Therapists for Teens and Adolescents in Oakland, CA
Are self defeating behaviors preventing you from experiencing true joy and fulfilment in your life? Maybe guilt, embarrassment and shame underpin the need to cover up and sometimes live a lie to get by. It can feel like no one will understand but then the weight eventually becomes too heavy to carry.
I understand this pain. You are invited to unload these habits, thoughts, emotions and behaviors that no longer serve you. Come learn a new way to reclaim your true nature by awakening your inherent strengths, with skills that support you.
Are self defeating behaviors preventing you from experiencing true joy and fulfilment in your life? Maybe guilt, embarrassment and shame underpin the need to cover up and sometimes live a lie to get by. It can feel like no one will understand but then the weight eventually becomes too heavy to carry.
I understand this pain. You are invited to unload these habits, thoughts, emotions and behaviors that no longer serve you. Come learn a new way to reclaim your true nature by awakening your inherent strengths, with skills that support you.
I approach therapy as a collaborative process of curiosity and reflection. Together we create a space where you can slow down and explore your inner world. We will pay attention to how past experiences, early relationships, and unconscious patterns continue to influence the present. By bringing awareness to these dynamics, therapy can open possibilities for greater self compassion and choice.
I approach therapy as a collaborative process of curiosity and reflection. Together we create a space where you can slow down and explore your inner world. We will pay attention to how past experiences, early relationships, and unconscious patterns continue to influence the present. By bringing awareness to these dynamics, therapy can open possibilities for greater self compassion and choice.
Expertise working w/ parents of transgender youth.
I meet my clients where they are, providing support tailored to you and your individual needs. I do not believe in a one size fits all treatment, and utilize various modalities including psychodynamic, EMDR, relational, mindfulness, and CBT techniques to ensure the care being delivered is unique, collaborative, and centered around you.
Expertise working w/ parents of transgender youth.
I meet my clients where they are, providing support tailored to you and your individual needs. I do not believe in a one size fits all treatment, and utilize various modalities including psychodynamic, EMDR, relational, mindfulness, and CBT techniques to ensure the care being delivered is unique, collaborative, and centered around you.
Finding the right match in a therapist is essential to beginning this uniquely personal process. Therapy often gets a bad name when there is a sense of disconnect between client and therapist, which can make therapy feel like another struggle. Life is challenging enough. I am committed to creating a comfortable and genuine dialogue with each client, or to offering more fitting outside referrals. I am able to put people at ease, welcoming humor where appropriate.
Finding the right match in a therapist is essential to beginning this uniquely personal process. Therapy often gets a bad name when there is a sense of disconnect between client and therapist, which can make therapy feel like another struggle. Life is challenging enough. I am committed to creating a comfortable and genuine dialogue with each client, or to offering more fitting outside referrals. I am able to put people at ease, welcoming humor where appropriate.
My therapy framework is inspired by Black feminist sci-fi writer Octavia E. Butler who inspired my belief that healing helps us imagine and build worlds beyond the forces that dominate, dehumanize, and disconnect. The tools I use to support the exploration of individual, interpersonal, and intergenerational trauma are shaped by abolition that rejects punitive and scarcity mindsets and disability justice which strives to value every body.
My therapy framework is inspired by Black feminist sci-fi writer Octavia E. Butler who inspired my belief that healing helps us imagine and build worlds beyond the forces that dominate, dehumanize, and disconnect. The tools I use to support the exploration of individual, interpersonal, and intergenerational trauma are shaped by abolition that rejects punitive and scarcity mindsets and disability justice which strives to value every body.
Managing life's challenges can seem overwhelming to tackle alone. Our practice specializes in creating an affirming, compassionate space for those who want to work on relationship stressors, anxiety, depression or carrying the invisible weight of trauma— there is hope, and there is help. We work with LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Couples and Families overcoming life's challenges. Here, your identity is honored, your experiences are valid, and your voice matters.
Managing life's challenges can seem overwhelming to tackle alone. Our practice specializes in creating an affirming, compassionate space for those who want to work on relationship stressors, anxiety, depression or carrying the invisible weight of trauma— there is hope, and there is help. We work with LGBTQ+, BIPOC, Couples and Families overcoming life's challenges. Here, your identity is honored, your experiences are valid, and your voice matters.
I offer skillful, holistic counseling services for adolescents and adults, specializing in working with LGBTQIA2+ folx.
Do you seek relief from experiences of anxiety, depression, or shame? You may be wanting more self-confidence or deeper intimacy in your relationships. Perhaps you long to shed unwanted conditioning and live more fully in your embodied truth. I can support you to identify and move through old patterns that constrict your vitality, helping you to unearth your passion and unique gifts. My approach is warm, grounded, and collaborative. Together we will develop a safe space to explore any wounds and limiting beliefs and allow you to encounter and live into your deepest wisdom.
I offer skillful, holistic counseling services for adolescents and adults, specializing in working with LGBTQIA2+ folx.
Do you seek relief from experiences of anxiety, depression, or shame? You may be wanting more self-confidence or deeper intimacy in your relationships. Perhaps you long to shed unwanted conditioning and live more fully in your embodied truth. I can support you to identify and move through old patterns that constrict your vitality, helping you to unearth your passion and unique gifts. My approach is warm, grounded, and collaborative. Together we will develop a safe space to explore any wounds and limiting beliefs and allow you to encounter and live into your deepest wisdom.
I work with Adults of all ages, Teens (14+), and Families.
At times, life can be incredibly challenging and painful for all of us. I specialize in supporting folks figure out the root of their difficulty and find the clarity and strength to move beyond their hardship. Whether you're feeling lost in how to address your issues or feel weighed down by trauma, I am here to help you past your difficulties.
I work with Adults of all ages, Teens (14+), and Families.
At times, life can be incredibly challenging and painful for all of us. I specialize in supporting folks figure out the root of their difficulty and find the clarity and strength to move beyond their hardship. Whether you're feeling lost in how to address your issues or feel weighed down by trauma, I am here to help you past your difficulties.
I support teens and adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, and self-esteem challenges, processing emotions, and healing from trauma.
Hi there, I'm Elizabeth! Starting therapy is a meaningful and often challenging step, and I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to begin this journey. I’m here to support you every step of the way. My work focuses on helping individuals through life transitions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I take a direct, honest approach to therapy while working collaboratively with you to create sessions that reflect your unique needs and goals. My goal is to offer a safe, supportive space where you can show up fully as yourself.
I support teens and adults navigating anxiety, life transitions, and self-esteem challenges, processing emotions, and healing from trauma.
Hi there, I'm Elizabeth! Starting therapy is a meaningful and often challenging step, and I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to begin this journey. I’m here to support you every step of the way. My work focuses on helping individuals through life transitions, anxiety, depression, and trauma. I take a direct, honest approach to therapy while working collaboratively with you to create sessions that reflect your unique needs and goals. My goal is to offer a safe, supportive space where you can show up fully as yourself.
I have ample experience supporting folks with trauma histories, folks in crisis, and adolescents, as well as adults.
People often seek me out because of an increased sense of overwhelm and stress, anxiety, depression, boredom or feeling stuck, feelings of hopelessness, relationship changes, as well as a desire to make meaning from their trauma. I'll help you help tap into what you already know, identify patterns you want to shift, and develop a greater self-trust to enact change in relationships and the world!
I have ample experience supporting folks with trauma histories, folks in crisis, and adolescents, as well as adults.
People often seek me out because of an increased sense of overwhelm and stress, anxiety, depression, boredom or feeling stuck, feelings of hopelessness, relationship changes, as well as a desire to make meaning from their trauma. I'll help you help tap into what you already know, identify patterns you want to shift, and develop a greater self-trust to enact change in relationships and the world!
Hello. I come to this work with a passion for working with adults experiencing overwhelming feelings brought on by life transitions. You may be facing debilitating emotions of depression, anxiety, dread and lack of self-confidence. When present, such feelings can upset your emotional equilibrium. Our focus will be to restore this equilibrium. My therapeutic orientation incorporates a diverse approach looking at the systems that inform your emotional makeup, your patterns of response to strong emotions, and the ways your life experiences can impact the present.
Hello. I come to this work with a passion for working with adults experiencing overwhelming feelings brought on by life transitions. You may be facing debilitating emotions of depression, anxiety, dread and lack of self-confidence. When present, such feelings can upset your emotional equilibrium. Our focus will be to restore this equilibrium. My therapeutic orientation incorporates a diverse approach looking at the systems that inform your emotional makeup, your patterns of response to strong emotions, and the ways your life experiences can impact the present.
When life is stressful, we can feel stuck in repeating patterns and disconnected from our bodies. Somatic psychotherapy is a way of using our minds and our bodies together to process past events, resolve trauma and anxiety, and create more joy and aliveness. I provide support, guidance, safety, and mindfulness to help you access your own inner knowing.
When life is stressful, we can feel stuck in repeating patterns and disconnected from our bodies. Somatic psychotherapy is a way of using our minds and our bodies together to process past events, resolve trauma and anxiety, and create more joy and aliveness. I provide support, guidance, safety, and mindfulness to help you access your own inner knowing.
You may be someone who feels pulled in many directions at once: managing anxiety or self-criticism, navigating relationship stress, and striving towards personal goals, all while feeling uncertain about the next chapter of your life. On the outside, look put together, but inside, you feel tense, unsure, or overwhelmed.
I work with adults who want grounded, effective support to understand why certain patterns keep repeating and how to shift them. We focus on what’s happening for you right now — the thoughts, reactions, and behaviors that keep you stuck — and build tools you can use outside therapy.
You may be someone who feels pulled in many directions at once: managing anxiety or self-criticism, navigating relationship stress, and striving towards personal goals, all while feeling uncertain about the next chapter of your life. On the outside, look put together, but inside, you feel tense, unsure, or overwhelmed.
I work with adults who want grounded, effective support to understand why certain patterns keep repeating and how to shift them. We focus on what’s happening for you right now — the thoughts, reactions, and behaviors that keep you stuck — and build tools you can use outside therapy.
I have many years of experience & success working with teens and young adults, including apprehensive male clients who are unsure about therapy.
Currently offering Virtual Sessions only. I keep things very friendly & casual by using relatable language, questioning ideas about being 'broken' or needing 'fixing' & avoid certain buzz words that can alienate others. By including humor & other non-traditional approaches in my work, I am a good fit for those looking for someone who is not very 'therapist' like but still has all the experience, therapeutic skills & insight to help create positive change. I am often able to connect with children & adults that have previously not enjoyed or benefited from counseling. I do not see couples or really young children due to telehealth.
I have many years of experience & success working with teens and young adults, including apprehensive male clients who are unsure about therapy.
Currently offering Virtual Sessions only. I keep things very friendly & casual by using relatable language, questioning ideas about being 'broken' or needing 'fixing' & avoid certain buzz words that can alienate others. By including humor & other non-traditional approaches in my work, I am a good fit for those looking for someone who is not very 'therapist' like but still has all the experience, therapeutic skills & insight to help create positive change. I am often able to connect with children & adults that have previously not enjoyed or benefited from counseling. I do not see couples or really young children due to telehealth.
Your child or teen may be having emotional meltdowns or seems stressed or even depressed.
I support kids, teens, and their caregivers as they navigate challenges related to divorce, ADHD, trauma, mood changes, and school stress. I offer individual therapy, parent coaching, and family-based interventions, working on goals that center what matters most to your family. I strive to increase hope, with a bit of humor often showing up along the way.
Your child or teen may be having emotional meltdowns or seems stressed or even depressed.
I support kids, teens, and their caregivers as they navigate challenges related to divorce, ADHD, trauma, mood changes, and school stress. I offer individual therapy, parent coaching, and family-based interventions, working on goals that center what matters most to your family. I strive to increase hope, with a bit of humor often showing up along the way.
I have extensive training in working with teens, transition-aged youth, African Americans, LGBTQAI members of the community, as well as folx who practice non-traditional relationship styles.
I specialize in working with folx who identify with the following communities: LGBTQA+ consensual/ethical non-monogamy (CNM), polyamory, kink, BDSM, and who are struggling with anxiety, depression and a history of trauma.
I think of psychotherapy as a necessary form of social activism toward a larger goal of equity for people of all races, genders, sexual/relational orientations, levels of ability, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Let's work together to bring you back to yourself, your relationships and your community!
I have extensive training in working with teens, transition-aged youth, African Americans, LGBTQAI members of the community, as well as folx who practice non-traditional relationship styles.
I specialize in working with folx who identify with the following communities: LGBTQA+ consensual/ethical non-monogamy (CNM), polyamory, kink, BDSM, and who are struggling with anxiety, depression and a history of trauma.
I think of psychotherapy as a necessary form of social activism toward a larger goal of equity for people of all races, genders, sexual/relational orientations, levels of ability, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Let's work together to bring you back to yourself, your relationships and your community!
Psychedelic assisted therapy has been on your mind for a while now. You want to see if the amazing results that John Hopkins, Yale, Columbia and many others have been researching can manifest in your life. Now is as good as a time as any to make major moves toward the breaking through you have been looking for. We work with individuals who are looking to address long-standing depression and PTSD with Ketamine Assisted Therapy. I know it feels like a lot and you don’t know how this will work but we can work to make it better.
Psychedelic assisted therapy has been on your mind for a while now. You want to see if the amazing results that John Hopkins, Yale, Columbia and many others have been researching can manifest in your life. Now is as good as a time as any to make major moves toward the breaking through you have been looking for. We work with individuals who are looking to address long-standing depression and PTSD with Ketamine Assisted Therapy. I know it feels like a lot and you don’t know how this will work but we can work to make it better.
I specialize in treating adult anxiety, supporting with major life transitions (including divorce/separation, career changes, and geographical moves), parenting and co-parenting, and postpartum anxiety/depression. I’m also a certified couples therapist. I draw heavily on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy to support my clients. I have broad professional experience, including Behavioral Health Lead at Santa Cruz Community Health Centers, extensive work in community mental health, clinical supervision, and program lead at Kaiser Permanente.
I specialize in treating adult anxiety, supporting with major life transitions (including divorce/separation, career changes, and geographical moves), parenting and co-parenting, and postpartum anxiety/depression. I’m also a certified couples therapist. I draw heavily on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy to support my clients. I have broad professional experience, including Behavioral Health Lead at Santa Cruz Community Health Centers, extensive work in community mental health, clinical supervision, and program lead at Kaiser Permanente.
Katherine Thérèse Glusac
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT, APCC
1 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94609
I hold psychotherapy as a devotional practice. In the weekly ritual of therapy, I hold space for a creative and playful exploration of the psyche. Through a continuous commitment and recommitment to presence and curiosity, we open the way for the unknown to be transformed into meaning. This opening is a portal into intergenerational healing work, where energy can return to us as we reconnect with our roots and unearth our true Selves.
I hold psychotherapy as a devotional practice. In the weekly ritual of therapy, I hold space for a creative and playful exploration of the psyche. Through a continuous commitment and recommitment to presence and curiosity, we open the way for the unknown to be transformed into meaning. This opening is a portal into intergenerational healing work, where energy can return to us as we reconnect with our roots and unearth our true Selves.
Do you want to find a greater sense of calm and insight into your life? Are you struggling with feeling you are repeating the same patterns over and over? If you are wanting to start a relationship or find yourself in a relationship and unsure how to hope for things to be different, be it with parents, partners, friends, or peers, feeling stuck and unable to change, it may be time to work with someone you trust and who can help you experience relief. I work with individuals to find their inner identity and the strength to live a life worth living.
Do you want to find a greater sense of calm and insight into your life? Are you struggling with feeling you are repeating the same patterns over and over? If you are wanting to start a relationship or find yourself in a relationship and unsure how to hope for things to be different, be it with parents, partners, friends, or peers, feeling stuck and unable to change, it may be time to work with someone you trust and who can help you experience relief. I work with individuals to find their inner identity and the strength to live a life worth living.
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