Family Therapy in San Francisco, CA
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and trained in EMDR, DBT, CBT, and Family Systems.
Are you struggling to cope with life’s difficulties? Are you feeling out of control? Hopeless? Whether this is a recent experience or a life long issue, I am here to help. I believe every person has the innate ability and power within themselves to manage life’s challenges and improve yourselves—you just don’t always know how to access it. I will assist you and challenge you into accessing your tools, utilizing your innate strengths, and finding new insights into yourself.
I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and trained in EMDR, DBT, CBT, and Family Systems.
Are you struggling to cope with life’s difficulties? Are you feeling out of control? Hopeless? Whether this is a recent experience or a life long issue, I am here to help. I believe every person has the innate ability and power within themselves to manage life’s challenges and improve yourselves—you just don’t always know how to access it. I will assist you and challenge you into accessing your tools, utilizing your innate strengths, and finding new insights into yourself.
My clients have spanned different ages (child/ family, students, adults, elders), incomes (homeless, professionals), sexual orientations (Hetero, LGBT), and different backgrounds ("American", Asian, Latino, African American).
I believe a good therapist needs to mentor, teach, and provide support for the personal development of their clients, and betterment of their lives. My approach is holistic and pragmatic and tailored to each client. We will work together to achieve tangible progress in your psychological and overall well-being.
My clients have spanned different ages (child/ family, students, adults, elders), incomes (homeless, professionals), sexual orientations (Hetero, LGBT), and different backgrounds ("American", Asian, Latino, African American).
I believe a good therapist needs to mentor, teach, and provide support for the personal development of their clients, and betterment of their lives. My approach is holistic and pragmatic and tailored to each client. We will work together to achieve tangible progress in your psychological and overall well-being.
Dr. Tara Cronin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT, LPCC, ATR-BC, PATP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94110
Treatment specialties include Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, along with Internal Family Systems (IFS) or 'parts work' to help tap into parts of ourselves that are in pain, learn from them and help heal deep traumatic wounds.
Hello and welcome! I started my practice to help people overcome and recover from grief and loss, trauma and relationship issues. My therapeutic approach allows negative or problem situations to transform into positive solutions. I am a certified grief recovery specialist and also work with pet loss, relationship endings and life transitions. I enter each therapy session with sincerity and compassion and will work with you to develop a plan for reaching your goals. If you are experiencing pain from the death of a loved one, a life change or relationship ending, please call or e-mail to set up an in-person appointment.
Treatment specialties include Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, along with Internal Family Systems (IFS) or 'parts work' to help tap into parts of ourselves that are in pain, learn from them and help heal deep traumatic wounds.
Hello and welcome! I started my practice to help people overcome and recover from grief and loss, trauma and relationship issues. My therapeutic approach allows negative or problem situations to transform into positive solutions. I am a certified grief recovery specialist and also work with pet loss, relationship endings and life transitions. I enter each therapy session with sincerity and compassion and will work with you to develop a plan for reaching your goals. If you are experiencing pain from the death of a loved one, a life change or relationship ending, please call or e-mail to set up an in-person appointment.
Psychotherapy can provide a place to help people achieve their life goals, make life changes, move through difficult life transitions, or better understand ongoing relational concerns. My work is based on the belief that we are each influenced by a variety of factors including larger social contexts, individual family histories, and unique life experiences. An increased understanding of ourselves and the various influences on our lives can allow us to make more conscious choices and changes.rnrnMy commitment is to provide a collaborative and supportive environment to explore your life circumstances and better meet your life goals.
Psychotherapy can provide a place to help people achieve their life goals, make life changes, move through difficult life transitions, or better understand ongoing relational concerns. My work is based on the belief that we are each influenced by a variety of factors including larger social contexts, individual family histories, and unique life experiences. An increased understanding of ourselves and the various influences on our lives can allow us to make more conscious choices and changes.rnrnMy commitment is to provide a collaborative and supportive environment to explore your life circumstances and better meet your life goals.
Waska is licensed and trained to treat the complicated aspects of relationships, whether the problems are romance, workplace, family, or friendship.
Resolving Relationship Problems: In therapy, we will work together to help find solutions to sudden relational crisis points as well as ongoing and chronic relational issues. I use interactive, supportive, and result driven counseling to change painful patterns that make it hard to establish loving connections. Psychotherapy also helps solve communication breakdowns in current relationships.
Waska is licensed and trained to treat the complicated aspects of relationships, whether the problems are romance, workplace, family, or friendship.
Resolving Relationship Problems: In therapy, we will work together to help find solutions to sudden relational crisis points as well as ongoing and chronic relational issues. I use interactive, supportive, and result driven counseling to change painful patterns that make it hard to establish loving connections. Psychotherapy also helps solve communication breakdowns in current relationships.
I also have a specialty in fertility, assisting individuals considering fertility treatment or family building through the assistance of gamete donation and/or gestational surrogacy or contemplating egg/sperm or embryo freezing.
Virtual consults available for consults in CA & NY. Whether you are a young adult launching yourself or a well-seasoned adult taking stock of your life, our work together can help you discover more joy & purpose in the realm of work and love. I offer individual & couples consultations including consults for entrepreneurs & cofounders & have helped with a wide range of issues including relationships, career, sexual concerns, work/life harmony, women's health, depression, anxiety & the process of coming to terms with the past. I practice active and engaged forms of therapy and offer an open, trusting, and collaborative process.
I also have a specialty in fertility, assisting individuals considering fertility treatment or family building through the assistance of gamete donation and/or gestational surrogacy or contemplating egg/sperm or embryo freezing.
Virtual consults available for consults in CA & NY. Whether you are a young adult launching yourself or a well-seasoned adult taking stock of your life, our work together can help you discover more joy & purpose in the realm of work and love. I offer individual & couples consultations including consults for entrepreneurs & cofounders & have helped with a wide range of issues including relationships, career, sexual concerns, work/life harmony, women's health, depression, anxiety & the process of coming to terms with the past. I practice active and engaged forms of therapy and offer an open, trusting, and collaborative process.
Anne Diedrich
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94107
For 12 of those years, I worked on staff of Family Service Agency of Marin, supervising and educating interns, trainees and licensed therapists.
I trust that people come to therapy seeking a more authentic happiness; and I work as best as I can to help clients let go of concepts and mistaken views of themselves that have led to more pain and confusion. I work with individuals, couples, children and families, bringing warmth and understanding to the relationships and life problems that surround us. Sometimes the first call is the most difficult. I am often available to speak briefly or will return your call as soon as possible, making the next steps and new perspectives possible.
For 12 of those years, I worked on staff of Family Service Agency of Marin, supervising and educating interns, trainees and licensed therapists.
I trust that people come to therapy seeking a more authentic happiness; and I work as best as I can to help clients let go of concepts and mistaken views of themselves that have led to more pain and confusion. I work with individuals, couples, children and families, bringing warmth and understanding to the relationships and life problems that surround us. Sometimes the first call is the most difficult. I am often available to speak briefly or will return your call as soon as possible, making the next steps and new perspectives possible.
We can safely explore how trauma and family patterns may have seeded beliefs and feelings that no longer serve the life you are striving to live.
As the Clinical Director of a program focused on healthy boundaries, trauma, couples communication, and neurobiological/mind-body interventions paired with years of private practice experience, I have had the honor of supporting hundreds of individuals and couples in creating dynamic and lasting life changes.
We can safely explore how trauma and family patterns may have seeded beliefs and feelings that no longer serve the life you are striving to live.
As the Clinical Director of a program focused on healthy boundaries, trauma, couples communication, and neurobiological/mind-body interventions paired with years of private practice experience, I have had the honor of supporting hundreds of individuals and couples in creating dynamic and lasting life changes.
Charise Ngo
Associate Clinical Social Worker, ACSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94122
In our work together, we will learn about the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and actions, we will bring compassion to your pain points, and we will find ways for you to come back to yourself so you can be present for yourself and family.
Has your road to motherhood been bumpier than you expected? Perhaps you've experienced loss along the way. Maybe pregnancy or birth didn't go as planned and left a lasting mark. Or those fuzzy postpartum days, weeks, and months were touched by nonstop worry or sneaky sadness. Sound familiar? I help women at every step of their reproductive journey - from planning through pregnancy through those first years postpartum - identify their strengths, make meaning of their experiences, and find values-based solutions that make life feel better.
In our work together, we will learn about the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and actions, we will bring compassion to your pain points, and we will find ways for you to come back to yourself so you can be present for yourself and family.
Has your road to motherhood been bumpier than you expected? Perhaps you've experienced loss along the way. Maybe pregnancy or birth didn't go as planned and left a lasting mark. Or those fuzzy postpartum days, weeks, and months were touched by nonstop worry or sneaky sadness. Sound familiar? I help women at every step of their reproductive journey - from planning through pregnancy through those first years postpartum - identify their strengths, make meaning of their experiences, and find values-based solutions that make life feel better.
Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
I am available for telehealth appointments with current clients and those who have worked with me in the past.
Member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.
I am available for telehealth appointments with current clients and those who have worked with me in the past.
While we can often receive useful help from friends and family it often isn't sufficient to resolve the issue or prevent it from reoccurring.
I think what makes psychotherapy worthwhile is its ability to help you to learn something new about yourself. I believe greater insight and self-understanding can revolutionize your relationships, improve your self-esteem, and help you make better choices for yourself. Often the answers you're seeking are already within you waiting to be discovered.
While we can often receive useful help from friends and family it often isn't sufficient to resolve the issue or prevent it from reoccurring.
I think what makes psychotherapy worthwhile is its ability to help you to learn something new about yourself. I believe greater insight and self-understanding can revolutionize your relationships, improve your self-esteem, and help you make better choices for yourself. Often the answers you're seeking are already within you waiting to be discovered.
Meet Our Family Therapy
I have more than a decade or professional and personal experience (my two sons are on the spectrum) working with problems associated with having a neurodiverse family.
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.
I have more than a decade or professional and personal experience (my two sons are on the spectrum) working with problems associated with having a neurodiverse family.
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.
Jennifer Carri
Marriage & Family Therapist, JD, LPCC, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94123
I am trained in and use a mix of modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Jungian analytic psychology, which address different, and sometimes conflicting, forces at work in each of us.
One of the goals of therapy is to make you more aware of your feelings, thoughts, and actions, which influence the way you live your life. Having more understanding and insight about why you do what you do will give you more choices. Sometimes we feel like we repeat patterns or are stuck in a situation and don’t know how to do something different. I can help you work through difficult times you are encountering in the present and also help to heal past traumas. Therapy can help you act with intention and in support of your personal goals.
I am trained in and use a mix of modalities, including Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Jungian analytic psychology, which address different, and sometimes conflicting, forces at work in each of us.
One of the goals of therapy is to make you more aware of your feelings, thoughts, and actions, which influence the way you live your life. Having more understanding and insight about why you do what you do will give you more choices. Sometimes we feel like we repeat patterns or are stuck in a situation and don’t know how to do something different. I can help you work through difficult times you are encountering in the present and also help to heal past traumas. Therapy can help you act with intention and in support of your personal goals.
Ami E. Hartley
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CAS, ATR-BC
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94117
Many people are aware of a need for healing narcissistic abuse from family, partners or in the work environment.
Anxiety, self-esteem issues, addictions, co-dependency, and/or difficulty forming and maintaining relationships are incentive for seeking therapy. I encourage recognizing ineffective behavioral patterns and making changes through self-acceptance. I encourage open communication with couples, recognizing power struggles, setting boundaries and building trust.
Many people are aware of a need for healing narcissistic abuse from family, partners or in the work environment.
Anxiety, self-esteem issues, addictions, co-dependency, and/or difficulty forming and maintaining relationships are incentive for seeking therapy. I encourage recognizing ineffective behavioral patterns and making changes through self-acceptance. I encourage open communication with couples, recognizing power struggles, setting boundaries and building trust.
Deborah Caust, Ph.D.
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94123
As a Board-Certified Clinical Sexologist and a Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist since 1981, I have the expertise to provide effective treatment of all sexual and relationship concerns. Therapy is interactive: I will listen to you, provide feedback, help you to understand why you are having difficulty, and use therapeutic techniques to make lasting change. I believe that therapy should be straightforward, solution-focused, and short-term. Please feel free to contact me to schedule an appointment or to get more information.
As a Board-Certified Clinical Sexologist and a Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist since 1981, I have the expertise to provide effective treatment of all sexual and relationship concerns. Therapy is interactive: I will listen to you, provide feedback, help you to understand why you are having difficulty, and use therapeutic techniques to make lasting change. I believe that therapy should be straightforward, solution-focused, and short-term. Please feel free to contact me to schedule an appointment or to get more information.
He also helps individuals and couples with relationship problems, substance abuse, and family of origin issues.
Effective Anxiety Treatment. Psychotherapy can help you resolve the panic, self-doubt, nervousness, and insecurity that can cripple your day-to-day happiness, your relationships, your career, and your self-worth. Obsessive thinking, compulsive behaviors, worry patterns, and social anxiety can be managed and mastered. Working on the source of this dread can to change and lasting relief.
He also helps individuals and couples with relationship problems, substance abuse, and family of origin issues.
Effective Anxiety Treatment. Psychotherapy can help you resolve the panic, self-doubt, nervousness, and insecurity that can cripple your day-to-day happiness, your relationships, your career, and your self-worth. Obsessive thinking, compulsive behaviors, worry patterns, and social anxiety can be managed and mastered. Working on the source of this dread can to change and lasting relief.
Ilona Hrebennikova
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MEd, MA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified RLT therapist (Relational Life Therapy).
Are you struggling with relationships? Are you having the same fight with your partner over and over? Have you lost the emotional connection you used to have? Intimate relationships touch our deepest relational wounds. That's why we can be overwhelmed with the pain they bring and often, at points, feel like giving up. We can heal those wounds and help each other in that process. The kind of couples therapy/marriage counseling and individual therapy that I provide combines deep experiential work with teaching, coaching and practicing many specific relational skills that will set you up for success in all your relationships.
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified RLT therapist (Relational Life Therapy).
Are you struggling with relationships? Are you having the same fight with your partner over and over? Have you lost the emotional connection you used to have? Intimate relationships touch our deepest relational wounds. That's why we can be overwhelmed with the pain they bring and often, at points, feel like giving up. We can heal those wounds and help each other in that process. The kind of couples therapy/marriage counseling and individual therapy that I provide combines deep experiential work with teaching, coaching and practicing many specific relational skills that will set you up for success in all your relationships.
moMENtum provides primary treatment (education/counseling services) for male individuals who have admitted to committing acts of domestic violence or have been convicted of criminal offenses against a current or former adult family member or intimate partner.
In a field with very few recognized experts, Dr. Lee is an acknowledged professional in the assessment and treatment of persons with addictive sexual disorders and domestic violence.Clients come to us for professional and compassionate guidance in creating the most appropriate treatment plan for their success.
moMENtum provides primary treatment (education/counseling services) for male individuals who have admitted to committing acts of domestic violence or have been convicted of criminal offenses against a current or former adult family member or intimate partner.
In a field with very few recognized experts, Dr. Lee is an acknowledged professional in the assessment and treatment of persons with addictive sexual disorders and domestic violence.Clients come to us for professional and compassionate guidance in creating the most appropriate treatment plan for their success.
Whether you're an immigrant, bicultural, or part of a diverse family, my trauma-informed approach integrates various techniques to foster enduring connections and celebrate diversity within and outside your relationships.
Specializing in relational and culturally sensitive psychotherapy, I assist individuals and couples through various life transitions, including marriage, career changes, grief, and immigration. I also support those coping with having family abroad and feelings of not belonging, addressing specific needs to enhance relationships across all facets of life.
Whether you're an immigrant, bicultural, or part of a diverse family, my trauma-informed approach integrates various techniques to foster enduring connections and celebrate diversity within and outside your relationships.
Specializing in relational and culturally sensitive psychotherapy, I assist individuals and couples through various life transitions, including marriage, career changes, grief, and immigration. I also support those coping with having family abroad and feelings of not belonging, addressing specific needs to enhance relationships across all facets of life.
I have over 25 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 39471).
Welcome. I know that choosing a therapist can be hard. How can I help you? I can work within short-term and long-term frameworks, depending on your goals and expectations. I am kink-, gender-, and ENM/poly-affirming. As well as talk therapy, I use creative arts and nature-based therapy. I work with all age groups - especially with clients whose challenges include gender identity and sexuality, life transitions, alcohol and drug addiction, foster care and adoption issues, parenting, ageing, depression, anxiety, veterans and active duty military, relationships, grief, loss, and trauma.
I have over 25 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT 39471).
Welcome. I know that choosing a therapist can be hard. How can I help you? I can work within short-term and long-term frameworks, depending on your goals and expectations. I am kink-, gender-, and ENM/poly-affirming. As well as talk therapy, I use creative arts and nature-based therapy. I work with all age groups - especially with clients whose challenges include gender identity and sexuality, life transitions, alcohol and drug addiction, foster care and adoption issues, parenting, ageing, depression, anxiety, veterans and active duty military, relationships, grief, loss, and trauma.
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Family Therapy
What do family therapists do?
A family therapist facilitates the process of understanding and improving how a family functions. The therapist will help family members develop empathy for one another. They’ll seek to understand existing patterns, misunderstandings, and conflicts that arise, in order to help the family arrive at a realistic, unified understanding and develop the coping skills they need to build stronger relationships.
How long does therapy for families take to work?
Therapy manifests differently in every family; a common time frame is 12 weekly sessions, but some families may see improvement after just a few weeks. Families should discuss their goals with the therapist at the beginning of the process and periodically revisit those goals to assess their progress together.
How can you encourage a family member to attend family therapy?
You can encourage family members to attend therapy by expressing with both love and concern the challenges you see and explaining how a therapist could help the family navigate those challenges together. An outside perspective can help everyone feel heard, get on the same page, and develop new skills. If family members are still hesitant, it may be helpful to emphasize that family therapy is short-term—it won’t last forever.
Is therapy for families effective?
Family therapy can significantly improve family dynamics and relationships. Research suggests that family therapy can help individuals understand their role in the family, communicate and solve problems together, reduce conflict and draw boundaries when necessary, and develop coping skills for stressors, major life changes, and mental or physical illnesses within the family.