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Callum Eastwood
Psychologist, PsyD Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I have over 12 years experience working with adults, children, and adolescents experiencing relationship problems, anxiety and mood concerns, emotional and/or behavioral troubles, trauma and loss, and difficulties with burnout and the compassion fatigue of caring for loved ones with these issues. If you are an adult attempting to work through such difficulties in your life, the partner of someone having these problems, or if you are a parent seeking help for your child, I would welcome a chance to talk with you about how I may help.
(510) 460-1303
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I have over 12 years experience working with adults, children, and adolescents experiencing relationship problems, anxiety and mood concerns, emotional and/or behavioral troubles, trauma and loss, and difficulties with burnout and the compassion fatigue of caring for loved ones with these issues. If you are an adult attempting to work through such difficulties in your life, the partner of someone having these problems, or if you are a parent seeking help for your child, I would welcome a chance to talk with you about how I may help.
(510) 460-1303
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Alison Trules
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
If you are seeking deep personal change or going through a life transition, it may feel difficult to make choices. If you are experiencing conflict or suffering and know that something needs to change, psychotherapy will provide a structure where you can identify patterns that have previously led to unhappiness or frustration. I will help you develop new ways of understanding yourself and relating to others in your life. I am a warm, experienced and compassionate psychotherapist that will help guide you through this process of change so that you can be your most authentic self and live your life with increased comfort and meaning.
(510) 417-3442
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
If you are seeking deep personal change or going through a life transition, it may feel difficult to make choices. If you are experiencing conflict or suffering and know that something needs to change, psychotherapy will provide a structure where you can identify patterns that have previously led to unhappiness or frustration. I will help you develop new ways of understanding yourself and relating to others in your life. I am a warm, experienced and compassionate psychotherapist that will help guide you through this process of change so that you can be your most authentic self and live your life with increased comfort and meaning.
(510) 417-3442
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Leesha Mony
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT, 122582 Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I am an Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. The clients that I often see are individuals, couples or parents seeking new tools for their repertoire, or to evoke old one’s that may have gone unseen for a while. I work with adults who want to learn new tools to help cope with challenging life circumstances or unwanted feelings. I help my clients connect to their authenticity through insightful awareness and empowerment, while helping to identify and change patterns that feel old and too familiar. I firmly believe that everyone has the tools within themselves to heal and make changes, and my job is the be guide in that process.
(510) 939-7036
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I am an Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. The clients that I often see are individuals, couples or parents seeking new tools for their repertoire, or to evoke old one’s that may have gone unseen for a while. I work with adults who want to learn new tools to help cope with challenging life circumstances or unwanted feelings. I help my clients connect to their authenticity through insightful awareness and empowerment, while helping to identify and change patterns that feel old and too familiar. I firmly believe that everyone has the tools within themselves to heal and make changes, and my job is the be guide in that process.
(510) 939-7036
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Angela Shaiman
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
As a psychotherapist, I feel it’s an honor to be a witness and facilitator to client transformation, resilience, and growth. I believe my perceptiveness, compassion, and holding of a nonjudgmental space allow discovery and observation of patterns that may no longer be helpful. I see my work through a social justice perspective and understand oppression itself as a form of stress and trauma. As a mixed-race, multicultural woman, I honor experiences of being at different intersections of identity. I can relate to experiences of simultaneously belonging and not belonging in different spaces.
(510) 674-0948
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
As a psychotherapist, I feel it’s an honor to be a witness and facilitator to client transformation, resilience, and growth. I believe my perceptiveness, compassion, and holding of a nonjudgmental space allow discovery and observation of patterns that may no longer be helpful. I see my work through a social justice perspective and understand oppression itself as a form of stress and trauma. As a mixed-race, multicultural woman, I honor experiences of being at different intersections of identity. I can relate to experiences of simultaneously belonging and not belonging in different spaces.
(510) 674-0948
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Katie Cooper
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I specialize in working with Grief and Trauma, and can offer weekly therapy via Zoom or Phone. You may be feeling manic, anxious, depressed, hopeless, panicked, avoidant - riding waves of emotion as we all respond to and grapple with the rapid escalation of Covid-19 worldwide. Unexpected changes can trigger out of control feelings associated with earlier experiences of trauma and loss, and can also bring up intense fear around the vulnerability and uncertainty of the days ahead. Now is a time to reach out and ask for help, and take care of our selves, including tending to our mental health. We are all in this this together.
(415) 658-6434
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I specialize in working with Grief and Trauma, and can offer weekly therapy via Zoom or Phone. You may be feeling manic, anxious, depressed, hopeless, panicked, avoidant - riding waves of emotion as we all respond to and grapple with the rapid escalation of Covid-19 worldwide. Unexpected changes can trigger out of control feelings associated with earlier experiences of trauma and loss, and can also bring up intense fear around the vulnerability and uncertainty of the days ahead. Now is a time to reach out and ask for help, and take care of our selves, including tending to our mental health. We are all in this this together.
(415) 658-6434
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Andrea Bronzo
Psychologist, PsyD Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
You may well be searching through these provider listings on Psychology Today with a mixture of intense feelings: overwhelm, anxiety, skepticism or even despair. Whether you're new to psychotherapy or experienced, it can be difficult both to accept that help is needed, or to clarify exactly what you're looking for in a provider when the problems you or a loved one are facing feel confusing. At this juncture, a good first step might be to select a few potential providers from this list and then set up initial consultations with them to clarify needs and assess compatibility.
(510) 457-0071
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
You may well be searching through these provider listings on Psychology Today with a mixture of intense feelings: overwhelm, anxiety, skepticism or even despair. Whether you're new to psychotherapy or experienced, it can be difficult both to accept that help is needed, or to clarify exactly what you're looking for in a provider when the problems you or a loved one are facing feel confusing. At this juncture, a good first step might be to select a few potential providers from this list and then set up initial consultations with them to clarify needs and assess compatibility.
(510) 457-0071
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Laurette Schiff Gennis
Psychologist, PhD, MS Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I understand that choosing a therapist can be an intimidating and awkward process. I think personal referrals are usually the best but sometimes not possible. After thirty years of working as a therapist, I feel I've met and worked with all kinds of patients and helped many of them to change- feel differently about themselves, their relationships and their work. I see individuals, couples and women with new babies.
(415) 969-5909
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I understand that choosing a therapist can be an intimidating and awkward process. I think personal referrals are usually the best but sometimes not possible. After thirty years of working as a therapist, I feel I've met and worked with all kinds of patients and helped many of them to change- feel differently about themselves, their relationships and their work. I see individuals, couples and women with new babies.
(415) 969-5909
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Kathleen Wonacott
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Change is happening on a large scale around us which can bring up a variety of emotions and unresolved issues. You might find that you have recently been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed or stuck. Or you may have felt this way for some time but haven’t found the right time to work through it. I can help. My approach is rooted in warmth and acceptance. I provide a safe and supportive space for clients to be themselves and help them work toward acknowledging and navigating their emotional experience. I take a stance of curiosity and aim to help clients regain a sense of who they are through a non-judgemental lens.
(510) 519-3037
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Change is happening on a large scale around us which can bring up a variety of emotions and unresolved issues. You might find that you have recently been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed or stuck. Or you may have felt this way for some time but haven’t found the right time to work through it. I can help. My approach is rooted in warmth and acceptance. I provide a safe and supportive space for clients to be themselves and help them work toward acknowledging and navigating their emotional experience. I take a stance of curiosity and aim to help clients regain a sense of who they are through a non-judgemental lens.
(510) 519-3037
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Karena Passaro
Psychologist, PsyD Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Life is harder than expected at times. Transitions, loss, trauma, persistent anxiety or depression, or a feeling that things will never change are just a few examples of the ways in which people can feel less hopeful about their lives. Psychotherapy is a tool that can alleviate the stressors of everyday life, improve one's sense of well being and connection with others and enhance one's self understanding. Over time it can also lead to a greater sense of competency and satisfaction in the world.
(510) 497-0702
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Life is harder than expected at times. Transitions, loss, trauma, persistent anxiety or depression, or a feeling that things will never change are just a few examples of the ways in which people can feel less hopeful about their lives. Psychotherapy is a tool that can alleviate the stressors of everyday life, improve one's sense of well being and connection with others and enhance one's self understanding. Over time it can also lead to a greater sense of competency and satisfaction in the world.
(510) 497-0702
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Oscar S Ureño
Psychologist, PsyD Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Making the decision to seek out and find the right therapist either for you or for a loved one can be tough. There are many variables to consider and the task can be overwhelming. I work with people who struggle with issues related to identity, mood, life transitions, conflict, trauma and resistance to therapy often because it is mandated. I provide a safe space where you can discuss the details of your challenges and ground the clinical work in the context of the therapeutic relationship.
(510) 306-7547
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Making the decision to seek out and find the right therapist either for you or for a loved one can be tough. There are many variables to consider and the task can be overwhelming. I work with people who struggle with issues related to identity, mood, life transitions, conflict, trauma and resistance to therapy often because it is mandated. I provide a safe space where you can discuss the details of your challenges and ground the clinical work in the context of the therapeutic relationship.
(510) 306-7547
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Amy Honigman
Psychologist, PhD Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94611
I specialize in helping teens, young adults, and parents with the anxiety and stress of preparing for college. My approach is primarily a mindfulness, acceptance-based cognitive therapy. Teens dealing with the transition in adulthood often behave in ways that are complicated to understand, let alone parent. I prefer work collaboratively, teaching clients mindfulness skills which can enable them to discover useful skills in overcoming anxiety.
(510) 296-4995
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94611
I specialize in helping teens, young adults, and parents with the anxiety and stress of preparing for college. My approach is primarily a mindfulness, acceptance-based cognitive therapy. Teens dealing with the transition in adulthood often behave in ways that are complicated to understand, let alone parent. I prefer work collaboratively, teaching clients mindfulness skills which can enable them to discover useful skills in overcoming anxiety.
(510) 296-4995
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Joan Davidson
Psychologist, PhD Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Adults struggling with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety (panic, social anxiety, worry, and generalized anxiety), life problems and transitions, stress, or BFRBs such as hair pulling and skin picking. Clients interested in better understanding their problems and using cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and evidence-based treatment strategies to address them. Ideally, clients interested in changing current patterns and learning life-long tools to maintain healthy, more adaptive ways of responding to triggers of their problems.
(510) 876-9104 x2
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Adults struggling with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety (panic, social anxiety, worry, and generalized anxiety), life problems and transitions, stress, or BFRBs such as hair pulling and skin picking. Clients interested in better understanding their problems and using cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and evidence-based treatment strategies to address them. Ideally, clients interested in changing current patterns and learning life-long tools to maintain healthy, more adaptive ways of responding to triggers of their problems.
(510) 876-9104 x2
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Karin K. Vandervoort
Psychologist Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Without meaning and the chance to therapeutically practice new insights and behaviors, we may suffer unnecessarily during times of high stress, trauma, or in daily life. Feelings may become like overwhelming floods of dread, sorrow or numbness, thinking becomes confused, panicky, and self-critical, joy is lost. Together we can make good use of your strengths, symptoms and external challenges. Through exploring and deepening our understanding and trust in your own inner world, dignity and liveliness may be restored even under the most challenging or enduring of circumstances, illnesses or problems.
(510) 878-3596
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Without meaning and the chance to therapeutically practice new insights and behaviors, we may suffer unnecessarily during times of high stress, trauma, or in daily life. Feelings may become like overwhelming floods of dread, sorrow or numbness, thinking becomes confused, panicky, and self-critical, joy is lost. Together we can make good use of your strengths, symptoms and external challenges. Through exploring and deepening our understanding and trust in your own inner world, dignity and liveliness may be restored even under the most challenging or enduring of circumstances, illnesses or problems.
(510) 878-3596
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Christina Pascarzi
Psychologist, PsyD, MA Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
My practice focuses on individual therapy for adults with anxiety and stress-related issues. Over the past year, many people have experienced an increase in stress that has overwhelmed their usual ways of coping. This includes stress related to interpersonal relationships, work or home life, or worsening of previously managed anxiety. If this resonates for you, my goal for you in therapy is to empower you with a better understanding of yourself, provide you with a new skill set to manage stress, and enable you to live a life you value.
(510) 426-9513
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
My practice focuses on individual therapy for adults with anxiety and stress-related issues. Over the past year, many people have experienced an increase in stress that has overwhelmed their usual ways of coping. This includes stress related to interpersonal relationships, work or home life, or worsening of previously managed anxiety. If this resonates for you, my goal for you in therapy is to empower you with a better understanding of yourself, provide you with a new skill set to manage stress, and enable you to live a life you value.
(510) 426-9513
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Paul Malkin
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MFT Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I work primarily with people who are dealing with anxiety or depression and my primary model of treatment is Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT). I believe that our difficulties are more often as result of how we are thinking about our problems rather than the problems themselves. CBT provides skills and tools for coping with your thoughts as well as the difficult emotions that come along with your thinking. CBT can also be helpful for procrastination or for being withdrawn. My professional work can be characterized as being active, empathetic, compassionate, energizing and motivational.
(510) 730-3984
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I work primarily with people who are dealing with anxiety or depression and my primary model of treatment is Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT). I believe that our difficulties are more often as result of how we are thinking about our problems rather than the problems themselves. CBT provides skills and tools for coping with your thoughts as well as the difficult emotions that come along with your thinking. CBT can also be helpful for procrastination or for being withdrawn. My professional work can be characterized as being active, empathetic, compassionate, energizing and motivational.
(510) 730-3984
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Catarina Maria Rodrigues
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Life guarantees all of us ups and downs- but in our highly individualistic culture, it is common to believe that one ought to be able to handle their own difficulties. In reality, stressful life events,transitions and challenges can become much more manageable with consistent support. Through active listening and reflection,I assist clients in accessing their own intuition about what makes their life feel satisfying. Therapy involves a growing self awareness that often uncovers outdated beliefs and patterns. I truly enjoy guiding clients through this discovery process.This often involves a look at how culture and upbringing influence behavior.
(415) 236-3570
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Life guarantees all of us ups and downs- but in our highly individualistic culture, it is common to believe that one ought to be able to handle their own difficulties. In reality, stressful life events,transitions and challenges can become much more manageable with consistent support. Through active listening and reflection,I assist clients in accessing their own intuition about what makes their life feel satisfying. Therapy involves a growing self awareness that often uncovers outdated beliefs and patterns. I truly enjoy guiding clients through this discovery process.This often involves a look at how culture and upbringing influence behavior.
(415) 236-3570
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Lucia ('loosha') Grauman
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MS, LCSW Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Awarded Oakland Magazine's "Best Therapist" 2020, my specialties include: relationship issues (such as conflict resolution, dating, pre-marital counseling, divorce, blended families and infidelity); grief and loss; addiction, recovery and codependence; anxiety and depression. My approach is both warm and direct-- my clients experience me as accepting and empathic, while also feeling challenged the right amount to grow and change. I am an integrative therapist, meaning I integrate more than one way/theory/model to view and treat psychological and/or relational concerns. See my website for education, experience and credentials.
(415) 799-3799
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Awarded Oakland Magazine's "Best Therapist" 2020, my specialties include: relationship issues (such as conflict resolution, dating, pre-marital counseling, divorce, blended families and infidelity); grief and loss; addiction, recovery and codependence; anxiety and depression. My approach is both warm and direct-- my clients experience me as accepting and empathic, while also feeling challenged the right amount to grow and change. I am an integrative therapist, meaning I integrate more than one way/theory/model to view and treat psychological and/or relational concerns. See my website for education, experience and credentials.
(415) 799-3799
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Gloria Namkung
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Do you recognize some of these ways in which your or others' unhealthy anger gets expressed? Verbal abuse (yelling, cursing, insulting making threats, getting in people's faces). Emotional abuse (criticizing, putting down, intimidating). Physical aggression (hitting, shoving, slapping, kicking, choking, forcing sex). Property damage (breaking things, slamming doors, throwing objects). Internalization (stuffing feelings, seething, developing health problems, doing self-harm). Externalization (blaming others including intimate partners, bosses, co-workers, family, friends, the legal system).
(510) 564-7199
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
Do you recognize some of these ways in which your or others' unhealthy anger gets expressed? Verbal abuse (yelling, cursing, insulting making threats, getting in people's faces). Emotional abuse (criticizing, putting down, intimidating). Physical aggression (hitting, shoving, slapping, kicking, choking, forcing sex). Property damage (breaking things, slamming doors, throwing objects). Internalization (stuffing feelings, seething, developing health problems, doing self-harm). Externalization (blaming others including intimate partners, bosses, co-workers, family, friends, the legal system).
(510) 564-7199
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Stan Markowski
Psychologist, PsyD Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
While all people experience challenges throughout life, we each suffer in different ways and, as a result, develop a unique style of dealing with stress. During difficult times, ways of coping that once worked often lose their effectiveness. Even after identifying a problem or unhealthy pattern, it may be difficult to resolve the issue without the necessary support. Therapy often involves an increased curiosity toward one's emotional experience, and over time, awareness of how feelings relate to behavior. This allows for a deeper understanding of who we are and can help us approach problems and conflicts in healthier ways.
(510) 858-2285
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
While all people experience challenges throughout life, we each suffer in different ways and, as a result, develop a unique style of dealing with stress. During difficult times, ways of coping that once worked often lose their effectiveness. Even after identifying a problem or unhealthy pattern, it may be difficult to resolve the issue without the necessary support. Therapy often involves an increased curiosity toward one's emotional experience, and over time, awareness of how feelings relate to behavior. This allows for a deeper understanding of who we are and can help us approach problems and conflicts in healthier ways.
(510) 858-2285
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Sonia Beers
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT Verified
Verified
Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I welcome collaboration and creativity in the therapeutic process! My approach is to listen with curiosity and attention. I am passionate about working with individuals with learning differences, as well as parents of children who've been identified. I support couples and relationships that are experiencing challenges because of different "wiring" that leads to misattunement and dysregulation. I understand the challenges that parents can face in taking care of their complex children. Above all, I know how hard it can be to navigate the stressful times, and I am here to help.
(415) 964-3615
Verified
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Shafter
Oakland, CA 94618
I welcome collaboration and creativity in the therapeutic process! My approach is to listen with curiosity and attention. I am passionate about working with individuals with learning differences, as well as parents of children who've been identified. I support couples and relationships that are experiencing challenges because of different "wiring" that leads to misattunement and dysregulation. I understand the challenges that parents can face in taking care of their complex children. Above all, I know how hard it can be to navigate the stressful times, and I am here to help.
(415) 964-3615
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How can I tell if a therapist is right for me?
Therapists in Shafter, Oakland are able to work with a wide range of issues and communities, including the BIPOC community in Shafter, Oakland. They offer in person sessions as well as Teletherapy in Shafter, Oakland

For example, if you're seeking a marriage counselor in Shafter, Oakland you'll find that most therapists are trained in marriage counseling or couples counseling in Shafter, Oakland and couples therapy. And they welcome families for family counseling in Shafter, Oakland or family therapy in Shafter, Oakland.

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What method of therapy is right for me?
When it comes to treatment methods, there's no 'right way'. A couples counselor or a family counselor may use different techniques depending on the one that works best for you. Learn what to expect from different types of therapy and how they work.
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