I'm ADHD, have dyslexia, was an alcoholic, have used hard drugs, was abused as a child, homeless for 3 years, was born in the ghetto in Oakland, CA and I live there now. I am letting you know these things not to say that I know what you're going through but to say that we might have some commonality. I have been in some dark places and have gained ground in a lot of areas of my life. I would like to use these the gains to see if we could make a connection and let you know that you are not alone in your struggles. These are very difficult times; I'd like to talk with you to and try to help you find a solution that's right!

Sometimes difficult experiences make us feel like we are stuck in quicksand; the more we try to breakout, the further down we fall. Experiences we live through affect how we relate to others and how we feel about ourselves. My goal as a psychologist is to help give you strategies to escape the quicksand.

Do you want to revitalize or rescue your relationship? Are you looking to enrich a relationship or save a marriage? My work has focused on repairing relationship bonds. Please view my Website at www.paulguilloryphd.com for more details. I am Certified in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy both as a Therapist, and Supervisor. This means I have successfully under taken rigorous advance training and been approved by the International Centre for Excellence in EFT. I am dedicated to helping couples address and resovle conflict, repair emotional injuries, and revitalize their bond.

It is my life’s mission to be a human healer. We are all on this journey together, and you do not have to experience trauma to speak to a therapist. I have a deep commitment toward racial and social justice, specifically for underserved communities. I specialize in working with people of diverse backgrounds, particularly people of color and individuals who come from underrepresented communities, to help live their best lives.

I am an African American, cisgender woman, dedicated to nurturing balance, grounded in ancestral strength and wisdom, and empowering intentional living. I have been employed as a Clinician and Clinical Therapist in the Alameda County community humbly serving school aged children and their families. I hope to support children, adults, families, and couples in this empowering work. It would be my pleasure to support you through your journey towards authentic living.

Melinda Perales, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist received her master’s degree in holistic counseling psychology with a transpersonal specialization at John F. Kennedy University. Melinda provides treatment for porn addiction and sex & love addiction and works with individuals, couples, and leads group therapy. In addition to her extensive knowledge of treating addiction, she also has a strong background working with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, major career, and life transitions. Melinda is in the process of becoming a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and earning a doctoral degree in Psychology.

You want to help - but it feels like no matter what you do, you end up drained, depleted, or exhausted. With so much suffering in the world, it's hard to figure out where your boundaries are, or what you even need. How can you have needs, when everyone else is suffering so much? You might even find yourself in relationships where you feel used or taken advantage of - instead of mutually loved, nourished, and uplifted. You may identify as an empath, artist, educator, or healer - or just as someone deeply affected by this world and who wants to help. But somehow, you keep losing yourself along the way.

We bring the entirety of ourselves into the world everyday not just minute parts. This can include our past: traumas, conditioning, modeling, grief, anxiety, and maladaptive coping mechanisms that can show up in our personal, professional and romantic lives. Sometimes we can feel arrested by cycles, patterns or reactions to past traumas that continue to surface with no change and wonder, “Why does this continue to happen to me?” If this sounds familiar and you would like to begin to shift parts of your narrative to impact your whole person, I am here to partner with you.

Whatever your reasons for coming to therapy, I will meet all parts of you with respect and non-judgment. My sense of humor and realness helps you get comfortable, and even laugh sometimes; my grounded, caring presence makes it safer to talk about and experience challenging emotions. Therapy work with me involves thoughts and insights from the mind, feelings and sensations living in the body, and relationships with others in the world (particularly the one between client and therapist); a balance of resources which we will use to help you explore, understand, integrate, and move yourself closer to healing.

I do free consultations with clients and instant online scheduling because getting help shouldn't wait for a call back. I am here for you, to walk along side you or your family through the toughest moments. We will laugh together, cry together, and heal together. Most importantly, we will grow together.

I enjoy working with individuals of all ages in individual, couples, or family therapy. I offer my services in person in offices in the Pill Hill area of Oakland and in Walnut Creek as well as via teletherapy on a secure platform. I have evening and weekend sessions available.

Over the past 17 years I have been healing the families of Alameda County. I am most known for my ability to reach hard to engage high risk clients in the African-American Community. I believe that my calling is to guide my clients to the roads of self-control, self-love, and self-motivation. Knowing that once one knows and loves their true self they are able to have better relationships with their children, partners, and family.

I work with people who want to reach their full potential at work, in relationships, and/or creative pursuits but find themselves instead drained by worry, paralyzed by fear or perfectionism, and often unable to even feel safe in their own bodies. Though we sometimes get overwhelmed by life's struggles, I deeply believe in each person’s innate wisdom and ability to heal and grow. During individual sessions I will help you access your inner healing capacities. And together we will work to identify and change the thought and behavior patterns, and false beliefs at the root of these, that are keeping you stuck and suffering.

It can be hard to recognize at first, but painful experiences often provide opportunities for immense personal growth and deeper connection to yourself and others. They offer a chance to tap into our own innate wisdom and capacity to grow, while developing new strategies for navigating life’s inevitable twists and turns. I provide strength-based, trauma-informed, somatic psychotherapy to youth, adults, and families who are seeking support with changing patterns that no longer serve them, creating a path towards greater resilience and meaning in their lives. I welcome clients of all ages, backgrounds, and identities.

I provide individual, group, and couples therapy for adults. Clients of all faiths, cultures, ethnic groups, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities are welcome. My focus is helping clients process and work through problems involving depression, anxiety, relationship issues, loss, trauma, stress, and life transitions.

Hi there! Maybe you have a lot going for you, but nonetheless you're suffering quietly. You may feel at a loss to deal with it yourself and get through your rut. Maybe your usual methods of sweeping your "baggage" under the rug isn't working so well anymore. Seeking help at a moment like this is both a smart move and a brave one. I approach my time with you in all seriousness, but sprinkled in with levity when appropriate; crying and laughter can both be healing! Let's start actively working toward your new life now.

My focus as a bilingual English-Spanish therapist is to help clients feel more confident, empowered and at ease with themselves. In a collaborative style, I can teach clients how to cope during times of stress, manage anxiety and improve their mood. I provide clients with effective skills to set realistic goals and change their patterns of negative behavior, improve relationships and bring greater satisfaction into their lives.

It is a privilege to help others who are seeking support on their journey. As a licensed psychologist who enjoys working with adults, children, families, couples, as well as groups, I appreciate a holistic approach to lifestyle changes. It is important to consider physical, mental and emotional health to increase our quality of life. We don’t have control over some circumstances in life, but we can work to optimally navigate what comes our way. Cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, mindfulness for stress reduction, managing occupational strain and psychoeducation are some of the techniques I find helpful.

If you are feeling lost, broken, overwhelmed, or in need of something more from your life, therapy can help reconnect you to yourself. I provide depth-oriented individual psychotherapy to adults and adolescents in the East Bay. I enjoy supporting people who feel stuck due to depression, anxiety, difficulties in relationships, and distress related to past and present trauma. I have experience working within the LGBTQI+ community and welcome people who occupy non-conforming gender and sexual identities.

Have you been feeling more on edge, sensitive, and stressed lately? From the outside it may look like you're holding it together but underneath it all you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, and you might even feel like you’re losing your mind sometimes. You know that you can’t keep this up and something’s got to change. Your stress and worry seems to be getting worse and it's starting to interfere with your day-to-day activities and your relationships. You just want to relax and feel more at peace, but you can’t help thinking about all of the “what if’s” and the worst case scenarios.