Therapists in Oakland, CA
Have you ever been told you're "dramatic," "too sensitive," or "too much?" I love working with folks who think and feel deeply. If you grew up with invalidating or abusive caregivers, it might be challenging now to know how to regulate your emotions. But emotional depth and sensitivity is also a great gift. You may be seeking therapy because your emotions are "out of control," your relationships are causing you anxiety, or you want to do a deep dive into your past traumas.
Have you ever been told you're "dramatic," "too sensitive," or "too much?" I love working with folks who think and feel deeply. If you grew up with invalidating or abusive caregivers, it might be challenging now to know how to regulate your emotions. But emotional depth and sensitivity is also a great gift. You may be seeking therapy because your emotions are "out of control," your relationships are causing you anxiety, or you want to do a deep dive into your past traumas.
The intimate relationship that develops in therapy requires being willing to be deeply known. Crisis, uncertainty, unwanted patterns, doubt, self-criticism & anxiety are unsettling. Addressing internal conflict is a private & individual process but that does not mean it must be done alone. Therapy is an opportunity to understand yourself better. It is a place to heal from the wounds of being “othered” due to personal issue or identity (race, sexuality, gender, immigration status, ethnicity, class, being donor conceived, disability, etc). Therapy offers an opportunity to confront fears & challenges in being understood.
The intimate relationship that develops in therapy requires being willing to be deeply known. Crisis, uncertainty, unwanted patterns, doubt, self-criticism & anxiety are unsettling. Addressing internal conflict is a private & individual process but that does not mean it must be done alone. Therapy is an opportunity to understand yourself better. It is a place to heal from the wounds of being “othered” due to personal issue or identity (race, sexuality, gender, immigration status, ethnicity, class, being donor conceived, disability, etc). Therapy offers an opportunity to confront fears & challenges in being understood.
Are you looking for an empathic, trauma-informed therapist? You've come to right place. Maybe you're struggling to understand yourself and your relationships and are ready to heal old wounds. Do you feel conflicted about your sexual fantasies and desires? Want to experience more ease and pleasure? Depth psychotherapy will help you feel more at peace and become more self-accepting. Partners, parents, polycules and adult family members: do you want to understand each other better and stop the repetitive cycles? Let’s get to the bottom of it and work together to deepen your connection.
Are you looking for an empathic, trauma-informed therapist? You've come to right place. Maybe you're struggling to understand yourself and your relationships and are ready to heal old wounds. Do you feel conflicted about your sexual fantasies and desires? Want to experience more ease and pleasure? Depth psychotherapy will help you feel more at peace and become more self-accepting. Partners, parents, polycules and adult family members: do you want to understand each other better and stop the repetitive cycles? Let’s get to the bottom of it and work together to deepen your connection.
Vimmi Jaggi
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MFA, MA
Verified Verified
Oakland, CA 94603 (Online Only)
I am glad you're looking for therapy support in times that are drastically impacted by the capitalist mindset & inequality. Life’s external factors, like stress and trauma experiences including but not limited to childhood abuse, physical abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual assaults, racial and social trauma as well as anti-LGBTQ+ policies take a toll on our life. These may show up as fatigue, sadness, anxiety, overthinking, thoughts of self-harm, low self-esteem, and disables us from our growth. In such times, we all can use trauma-informed and nonjudgmental professional support to help us heal from root causes of these needs.
I am glad you're looking for therapy support in times that are drastically impacted by the capitalist mindset & inequality. Life’s external factors, like stress and trauma experiences including but not limited to childhood abuse, physical abuse, intimate partner violence, sexual assaults, racial and social trauma as well as anti-LGBTQ+ policies take a toll on our life. These may show up as fatigue, sadness, anxiety, overthinking, thoughts of self-harm, low self-esteem, and disables us from our growth. In such times, we all can use trauma-informed and nonjudgmental professional support to help us heal from root causes of these needs.
My clients often show up to therapy because of a need for meaningful change in their lives, and a desire to feel happier and more fulfilled. You may find yourself struggling with self-doubt and a harsh, critical inner voice; feeling stuck, sad, far away, and disconnected; navigating a new or difficult circumstance such as death of a loved one; or wanting help to reduce conflict and improve communication with your partner. I see therapy as an opportunity for transformative insight, creativity, self-expression, and healing. It is a place to process and move past the painful experience that stick with us and hold us back.
My clients often show up to therapy because of a need for meaningful change in their lives, and a desire to feel happier and more fulfilled. You may find yourself struggling with self-doubt and a harsh, critical inner voice; feeling stuck, sad, far away, and disconnected; navigating a new or difficult circumstance such as death of a loved one; or wanting help to reduce conflict and improve communication with your partner. I see therapy as an opportunity for transformative insight, creativity, self-expression, and healing. It is a place to process and move past the painful experience that stick with us and hold us back.
I currently have some lower-fee ($120-180) openings for teenagers, adults and families with children in these age groups from households with incomes below $220k. I work to help my clients experience more vitality, control, connection, focus and flexibility in their lives, depending on what they are looking for. My clients often seek relief from patterns of painful feelings, negative thoughts and self-sabotaging behaviors that stem from their experience of growing up in particular worlds and particular histories that were traumatic or difficult or confusing. We work on understanding and change.
I currently have some lower-fee ($120-180) openings for teenagers, adults and families with children in these age groups from households with incomes below $220k. I work to help my clients experience more vitality, control, connection, focus and flexibility in their lives, depending on what they are looking for. My clients often seek relief from patterns of painful feelings, negative thoughts and self-sabotaging behaviors that stem from their experience of growing up in particular worlds and particular histories that were traumatic or difficult or confusing. We work on understanding and change.
Julia Simone Fogelson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, CST
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94611
Not accepting new clients
Welcome! I offer psychotherapy to adults, couples and other relationship configurations, families and teens, as well as sex therapy. I am a Certified Sex Therapist (CST) through AASECT and am also a gender care provider. I believe therapy is a collaborative process; you can think of me as a companion as we travel down the roads of your growth together. If you have been thinking about starting therapy, I invite you to contact me. I am committed to helping my clients become the most authentic version of themselves.
Welcome! I offer psychotherapy to adults, couples and other relationship configurations, families and teens, as well as sex therapy. I am a Certified Sex Therapist (CST) through AASECT and am also a gender care provider. I believe therapy is a collaborative process; you can think of me as a companion as we travel down the roads of your growth together. If you have been thinking about starting therapy, I invite you to contact me. I am committed to helping my clients become the most authentic version of themselves.
Rosemary Ehat
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Oakland, CA 94618
Not accepting new clients
These past years have been a struggle for all of us. Many of the issues we faced before the Pandemic have been intensified. Perhaps the challenges of these times have resulted in the development of inner resources you didn't know you had. Perhaps you, like most others, have experienced more loneliness and isolation. Reaching out for help takes courage. Perhaps therapy, even for a limited time, could help you develop inner and outer resources to stabilize and enrich your experience of your life as it is right now. Call me for a free 15 minute consultation to see if I might be a good match for your needs.
These past years have been a struggle for all of us. Many of the issues we faced before the Pandemic have been intensified. Perhaps the challenges of these times have resulted in the development of inner resources you didn't know you had. Perhaps you, like most others, have experienced more loneliness and isolation. Reaching out for help takes courage. Perhaps therapy, even for a limited time, could help you develop inner and outer resources to stabilize and enrich your experience of your life as it is right now. Call me for a free 15 minute consultation to see if I might be a good match for your needs.
Life moves so quickly these days, it's hard to take the time to really think about who we are and how we are living. Often, it takes years of patterns that are hurtful or self-destructive to wonder why we aren't feeling happy or fulfilled. Psychotherapy can provide the time and space to really understand and experience ourselves in a new way. I will listen with curiosity and warmth and will collaborate with you to help effect positive change in your life and relationships.
Life moves so quickly these days, it's hard to take the time to really think about who we are and how we are living. Often, it takes years of patterns that are hurtful or self-destructive to wonder why we aren't feeling happy or fulfilled. Psychotherapy can provide the time and space to really understand and experience ourselves in a new way. I will listen with curiosity and warmth and will collaborate with you to help effect positive change in your life and relationships.
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Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Oakland, CA 94618
Not accepting new clients
Offering attention to your whole self, I integrate mind-body approaches with relational analytic and Jungian depth psychology. I bring personal warmth, intuition and over 45 years of clinical experience with individuals, couples and groups. We work collaboratively, bringing greater awareness to your inner and outer life. My approach is tailored to your individual needs, with attention to current and past trauma, current and past relationship and family issues, and the ways those unresolved issues may inhibit your fullest realization of your ambitions and ideals. I welcome LGBT and culturally diverse clients.
Offering attention to your whole self, I integrate mind-body approaches with relational analytic and Jungian depth psychology. I bring personal warmth, intuition and over 45 years of clinical experience with individuals, couples and groups. We work collaboratively, bringing greater awareness to your inner and outer life. My approach is tailored to your individual needs, with attention to current and past trauma, current and past relationship and family issues, and the ways those unresolved issues may inhibit your fullest realization of your ambitions and ideals. I welcome LGBT and culturally diverse clients.
Betty Tharpe
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94611
Not accepting new clients
I work with adults, adolescents, children and couples / families. If you are anxious, depressed, or lonely; in a troubled relationship, grieving, haunted by childhood trauma, or painful, confusing feelings; it can be hard to make headway alone. There are times when the reason for coming to therapy is clear (a loss, a crisis), other times a feeling that something is holding you back, or keeping you from your self.
I work with adults, adolescents, children and couples / families. If you are anxious, depressed, or lonely; in a troubled relationship, grieving, haunted by childhood trauma, or painful, confusing feelings; it can be hard to make headway alone. There are times when the reason for coming to therapy is clear (a loss, a crisis), other times a feeling that something is holding you back, or keeping you from your self.
