Chronic Pain Therapists in Oakland, CA
Trauma, loss, and acute distress can shape every part of a person's life — how you see yourself, how you feel in your body, and how you connect with others. Whether you're carrying the weight of a painful childhood, recovering from violence or an accident, or struggling with a traumatic loss, healing is genuinely possible.
With over a decade of specialized training in trauma treatment, I'm passionate about helping people resolve symptoms that can include reliving or avoiding memories, persistent negative moods and thoughts, and dissociation — that sense of feeling detached from yourself and others.
Trauma, loss, and acute distress can shape every part of a person's life — how you see yourself, how you feel in your body, and how you connect with others. Whether you're carrying the weight of a painful childhood, recovering from violence or an accident, or struggling with a traumatic loss, healing is genuinely possible.
With over a decade of specialized training in trauma treatment, I'm passionate about helping people resolve symptoms that can include reliving or avoiding memories, persistent negative moods and thoughts, and dissociation — that sense of feeling detached from yourself and others.
I am a trauma centered, queer therapist incorporating the body, family systems and collective liberation. I center the relational experience and hope for therapy to be a place of support to encounter all parts of yourself. I view therapy as a place to feel and be felt, one that can hold unknown territory. Our bodies know what they need even if for a multitude of reasons there is a not knowing. I orient the therapeutic container to hold the process of disentangling from the myriad systems influencing how we relate to ourselves and others.
I am a trauma centered, queer therapist incorporating the body, family systems and collective liberation. I center the relational experience and hope for therapy to be a place of support to encounter all parts of yourself. I view therapy as a place to feel and be felt, one that can hold unknown territory. Our bodies know what they need even if for a multitude of reasons there is a not knowing. I orient the therapeutic container to hold the process of disentangling from the myriad systems influencing how we relate to ourselves and others.
My intention is to move beyond just addressing symptoms, to exploring the roots of your pain and drawing from your unique strengths to begin healing.
My therapeutic style is fluid, collaborative, and experiential. Sessions may include talk therapy, somatics, breathwork, and expressive arts practices such as drawing, painting, writing, music, movement, or drama. I draw from a broad range of approaches to support your needs in the present moment, guiding you through the full spectrum of your experience.
My intention is to move beyond just addressing symptoms, to exploring the roots of your pain and drawing from your unique strengths to begin healing.
My therapeutic style is fluid, collaborative, and experiential. Sessions may include talk therapy, somatics, breathwork, and expressive arts practices such as drawing, painting, writing, music, movement, or drama. I draw from a broad range of approaches to support your needs in the present moment, guiding you through the full spectrum of your experience.
I work with adults treating OCD, panic, health anxiety, social phobia, chronic pain, and stress.
I work best with clients who are motivated to change and looking for a short-term and skills-based approach. You can expect sharp clinical precision, collaboration, deep human kindness, realness, and radical open-mindedness. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at USC Keck School of Medicine. I am also a certified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher with 15+ years of formal mindfulness training. I specialize in research-supported Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based therapies.
I work with adults treating OCD, panic, health anxiety, social phobia, chronic pain, and stress.
I work best with clients who are motivated to change and looking for a short-term and skills-based approach. You can expect sharp clinical precision, collaboration, deep human kindness, realness, and radical open-mindedness. I am a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at USC Keck School of Medicine. I am also a certified Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher with 15+ years of formal mindfulness training. I specialize in research-supported Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness-Based therapies.
Hypnotherapy connects you to the power of the subconscious mind, and combined with holistic counseling and acupressure, old self defeating patterns based on trauma or self-doubt can be released. Underneath these old patterns, your true confidence, resilience, and strength lie hidden. These are natural human qualities which we all can experience when the mind turns away from negativity and fear toward trust and wholeness. It requires a shift of attention from the conditioned mind to the real presence of your own authentic self which the "BodyMind Transformation' process encourages and facilitates.
Hypnotherapy connects you to the power of the subconscious mind, and combined with holistic counseling and acupressure, old self defeating patterns based on trauma or self-doubt can be released. Underneath these old patterns, your true confidence, resilience, and strength lie hidden. These are natural human qualities which we all can experience when the mind turns away from negativity and fear toward trust and wholeness. It requires a shift of attention from the conditioned mind to the real presence of your own authentic self which the "BodyMind Transformation' process encourages and facilitates.
I believe in working in a partnership with my clients to help them identify their challenges and utilize their strengths to help them achieve their goals. I have 15 years of experience working with adults, children, and adolescents. I have extensive experience with diverse populations in medical, group and community settings. I work with my clients collaboratively by providing a non-judgmental, compassionate, and supportive setting.
I believe in working in a partnership with my clients to help them identify their challenges and utilize their strengths to help them achieve their goals. I have 15 years of experience working with adults, children, and adolescents. I have extensive experience with diverse populations in medical, group and community settings. I work with my clients collaboratively by providing a non-judgmental, compassionate, and supportive setting.
I completed my Masters of Social Work at Smith College School for Social Work. I received my post-masters training at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Adult Psychiatry, where I practiced individual adult and group psychotherapy for six years before transitioning into private practice. Working at Kaiser afforded me experience with a wide range of client concerns and gave me the opportunity to work with clients from a wide range of socioeconomic, cultural, and relationship backgrounds. Before pursuing my MSW, I practiced as a corporate transactional attorney at two Bay Area law firms after completing my JD at Harvard Law School.
I completed my Masters of Social Work at Smith College School for Social Work. I received my post-masters training at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Adult Psychiatry, where I practiced individual adult and group psychotherapy for six years before transitioning into private practice. Working at Kaiser afforded me experience with a wide range of client concerns and gave me the opportunity to work with clients from a wide range of socioeconomic, cultural, and relationship backgrounds. Before pursuing my MSW, I practiced as a corporate transactional attorney at two Bay Area law firms after completing my JD at Harvard Law School.
I offer depth psychotherapy that attends to the social-psychological-spiritual complexity of marginalized persons whose bodyminds are often reduced by psychology and mainstream society to inconvenient behaviors or embodiments. I work best with fellow misfits and outcasts, radicals and revolutionaries, those who have survived in a world not built for them.
I offer depth psychotherapy that attends to the social-psychological-spiritual complexity of marginalized persons whose bodyminds are often reduced by psychology and mainstream society to inconvenient behaviors or embodiments. I work best with fellow misfits and outcasts, radicals and revolutionaries, those who have survived in a world not built for them.
Most people I've seen in my many years of practice seek psychotherapy in response to personal loss, trauma, relationship difficulties in love or work, or self defeating thought or behavior patterns that have become unmanageable. As we begin to meet on a regular basis, the anxiety, depression or crisis that propelled them into my office starts to calm. Broader questions like “Why do I keep waiting to live my life in the way I always imagined it to be?” and “Why have my personal or professional accomplishments not provided the fulfillment I hoped for?” then begin to emerge.
Most people I've seen in my many years of practice seek psychotherapy in response to personal loss, trauma, relationship difficulties in love or work, or self defeating thought or behavior patterns that have become unmanageable. As we begin to meet on a regular basis, the anxiety, depression or crisis that propelled them into my office starts to calm. Broader questions like “Why do I keep waiting to live my life in the way I always imagined it to be?” and “Why have my personal or professional accomplishments not provided the fulfillment I hoped for?” then begin to emerge.
To live is to feel pain in its various expressions.
I would describe myself as a heart-centered therapist who works from a “bottom-up” perspective, driven by a passion for universal truth, human connection, congruence, and nurturance of self-worth and core wounds. My foundation is grounded upon Systems Theory, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems Theory, Somatic/Polyvagal Theory, & Mindfulness.
To live is to feel pain in its various expressions.
I would describe myself as a heart-centered therapist who works from a “bottom-up” perspective, driven by a passion for universal truth, human connection, congruence, and nurturance of self-worth and core wounds. My foundation is grounded upon Systems Theory, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems Theory, Somatic/Polyvagal Theory, & Mindfulness.
With over 10 years of experience supporting individuals and couples through anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and difficulties with emotional expression and self-esteem, my approach is humanistic, direct, and collaborative. I work with clients to build insight, develop healthy coping strategies, and create meaningful, achievable goals.
With over 10 years of experience supporting individuals and couples through anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and difficulties with emotional expression and self-esteem, my approach is humanistic, direct, and collaborative. I work with clients to build insight, develop healthy coping strategies, and create meaningful, achievable goals.
I specialize in somatic psychotherapy, a body/mind approach that helps you change core beliefs and attitudes that are causing you suffering. My approach is relational and uses mindfulness to bring awareness to the parts of yourself you don't ordinarily notice. In our sessions, we slow down and pay attention the story your body is telling as well as the mind. The work is highly experiential, creative and transformative!
I specialize in somatic psychotherapy, a body/mind approach that helps you change core beliefs and attitudes that are causing you suffering. My approach is relational and uses mindfulness to bring awareness to the parts of yourself you don't ordinarily notice. In our sessions, we slow down and pay attention the story your body is telling as well as the mind. The work is highly experiential, creative and transformative!
Being human is hard. We grow up often not taught how to feel, or be in healthy relationship with self and others. The isolation and loneliness make it even harder to process life's hardships. In turn, we develop ways of coping with stress and uncertainty, that become painful and limiting over time. Psychotherapy can be a space to unlearn these ways that are harming you, including systemic ones, dive deep into yourself, to meet all the parts of you, heal past traumas, personal, cultural and intergenerational.
Being human is hard. We grow up often not taught how to feel, or be in healthy relationship with self and others. The isolation and loneliness make it even harder to process life's hardships. In turn, we develop ways of coping with stress and uncertainty, that become painful and limiting over time. Psychotherapy can be a space to unlearn these ways that are harming you, including systemic ones, dive deep into yourself, to meet all the parts of you, heal past traumas, personal, cultural and intergenerational.
I have over 30 years of experience providing cognitive-behavior therapy for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and chronic insomnia. I am a licensed psychologist, co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a faculty member of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I am the author of sixteen books and present workshops and trainings to national and international audiences.
I have over 30 years of experience providing cognitive-behavior therapy for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and chronic insomnia. I am a licensed psychologist, co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, Board Certified in Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and a faculty member of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. I am the author of sixteen books and present workshops and trainings to national and international audiences.
I believe that the power of vulnerability is one of our greatest strengths and ultimately can provide us with a deeper sense of self, security, comfort, and more compassionate towards one another. Coming from a strength-based form of doing therapy and providing support to others, I work to provide my clients with a sense of validation and comfort. As a cis male that identifies as Latinx and as a proud member of the LGBTQIA community, I am able to hold the experience of living in many diverse, cross-cultural emotional experiences that we sometimes may not even know how to begin to understand.
I believe that the power of vulnerability is one of our greatest strengths and ultimately can provide us with a deeper sense of self, security, comfort, and more compassionate towards one another. Coming from a strength-based form of doing therapy and providing support to others, I work to provide my clients with a sense of validation and comfort. As a cis male that identifies as Latinx and as a proud member of the LGBTQIA community, I am able to hold the experience of living in many diverse, cross-cultural emotional experiences that we sometimes may not even know how to begin to understand.
Perhaps you feel like an imposter because you have learned that it is easier to hide your true self or because you haven't figured out who you really are. Or, maybe you are a people pleaser and find yourself doing things you do not want to do. You may feel unseen or unheard because you don't know how to set clear boundaries. Or, perhaps, you simply feel that something is missing, and you either don't know what it is or don't know how to find it.
Perhaps you feel like an imposter because you have learned that it is easier to hide your true self or because you haven't figured out who you really are. Or, maybe you are a people pleaser and find yourself doing things you do not want to do. You may feel unseen or unheard because you don't know how to set clear boundaries. Or, perhaps, you simply feel that something is missing, and you either don't know what it is or don't know how to find it.
Hi there, I'm Magdalene! I am a queer Afro-Latinx (Dominican-American) mom, spiritual activist, and former pre-school teacher with experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families. I am bilingual in Spanish and English. My approach is holistic and radical. I love blending my understanding of Eastern and Western psychology and healing practices. Most importantly, the relationship we co-create is the center of the healing. I love supporting children, teens, young adults, and parents of all ages to deepen their relationship to self as a spiritual practice.
Hi there, I'm Magdalene! I am a queer Afro-Latinx (Dominican-American) mom, spiritual activist, and former pre-school teacher with experience working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families. I am bilingual in Spanish and English. My approach is holistic and radical. I love blending my understanding of Eastern and Western psychology and healing practices. Most importantly, the relationship we co-create is the center of the healing. I love supporting children, teens, young adults, and parents of all ages to deepen their relationship to self as a spiritual practice.
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.
Whether you'd like to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck, or unable to trust yourself, or you want to heal some long-held childhood pain or trauma that's interfering with your ability to move forward in life, I can help you learn the skills to heal past wounds, show up more authentically in your relationships, and move from a life of limitations to one of choice and options.
Are you ready to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck and unable to trust yourself to make decisions? Would you like to heal long-held trauma that's interfering with your life? If this sounds like you, help is available! Using an integrative approach of Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy), Somatic-Attachment and Relational Psychotherapy, I will collaborate with you to gain confidence and skills to support your growth and healing. You'll learn the skills of emotional regulation as you diminish anxiety and panic. As your healing progresses, you'll experience the joy of being present and connected.
Whether you'd like to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck, or unable to trust yourself, or you want to heal some long-held childhood pain or trauma that's interfering with your ability to move forward in life, I can help you learn the skills to heal past wounds, show up more authentically in your relationships, and move from a life of limitations to one of choice and options.
Are you ready to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck and unable to trust yourself to make decisions? Would you like to heal long-held trauma that's interfering with your life? If this sounds like you, help is available! Using an integrative approach of Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy), Somatic-Attachment and Relational Psychotherapy, I will collaborate with you to gain confidence and skills to support your growth and healing. You'll learn the skills of emotional regulation as you diminish anxiety and panic. As your healing progresses, you'll experience the joy of being present and connected.
I specialize in working with trans, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent folx, including teens. In family therapy, I use a systems approach where I help families understand how individuals within affect the whole system and help them come to understand their patterns of relating. In individual work, I bring a person-centered approach that focuses on your agency and believes in your capacity to meet your self-discovered therapy goals. I use parts work and somatic practices to support going deeper to find healing and repair for individuals and families. I center safety at all times and work in a trauma-informed capacity.
I specialize in working with trans, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent folx, including teens. In family therapy, I use a systems approach where I help families understand how individuals within affect the whole system and help them come to understand their patterns of relating. In individual work, I bring a person-centered approach that focuses on your agency and believes in your capacity to meet your self-discovered therapy goals. I use parts work and somatic practices to support going deeper to find healing and repair for individuals and families. I center safety at all times and work in a trauma-informed capacity.
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