Narcissistic Personality (NPD) Therapists in Oakland, CA
Bay Area Couples Counseling
Marriage & Family Therapist, Emotion, Focused, Couples
3 Endorsed
Serves Area
IN THE TIME OF COVID, WE ALL HAVE TO UP OUR CONNECTION GAME. Face it, you love your partner, they drive you crazy. And now that we’re around each other 24/7 and some of us with kids crawling all over us, we are not getting our needs met and we are hurting each in ways we are not proud of. Before it was an option to just let our old patterns kind of work. Not now! You are not alone! The whole world is experiencing this. What is essential now is for couples to upgrade. You won't have an 8 hour break (at work) to recover from what your partner just did. We need to actively practice COUPLES SKILLS THAT WORK. It's not optional now!
IN THE TIME OF COVID, WE ALL HAVE TO UP OUR CONNECTION GAME. Face it, you love your partner, they drive you crazy. And now that we’re around each other 24/7 and some of us with kids crawling all over us, we are not getting our needs met and we are hurting each in ways we are not proud of. Before it was an option to just let our old patterns kind of work. Not now! You are not alone! The whole world is experiencing this. What is essential now is for couples to upgrade. You won't have an 8 hour break (at work) to recover from what your partner just did. We need to actively practice COUPLES SKILLS THAT WORK. It's not optional now!
I’m Charles, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with compassion and clarity. My practice is rooted in trauma-informed care, creating a safe and supportive space where you can explore your experiences and build a path toward healing and growth. I specialize in working with clients facing depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, grief, self-esteem concerns, and major life stressors. My approach is warm, authentic, and inclusive designed to meet you where you are and empower you to move forward.
I’m Charles, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) dedicated to helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with compassion and clarity. My practice is rooted in trauma-informed care, creating a safe and supportive space where you can explore your experiences and build a path toward healing and growth. I specialize in working with clients facing depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, grief, self-esteem concerns, and major life stressors. My approach is warm, authentic, and inclusive designed to meet you where you are and empower you to move forward.
I'm Mark Dombeck, Ph.D., a Licensed Psychologist in California with 30+ years of experience helping adults and couples navigate complex mental health challenges. Based in Alameda near Oakland, I offer both in-person and online sessions throughout California.
I specialize in three key areas: complex trauma and dissociation (CPTSD), couples therapy and relationship repair, and adult neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD). Whether you're struggling with depression, anxiety, shame, emotion regulation, executive function challenges, or relationship conflicts, I bring both clinical expertise and real-world understanding to our work together.
I'm Mark Dombeck, Ph.D., a Licensed Psychologist in California with 30+ years of experience helping adults and couples navigate complex mental health challenges. Based in Alameda near Oakland, I offer both in-person and online sessions throughout California.
I specialize in three key areas: complex trauma and dissociation (CPTSD), couples therapy and relationship repair, and adult neurodiversity (ADHD/ASD). Whether you're struggling with depression, anxiety, shame, emotion regulation, executive function challenges, or relationship conflicts, I bring both clinical expertise and real-world understanding to our work together.
As a clinical psychologist I specialize in treating anxiety and depression in the context of trauma, work stress, relationship problems and family conflict. I help people deal with issues including grief and loss, substance abuse, domestic violence, and childhood trauma. My approach is to seek immediate reduction in symptoms while carefully addressing long-term, underlying problems.
As a clinical psychologist I specialize in treating anxiety and depression in the context of trauma, work stress, relationship problems and family conflict. I help people deal with issues including grief and loss, substance abuse, domestic violence, and childhood trauma. My approach is to seek immediate reduction in symptoms while carefully addressing long-term, underlying problems.
We seek therapy because at some level we imagine that life could be better. We all suffer in different ways and suffering is universal, but it is precisely that suffering that leads us into a process of discovering how our deepest selves want to be expressed in the world and then to find the inner resources to live that out. In its truest sense, psychotherapy – which means “tending to the soul” – is not only concerned with alleviating symptoms, resolving issues, or adapting to life’s demands (though these are important), but ultimately with living lives that are more joyful, creative and free.
We seek therapy because at some level we imagine that life could be better. We all suffer in different ways and suffering is universal, but it is precisely that suffering that leads us into a process of discovering how our deepest selves want to be expressed in the world and then to find the inner resources to live that out. In its truest sense, psychotherapy – which means “tending to the soul” – is not only concerned with alleviating symptoms, resolving issues, or adapting to life’s demands (though these are important), but ultimately with living lives that are more joyful, creative and free.
As a licensed therapist, I’ve spent years helping people heal and grow. But I began to see the limits of the one-on-one model. Real transformation doesn’t happen alone — it happens in connection.
Every person has a natural ability to heal, not just themselves but others. Traditional therapy rarely activates that power. That’s why I now focus on Transformative Listening, a small-group practice that restores our built-in healing system through presence, safety, and love.
In groups of six, people don’t just receive healing — they become part of each other’s transformation. It’s an experience that turns emotional pain into freedom.
As a licensed therapist, I’ve spent years helping people heal and grow. But I began to see the limits of the one-on-one model. Real transformation doesn’t happen alone — it happens in connection.
Every person has a natural ability to heal, not just themselves but others. Traditional therapy rarely activates that power. That’s why I now focus on Transformative Listening, a small-group practice that restores our built-in healing system through presence, safety, and love.
In groups of six, people don’t just receive healing — they become part of each other’s transformation. It’s an experience that turns emotional pain into freedom.
I have been in practice since 2007 and have been featured on ABC, NBC, and KCAL as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors, infidelity, broken relationships, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, financial recklessness, and gambling. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.
I have been in practice since 2007 and have been featured on ABC, NBC, and KCAL as an expert psychologist. I work primarily with men who have hit “rock bottom” and would like help getting up. These men are often in crisis when we first meet. The issues I address are typically related to unhealthy sexual behaviors, infidelity, broken relationships, drugs/alcohol, dishonesty/lying, financial recklessness, and gambling. My therapy approach is a combination of psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, and the 12-Step recovery model. I also share insight from my own painful but redemptive recovery journey.
Welcome friends and fellow humans! I offer 16 years of experience working with various groups of individuals in a therapeutic setting. My strengths lie in working with the LGBTQ population in all aspects as this is a familiar area for me as I am part of the Queer Community. I also specialize in treating survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, survivors of childhood sexual abuse and/or physical or emotional abuse, and the Complex Post-Traumatic Stress that often is associated with being a survivor of these life experiences.
Welcome friends and fellow humans! I offer 16 years of experience working with various groups of individuals in a therapeutic setting. My strengths lie in working with the LGBTQ population in all aspects as this is a familiar area for me as I am part of the Queer Community. I also specialize in treating survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, survivors of childhood sexual abuse and/or physical or emotional abuse, and the Complex Post-Traumatic Stress that often is associated with being a survivor of these life experiences.
Chances are you feel some dissatisfaction with the things or people in your life. Maybe you feel overwhelmed and stuck, frustrated in your relationships or worried about the future. Maybe you already have some ideas about what things you'd like to be different. I will support you to make changes by helping you make the necessary contact with parts of yourself that influence the way you think, feel and act. In our sessions I will help you discover in a more full way what might be holding you back from having the life you want. We will explore your thoughts and feelings in the moment, which can lead to profound healing and change.
Chances are you feel some dissatisfaction with the things or people in your life. Maybe you feel overwhelmed and stuck, frustrated in your relationships or worried about the future. Maybe you already have some ideas about what things you'd like to be different. I will support you to make changes by helping you make the necessary contact with parts of yourself that influence the way you think, feel and act. In our sessions I will help you discover in a more full way what might be holding you back from having the life you want. We will explore your thoughts and feelings in the moment, which can lead to profound healing and change.
You're capable and self-aware, but something still feels off. I work with adults ready to reduce emotional suffering and grow into their highest potential. Many of my clients are LGBTQ+, professionals, creatives, or navigating body image issues, burnout, or identity stress. My approach is warm, collaborative, and rooted in CBT. With the right support, real change is possible. I’m licensed in California and Nevada and offer virtual therapy for clients in both states.
You're capable and self-aware, but something still feels off. I work with adults ready to reduce emotional suffering and grow into their highest potential. Many of my clients are LGBTQ+, professionals, creatives, or navigating body image issues, burnout, or identity stress. My approach is warm, collaborative, and rooted in CBT. With the right support, real change is possible. I’m licensed in California and Nevada and offer virtual therapy for clients in both states.
For four decades I have been privileged as a marriage and family therapist to make a difference in people's lives. Known for my Jungian orientation and writings, my long-standing interest in all the many forms and expressions of human sexuality, as an "out" gay therapist and activist, as well as my background in pastoral counseling and spiritual direction, my post-COVID practice is now focused exclusively on long-term, individual, in-person psychodynamic treatment in my Berkeley office. Though my practice is currently full, I will be taking new clients as of January 2025, so please do contact me if you are interested.
For four decades I have been privileged as a marriage and family therapist to make a difference in people's lives. Known for my Jungian orientation and writings, my long-standing interest in all the many forms and expressions of human sexuality, as an "out" gay therapist and activist, as well as my background in pastoral counseling and spiritual direction, my post-COVID practice is now focused exclusively on long-term, individual, in-person psychodynamic treatment in my Berkeley office. Though my practice is currently full, I will be taking new clients as of January 2025, so please do contact me if you are interested.
Everyone runs into trouble at some point in their life. When they do, they often benefit from talking to someone who isn't primarily their friend or member of their family, someone who is empathic, curious, non-judgmental, and relentlessly focused on helping you feel better. Therapy isn't a one-size-fits-all enterprise, but has to tailored to what you need. Whether it's about simply feeling less anxious or depressed, or mastering an inhibition or block you've had all your life, therapy can get you back on the track you once were on or want to be on.
Everyone runs into trouble at some point in their life. When they do, they often benefit from talking to someone who isn't primarily their friend or member of their family, someone who is empathic, curious, non-judgmental, and relentlessly focused on helping you feel better. Therapy isn't a one-size-fits-all enterprise, but has to tailored to what you need. Whether it's about simply feeling less anxious or depressed, or mastering an inhibition or block you've had all your life, therapy can get you back on the track you once were on or want to be on.
Regardless of our histories, healing is possible. I have experienced it myself and have accompanied people in untenable conditions deepen their awareness and access what they need to heal. I provide therapy for people who want to transform limiting beliefs and patterns, heal attachment trauma, navigate relationships, complex families, and take accountability for past harm. I support people to feel compassion for all parts of themselves and live with more resilience and joy. My clients are queer and transgender people, social justice organizers, survivors, people impacted by the legal system, addiction, and/or violence.
Regardless of our histories, healing is possible. I have experienced it myself and have accompanied people in untenable conditions deepen their awareness and access what they need to heal. I provide therapy for people who want to transform limiting beliefs and patterns, heal attachment trauma, navigate relationships, complex families, and take accountability for past harm. I support people to feel compassion for all parts of themselves and live with more resilience and joy. My clients are queer and transgender people, social justice organizers, survivors, people impacted by the legal system, addiction, and/or violence.
I believe that as human beings, we are hard-wired with the need to get our emotional experience into the mind of a trusted other. My work as a psychotherapist is to find emotional resonance with my clients' life experiences, deriving both from their family of origin and from present-day situations and relationships. Whether a client is depressed, anxious, struggling with relationship problems, trying to overcome traumatic experiences, or trying to find their own unique, personal voice in a complex world, talking in psychotherapy can help to expand your capacity for growth and happiness.
I believe that as human beings, we are hard-wired with the need to get our emotional experience into the mind of a trusted other. My work as a psychotherapist is to find emotional resonance with my clients' life experiences, deriving both from their family of origin and from present-day situations and relationships. Whether a client is depressed, anxious, struggling with relationship problems, trying to overcome traumatic experiences, or trying to find their own unique, personal voice in a complex world, talking in psychotherapy can help to expand your capacity for growth and happiness.
I provide culturally sensitive, empirically validated psychotherapy services to individuals, couples and families, ranging from adolescents to seniors. I am committed to the therapeutic process as a collaborative journey and consider it a great privilege to be entrusted with my clients' most deeply-held thoughts and feelings. I am actively engaged with those who are grappling with issues of anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship problems, life transitions, trauma, interpersonal difficulties and creative blocks, addressing my client's concerns in a humanistic and holistic manner that transcends preoccupation with pathology to work toward a life of deep meaning, creativity and interpersonal fulfillment.
I provide culturally sensitive, empirically validated psychotherapy services to individuals, couples and families, ranging from adolescents to seniors. I am committed to the therapeutic process as a collaborative journey and consider it a great privilege to be entrusted with my clients' most deeply-held thoughts and feelings. I am actively engaged with those who are grappling with issues of anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship problems, life transitions, trauma, interpersonal difficulties and creative blocks, addressing my client's concerns in a humanistic and holistic manner that transcends preoccupation with pathology to work toward a life of deep meaning, creativity and interpersonal fulfillment.
I work with individuals and couples who are trying to understand both their inner psychological issues and their responses to complex and stressful outer lives. I listen for the strengths each person has for meeting challenges, and listen also for the ways clients create losses for themselves. Within a warm, caring, reliable working relationship clients have the opportunity to more deeply value themselves and to grow interpersonally.
I work with individuals and couples who are trying to understand both their inner psychological issues and their responses to complex and stressful outer lives. I listen for the strengths each person has for meeting challenges, and listen also for the ways clients create losses for themselves. Within a warm, caring, reliable working relationship clients have the opportunity to more deeply value themselves and to grow interpersonally.
I am a psychotherapist in private practice in the East Bay since 1996. I offer a non-judgmental therapeutic relationship where individuals, couples or families can find self acceptance, safety, access insight and intuition, and cultivate an attitude of kindness toward the self and others. Recovery from trauma, working on communication and relationships, overcoming addiction, spiritual self-development and healing, and coping with depression/stress from major life transitions are common themes. I have taught and supervised therapists in training at various local agencies. I also have a background in holistic and shamanic healing.
I am a psychotherapist in private practice in the East Bay since 1996. I offer a non-judgmental therapeutic relationship where individuals, couples or families can find self acceptance, safety, access insight and intuition, and cultivate an attitude of kindness toward the self and others. Recovery from trauma, working on communication and relationships, overcoming addiction, spiritual self-development and healing, and coping with depression/stress from major life transitions are common themes. I have taught and supervised therapists in training at various local agencies. I also have a background in holistic and shamanic healing.
Are you experiencing a life transition, job change, or relationship break up? Perhaps you are feeling lonely or disconnected from the world around you. Having a professional to talk to during such times can be a great relief. PSC is a community mental health clinic providing psychotherapy to the San Francisco Bay Area community since 1997. We train California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Clinical Psychology (PsyD) doctoral students. Our aim is to provide competent, compassionate, and affordable therapy to clients facing a diverse range of issues.
Are you experiencing a life transition, job change, or relationship break up? Perhaps you are feeling lonely or disconnected from the world around you. Having a professional to talk to during such times can be a great relief. PSC is a community mental health clinic providing psychotherapy to the San Francisco Bay Area community since 1997. We train California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) Clinical Psychology (PsyD) doctoral students. Our aim is to provide competent, compassionate, and affordable therapy to clients facing a diverse range of issues.
Every journey.. your first thought to call a therapist when you need to talk to someone, begins with a single step. When anxiety, depression, stress, personal, family, work relationship problems lead you to reach out, I will listen and help you find the best way through. Experienced licensed psychotherapist, 40+ years in general psychotherapy practice, I provide a safe place to talk, explore, resolve, heal what is challenging or troubling. I bring compassion, perceptiveness combined with patience, curiosity and many years of knowledge and skill to our collaboration to help you find effective solutions and make better life choices.
Every journey.. your first thought to call a therapist when you need to talk to someone, begins with a single step. When anxiety, depression, stress, personal, family, work relationship problems lead you to reach out, I will listen and help you find the best way through. Experienced licensed psychotherapist, 40+ years in general psychotherapy practice, I provide a safe place to talk, explore, resolve, heal what is challenging or troubling. I bring compassion, perceptiveness combined with patience, curiosity and many years of knowledge and skill to our collaboration to help you find effective solutions and make better life choices.
Thomas C Michahelles
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, PhD, Law, Germany
4 Endorsed
Online Only
I work with individual adults of all ages as well as with couples: I like to listen to you, metaphorically speaking, with two ears: what you say and how you say it. I like to understand your internal make-up and the dynamics of your interpersonal relationships. I also want to understand with you how it all fits together. Perhaps, through collaborative curiosity, I can help you alter habits from back then that don't serve you in the here and now of your life at this time. I believe that relationships to yourself and others are critically important.
I work with individual adults of all ages as well as with couples: I like to listen to you, metaphorically speaking, with two ears: what you say and how you say it. I like to understand your internal make-up and the dynamics of your interpersonal relationships. I also want to understand with you how it all fits together. Perhaps, through collaborative curiosity, I can help you alter habits from back then that don't serve you in the here and now of your life at this time. I believe that relationships to yourself and others are critically important.
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