Self Esteem Therapists in Oakland, CA
I believe we all need to be heard, understood & truly seen for who we are; for this is where a sense of self-trust can deepen & self-esteem can strengthen.
I am particularly skilled at helping people who are in transitional points in life and seeking to develop healthier self-esteem, relate better to others, and have more confidence in their life path and purpose. I have advanced training as a couples therapist & particularly enjoy working with interracial/cultural couples.
I believe we all need to be heard, understood & truly seen for who we are; for this is where a sense of self-trust can deepen & self-esteem can strengthen.
I am particularly skilled at helping people who are in transitional points in life and seeking to develop healthier self-esteem, relate better to others, and have more confidence in their life path and purpose. I have advanced training as a couples therapist & particularly enjoy working with interracial/cultural couples.
You are not your problems, the problem is the problem! Together we can begin to discern the difference and take action toward change. I am a white, transmasculine therapist dedicated to facilitating personal, interpersonal and collective healing. I specialize in supporting people experiencing issues related to boundaries, self-respect, burnout, anger, social/racial justice, healing trauma, identity development, existential questions, sexuality, gender identity, and life transitions. LGBTQ, poly, and kink identities welcome. I am trained in Attachment Focused EMDR for virtual or in person sessions.
You are not your problems, the problem is the problem! Together we can begin to discern the difference and take action toward change. I am a white, transmasculine therapist dedicated to facilitating personal, interpersonal and collective healing. I specialize in supporting people experiencing issues related to boundaries, self-respect, burnout, anger, social/racial justice, healing trauma, identity development, existential questions, sexuality, gender identity, and life transitions. LGBTQ, poly, and kink identities welcome. I am trained in Attachment Focused EMDR for virtual or in person sessions.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California, specializing in grief counseling, life transitions, trauma-informed therapy, and the integration of spirituality and psychedelic experiences into the healing process. I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space for those navigating profound loss, trauma, identity shifts, and existential transitions. My work is deeply rooted in the understanding that healing is not just about alleviating pain but about rediscovering connection—to ourselves, to others, and to the larger mystery of existence.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California, specializing in grief counseling, life transitions, trauma-informed therapy, and the integration of spirituality and psychedelic experiences into the healing process. I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space for those navigating profound loss, trauma, identity shifts, and existential transitions. My work is deeply rooted in the understanding that healing is not just about alleviating pain but about rediscovering connection—to ourselves, to others, and to the larger mystery of existence.
Taking the step to start therapy — or to start again — takes real courage. Something in you is ready to stop just managing and start actually understanding what's underneath. I work with people navigating depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family issues, career transitions, trauma, and the cumulative weight of discrimination and systemic oppression.
Taking the step to start therapy — or to start again — takes real courage. Something in you is ready to stop just managing and start actually understanding what's underneath. I work with people navigating depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, family issues, career transitions, trauma, and the cumulative weight of discrimination and systemic oppression.
Interests include: intimacy/attachment issues, substance use and behavioral process addictions, anxiety, depression and self esteem.
I view psychotherapy as a collaborative process between therapist and client, where the relationship is part of the healing process. My style is active, creative, and holistic. I will meet you where you are, not-judging, engaged and curious. I work with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, shame, relationship distress, life transitions, and existential dilemmas (questions about the meaning of life, questions about dying and death). I also have experience working with individuals struggling with dual diagnosis (addiction and mental health issues combined).
Interests include: intimacy/attachment issues, substance use and behavioral process addictions, anxiety, depression and self esteem.
I view psychotherapy as a collaborative process between therapist and client, where the relationship is part of the healing process. My style is active, creative, and holistic. I will meet you where you are, not-judging, engaged and curious. I work with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, shame, relationship distress, life transitions, and existential dilemmas (questions about the meaning of life, questions about dying and death). I also have experience working with individuals struggling with dual diagnosis (addiction and mental health issues combined).
You've learned to get through the day, but you're ready for something deeper, more intentional, more aligned. You feel disconnected from your body or emotions, repeating patterns that don't feel like you, or living a life that doesn't quite fit.
I work with kids, teenagers, adults, couples, highly sensitive people, women, and people of color navigating oppressive systems. Together we heal childhood wounds, untangle complex family dynamics, and deepen your connection to yourself and others through gentle awareness, compassion, and witnessing, naming the systems around us that shape our inner world.
You've learned to get through the day, but you're ready for something deeper, more intentional, more aligned. You feel disconnected from your body or emotions, repeating patterns that don't feel like you, or living a life that doesn't quite fit.
I work with kids, teenagers, adults, couples, highly sensitive people, women, and people of color navigating oppressive systems. Together we heal childhood wounds, untangle complex family dynamics, and deepen your connection to yourself and others through gentle awareness, compassion, and witnessing, naming the systems around us that shape our inner world.
Many of my clients have struggled with low self-esteem, family conflict, trauma, and stress.
I offer in-person and remote sessions for teens and adults, specializing in depression, anxiety, and trauma. Using an integrative approach I can help you clarify your personal values, break through barriers to change, and build useful skills. In my work with teens I can support with school and behavioral challenges, self esteem, relationships, and more.
Many of my clients have struggled with low self-esteem, family conflict, trauma, and stress.
I offer in-person and remote sessions for teens and adults, specializing in depression, anxiety, and trauma. Using an integrative approach I can help you clarify your personal values, break through barriers to change, and build useful skills. In my work with teens I can support with school and behavioral challenges, self esteem, relationships, and more.
I find it important to examine the societal context of individual suffering, particularly themes related to oppression and injustice, and tend to be the most well suited for working with sensitive and creative individuals as well as those who struggle with depression, anxiety, self esteem, loss/grief, pregnancy/postpartum and chronic/ terminal illness.
It isn't difficult to feel scared, vulnerable and not good enough in our complex world, let alone if you have a history of being abused or neglected. Therapy can help you slowly make sense of the past so that you can encounter the present moment with more awareness and vigor. I am psychotherapist with an abiding love of the arts and often work with sensitive and creative individuals, many of whom have histories of abuse/neglect and are struggling to make sense of their past and present lives in order to find a greater sense of freedom/comfort within their own skins.
I find it important to examine the societal context of individual suffering, particularly themes related to oppression and injustice, and tend to be the most well suited for working with sensitive and creative individuals as well as those who struggle with depression, anxiety, self esteem, loss/grief, pregnancy/postpartum and chronic/ terminal illness.
It isn't difficult to feel scared, vulnerable and not good enough in our complex world, let alone if you have a history of being abused or neglected. Therapy can help you slowly make sense of the past so that you can encounter the present moment with more awareness and vigor. I am psychotherapist with an abiding love of the arts and often work with sensitive and creative individuals, many of whom have histories of abuse/neglect and are struggling to make sense of their past and present lives in order to find a greater sense of freedom/comfort within their own skins.
You can thrive, feel more freedom and peace, and you don't have to do it alone. Relationship challenges, confusing emotions, and transitions can leave us feeling shaky. Somatic (body-centered) therapy can help you create a peaceful center in yourself while healing past hurts. Every relationship you have had with others and society influences your well-being. I can help you navigate relationships with self, loved ones, and the wider world with confidence and ease. You possess tremendous inner strength, courage, and determination. If you are willing to work, you can have the change you desire. You deserve to experience your best self.
You can thrive, feel more freedom and peace, and you don't have to do it alone. Relationship challenges, confusing emotions, and transitions can leave us feeling shaky. Somatic (body-centered) therapy can help you create a peaceful center in yourself while healing past hurts. Every relationship you have had with others and society influences your well-being. I can help you navigate relationships with self, loved ones, and the wider world with confidence and ease. You possess tremendous inner strength, courage, and determination. If you are willing to work, you can have the change you desire. You deserve to experience your best self.
With great courage and a sense of curiosity, you’ve already taken the hardest step towards feeling better—reaching out for help. Maybe you’ve been feeling "stuck" or overwhelmed? Perhaps you and your significant other find it difficult to communicate each other's feelings and needs. Or maybe you're trying to make sense of a life experience and don’t know where to start. I would like to reassure you, you don’t have to endure the pain or confusion alone. We, as humans, have all experienced moment(s) in life where we feel disconnected from our true selves and even our loved ones. Sometimes we just need some support along the way.
With great courage and a sense of curiosity, you’ve already taken the hardest step towards feeling better—reaching out for help. Maybe you’ve been feeling "stuck" or overwhelmed? Perhaps you and your significant other find it difficult to communicate each other's feelings and needs. Or maybe you're trying to make sense of a life experience and don’t know where to start. I would like to reassure you, you don’t have to endure the pain or confusion alone. We, as humans, have all experienced moment(s) in life where we feel disconnected from our true selves and even our loved ones. Sometimes we just need some support along the way.
Hello, I’m Amber Boyd, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with individuals who may be feeling overwhelmed, navigating life transitions, or seeking a space to be honest about what they’re experiencing. Many of my clients want greater self-awareness, healthier coping tools, and support in moving through challenges with more confidence and clarity. My goal is to provide a collaborative, affirming space where clients feel supported as they create lives that feel more grounded, authentic, and aligned.
Hello, I’m Amber Boyd, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I work with individuals who may be feeling overwhelmed, navigating life transitions, or seeking a space to be honest about what they’re experiencing. Many of my clients want greater self-awareness, healthier coping tools, and support in moving through challenges with more confidence and clarity. My goal is to provide a collaborative, affirming space where clients feel supported as they create lives that feel more grounded, authentic, and aligned.
I’m a somatic and trauma-oriented psychotherapist trained in EMDR. I work with adults and couples, supporting clients with relational neglect trauma, anxiety, grief, self-development, personal growth, and East–West cultural integration, including coping with the loss of a loved one to suicide.
I help couples understand their own and other’s emotional needs, build healthier communication, and create more caring relationships. I also help people reconnect with their roots through exploring their own culture, so they can become more grounded in their self identity and move toward a deeper integration of Eastern and Western cultures.
I’m a somatic and trauma-oriented psychotherapist trained in EMDR. I work with adults and couples, supporting clients with relational neglect trauma, anxiety, grief, self-development, personal growth, and East–West cultural integration, including coping with the loss of a loved one to suicide.
I help couples understand their own and other’s emotional needs, build healthier communication, and create more caring relationships. I also help people reconnect with their roots through exploring their own culture, so they can become more grounded in their self identity and move toward a deeper integration of Eastern and Western cultures.
You may be someone who feels pulled in many directions at once: managing anxiety or self-criticism, navigating relationship stress, and striving towards personal goals, all while feeling uncertain about the next chapter of your life. On the outside, look put together, but inside, you feel tense, unsure, or overwhelmed.
I work with adults who want grounded, effective support to understand why certain patterns keep repeating and how to shift them. We focus on what’s happening for you right now — the thoughts, reactions, and behaviors that keep you stuck — and build tools you can use outside therapy.
You may be someone who feels pulled in many directions at once: managing anxiety or self-criticism, navigating relationship stress, and striving towards personal goals, all while feeling uncertain about the next chapter of your life. On the outside, look put together, but inside, you feel tense, unsure, or overwhelmed.
I work with adults who want grounded, effective support to understand why certain patterns keep repeating and how to shift them. We focus on what’s happening for you right now — the thoughts, reactions, and behaviors that keep you stuck — and build tools you can use outside therapy.
I believe that the human spirit is oriented toward growth and expansion. My intention when working together is to serve as a collaborator, ally and accountability partner toward your highest good. To hold space for your whole self, to focus on resilience, and encourage you on your path toward living your best life. My work focuses on custom-crafting simple, evidence-based practices that can make a difference in your daily life - creative practices that will help decrease stress and anxiety, address trauma big and small, and foster better communication and relationships. These practices could range from guided visualization to DBT.
I believe that the human spirit is oriented toward growth and expansion. My intention when working together is to serve as a collaborator, ally and accountability partner toward your highest good. To hold space for your whole self, to focus on resilience, and encourage you on your path toward living your best life. My work focuses on custom-crafting simple, evidence-based practices that can make a difference in your daily life - creative practices that will help decrease stress and anxiety, address trauma big and small, and foster better communication and relationships. These practices could range from guided visualization to DBT.
Are you ready to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck and unable to trust yourself to make decisions? Would you like to heal long-held trauma that's interfering with your life? If this sounds like you, help is available! Using an integrative approach of Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy), Somatic-Attachment and Relational Psychotherapy, I will collaborate with you to gain confidence and skills to support your growth and healing. You'll learn the skills of emotional regulation as you diminish anxiety and panic. As your healing progresses, you'll experience the joy of being present and connected.
Are you ready to stop feeling desperate, anxious, confused, stuck and unable to trust yourself to make decisions? Would you like to heal long-held trauma that's interfering with your life? If this sounds like you, help is available! Using an integrative approach of Internal Family Systems (IFS Therapy), Somatic-Attachment and Relational Psychotherapy, I will collaborate with you to gain confidence and skills to support your growth and healing. You'll learn the skills of emotional regulation as you diminish anxiety and panic. As your healing progresses, you'll experience the joy of being present and connected.
I believe three core things about therapy: 1. People are inherently healthy. 2. Therapy is not just about symptoms. 3. If the therapy is working, you'll know it. Traditionally, psychotherapy has been associated with illness while wellness and depth have been left to the self-help movement. The theory I practice sees everyone as sound at the core. As a result, there is no ceiling on "getting better." Someone with symptoms wants to feel more like him or herself, which I aim to make happen as quickly as possible. At the same time, I help people to achieve clear interpersonal, professional, and creative change.
I believe three core things about therapy: 1. People are inherently healthy. 2. Therapy is not just about symptoms. 3. If the therapy is working, you'll know it. Traditionally, psychotherapy has been associated with illness while wellness and depth have been left to the self-help movement. The theory I practice sees everyone as sound at the core. As a result, there is no ceiling on "getting better." Someone with symptoms wants to feel more like him or herself, which I aim to make happen as quickly as possible. At the same time, I help people to achieve clear interpersonal, professional, and creative change.
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re going through a hard time or thinking about making some changes in your life. I love supporting people as they discover their passions, break through blocks, and step into the life they’ve always dreamed of. I’m a first-generation, cisgender Latinx woman, born and raised in the Bay Area. I’ve been a licensed therapist for four years, and I’m proud to have recently started my private practice where I get to bring my whole self into the work I do.
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re going through a hard time or thinking about making some changes in your life. I love supporting people as they discover their passions, break through blocks, and step into the life they’ve always dreamed of. I’m a first-generation, cisgender Latinx woman, born and raised in the Bay Area. I’ve been a licensed therapist for four years, and I’m proud to have recently started my private practice where I get to bring my whole self into the work I do.
While we yearn for self love and deep connection, isolation, community degradation, and cut off from the body and the natural world can leave us unsupported and under-resourced. In my work I seek to help people regulate their nervous systems, overcome the shame of having been harmed, and re/connect with a broader network of support. I'm passionate about accompanying people through their journey of identity development, whether that be gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, or whatever identity is emerging. I hope to help you step into your authentic self and find a sense of belonging in the broader world.
While we yearn for self love and deep connection, isolation, community degradation, and cut off from the body and the natural world can leave us unsupported and under-resourced. In my work I seek to help people regulate their nervous systems, overcome the shame of having been harmed, and re/connect with a broader network of support. I'm passionate about accompanying people through their journey of identity development, whether that be gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, or whatever identity is emerging. I hope to help you step into your authentic self and find a sense of belonging in the broader world.
My name is Ashley, and I’m passionate about meeting clients where they are, assisting them in clearing what’s holding them back so they may envision their ideal outcomes and execute a plan to reach their desired destination. My goal is for my clients to feel seen, heard, and understood in a compassionate space of safety and free of judgement. I specialize in trauma and attachment using a combination of treatment modalities including EMDR, CBT, talk therapy, and neurofeedback. My mission is to assist clients in creating a life free of patterns and pain from a past that no longer serves them.
My name is Ashley, and I’m passionate about meeting clients where they are, assisting them in clearing what’s holding them back so they may envision their ideal outcomes and execute a plan to reach their desired destination. My goal is for my clients to feel seen, heard, and understood in a compassionate space of safety and free of judgement. I specialize in trauma and attachment using a combination of treatment modalities including EMDR, CBT, talk therapy, and neurofeedback. My mission is to assist clients in creating a life free of patterns and pain from a past that no longer serves them.
Together we'll uncover how early experiences shaped your self-worth and relationships, and begin to shift them.
People come to me seeking someone who understands complex trauma (C-PTSD) and family dysfunction on a deeper level, because therapy should feel safe and validating. We’ll explore how past experiences still affect you, without reliving them. Together we’ll move at your pace to help you heal, connect, and feel safe in your relationships and in your body.
Together we'll uncover how early experiences shaped your self-worth and relationships, and begin to shift them.
People come to me seeking someone who understands complex trauma (C-PTSD) and family dysfunction on a deeper level, because therapy should feel safe and validating. We’ll explore how past experiences still affect you, without reliving them. Together we’ll move at your pace to help you heal, connect, and feel safe in your relationships and in your body.
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