Self Esteem Therapists in Oakland, CA
Starting therapy can be daunting. Perhaps you are in crisis and feeling overwhelmed. Or you have long meant to get help with an issue, but it feels hard to know where to start. I am skilled at helping people find the part of themselves that most urgently needs to be attended to.
Starting therapy can be daunting. Perhaps you are in crisis and feeling overwhelmed. Or you have long meant to get help with an issue, but it feels hard to know where to start. I am skilled at helping people find the part of themselves that most urgently needs to be attended to.
I offer a client-centered approach to help adults and teens with self esteem issues, stress, identity struggles, peer relationships, racism/systemic injustice and life transitions.
I specialize in Drama Therapy, an expressive, embodied modality than uses role-play and expression. My general approach is relational and strength-based with a pace attuned to your needs and goals. My work relational and grounded in the belief that everyone who is willing can create positive and affirming changes in their life with the right support.
I offer a client-centered approach to help adults and teens with self esteem issues, stress, identity struggles, peer relationships, racism/systemic injustice and life transitions.
I specialize in Drama Therapy, an expressive, embodied modality than uses role-play and expression. My general approach is relational and strength-based with a pace attuned to your needs and goals. My work relational and grounded in the belief that everyone who is willing can create positive and affirming changes in their life with the right support.
You know you’re capable of more, yet something won't click. Maybe you struggle with focus, motivation, follow-through. Or start things & lose momentum. Maybe you feel stuck, off-track, unsure what direction your life is going. I work with men—often with ADHD or amidst major life transitions—who are tired of spinning wheels and want real traction. Therapy with me isn’t docile. We figure out what’s getting in your way, build a more workable relationship with your mind, and create forward movement that actually sticks. The process is thoughtful, direct, and collaborative—grounded in being understood and creating lasting change.
You know you’re capable of more, yet something won't click. Maybe you struggle with focus, motivation, follow-through. Or start things & lose momentum. Maybe you feel stuck, off-track, unsure what direction your life is going. I work with men—often with ADHD or amidst major life transitions—who are tired of spinning wheels and want real traction. Therapy with me isn’t docile. We figure out what’s getting in your way, build a more workable relationship with your mind, and create forward movement that actually sticks. The process is thoughtful, direct, and collaborative—grounded in being understood and creating lasting change.
I support people navigating the often overwhelming and lonely experience of healing from c-PTSD, or complex relational trauma. Early trauma, whether from unmet needs or overt abuse, can warp our sense of self and imprison us in frozen fear, shame, or reactivity, impacting every aspect of our lives. Therapy can help us find more freedom and connection – to all the lost and disowned parts of our psyches; to our amazingly resilient bodies, fiercely compassionate hearts and creative spirits; to other beings, community, and nature; to the present moment; to meaning and purpose; and to a felt sense of safety, agency, and possibility.
I support people navigating the often overwhelming and lonely experience of healing from c-PTSD, or complex relational trauma. Early trauma, whether from unmet needs or overt abuse, can warp our sense of self and imprison us in frozen fear, shame, or reactivity, impacting every aspect of our lives. Therapy can help us find more freedom and connection – to all the lost and disowned parts of our psyches; to our amazingly resilient bodies, fiercely compassionate hearts and creative spirits; to other beings, community, and nature; to the present moment; to meaning and purpose; and to a felt sense of safety, agency, and possibility.
I am a resilience specialist and clinician offering an intuitive, spiritually attuned, and somatic approach grounded in evidence-based and client-centered care. As a Black clinician, my work is rooted in liberation psychology, social justice, and anti-oppressive healing. I support clients in releasing survival patterns, uncovering what has been buried, and reconnecting with their authentic, whole self beyond the idealized self . This work honors multigenerational trauma and systemic oppression while guiding you toward clarity, freedom, and empowerment. Booking available at the website link.
I am a resilience specialist and clinician offering an intuitive, spiritually attuned, and somatic approach grounded in evidence-based and client-centered care. As a Black clinician, my work is rooted in liberation psychology, social justice, and anti-oppressive healing. I support clients in releasing survival patterns, uncovering what has been buried, and reconnecting with their authentic, whole self beyond the idealized self . This work honors multigenerational trauma and systemic oppression while guiding you toward clarity, freedom, and empowerment. Booking available at the website link.
I offer psychotherapy to individuals and couples who reside in California, New York, Oregon, and Kentucky. I offer clinical supervision to associates residing and working in the state of California. As a psychotherapist, I am flexible and tailor my approach to the need of each client. I have been trained in many modalities that offer various benefits, depending on your needs and preferences (EMDR, AEDP, Sensorimotor, Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic, Somatic). As a clinical supervisor, I supervise from a primarily psychodynamic orientation. I am trauma and anti-oppression informed.
I offer psychotherapy to individuals and couples who reside in California, New York, Oregon, and Kentucky. I offer clinical supervision to associates residing and working in the state of California. As a psychotherapist, I am flexible and tailor my approach to the need of each client. I have been trained in many modalities that offer various benefits, depending on your needs and preferences (EMDR, AEDP, Sensorimotor, Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic, Somatic). As a clinical supervisor, I supervise from a primarily psychodynamic orientation. I am trauma and anti-oppression informed.
Do you tend to be hard on yourself and feel you're never good enough? Maybe relationships feel tricky for you, like you're stuck in old relational patterns? Or maybe you just feel unfulfilled in your life, lost on your path. Surely you’d love to feel in alignment with your life direction, owning your worth, loved by healthy humans, all while being your own best friend. As a licensed therapist who integrates astrology into my work, I support you in finding that life. Together we’ll explore present challenges in your life, while diving into your birth chart and identifying your unique energies in this lifetime.
Do you tend to be hard on yourself and feel you're never good enough? Maybe relationships feel tricky for you, like you're stuck in old relational patterns? Or maybe you just feel unfulfilled in your life, lost on your path. Surely you’d love to feel in alignment with your life direction, owning your worth, loved by healthy humans, all while being your own best friend. As a licensed therapist who integrates astrology into my work, I support you in finding that life. Together we’ll explore present challenges in your life, while diving into your birth chart and identifying your unique energies in this lifetime.
As a psychotherapist, it’s an honor to be a witness and facilitator to client transformation, resilience, and growth. My perceptiveness, compassion, and holding of a nonjudgmental space allow discovery and observation of patterns that may no longer be helpful. I see my work through a social justice perspective and understand oppression itself as a form of stress and trauma. As a mixed-race and multicultural person of African-American and Jewish ancestry, I honor experiences of intersecting identities and am deeply interested in intergenerational trauma and resilience.
As a psychotherapist, it’s an honor to be a witness and facilitator to client transformation, resilience, and growth. My perceptiveness, compassion, and holding of a nonjudgmental space allow discovery and observation of patterns that may no longer be helpful. I see my work through a social justice perspective and understand oppression itself as a form of stress and trauma. As a mixed-race and multicultural person of African-American and Jewish ancestry, I honor experiences of intersecting identities and am deeply interested in intergenerational trauma and resilience.
I specialize in trauma and ptsd, anxiety and depression, identity and self esteem, acute stress, transition and loss, relationship challenges, and parent support.
My therapy approach is compassion centered, trauma-informed and non-pathologizing. Working together to build safety and trust is my highest priority. When we sit together I don’t consider it my job to "fix you," but rather, to be with you. It is in being with you and bringing awareness and kindness to you exactly as you are, that we can begin to create safety in our relationship and grieve and heal past and present challenges. I aim to help you to rediscover an authentic way of being in the world that strengthens your relationship with yourself and others and moves you toward what you most want in life.
I specialize in trauma and ptsd, anxiety and depression, identity and self esteem, acute stress, transition and loss, relationship challenges, and parent support.
My therapy approach is compassion centered, trauma-informed and non-pathologizing. Working together to build safety and trust is my highest priority. When we sit together I don’t consider it my job to "fix you," but rather, to be with you. It is in being with you and bringing awareness and kindness to you exactly as you are, that we can begin to create safety in our relationship and grieve and heal past and present challenges. I aim to help you to rediscover an authentic way of being in the world that strengthens your relationship with yourself and others and moves you toward what you most want in life.
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.
Are you interested in holistic therapy? Looking for more direction to address what's most important to you? As your guide, I pay attention to the whole of you and not just the surface dilemmas. We will investigate all of your parts that need attention and healing from emotional wounds and harmful patterns, empower you to create changes you want to feel and see, transmute your pain, and learn what safety within yourself and w/others can feel like. We all need guidance in this human life. With me, you will learn to integrate your wholeness, and remember your blueprint of wellness. Imagine what it might be like to feel more free!
Are you interested in holistic therapy? Looking for more direction to address what's most important to you? As your guide, I pay attention to the whole of you and not just the surface dilemmas. We will investigate all of your parts that need attention and healing from emotional wounds and harmful patterns, empower you to create changes you want to feel and see, transmute your pain, and learn what safety within yourself and w/others can feel like. We all need guidance in this human life. With me, you will learn to integrate your wholeness, and remember your blueprint of wellness. Imagine what it might be like to feel more free!
Experiencing harm from caregivers, family of origin, or partners can wound us deeply. The painful memories continue to overshadow your daily life. You find yourself in similar relationships, making yourself small in order to get some semblance of love or safety. You spend so much energy anticipating and attending to others’ emotions and needs, that yours are overlooked. You feel like you have abandoned yourself. Whether you are recovering from an unhealthy or abusive relationship, or seeking to more fully embody your lived gender, you’re ready to work with a specialist who can help you heal and embrace your full, authentic self.
Experiencing harm from caregivers, family of origin, or partners can wound us deeply. The painful memories continue to overshadow your daily life. You find yourself in similar relationships, making yourself small in order to get some semblance of love or safety. You spend so much energy anticipating and attending to others’ emotions and needs, that yours are overlooked. You feel like you have abandoned yourself. Whether you are recovering from an unhealthy or abusive relationship, or seeking to more fully embody your lived gender, you’re ready to work with a specialist who can help you heal and embrace your full, authentic self.
My work is genuine, nonjudgmental, gender-affirming, and intersectional. I work from a perspective that integrates social and cultural context (society, family, and relationships) with your values, strengths, and desires. Together we’ll use humor, creativity, and levity to provide fertile ground for more difficult experiences like relationships, grief, depression, and anxiety. I use various approaches based on the issues and needs you/your partnership bring into session; providing individual and relationship therapy that is personalized, holistic, and trauma-informed.
My work is genuine, nonjudgmental, gender-affirming, and intersectional. I work from a perspective that integrates social and cultural context (society, family, and relationships) with your values, strengths, and desires. Together we’ll use humor, creativity, and levity to provide fertile ground for more difficult experiences like relationships, grief, depression, and anxiety. I use various approaches based on the issues and needs you/your partnership bring into session; providing individual and relationship therapy that is personalized, holistic, and trauma-informed.
I frequently work with those who are navigating complex trauma (CPTSD) symptoms or who struggle with perfectionism, shame, dissociation, and self-worth.
With a focus on complex trauma and queer and transgender adults and teens, I believe that early experiences and ongoing structural contexts greatly impact daily life. I work from a relational psychoanalytic lens with a background in somatics. Together, these offer exploratory questions and tools for navigating emotional pain, feelings of numbness, and relationship distress. There is no one way to relate to the past or make one's life feel more livable. In therapy, we find a way for you together. My role is to hold curiosity, rigor, and care throughout your own self-discovery.
I frequently work with those who are navigating complex trauma (CPTSD) symptoms or who struggle with perfectionism, shame, dissociation, and self-worth.
With a focus on complex trauma and queer and transgender adults and teens, I believe that early experiences and ongoing structural contexts greatly impact daily life. I work from a relational psychoanalytic lens with a background in somatics. Together, these offer exploratory questions and tools for navigating emotional pain, feelings of numbness, and relationship distress. There is no one way to relate to the past or make one's life feel more livable. In therapy, we find a way for you together. My role is to hold curiosity, rigor, and care throughout your own self-discovery.
I am a born-and-raised Angeleno of Mexican descent. I am a non-binary, queer-affirmative, trans-affirmative, sex-positive therapist who earned a master's degree in clinical psychology (with an LGBTQIA+ specialization) from Antioch University, Los Angeles. My pronouns are they/them.
I am a born-and-raised Angeleno of Mexican descent. I am a non-binary, queer-affirmative, trans-affirmative, sex-positive therapist who earned a master's degree in clinical psychology (with an LGBTQIA+ specialization) from Antioch University, Los Angeles. My pronouns are they/them.
Perhaps you struggle with frequent worrying and feelings of restlessness, which interferes with your daily life and your quality of sleep. Maybe you also live with a chronic pain issue or condition, like chronic migraines, back pain, or something else that causes frequent discomfort. You may experience negative, perfectionistic and self-critical thoughts that you can't seem to shake. These feelings, thoughts and sensations can often seem unbearable, unrelenting and paralyzing. At times, you may wonder if you are all alone in these feelings. I am here to tell you that you are not alone and there is most definitely hope.
Perhaps you struggle with frequent worrying and feelings of restlessness, which interferes with your daily life and your quality of sleep. Maybe you also live with a chronic pain issue or condition, like chronic migraines, back pain, or something else that causes frequent discomfort. You may experience negative, perfectionistic and self-critical thoughts that you can't seem to shake. These feelings, thoughts and sensations can often seem unbearable, unrelenting and paralyzing. At times, you may wonder if you are all alone in these feelings. I am here to tell you that you are not alone and there is most definitely hope.
I'm here to support you with overwhelm, anxiety, trauma, depletion, self-esteem, self-awareness and relationships!
I am passionate about helping people move into deeper connection, pleasure, and nervous system balance so life feels more grounded and delicious. I’ll navigate anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and relationships with you, including non-monogamy/polyamory, through an affirming and anti-oppressive lens. We'll explore thoughts but also body sensations to honor your body's wisdom. Healing isn’t about adjusting to harmful norms, but about transforming in ways that create safety, belonging, and deeper connection to yourself, your body, and your community. Together, we create space for joy, pleasure, and authentic living!
I'm here to support you with overwhelm, anxiety, trauma, depletion, self-esteem, self-awareness and relationships!
I am passionate about helping people move into deeper connection, pleasure, and nervous system balance so life feels more grounded and delicious. I’ll navigate anxiety, trauma, life transitions, and relationships with you, including non-monogamy/polyamory, through an affirming and anti-oppressive lens. We'll explore thoughts but also body sensations to honor your body's wisdom. Healing isn’t about adjusting to harmful norms, but about transforming in ways that create safety, belonging, and deeper connection to yourself, your body, and your community. Together, we create space for joy, pleasure, and authentic living!
I welcome individuals willing to engage in an active, reflective treatment and try new ways of thinking and relating, both within and outside of therapy. I enjoy working with individuals in professions such as law, medicine, and engineering who seek to better manage the pressure that comes with intense responsibility, and with artists, musicians, and writers, for whom creative expression is an integral part of emotional health. My other specialties include coping with medical illness and navigating caregiving challenges. My practice is open to adults of all ages, cultural backgrounds, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
I welcome individuals willing to engage in an active, reflective treatment and try new ways of thinking and relating, both within and outside of therapy. I enjoy working with individuals in professions such as law, medicine, and engineering who seek to better manage the pressure that comes with intense responsibility, and with artists, musicians, and writers, for whom creative expression is an integral part of emotional health. My other specialties include coping with medical illness and navigating caregiving challenges. My practice is open to adults of all ages, cultural backgrounds, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
Relationships are foundational. They are one of the deepest expressions of our essential humanity. As a sex-positive, LGBTQ-affirmative relationship therapist, I bring expertise in romantic relationships, supporting adult siblings and family dynamics, alternative lifestyles, sexuality, intimacy, and the inner workings of attachment. I invite you to bring forth what’s most real and true for you, with no fear of judgment. OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday-Friday, 9-5p
Relationships are foundational. They are one of the deepest expressions of our essential humanity. As a sex-positive, LGBTQ-affirmative relationship therapist, I bring expertise in romantic relationships, supporting adult siblings and family dynamics, alternative lifestyles, sexuality, intimacy, and the inner workings of attachment. I invite you to bring forth what’s most real and true for you, with no fear of judgment. OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday-Friday, 9-5p
My name is Kristine Fernandez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the beautiful and sunny state of California. I have worked with all ages and specialize in trauma-informed care by using a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Humanistic therapy to help my client understand patterns and build hope within themselves and others.
My name is Kristine Fernandez, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the beautiful and sunny state of California. I have worked with all ages and specialize in trauma-informed care by using a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Humanistic therapy to help my client understand patterns and build hope within themselves and others.
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