In Person Therapists in Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA
Carolyn H. Bray, Ph.D.
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
In my 30+ years practicing psychotherapy, I have had extensive experience working with adults who are trying to adjust to the problems that life presents to us---a difficult childhood, trauma, anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, stress, working with a child who has a difficult mental illness, sexual abuse,couples' relationship struggles (heterosexual, gay, and lesbian), and grief from the loss of someone treasured. Always my treatment goal is to facilitate the improvement in the quality of life for each individual and to look for the creative aspect within the destruction. Healing is a natural process, but sometimes it is difficult to remember that fact.
In my 30+ years practicing psychotherapy, I have had extensive experience working with adults who are trying to adjust to the problems that life presents to us---a difficult childhood, trauma, anxiety, depression, postpartum depression, stress, working with a child who has a difficult mental illness, sexual abuse,couples' relationship struggles (heterosexual, gay, and lesbian), and grief from the loss of someone treasured. Always my treatment goal is to facilitate the improvement in the quality of life for each individual and to look for the creative aspect within the destruction. Healing is a natural process, but sometimes it is difficult to remember that fact.
Trevor M Ahrendt
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94117
You're looking to lead an examined life and your hoping to make transformative, profound shifts. You know whatever you've been doing hasn't been working in either your relationships or career and you'd like to reboot your life out of addiction, depression, or unhelpful patterns. I offer both practical, tactical solutions and exploration of deeper, unconscious currents. I have a particular interest in people looking to develop or integrate their spirituality. I work with people in tech, leaders, artists and seekers who are looking to lead a life of vitality. I'm now also offering Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.
You're looking to lead an examined life and your hoping to make transformative, profound shifts. You know whatever you've been doing hasn't been working in either your relationships or career and you'd like to reboot your life out of addiction, depression, or unhelpful patterns. I offer both practical, tactical solutions and exploration of deeper, unconscious currents. I have a particular interest in people looking to develop or integrate their spirituality. I work with people in tech, leaders, artists and seekers who are looking to lead a life of vitality. I'm now also offering Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy.
Linda Michels
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
I think you know what would make you happy but don't know how to make it happen. This applies to both individuals and couples. People stop themselves from moving forward because they think they can't or don't deserve to get their own needs met. I can help you overcome blocks, fears, guilt, depression, and/or self-defeating behaviors so you can free yourself to be happy and more successful. It seems daunting but, with support and direction, it is possible to improve your life. This is even true for people who are suffering from more debilitating problems such as Bipolar Disorder, OCD,or Schizoaffective Disorders.
I think you know what would make you happy but don't know how to make it happen. This applies to both individuals and couples. People stop themselves from moving forward because they think they can't or don't deserve to get their own needs met. I can help you overcome blocks, fears, guilt, depression, and/or self-defeating behaviors so you can free yourself to be happy and more successful. It seems daunting but, with support and direction, it is possible to improve your life. This is even true for people who are suffering from more debilitating problems such as Bipolar Disorder, OCD,or Schizoaffective Disorders.
Marielle Ferreboeuf
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
At times we may feel that our lives lack meaning. Or we wake up one day to realize that we find very little joy in our daily routine. We yearn for deeper connections to others or more fulfilling work/home lives. We may feel as if our lives have become unmanageable - what was once an ideal life has become burdensome and challenging. Whether it's uncertainty about the future, lack of direction in life, challenging relationships or unhealthy patterns of behavior that get in our way, I believe that life's difficulties can provide us with golden opportunities for growth.
At times we may feel that our lives lack meaning. Or we wake up one day to realize that we find very little joy in our daily routine. We yearn for deeper connections to others or more fulfilling work/home lives. We may feel as if our lives have become unmanageable - what was once an ideal life has become burdensome and challenging. Whether it's uncertainty about the future, lack of direction in life, challenging relationships or unhealthy patterns of behavior that get in our way, I believe that life's difficulties can provide us with golden opportunities for growth.
Rose Dawydiak-Rapagnani
Psychological Associate, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
As a relational psychotherapist, I guide my clients—adolescents, adults, and couples—towards their inner worlds to unearth the solutions and healing they seek. The struggles people face today often stem from unresolved emotions, psychological scars, past traumas, family dysfunction, community and systemic issues. By turning inward to identify, understand, and nurture these hidden parts of ourselves, profound healing can be achieved. My approach is integral and deeply anchored in psychodynamic thinking, enriched by insights from transpersonal and liberatory frameworks.
As a relational psychotherapist, I guide my clients—adolescents, adults, and couples—towards their inner worlds to unearth the solutions and healing they seek. The struggles people face today often stem from unresolved emotions, psychological scars, past traumas, family dysfunction, community and systemic issues. By turning inward to identify, understand, and nurture these hidden parts of ourselves, profound healing can be achieved. My approach is integral and deeply anchored in psychodynamic thinking, enriched by insights from transpersonal and liberatory frameworks.
Kelly Clarke
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
12 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
My goal as a therapist is to hold space so that each client can become more of who they really are, and begin to let go of anything that may be holding them back from being their authentic selves. I welcome all parts of you- especially those parts that have been neglected or abandoned by yourself or others.
My goal as a therapist is to hold space so that each client can become more of who they really are, and begin to let go of anything that may be holding them back from being their authentic selves. I welcome all parts of you- especially those parts that have been neglected or abandoned by yourself or others.
Over the past 30+ years I have helped people with a wide range of problems and challenges. These may include anxiety and worry, depression and sadness, relationship difficulties, work related stress, loss of a loved one, loss of a relationship, and difficulty with life transitions such as divorce, losing or changing jobs, becoming a parent, moving to a new city, facing an empty nest, and aging. I also see people who are struggling with old feelings from an earlier difficulty or trauma that are being triggered by some current life situation or event.
Over the past 30+ years I have helped people with a wide range of problems and challenges. These may include anxiety and worry, depression and sadness, relationship difficulties, work related stress, loss of a loved one, loss of a relationship, and difficulty with life transitions such as divorce, losing or changing jobs, becoming a parent, moving to a new city, facing an empty nest, and aging. I also see people who are struggling with old feelings from an earlier difficulty or trauma that are being triggered by some current life situation or event.
Megan Fuller O'Donnell
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
Hello! I work with adolescents, parents, adults and couples. I create a safe space for individuals to explore and learn more about themselves. I aim to understand each individual's motivations and experience. I provide clients with insights that will help them get clarity about their circumstances in hopes of reducing symptoms. I provide psycho-education about the client's behavior and help them connect the links between their thoughts, feelings and actions. I utilize my clinical experience to determine what interventions and theoretical orientation makes the most sense for each individual to help support their progress.
Hello! I work with adolescents, parents, adults and couples. I create a safe space for individuals to explore and learn more about themselves. I aim to understand each individual's motivations and experience. I provide clients with insights that will help them get clarity about their circumstances in hopes of reducing symptoms. I provide psycho-education about the client's behavior and help them connect the links between their thoughts, feelings and actions. I utilize my clinical experience to determine what interventions and theoretical orientation makes the most sense for each individual to help support their progress.
A. Lee Brock
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, AMFT
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
When encountering life challenges or change, I believe our relationships can ground us and our values can inspire us. I often partner with individuals facing a turning point, uncertain season, or period of identity discovery. This may look like walking with depression or anxiety, exploring a queer identity, or sitting with grief for the first time. Experiences like these hold great potential for growth and creativity. I support my clients in strengthening their relationships, understanding who they want to be, and finding authentic and meaningful paths forward. I have particular experience working with adolescents and young people.
When encountering life challenges or change, I believe our relationships can ground us and our values can inspire us. I often partner with individuals facing a turning point, uncertain season, or period of identity discovery. This may look like walking with depression or anxiety, exploring a queer identity, or sitting with grief for the first time. Experiences like these hold great potential for growth and creativity. I support my clients in strengthening their relationships, understanding who they want to be, and finding authentic and meaningful paths forward. I have particular experience working with adolescents and young people.
Lauren Britt
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
I believe therapy is a path to well-being where we find vitality, clarity, resilience, and purpose. This transformation comes from a therapeutic relationship based on kindness and presence where we feel seen and heard for who we truly are. With this in mind, I help people change self-defeating behaviors into life affirming actions using solution focused evidence-based therapies.
I believe therapy is a path to well-being where we find vitality, clarity, resilience, and purpose. This transformation comes from a therapeutic relationship based on kindness and presence where we feel seen and heard for who we truly are. With this in mind, I help people change self-defeating behaviors into life affirming actions using solution focused evidence-based therapies.
Patricia Korijn
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, MFA
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
Overwhelming experiences can hijack your life, leaving you feeling trapped and disconnected. As a therapist specializing in complex trauma, I'm passionate about guiding people through these dark places towards healing. My clients appreciate my grounded, direct approach and calm presence – my superpower! Together, we'll work towards feeling lighter, more connected, and more confident in your daily life. My training at the California Institute of Integral Studies encompassed diverse healing traditions and identity-affirming approaches, including somatic trauma therapy.
Overwhelming experiences can hijack your life, leaving you feeling trapped and disconnected. As a therapist specializing in complex trauma, I'm passionate about guiding people through these dark places towards healing. My clients appreciate my grounded, direct approach and calm presence – my superpower! Together, we'll work towards feeling lighter, more connected, and more confident in your daily life. My training at the California Institute of Integral Studies encompassed diverse healing traditions and identity-affirming approaches, including somatic trauma therapy.
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Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
Are you struggling and longing for a change? Perhaps you put a great deal of effort into your relationships and work, but it seems that no one extends that same care and attention to you. Although you crave connection and meaning, you might feel weighed down by loneliness, hopelessness, and a pervading sense of disempowerment. You may feel that no one sees or values who you really are. In fact, you may be your own harshest critic, unsure of your purpose and certain you are falling short of your potential. Like so many others, you might be searching for the tools needed to live with greater confidence, satisfaction, and ease.
Are you struggling and longing for a change? Perhaps you put a great deal of effort into your relationships and work, but it seems that no one extends that same care and attention to you. Although you crave connection and meaning, you might feel weighed down by loneliness, hopelessness, and a pervading sense of disempowerment. You may feel that no one sees or values who you really are. In fact, you may be your own harshest critic, unsure of your purpose and certain you are falling short of your potential. Like so many others, you might be searching for the tools needed to live with greater confidence, satisfaction, and ease.
David A Thomson, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, BCD, CAS
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
Do you feel that your everyday challenges are beginning to overwhelm you? Have you set goals for yourself, but you have not been able to achieve them? The solution is in sight. With skill, professionalism, empathy, and compassion I can help you to achieve your goals and the life that you want. Because you are a unique individual, I will tailor my treatment methods to fit your unique situation and needs. I believe that we all have what it takes to meet and conquer life's many challenges and difficulties.
Do you feel that your everyday challenges are beginning to overwhelm you? Have you set goals for yourself, but you have not been able to achieve them? The solution is in sight. With skill, professionalism, empathy, and compassion I can help you to achieve your goals and the life that you want. Because you are a unique individual, I will tailor my treatment methods to fit your unique situation and needs. I believe that we all have what it takes to meet and conquer life's many challenges and difficulties.
Sheena Craig
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
I currently work with adult and adolescent individuals and couples. The issues I deal with include depression and dysthymia, panic attacks, stress, generalized anxiety disorder, gender identity disorder, obsessions and compulsions, childhood sexual trauma, childhood physical abuse, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, communication conflict, commitment, intimacy, sexual difficulties, insecurity, trust, infidelity and social phobia.
I currently work with adult and adolescent individuals and couples. The issues I deal with include depression and dysthymia, panic attacks, stress, generalized anxiety disorder, gender identity disorder, obsessions and compulsions, childhood sexual trauma, childhood physical abuse, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, communication conflict, commitment, intimacy, sexual difficulties, insecurity, trust, infidelity and social phobia.
As a child and adult therapist I am fortunate to witness the entire developmental span. With this unique window into the lifespan, I help children, parents, adults and couples gain insight into the patterns being created and already created in the mind of how they relate to and with the world i.e.how they relate to themselves and others. By first developing a safe and respectful relationship with my patients, we can begin to understand and uncover these complicated yet reflexive patterns that at some point served them, by protecting their self integrity, but along the way began to cause more harm then good.
As a child and adult therapist I am fortunate to witness the entire developmental span. With this unique window into the lifespan, I help children, parents, adults and couples gain insight into the patterns being created and already created in the mind of how they relate to and with the world i.e.how they relate to themselves and others. By first developing a safe and respectful relationship with my patients, we can begin to understand and uncover these complicated yet reflexive patterns that at some point served them, by protecting their self integrity, but along the way began to cause more harm then good.
James McCollum
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94117
A good therapy session should feel emotional and immediate, yet grounded in the past so one can understand and feel old experiences in new ways. Sometimes there is laughter and sometimes there are tears. A good therapy session feels alive and satisfying.
A good therapy session should feel emotional and immediate, yet grounded in the past so one can understand and feel old experiences in new ways. Sometimes there is laughter and sometimes there are tears. A good therapy session feels alive and satisfying.
Lauren Mizock
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
My goal is to create an empowering space to draw from your strengths in overcoming current challenges. I work collaboratively with clients to establish ongoing, flexible goals for therapy to make our sessions most effective. I individualize therapy to each person using a range of techniques and approaches. I am particularly interested in the stories we tell about our lives and the meaning we make of them. My clients describe me as warm, positive, and insightful.
My goal is to create an empowering space to draw from your strengths in overcoming current challenges. I work collaboratively with clients to establish ongoing, flexible goals for therapy to make our sessions most effective. I individualize therapy to each person using a range of techniques and approaches. I am particularly interested in the stories we tell about our lives and the meaning we make of them. My clients describe me as warm, positive, and insightful.
Dr. Aaron Robert Jacobson
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
I believe that therapy should be collaborative, and I will invite you to share your hopes for therapy, as well as your reservations about the process. I will work with you to uncover what led you to reach out, and what works best for you in therapy. Your story is particular and specific to you, and I will ask for your guidance as we lead you around the blind corners of your own life. Stylistically, I believe in direct and transparent communication, and in making as much space for laughter as for other challenging emotions that can come up in therapy.
I believe that therapy should be collaborative, and I will invite you to share your hopes for therapy, as well as your reservations about the process. I will work with you to uncover what led you to reach out, and what works best for you in therapy. Your story is particular and specific to you, and I will ask for your guidance as we lead you around the blind corners of your own life. Stylistically, I believe in direct and transparent communication, and in making as much space for laughter as for other challenging emotions that can come up in therapy.
I have extensive experience providing individual therapy. My clients are often struggling with unhealthy or unsatisfying relationships. They may be having difficulty setting boundaries or are limited due to fear of closeness. I also work with students and professionals who are experiencing dissatisfaction, burnout, or imposter syndrome. Together, we work to identify and remove barriers that are getting in the way. I work best with clients who are interested in understanding themselves, their histories, and patterns of thought and feeling. Through therapy, people are able to make lasting, meaningful changes in their lives.
I have extensive experience providing individual therapy. My clients are often struggling with unhealthy or unsatisfying relationships. They may be having difficulty setting boundaries or are limited due to fear of closeness. I also work with students and professionals who are experiencing dissatisfaction, burnout, or imposter syndrome. Together, we work to identify and remove barriers that are getting in the way. I work best with clients who are interested in understanding themselves, their histories, and patterns of thought and feeling. Through therapy, people are able to make lasting, meaningful changes in their lives.
Adrienne Elizabeth Amundsen
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
Presidio Heights, San Francisco, CA 94118
Because everyone comes with their own needs, goals, and styles, I am flexible in my approach. I can be practical and problem-focused, but much of my work is deeper, and deals with emotional patterns developed early in life, I work a lot with trauma and loss. Attending to the therapy relationship is also important for learning about relationship patterns and trust. I bring my love of creativity to my work as well. Working with dreams and imagery, I find, can bring surprising insight. When therapy really takes off, I find that clients often discover their own creativity and a sense of life purpose.
Because everyone comes with their own needs, goals, and styles, I am flexible in my approach. I can be practical and problem-focused, but much of my work is deeper, and deals with emotional patterns developed early in life, I work a lot with trauma and loss. Attending to the therapy relationship is also important for learning about relationship patterns and trust. I bring my love of creativity to my work as well. Working with dreams and imagery, I find, can bring surprising insight. When therapy really takes off, I find that clients often discover their own creativity and a sense of life purpose.
