Transpersonal Therapists in Oakland, CA
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Lili Nakita Kroutilina
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, MA, LMP
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed in your life? Lost your sense of self and confidence? Confused by how to set boundaries and build healthy relationships? I am here for you! I can help you understand what is happening in your life and how you can heal, grow, and transform to be living the life you want. I have a trauma-informed, integrative style based on mindfulness, somatic psychology, ecotherapy, expressive arts, humanistic and
transpersonal
psychology, neuroscience, spirituality, and my background in holistic health, nutrition, massage, and fitness. I have a gentle yet directive, relational style
Shannon Knorr
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified
Verified
I use a holistic, body and soul centered trauma informed approach, using various modalities from Somatic Therapy, Expressive Arts, Hakomi, Dream and
Transpersonal
Therapy, Internal Family System (Parts Therapy), Humanistic Therapy, Hakomi, Eco-Therapy, Therapeutic Yoga, Mindfulness, & Depth Psychology.
I enjoy in working with; self esteem & worth, trauma healing & recovery, body image & body positivity, disordered eating & relationship to body, belonging as our birthright, transforming deep shame into liberation, body & sex shame, relationships and boundaries, anxiety, stress & hyper-vigilance, nervous system imbalances, life transitions & identity, honoring grief, loss & death, life threatening illness, cancer, auto-immune disease, rites of passage, aging, adolescence, menopause, women's empowerment, highly sensitive people & empaths, people pleasers, intergenerational trauma & ancestral healing, mothering & the mother wound.
Not accepting new clients
Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
My approach is warm, engaged and focused in the present moment. I support individuals, couples and families to improve communication skills, self-esteem and relationship capacities. I make use of techniques that deepen the mind-body connection to help individuals heal from symptoms of stress, trauma and loss. I use an integrative approach that is rooted in Somatic, Humanistic-Existential and
Transpersonal
psychologies.
Justin Leonti
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified
Verified
I am a queer, polyamorous, and integrative
transpersonal
clinician; I specialize in the areas of polyamory, kink, navigating trauma, consent, and entheogenic integration.
You’re fumbling, feeling clunky, ashamed, lost in transition, and searching for answers. You’ve been told you’re too much, too scattered, and too picky, when in reality, you may very well know what you want and it seems others just can’t meet you there. Together we will explore and unfold acceptance and awareness around ALL of your parts, especially the most intense ones. What you’re searching for is out there, let’s take these next steps on your journey.
Shauna Bergh
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, RYT-500
Verified
2 Endorsed
Verified
2 Endorsed
I take a holistic, somatic and
transpersonal
/spiritual approach to therapy, looking deeply into the interplay between mind, body and spirit and working at the root level of our physical experience: the nervous system. I work collaboratively with clients to explore socio-cultural considerations, how we fit or don't fit in that context and our opportunities for growth. We'll sort through to find and examine unconscious patterns and get creative to generate alternatives that put you more in line with your goals and life purpose. If you don't know what those are, we'll figure that out too.
Stephanie Bossy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
Verified
My work is Gestalt-based,
transpersonal
, depth-oriented, and relational.
Please inquire about group therapy options. Next 8 week session begins 7/11/23. I welcome you to journey inward with the support of another person by your side. In our work together, I hope to make space for all parts of your experience to come forward, especially ones that have seemed unacceptable or unwelcome in society. My approach to psychotherapy is holistic. It is descriptive rather than prescriptive, and focused on the whole person and their environment.
Syd McClune
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I integrate mindfulness and attachment theory into a
transpersonal
framework to address all your experience.
If you are here looking for a therapist you are taking an important step in taking better care of yourself. You may be struggling with anxiety and depression, exploring parts of your identity, or seeking support through a challenging transition. What is wonderful about therapy is that you don't have to do this alone. With experience as a bodyworker and artist, as well as a Masters in Integral Counseling Psychology, I work with individuals to support a holistic movement towards wellness through expressive, embodied talk therapy. I'm glad you are reaching out for support during these historically challenging times.
Alena Hutchinson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
With training in
transpersonal
, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral approaches, I bring a variety of techniques and insights to our work.
My approach in therapy is to create a warm, non-judgmental, interactive atmosphere in which we can bring the wisdom of your highest and best self to your current difficulties and dilemmas. I am attuned to the effect of unconscious patterns that begin in childhood and yet try to work in the present, trusting that the past -- to the extent it is important -- will show up in the present. My belief is that human beings naturally tend toward wholeness. I use education and mindfulness and cognitive-behavioral techniques to enable you to participate fully in your own healing and growth.
Inga Chegai
Marriage & Family Therapist Intern
Verified
Verified
I utilized
Transpersonal
, Trauma informed, Somatic, CBT, DBT, Existential, Psychodynamic, Polyvagal, Attachment, Abandonment, IFS, Art therapy, Energy Psychology, Psychoeducation, Spiritual Psychology.
Axis Mundi would like to present Inga Chegai. Inga is Marriage and Family Therapist & PCC Associate supervised by Elysha Martinez LMFT93493. I work with trauma, depression, anxiety, abandonment issues, loss of purpose, identity, parts of self, insecurities, anger, PTSD, addiction, patterns in relationship. Most patterns in our responses to events, people and our behaviors are learned. How to unlearn learned behaviors if this is all you know? Why just understanding the problem will not change trauma? How can we use a challenge as a way to see what we need to work on? I can help to find answers to those questions.
Walker Witte
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I take a trauma informed and culturally sensitive approach incorporating psychodynamic, humanistic, and
transpersonal
therapy.
Are you looking to change stubborn patterns or heal old wounds? Perhaps you would like to feel more connected with others and to yourself? However challenges show up in your life – maybe as depression, grief and loss, addictive patterns, anxiety, the impact of trauma, relationship struggles - there is always the potential for healing and growth waiting to be accessed. If the light in the tunnel seems dim or nonexistent, I’d like to offer you the torch that deep therapeutic inquiry has to offer.
Not accepting new clients
Rue Harrison Whittaker
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
I offer short-term therapy speaking to your specific concerns as well as depth-oriented work aimed at increased self-awareness and satisfaction in relationships. Combining psychodynamic and
transpersonal
orientations, my approach is always determined by your needs and wishes. A variety of modalities, such as expressive arts, EMDR, mindfulness and hypnosis are to be found in my therapeutic tool kit. My years of experience have led me to develop confidence in the healing power of the therapeutic process. Let me help you take the steps to a more fulfilling experience of life.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
5 Endorsed
Verified
5 Endorsed
Need help with Shadow, countertransference or intuition? With building your private practice? With becoming a supervisor? Call me! *DREAMWORK and
TRANSPERSONAL
THERAPY for Alternative Healers, Intuitives and Artists.
As a practicioner on a creative, spiritual, or healing arts path, you face a unique set of challenges, and your work can bring up unconscious issues that you might have never noticed otherwise. Sometimes working with someone to heal on a deeper level can be useful. Together, we can work to help you access your inner clarity and wisdom, feather out the personal, interpersonal, social, creative and spiritual facets of your experience, and bring them together in new and healing ways. You don't have to do this alone! Call me to see how I can help.
Kirsten Maier
Psychologist, PhD
Verified
Verified
Beyond a Doctorate in Psychology at the University of British Columbia, I specialize in depth and
transpersonal
psychology, Internal Family Systems, couples work, and spirituality.
I offer professional and experienced support to make enduring changes. If you are looking at this, you may be having a time of suffering or you may be looking for ways to thrive in your life. Psychotherapy is based on solid research and the world’s wisdom traditions, and is an experience between us that is unique to you. I believe it is the most important journey you can take to move towards healing and living a rich, meaningful life.
Laurie Margaritonda
Psychologist, PsyD, MSW
Verified
Verified
My approach includes the frameworks of Mindfulness, CBT, DBT, Somatics, Emotional Freedom Technique and Psychodynamic and
Transpersonal
perspectives.
We are in the midst of a powerful and pressurized time. Personal challenges are amplified by collective stress and it can be difficult to navigate such new and complex terrain within and around us. We want to feel connected, whole, and in our purpose, but separation, isolation, and fragmented realities are heightened. In this time, awareness, compassion, and courage are needed to meet the painful spaces and shed light on our shadows, transforming them into opportunities for more presence, fulfillment, and peace. I aim to empower the healer within you. As we heal, we serve ourselves and the world around us for the better.
Kristin Fialko
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
Verified
3 Endorsed
Verified
3 Endorsed
I work relationally with a trauma-informed lens, incorporating somatic techniques, Gestalt & Parts work,
Transpersonal
psychology, mindfulness practices, art therapy modalities and a social-justice & anti-racist orientation.
We often find ourselves and bodies, on the path towards health after overwhelming experiences, trauma, grief or loss. Re-igniting our inner-fire and natural emotional balance can understandably be a challenge. Trauma-informed somatic psychotherapy can help! I take my role as a therapist, one who supports the client On their journey, as a facilitator of a sacred collaboration. I conduct therapy with an intention to process and move trauma (anxiety, depression and grief accompanying it) in order to restore balance between the mind, body, and spirit and reignite the internal fire.
Oakland, CA 94606
& Online
Laura Rainville
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My approach is grounded in a relational psychodynamic perspective, and I utilize cognitive behavioral, family systems, humanistic,
transpersonal
, social justice, and mindfulness strategies to help my clients find ways to cope with their suffering.
I enjoy working with children and adults to help them find grounded ways of being with and moving through the struggles they face. I believe that strong relationships, with the self, the body, and with others, are central to a healthy lifestyle. Painful life experiences, transitions, trauma, anxiety, and depression are opportunities for growth, and helping people move through these challenges is incredibly rewarding. I love working with people of diverse sociocultural backgrounds and exploring how culture shapes experience. A deep understanding of development allows me to connect with people of all ages and help them move through difficult stages.
Astarte Lippman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
I have a Masters in Holistic Counseling Psychology with a focus on
Transpersonal
& Somatic Therapy.
Are you in the process of a big life transition? Perhaps contemplating or going through a separation/divorce, career change, or feel you have lost touch with a part of yourself that once held the spark of joy and passion. You may feel anxious, depressed, lonely, and unsure. You don't have to move through these times alone. Together we will work to cultivate a deeper understanding of yourself and the world around you. My work with you is collaborative and non-judgemental. In our sessions I work transpersonally and somatically, incorporating EMDR, guided imagery, expressive arts, spirituality, tarot, and dreams.
Waitlist for new clients
Lucy Collier
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified
Verified
I draw from harm-reduction, holistic, feminist-relational, psychodynamic, somatic,
transpersonal
, eco-psychological, and shamanic perspectives, and from my own life experience.
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.
Nancy C Arvold
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, MFT
Verified
1 Endorsed
Verified
1 Endorsed
My
transpersonal
perspective includes spirituality, social justice, critical connection between individuals and the world.
I work particularly well with both men and women with emotional and life issues, childhood trauma, and gay and straight couples with communication and other difficulties. I help individuals with serious mental illness make positive changes in their lives,and work with their families. I work with addictions and the intersection with emotional issues, particularly using 12-step programs.
Leonicia A Castro
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified
Verified
I am an integrative therapist, using a holistic model and techniques from somatic, relational, inter-subjective, and
transpersonal
psychology, as well as techniques from my own long-standing spiritual practices, such as drumming, chanting and Vipassana Buddhist meditation practice. I got my masters in Psychology with a Somatic Concentration from JFK, Orinda, CA in 1997. As LGBTQIA identified and a Pacific Islander, I know that both trauma and healing can come from our individual and cultural histories. I welcome anyone seeking growth or healing and I'm committed to healing within marginalized communities. My areas of specialty include people with histories of trauma and/or addiction, people looking to integrate spiritual experiences, people of color and members of the LGBTQ community.
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Transpersonal Therapists
How does transpersonal therapy work?
Transpersonal therapy focuses on a patient’s spirituality and meaning in life. Transpersonal therapists might borrow from Eastern traditions as well as Western psychology. They may incorporate techniques including meditation, visualization, hypnotherapy, dream analysis, and or breathwork to produce altered states of consciousness. The therapist helps the patient to access their consciousness and spirituality to work through difficult mental states.
How long does transpersonal therapy last?
Because the goal is to understand a person as a whole, including their spirituality, treatment can range from months to a year or beyond. While patients learn the philosophy behind transpersonal therapy during treatment, they can also practice its principles throughout life after therapy sessions have ended.
Is transpersonal therapy effective?
Patients have found success with transpersonal therapy; this method is useful in improving anxiety, depression, self-esteem, identity, fears, relationship problems, and other concerns. Improvements in problem areas can continue even after transpersonal therapy ends, as individuals can utilize the tools they’ve learned during treatment sessions.
What are the limitations of transpersonal therapy?
There is some research on the effectiveness of transpersonal therapy, but empirical support for this therapy approach is sparse. It does not have the robust evidence base of other forms of therapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy or acceptance and commitment therapy.