Attachment-based Therapists in San Francisco, CA
Welcome! Searching for a therapist can feel overwhelming, and I'm happy you are taking the first steps. Whether you are healing trauma, navigating strong emotions and difficult relationships, or learning how to better manage stress and anxiety, I am passionate about helping others create meaningful, lasting, positive change in their lives.
Welcome! Searching for a therapist can feel overwhelming, and I'm happy you are taking the first steps. Whether you are healing trauma, navigating strong emotions and difficult relationships, or learning how to better manage stress and anxiety, I am passionate about helping others create meaningful, lasting, positive change in their lives.
Finding a therapist can be a difficult process for anyone. I am glad you found your way here! I am a licensed clinical psychologist in California (PSY33732) and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. I have developed clinical expertises in working with people with a variety of challenges, including trauma recovery, anxiety, interpersonal distress, identity issues, and experiences of discrimination and oppression. I use evidence-based practices focused on client’s resilience, values, and goals.
Finding a therapist can be a difficult process for anyone. I am glad you found your way here! I am a licensed clinical psychologist in California (PSY33732) and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. I have developed clinical expertises in working with people with a variety of challenges, including trauma recovery, anxiety, interpersonal distress, identity issues, and experiences of discrimination and oppression. I use evidence-based practices focused on client’s resilience, values, and goals.
Complex trauma shows up as anxiety, emotional shutdown, relationship struggles, and a sense of overwhelm. I use EMDR therapy to heal the effects of complex trauma. Whether your trauma began in childhood or through painful relational experiences later in life, EMDR therapy can help you reprocess those memories, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with who you are underneath the pain. I work with adults, teens, and couples to create lasting change in how you feel, function, and relate.
Complex trauma shows up as anxiety, emotional shutdown, relationship struggles, and a sense of overwhelm. I use EMDR therapy to heal the effects of complex trauma. Whether your trauma began in childhood or through painful relational experiences later in life, EMDR therapy can help you reprocess those memories, regulate your nervous system, and reconnect with who you are underneath the pain. I work with adults, teens, and couples to create lasting change in how you feel, function, and relate.
Welcome! My therapy style is warm and collaborative. I work with individuals to build on their strengths, grow self-understanding, address core struggles, and achieve greater freedom and fulfillment. I create a compassionate and safe space where healing, experiential learning, hope, insight, and new growth occur. I work with you to make long-lasting changes that enhance your self-confidence and life commitments (e.g., relationships, family, career). I bring 25+ years of experience; I am also a tenured Full Professor of Counseling Psychology and I train aspiring therapists. In addition to English, I speak Mandarin and Taiwanese.
Welcome! My therapy style is warm and collaborative. I work with individuals to build on their strengths, grow self-understanding, address core struggles, and achieve greater freedom and fulfillment. I create a compassionate and safe space where healing, experiential learning, hope, insight, and new growth occur. I work with you to make long-lasting changes that enhance your self-confidence and life commitments (e.g., relationships, family, career). I bring 25+ years of experience; I am also a tenured Full Professor of Counseling Psychology and I train aspiring therapists. In addition to English, I speak Mandarin and Taiwanese.
You deserve to feel at home within yourself, your relationships, and your environment. A psychological home is not a particular physical place. It's being at home within yourself and your life, where there's a sense of comfort and belonging that you can carry with you wherever you go. If you choose to work with me, our therapy can become a kind of “home” that we co-construct together. You'll be supported to gain more clarity around your feelings and behavioral patterns, as well as develop more freedom and agency around your choices about work, life, and relationships.
You deserve to feel at home within yourself, your relationships, and your environment. A psychological home is not a particular physical place. It's being at home within yourself and your life, where there's a sense of comfort and belonging that you can carry with you wherever you go. If you choose to work with me, our therapy can become a kind of “home” that we co-construct together. You'll be supported to gain more clarity around your feelings and behavioral patterns, as well as develop more freedom and agency around your choices about work, life, and relationships.
Often times, I find myself working with those who've experienced complex and/or cultural family issues/trauma, supporting hospital staff afflicted with work burnout and relationship issues, and those suffering from grief and loss.
Often times, I find myself working with those who've experienced complex and/or cultural family issues/trauma, supporting hospital staff afflicted with work burnout and relationship issues, and those suffering from grief and loss.
Psychotherapy is about change; change that unfolds through new actions & deeper understanding of yourself. I work from the belief that we all have innate resources for ease & thriving that become hidden or underdeveloped over time. My role is to help you clarify core needs, understand historical patterns, & address current challenges so you realign with your strengths & wisdom. My style is straightforward, compassionate, & collaborative. I help you integrate thinking, feeling, & intuition, with a focus on building confidence & self-understanding in your relationships & life. I offer both the tools & a supportive setting to do that.
Psychotherapy is about change; change that unfolds through new actions & deeper understanding of yourself. I work from the belief that we all have innate resources for ease & thriving that become hidden or underdeveloped over time. My role is to help you clarify core needs, understand historical patterns, & address current challenges so you realign with your strengths & wisdom. My style is straightforward, compassionate, & collaborative. I help you integrate thinking, feeling, & intuition, with a focus on building confidence & self-understanding in your relationships & life. I offer both the tools & a supportive setting to do that.
I believe therapy can help you feel more connected to yourself and those around you. In my experience, the best predictor of success in therapy is the relationship built between the client and the therapist. I create an environment where you'll feel supported, understood and safe in our work together.
I believe therapy can help you feel more connected to yourself and those around you. In my experience, the best predictor of success in therapy is the relationship built between the client and the therapist. I create an environment where you'll feel supported, understood and safe in our work together.
I am glad you are here! I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in working with individuals and couples. I aim to help you get unstuck and enliven the direction you want to go with compassion, humor, and my clinical experience that spans over a decade. I enjoy working with a wide variety of clients, including first-generation, LGBTQ+, or those lacking a sense of belonging at times. I work from a social justice framework to help clients dismantle internalized systems of oppression in order to live meaningfully, despite us having to exist in these realities.
I am glad you are here! I am a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in working with individuals and couples. I aim to help you get unstuck and enliven the direction you want to go with compassion, humor, and my clinical experience that spans over a decade. I enjoy working with a wide variety of clients, including first-generation, LGBTQ+, or those lacking a sense of belonging at times. I work from a social justice framework to help clients dismantle internalized systems of oppression in order to live meaningfully, despite us having to exist in these realities.
I've supported fellow LGBTQIA+ folks and people with chronic illnesses for nearly a decade. Many of my clients are students, organizers, artists, educators, and healthcare providers. We might work well together if you're seeking anti-oppressive, affirming therapy. As a team, we can strategize about how to feel more empowered in daily life. I'm here to offer camaraderie and guidance re: sociopolitical stress, medical trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. I can also provide a gentle landing place if you are new to the queer community or if you are managing chronic health symptoms for the first time.
I've supported fellow LGBTQIA+ folks and people with chronic illnesses for nearly a decade. Many of my clients are students, organizers, artists, educators, and healthcare providers. We might work well together if you're seeking anti-oppressive, affirming therapy. As a team, we can strategize about how to feel more empowered in daily life. I'm here to offer camaraderie and guidance re: sociopolitical stress, medical trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges. I can also provide a gentle landing place if you are new to the queer community or if you are managing chronic health symptoms for the first time.
I've been in private practice for twenty years offering psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis. I received my B.A. at the Un. of Iowa where I studied poetry and creative writing, my Ph.D. in clinical psychology at U.C. Berkeley, trained in psychoanalysis at PANY-NYU. I am on the Faculty at San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, currently accepting new patients only in my San Francisco CA. I've worked with children and families on early attachment issues, adults with depression, anxiety, early trauma, creative blocks, gay and lesbian issues, psychosomatic problems.
I've been in private practice for twenty years offering psychodynamic therapy and psychoanalysis. I received my B.A. at the Un. of Iowa where I studied poetry and creative writing, my Ph.D. in clinical psychology at U.C. Berkeley, trained in psychoanalysis at PANY-NYU. I am on the Faculty at San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis, currently accepting new patients only in my San Francisco CA. I've worked with children and families on early attachment issues, adults with depression, anxiety, early trauma, creative blocks, gay and lesbian issues, psychosomatic problems.
Do you feel trapped and alone, with no one to talk to about your worries, fears, gender, or sexuality? Are you stuck in cycles of conflict with your loved ones that you can't break free from, or do you need to set boundaries with family or coworkers? A therapist is a safe person to support you with these very concerns. I will help you see past the lies that your anxiety, depression, or trauma tell you about yourself, so that you can see yourself with new eyes and learn to love and accept yourself as you are. Embracing yourself without judgment makes it easier to cope with life stress and conflict and to heal from trauma.
Do you feel trapped and alone, with no one to talk to about your worries, fears, gender, or sexuality? Are you stuck in cycles of conflict with your loved ones that you can't break free from, or do you need to set boundaries with family or coworkers? A therapist is a safe person to support you with these very concerns. I will help you see past the lies that your anxiety, depression, or trauma tell you about yourself, so that you can see yourself with new eyes and learn to love and accept yourself as you are. Embracing yourself without judgment makes it easier to cope with life stress and conflict and to heal from trauma.
Is one or more of your kids on the Spectrum or have the ASD/ADD/OCD triad? In your relationship, is one of you on the spectrum and one not and is that causing misunderstandings and problems? Are you on the spectrum and having trouble understanding the non-spectrum people and world around you? I can help you bridge differences and deal with conflicts and meltdowns in an empathetic and constructive way. Also, I work for with LGBTQ people and couples with a variety of mental health concerns like anxiety and depression. It's hard growing up different from your peers. It can cause low self esteem, crippling self doubt and anger.
Is one or more of your kids on the Spectrum or have the ASD/ADD/OCD triad? In your relationship, is one of you on the spectrum and one not and is that causing misunderstandings and problems? Are you on the spectrum and having trouble understanding the non-spectrum people and world around you? I can help you bridge differences and deal with conflicts and meltdowns in an empathetic and constructive way. Also, I work for with LGBTQ people and couples with a variety of mental health concerns like anxiety and depression. It's hard growing up different from your peers. It can cause low self esteem, crippling self doubt and anger.
Anjna Champaneri - Expansive Therapy
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LCSW
8 Endorsed
Online Only
My aim is to create a caring therapeutic relationship with you that is founded in empathy, trust, and respect. Together we will create a safe and open environment for brave and insightful explorations. I offer collaborative, client-centered therapy that supports the development of personal insights and practical coping skills through curiosity, mindfulness, and compassion.
My aim is to create a caring therapeutic relationship with you that is founded in empathy, trust, and respect. Together we will create a safe and open environment for brave and insightful explorations. I offer collaborative, client-centered therapy that supports the development of personal insights and practical coping skills through curiosity, mindfulness, and compassion.
Michelle Vo
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
5 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94115
Waitlist for new clients
If you’ve stumbled upon my page, you’re likely seeking emotional support and helpful skills to navigate life’s challenges. Perhaps you’ve felt stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your work, family, relationships, or even yourself. You may identify with feelings of loss and overwhelm, as you contemplate life transitions such as being a new mother, parent, or partner. You can resonate with the guilt and pressure of being a child of immigrants, a working professional, and trying to build a life that feels intentional.
If you’ve stumbled upon my page, you’re likely seeking emotional support and helpful skills to navigate life’s challenges. Perhaps you’ve felt stuck, anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected from your work, family, relationships, or even yourself. You may identify with feelings of loss and overwhelm, as you contemplate life transitions such as being a new mother, parent, or partner. You can resonate with the guilt and pressure of being a child of immigrants, a working professional, and trying to build a life that feels intentional.
People thrive when they feel a sense of purpose and connection to themselves and others. Most people come to see me when something is missing from their lives, be it purpose, connection, or both. Depression and/or anxiety may be at work. Anger or grief could consume more of their time and focus. Others feel stagnant, confused, expressing a lack of motivation and self-worth. Finding a safe place to explore your current struggles is possible in therapy. To achieve the meaningful changes you desire, seeking professional help is an effective option.
People thrive when they feel a sense of purpose and connection to themselves and others. Most people come to see me when something is missing from their lives, be it purpose, connection, or both. Depression and/or anxiety may be at work. Anger or grief could consume more of their time and focus. Others feel stagnant, confused, expressing a lack of motivation and self-worth. Finding a safe place to explore your current struggles is possible in therapy. To achieve the meaningful changes you desire, seeking professional help is an effective option.
It’s a struggle to deal with anxiety, a harmful inner critic, or unsatisfying relationship dynamics. It can be hard to feel playful, to easily connect to others, to get your emotional needs met, or to feel at ease in your body. Whether you feel overwhelmed by your emotions or cut off from them, you know you want to do things differently but aren’t sure how. While I don’t work with couples, I do specialize in working with individuals who are carrying around old negative beliefs about themselves, distressing memories, or relational patterns from childhood that are keeping them anxious or detached in relationships.
It’s a struggle to deal with anxiety, a harmful inner critic, or unsatisfying relationship dynamics. It can be hard to feel playful, to easily connect to others, to get your emotional needs met, or to feel at ease in your body. Whether you feel overwhelmed by your emotions or cut off from them, you know you want to do things differently but aren’t sure how. While I don’t work with couples, I do specialize in working with individuals who are carrying around old negative beliefs about themselves, distressing memories, or relational patterns from childhood that are keeping them anxious or detached in relationships.
Are you experiencing challenges in dealing with anxiety, depression, and traumatic experiences? Do you struggle with effective communication and setting boundaries in your relationships with others? Life often presents obstacles and difficulties that might lead to these difficulties without proper tools, resources, and guidance. I utilize CBT, DBT, ACT, and Trauma-informed care to help you manage symptoms and promote healing and growth. With a deep appreciation for the uniqueness of each client and their lived experiences, I foster a collaborative and inclusive therapeutic environment.
Are you experiencing challenges in dealing with anxiety, depression, and traumatic experiences? Do you struggle with effective communication and setting boundaries in your relationships with others? Life often presents obstacles and difficulties that might lead to these difficulties without proper tools, resources, and guidance. I utilize CBT, DBT, ACT, and Trauma-informed care to help you manage symptoms and promote healing and growth. With a deep appreciation for the uniqueness of each client and their lived experiences, I foster a collaborative and inclusive therapeutic environment.
Seeking therapy can often be a scary and confusing decision to make. If you are experiencing difficulties in life that seem overwhelming or you feel stuck in a rut, I can be the person that will join you on the path to figuring out what step to take next. My approach to therapy is integrative and I work collaboratively with my clients to create a treatment plan that is unique to each individual in order to promote growth.
Seeking therapy can often be a scary and confusing decision to make. If you are experiencing difficulties in life that seem overwhelming or you feel stuck in a rut, I can be the person that will join you on the path to figuring out what step to take next. My approach to therapy is integrative and I work collaboratively with my clients to create a treatment plan that is unique to each individual in order to promote growth.
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.
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Attachment-based Therapists
Is attachment-based therapy the same as attachment therapy?
Attachment-based therapy may be confused with what is called “attachment therapy” (sometimes called “holding therapy”), a discredited and dangerous approach to treating children with attachment disorders, autism, or other mental health concerns. Attachment therapy—not attachment-based therapy—may involve restraining a child, forcing eye contact, and other coercive or abusive techniques. None of these practices are used in attachment-based therapy and the two modalities are in no way related.
What should I expect from attachment-based therapy?
Attachment-based therapy is based on attachment theory, which posits that children’s early relationships with their caregivers strongly influence their ability to navigate the world later in life. Thus, adults who seek attachment-based therapy should expect to deeply explore their childhood, identifying the dynamics or experiences that disrupted their attachment and the steps necessary to overcome challenges that arose as a result. Parents and children should expect to explore the possible factors that disrupted the parent-child relationship and work toward restoring trust and connection.
How long does attachment-based therapy last?
Certain forms of attachment-based therapy, especially those designed for parents and children, last for a set number of sessions; for example, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up, a specific attachment-based approach for young children who have undergone early adversity, unfolds over 10 one-hour sessions. When attachment-based therapy is practiced on adults or combined with other modalities, it may not last a specific length of time; clients may wish to ask prospective therapists how long they expect treatment to take.
Does attachment-based therapy work?
Most of the research on attachment-based therapy focuses on children and adolescents. Some of this research shows a positive effect, especially for attachment-based family therapy (ABFT). Other studies, however, have found that attachment-based therapy is no more effective than other approaches to childhood depression, anxiety, or suicidality. Less is known about the therapy’s efficacy on adult populations.