Therapists in Outer Mission, San Francisco, CA

Tamara Hagy-Lopez is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist with over 20 years of experience working with children, teens, parents, adults, and families in a variety of clinical and school settings. Tamara's focus is on building a safe and validating environment that allows families and individuals to increase self-awareness and helps them create a narrative that supports their growth.

I believe shared humor and relational connection are key for effective therapy. My goal is to meet you where you are, with a grounded, pragmatic approach. Together, we will collaborate to make your daily life more manageable and fulfilling by addressing outdated coping skills, self-sabotaging behaviors, overwhelming emotions, stressful situations, and lingering traumas. I also offer coaching services for professionals, those in the healthcare/wellness field, and graduate students. I enjoy supporting clients through the processes of self-development, self-innovation, radical acceptance, and growth.

Hello, I'm Michael F. Stample, PhD, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. I work extensively with individual adults, couples and families. My primary expertise is in mood and anxiety disorders, OCD, dual diagnosis, LGBTQ+ and transgender healthcare. I mostly work with adults over age 17 or 18, through the later years. While psychiatric diagnoses have their uses, I prefer to see my clients as dealing with "problems of living." I work comfortably with psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral and other evidence-based therapies. My early training included internship at the Jung Institute of Los Angeles.

My name is Amanda Lockie, I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have 17 years of experience in the social work field, 4 years in clinical therapy practice. I approach therapy from a somatic experiences' focus, connecting mind-body responses to facilitate healing. I connect well with adult individuals who are experiencing adult burnout, being overwhelmed with work, parenting, health changes, or life in general. I am sensitive to sensory overwhelm and highly sensitive person.

I am a CBT therapist who has been licensed since 2017. I have worked in the field of Psychology since 1992 and have extensive experience working with children, adults and families. I am most interested in working with children, parents, and families but I also work with individual adults.

Let's work together to clear the obstacles in the way of living your best life. If you feel ready to find insight into your patterns, heal old wounds, and develop new more effective ways of being in the world and in your relationships, I'd love to support you. I'll collaborate with you to process stuck emotions, gain clarity on your goals and values, and find empowerment and freedom to move forward in your life. Some therapists work mysteriously or are a "blank slate;" I like to be open, direct, and informative while always bringing my warmth and empathy so you can feel supported.

Hi, I am Alyson Bifano, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker with a strong commitment to providing compassionate and evidence-based therapy. My approach to therapy is client-centered, emphasizing a safe and supportive environment that allows individuals to explore their thoughts and emotions freely. I specialize in areas such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues, tailoring my treatment plans to meet each client's unique needs and goals.

RichTherapy is the private practice of Richard Lugo who focuses on Individuals, Couples and Groups with issues linked or related to addictive behavior or compulsion and its progression and affects on personal life, work performance and intimate relationships with self or others.

Hello! My name is Franni Filzen and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and credentialed art therapist. I work with youth, individuals, and families from a strength-based relational approach. I believe that every person is unique, and I employ an eclectic approach choosing from my years of experience and modality that I feel will work best with each individual. I use family systems, attachment theory, trauma-informed care, neuro-sequential model of therapeutics, cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, collaborative problem solving, and other modalities as well as incorporating art therapy when appropriate.

In this space, you are safe! Let’s be real; making the decision to embark on the path of healing is not an endeavor to be taken lightly, as it requires patience, vulnerability, and courage. Whether these are your first steps or continuing, thank you for being here. With that said, I am passionate about helping my clients unravel physical, mental, and emotional layers to find the root causes of problems and develop self-awareness and strong coping skills in order to navigate through life as their best selves.

Hi! I'm Anna Mejia , a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the greater Los Angeles Area practicing for 8 years. I use Cognitive based and Holistic Approaches in therapy while also applying Psycho Education throughout. I have worked with a wide range of needs. My experience ranges from Severe Mental Illness to people experiencing every day stressors such as Parental Stress and Organizational Skills. I am passionate and very comfortable working with Couples, Parents, Teenagers, Individuals with Relationship Stress, Sexual Abuse Trauma, Cultural Trauma, Work Stress, Depression and Anxiety and Attachments Issues/Impairments.

My job is not to give advice but help guide you through the process that leads to decision-making, insight, awareness, and confirming the beauty within you. I need to help you build resilience and self-efficacy to continue to apply these skills as you encounter future changes and challenges in life. Life is about change and transition.

Isolation is hard. Being a Teen is hard. School pressure to perform well is high. Liking your body often seems impossible. Socializing has challenges. Past bullying can be traumatic. Do you want to learn knew coping skills? Do you need to heal from past events that are painful? Do you want to reduce your stress? Parenting a teen is hard, there is no manual and not as much parent contact as in elementary school. Getting enough self care as a parent can seem impossible but it is necessary, especially in the time of the COVID crisis. Telehealth is available!

If you're feeling anxious about the state of things these days and would like to talk, I am meeting with people remotely via phone and video. Therapy is a conversation in which you can discuss the most complex and sensitive subjects. Together we reach an understanding of what you're experiencing by sorting through your thoughts and feelings.

Many of the people I work with find their way to me because they feel lost, broken or hopeless. In my San Francisco psychotherapy practice I tend to work well with people who have exhausted all of their go-to strategies and are in search of something deeper that will lead to the long lasting change they desire. Likely you have worked hard at developing an external image that may have gotten you far socially and professionally but internally there is a deep sense that you are irrevocably lost at sea, unlovable or useless.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in painful patterns, I am hopeful that clarity and healing are possible for you. Therapy can help you regain access to the wisdom that exists within you so you can become more resourced and skillful in navigating the challenges you are facing.

Could you use more support in dealing with life's challenges? Life can be painful for a variety of reasons. Some of the pain can not be avoided but therapy can be a place to bear witness to pain, honor it fully, and through time, emerge with the strength, and wisdom that comes from fully experiencing what is. Other times, we sense that we are suffering unnessessarily and stuck in repetitive and unhealthy patterns but can't seem to find our way out. Therapy can assist in helping to explore these patterns and finding ways to break free of them.

I'd like to help you feel better, and what I can do involves more than listening and giving advice. Psychotherapy isn't entered into lightly, and it's important to consider whether change is what you want. It isn't for everybody, and sometimes, change depends on the season of your life. However, if you are experiencing a need to change something that has become a problem, such as sadness, anxiety, or relationship distress, or a habit such as procrastination or an addictive behavior, you might be ready to explore psychotherapy to find a solution.

I am a bilingual (English and Spanish-speaking) licensed clinical psychologist who provides psychotherapy services to adults, children, adolescents families. I support clients in fostering resilience and in building more meaningful, connected relationships. In therapy, I take a supportive, curious, nonjudgemental stance. My clients struggle with issues related to depression, anxiety, loss, adoption, psychological trauma, childhood development, parenting, and everyday stressors.