In Person Therapists in Oakland, CA
I offer talk therapy, somatic therapy, and ketamine-assisted therapy in-person in Oakland as well as virtually throughout California.
Do you feel ready for change but aren’t sure where to start? Maybe you want to feel more confident in your choices, more honest in your relationships, or more secure in yourself day to day. Many of my clients come in longing for clarity about how to engage with the difficulties of life. My work is about helping people cultivate a different kind of relationship with life. Together, we’ll explore how you can nurture yourself with genuine care, protect yourself while staying open-hearted, and move toward the life you deeply want. Along the way, we’ll uncover your personal and societal roots of anxiety, depression, and stuck patterns.
I offer talk therapy, somatic therapy, and ketamine-assisted therapy in-person in Oakland as well as virtually throughout California.
Do you feel ready for change but aren’t sure where to start? Maybe you want to feel more confident in your choices, more honest in your relationships, or more secure in yourself day to day. Many of my clients come in longing for clarity about how to engage with the difficulties of life. My work is about helping people cultivate a different kind of relationship with life. Together, we’ll explore how you can nurture yourself with genuine care, protect yourself while staying open-hearted, and move toward the life you deeply want. Along the way, we’ll uncover your personal and societal roots of anxiety, depression, and stuck patterns.
I work with individuals experiencing a wide-range of issues, including depression, complex trauma, mania, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and psychosis. My therapeutic approach is to serve as an active collaborator as you face the challenges of the present while making sense of the past. I tend to be a good fit for therapy skeptics and those who are willing to work but have struggled to feel understood by other providers.
I work with individuals experiencing a wide-range of issues, including depression, complex trauma, mania, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, and psychosis. My therapeutic approach is to serve as an active collaborator as you face the challenges of the present while making sense of the past. I tend to be a good fit for therapy skeptics and those who are willing to work but have struggled to feel understood by other providers.
Alisa is a bilingual (English/Spanish)/bi-cultural licensed clinical social worker with experience working with adolescents and their families, as well as adults. Alisa centers her work on building a strong therapeutic relationship; providing a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to explore themselves, past experiences, and their relationships with others. Her approach is open, warm and integrates talk therapy with body-based approaches such as mindfulness, EMDR, and parts work.
Alisa is a bilingual (English/Spanish)/bi-cultural licensed clinical social worker with experience working with adolescents and their families, as well as adults. Alisa centers her work on building a strong therapeutic relationship; providing a safe, non-judgmental space for clients to explore themselves, past experiences, and their relationships with others. Her approach is open, warm and integrates talk therapy with body-based approaches such as mindfulness, EMDR, and parts work.
Trauma, Psychedelic Integration,Ketamine,
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT , CHP, EMDR
2 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94611
Have you tried everything but are still struggling? Experiential approaches can be more effective than talk alone. Mindfulness-based therapy offers solutions while navigating depression, anxiety, stress, transitions, and challenges with authentic self-expression. I offer a grounded, compassionate and directive presence in a trusted therapeutic relationship where clients can effectively explore their inner wisdom. Drawing on 10 years of post graduate training in Hakomi somatic therapy and Family Constellations, I help clients uncover the roots causes while staying attuned to present-moment experience where change can occur.
Have you tried everything but are still struggling? Experiential approaches can be more effective than talk alone. Mindfulness-based therapy offers solutions while navigating depression, anxiety, stress, transitions, and challenges with authentic self-expression. I offer a grounded, compassionate and directive presence in a trusted therapeutic relationship where clients can effectively explore their inner wisdom. Drawing on 10 years of post graduate training in Hakomi somatic therapy and Family Constellations, I help clients uncover the roots causes while staying attuned to present-moment experience where change can occur.
I help couples shift out of stuck patterns and communicate differently, so they can feel more connected and fulfilled in their lives. I also support individuals in getting unstuck with their own patterns of frustration, anxiety, and self-criticism/doubt. I'm not your typical therapist. I spent a decade in tech helping leaders and teams set bold goals and actually achieve them. I bring that same rigor, drive, and curiosity to my work with clients—paired with empathy and evidence-based practices that support lasting change.
I help couples shift out of stuck patterns and communicate differently, so they can feel more connected and fulfilled in their lives. I also support individuals in getting unstuck with their own patterns of frustration, anxiety, and self-criticism/doubt. I'm not your typical therapist. I spent a decade in tech helping leaders and teams set bold goals and actually achieve them. I bring that same rigor, drive, and curiosity to my work with clients—paired with empathy and evidence-based practices that support lasting change.
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 provide in-person therapy at my office in Temescal in Oakland, CA.
Finding a therapist in Oakland is overwhelming. So here's what I'm all about: truly connecting with you, helping you feel seen and understood, validating your concerns, providing a nonjudgmental space to process thoughts, and teaching new, productive ways to deal with problems and unhelpful behaviors.
Sometimes it's hard to even name what your problems are. I help you get clarity by asking thoughtful questions and digging deep to unpack difficult feelings. We will talk about things that are bothering you and explore new ways of approaching them. I really get to know you to help you feel supported and empowered to make changes.
I provide in-person therapy at my office in Temescal in Oakland, CA.
Finding a therapist in Oakland is overwhelming. So here's what I'm all about: truly connecting with you, helping you feel seen and understood, validating your concerns, providing a nonjudgmental space to process thoughts, and teaching new, productive ways to deal with problems and unhelpful behaviors.
Sometimes it's hard to even name what your problems are. I help you get clarity by asking thoughtful questions and digging deep to unpack difficult feelings. We will talk about things that are bothering you and explore new ways of approaching them. I really get to know you to help you feel supported and empowered to make changes.
My name is Maya Cheek, LCSW. I practice trauma and emotionally focused therapy to help you access healing and support you in bringing your deep inner self into alignment with your truth. I feel that it is important to look at how racial, gender & sexual identity interact with systems of oppression within the experience of trauma. Understanding your response to life experiences is an important journey that requires trust, safety, patience, and the willingness to explore parts of ourselves that have been wounded and are asking for healing.
My name is Maya Cheek, LCSW. I practice trauma and emotionally focused therapy to help you access healing and support you in bringing your deep inner self into alignment with your truth. I feel that it is important to look at how racial, gender & sexual identity interact with systems of oppression within the experience of trauma. Understanding your response to life experiences is an important journey that requires trust, safety, patience, and the willingness to explore parts of ourselves that have been wounded and are asking for healing.
I offer individual, couples, family, and adolescent therapy on-line and in-person.
Dear potential Client, Congratulations on choosing to seek therapy. This takes courage and can feel particularly challenging when you are experiencing distress. Finding someone with whom you and/or your loved ones can feel safe and supported is critical and there are many good therapists to choose from. I can help. I can consult with you about what you are needing at this time and whether I can provide it. If it's a fit, great! You have found a therapist. If not, you'll have gained valuable info about what you need as you continue your search.
I offer individual, couples, family, and adolescent therapy on-line and in-person.
Dear potential Client, Congratulations on choosing to seek therapy. This takes courage and can feel particularly challenging when you are experiencing distress. Finding someone with whom you and/or your loved ones can feel safe and supported is critical and there are many good therapists to choose from. I can help. I can consult with you about what you are needing at this time and whether I can provide it. If it's a fit, great! You have found a therapist. If not, you'll have gained valuable info about what you need as you continue your search.
Therapy provides a special opportunity to slow down and focus on what's most important to you, with skillful guidance and support. I create a nonjudgmental environment for you to explore the difficulties, heartaches, old wounds, stuck places, or joys and celebrations of your life. This process involves listening to the wisdom of your body and emotions as well as your mind. Collaborating with you, I will support you to develop a more intimate relationship with yourself and your many facets, to expand your capacity to satisfyingly connect with others, and to illuminate and transform what blocks you from living your best life.
Therapy provides a special opportunity to slow down and focus on what's most important to you, with skillful guidance and support. I create a nonjudgmental environment for you to explore the difficulties, heartaches, old wounds, stuck places, or joys and celebrations of your life. This process involves listening to the wisdom of your body and emotions as well as your mind. Collaborating with you, I will support you to develop a more intimate relationship with yourself and your many facets, to expand your capacity to satisfyingly connect with others, and to illuminate and transform what blocks you from living your best life.
I work with clients to help them heal from anxiety, depression, and trauma. Therapy provides an opportunity to be completely yourself, without regard to internal or external pressures and demands. When you feel safe, you're more free to talk about change. I'll help you build upon your strengths and support you in becoming more aware of patterns that hold you back from achieving your goals. Together, we take a close look at those patterns and work towards healthier options. I believe therapy is an important investment in health and will help you create the foundation for a satisfied life.
I work with clients to help them heal from anxiety, depression, and trauma. Therapy provides an opportunity to be completely yourself, without regard to internal or external pressures and demands. When you feel safe, you're more free to talk about change. I'll help you build upon your strengths and support you in becoming more aware of patterns that hold you back from achieving your goals. Together, we take a close look at those patterns and work towards healthier options. I believe therapy is an important investment in health and will help you create the foundation for a satisfied life.
I currently have one opening for in person therapy on Weds
As we navigate these challenging times, your child anxious, easy to anger, defiant, or seems depressed and shut down. Your child may be struggling to find friends or feel overwhelmed managing their school environment. This can harbor feelings of isolation and loneliness. When children can't regulate their emotions they feel bad about themselves and the world and this can impact learning. As a parent, your patience is stretched, you can react without pause and often you feel hopeless when your attempts to comfort and soothe distress don't help. You want your child to build confidence, resilience and to flourish.
I currently have one opening for in person therapy on Weds
As we navigate these challenging times, your child anxious, easy to anger, defiant, or seems depressed and shut down. Your child may be struggling to find friends or feel overwhelmed managing their school environment. This can harbor feelings of isolation and loneliness. When children can't regulate their emotions they feel bad about themselves and the world and this can impact learning. As a parent, your patience is stretched, you can react without pause and often you feel hopeless when your attempts to comfort and soothe distress don't help. You want your child to build confidence, resilience and to flourish.
People turn to therapy when they are in too much emotional pain, stuck in intractable situations with intimate partners or at work, or acting in ways that are self-destructive or harmful to others. When other solutions have not worked, therapy offers a chance to address and change outmoded ways of being. The therapeutic relationship is key to this work. It offers the possibility of exploring new ways of relating to ourselves and others that can lead to a richer and more fulfilling life. The therapist must provide a place of safety and be a partner in this process.
People turn to therapy when they are in too much emotional pain, stuck in intractable situations with intimate partners or at work, or acting in ways that are self-destructive or harmful to others. When other solutions have not worked, therapy offers a chance to address and change outmoded ways of being. The therapeutic relationship is key to this work. It offers the possibility of exploring new ways of relating to ourselves and others that can lead to a richer and more fulfilling life. The therapist must provide a place of safety and be a partner in this process.
It is a privilege to help others who are seeking support on their journey. As a licensed psychologist who enjoys working with adults, children, families, couples, as well as groups, I appreciate a holistic approach to lifestyle changes. It is important to consider physical, mental and emotional health to increase our quality of life. We don’t have control over some circumstances in life, but we can work to optimally navigate what comes our way. Cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, mindfulness for stress reduction, managing occupational strain and psychoeducation are some of the techniques I find helpful.
It is a privilege to help others who are seeking support on their journey. As a licensed psychologist who enjoys working with adults, children, families, couples, as well as groups, I appreciate a holistic approach to lifestyle changes. It is important to consider physical, mental and emotional health to increase our quality of life. We don’t have control over some circumstances in life, but we can work to optimally navigate what comes our way. Cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, mindfulness for stress reduction, managing occupational strain and psychoeducation are some of the techniques I find helpful.
I am currently offering in-person and video sessions.
Do feelings of overwhelm, stress or unworthiness have you at an impasse? Struggling with the impacts of trauma, abuse or grief? Working through issues around racial identity, sexual orientation, or internalized oppression? Dealing with depression or anxiety? Do you have difficulty establishing healthy boundaries and making yourself the main character of your life? I am here to support you with holding the range of human emotions and experiences with greater ease, and unpacking patterns and behaviors that no longer serve you. Together, we will create a path forward that enhances your sense of agency, peace and fulfillment.
I am currently offering in-person and video sessions.
Do feelings of overwhelm, stress or unworthiness have you at an impasse? Struggling with the impacts of trauma, abuse or grief? Working through issues around racial identity, sexual orientation, or internalized oppression? Dealing with depression or anxiety? Do you have difficulty establishing healthy boundaries and making yourself the main character of your life? I am here to support you with holding the range of human emotions and experiences with greater ease, and unpacking patterns and behaviors that no longer serve you. Together, we will create a path forward that enhances your sense of agency, peace and fulfillment.
Kathleen H. McClelland, LMFT 82458
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94602
I work collaboratively with adults and families across the lifespan to co-create a therapeutic relationship that helps them to recognize behavior and thinking that no longer works and discover new options for living. Using a relational, non-judgmental and compassionate approach, I help people who are navigating difficult life transitions, struggling with relationships, working through grief and loss and adjusting to living with physical or mental illnesses, including addictions and co-occurring disorders. I utilize sand tray therapy and expressive arts in my work.
I work collaboratively with adults and families across the lifespan to co-create a therapeutic relationship that helps them to recognize behavior and thinking that no longer works and discover new options for living. Using a relational, non-judgmental and compassionate approach, I help people who are navigating difficult life transitions, struggling with relationships, working through grief and loss and adjusting to living with physical or mental illnesses, including addictions and co-occurring disorders. I utilize sand tray therapy and expressive arts in my work.
I offer telehealth and in-person ecotherapy in LA/Bay!
I live my life in accordance to seasons and cycles. I am a pro at change, finding grounding in new environments, connection when it is possible, home in many ways. I am comfortable in the in-between space, the messy, the both/and. Together, we can strengthen these skills of knowing who you are, so that you show up in a way you can stand on everywhere you go. I specialize in working with: multiracial identity, re-Indigenizing, queer folks, sex workers, non-monogamy, raising kids in different parenting structures, creative industry/freelance workers, ancestral trauma, inviting Spirit in and navigating big conflict.
I offer telehealth and in-person ecotherapy in LA/Bay!
I live my life in accordance to seasons and cycles. I am a pro at change, finding grounding in new environments, connection when it is possible, home in many ways. I am comfortable in the in-between space, the messy, the both/and. Together, we can strengthen these skills of knowing who you are, so that you show up in a way you can stand on everywhere you go. I specialize in working with: multiracial identity, re-Indigenizing, queer folks, sex workers, non-monogamy, raising kids in different parenting structures, creative industry/freelance workers, ancestral trauma, inviting Spirit in and navigating big conflict.
Whether sitting with individuals or partners, I am here to remind you of what you already know but might have forgotten: you are enough. Many clients find their way to me because they want to work through challenges related to their identity, acculturation, sexuality, gender expression, relationship formation, and early traumas.
Couples come to me to work on communication, getting out of repetitive cycles of missing each other, or just to work on their open relationship agreements.
My identities as a queer, non-monogamous, sex- and kink-positive, immigrant tend to attract potential clients who share some of these positionalities.
Whether sitting with individuals or partners, I am here to remind you of what you already know but might have forgotten: you are enough. Many clients find their way to me because they want to work through challenges related to their identity, acculturation, sexuality, gender expression, relationship formation, and early traumas.
Couples come to me to work on communication, getting out of repetitive cycles of missing each other, or just to work on their open relationship agreements.
My identities as a queer, non-monogamous, sex- and kink-positive, immigrant tend to attract potential clients who share some of these positionalities.
I offer video sessions for clients throughout California and in-person sessions in Oakland, CA.
You’ve worked incredibly hard to get where you are — but it still doesn’t feel like enough. That relentless inner critic leaves you feeling anxious, weighed down, or overwhelmed. Conflict, emotional distance, or simply never feeling truly known can leave your closest relationships strained. You don't have to keep holding it together on the outside while struggling on the inside. I can provide you with the tools to feel grounded while identifying and healing the root causes of these patterns. Let's work together to build healthier, balanced relationships with your loved ones, your career, and yourself.
I offer video sessions for clients throughout California and in-person sessions in Oakland, CA.
You’ve worked incredibly hard to get where you are — but it still doesn’t feel like enough. That relentless inner critic leaves you feeling anxious, weighed down, or overwhelmed. Conflict, emotional distance, or simply never feeling truly known can leave your closest relationships strained. You don't have to keep holding it together on the outside while struggling on the inside. I can provide you with the tools to feel grounded while identifying and healing the root causes of these patterns. Let's work together to build healthier, balanced relationships with your loved ones, your career, and yourself.
I work in person in Oakland (Rockridge) and San Francisco (FiDi), as well as online Telehealth with adults throughout California.
You may feel lost, but you are not alone. We all experience suffering as a part of the human condition, yet sometimes our symptoms of stress, despair, worry, or self-criticism stand in the way of living the life that we want. If you find yourself troubled by a particular life problem or psychological condition, or generally lacking a sense of vitality and purpose, working with a clinician can help you reconnect with yourself and your strengths. Therapy often helps us to make useful connections between our actions, our thinking, our emotional reality, and patterns in relationships that we have developed over years.
I work in person in Oakland (Rockridge) and San Francisco (FiDi), as well as online Telehealth with adults throughout California.
You may feel lost, but you are not alone. We all experience suffering as a part of the human condition, yet sometimes our symptoms of stress, despair, worry, or self-criticism stand in the way of living the life that we want. If you find yourself troubled by a particular life problem or psychological condition, or generally lacking a sense of vitality and purpose, working with a clinician can help you reconnect with yourself and your strengths. Therapy often helps us to make useful connections between our actions, our thinking, our emotional reality, and patterns in relationships that we have developed over years.
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