Therapists in Oakland, CA

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My name is Gerardo Salinas. I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Therapist for more than 12 years. I have experience working with adults, youth, and families from varied life experiences. I enjoy working with clients from diverse backgrounds. I offer Talk, Play Therapy, Mindfulness, Art Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help resolve conflict, improve communication, and work to resolve trauma with both children and adults. Another focus I have is on early attachment and developmental needs. I also offer parent coaching to help with challenging behaviors at school or in the home.

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Hello and welcome! I am Juli Sims, LCSW 28368 (CA). I have been a licensed clinical social worker for over 10 years. Throughout this time, I have worked with children, adults, and families. I specialize in working with individuals who have experienced trauma, specifically childhood trauma. I am strength-based and compassionate. I do the work every day for myself, having experienced post-partum depression and anxiety. The bulk of my experience is working with women and women's issues, such as menopause, relationship issues, trauma/abuse, daily stressors, self-esteem, parenting, etc.

Hi, my name is Robert Ayala and I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 10 years of experience. I specialize in working with adolescents (12+), adults, & couples who are looking to obtain improved skills to better manage life's challenges. They are looking to explore their current and past relationships, stressors, & concerns and how they are prohibiting them from leading the enjoyable life they look to have. Using an eclectic mix of CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, and family systems therapy, I first want to get to know the person you are while getting a clear understanding of the person you want to become.

Hi there! My name is Shari Balbien, and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Southern California and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with children as young as five years of age, adolescents, families, and couples struggling with anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, as well as issues related to trauma, self-esteem, and grief. I have found that my style and approach are a good match for young children, families, and couples, who may be dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, and communication issues.

Our mission is to provide quality online mental health and substance abuse services while breaking down the barriers of traditional, office based therapy. Traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment tends to focus on what makes you sick, what you are lacking but at The Mindful Lemon, our clinicians let you sit in the driver’s seat, focusing on your strengths and assets to help you become the best version of you! This can be via traditional talk therapy, medication management, mindfulness techniques, an emphasis on health, wellness and fitness or any combination of the above.

Thank you for this first step, my name is Anthony Cavuoti, my preferred name is Athena Theodora, take a journey with me to what I have to offer you starting from your first session, we will develop a solid rapport that metaphorically is the salad tree trunk made out of neutral respect and trust and the in born flexible strengths needed to meet the challenges necessary to develop strategies, self-regulation tools, insight attitudes, motivation, curiosity and the staying power to connect with yourself and others more fully so as to live a more satisfying life.

My name is Jessica Fonte. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor in California and have been practicing for over 15 years. I draw from a variety of therapeutic approaches, but the core of my practice is Client-Centered Therapy. My practice has been centered around children and adults with a focus on trauma, transitions, and supporting others to live their best lives. The most common theoretical approaches that I use for therapy are Client-Centered, Solution Focused, Family Systems, CBT, Trauma Focused, and Mindfulness.

Welcome! I am Maria Elizabeth Padilla, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I provide telehealth services in California. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families. My approach consists of Client-Centered, Family-Centered, and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. I utilize attachment and social learning principles in order to improve the quality of parent-child relationship and decrease disruptive behaviors, focusing on reducing depression. anxiety, and emotional difficulties by utilizing specific skills and techniques to support clients in managing their behaviors.

My name is Kim Porter. I am a licensed clinical social worker with 13+ years experience in the field. In therapy, I focus on the power of relationship, strengths, and laughter. I work with teens and adults who may have challenges with depression, anxiety, past trauma, current relationships, and stress. My goal is to create a strong connection with my clients so therapy feels safe and supportive. I utilize Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing in my practice as well as laughter.

Hi there. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist whose goal is to provide you tools to enhance the potential you already possess. I style is to be direct and encouraging while allowing you to choose what your priority is. I have experience working with children as young as 6 months doing parent child attunement therapy. I have trained in parent child attachment therapy for children up to age 8 and utilize trauma focus work to address areas such as child abuse, domestic violence and other forms of trauma.

Our mission is to provide quality online mental health and substance abuse services while breaking down the barriers of traditional, office based therapy. Traditional mental health and substance abuse treatment tends to focus on what makes you sick, what you are lacking but at The Mindful Lemon, our clinicians let you sit in the driver’s seat, focusing on your strengths and assets to help you become the best version of you! This can be via traditional talk therapy, medication management, mindfulness techniques, an emphasis on health, wellness and fitness or any combination of the above.

Hello, I'm Julia Garcia. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have been in the behavioral health field for more than 30 years, beginning as a resource outreach counselor, then eventually as a clinical therapist over the years, working with infants, adolescents, families, and women with trauma and SUD issues. I am a trauma-focused therapist who enjoys working with families and individuals. I utilized a trauma-focused approach to CBT, DBT, PCIT, Grief, and Parenting issues. I have found that CBT and DBT approaches work well to assist clients who have extensive trauma-based issues.

Ellen Golding is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist my practice is guided by all people who possess intrinsic worth and have the capacity to realize this. All individuals are worthy of respect. I strive to cultivate a therapy space that is safe for all genders, races, cultures, family constellations, and relationships. I believe fundamentally in the values of a good therapeutic fit.

Hi, my name is Juliet McNeil, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Apple Valley, California and work with clients statewide via telehealth. I work with adults and specialize in stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationship issues, and parenting issues. I modify my approach to treatment based on the needs of my clients so they can progress and gain the skills needed to feel better. My approach varies on the needs of the client. I utilize a strengths-based approach in order to build upon the individual skills of each client.

I consider myself to be a humanistic, trauma-informed therapist who specializes in attachment theory and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. At the moment I am also working towards certification in the Compassionate Inquiry approach of Dr. Gabor Matè, which (according to his website) "brings safety to the exploration of self, the present and the past. It can be used to accelerate the healing of individuals, communities and society." I work well with people who have faced challenges in their lives and now maybe they’re struggling with relationships or finding their true sense of self, maybe they’re searching for meaning and feeling stuck.

Hello! My name is Megan Marsh and I am a LCSW who has been providing mental health services for over 16 years working with youth and families with trauma. I am passionate about supporting people in reaching their goals, and finding meaning and healing within their relationships.

Hello, I am John Avitabile, thank you for contacting me in your search for a mental health professional to help make your life a little bit more rewarding and enjoyable. I am licensed to practice in California as a Marriage and Family Therapist and have come to the practice of psychology late in life after four previous successful careers. This life journey has provided me with an unusually broad combination of formal education and real-life work experience that is quite unusual in this field.