Asking for help can often feel like a vulnerable and risky endeavor. At the foundation of my work, I believe that coming in for therapy is brave and everyone should feel heard. My hope is that our work together will make vulnerability a little less scary. As such, my approach is flexible and integrative aiming to help develop insight and understanding while also initiating change. In collaboration with you, I use different strategies to help further develop your sense of choice and empowerment, build confidence in your intuition, as well as deepen your empathy for self and others.

I am a Licensed Psychologist who works with adults in psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and couples therapy, Over the last 25 years, I have helped people with a wide range of problems including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, sexual concerns, interpersonal relationship issues, career obstacles, blocks in creativity, and the process of coming to terms with difficult and traumatic life situations. Usually my work extends further in helping people discover and develop a more lively and authentic sense of self, which in turn brings a sense of deeper meaningfulness and engagement in life.

As a psychotherapist, I help individuals, by fostering a safe and engaging environment, to express their feelings and think about their experiences. I support individuals in the context of the therapeutic relationship to better understand themselves and the difficulties they are having. I help clients identify and ascribe meaning to the things that are not in their awareness. In psychotherapy, individuals can learn to understand and manage their internal obstacles that have led to difficulties in their mood, behavior, self-esteem, jobs and relationships.

I'm a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in San Francisco and Marin. I work with couples and individuals. I have been seeing clients for over a decade and deeply enjoy working with each of my unique patients. I provide a safe and nurturing environment to foster greater insight, understanding and resilience in order to enhance ones life both professionally and personally.

Welcome to my practice profile. My experience includes work in residential settings with teens and kids who had severe behavioral needs as well as case management at a homeless shelter. While earning my doctorate from the Wright Institute in Berkely CA, I trained for 5 years in different community mental health clinics around the Bay Area with a focus on depth therapy. Currently, as a post-doctoral fellow, I split time between this practice and a therapy clinic. My patients connect strongly because I am a sincere, competent, and supportive therapist with my patients' best interests at heart.

Are you a woman longing for clarity and ease? I help women who feel hopeless and anxious about their lives feel more empowered in their relationships, self-esteem, and careers. Together, you'll learn the tools to understand the meaning underneath your emotions and move beyond feeling stuck and overwhelmed. Using both talk therapy and somatic (body-based) tools, therapy is a place for you to heal, grow, and explore your inner world in a compassionate and non-judgmental space.

As far as anyone knows, you’re an Achiever. You seemingly function so well that others forget that you’re human and have problems, too. You’ve checked off a lot of boxes of success, but you often wonder why you’re not truly satisfied. You experience guilt for wanting something more out of life and relationships. It’s frustrating to experience anxiety that constantly makes you feel like you have to work really hard to keep things together. Add in the uncertainties and stress of an ongoing pandemic along with ongoing racial injustices, and you wonder how to gain longer-term relief.

Dr. Vertin specializes in modern-day relationships with self and others. Her work helps people thrive by revolutionizing how people think about health and relationship and thus, how they function. Vanessa's specializations are integral health, coupling relationships, and life transitions/stress. Other areas in which she has extensive training and therapeutic experience include: freedom and intimacy dynamics, marriage and other relationship forms, survivors of abuse, anxiety and depression, issues of elders and their families, aging & death, developmental issues, PTSD, and women’s issues.

As an experienced clinical psychologist, I help people with a wide range of problems including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, career stresses, blocks in creativity, and coming to terms with difficult and traumatic life situations. I also provide parenting consultation. I firmly believe that lasting emotional change is possible. I try to help clients gain insight into themselves and their problems and acquire better tools to deal with them.

I help individuals, couples, and families identify their goals, face their fears, and explore old patterns of behavior so they can make the desired changes in their lives that lead to more meaningful, happy futures as well as better relationships with themselves and others. I am interested in why we keep doing things that don't seem to work. My approach is both pragmatic and depth oriented and my style is collaborative.

My role as a therapist is to help you reach your potential. I work with individuals and couples who want to feel more connected and fulfilled in their relationships. Often what holds people and relationships back is a pattern of unhelpful thoughts, behaviors and interactions. Identifying these patterns and developing strategies to overcome them can empower you to get unstuck and move toward your goals. I support couples to gain the insight and skills to overcome conflict, improve communication and find connection. I help individuals grow in awareness, heal from the past and conquer the barriers keeping them from the life they want.

Marisa T. Mazza, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist. She enjoys helping people learn new ways of interacting with thoughts and feelings so they can live meaningful lives. Her approach allows individuals to face their fears in a gradual and gentle way.

Safety is the essence of therapy. My interactive approach focuses on the unique requirements each person needs to feel safe to recover their authentic sense of self which had to be set aside in order to not feel alone. It offers relief from unreasonable beliefs about hurting others. This also allows me to calibrate when treatment is progressing and how to keep it on track. Those who feel stuck in unsatisfying relationships or careers, have difficult family relationships, procrastinate, are indecisive, doubt their talents, think they are an imposter and who protect others at their own expense will find this therapy helpful.

Dr. Valesia Ho is a licensed clinical psychologist with a focus in evidence-based treatments, behavioral medicine and working with individuals and couples coping with sleep disorders and concerns related to sexual health. Her clinical focus is in behavioral medicine working with individuals and couples coping with sleep disorders and concerns related to sexual health. Her approach values and affirms the inherent uniqueness of each person and couple by taking into account biological, psychological and cultural factors that impact emotional and physical health.

As a experienced, licensed Psychotherapist, I believe in the collaborative process in which both therapist and client are coparticipants in transformation. I attempt to create a safe place in which clients feel free to express their unique life experiences in order to more fully understand the obstacles that inhibit their growth. In a supportive therapeutic relationship, it is possible to emotionally metabolize life's challenging events to begin to really know and trust oneself in order to create meaningful change.

What matters to you? Being curious makes a significant difference when you are thinking of making changes because now you are interested in yourself - in what you think and feel and want- and want to become. Are relationships your core concern? - wondering what is working and what is not, what is missing, and what is disappointing?Losses or fear of loss makes us anxious, ashamed, often traumatized by our own feelings. I am committed to working with your personal needs in a trusting, creative, dynamic, caring process and will help you achieve what you desire. Real changes take real time.

My work is grounded in a relational and body-oriented approach to therapy. I draw on the immense resources of the body-- its rich wisdom to support the cultivation of mindful presence, internal resource, gentle self inquiry/guidance and embodiment. Creating space for you to listen to your voice and inner experience allows for both depth and breath of understanding, as well as authentic expression and acceptance.

Therapy is a time and place where we can slow down and take a closer look at the obstacles and difficulties we face in our lives. I strive to create an environment of safety, non-judgment and compassion in order to make room for uncomfortable or overwhelming emotions. I work holistically to help clients understand the sources of their suffering and integrate all aspects of their lives into a harmonious and balanced well-being. My approach emphasizes innate healing impulses and strengths, and I join with clients to determine courses of action that will help them make important life changes.

Thank you for your interest. I am not able to accept new patients at this time. Your decision to pursue psychotherapy may be a clear-cut choice or one reached after much thought. I want to understand with you how you reached this particular decision as well as many others in your life. You share an interest in working with me to clarify what contributes to living a more satisfying life and how underlying thoughts and feelings may play a role in your distress.