Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists in Oakland, CA
Hi! My name is Melinda Martindale and I am an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker.) A key component to successful therapy and personal change starts with a strong connection between the therapist and clients. I work with adults in ALL areas of relationships, including your relationship with yourself. I walk with people on the journey to their natural, authentic selves with a professional and individual treatment plan. I am very passionate about my work. I am also a mother, was a single mother, now a stepmother, a grandmother, a lover of nature and creativity, and a survivor of this 'human condition."
Hi! My name is Melinda Martindale and I am an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker.) A key component to successful therapy and personal change starts with a strong connection between the therapist and clients. I work with adults in ALL areas of relationships, including your relationship with yourself. I walk with people on the journey to their natural, authentic selves with a professional and individual treatment plan. I am very passionate about my work. I am also a mother, was a single mother, now a stepmother, a grandmother, a lover of nature and creativity, and a survivor of this 'human condition."
I specialize in focused treatment for individuals who are suffering from the after effects of trauma and other stressful events. I have worked with people who've experienced a variety of terrible events, such as combat, accidents, abuse, sexual assaults, and near death experiences. After such events, it is common to experience a variety of problems, including PTSD, guilt, shame, anger, depression, anxiety, substance use, or emotional dysregulation. If you are experiencing any of these problems, I can help. I also offer psychedelic assisted therapy, including integration of ketamine or other psychedelic medicines.
I specialize in focused treatment for individuals who are suffering from the after effects of trauma and other stressful events. I have worked with people who've experienced a variety of terrible events, such as combat, accidents, abuse, sexual assaults, and near death experiences. After such events, it is common to experience a variety of problems, including PTSD, guilt, shame, anger, depression, anxiety, substance use, or emotional dysregulation. If you are experiencing any of these problems, I can help. I also offer psychedelic assisted therapy, including integration of ketamine or other psychedelic medicines.
I specialize in helping people with depression, anxiety, and past trauma. There are many people that try to sell a cure all or a quick fix for mental health and happiness. As a therapist, it's my mission to avoid gimmicks and rely on proven and well established methods for change. True self-care is not simply salt baths and distractions, but building a life that you don't regularly need to escape from in the first place. I enjoy working with people who want to get closer to the truth of who they are, wish to learn how to set boundaries with ongoing worry, reflect on relationships, and who crave authentic and meaningful change.
I specialize in helping people with depression, anxiety, and past trauma. There are many people that try to sell a cure all or a quick fix for mental health and happiness. As a therapist, it's my mission to avoid gimmicks and rely on proven and well established methods for change. True self-care is not simply salt baths and distractions, but building a life that you don't regularly need to escape from in the first place. I enjoy working with people who want to get closer to the truth of who they are, wish to learn how to set boundaries with ongoing worry, reflect on relationships, and who crave authentic and meaningful change.
I specialize in working with people experiencing career-related anxiety and those who find it challenging to establish boundaries in familial and romantic relationships. As an immigrant who faced the hurdles of cultural adaptation, I enjoy working with those navigating the complexities of bi-cultural identities, relationship dynamics, and the immigrant experience.
I specialize in working with people experiencing career-related anxiety and those who find it challenging to establish boundaries in familial and romantic relationships. As an immigrant who faced the hurdles of cultural adaptation, I enjoy working with those navigating the complexities of bi-cultural identities, relationship dynamics, and the immigrant experience.
I see individual adults and couples with a focus on anxiety, relational dynamics and depression. I will help you relieve work and relationship stress, improve communication and increase emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Addressing life’s questions big and small, we'll work together to define and revise your sense of meaning and personal value.
I see individual adults and couples with a focus on anxiety, relational dynamics and depression. I will help you relieve work and relationship stress, improve communication and increase emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Addressing life’s questions big and small, we'll work together to define and revise your sense of meaning and personal value.
Thank you for visiting my page. My therapeutic style provides a warm, nonjudgmental, environment that meets clients where they are at. As we work together clients are able to examine their goals, problem solve, increase positive coping skills and improve their lives. I specialize in working with anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse. I have a great deal of experience with clients who have lived through loss and/or trauma.
Thank you for visiting my page. My therapeutic style provides a warm, nonjudgmental, environment that meets clients where they are at. As we work together clients are able to examine their goals, problem solve, increase positive coping skills and improve their lives. I specialize in working with anxiety disorders, depression, and substance abuse. I have a great deal of experience with clients who have lived through loss and/or trauma.
Hi! My name is Johanna Fernandez and I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in California. I believe in allowing my clients to guide me while teaching them how to ride the waves of life's difficulties. I believe everyone has the answers they are looking for within themselves; I am only a sounding board designed to guide, teach, and empower. I believe there is no "one size fits all" for therapy. I love using different interventions from different approaches depending on the person sitting in front of me. In meeting with me, we can create the best plan suited for you and your needs.
Hi! My name is Johanna Fernandez and I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist based in California. I believe in allowing my clients to guide me while teaching them how to ride the waves of life's difficulties. I believe everyone has the answers they are looking for within themselves; I am only a sounding board designed to guide, teach, and empower. I believe there is no "one size fits all" for therapy. I love using different interventions from different approaches depending on the person sitting in front of me. In meeting with me, we can create the best plan suited for you and your needs.
Jennifer Jackson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94618
Are you wanting to transform your pain rather than merely manage it? Do you know some coping skills but are having a hard time connecting it from your head to your heart, having it sink in and stick? With skilled and compassionate therapy, you can transform the limiting beliefs and coping strategies underlying trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. In our work together, we will develop your capacities and insights that empower you to live fully and freely – uncovering strengths, cultivating self-compassion, embracing authenticity, and building deeper connections with yourself and others.
Are you wanting to transform your pain rather than merely manage it? Do you know some coping skills but are having a hard time connecting it from your head to your heart, having it sink in and stick? With skilled and compassionate therapy, you can transform the limiting beliefs and coping strategies underlying trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. In our work together, we will develop your capacities and insights that empower you to live fully and freely – uncovering strengths, cultivating self-compassion, embracing authenticity, and building deeper connections with yourself and others.
Are you struggling with behaviors that you know are not good for you? Are you worried and depressed about your life and your relationships? Let me help you sort out your thoughts and feelings and help you get back on track.
I also love seeing couples and families. You may bring significant others to your therapy if you wish, to help focus you in your relationship goals.
Are you struggling with behaviors that you know are not good for you? Are you worried and depressed about your life and your relationships? Let me help you sort out your thoughts and feelings and help you get back on track.
I also love seeing couples and families. You may bring significant others to your therapy if you wish, to help focus you in your relationship goals.
My clients are people struggling with a transition in their lives; initiating independence as a teenager or young adult, wrestling with a new gender or new role as a significant other / parent, newly dealing with depression, traumatic memories or substance abuse. My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative and interactive with the goal of creating a safe environment that will enable you to explore your thoughts and feelings related to present difficulties. I work with the idea of relieving one's immediate suffering with the longer term goal of how to better understand oneself and one's relationship to the world around you.
My clients are people struggling with a transition in their lives; initiating independence as a teenager or young adult, wrestling with a new gender or new role as a significant other / parent, newly dealing with depression, traumatic memories or substance abuse. My approach to psychotherapy is collaborative and interactive with the goal of creating a safe environment that will enable you to explore your thoughts and feelings related to present difficulties. I work with the idea of relieving one's immediate suffering with the longer term goal of how to better understand oneself and one's relationship to the world around you.
We all have different life experiences, I am interested to hear your story and provide you with a unique approach that suits you. I will work to support you and your goals during treatment and provide tools for you to take with you in your day-to-day life.
We all have different life experiences, I am interested to hear your story and provide you with a unique approach that suits you. I will work to support you and your goals during treatment and provide tools for you to take with you in your day-to-day life.
Meet Our Dialectical Behavior (DBT) Therapists
Whether it be substance abuse, grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, anger or something else, I believe that with the right tools we can grow from these experiences and learn to cope. I strongly believe that everyone wants, can, and has the right, to be a healthy, happy individual who can grow and be successful. However, sometimes life gives us circumstances or unexpected events that make us feel this goal is out of our reach.
Whether it be substance abuse, grief, trauma, depression, anxiety, anger or something else, I believe that with the right tools we can grow from these experiences and learn to cope. I strongly believe that everyone wants, can, and has the right, to be a healthy, happy individual who can grow and be successful. However, sometimes life gives us circumstances or unexpected events that make us feel this goal is out of our reach.
I have been a therapist for over 25 years. I work with individual, however, I specialize with couples and families. Issues are a part of life, however, they don’t have to run our life. Being proactive rather than reactive is an important aspect in empowering ourselves to look at things that feel so scary. Our fears can magnify the reality of a situation to where we feel like we are about to climb Mt. Everest rather than going up a hill.
I have been a therapist for over 25 years. I work with individual, however, I specialize with couples and families. Issues are a part of life, however, they don’t have to run our life. Being proactive rather than reactive is an important aspect in empowering ourselves to look at things that feel so scary. Our fears can magnify the reality of a situation to where we feel like we are about to climb Mt. Everest rather than going up a hill.
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.
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.
Are you constantly telling others you’re “fine” when that is the furthest thing from the truth? Do you feel your family, personal and work relationships could be better? Are you constantly telling yourself that you need to get your “ish” together? Whether you want to get support around new changes in your life or to work through problems that have been with you for years, let me support you in your steps towards wellness. I will assist you to uncover some of the assumptions and biases you hold about yourself, and help you break unhealthy cycles you may find yourself stuck in, while discovering and building upon your strengths.
Are you constantly telling others you’re “fine” when that is the furthest thing from the truth? Do you feel your family, personal and work relationships could be better? Are you constantly telling yourself that you need to get your “ish” together? Whether you want to get support around new changes in your life or to work through problems that have been with you for years, let me support you in your steps towards wellness. I will assist you to uncover some of the assumptions and biases you hold about yourself, and help you break unhealthy cycles you may find yourself stuck in, while discovering and building upon your strengths.
I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. This includes treatment for substance use disorders using a harm-reduction model, mental health disorders, dual-diagnosis, severe mental illness, Native American populations, and court-dependent youth. My passion is for people, and believe we all have an intrinsic desire to move toward health and happiness.
I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. This includes treatment for substance use disorders using a harm-reduction model, mental health disorders, dual-diagnosis, severe mental illness, Native American populations, and court-dependent youth. My passion is for people, and believe we all have an intrinsic desire to move toward health and happiness.
Hi there, I'm Matthew! I am a licensed Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and down-to-earth. I have been treating eating disorders for the past 15 years and founded Cielo House Eating Disorder Treatment Centers, a group of nationally recognized eating disorder programs. Despite my extensive experience, I always treat each client as a unique person and never assume that I know more than they do about themselves.
Hi there, I'm Matthew! I am a licensed Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. My approach to therapy is compassionate, collaborative, and down-to-earth. I have been treating eating disorders for the past 15 years and founded Cielo House Eating Disorder Treatment Centers, a group of nationally recognized eating disorder programs. Despite my extensive experience, I always treat each client as a unique person and never assume that I know more than they do about themselves.
Have you and your partner lost your spark? Does sex feel like just another task to check off your to-do list after a long day of working, parenting, and trying to keep the house from being a total disaster? If you yearn for the intimacy that seemed so easy for you and your partner in the beginning, you're not alone! I'm here to help you reinvigorate your romantic connection. Every couple goes through rough patches, especially if they have to navigate parenting, work, and money stresses, not to mention the fallout of a pandemic! With couples therapy, you can feel loved and desired again and begin enjoying your sex life once more.
Have you and your partner lost your spark? Does sex feel like just another task to check off your to-do list after a long day of working, parenting, and trying to keep the house from being a total disaster? If you yearn for the intimacy that seemed so easy for you and your partner in the beginning, you're not alone! I'm here to help you reinvigorate your romantic connection. Every couple goes through rough patches, especially if they have to navigate parenting, work, and money stresses, not to mention the fallout of a pandemic! With couples therapy, you can feel loved and desired again and begin enjoying your sex life once more.
Hello! My name is Jonathan Castro and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for the state of California. I have been a therapist for about 11 years now, and I have had the privilege of working in many different backgrounds, from psychiatric hospitals, county crisis clinics, private practice, and managed care mental health plans. Based on my background I have worked with practically every diagnosis and background, but as of late, it is typically depression, anxiety, life transitions, post and postpartum moms, men's issues, anger management, grief and loss, as well as relationship issues.
Hello! My name is Jonathan Castro and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for the state of California. I have been a therapist for about 11 years now, and I have had the privilege of working in many different backgrounds, from psychiatric hospitals, county crisis clinics, private practice, and managed care mental health plans. Based on my background I have worked with practically every diagnosis and background, but as of late, it is typically depression, anxiety, life transitions, post and postpartum moms, men's issues, anger management, grief and loss, as well as relationship issues.
Are you curious about the therapy process but not certain if you want to commit to months of longer term therapy but are seeking some relief right now? My practice offers Solution Focused, Brief Therapy to help with current stressors, hands on problem solving techniques, and doable, accessible coping skills to help you manage your emotions and stressors. Sometimes you just need someone to talk to, but not sure if you can commit long term therapy just yet...and that's okay. You deserve support too.
Are you curious about the therapy process but not certain if you want to commit to months of longer term therapy but are seeking some relief right now? My practice offers Solution Focused, Brief Therapy to help with current stressors, hands on problem solving techniques, and doable, accessible coping skills to help you manage your emotions and stressors. Sometimes you just need someone to talk to, but not sure if you can commit long term therapy just yet...and that's okay. You deserve support too.
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