Therapists for Seniors in Emeryville, CA
Men don’t struggle. Men aren’t weak. Men don’t complain. Men aren’t hurt by words. Silence is strength. Real men provide. Real men take it. These are the myths that create an epidemic of male depression, addiction and anxiety.
Men don’t struggle. Men aren’t weak. Men don’t complain. Men aren’t hurt by words. Silence is strength. Real men provide. Real men take it. These are the myths that create an epidemic of male depression, addiction and anxiety.
Transformation on a deep level is possible as we grow capacity for curiosity and contact- with our earlier life, with our truest desires, and with honest contemplation of what we have created out of our pain and from our fears.
I work best with folks who have a deep hankering to wake up – to what has been, what is, and what might be.
Transformation on a deep level is possible as we grow capacity for curiosity and contact- with our earlier life, with our truest desires, and with honest contemplation of what we have created out of our pain and from our fears.
I work best with folks who have a deep hankering to wake up – to what has been, what is, and what might be.
Aaron is particularly passionate about Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), guiding clients toward developing a kinder, more accepting relationship with themselves. Many of the individuals he works with struggle with intense self-criticism and difficult emotions. Aaron helps them cultivate self-compassion, which fosters emotional healing, reduces distress, and strengthens personal growth. His work is grounded in creating a supportive environment where clients feel understood and empowered to navigate their challenges with courage and care.
Aaron is particularly passionate about Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), guiding clients toward developing a kinder, more accepting relationship with themselves. Many of the individuals he works with struggle with intense self-criticism and difficult emotions. Aaron helps them cultivate self-compassion, which fosters emotional healing, reduces distress, and strengthens personal growth. His work is grounded in creating a supportive environment where clients feel understood and empowered to navigate their challenges with courage and care.
I'm Sam and I provide therapy for people who struggle with masking, disconnection, and codependency finally change how they relate to themselves and others and come out of emotional hiding. Many of my clients describe living what feels like a double life—"holding it all together" while carrying fear, shame, or worry that everything will fall apart if they stop controlling everything. If old roles or attachment wounds are keeping you stuck, I can help you take off the mask without feeling like everything will fall apart. From that place, life starts to feel more manageable, connected, and sustainable.
I'm Sam and I provide therapy for people who struggle with masking, disconnection, and codependency finally change how they relate to themselves and others and come out of emotional hiding. Many of my clients describe living what feels like a double life—"holding it all together" while carrying fear, shame, or worry that everything will fall apart if they stop controlling everything. If old roles or attachment wounds are keeping you stuck, I can help you take off the mask without feeling like everything will fall apart. From that place, life starts to feel more manageable, connected, and sustainable.
My intention is to create a comfortable, safe space for clients to explore, heal and grow. I have years of experience helping individuals in crisis due to a wide variety of life's challenges and traumas. I help those of you who suffer from physical pain, anxiety, depression, emotional crisis, stress, trauma, PTSD and many other common symptoms . My approach is tailoring my experience and skills in a compassionate, honest and direct manner, to facilitate your experience to balance, self-acceptance and wholeness.
My intention is to create a comfortable, safe space for clients to explore, heal and grow. I have years of experience helping individuals in crisis due to a wide variety of life's challenges and traumas. I help those of you who suffer from physical pain, anxiety, depression, emotional crisis, stress, trauma, PTSD and many other common symptoms . My approach is tailoring my experience and skills in a compassionate, honest and direct manner, to facilitate your experience to balance, self-acceptance and wholeness.
Are you facing midlife (after 40 yrs of age ) or late life transition challenges or any age coping with chronic illness? I am guided by values of Compassion, Wisdom, Healing and Empowerment. My focus is helping people THRIVE in healthy lifestyle. I am very flexible and willing to support you exactly where you are. I am your strongest advocate, therapeutic ally and committed supporter. My work is grounded in evidence-based practices and tailored to each individual’s needs. I provide tools psycho education, positive coping skills, emotional regulation, mindfulness self compassion. My expertise is in Mindfulness.
Are you facing midlife (after 40 yrs of age ) or late life transition challenges or any age coping with chronic illness? I am guided by values of Compassion, Wisdom, Healing and Empowerment. My focus is helping people THRIVE in healthy lifestyle. I am very flexible and willing to support you exactly where you are. I am your strongest advocate, therapeutic ally and committed supporter. My work is grounded in evidence-based practices and tailored to each individual’s needs. I provide tools psycho education, positive coping skills, emotional regulation, mindfulness self compassion. My expertise is in Mindfulness.
I believe that everyone deserves a space without judgement to explore who they are, how they got here and where they want to go. My goal as a therapist is to provide support while helping clients figure out what isn’t working for them in their life or relationships and then work as a team to make changes.
I believe that everyone deserves a space without judgement to explore who they are, how they got here and where they want to go. My goal as a therapist is to provide support while helping clients figure out what isn’t working for them in their life or relationships and then work as a team to make changes.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship or cultural issues, or navigating life transitions, the fact that you're reading this means you still have hope that you can overcome the problems you're facing and create a life you truly love. And you can! My name is Eleanor Lew, and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist in Emeryville and Berkeley, California, who's been helping people like you to do just this for the past two decades. And I can help you, too. I commend you for the self-awareness that's brought you here, and for your courage in seeking the professional assistance you need and deserve.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship or cultural issues, or navigating life transitions, the fact that you're reading this means you still have hope that you can overcome the problems you're facing and create a life you truly love. And you can! My name is Eleanor Lew, and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist in Emeryville and Berkeley, California, who's been helping people like you to do just this for the past two decades. And I can help you, too. I commend you for the self-awareness that's brought you here, and for your courage in seeking the professional assistance you need and deserve.
Therapy can be a tool in your journey to a more vital life. We all get stuck with problematic feelings and thoughts, and that's where I come in. I provide therapy to adults struggling with their thoughts, emotions, health, or who are stuck in patterns that are unhelpful. I create a warm and inviting space for exploration and personal growth and use evidence-based tools to help create the context for change. I also provide psychological evaluations to clients across the lifespan.
Therapy can be a tool in your journey to a more vital life. We all get stuck with problematic feelings and thoughts, and that's where I come in. I provide therapy to adults struggling with their thoughts, emotions, health, or who are stuck in patterns that are unhelpful. I create a warm and inviting space for exploration and personal growth and use evidence-based tools to help create the context for change. I also provide psychological evaluations to clients across the lifespan.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship or cultural issues, or navigating life transitions, the fact that you're reading this means you still have hope that you can overcome the problems you're facing and create a life you truly love. And you can! My name is Eleanor Lew, and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist in Emeryville and Berkeley, California, who's been helping people like you to do just this for the past two decades. And I can help you, too. I commend you for the self-awareness that's brought you here, and for your courage in seeking the professional assistance you need and deserve.
Whether you're struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, relationship or cultural issues, or navigating life transitions, the fact that you're reading this means you still have hope that you can overcome the problems you're facing and create a life you truly love. And you can! My name is Eleanor Lew, and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist in Emeryville and Berkeley, California, who's been helping people like you to do just this for the past two decades. And I can help you, too. I commend you for the self-awareness that's brought you here, and for your courage in seeking the professional assistance you need and deserve.
Outside of work, Dr. Hightower loves to travel, read, watch PBS and MSNBC programming, and attend events in American Indian community.
Outside of work, Dr. Hightower loves to travel, read, watch PBS and MSNBC programming, and attend events in American Indian community.
I am an EMDR therapist specializing in trauma and attachment. I work with teens and adults, providing telehealth or in-person therapy in Emeryville, CA. I also specialize in working with queer, trans, Latine, and non-monogamous folks. I work with individuals, families, and couples.
I am an EMDR therapist specializing in trauma and attachment. I work with teens and adults, providing telehealth or in-person therapy in Emeryville, CA. I also specialize in working with queer, trans, Latine, and non-monogamous folks. I work with individuals, families, and couples.
I see things differently. I see you fully able to achieve your goals. I see you as one who likely needs a non-judgmental place to talk about things: your future goals, how drug/alcohol use, etc fits w/that future, & how you see yourself getting there: abstinence, sober curious. moderation. I'm a collaborator, one who's committed to listening deeply & providing a space to talk about anything, for individuals/families/all. My main focus is on today & tomorrow though we may visit the past as we seek to understand your behavior. Gratefully the science of change & addiction shows there's no one way to recover/change!
I see things differently. I see you fully able to achieve your goals. I see you as one who likely needs a non-judgmental place to talk about things: your future goals, how drug/alcohol use, etc fits w/that future, & how you see yourself getting there: abstinence, sober curious. moderation. I'm a collaborator, one who's committed to listening deeply & providing a space to talk about anything, for individuals/families/all. My main focus is on today & tomorrow though we may visit the past as we seek to understand your behavior. Gratefully the science of change & addiction shows there's no one way to recover/change!
I choose to use an approach that is respectful, non-blaming, and collaborative. We live our lives through stories. Often times, these stories no longer align with our values and beliefs. This is where problems emerge and attach themselves to our stories. By gaining some distance from the problem, we can begin to change our relationship with the problem and discover preferred ways of being that closely align with our beliefs. I aim to empower my clients by positioning them as experts in their lives in a non-pathologizing, inclusive environment, where the problem is the problem and we together find the solution.
I choose to use an approach that is respectful, non-blaming, and collaborative. We live our lives through stories. Often times, these stories no longer align with our values and beliefs. This is where problems emerge and attach themselves to our stories. By gaining some distance from the problem, we can begin to change our relationship with the problem and discover preferred ways of being that closely align with our beliefs. I aim to empower my clients by positioning them as experts in their lives in a non-pathologizing, inclusive environment, where the problem is the problem and we together find the solution.
Liz’s approach is inspired by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Drama Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She specializes in helping her clients to build healthier relationships with themselves, inside of themselves. She believes that the most important relationship that you'll ever have is the one you have with yourself. She believes that our relationship with ourselves often influences how we relate to other people, how we make choices and how confident we feel about our ability to achieve our dreams.
Liz’s approach is inspired by Internal Family Systems (IFS), Drama Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). She specializes in helping her clients to build healthier relationships with themselves, inside of themselves. She believes that the most important relationship that you'll ever have is the one you have with yourself. She believes that our relationship with ourselves often influences how we relate to other people, how we make choices and how confident we feel about our ability to achieve our dreams.
Moving to East Bay, CA Fall 2026-
I offer 30 years of experience helping adults navigate life’s challenges. My career began in San Francisco as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in hospitals, where I gained a deep understanding of the day-to-day struggles people face and the community resources available to support them. After earning my PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute Berkeley, I expanded my focus to include the complex interplay between brain, body, and mind. I’ve created clinical training programs for psychology students, police departments, developed a short-stay psychiatric unit, and my private practice.
Moving to East Bay, CA Fall 2026-
I offer 30 years of experience helping adults navigate life’s challenges. My career began in San Francisco as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in hospitals, where I gained a deep understanding of the day-to-day struggles people face and the community resources available to support them. After earning my PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute Berkeley, I expanded my focus to include the complex interplay between brain, body, and mind. I’ve created clinical training programs for psychology students, police departments, developed a short-stay psychiatric unit, and my private practice.
Do you struggle to feel good enough, no matter what you do? You feel the pressure to hold it all together and be perfect, maybe at work or with your family, which often means hiding who you are, what you want and need, in order to meet others' expectations. Sometimes you feel like a kid again, being told you can't do anything right. Your thoughts and emotions feel overwhelming, which makes setting boundaries and communicating your needs feel impossible. Especially with your parents or higher ups. You are also resilient and ready to feel better, stronger, more confident, and excited about your life again.
Do you struggle to feel good enough, no matter what you do? You feel the pressure to hold it all together and be perfect, maybe at work or with your family, which often means hiding who you are, what you want and need, in order to meet others' expectations. Sometimes you feel like a kid again, being told you can't do anything right. Your thoughts and emotions feel overwhelming, which makes setting boundaries and communicating your needs feel impossible. Especially with your parents or higher ups. You are also resilient and ready to feel better, stronger, more confident, and excited about your life again.
Empowering you to find a healthy balance! Are you the go-to person that everyone turns to with their problems? It's great to be relied on, but sometimes it can feel like a lot, right? If you're an overachiever juggling a lot on your plate and feeling the weight of anxiety, depression, or work stress, you're not alone. Here, you will find a safe and confidential space to unpack those heavy feelings with someone who gets it. Let's work together to ease that burden and find some balance in your life. Ready to take that first step towards feeling better? Let's chat.
Empowering you to find a healthy balance! Are you the go-to person that everyone turns to with their problems? It's great to be relied on, but sometimes it can feel like a lot, right? If you're an overachiever juggling a lot on your plate and feeling the weight of anxiety, depression, or work stress, you're not alone. Here, you will find a safe and confidential space to unpack those heavy feelings with someone who gets it. Let's work together to ease that burden and find some balance in your life. Ready to take that first step towards feeling better? Let's chat.
I believe the capacity to thrive lives in your hands, heart, and imagination. As your therapist, I will work with you to uncover your own inherent wisdom. With your wise self in the room, we can explore how parts of you may feel lost or left out. As your wise self learns to take up more space in your life, you may come to realize that the painful parts of you are just that: a part of you, and that your life is not defined by these parts. I will help you to realize that you are indeed amazing, capable, and loved.
I believe the capacity to thrive lives in your hands, heart, and imagination. As your therapist, I will work with you to uncover your own inherent wisdom. With your wise self in the room, we can explore how parts of you may feel lost or left out. As your wise self learns to take up more space in your life, you may come to realize that the painful parts of you are just that: a part of you, and that your life is not defined by these parts. I will help you to realize that you are indeed amazing, capable, and loved.
Bridie Mae Johnson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW , MFT, LCSW, LAC, ICADC
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Online Only
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Hello I am the Indigenous therapist for you. I am a licensed clinical/macro social worker with 25 years experience in the field of adult youth and family services. I specialize in generalized in aging out of care that need support: anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, LBGTQIA2-S and/or gender exploration. Regardless of your cultural needs and expectations, I will offer you the support and safe space needed for seeking treatment. For clinicians in the field working on full clinical licensure. I also am a Supervisor for LMSW licensure both Group and Individual hours needed and offer a study group for the exam exclusively twice a month.
Hello I am the Indigenous therapist for you. I am a licensed clinical/macro social worker with 25 years experience in the field of adult youth and family services. I specialize in generalized in aging out of care that need support: anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, LBGTQIA2-S and/or gender exploration. Regardless of your cultural needs and expectations, I will offer you the support and safe space needed for seeking treatment. For clinicians in the field working on full clinical licensure. I also am a Supervisor for LMSW licensure both Group and Individual hours needed and offer a study group for the exam exclusively twice a month.
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Is one ever too old for mental health therapy?
Individuals of all ages can benefit from mental health therapy. Indeed, older adults in particular may benefit from the social and psychological support a therapist can provide; the topics that older adults address in therapy may simply differ from those of younger clients. Seniors should seek out a therapist who has experience working with older individuals and who is well-versed in addressing common concerns among elderly individuals, such as depression, anxiety, loneliness, and physical mobility challenges.
How is counseling for seniors and the elderly different from counseling for other age groups?
In general, counseling offers an opportunity for clients to process difficult life events and develop coping skills they can use outside of the therapy session. Therapists who specialize in working with elderly clients generally have the same framework but may place a special emphasis on specific topics, such as caregiver relationships and reducing loneliness. They may be specially equipped to deal with certain physical conditions or facilitate discussion surrounding end-of-life topics. Counseling for the elderly may also place a greater emphasis on social work-type topics to ensure that geriatric clients have access to necessary resources, such as food, a safe home environment, and healthcare.
How can therapy improve the quality of life of aging individuals?
Therapy for aging adults can greatly improve quality of life by providing an opportunity for them to process difficult emotions related to end-of-life, navigate relational or caregiver challenges, and develop coping skills for common mental health conditions, like anxiety or depression. Subsequent reductions in negative emotions and mental health disorder symptoms can make day-to-day living much more manageable for aging adults and those that care for them. The ongoing relationship with a trusted therapist can also help seniors combat loneliness and provide a sense of structure for their routine.
What are the qualities to look for in therapists who see seniors?
Seniors counselors, like mental health counselors in general, should be kind, empathetic, skilled at listening, and knowledgeable about their particular area of expertise. Counselors specializing in working with the senior population should be very familiar with the aging process in general and the common conditions that the elderly can face, such as dementia, depression, loneliness, and/or physical illness. Many senior counselors are also well-equipped to help caregivers and families navigate the aging process of their loved ones, and they may draw on Interpersonal Therapy to help facilitate improved interactions between seniors and those that care for them.