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Sara Okman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT Verified
San Francisco, CA 94104
Offers online therapy
This past year has been really challenging for our relationships and our sex lives. Maybe you've been struggling to resolve differences with your partner/s, or maybe you're just feeling stuck. I help clients identify and understand what lies beneath these stuck places, and work to free them from relational and emotional distress. Using easy to implement tools for healthy communication and intimacy, I help couples negotiate desire discrepancy, find solutions for low-sexual marriages, and navigate the impact of extra-marital relationships: including polyamory, infidelity, & consensual non-monogamy. I am kink aware & LGBTQ+ friendly.
(415) 877-4147
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San Francisco, CA 94104
Offers online therapy
This past year has been really challenging for our relationships and our sex lives. Maybe you've been struggling to resolve differences with your partner/s, or maybe you're just feeling stuck. I help clients identify and understand what lies beneath these stuck places, and work to free them from relational and emotional distress. Using easy to implement tools for healthy communication and intimacy, I help couples negotiate desire discrepancy, find solutions for low-sexual marriages, and navigate the impact of extra-marital relationships: including polyamory, infidelity, & consensual non-monogamy. I am kink aware & LGBTQ+ friendly.
(415) 877-4147
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Robert J. Buonfiglio
Psychologist, PhD Verified
San Francisco, CA 94104
Offers online therapy
I'm a clinical psychologist in private practice, Berkeley-certified executive coach, the 2020 CPA convention chair, president of the California Psychological Association, past president of the San Francisco Psychological Association, and the chairperson of the clinical advisory board at I V Y Labs. I am passionate about psychology and business and the intersection of the two. I have recently written two chapters for a men's health book that will be out in the fall on living with vitality and work-life balance. I aspire to draw from all my experiences to help you live with passion and move beyond obstacles that are holding you back
(415) 423-2980
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94104
Offers online therapy
I'm a clinical psychologist in private practice, Berkeley-certified executive coach, the 2020 CPA convention chair, president of the California Psychological Association, past president of the San Francisco Psychological Association, and the chairperson of the clinical advisory board at I V Y Labs. I am passionate about psychology and business and the intersection of the two. I have recently written two chapters for a men's health book that will be out in the fall on living with vitality and work-life balance. I aspire to draw from all my experiences to help you live with passion and move beyond obstacles that are holding you back
(415) 423-2980
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Dr. Lesley A. Parke
Psychologist, PhD Verified
San Francisco, CA 94104
I have great compassion for the human struggle and I don't want you to feel alone with it.... It's far easier with another person who cares and understands. I've spent my whole life studying psychology: Formally, at Stanford (BA), at UC Berkeley (MA, PhD), and ongoing Continuing Education; informally, from colleagues, clients, and 20+ years in private practice. I enjoy working with people from all walks of life. I'm open, empathic, authentic, interested and interactive. I like helping people with relationship difficulties, life transitions, anxiety, grief, self-criticism, social inhibitions, and emotional trauma, abuse, or neglect.
(510) 919-1375
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94104
I have great compassion for the human struggle and I don't want you to feel alone with it.... It's far easier with another person who cares and understands. I've spent my whole life studying psychology: Formally, at Stanford (BA), at UC Berkeley (MA, PhD), and ongoing Continuing Education; informally, from colleagues, clients, and 20+ years in private practice. I enjoy working with people from all walks of life. I'm open, empathic, authentic, interested and interactive. I like helping people with relationship difficulties, life transitions, anxiety, grief, self-criticism, social inhibitions, and emotional trauma, abuse, or neglect.
(510) 919-1375
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Theresa Lucia Cangelosi
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT, SEP Verified
San Francisco, CA 94110
I treat individuals and couples of all ages. As a somatic psychotherapist, I use a body-mind approach to help clients move through life's challenges in a natural, integrative and holistic way. I specialize in education, prevention and resolution of trauma. At times we can feel stuck and confused, and need help coming back into balance in our bodies, minds and relationships. A somatic approach focuses on the here and now and what is going on. It is only when we are aware of what we are sensing in the present that we can make a boundary or choice.
(415) 236-2912
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94110
I treat individuals and couples of all ages. As a somatic psychotherapist, I use a body-mind approach to help clients move through life's challenges in a natural, integrative and holistic way. I specialize in education, prevention and resolution of trauma. At times we can feel stuck and confused, and need help coming back into balance in our bodies, minds and relationships. A somatic approach focuses on the here and now and what is going on. It is only when we are aware of what we are sensing in the present that we can make a boundary or choice.
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Cecilie Herring
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT Verified
San Francisco, CA 94118
Offers online therapy
I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist offering psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and children. My training focuses on helping my clients improve their relationships with themselves and others, navigate life transitions, and heal from traumatic experiences. My overall approach seeks to provide a warm, trusting, nonjudgemental relationship in which you are deeply listened to and can safely and freely discuss your challenges, concerns, and vulnerabilities.
(415) 517-9319
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94118
Offers online therapy
I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist offering psychotherapy to adults, adolescents, and children. My training focuses on helping my clients improve their relationships with themselves and others, navigate life transitions, and heal from traumatic experiences. My overall approach seeks to provide a warm, trusting, nonjudgemental relationship in which you are deeply listened to and can safely and freely discuss your challenges, concerns, and vulnerabilities.
(415) 517-9319
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Lindsay Hurtt Olshan
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ATR Verified
San Francisco, CA 94115
Offers online therapy
My goal is to help people regain balance in their lives, deepen their understanding of self and achieve a level of awareness that alleviates helplessness and creates choice and ultimate change.
(310) 341-7992
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94115
Offers online therapy
My goal is to help people regain balance in their lives, deepen their understanding of self and achieve a level of awareness that alleviates helplessness and creates choice and ultimate change.
(310) 341-7992
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Ryoko Nagata Chernomaz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW Verified
San Francisco, CA 94115
Offers online therapy
It is not easy for anyone to admit there is a problem in life. However, if you have a concern, such as, "I cannot get out of bed all day," "I don't feel good about myself," or "I feel my past is controlling my life," I may be able to help alleviate your pain. Also, therapy could provide you useful tools if you are struggling emotionally, feeling like “I always lash out at my partner,” “I cannot stop screaming at my children,” or “I cannot control my anger toward coworkers.”
(415) 980-3496
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94115
Offers online therapy
It is not easy for anyone to admit there is a problem in life. However, if you have a concern, such as, "I cannot get out of bed all day," "I don't feel good about myself," or "I feel my past is controlling my life," I may be able to help alleviate your pain. Also, therapy could provide you useful tools if you are struggling emotionally, feeling like “I always lash out at my partner,” “I cannot stop screaming at my children,” or “I cannot control my anger toward coworkers.”
(415) 980-3496
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Bianca Aarons Integrative Psychotherapy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT Verified
San Francisco, CA 94114
Offers online therapy
Bianca Aarons is a San Francisco based Couples Therapist and Individual Therapist who works in an integrative way, incorporating a psychoanalytic, relational, and somatic styles of working. Bianca treats couples who struggle with communication, survivors of sexual abuse, and others to help people find their voice, to feel empowered, and to access healthy anger and boundaries. Bianca also works with people who struggle within relationships because of anxiety and past family issues which may have let to lower self esteem and perfectionism. She works in a direct and honest way while also being very compassionate and empathetic.
(415) 319-6218
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94114
Offers online therapy
Bianca Aarons is a San Francisco based Couples Therapist and Individual Therapist who works in an integrative way, incorporating a psychoanalytic, relational, and somatic styles of working. Bianca treats couples who struggle with communication, survivors of sexual abuse, and others to help people find their voice, to feel empowered, and to access healthy anger and boundaries. Bianca also works with people who struggle within relationships because of anxiety and past family issues which may have let to lower self esteem and perfectionism. She works in a direct and honest way while also being very compassionate and empathetic.
(415) 319-6218
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Rebecca A. Ward
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LMFT, SEP, PCC Verified
San Francisco, CA 94104
Not accepting new clients
Regardless of your suffering, there is a way through it and because we each have our own way of processing emotional wounds, I take an individualized approach to help you transform pain into healing. I specialize in addressing trauma and grief. This includes the loss of a loved one, traumatic loss (event-related, developmental), as well as psychological symptoms associated with chronic and terminal illness. Through an integrated approach, my work is about healing the soul and finding light in the darkness despite facing life-threatening conditions afflicting the body, mind, heart, and spirit.
(415) 484-4062
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94104
Not accepting new clients
Regardless of your suffering, there is a way through it and because we each have our own way of processing emotional wounds, I take an individualized approach to help you transform pain into healing. I specialize in addressing trauma and grief. This includes the loss of a loved one, traumatic loss (event-related, developmental), as well as psychological symptoms associated with chronic and terminal illness. Through an integrated approach, my work is about healing the soul and finding light in the darkness despite facing life-threatening conditions afflicting the body, mind, heart, and spirit.
(415) 484-4062
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Angela Fazio-Landrum
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW Verified
San Francisco, CA 94110
Offers online therapy
Welcome to my practice. I am a licensed clinical social worker with a passion for narrative. I love to bear witness to the nuances of each individual's story, and I treasure the opportunity to help clients draw new meaning from their experiences.
(707) 368-5635
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94110
Offers online therapy
Welcome to my practice. I am a licensed clinical social worker with a passion for narrative. I love to bear witness to the nuances of each individual's story, and I treasure the opportunity to help clients draw new meaning from their experiences.
(707) 368-5635
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Vince Lee
San Francisco, CA 94116
Not accepting new clients
I help clients to know their strengths, how their cultures and families affect them, their needs and their purpose - their very selves. They may lack good ways to get their needs met. Or, they may not be asking the right questions. They may be looking for more calm, more joy and more control over their thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
(415) 549-1447 x156
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94116
Not accepting new clients
I help clients to know their strengths, how their cultures and families affect them, their needs and their purpose - their very selves. They may lack good ways to get their needs met. Or, they may not be asking the right questions. They may be looking for more calm, more joy and more control over their thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
(415) 549-1447 x156
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Melanie Richards Horn
Psychologist, PhD Verified
San Francisco, CA 94118
Offers online therapy
You may be seeking help with a difficult relationship, a painful loss, anxiety, depression, or a sense of feeling "stuck" in some way. The goal of therapy is to increase your ability to face life's challenges with greater confidence, energy and creativity. Psychotherapy can help you develop a greater sense of your potential. My approach invites an engaging dialogue geared to your needs and goals.
(415) 876-4321
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94118
Offers online therapy
You may be seeking help with a difficult relationship, a painful loss, anxiety, depression, or a sense of feeling "stuck" in some way. The goal of therapy is to increase your ability to face life's challenges with greater confidence, energy and creativity. Psychotherapy can help you develop a greater sense of your potential. My approach invites an engaging dialogue geared to your needs and goals.
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Samantha Hill
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PsyD, LCSW Verified
San Francisco, CA 94111
Offers online therapy
Let’s get through this time and start your journey to a better version of you! My specialty is helping people deal with depression, anxiety, stress, unhealthy/excessive behaviors or a chronic illness/family member's chronic illness. You may have tried to change many times in the past without the results you want. I'll help you learn ways to cope with anxiety, depression, relationship problems, low confidence, isolation, and uncertainty. We'll figure out what matters most to you, set goals, and set a path to action so you'll see results!
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94111
Offers online therapy
Let’s get through this time and start your journey to a better version of you! My specialty is helping people deal with depression, anxiety, stress, unhealthy/excessive behaviors or a chronic illness/family member's chronic illness. You may have tried to change many times in the past without the results you want. I'll help you learn ways to cope with anxiety, depression, relationship problems, low confidence, isolation, and uncertainty. We'll figure out what matters most to you, set goals, and set a path to action so you'll see results!
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Sylvia Khromina
Psychologist, PsyD Verified
San Francisco, CA 94102
Offers online therapy
I love helping adults who are ready to make a change and want to address: trauma, relationship difficulties, issues with food and body image, chronic stress, anxiety, panic, or depression through building tangible tools and mindfulness-based skills. I welcome clients of diverse backgrounds and seek to provide respectful and culturally sensitive services to all. As an immigrant myself, I have a special appreciation for the experience of first and second generation immigrants. My approach draws from mindfulness, body-oriented interventions, parts work, evidence-based modalities, advances in neuroscience, and attachment research.
(415) 463-1536
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94102
Offers online therapy
I love helping adults who are ready to make a change and want to address: trauma, relationship difficulties, issues with food and body image, chronic stress, anxiety, panic, or depression through building tangible tools and mindfulness-based skills. I welcome clients of diverse backgrounds and seek to provide respectful and culturally sensitive services to all. As an immigrant myself, I have a special appreciation for the experience of first and second generation immigrants. My approach draws from mindfulness, body-oriented interventions, parts work, evidence-based modalities, advances in neuroscience, and attachment research.
(415) 463-1536
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Gabe Cortez
Counselor, LMHC, AMFT Verified
San Francisco, CA 94122
Offers online therapy
Therapy is hard to define. We each carry our own singular experience into the process: our unique histories, our complex tapestry of relationships, our love, our pain, our wounds, and our scars. Therapy is as unique and complex as each of us, thus we each experience it in our own way. I believe our complexity is a gift, although at times our lives can feel like a mystery, especially to ourselves. We feel stuck and confused, unsure of how to heal or grow, and we wonder if we can ever truly thrive. Many of us wonder if there’s a recipe for our healing and growth, or if perhaps there’s a map we could follow, if only we could find it.
(415) 301-6325
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94122
Offers online therapy
Therapy is hard to define. We each carry our own singular experience into the process: our unique histories, our complex tapestry of relationships, our love, our pain, our wounds, and our scars. Therapy is as unique and complex as each of us, thus we each experience it in our own way. I believe our complexity is a gift, although at times our lives can feel like a mystery, especially to ourselves. We feel stuck and confused, unsure of how to heal or grow, and we wonder if we can ever truly thrive. Many of us wonder if there’s a recipe for our healing and growth, or if perhaps there’s a map we could follow, if only we could find it.
(415) 301-6325
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Joshua Cross
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT Verified
San Francisco, CA 94102
Offers online therapy
Do you know what you want? Do you want to be free? Happy? Relaxed in your body? Content? Passionate and sexy? Courageous in the face of fear? More connected to your partner or to the Divine? How do you get in the way of living the life you want? Do you constantly judge yourself? Noticing all the ways you "fail" to live up to way you "should" be. Or do you tend to direct that criticism outwards? Blaming others, feeling envy, or always waiting for external circumstances to line up just right so you can finally live how you want.
(415) 968-5393
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94102
Offers online therapy
Do you know what you want? Do you want to be free? Happy? Relaxed in your body? Content? Passionate and sexy? Courageous in the face of fear? More connected to your partner or to the Divine? How do you get in the way of living the life you want? Do you constantly judge yourself? Noticing all the ways you "fail" to live up to way you "should" be. Or do you tend to direct that criticism outwards? Blaming others, feeling envy, or always waiting for external circumstances to line up just right so you can finally live how you want.
(415) 968-5393
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Hannah Wedgley Nystrom
Psychologist, PhD Verified
San Francisco, CA 94102
Not accepting new clients
*** As of 7/10/20 my practice is full. *** Please check in about openings at a later date.
(650) 209-7805
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94102
Not accepting new clients
*** As of 7/10/20 my practice is full. *** Please check in about openings at a later date.
(650) 209-7805
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Chris Weipert
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT Verified
San Francisco, CA 94131
Offers online therapy
If you are feeling unhappy or stuck, struggling with relationships, work, and not getting what you want in life, our therapy sessions can help you move forward. I will help you listen to yourself better, understand what's getting in your way, and feel more confident in being yourself. For couples, I help you to slow down, to learn to listen to each other, to identify your own needs, and to communicate them to your partner. I help couples build empathy for each other, which can turn conflict into an opportunity for closeness and deeper understanding.
(415) 787-2937
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94131
Offers online therapy
If you are feeling unhappy or stuck, struggling with relationships, work, and not getting what you want in life, our therapy sessions can help you move forward. I will help you listen to yourself better, understand what's getting in your way, and feel more confident in being yourself. For couples, I help you to slow down, to learn to listen to each other, to identify your own needs, and to communicate them to your partner. I help couples build empathy for each other, which can turn conflict into an opportunity for closeness and deeper understanding.
(415) 787-2937
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Janine Darwin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT Verified
San Francisco, CA 94115
Offers online therapy
Are you anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, struggling with feelings of inadequacy, not able to make decisions, engaging in self destructive behaviors or just plain confused about why things (or people) are so difficult? Contact me. If you are struggling with poor relationships at work, with your partner, with your kids; contact me. If you just want a better understanding of how you think, feel and behave; contact me. Together we will uncover your internal healing abilities to achieve freedom and relief.
(415) 578-3944
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94115
Offers online therapy
Are you anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, struggling with feelings of inadequacy, not able to make decisions, engaging in self destructive behaviors or just plain confused about why things (or people) are so difficult? Contact me. If you are struggling with poor relationships at work, with your partner, with your kids; contact me. If you just want a better understanding of how you think, feel and behave; contact me. Together we will uncover your internal healing abilities to achieve freedom and relief.
(415) 578-3944
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Robert A. Vargas
Psychologist, PsyD Verified
San Francisco, CA 94104
Do you struggle with a negative inner critic that is affecting your work or personal relationships? Or are you going through a particularly difficult time in your life and your inner critic is much more noticeable and stressful? Would you like to feel more in control of your inner critic rather than it being in control of you? Are you ashamed of this aspect of yourself and silently struggle with it?
(415) 690-5060
Verified
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San Francisco, CA 94104
Do you struggle with a negative inner critic that is affecting your work or personal relationships? Or are you going through a particularly difficult time in your life and your inner critic is much more noticeable and stressful? Would you like to feel more in control of your inner critic rather than it being in control of you? Are you ashamed of this aspect of yourself and silently struggle with it?
(415) 690-5060
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What type of mental health professional is right for me?
Some of the most common types of mental health providers in San Francisco are psychologists, licensed counselors, therapists, psychotherapists, and licensed clinical social workers, all of whom diagnose mental health conditions and provide individualized treatment.

Services offered, education and credentials vary by type of mental health professional. Each professional in San Francisco then may specialize in certain areas, such as depression, marriage counseling, or anxiety. Although many mental health providers are not licensed to prescribe medication, they may coordinate with a provider who can.

Both in-person and online therapy sessions are available from most psychologists.

How to find a specialist?
You can refine your search using the filters on this page. There are several categories you can filter by to find mental health professionals with the experience you are looking for. You may want to filter for CBT Psychologists in San Francisco, or Child Psychologists in San Francisco.

Many find it useful to use filters to view only psychologists that have experience working with certain issues, like San Francisco psychologists specializing in EMDR.
What method of therapy is right for me?
When it comes to treatment methods, there's no 'right way.’ Each method of therapy can be beneficial for a variety of issues. Psychologists in San Francisco specialize in therapeutic approaches such as CBT, EMDR, and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), among others. Finding a psychologist or therapist who is a good fit for you is the most important step to discovering what type of therapy, or combination of therapeutic approaches, will meet your individual needs. Learn what to expect from different types of therapy and how they work.
How to use my insurance?
Many therapists accept health insurance. Check to see if your insurance is covered. Feel free to discuss this when you contact the therapist.