Art Therapy in Greenbrae, CA
Hello! As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I provide psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, and families from diverse backgrounds. My specialties include the treatment of eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family conflict, professional/academic dilemmas and stress around life transitions. I practice collaboratively with my clients and I use a warm, empathic and straightforward approach. I strive to support my clients in ways that empower them to feel better and create a life they enjoy living.
Hello! As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I provide psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, and families from diverse backgrounds. My specialties include the treatment of eating disorders, body image issues, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family conflict, professional/academic dilemmas and stress around life transitions. I practice collaboratively with my clients and I use a warm, empathic and straightforward approach. I strive to support my clients in ways that empower them to feel better and create a life they enjoy living.
I am also a Board Certified Art Therapist.
My goal as a therapist is to help my clients learn how to effectively manage anxiety and stress, decrease depression, support positive life transitions, improve social connections, and build effective parenting skills. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, combined with Mindfulness, Psychodynamic, and Client-Centered therapy techniques to help clients navigate the challenges they face. This allows my clients to learn from their life experiences, understand the impacts of their current patterns and decision making, and explore and develop new ways of thinking and acting.
I am also a Board Certified Art Therapist.
My goal as a therapist is to help my clients learn how to effectively manage anxiety and stress, decrease depression, support positive life transitions, improve social connections, and build effective parenting skills. I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, combined with Mindfulness, Psychodynamic, and Client-Centered therapy techniques to help clients navigate the challenges they face. This allows my clients to learn from their life experiences, understand the impacts of their current patterns and decision making, and explore and develop new ways of thinking and acting.
We use ACT, CBT, art and play therapy to work with children who are struggling with friendships, impulse control issues, the effects of divorce, low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression.
We also work with children who have learning, speech, language, sensory, and medical issues that can complicate development and growing up. Our therapists have special skills to help children with trauma, test anxiety, shot phobias, and excessive worries. We can give you a fresh understanding of your child and provide some new parenting tools.
We use ACT, CBT, art and play therapy to work with children who are struggling with friendships, impulse control issues, the effects of divorce, low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression.
We also work with children who have learning, speech, language, sensory, and medical issues that can complicate development and growing up. Our therapists have special skills to help children with trauma, test anxiety, shot phobias, and excessive worries. We can give you a fresh understanding of your child and provide some new parenting tools.
Integrating psychotherapy with art therapy, mindfulness, and evidence-based approaches to foster resilience and self-acceptance.
I specialize in treating anxiety in its many forms; panic, phobias, trauma-related distress, and the persistent worries that interfere with daily life. My practice welcomes adults, adolescents, and older adults across all identities and abilities. I offer a grounded, inclusive space where clients can safely explore the roots of their anxiety and develop practical tools for emotional regulation. Using a compassionate and collaborative approach, I help clients shift unhelpful thought patterns and restore a sense of calm, clarity, and resilience.
Integrating psychotherapy with art therapy, mindfulness, and evidence-based approaches to foster resilience and self-acceptance.
I specialize in treating anxiety in its many forms; panic, phobias, trauma-related distress, and the persistent worries that interfere with daily life. My practice welcomes adults, adolescents, and older adults across all identities and abilities. I offer a grounded, inclusive space where clients can safely explore the roots of their anxiety and develop practical tools for emotional regulation. Using a compassionate and collaborative approach, I help clients shift unhelpful thought patterns and restore a sense of calm, clarity, and resilience.
Somatic Experiencing (SE) takes healing to a deeper level. Combined with 'top-down' approaches, SE helps identify strengths and intentions beneath painful survival patterns. Shame, fear and anger transform into vital life energy. Surviving becomes thriving. As a private practice psychotherapist based in SF & Marin for several years, I was fortunate to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. During the pandemic, my practice shifted to primarily virtual.
Somatic Experiencing (SE) takes healing to a deeper level. Combined with 'top-down' approaches, SE helps identify strengths and intentions beneath painful survival patterns. Shame, fear and anger transform into vital life energy. Surviving becomes thriving. As a private practice psychotherapist based in SF & Marin for several years, I was fortunate to work with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. During the pandemic, my practice shifted to primarily virtual.
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HMV offers services to adults and couples using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Art Psychotherapy.
Hey you! How are you feeling today? How did you feel yesterday? What about one week or one month ago? Now let me ask, how do you want to feel? Is it better than today, yesterday, a week or month ago? Or are you unsure of what has been going on lately and you need a space to figure that out? Let's be honest, life can be a real struggle, and Heal My Vibes (HMV) offers a safe space to figure this life stuff out. How that happens is by you scheduling a FREE consultation. If it's a good fit, your initial appointment will be set to chat about you and your goals for therapy.
HMV offers services to adults and couples using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Art Psychotherapy.
Hey you! How are you feeling today? How did you feel yesterday? What about one week or one month ago? Now let me ask, how do you want to feel? Is it better than today, yesterday, a week or month ago? Or are you unsure of what has been going on lately and you need a space to figure that out? Let's be honest, life can be a real struggle, and Heal My Vibes (HMV) offers a safe space to figure this life stuff out. How that happens is by you scheduling a FREE consultation. If it's a good fit, your initial appointment will be set to chat about you and your goals for therapy.
Welcome! My name is Valentina Torrence. I am a bilingual Spanish-speaking Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist committed to guiding clients through life's challenges. Whether it's navigating relationships, life transitions, trauma, or grief, I offer empathetic support and a safe space for growth. I'm truly passionate about helping individuals achieve positive change and healing. My approach centers on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. I also draw from solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic, and narrative therapy techniques to create a tailored treatment plan that suits your unique needs.
Welcome! My name is Valentina Torrence. I am a bilingual Spanish-speaking Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist committed to guiding clients through life's challenges. Whether it's navigating relationships, life transitions, trauma, or grief, I offer empathetic support and a safe space for growth. I'm truly passionate about helping individuals achieve positive change and healing. My approach centers on mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. I also draw from solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic, and narrative therapy techniques to create a tailored treatment plan that suits your unique needs.
I’m an LMFT and Crisis Specialist who keeps it real, warm, and non-judgmental, often using humor and insight to help clients feel understood and supported. I help people notice patterns, gain clarity, and try tools that actually fit their life, at their pace, no pressure, just real growth.
I’m an LMFT and Crisis Specialist who keeps it real, warm, and non-judgmental, often using humor and insight to help clients feel understood and supported. I help people notice patterns, gain clarity, and try tools that actually fit their life, at their pace, no pressure, just real growth.
As a therapist specializing in complex trauma, and dissociative disorders, I am deeply committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care that addresses the unique needs of each individual. My approach is rooted in a social justice lens, recognizing that the personal and psychological struggles my clients face often intersect with broader systemic issues, such as oppression, discrimination, and inequality.
As a therapist specializing in complex trauma, and dissociative disorders, I am deeply committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care that addresses the unique needs of each individual. My approach is rooted in a social justice lens, recognizing that the personal and psychological struggles my clients face often intersect with broader systemic issues, such as oppression, discrimination, and inequality.
Whether you’ve faced overwhelming life events or been impacted by repetitive, ongoing emotional struggles, trauma can live in the body and subconscious mind—shaping patterns of anxiety, disconnection, or emotional numbness that can be hard to understand. If you experience anxiety, depression, relational challenges, PTSD, or feel stuck in repetitive behaviors or thought spirals, these may be signs of unresolved trauma. Healing begins by bringing gentle awareness to these inner wounds and working with them in a safe, compassionate way.
Whether you’ve faced overwhelming life events or been impacted by repetitive, ongoing emotional struggles, trauma can live in the body and subconscious mind—shaping patterns of anxiety, disconnection, or emotional numbness that can be hard to understand. If you experience anxiety, depression, relational challenges, PTSD, or feel stuck in repetitive behaviors or thought spirals, these may be signs of unresolved trauma. Healing begins by bringing gentle awareness to these inner wounds and working with them in a safe, compassionate way.
Drawing from a blend of expressive art therapy, neuroscience, and evidence based treatments, I help individuals gain better understanding of the space between their ears.
As an art therapist, I believe that creative expression can be a helpful tool in communication, and offers an opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of our own experiences. I value foundations drawn from somatic processing, IFS, and now offer Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), a novel short term therapy to facilitate rapid change.
Drawing from a blend of expressive art therapy, neuroscience, and evidence based treatments, I help individuals gain better understanding of the space between their ears.
As an art therapist, I believe that creative expression can be a helpful tool in communication, and offers an opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of our own experiences. I value foundations drawn from somatic processing, IFS, and now offer Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), a novel short term therapy to facilitate rapid change.
I am here to support & build on what you have already, using Mindfulness & Art Therapy to help assist in the process of achieving self-awareness, self-love, self-compassion, & confident problem-solving skills so you can thrive on purpose!
Our personal history, circumstances, and relationships have shaped our outlook on the world, including how we see ourselves. Because we all come with layers, I utilize strategies of Attachment Theory, Behavioral Therapy, and Insight Driven Modalities to learn what from your past has shaped your experiences today. I specialize in working with highly sensitive individuals (children & adults) to help foster their authentic identity and achieve mood regulation, higher self esteem, relief in areas of depression, anxiety, and fears of failure. I am honored to support meaningful change in your journey!
I am here to support & build on what you have already, using Mindfulness & Art Therapy to help assist in the process of achieving self-awareness, self-love, self-compassion, & confident problem-solving skills so you can thrive on purpose!
Our personal history, circumstances, and relationships have shaped our outlook on the world, including how we see ourselves. Because we all come with layers, I utilize strategies of Attachment Theory, Behavioral Therapy, and Insight Driven Modalities to learn what from your past has shaped your experiences today. I specialize in working with highly sensitive individuals (children & adults) to help foster their authentic identity and achieve mood regulation, higher self esteem, relief in areas of depression, anxiety, and fears of failure. I am honored to support meaningful change in your journey!
Gemini said
The mental load of motherhood is no joke, and it’s easy to feel drained when you’re constantly juggling everyone else’s needs while trying to keep your own head above water. Whether you’re dealing with the "baby blues" that won’t quit or just feel like you’ve lost the person you were before kids, that constant feeling of being "on" can be exhausting. As a mom and clinician with extensive training in perinatal mental health who has spent years working with moms, I'm here to help you sort through the overwhelm and give you real, manageable tools so you can finally catch your breath and feel like yourself again.
Gemini said
The mental load of motherhood is no joke, and it’s easy to feel drained when you’re constantly juggling everyone else’s needs while trying to keep your own head above water. Whether you’re dealing with the "baby blues" that won’t quit or just feel like you’ve lost the person you were before kids, that constant feeling of being "on" can be exhausting. As a mom and clinician with extensive training in perinatal mental health who has spent years working with moms, I'm here to help you sort through the overwhelm and give you real, manageable tools so you can finally catch your breath and feel like yourself again.
I provide thoughtful, practical support for anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I enjoy working with clients across the lifespan. My approach is warm, engaging, and tailored to each client’s needs and stage of life.
I draw from a variety of evidence based therapies to help individuals navigating difficulties with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and changes related to health, aging, and life transitions.
My practice is neuro affirming. I have a strong background working with individuals who have learning differences and difficulties with emotion regulation.
I provide thoughtful, practical support for anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I enjoy working with clients across the lifespan. My approach is warm, engaging, and tailored to each client’s needs and stage of life.
I draw from a variety of evidence based therapies to help individuals navigating difficulties with anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and changes related to health, aging, and life transitions.
My practice is neuro affirming. I have a strong background working with individuals who have learning differences and difficulties with emotion regulation.
I blend creativity and logic, focus and curiosity, thoughts and emotions, helping you release worries and feel at ease through a unique combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Art Therapy.
I help women, teens and tweens discover their empowered journey to recover from trauma. By tapping into your strengths and integrating creative psychology, you can build resilience, clear emotional blocks, and unleash your imagination. My culturally humble approach values diversity, respecting and celebrating each individual’s unique story and experiences.
I blend creativity and logic, focus and curiosity, thoughts and emotions, helping you release worries and feel at ease through a unique combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Art Therapy.
I help women, teens and tweens discover their empowered journey to recover from trauma. By tapping into your strengths and integrating creative psychology, you can build resilience, clear emotional blocks, and unleash your imagination. My culturally humble approach values diversity, respecting and celebrating each individual’s unique story and experiences.
The Connective (formerly Wellspace SF)
Marriage & Family Therapist
2 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tired of calling around? We have immediate openings! The Connective is an integrative practice of psychotherapists, certified coaches, and holistic health practitioners dedicated to a common goal: guiding, inspiring, and empowering individuals to live more authentic, fulfulling and healthy lives. From navigating personal and professional roadblocks, to achieving optimal health and wellness, our mission is to provide compassionate and strengths-based support centered on the whole person.
Tired of calling around? We have immediate openings! The Connective is an integrative practice of psychotherapists, certified coaches, and holistic health practitioners dedicated to a common goal: guiding, inspiring, and empowering individuals to live more authentic, fulfulling and healthy lives. From navigating personal and professional roadblocks, to achieving optimal health and wellness, our mission is to provide compassionate and strengths-based support centered on the whole person.
A number of challenges bring people to therapy. Sometimes it’s simply the desire to feel better. Some clients are looking more from their relationships, their lives, and themselves. Others struggle to deal with or accept circumstances or changes they didn’t want. I specialize in helping people who are unsatisfied with their relationships, whether by continuing to repeat the same unsatisfying patterns or struggling to find a relationship. I also work with those who use food, drugs, alcohol, or other stimuli to numb themselves to difficult feelings. I also help anyone who needs support to manage a life transition.
A number of challenges bring people to therapy. Sometimes it’s simply the desire to feel better. Some clients are looking more from their relationships, their lives, and themselves. Others struggle to deal with or accept circumstances or changes they didn’t want. I specialize in helping people who are unsatisfied with their relationships, whether by continuing to repeat the same unsatisfying patterns or struggling to find a relationship. I also work with those who use food, drugs, alcohol, or other stimuli to numb themselves to difficult feelings. I also help anyone who needs support to manage a life transition.
I am also an art therapist and offer art and sand tray therapy when my clients are drawn to these modalities.
I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist offering psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and children. My training focuses on helping my clients improve their relationships with themselves and others, navigate life transitions, and heal from traumatic experiences. My overall approach seeks to provide a warm, trusting, nonjudgemental relationship in which you are deeply listened to and can safely and freely discuss your challenges, concerns, and vulnerabilities.
I am also an art therapist and offer art and sand tray therapy when my clients are drawn to these modalities.
I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist offering psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and children. My training focuses on helping my clients improve their relationships with themselves and others, navigate life transitions, and heal from traumatic experiences. My overall approach seeks to provide a warm, trusting, nonjudgemental relationship in which you are deeply listened to and can safely and freely discuss your challenges, concerns, and vulnerabilities.
Some of the therapeutic modalities used in treatment include cognitive-behavioral therapy, brief solution-focused therapy, EMDR, somatic experiencing, narrative and art therapies.
Greetings and congratulations on taking the first step towards change. My name is Dr. Betina Wofford-Gilmore and I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and/or your loved one. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families. My goal is to provide a warm and welcoming therapy environment that allows clients to feel at ease with processing life's challenges.
Some of the therapeutic modalities used in treatment include cognitive-behavioral therapy, brief solution-focused therapy, EMDR, somatic experiencing, narrative and art therapies.
Greetings and congratulations on taking the first step towards change. My name is Dr. Betina Wofford-Gilmore and I look forward to the opportunity to work with you and/or your loved one. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families. My goal is to provide a warm and welcoming therapy environment that allows clients to feel at ease with processing life's challenges.
I believe change is possible. That is one of the main reasons that I became a therapist. My over 20 years of experience have been driven by my passion for supporting positive change, including empowerment-based psychotherapy, work in the criminal justice system, and community organizing, all through the filter of social change and social justice. The journey to changing your life takes courage, confidence, and the willingness to try new ways of looking at the world.
I believe change is possible. That is one of the main reasons that I became a therapist. My over 20 years of experience have been driven by my passion for supporting positive change, including empowerment-based psychotherapy, work in the criminal justice system, and community organizing, all through the filter of social change and social justice. The journey to changing your life takes courage, confidence, and the willingness to try new ways of looking at the world.
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Art Therapy
How does art therapy work?
The process of making art allows people to express themselves. Art-making can take many forms, such as painting, collage, or sculpting. The therapist asks questions that the work elicits, such as how the person felt while creating their piece, or if any memories surfaced that they can discuss. The therapist will then work with the patient to process their experience, understand themselves better, and work toward change.
Does art therapy help with trauma?
Art therapy can be a valuable treatment option for those suffering from trauma. Traumatic experiences such as combat, rape, or childhood abuse can be so painful that articulating them can be too scary or painful; creating art allows people to express themselves without words, and tell their story in a different way. The physical nature of creating art can also help people feel rooted in the body, which may benefit those who feel disconnected from their body in the aftermath of trauma.
How long does art therapy last?
The duration of art therapy varies, but a common length for treatment is 10 to 15 weekly sessions. Some people may see improvement in just a few weeks, while others may choose to remain in therapy longer term. Patients should periodically discuss their goals with their therapist to make sure the two are aligned on process and progress.
What are the limitations of art therapy?
Art therapy is helpful for many people, but a limitation is that it doesn’t have as robust an evidence base as other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy. The evidence on art therapy is mixed; some research demonstrates its benefits, while other research suggests that it has little impact on patients.