Cancer Therapists in Oakland, CA
My name is Anna Kelleher and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Oakland, California and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I am also a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (ID 2133). I work with adults 50+ and specialize in grief, parenting, and life transitions, using mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral and strength-based therapies to help my clients live in alignment with their goals and values. I have found my style is a good fit for adults who are facing life transitions and loss. This often takes the form of questioning how to cope, exploring identity, and a desire for new meaning and purpose.
My name is Anna Kelleher and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Oakland, California and working with clients statewide via telehealth. I am also a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (ID 2133). I work with adults 50+ and specialize in grief, parenting, and life transitions, using mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral and strength-based therapies to help my clients live in alignment with their goals and values. I have found my style is a good fit for adults who are facing life transitions and loss. This often takes the form of questioning how to cope, exploring identity, and a desire for new meaning and purpose.
As a psychotherapist with over 10 years of counseling experience in the Bay Area I have come to appreciate the importance of humor and honesty in developing a therapeutic relationship that encourages positive life changes. I work hard to develop a comfortable and safe space for my clients to identify and address barriers to progress in their personal and professional lives. When we are honest with ourselves, I think we so often find that our most ardent critic and obstacle to living a fulfilling and happy life is ourselves.
As a psychotherapist with over 10 years of counseling experience in the Bay Area I have come to appreciate the importance of humor and honesty in developing a therapeutic relationship that encourages positive life changes. I work hard to develop a comfortable and safe space for my clients to identify and address barriers to progress in their personal and professional lives. When we are honest with ourselves, I think we so often find that our most ardent critic and obstacle to living a fulfilling and happy life is ourselves.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
I have worked extensively with women with cancer, and people going through divorce, retirement, death of a partner, and most of life's various provocations which cause pain to the soul, all "traumas" in their own right.
I consider it a privilege to work with you to explore aspects of your life experience which have diminished your satisfaction with life or otherwise left you feeling lost or alone.
Challenges around loss, aging, illness, trauma or relationships can feel too frightening to tackle alone. As a seasoned and compassionate psychotherapist, I can help you bear and work with what may feel unbearable.
Together, we will create a protected space that fosters the trust, aliveness and self-expression that are essential to growth and success in love and work, where you can ultimately reclaim your life and joie-de-vivre.
I have worked extensively with women with cancer, and people going through divorce, retirement, death of a partner, and most of life's various provocations which cause pain to the soul, all "traumas" in their own right.
I consider it a privilege to work with you to explore aspects of your life experience which have diminished your satisfaction with life or otherwise left you feeling lost or alone.
Challenges around loss, aging, illness, trauma or relationships can feel too frightening to tackle alone. As a seasoned and compassionate psychotherapist, I can help you bear and work with what may feel unbearable.
Together, we will create a protected space that fosters the trust, aliveness and self-expression that are essential to growth and success in love and work, where you can ultimately reclaim your life and joie-de-vivre.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
You’re here because some part of you knows more is possible — more joy, more connection, more ease, more fulfillment, more meaning. You're grappling with complex emotions and experiences, seeking a safe space to explore and understand yourself at a deeper level. Whether you're questioning your identity or your purpose, grieving a loss, navigating a major change, feeling stuck in yucky relationship dynamics, or struggling to find your way out of anxiety or depression — therapy offers the necessary time, space, and connection to heal and grow. I'm glad you're here.
You’re here because some part of you knows more is possible — more joy, more connection, more ease, more fulfillment, more meaning. You're grappling with complex emotions and experiences, seeking a safe space to explore and understand yourself at a deeper level. Whether you're questioning your identity or your purpose, grieving a loss, navigating a major change, feeling stuck in yucky relationship dynamics, or struggling to find your way out of anxiety or depression — therapy offers the necessary time, space, and connection to heal and grow. I'm glad you're here.
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 an overwhelming flood of dread, sorrow or numbness; thinking becomes confused, panicky, and self-critical; joy, spontaneity and self-trust may feel 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.
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 an overwhelming flood of dread, sorrow or numbness; thinking becomes confused, panicky, and self-critical; joy, spontaneity and self-trust may feel 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.
I believe that loving, nurturing relationships are the best part of life—but building and maintaining them can be challenging. Psychotherapy helps uncover and overcome obstacles to deep, meaningful connections—with others and ourselves. I work with individuals, couples, and families to navigate these challenges, whether it's developing new skills, processing past experiences, or managing life transitions. My goal is to support your growth, fulfillment, and joy.
If you're seeking a non-judgmental, compassionate space to navigate life's complexities, I'm here to help.
I believe that loving, nurturing relationships are the best part of life—but building and maintaining them can be challenging. Psychotherapy helps uncover and overcome obstacles to deep, meaningful connections—with others and ourselves. I work with individuals, couples, and families to navigate these challenges, whether it's developing new skills, processing past experiences, or managing life transitions. My goal is to support your growth, fulfillment, and joy.
If you're seeking a non-judgmental, compassionate space to navigate life's complexities, I'm here to help.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
Learn how to feel more connected to yourself, others, and the world around you. Therapy provides all the elements of intimacy: honest communication, vulnerability, and trust. Good therapy is challenging yet warm, providing both structure and empathy for your unique experience.
Have you experienced awful or traumatic experiences in your life? Did these experiences leave you feeling dazed and confused about who you are and how to navigate life? Does your brain and body feel overly tired? Do you worry about just about everything? Have difficulty with decisions and follow through? Perhaps you’re engaging with alcohol, drugs, food, and other things in unhelpful ways to try to numb emotional pain. Negative life experiences leave negative imprints on your brain and body. Heal your brain and body to change your life to being more functional and stable.
Have you experienced awful or traumatic experiences in your life? Did these experiences leave you feeling dazed and confused about who you are and how to navigate life? Does your brain and body feel overly tired? Do you worry about just about everything? Have difficulty with decisions and follow through? Perhaps you’re engaging with alcohol, drugs, food, and other things in unhelpful ways to try to numb emotional pain. Negative life experiences leave negative imprints on your brain and body. Heal your brain and body to change your life to being more functional and stable.
"In every person there lies buried deep in the heart a desire for a certain sort of life: a life that is free and unencumbered, a life that is full of beauty, joy and fulfillment" (A H Almaas). Are you experiencing relationship challenges? Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety or fear? Did you suffer a loss? Are you struggling to find meaning in your life, or are you still troubled by the effects of a difficult childhood? Psychotherapy can offer a path to healing where you can get back in touch with your true nature, and experience this as inherently healthy, whole, and a source of compassion and intuitive wisdom.
"In every person there lies buried deep in the heart a desire for a certain sort of life: a life that is free and unencumbered, a life that is full of beauty, joy and fulfillment" (A H Almaas). Are you experiencing relationship challenges? Do you feel overwhelmed by anxiety or fear? Did you suffer a loss? Are you struggling to find meaning in your life, or are you still troubled by the effects of a difficult childhood? Psychotherapy can offer a path to healing where you can get back in touch with your true nature, and experience this as inherently healthy, whole, and a source of compassion and intuitive wisdom.
During challenging times, people often feel defeated and focus on what is wrong. I want to shift the focus from what is "not working" to identifying what is "working." We will work to uncover patterns (behavioral, thought beliefs, relationship), that will lead you to making better decisions. I want to offer a safe place to process thoughts and feelings around issues that can be challenging. I am interested in helping people who experience stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss and challenges with relationships (social or romantic). Many conversations are around “adulting” and how to manage life, career, relationships, etc.
During challenging times, people often feel defeated and focus on what is wrong. I want to shift the focus from what is "not working" to identifying what is "working." We will work to uncover patterns (behavioral, thought beliefs, relationship), that will lead you to making better decisions. I want to offer a safe place to process thoughts and feelings around issues that can be challenging. I am interested in helping people who experience stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief/loss and challenges with relationships (social or romantic). Many conversations are around “adulting” and how to manage life, career, relationships, etc.
Loren Richards Farese
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, RYT
2 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94609
I work with individuals and couples struggling internally or relationally, and who seek insight and change in their patterns. I work with a mindfulness towards the way we are shaped by our families of origin, culture, faith, community, and bigger systems. I work with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, self-harm, self-confidence, sexual abuse, trauma, and attachment based trauma including CPTSD. I am particularly attentive to evolutionary and ecopsychology, sexual and somatic empowerment, parenthood, and nontraditional relationship styles. Clients I work with are often seeking ease, clarity, balance, and self-acceptance.
I work with individuals and couples struggling internally or relationally, and who seek insight and change in their patterns. I work with a mindfulness towards the way we are shaped by our families of origin, culture, faith, community, and bigger systems. I work with clients struggling with anxiety, depression, self-harm, self-confidence, sexual abuse, trauma, and attachment based trauma including CPTSD. I am particularly attentive to evolutionary and ecopsychology, sexual and somatic empowerment, parenthood, and nontraditional relationship styles. Clients I work with are often seeking ease, clarity, balance, and self-acceptance.
I believe three core things about therapy: 1. People are inherently healthy. 2. Therapy is not just about symptoms. 3. If the therapy is working, you'll know it. Traditionally, psychotherapy has been associated with illness while wellness and depth have been left to the self-help movement. The theory I practice sees everyone as sound at the core. As a result, there is no ceiling on "getting better." Someone with symptoms wants to feel more like him or herself, which I aim to make happen as quickly as possible. At the same time, I help people to achieve clear interpersonal, professional, and creative change.
I believe three core things about therapy: 1. People are inherently healthy. 2. Therapy is not just about symptoms. 3. If the therapy is working, you'll know it. Traditionally, psychotherapy has been associated with illness while wellness and depth have been left to the self-help movement. The theory I practice sees everyone as sound at the core. As a result, there is no ceiling on "getting better." Someone with symptoms wants to feel more like him or herself, which I aim to make happen as quickly as possible. At the same time, I help people to achieve clear interpersonal, professional, and creative change.
I am a clinical and developmental psychologist with over 35 years experience. I currently have limited availability for the following services: 1) parenting support 2) support during all phases of family building, family planning, pregnancy, adoption, fostering and transitioning to parenthood and, 3) for consultation and supervision.
I have certificates and training in the SPACE Program for children with anxiety and OCD; autistic centered therapy; filial therapy; child centered play therapy; perinatal mood disorders as well as infant parent psychotherapy, synergetic play therapy, therapeutic improv and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
I am a clinical and developmental psychologist with over 35 years experience. I currently have limited availability for the following services: 1) parenting support 2) support during all phases of family building, family planning, pregnancy, adoption, fostering and transitioning to parenthood and, 3) for consultation and supervision.
I have certificates and training in the SPACE Program for children with anxiety and OCD; autistic centered therapy; filial therapy; child centered play therapy; perinatal mood disorders as well as infant parent psychotherapy, synergetic play therapy, therapeutic improv and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
No matter what difficulty you face, together we can find our way through. Most of us change only when what we've been doing completely stops working! In that way, our most challenging times also have the potential to change us in mysteriously positive ways. Let's travel together to find your best life!
No matter what difficulty you face, together we can find our way through. Most of us change only when what we've been doing completely stops working! In that way, our most challenging times also have the potential to change us in mysteriously positive ways. Let's travel together to find your best life!
Through therapy, we can author and re-author life stories and personal mythologies in order to bring self-supporting realities into existence. I work collaboratively with clients, cultivating existing strengths and internal resources in order to foster relationships and life experiences that contribute to clients' recovery and wellbeing. When invited, and with respect, I’m honored to explore what makes clients who they are, and to support who they want to become.
Through therapy, we can author and re-author life stories and personal mythologies in order to bring self-supporting realities into existence. I work collaboratively with clients, cultivating existing strengths and internal resources in order to foster relationships and life experiences that contribute to clients' recovery and wellbeing. When invited, and with respect, I’m honored to explore what makes clients who they are, and to support who they want to become.
I work with adolescents, adults, and families navigating life transitions, trauma recovery, and significant life events. Many of my clients are coping with anxiety, depression, relational challenges, or the impact of acute or complex trauma. I offer a space to deepen self-awareness, stay action-oriented toward meaningful change, and reconnect with your values, goals, and sense of self.
My approach is relational, strengths-based, and psychodynamic, with an emphasis on the body’s role in healing. I integrate Somatic Experiencing and mindfulness-based practices to support nervous system regulation and embodied insight.
I work with adolescents, adults, and families navigating life transitions, trauma recovery, and significant life events. Many of my clients are coping with anxiety, depression, relational challenges, or the impact of acute or complex trauma. I offer a space to deepen self-awareness, stay action-oriented toward meaningful change, and reconnect with your values, goals, and sense of self.
My approach is relational, strengths-based, and psychodynamic, with an emphasis on the body’s role in healing. I integrate Somatic Experiencing and mindfulness-based practices to support nervous system regulation and embodied insight.
Life doesn’t always unfold the way we expect. Loss, transitions, and relationship challenges can leave you feeling untethered, overwhelmed, or unsure of who you are becoming. Whether you’re navigating grief, healing from trauma, adjusting to a major life change, or struggling in your relationships, you don’t have to do it alone.
Life doesn’t always unfold the way we expect. Loss, transitions, and relationship challenges can leave you feeling untethered, overwhelmed, or unsure of who you are becoming. Whether you’re navigating grief, healing from trauma, adjusting to a major life change, or struggling in your relationships, you don’t have to do it alone.
My background includes over 35 years dedicated to providing support to individuals facing life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer.
Making changes in your life can be challenging, and it is not necessary to navigate this journey alone. As a client-centered and empathic clinician, I will support you as you explore new directions in your life. I am committed to meeting you where you are and facilitating your healing process. Together, we will identify and harness your inherent strengths and resilience to create the change you desire. The pandemic and societal shifts may evoke grief and loss in unexpected ways, including losses related to self, a cherished pet, or friendships. In a safe and supportive environment, we can work collaboratively toward your healing.
My background includes over 35 years dedicated to providing support to individuals facing life-limiting illnesses, such as cancer.
Making changes in your life can be challenging, and it is not necessary to navigate this journey alone. As a client-centered and empathic clinician, I will support you as you explore new directions in your life. I am committed to meeting you where you are and facilitating your healing process. Together, we will identify and harness your inherent strengths and resilience to create the change you desire. The pandemic and societal shifts may evoke grief and loss in unexpected ways, including losses related to self, a cherished pet, or friendships. In a safe and supportive environment, we can work collaboratively toward your healing.
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