849-4108
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT

Practice at a Glance

Available in-person

San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 849-4108

Buddhist Therapy Center

Woodacre, CA 94973

(415) 483-9333
Website
I offer individual therapy sessions at my home office in Woodacre on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I specialize in Grief, Anxiety and Spirituality 
$200 Per Session  
I see individuals and groups  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $200

Payment Methods

Cash, Check, Venmo

Insurance

  • Out of Network
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I offer a self-pay sliding scale fee at $200-250 - and the only insurance option is a monthly super bill, where you could be reimbursed.
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 849-4108
"
I offer a self-pay sliding scale fee at $200-250 - and the only insurance option is a monthly super bill, where you could be reimbursed.
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 849-4108

Qualifications

    Marriage & Family Therapist: Starla Dean

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LMFT87856 Starla Dean
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • Attended John F. Kennedy University
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from The Center for Forgiveness Forgiveness Educator & Trainer / 2004
  • Certificate from Antioch West University Mindfulness-based Facilitator / 1995
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Other specializations offered: Buddhist Psychotherapy, with support in cultivating deep wisdom and practice in Mindful Self-Compassion.
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 849-4108
"
Other specializations offered: Buddhist Psychotherapy, with support in cultivating deep wisdom and practice in Mindful Self-Compassion.
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 849-4108

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Grief
  • Anxiety
  • Spirituality

Expertise

  • Anger Management
  • Bisexual
  • Cancer
  • Codependency
  • Coping Skills
  • Divorce
  • Emotional Disturbance
  • Family Conflict
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ+
  • Life Transitions
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mindful Self-Compassion
  • Peer Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Stress
  • Women's Issues
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Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? or (415) 849-4108
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? or (415) 849-4108

Client Focus

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Group

Communities

Gay Allied
Transgender Allied

Religion

Buddhist

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Group

Communities

Gay Allied
Transgender Allied

Religion

Buddhist

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Eclectic
  • Expressive Arts
  • Gestalt
  • Humanistic
  • Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
  • Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
  • Psychodynamic
  • Somatic
  • Somatic Experiencing & Diamond Breathwork
  • Transpersonal
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (415) 849-4108
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (415) 849-4108

Groups


Location

Primary Location

San Rafael, CA 94901

(415) 849-4108

Additional Location

Buddhist Therapy Center

Woodacre, CA 94973

(415) 483-9333
"
I offer individual therapy sessions at my home office in Woodacre on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (415) 849-4108
"
I offer individual therapy sessions at my home office in Woodacre on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Photo of Starla Dean - Buddhist Therapy Center, Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Buddhist Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Call for a free consultation now - (415) 849-4108