Trauma and PTSD Therapists in Berkeley, CA
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Stephen Duraney
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, MA, LPCC-S, LICDC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
As a former member of the Army National Guard, I witnessed firsthand the results of
trauma
and stress and the havoc that they can wreak on a person’s life. Counseling was a natural step into a field that has equipped me with the experience and knowledge to help people develop their inner strength, build deeper relationships with the people around them, and rediscover their joy. I have a heart for helping people arrive at this type of insight and change. In addition, I enjoy getting to learn from clients each day and the personal growth that comes with accompanying you on the journey toward healing.
Waitlist for new clients
Lindsey Cordova
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I'm also a family therapist with the SAYFE program at Edgewood Center for Children and Families and was previously a clinician/consultant with UCSF HEARTS (Healthy Environments and Response to
Trauma
in Schools) in the Division of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry at UCSF.
My practice is dedicated to the emotional and relational wellbeing of youth (preteens, teens, young adults) and families. With this in mind, I aim to create a safe space for shared reflection, build on existing strengths, and offer new tools to promote self-understanding, growth, and social and emotional resilience. My interventions and style are tailored to individual needs, but building a genuine, trusting, and supportive relationship is at the foundation of my work. Sessions may include a combination of talk, play, art, and movement, as well as other activities that create a safe space and facilitate the therapeutic process.
Berkeley, CA 94709
& Online
Waitlist for new clients
Tiffany Cotter
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I specialize in working with women and transfolks struggling with anxiety or
trauma
, and am trained in EMDR, and IFS, approaches that can help reduce anxiety, stress, feeling on edge, or feeling hypervigilant.
Does it feel as if your world is getting smaller and smaller or harder and harder? You’re noticing you’re not going out and about the way you used to … or would like to. There are decisions you’d like to make, but you only have energy for distractions like binging Netflix, scrolling on your phone, or mindless eating. You’re on edge a lot of the time. You yearn for serenity and fulfillment, but you’re not sure how to get there on your own. You’ve tried, and then end up giving up, and even feeling worse as a result.
Amanda Bean Hannigan
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
Verified
My approach is based in attachment theory, object relations, and
trauma
research.
My priority is to help you develop insight, confidence, and connection. With an approach that is nurturing, honest, and direct, predicated on trust, I'll help you understand your innermost beliefs, recognize and change intergenerational patterns, and learn how your daily life is impacted by unconscious dynamics. With extensive training in treating
trauma
, I will help you better understand the ways difficult and tragic experiences have shaped your relationships, parenting style, career, and self-worth.
Courtney Little
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
In working with
trauma
, I use modalities such as EMDR, Structural Dissociation techniques, and Somatic Experiencing.
I welcome those into my practice who are struggling with a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, and
PTSD
. I have over ten years of experience working with adults, children and families. I have worked with adults and teens who have come to seek treatment for various types of developmental traumas such as childhood physical and sexual abuse, neglect, as well as single incident
trauma
. I welcome anyone who is looking to create a safe working alliance through which to explore issues with boundaries and self care, whereby I can assist you in the cultivation of a compassionate inner awareness.
Elizabeth Anne Nielsen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I have 26 years of experience as a body focused psychotherapist specializing in shock and developmental
trauma
, attachment and relationship issues. My approach is empowering &compassionate, & gently takes you beyond difficulties into your wholeness. I've been a Somatic Experiencing (SE) Practitioner for 18 years and can help you calm your Autonomic Nervous System as well as processing relational issues,
trauma
, grief, etc. I assist in training therapists in SE as well as helping underserved populations worldwide through my nonprofit, Lotus Circle International.
Triumph Over Trauma East Bay - Erika Huguenard
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Triumph Over
Trauma
East Bay provides
trauma
-informed counseling services in Berkeley for Individuals, Couples and Families.
Josephine Kelly
Associate Clinical Social Worker, MSW, ASW
Verified
Verified
Most of my clients are LGBT2SQ+, recovering from
trauma
, and/or had negative experiences with mental health providers in the past who are seeking a therapist who works carefully and collaboratively to build trust.
Do you want to use conflict as a source of intimacy instead of disconnection? Are you ready to speak your truth and step into your power? Let's create a space built on trust that will help you embrace your whole beautiful messy self. No matter your past, secure and compassionate relationships are possible and worth fighting for. I provide individual, couples, and relationship therapy that's holistic, sex positive, and
trauma
-informed. I’m passionate about supporting the LGBTQ+ and kink communities, especially bisexual+, transgender, nonbinary folks, and other people whose needs have been overlooked, ignored, or erased.
Amrit Schneider
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
Verified
Specialties: Anxiety, Cultural Issues, Depression, Relationship Issues,
Trauma
and Abuse, Women's Issues.
CURRENT OPENINGS Hello! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who utilizes an integrative and collaborative approach to create a strong alliance with each individual. I provide a holding space that fosters healing through self-awareness and building insight. My style is respectful, compassionate, and direct. I have extensive experience with goal-oriented approaches, as well as a deep understanding for how social and cultural contexts impact our lives. In addition, my work is influenced by psychoanalytic theory and attachment theory, and is informed by an awareness of
trauma
, including complex and inter-generational
trauma
.
Tom Westin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
In working with anxiety and
trauma
, I use a somatic approach that will help you pay attention to internal cues and responses, and together we will work to develop tools to enable your nervous system come out of overwhelm and feel more at ease.
Psychotherapy is an opportunity for you to explore your experience in a space that is nonjudgmental, open, and supportive, and through this to discover more ease, as well as solutions to the challenges you are facing. It is a chance for you to look at thoughts, emotions, and conditioned responses to life and life events; untangle the knots of old beliefs and patterns that are no longer helpful; and take action to live a freer, more satisfying, and more authentic life. My approach is collaborative and experiential, and makes use of your already-existing strengths.
Not accepting new clients
Alison Chou
Associate Clinical Social Worker, MA, MSW, ACSW
Verified
Verified
Welcome! My fundamental objective as a therapist is to help clients find and deepen connection – with others as well as with themselves. I seek to co-create warm and well-boundaried relationships that are grounded in safety, healthy attachment and non-judgement. I take an integrative and tailored approach to each client, which takes into account both my own clinical impressions and the client’s interests as well. My practice is informed by tenets of DBT and CBT, as well as mindfulness and somatic techniques. I also work within a strengths-based,
trauma
-informed lens.
Ariana Candell: Certified Brainspotting
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, R-DMT
Verified
4 Endorsed
Verified
4 Endorsed
Are you ready to take a big step to move through deep-rooted issues? Do you feel frustrated that things are just not changing quickly enough in your life? If you’ve tried traditional or talk therapy without satisfaction, you may be ready to try something new that targets the core of your issues! Perhaps you’re working with career challenges, a difficult relationship or a significant life transition. If you have a history of anxiety, depression, childhood
trauma
or acute adult
trauma
, it can be hard to make changes on your own, but healing is possible!
Tamara Thebert
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
Do negative thoughts interfere with your self-esteem? relationships? moods? I can help. I specialize in helping women recognize & amplify inner resources to recover from
trauma
, anxiety, depression, and distress while attending to the important relationships in their lives. I inherently operate with a social justice lens, which means that therapy cannot be separated from familial, societal, and religious conditioning we experience as unique beings on this planet. As a mixed-heritage lesbian, I appreciate the ways internalized oppression can show up in our efforts to maintain mental and emotional health.
Susan Futterman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
I am primarily focused on working with bereaved individuals and/or families who have lost someone to suicide as well as working with individuals who have made suicide attempts in the past or are considering an attempt. In addition, I work with individuals dealing with emotional/psychological
trauma
of all types, as well as with depression and grief. I also have experience working with people dealing with challenges such as bipolar disorder. I provide both individual and group therapy.
Kerry McKee
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Are you looking for therapy to support & cultivate the wisdom of your whole being – mind, heart, body, and spirit? Would you like your challenges to be doorways to personal transformation? You may be coming to therapy feeling overwhelmed by life transitions, relationship challenges, depression, anxiety, grief, or loss. You may want to heal old
trauma
, change negative thought patterns, and break free of self-doubt. Or you may be ready to work towards deeper personal and spiritual growth. I support clients with these and many other issues in a warm, nurturing, non-judgmental way, informed by many years of experience.
Sarah Ross
Psychologist, PhD, SEP
Verified
Verified
I specialize in working with individual adults, children, adolescents, and families using somatic methods that increase awareness of the body in the present moment. These methods allow past experiences that remain "stuck," within us to be contacted in the present and internal states can begin to shift. "Stories," or habitual patterns, that keep us from experiencing optimal well-being are interrupted and replaced with new possibilities. Somatic methods are effective in addressing a variety of treatment needs such as
trauma
, anxiety, depression as well as challenges with children and in families.
Not accepting new clients
Ben Morsa
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have completed advanced training in work with LGBT folks, immigrants, children, and survivors of
trauma
.
Therapy is a deeply personal experience and there are as many reasons to seek therapy as there are people who seek it. Perhaps you are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, or shame. You may have suffered traumas or losses and are wondering how these shape your thoughts, feelings and relationships. Maybe you simply have a sense that aspects of your life are not coming together in the ways you desire. Therapy is a space to explore these curiosities, to develop insight into your self, and, ultimately, to find greater fulfillment in your work, relationships, and play.
Stephanie Zone
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I believe people are inherently oriented to heal and grow. Sometimes on the healing journey we need support to navigate difficult transitions, especially if old traumas are clouding our current vision. My role as a psychologist is to accompany you on your personal path. I welcome people with all types of concerns. I am especially experienced in treating people struggling with
trauma
, eating and body image issues, depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, life transitions, relationship and parenting issues.
Sarah Cohen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ORSCC, PPSC
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I am a licensed clinical social worker with more than 20 years of experience. I work with individuals, couples and families using a strength-based, solution oriented approach. I am trained both psycho-dynamically and in family systems work. I utilize the Developmental Model for couples therapy. I work with adults, couples and families and with children and adolescents facing school issues, behavioral issues, grief and loss,
trauma
, life transitions, separation and step-parenting and family of origin issues. I will work with you to set achievable goals in therapy in order to promote positive individual and/or family change.
Berkeley, CA 94704
& Online
Mary Owen
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have extensive experience with abuse and
trauma
issues, recent and long past and also work with anxiety,depression, anger issues and addictions.
Hello, Thanks for looking at my profile. I have loved working creatively with individuals, couples, children and whole families for 40+ years. I primarily do in-depth work with individuals and couples. I explore whatever issues clients wish including relationship issues, life transitions, anxiety, depression, important personal and spiritual questions, etc. I work with persons with a strong inner critic and/or anyone who wants to feel worthy, that they belong; who want to live fuller, more satisfying lives deeply connected to others and their life purpose. I teach and guide meditation and mindfulness to those interested.
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Trauma and PTSD Therapists
When should I seek treatment for trauma?
Not everyone who undergoes trauma needs therapy to heal, but many do. If, after experiencing a traumatic event, you find yourself struggling with symptoms such as nightmares, dissociation, irritability, or emotional numbness—especially if these symptoms last more than a month and are severe enough to interfere with your daily functioning—you may benefit from seeking out therapy with a trauma-informed provider.
How long does trauma therapy take?
Different types of therapy for trauma unfold on different timelines. Prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive processing therapy, for example, each take about three months, while trauma-informed CBT may last anywhere from 8 to 25 sessions. Other approaches, especially those that are less structured or that incorporate elements from multiple modalities, may be more open-ended, though many patients report feeling better within the first few months of treatment.
What happens if trauma is left untreated?
Unaddressed trauma can have serious—even devastating—effects on relationships, career, and day-to-day functioning. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can lead people to distrust or lash out at others, making it difficult to maintain intimate relationships; it can also trigger symptoms such as flashbacks or hyperreactivity that can interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively, personally and/or professionally. Some sufferers turn to drugs to find relief. Symptoms may lessen on their own with time, but there is no guarantee that PTSD will resolve on its own.
Can PTSD come back after treatment?
It is possible for PTSD symptoms to recur months or years after successful treatment. This is because, like most mental health disorders, it is not possible to “cure” PTSD, and stressful life events may cause symptoms to recur in even the most resilient individuals. There is no shame in re-experiencing PTSD symptoms nor in returning to therapy when such relapses occur; indeed, many forms of trauma therapy explicitly encourage periodic “maintenance sessions” to reinforce coping skills and ensure that symptoms stay manageable.