Psychoanalytic Therapists in Alameda, CA
I usually focus on the Psychoanalytic or Psychodynamic but also objectively see what is current behavior and how that could change.
Hello and thank you so much for having enough courage and honesty to take the first big step. I have 20 plus years of experience in the mental health field and I believe that the first step of healing is self-discovery and the development of personal goals to overcome challenges. I offer an eclectic approach to therapy meaning that I combine diverse techniques of various modalities to fit the client's needs and offer them support.
I usually focus on the Psychoanalytic or Psychodynamic but also objectively see what is current behavior and how that could change.
Hello and thank you so much for having enough courage and honesty to take the first big step. I have 20 plus years of experience in the mental health field and I believe that the first step of healing is self-discovery and the development of personal goals to overcome challenges. I offer an eclectic approach to therapy meaning that I combine diverse techniques of various modalities to fit the client's needs and offer them support.
You can’t pinpoint when it happened, but all of a sudden you don’t feel the same. You’re waking up feeling discontent and struggling to get out of bed. Sometimes you find yourself wondering what you’re doing with yourself… You don’t feel fulfilled at all. You think you should feel great - You have the job, the friends, likes and follows from your connections… yet you still feel alone. Your inner voice is telling you something is missing.
You can’t pinpoint when it happened, but all of a sudden you don’t feel the same. You’re waking up feeling discontent and struggling to get out of bed. Sometimes you find yourself wondering what you’re doing with yourself… You don’t feel fulfilled at all. You think you should feel great - You have the job, the friends, likes and follows from your connections… yet you still feel alone. Your inner voice is telling you something is missing.
Seeking support can be difficult, especially if we become so accustomed to facing life's challenges alone. If we are able to reach out for support, taking that step can lead to real opportunities for growth and acceptance.
Seeking support can be difficult, especially if we become so accustomed to facing life's challenges alone. If we are able to reach out for support, taking that step can lead to real opportunities for growth and acceptance.
Hi there, I'm Lindsay, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I specialize in treating individual adults with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. I've helped people to cope more effectively with stress, low self-esteem, and phase of life challenges. I employ techniques from attachment-based, cognitive behavioral (CBT), family systems, humanistic, and psychodynamic modalities. I have helped many people learn how to set boundaries, speak about difficult issues, explore themselves, discuss life transitions, gain insight, end unproductive patterns, accept themselves, and discover how life experiences have impacted them.
Hi there, I'm Lindsay, a licensed marriage and family therapist. I specialize in treating individual adults with anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. I've helped people to cope more effectively with stress, low self-esteem, and phase of life challenges. I employ techniques from attachment-based, cognitive behavioral (CBT), family systems, humanistic, and psychodynamic modalities. I have helped many people learn how to set boundaries, speak about difficult issues, explore themselves, discuss life transitions, gain insight, end unproductive patterns, accept themselves, and discover how life experiences have impacted them.
Welcome. I work with children, adolescents, and adults coping with relational, attachment, and anxiety disorders. In my practice, therapy often entails exploring the impact of early attachment experiences on our views of self and our ability to form close, meaningful relationships throughout life. In our work together, you will be treated with warmth, empathy, and openness. The most important part of our work is the development of a trusting relationship. This relationship creates a thoughtful, safe space to explore your strengths, challenges, and goals. My approach to clinical work is largely relational and psychodynamic.
Welcome. I work with children, adolescents, and adults coping with relational, attachment, and anxiety disorders. In my practice, therapy often entails exploring the impact of early attachment experiences on our views of self and our ability to form close, meaningful relationships throughout life. In our work together, you will be treated with warmth, empathy, and openness. The most important part of our work is the development of a trusting relationship. This relationship creates a thoughtful, safe space to explore your strengths, challenges, and goals. My approach to clinical work is largely relational and psychodynamic.
Elaina Barulic, Jungian Psychotherapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
6 Endorsed
Alameda, CA 94501
I offer therapy as a reliable space where you can slow down, really meet your inner world and learn to relate to what you discover there. Your symptoms have a story to tell. They can cause suffering when you don’t understand their language, or what they're asking you to find out about yourself. When given the attention they ask for, your emotions can reconnect you to your instincts and guide you in useful directions. Jungian therapy works to help you face inward towards your imagination, where you can begin to recover and revive what feels dormant, lost, unworthy, or just undiscovered.
I offer therapy as a reliable space where you can slow down, really meet your inner world and learn to relate to what you discover there. Your symptoms have a story to tell. They can cause suffering when you don’t understand their language, or what they're asking you to find out about yourself. When given the attention they ask for, your emotions can reconnect you to your instincts and guide you in useful directions. Jungian therapy works to help you face inward towards your imagination, where you can begin to recover and revive what feels dormant, lost, unworthy, or just undiscovered.
Life is full of challenges, but you don't have to face them alone. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience in community mental health, I believe that through therapy and self-reflection, we can work together to find solutions to your most pressing concerns. Whether you are struggling with mood stability, relationship issues, or navigating life transitions. I'm here to support y ou every step of the way.
Life is full of challenges, but you don't have to face them alone. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 15 years of experience in community mental health, I believe that through therapy and self-reflection, we can work together to find solutions to your most pressing concerns. Whether you are struggling with mood stability, relationship issues, or navigating life transitions. I'm here to support y ou every step of the way.
Therapy provides an opportunity to slow down amidst the rapid paces of our lives and look around to explore the ways we cope with difficulty. Ultimately, this teaches us more about who we truly are. Pain is inevitable in our lives, but it can function as a window into our truer, deeper selves. Contacting and nurturing the parts of ourselves that have been hurt, shamed, or neglected helps us to more fully embody our unique selves and find freedom from the constraints of our suffering.
Therapy provides an opportunity to slow down amidst the rapid paces of our lives and look around to explore the ways we cope with difficulty. Ultimately, this teaches us more about who we truly are. Pain is inevitable in our lives, but it can function as a window into our truer, deeper selves. Contacting and nurturing the parts of ourselves that have been hurt, shamed, or neglected helps us to more fully embody our unique selves and find freedom from the constraints of our suffering.
I believe healing is a multifaceted process that requires a holistic and collaborative approach. I help individuals and couples overcome challenges like anxiety, depression, relationship stress, trauma, grief and loss, or life transitions. I will listen and engage with you authentically to help build a safe and trusting alliance. I use a trauma-informed and client-centered approach to better understand your unique situation and personal goals. I believe we are mind, body, and spirit and my aim is to treat the whole person so that we can live in balance with ourselves, our environment, and feel a sense of integration.
I believe healing is a multifaceted process that requires a holistic and collaborative approach. I help individuals and couples overcome challenges like anxiety, depression, relationship stress, trauma, grief and loss, or life transitions. I will listen and engage with you authentically to help build a safe and trusting alliance. I use a trauma-informed and client-centered approach to better understand your unique situation and personal goals. I believe we are mind, body, and spirit and my aim is to treat the whole person so that we can live in balance with ourselves, our environment, and feel a sense of integration.
Let’s be honest — life can be a lot sometimes. Whether you’re overwhelmed, over it, or just trying to figure out what’s next, you don’t have to do it alone. I specialize in supporting individuals navigating life transitions, women’s issues, and perinatal mental health. Whether you’re adjusting to a new role, juggling motherhood, or just trying to figure out who you are right now, this is a space where you can land, breathe, and be yourself. Therapy with me is collaborative, compassionate, and sometimes a little lighthearted because let’s face it — life’s too real to be serious all the time.
Let’s be honest — life can be a lot sometimes. Whether you’re overwhelmed, over it, or just trying to figure out what’s next, you don’t have to do it alone. I specialize in supporting individuals navigating life transitions, women’s issues, and perinatal mental health. Whether you’re adjusting to a new role, juggling motherhood, or just trying to figure out who you are right now, this is a space where you can land, breathe, and be yourself. Therapy with me is collaborative, compassionate, and sometimes a little lighthearted because let’s face it — life’s too real to be serious all the time.
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adults and couples seeking deeper understanding and lasting change.
You may appear to function well on the outside and still feel disconnected, overwhelmed, lonely, or uncertain about who you are. Perhaps you find yourself repeating painful relationship patterns, struggling with depression or anxiety, feeling emotionally stuck, or sensing that something important in your life no longer fits. Life transitions—changes in relationships, family roles, work, loss, immigration, or shifts in identity—can bring challenges that are difficult to understand alone.
I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy for adults and couples seeking deeper understanding and lasting change.
You may appear to function well on the outside and still feel disconnected, overwhelmed, lonely, or uncertain about who you are. Perhaps you find yourself repeating painful relationship patterns, struggling with depression or anxiety, feeling emotionally stuck, or sensing that something important in your life no longer fits. Life transitions—changes in relationships, family roles, work, loss, immigration, or shifts in identity—can bring challenges that are difficult to understand alone.
Whether you are seeking someone to bear witness to current struggles or to process past wounds, I provide a safe, affirming space where your story is honored. With over 13 years as an educator, I understand the unique challenges teens and young adults face. This life stage brings transitions—shifts in identity, relationships, and roles—that can be both expansive and uncomfortable. I also work with adults navigating life changes and the impact of earlier experiences. I deeply believe in the power of authentic connection—meeting others with compassion in a world that often demands self-protection no longer serving us.
Whether you are seeking someone to bear witness to current struggles or to process past wounds, I provide a safe, affirming space where your story is honored. With over 13 years as an educator, I understand the unique challenges teens and young adults face. This life stage brings transitions—shifts in identity, relationships, and roles—that can be both expansive and uncomfortable. I also work with adults navigating life changes and the impact of earlier experiences. I deeply believe in the power of authentic connection—meeting others with compassion in a world that often demands self-protection no longer serving us.
Many of my clients feel stuck in patterns they don’t fully understand, struggling with relationship challenges, developmental trauma, substance use, men’s issues, or severe mental health concerns. My psychodynamic and client-centered approach helps uncover unconscious patterns, process emotions, and build deeper self-awareness. Therapy with me goes beyond symptom relief—it’s about gaining insight, emotional resilience, and healthier relationships. By exploring both present struggles and early life experiences, I help clients make sense of their emotions, break free from limiting patterns, and move toward a more fulfilling life.
Many of my clients feel stuck in patterns they don’t fully understand, struggling with relationship challenges, developmental trauma, substance use, men’s issues, or severe mental health concerns. My psychodynamic and client-centered approach helps uncover unconscious patterns, process emotions, and build deeper self-awareness. Therapy with me goes beyond symptom relief—it’s about gaining insight, emotional resilience, and healthier relationships. By exploring both present struggles and early life experiences, I help clients make sense of their emotions, break free from limiting patterns, and move toward a more fulfilling life.
You’ve survived deep wounds: abuse that has shaped how you see yourself, your relationships, and the world. Maybe you struggle with overwhelming emotions, dissociation, panic, or feeling disconnected from your body and identity. You might find yourself in unhealthy relationships, battling self-doubt, or feeling like healing is out of reach. But trauma does not define you. I specialize in supporting survivors of sexual, physical, & emotional abuse reclaim their sense of self using EMDR, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, and a relational, psychodynamic approach. With nearly a decade of experience, I'm here to affirm that healing is possible.
You’ve survived deep wounds: abuse that has shaped how you see yourself, your relationships, and the world. Maybe you struggle with overwhelming emotions, dissociation, panic, or feeling disconnected from your body and identity. You might find yourself in unhealthy relationships, battling self-doubt, or feeling like healing is out of reach. But trauma does not define you. I specialize in supporting survivors of sexual, physical, & emotional abuse reclaim their sense of self using EMDR, IFS, Somatic Experiencing, and a relational, psychodynamic approach. With nearly a decade of experience, I'm here to affirm that healing is possible.
I specialize in helping people with depression, anxiety, and past trauma. There are many people that try to sell a cure all or a quick fix for mental health and happiness. As a therapist, it's my mission to avoid gimmicks and rely on proven and well established methods for change. True self-care is not simply salt baths and distractions, but building a life that you don't regularly need to escape from in the first place. I enjoy working with people who want to get closer to the truth of who they are, wish to learn how to set boundaries with ongoing worry, reflect on relationships, and who crave authentic and meaningful change.
I specialize in helping people with depression, anxiety, and past trauma. There are many people that try to sell a cure all or a quick fix for mental health and happiness. As a therapist, it's my mission to avoid gimmicks and rely on proven and well established methods for change. True self-care is not simply salt baths and distractions, but building a life that you don't regularly need to escape from in the first place. I enjoy working with people who want to get closer to the truth of who they are, wish to learn how to set boundaries with ongoing worry, reflect on relationships, and who crave authentic and meaningful change.
Are you feeling tired, overwhelmed, worried or just not yourself? As a seasoned clinician I help you navigate the heaviness that blocks your growth. Do you miss parts of yourself and tend to live in your mind? If you just want to feel better, and don’t know the why, let’s talk, let’s find a way together. You are smart, successful, busy, yet just not feeling right. That’s ok. You want to feel better because it’s too overwhelming. I can help - Mind, body, and soul. Licensed to supervise interns.
Are you feeling tired, overwhelmed, worried or just not yourself? As a seasoned clinician I help you navigate the heaviness that blocks your growth. Do you miss parts of yourself and tend to live in your mind? If you just want to feel better, and don’t know the why, let’s talk, let’s find a way together. You are smart, successful, busy, yet just not feeling right. That’s ok. You want to feel better because it’s too overwhelming. I can help - Mind, body, and soul. Licensed to supervise interns.
Education in psychoanalysis at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 2013-2022
If you would like to get to the root of your challenges in life and make lasting change, I'm here to help. You may have particular issues you want to work on. Or you may be discouraged, depressed, or constantly anxious. You may feel trapped by obligations and everyday pressures. Or you might just have a sense that you're not living your best, fullest life. I am here to affirm that your life can be better.
Education in psychoanalysis at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 2013-2022
If you would like to get to the root of your challenges in life and make lasting change, I'm here to help. You may have particular issues you want to work on. Or you may be discouraged, depressed, or constantly anxious. You may feel trapped by obligations and everyday pressures. Or you might just have a sense that you're not living your best, fullest life. I am here to affirm that your life can be better.
While natural and unavoidable, grief comes in many forms at times deeply painful and isolating. The loss of a loved one, or something once cherished, can leave us feeling adrift and confused, uncertain about the future, and besieged with complex emotions ranging from great sorrow, helplessness, and anger, to guilt, relief, and apathy.
While natural and unavoidable, grief comes in many forms at times deeply painful and isolating. The loss of a loved one, or something once cherished, can leave us feeling adrift and confused, uncertain about the future, and besieged with complex emotions ranging from great sorrow, helplessness, and anger, to guilt, relief, and apathy.
First of all, You are courageous. It is not easy to ask for help or be willing to look at patterns that are no longer serving you. I strive to provide an open unbiased environment to develop a comfortable therapist/client dynamic in order to begin processing past or current issues with a focus on goal setting and starting where you're at. Change happens when you believe it can happen and the only failure is in not trying. I strongly believe that there is no destination, only the journey and in focusing on the process and by being mindful, you can achieve anything.
First of all, You are courageous. It is not easy to ask for help or be willing to look at patterns that are no longer serving you. I strive to provide an open unbiased environment to develop a comfortable therapist/client dynamic in order to begin processing past or current issues with a focus on goal setting and starting where you're at. Change happens when you believe it can happen and the only failure is in not trying. I strongly believe that there is no destination, only the journey and in focusing on the process and by being mindful, you can achieve anything.
You deserve a life that feels steadier, clearer, and more like your own. If you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, low, or disconnected, it may be a sign that something deeper needs attention. Many people reach a point where their usual ways of coping no longer work, and life begins to feel heavier or off track. I see symptoms like anxiety, depression, or substance use not as personal failures, but as meaningful signals—inviting us to slow down and better understand what’s going on beneath the surface.
You deserve a life that feels steadier, clearer, and more like your own. If you’re feeling stuck, burnt out, low, or disconnected, it may be a sign that something deeper needs attention. Many people reach a point where their usual ways of coping no longer work, and life begins to feel heavier or off track. I see symptoms like anxiety, depression, or substance use not as personal failures, but as meaningful signals—inviting us to slow down and better understand what’s going on beneath the surface.
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Psychoanalytic Therapists
Does psychoanalytic therapy work?
Psychoanalytic therapy derives from the work of Sigmund Freud. In this type of therapy, discovering buried thoughts and emotions from the unconscious will help a person work through their difficulties and negative behaviors. Research shows that psychoanalytic therapy can be highly effective, with patients reporting improvement in mood, quality of life, and overall well-being.
How long are people typically in psychoanalytic therapy?
Traditional psychoanalysis is in-depth and is conducted in five sessions every week. Today, modern psychoanalytic therapy is less intense and normally incorporates as few as one or two sessions a week. In some cases, positive change can occur quickly. However, if the condition, difficulty, or behavior is deep-seated, improvement may require many months or years of therapy.
Is psychoanalytic therapy suitable for young people?
Children and adolescents can benefit from this type of therapy. Many kids and teens are often unable to form and communicate their thoughts and emotions. Psychoanalytic therapy uses specific techniques such as dream analysis, symbolism, and free association or word association; all of which can be useful tools for less-communicative young people. Through this therapy, a patient will hopefully make connections between what they feel inside and how the world works outside.
Can psychoanalytic therapy be done online?
Modern-day psychoanalytic therapy is very different from traditional psychoanalysis. While an individual can sit face-to-face with the psychoanalyst for multiple sessions a week, they do not have to. Today, psychoanalytic therapy can be effectively conducted online or by phone. The key is that the individual confronts what is repressed and avoided, and this can be done whether in person or over online video.