"My goal as a therapist is for you to feel supported and inspired. Our work together is directed towards balancing and healing your health and life issues. When you come in to see me, we start where your concerns are. You may come to recognize your pain as an opportunity to expand your insight and empowerment. As you increase your self-awareness, you become more whole. Frequently, your concerns are designed to focus your energy upon imbalances that need attention, so you can discover your innate strength and wisdom."

"I'm not a therapist who just listens and nods. Change starts with being truly heard and understood - but this is only one part of what makes therapy powerful. There are many techniques, tools and concepts that can help you - and my role is to share these ideas, build on your strengths, and increase your self-awareness so that you can transform your life. I track my effectiveness with every client, every session. This approach helps to ensure you're getting the changes you want. My role is to share these ideas, build on your strengths, and increase your awareness so that you can transform your life. "

"Most of us would like to feel closer to those we love. However, we often get stuck in patterns of relating and conflict that fall short of what we truly desire. My passion is to see people find healing and experience growth as individuals and in their personal relationships."

"Inspiring children, families, and couples who are struggling to forge relationships and/or muster the internal strength to achieve their personal, or professional goals is my commitment to you. My training in family systems and solution-focused techniques assures that progress occurs in the context of supportive relationships and increasing one's capacity to see their strengths. For parents, that may look like addressing their child's emotional needs in parent-child sessions. For couples, normalizing their insecurities and identifying solutions that meet both partners' needs. Individuals may benefit from coming to recognize self-sabotaging habits in a safe and supportive environment."

"I work with adolescents and young adults. I specialize in working with adolescents and young adults who are having a particularly difficult time with major life transitions. I also work with clients struggling with depression, anxiety, difficulties with relationships and individuals who are struggling with a particularly difficult period or event in their lives. Regardless of what i am helping a client with, my treatment begins and ends with the therapeutic relationship. My first priority in treatment is creating a safe, warm and caring environment for my client from which all other work is built on."

"My first goal for you is to make you feel empowered, nurtured and strengthened by the work we do together. Therapy is a collaborative process towards removing the hurdles that are standing between you and psychological health and well being. I work with adults, couples and families using approaches that are in alignment with your values and are known to be effective for treating depression, anxiety, grief, PTSD, and/or stage of life issues as a result of the stress: marrital, parenting, financial, work or retirement. I can help you transform suffering into understanding and moves you in the direction of attaining your goals."

"I have thirty plus years of experience in child and lifespan psychology. Children grow when provided with an atmospere of acceptance and warmth within the safety of a structured environment. My primary role as a therapist is in creating these conditions. Secondly, I act as a facilitator in your conversation with yourself, your partner, or your child - helping you to discover a deeper appreciation of the problem. Understanding the systems (family of origin, community and culture) within which these issues arise is important. We will collaborate on exploring possible solutions as you discover the courage to make gradual, empowering changes."

"I am a licensed clinical psychologist, a certified relapse prevention specialist, and a registered art therapist. I provide individual therapy for adults and adolescents in Marin County and Sonoma County . I help my clients' to learn how to set clear limits with others and how to create healthy boundaries for oneself; as well as to learn what your own personal boundaries look like. I assist people in discovering how to lead meaningful and authentic lives; and to become self-actualized. I guide my clients in refocusing on what makes him or her most human: creativity, agency, free will, intentionality, self-determination, imagination, and values."

"I am a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in northern Novato. I work with individuals, couples and families. I treat a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, PTSD, panic attacks and borderline personality disorder. I have considerable experience working with adults with developmental disabilities. My approach is character analytic which often helps clients get in touch with their feelings and increases their sense of aliveness and satisfaction with life."

"Dr. Bourne has been working with anxiety disorders for thirty years and enjoys a high success rate with brief treatment. Therapy work is based on utilizing his bestselling book, The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook, which has sold over a million copies and been translated into a dozen languages around the world. He is known for being a good listener and achieves results by empowering clients to learn and practice strategies presented in his book. Strategies include relaxation skills , regular exercise, retraining your mind away from fearful self-talk through cognitive-behavioral therapy, and building assertiveness and self-esteem."

"I offer a trusting and safe relationship alongside an individualized plan that will always respect your own strengths and goals. My therapy style is active, inquiring, supportive and honest. I strive to provide that rare and sacred place where one can truly be seen and heard. Empathy along with gentle guidance characterizes my approach to psychotherapy."

"Revitalize with creative support from depressive symptoms by learning new ways to cope with pain, illness and loss. Art therapy is a proven modality to express and heal what medication cannot. Understand your voices inside and out receiving guidance through expressive arts. Heal the stigma surrounding mental health that is toxic because it creates an environment of shame, fear and silence that prevents you from living fully."

"My therapeutic work is based in the belief that we all have inner strengths; therefore I work collaboratively with clients to access and utilize their strengths so they can live happier and more fulfilling lives. I have experience working with adults, adolescents and children dealing with anxiety, depression, eating disorder, as well as behavioral problems, including self- harm, school avoidance, non-compliance, substance use, defiance and aggression. I also work with families helping them create structure and implement interventions to increase desired behaviors and improve family relationship."

"Our times of greatest distress present an opportunity for tremendous growth. Given the right support and guidance people have innate tendencies toward positive change. I use complementary approaches to help you resolve life challenges, explore and better understand yourself, or work through patterns in your life that may be keeping you from experiencing freedom and balance. Clients find my style to be open, compassionate, and active. I work with children, teens, adults, and families."

"I provide people with a safe, confidential space in which to explore and develop a deeper understanding of their thoughts, feelings, behaviors and relationships in order to relieve symptoms, promote personal growth, and create lasting change."

"Life! It can be overwhelming, frustrating, upsetting, amazing and confusing. Counseling can provide the extra support, comfort and nudging we need to get through it. Please contact me to see how working with me can be the catalyst needed to feel more comfortable, confident and healthy. I would love to work with you in your journey through life and look forward to hearing from you."

"Parenting is hard work and I can help! Do you feel overwhelmed or frustrated by your child's behavior? Are you and your partner arguing about how to discipline? As a parent myself, I really know and understand about this. I work with couples and single parents who are facing the normal challenges of becoming and being parents. I can offer concrete tools and techniques to manage difficult behavior and improve and strengthen the relationship with your child."

"If I have learned two things from this profession it is this: each individual has it within them to create the healing they need and it can all be done with a little joy and levity. How? By collaboratively creating a specific plan that targets those needs and by creating an environment of trust and understanding. Trust, determination, a solid plan, and a little laughter are integral to my therapy practice and, in my estimation, to true healing. My therapy practice offers all of those things to clients who are ready to change. Are you ready? "