Couples Counseling Therapists in Oakland, CA
I have been a licensed therapist for over 30 years helping adult individuals and couples who want to improve their experience in life.
As a Professional BIPOC woman, you are navigating unique challenges in the workplace and in your personal life. Whether it is Corporate America or other professional settings, you're dealing with workplace micro-aggressions, feelings of imposter syndrome, overwork and the push and pull of personal and professional roles and choices.
You may also be affected by complex post traumatic stress disorder, racialized or intergenerational trauma as you try to find balance in your life. Challenges such as anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder or interpersonal conflicts may emerge as symptoms of deeper issues that need to be healed
I have been a licensed therapist for over 30 years helping adult individuals and couples who want to improve their experience in life.
As a Professional BIPOC woman, you are navigating unique challenges in the workplace and in your personal life. Whether it is Corporate America or other professional settings, you're dealing with workplace micro-aggressions, feelings of imposter syndrome, overwork and the push and pull of personal and professional roles and choices.
You may also be affected by complex post traumatic stress disorder, racialized or intergenerational trauma as you try to find balance in your life. Challenges such as anxiety, depression, bi-polar disorder or interpersonal conflicts may emerge as symptoms of deeper issues that need to be healed
I am especially experienced in supporting clients dealing with life transitions, high achievement, identity exploration, relationship/attachment issues, and processing trauma and grief.
Starting therapy can be exciting and anxiety provoking. Whether you are hoping to focus on specific concerns, or exploring broader, longer standing challenges, therapy can be helpful in understanding how aspects of one‘s temperament and relational tendencies interfere with living life authentically, and with reaching one’s full potential. By addressing issues in real-time, while also considering the impact of situational factors and past experiences, therapy can be useful in identifying areas of one’s life to examine and evolve. Importantly, effective therapy often promotes resiliency, self-awareness and personal growth.
I am especially experienced in supporting clients dealing with life transitions, high achievement, identity exploration, relationship/attachment issues, and processing trauma and grief.
Starting therapy can be exciting and anxiety provoking. Whether you are hoping to focus on specific concerns, or exploring broader, longer standing challenges, therapy can be helpful in understanding how aspects of one‘s temperament and relational tendencies interfere with living life authentically, and with reaching one’s full potential. By addressing issues in real-time, while also considering the impact of situational factors and past experiences, therapy can be useful in identifying areas of one’s life to examine and evolve. Importantly, effective therapy often promotes resiliency, self-awareness and personal growth.
Jennifer Kern
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94618
If you are experiencing stress in your life or find yourself in a life transition, you deserve support. Even short-term therapy can be a way to move forward. Your goals will lay the foundation for any work we will do together. My style is collaborative and practical. I bring authenticity, warmth, humor, life experience, empathy, and skills in a variety of modalities to session. You are invited to bring your whole self with whatever you are experiencing and want to change. I am EMDR trained and offer support for a range of individual, family, and couple issues including grief, anxiety, depression, conflict, and life transitions.
If you are experiencing stress in your life or find yourself in a life transition, you deserve support. Even short-term therapy can be a way to move forward. Your goals will lay the foundation for any work we will do together. My style is collaborative and practical. I bring authenticity, warmth, humor, life experience, empathy, and skills in a variety of modalities to session. You are invited to bring your whole self with whatever you are experiencing and want to change. I am EMDR trained and offer support for a range of individual, family, and couple issues including grief, anxiety, depression, conflict, and life transitions.
I specialize in using creativity, humor, and the arts in working with adults who are having intimacy and relationship issues.
Additionally, much of my work is focused on people going though transitions, such as adolescents to adulthood, singlehood to parenthood, relationship transitions, coming out, and academic/work transitions. Using pieces of several different methodologies, creatively we will work toward accomplishing your goals for therapy. Specializing in AEDP and PACT.
I specialize in using creativity, humor, and the arts in working with adults who are having intimacy and relationship issues.
Additionally, much of my work is focused on people going though transitions, such as adolescents to adulthood, singlehood to parenthood, relationship transitions, coming out, and academic/work transitions. Using pieces of several different methodologies, creatively we will work toward accomplishing your goals for therapy. Specializing in AEDP and PACT.
I have been working with children, teens, and adults of color struggling with an array of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship satisfaction, life purpose, trauma, postpartum depression, and spirituality, related to life transitions, family stress, trauma, and grief.
I work primarily from a Cognitive behavioral informed perspective and will incorporate various treatment modalities throughout my work with the client(s) in the therapeutic journey,. My treatment approach depends on the needs of each individual client; creating a unique treatment that meets you where you are. I also offer Equine assisted Therapy at request.
I have been working with children, teens, and adults of color struggling with an array of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship satisfaction, life purpose, trauma, postpartum depression, and spirituality, related to life transitions, family stress, trauma, and grief.
I work primarily from a Cognitive behavioral informed perspective and will incorporate various treatment modalities throughout my work with the client(s) in the therapeutic journey,. My treatment approach depends on the needs of each individual client; creating a unique treatment that meets you where you are. I also offer Equine assisted Therapy at request.
I work comfortably with couples and individuals facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, and trauma.
I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. I utilize a person-centered approach, meeting individuals where they are and actively listening to their needs. My approches integrates evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and self-compassion strategies to provide tailored support and promote growth. Trauma-Informed to help with individuals with depression and anxiety.
I work comfortably with couples and individuals facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, and trauma.
I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. I utilize a person-centered approach, meeting individuals where they are and actively listening to their needs. My approches integrates evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and self-compassion strategies to provide tailored support and promote growth. Trauma-Informed to help with individuals with depression and anxiety.
I offer holistic integrative psychotherapy for adults and couples, helping bring integration and wholeness to all major dimensions of our humanness: mind, heart, body and soul.
I believe that we are all born with a passionate aliveness that is uniquely beautiful, radiant, joyful, trusting and loving. Unfortunately, this passionate aliveness often gets wounded and covered-up. Our deeper work together is to recover your passionate aliveness, manifesting meaningful work and loving interpersonal relationships, while also, pragmatically, addressing your near-term challenges.
I offer holistic integrative psychotherapy for adults and couples, helping bring integration and wholeness to all major dimensions of our humanness: mind, heart, body and soul.
I believe that we are all born with a passionate aliveness that is uniquely beautiful, radiant, joyful, trusting and loving. Unfortunately, this passionate aliveness often gets wounded and covered-up. Our deeper work together is to recover your passionate aliveness, manifesting meaningful work and loving interpersonal relationships, while also, pragmatically, addressing your near-term challenges.
It's usually used for relationship scripts, but to me, it goes far beyond communication skills.
I'm authentic and direct. I value science equally with the domain of intuition and art. My style is anchored in cognitive science, attachment theory, mindfulness, social justice, parts work, somatic psychology, and archetypes. I'm queer and LGBTQIA+ aligned, and I consider myself an especially huge nerd with evolutionary psychology.
It's usually used for relationship scripts, but to me, it goes far beyond communication skills.
I'm authentic and direct. I value science equally with the domain of intuition and art. My style is anchored in cognitive science, attachment theory, mindfulness, social justice, parts work, somatic psychology, and archetypes. I'm queer and LGBTQIA+ aligned, and I consider myself an especially huge nerd with evolutionary psychology.
Do you want to improve your emotional well being or to learn how to deal more effectively with stress, anxiety, depression or addiction? Do you want to improve your relationship and communication with your partner? For over 30 years I've provided psychotherapy in a supportive, caring and safe atmosphere helping individuals and couples to address emotional difficulties and achieve a better quality of life.
I enjoy working with individuals and couples. My specialties include relationships and communication, couples/marriage therapy, depression, anxiety, stress management, difficulties of older age, addiction and bi-cultural issues. I use a variety of therapeutic methods as appropriate for you among them EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and EFT (Emotional Focused Therapy for Couples)
Do you want to improve your emotional well being or to learn how to deal more effectively with stress, anxiety, depression or addiction? Do you want to improve your relationship and communication with your partner? For over 30 years I've provided psychotherapy in a supportive, caring and safe atmosphere helping individuals and couples to address emotional difficulties and achieve a better quality of life.
I enjoy working with individuals and couples. My specialties include relationships and communication, couples/marriage therapy, depression, anxiety, stress management, difficulties of older age, addiction and bi-cultural issues. I use a variety of therapeutic methods as appropriate for you among them EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and EFT (Emotional Focused Therapy for Couples)
I work with individual women, men, couples & alt.
My approach is relational & holistic. I use mindfulness, attachment theory, parts work, eco therapy, humor, and a genuine, warm curiosity about your experience. My intention is to deeply listen and reflect back to you, your own inner wisdom & capacity to heal. With kindness, I will challenge the ways you might be getting in the way of the life you want.
I work with individual women, men, couples & alt.
My approach is relational & holistic. I use mindfulness, attachment theory, parts work, eco therapy, humor, and a genuine, warm curiosity about your experience. My intention is to deeply listen and reflect back to you, your own inner wisdom & capacity to heal. With kindness, I will challenge the ways you might be getting in the way of the life you want.
Throughout my career, I have counseled families, couples, teens and parents seeking strategies to parent children who were suffering with mental illnesses.
Past experiences can heavily influence how we see and operate in the world. Such experiences can cause us to become emotionally stuck in thoughts and behaviors that prevent us from engaging in healthy relationships, stunt our mental development, and block progression. Congratulations! Understanding that you are in need of therapeutic support and actively seeking it out is a strength. It could lead to self-fulfillment. I can assist in this transition by working closely with you to help process issues, understand what is needed and set realistic goals.
Throughout my career, I have counseled families, couples, teens and parents seeking strategies to parent children who were suffering with mental illnesses.
Past experiences can heavily influence how we see and operate in the world. Such experiences can cause us to become emotionally stuck in thoughts and behaviors that prevent us from engaging in healthy relationships, stunt our mental development, and block progression. Congratulations! Understanding that you are in need of therapeutic support and actively seeking it out is a strength. It could lead to self-fulfillment. I can assist in this transition by working closely with you to help process issues, understand what is needed and set realistic goals.
Meet Our Couples Counseling Therapists
Evelyn Natalya Fleischman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94609
I work with individuals and couples looking to develop more authentic and meaningful relationships.
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 work with individuals and couples looking to develop more authentic and meaningful relationships.
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!
Ari Daphne Vinion
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I specialize in working with neurodivergant people and couples.
As a nurodivergant, disabled, queer, and chronically ill person myself, I work from a stance of lived as well as professional experience. I know how hard it can be to find a therapist who is interested in the full experience of living in your bodymind as opposed to trying to diagnose and fit you into interventions that 'should' work.
I specialize in working with neurodivergant people and couples.
As a nurodivergant, disabled, queer, and chronically ill person myself, I work from a stance of lived as well as professional experience. I know how hard it can be to find a therapist who is interested in the full experience of living in your bodymind as opposed to trying to diagnose and fit you into interventions that 'should' work.
Dr. Eric Bottino
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94618
Are you so overwhelmed that you can't focus on your partner, kids, or other meaningful relationships? Do you feel like letting go of patterns is challenging and find yourself obsessing about your body to the point that eating becomes an ordeal? Do you feel like the past is weighing you down and you can't put it where it belongs, that is in the past? Do you engage in behaviors such as drug, alcohol, or other reckless endeavors that bring about tension and conflicts at home, at work, or other social settings?.
I work with adolescents and adults from all walks of life experiencing an extensive range of challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma, phobias, surviving abuse, body image, and eating disorders. I use a system theory lens with families and a cooperative, collaborative approach for couples therapy.
Are you so overwhelmed that you can't focus on your partner, kids, or other meaningful relationships? Do you feel like letting go of patterns is challenging and find yourself obsessing about your body to the point that eating becomes an ordeal? Do you feel like the past is weighing you down and you can't put it where it belongs, that is in the past? Do you engage in behaviors such as drug, alcohol, or other reckless endeavors that bring about tension and conflicts at home, at work, or other social settings?.
I work with adolescents and adults from all walks of life experiencing an extensive range of challenges such as depression, anxiety, trauma, phobias, surviving abuse, body image, and eating disorders. I use a system theory lens with families and a cooperative, collaborative approach for couples therapy.
Therapy is a process of self-reflection and conversation that honors the struggles of life: career uncertainty, relationship decisions, loneliness, grief, and the ongoing pursuit self-love.
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. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
Therapy is a process of self-reflection and conversation that honors the struggles of life: career uncertainty, relationship decisions, loneliness, grief, and the ongoing pursuit self-love.
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. We are a collective of therapists with a wide range of specialties. Our intake professionals will help connect you with the right therapist for your needs. We make appointments easy, offering evenings and weekends and flexibility for creative professionals who can't make the same time each week.
Reed A Malcolm Psychotherapist
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94618
I am a psychotherapist treating both adults and couples, in-person and on-line, with offices in SF and Oakland.
We are all unique, consciously and unconsciously influenced by the relationships and life-events that leave a lasting impact on how we address our current situation. Difficulties can sometimes arise when the habitual thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that once served us now have us feeling stuck, depressed, and powerless.
I am a psychotherapist treating both adults and couples, in-person and on-line, with offices in SF and Oakland.
We are all unique, consciously and unconsciously influenced by the relationships and life-events that leave a lasting impact on how we address our current situation. Difficulties can sometimes arise when the habitual thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that once served us now have us feeling stuck, depressed, and powerless.
This is done in a relationship of genuine curiosity and compassion, so that understanding and change, can take place.
I specialize in individual and couples work, with depression, anxiety, various relationship problems, low self-esteem, parenting difficulties, eating and addiction disorders. I have expertise in perinatal issues such as postpartum depression, and establishing new baby-work life balance. Working on relationship conflicts and dissatisfaction is my strength.
This is done in a relationship of genuine curiosity and compassion, so that understanding and change, can take place.
I specialize in individual and couples work, with depression, anxiety, various relationship problems, low self-esteem, parenting difficulties, eating and addiction disorders. I have expertise in perinatal issues such as postpartum depression, and establishing new baby-work life balance. Working on relationship conflicts and dissatisfaction is my strength.
Brittnay Nichele Stevens
Associate Professional Clinical Counselor, APCC
Verified Verified
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
I provide services to adults, couples, and families.
You are here! The first step is often the hardest step. In Black and Brown communities seeking mental health treatment is taboo. Stigmas attached to therapy are REAL! Let's work on building a better understanding of what it truly means to be healthy. Feeling lost, stuck or confused? Having trouble communicating your needs? Finding it hard to set healthy boundaries? Need help setting goals? Suffering from anxiety and depression? In constant state of turmoil? These are all normal feelings. Internal struggles rooted in our childhoods show up as chaos in adulthood. It is okay to work on YOU! I can help.
I provide services to adults, couples, and families.
You are here! The first step is often the hardest step. In Black and Brown communities seeking mental health treatment is taboo. Stigmas attached to therapy are REAL! Let's work on building a better understanding of what it truly means to be healthy. Feeling lost, stuck or confused? Having trouble communicating your needs? Finding it hard to set healthy boundaries? Need help setting goals? Suffering from anxiety and depression? In constant state of turmoil? These are all normal feelings. Internal struggles rooted in our childhoods show up as chaos in adulthood. It is okay to work on YOU! I can help.
I work with adolescents and their families, couples, and individuals.
At the center of the human experience lie the stories we tell about ourselves and those we tell about others. Stories have the power to move us in remarkable ways. They teach us about life and love and show us how joy and pain coexist. They remind us of the resiliency we possess to overcome suffering. They can help us keep our faith, or they can evoke fear. Stories may leave our minds but overstay their welcome in our bodies. Sometimes, detaching from the stories that no longer serve us feels impossible, as they often keep us somehow safe.
I work with adolescents and their families, couples, and individuals.
At the center of the human experience lie the stories we tell about ourselves and those we tell about others. Stories have the power to move us in remarkable ways. They teach us about life and love and show us how joy and pain coexist. They remind us of the resiliency we possess to overcome suffering. They can help us keep our faith, or they can evoke fear. Stories may leave our minds but overstay their welcome in our bodies. Sometimes, detaching from the stories that no longer serve us feels impossible, as they often keep us somehow safe.
I aim to build a strong therapeutic relationship where clients feel heard and understood.
Some key focus areas I work on include Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT): I help people recognize and change negative thought patterns and patterns. Mindfulness: I use techniques from mindfulness-based therapy to foster acceptance, reduce stress, and promote emotional regulation. Grief Therapy: I help people to process and navigate the feelings and challenges
I aim to build a strong therapeutic relationship where clients feel heard and understood.
Some key focus areas I work on include Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT): I help people recognize and change negative thought patterns and patterns. Mindfulness: I use techniques from mindfulness-based therapy to foster acceptance, reduce stress, and promote emotional regulation. Grief Therapy: I help people to process and navigate the feelings and challenges
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Couples Counseling Therapists
Does couples counseling work?
Research shows that couples counseling is effective; it can reduce relationship distress and improve emotional awareness, communication, empathy, intimacy, and overall relationship satisfaction. For example, emotionally focused therapy was found to be effective for about 75 percent of couples, and those benefits lasted at least two years.
When should a couple seek counseling?
Couples can benefit from counseling if they consistently struggle in their relationship. They may have lost the ability to communicate effectively, become entrenched in harmful patterns, begun to fight more than usual, broken the other’s trust, suffered from a mental or physical illness, or faced any number of other challenges. Many therapists offer free consultations, so if a couple isn’t sure whether therapy is necessary, asking directly can provide clarity.
How can I get my partner to go to couples therapy?
The decision to seek couples therapy is often driven by one partner, who then convinces the other to participate. When discussing the idea, the initiator should be direct and assertive. They can state the problems they see and explain how the relationship would benefit from therapy. In more serious cases, they can also explain how their relationship may suffer without making any changes or seeking professional help.
How does a couple prepare for couples counseling?
The anticipation of beginning couples counseling can be difficult—sometimes more difficult than the first session itself. Taking a few moments to reflect can allay those concerns: What are the current challenges? When and how did they begin? What do they want the relationship to look like in the future? Reflecting on these questions can help individuals or couples articulate their goals. Of course, the therapist will also ask questions and guide couples through the process.