Secular and Non-Religious Therapists in San Francisco, CA
Marina Counseling | Affirming & Inclusive Therapy
Pre-Licensed Professional, MA, AMFT
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94123
Life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to face them alone. Our diverse team of therapists provides trauma-informed, holistic, and culturally-sensitive psychotherapy for adults, children, teens, couples, and families, in person in San Francisco's Marina and Downtown districts, and virtually for residents in all of California. Our sliding scale is thoughtfully adjusted to your financial circumstances. We take great care to connect you with a therapist who resonates with your lived experience and the challenges you're facing.
Life’s challenges can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to face them alone. Our diverse team of therapists provides trauma-informed, holistic, and culturally-sensitive psychotherapy for adults, children, teens, couples, and families, in person in San Francisco's Marina and Downtown districts, and virtually for residents in all of California. Our sliding scale is thoughtfully adjusted to your financial circumstances. We take great care to connect you with a therapist who resonates with your lived experience and the challenges you're facing.
Being seen and heard more deeply than ever before is what I hope to provide you. Providing understanding why you are having a hard time is also crucial to change. The experience of being understood opens the way for self-reflection, learning and practicing new ways of being and disconfirming pathological beliefs. The number one predictor of positive outcome in psychotherapy is the relationship that develops between the therapist and the client, and I strive to engender a sense of safety to enable your trust and confidence in what can be a difficult, challenging, but life-changing journey.
Being seen and heard more deeply than ever before is what I hope to provide you. Providing understanding why you are having a hard time is also crucial to change. The experience of being understood opens the way for self-reflection, learning and practicing new ways of being and disconfirming pathological beliefs. The number one predictor of positive outcome in psychotherapy is the relationship that develops between the therapist and the client, and I strive to engender a sense of safety to enable your trust and confidence in what can be a difficult, challenging, but life-changing journey.
I provide online therapy for Individuals and Couples in California and Pennsylvania. Therapy provides a space to speak freely and be heard with care that can present a person with more internal space for lived experience, emotion, thought and desire. In psychotherapy, you can express your thoughts and feelings and gain insight into the unconscious sources of your conflicts. With warmth and curiosity, I will provide an attentive ear and a thoughtful mind. I work with both individuals and couples.
I provide online therapy for Individuals and Couples in California and Pennsylvania. Therapy provides a space to speak freely and be heard with care that can present a person with more internal space for lived experience, emotion, thought and desire. In psychotherapy, you can express your thoughts and feelings and gain insight into the unconscious sources of your conflicts. With warmth and curiosity, I will provide an attentive ear and a thoughtful mind. I work with both individuals and couples.
I work with adults, couples, and adolescents who are interested in more depth-oriented therapy. Many are thoughtful and curious about themselves but feel stuck in patterns in their relationships or overwhelmed by anxiety. Others are trying to understand how earlier experiences or trauma may continue to shape their lives. Together, we create space to slow down, reflect, and deepen understanding so that these patterns can begin to shift over time.
I work with adults, couples, and adolescents who are interested in more depth-oriented therapy. Many are thoughtful and curious about themselves but feel stuck in patterns in their relationships or overwhelmed by anxiety. Others are trying to understand how earlier experiences or trauma may continue to shape their lives. Together, we create space to slow down, reflect, and deepen understanding so that these patterns can begin to shift over time.
I am a licensed psychotherapist in California with over 14 years of experience working in clinical practice. I am a native Spanish speaker and utilize a client’s worldview as a cognitive template to enhance health and wellness practices that fortify resilience. I help motivate clients in their recovery to become agents of change and wellness in their respective communities. I use strength-based, trauma informed, and culturally congruent clinical interventions. I have extensive training in Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Wellness and Recovery Model, CBT, Liberation Psychology, Solution-Focused, and other evidence-based techniques.
I am a licensed psychotherapist in California with over 14 years of experience working in clinical practice. I am a native Spanish speaker and utilize a client’s worldview as a cognitive template to enhance health and wellness practices that fortify resilience. I help motivate clients in their recovery to become agents of change and wellness in their respective communities. I use strength-based, trauma informed, and culturally congruent clinical interventions. I have extensive training in Harm Reduction Psychotherapy, Wellness and Recovery Model, CBT, Liberation Psychology, Solution-Focused, and other evidence-based techniques.
Bring order to your world with compassion and meaning. You may look like you have it all together, yet inside feel anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected. Racing thoughts, poor sleep, emotional exhaustion, unsatisfying relationship patterns that don’t change, or the impact medical challenges can leave you feeling drained. You might struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, or speaking up for yourself. You don’t have to do this alone.
Together, we’ll help you feel grounded, confident, and reconnected to what matters most. Book a free 30-minute consultation.
Bring order to your world with compassion and meaning. You may look like you have it all together, yet inside feel anxious, overwhelmed, or disconnected. Racing thoughts, poor sleep, emotional exhaustion, unsatisfying relationship patterns that don’t change, or the impact medical challenges can leave you feeling drained. You might struggle with boundaries, people-pleasing, or speaking up for yourself. You don’t have to do this alone.
Together, we’ll help you feel grounded, confident, and reconnected to what matters most. Book a free 30-minute consultation.
I help individuals, couples, & polycules with issues across all types of platonic & intimate relationships – from friends, family, colleagues, communities, to lovers including intimacy and sex. I can help you develop your relational, charismatic, emotional, dating, & erotic skills for the best professional opportunities, relationships, intimacy, and sex possible. I can help you embrace your authentic desires, make dating fun, flirt flawlessly, overcome shame, re/ignite the spark, build confidence, connect to communities, overcome porn addiction, manage open relationships, and go for what you want & stop what you don't.
I help individuals, couples, & polycules with issues across all types of platonic & intimate relationships – from friends, family, colleagues, communities, to lovers including intimacy and sex. I can help you develop your relational, charismatic, emotional, dating, & erotic skills for the best professional opportunities, relationships, intimacy, and sex possible. I can help you embrace your authentic desires, make dating fun, flirt flawlessly, overcome shame, re/ignite the spark, build confidence, connect to communities, overcome porn addiction, manage open relationships, and go for what you want & stop what you don't.
Do you ever feel like something’s just off, and you can’t quite name it, but life feels heavier than it should? Do you find yourself repeating painful situations or struggling to move through depression or anxiety despite your best efforts? Therapy is a place where we slow down together, make sense of what feels confusing or overwhelming, and begin to see your life with greater clarity and compassion. Meaningful change is possible at any age, especially when you feel genuinely seen and understood.
Do you ever feel like something’s just off, and you can’t quite name it, but life feels heavier than it should? Do you find yourself repeating painful situations or struggling to move through depression or anxiety despite your best efforts? Therapy is a place where we slow down together, make sense of what feels confusing or overwhelming, and begin to see your life with greater clarity and compassion. Meaningful change is possible at any age, especially when you feel genuinely seen and understood.
Michelle Wong | Relationship
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94104
I work with couples and families specializing in serving Asian/BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and neurodivergent communities. Meaningful relationships are integral to a fulfilling life, yet often our models for healthy relationships are limited. I support loved ones in finding new ways of moving through conflict, leading to deeper understanding and intimacy. We will identify and bring curiosity to underlying patterns and communication styles. Change isn't easy—it takes practice and patience. We will try on a new way of being with each other, honoring and holding space for all of our complexities.
I work with couples and families specializing in serving Asian/BIPOC, LGBTQ+, immigrant, and neurodivergent communities. Meaningful relationships are integral to a fulfilling life, yet often our models for healthy relationships are limited. I support loved ones in finding new ways of moving through conflict, leading to deeper understanding and intimacy. We will identify and bring curiosity to underlying patterns and communication styles. Change isn't easy—it takes practice and patience. We will try on a new way of being with each other, honoring and holding space for all of our complexities.
Hello! I'm Xana (pronounced Shana). I aim to walk alongside you, navigating life's biggest challenges and listening closely for the unique strength and beauty you possess.
My goal as your therapist is to meet your needs as they are, offering tools for support and gentle guidance through your emotional process. I bring warmth and tenderness to my work, with realistic ideas and resilience-building skills.
Your story and suffering are important and deserving of support. If you are looking to liberate yourself from feeling stuck in pain, I am here to help.
Hello! I'm Xana (pronounced Shana). I aim to walk alongside you, navigating life's biggest challenges and listening closely for the unique strength and beauty you possess.
My goal as your therapist is to meet your needs as they are, offering tools for support and gentle guidance through your emotional process. I bring warmth and tenderness to my work, with realistic ideas and resilience-building skills.
Your story and suffering are important and deserving of support. If you are looking to liberate yourself from feeling stuck in pain, I am here to help.
I work with people who have experienced trauma in many forms, including abusive relationships and high-control or coercive religious groups. These experiences often involve a loss of autonomy, confusion around identity, and difficulty trusting your own thoughts and instincts. My perspective is shaped by my own story of growing up in a non-traditional environment and feeling unsure where I belonged as a young adult. Therapy helped me build a stronger sense of identity and direction, and that experience continues to inform how I show up for my clients.
I work with people who have experienced trauma in many forms, including abusive relationships and high-control or coercive religious groups. These experiences often involve a loss of autonomy, confusion around identity, and difficulty trusting your own thoughts and instincts. My perspective is shaped by my own story of growing up in a non-traditional environment and feeling unsure where I belonged as a young adult. Therapy helped me build a stronger sense of identity and direction, and that experience continues to inform how I show up for my clients.
Are you longing for a space where you can feel secure, heard, and genuinely understood? In our collaboration, you won't have to shrink, translate, or hide parts of who you are. As a transgender, queer, multicultural immigrant and trauma survivor living with (dis)abilities, I understand how complex it can be to show up as your whole self in a world that wasn’t built with you in mind. Together, we will create a grounded, welcoming environment to (re)connect with your intuition, part with what no longer helps you, and nurture the version of you that feels most real, present, and alive.
Are you longing for a space where you can feel secure, heard, and genuinely understood? In our collaboration, you won't have to shrink, translate, or hide parts of who you are. As a transgender, queer, multicultural immigrant and trauma survivor living with (dis)abilities, I understand how complex it can be to show up as your whole self in a world that wasn’t built with you in mind. Together, we will create a grounded, welcoming environment to (re)connect with your intuition, part with what no longer helps you, and nurture the version of you that feels most real, present, and alive.
I offer therapy for individual adults, parents, children and teens. With experience as a parent, teacher, mindfulness instructor, and group therapist for incarcerated individuals, I offer a client-centered approach to therapy that’s thoughtfully tailored to each individual or family. I currently have openings on Thursday afternoons.
I offer therapy for individual adults, parents, children and teens. With experience as a parent, teacher, mindfulness instructor, and group therapist for incarcerated individuals, I offer a client-centered approach to therapy that’s thoughtfully tailored to each individual or family. I currently have openings on Thursday afternoons.
I am currently accepting adult clients in CA and OH. Ideal clients are grieving individuals, therapists seeking their own processing space, people pleasers, HSPs/neurodivergent individuals, music industry professionals, LGBTIQ+ folks, and creatives. Clients who enjoy therapy with me are insight-oriented folks, seeking a consistent, relational space to have a depthful, exploratory and sometimes playful therapeutic work environment. I am not accepting child or family clients at this time.
I am currently accepting adult clients in CA and OH. Ideal clients are grieving individuals, therapists seeking their own processing space, people pleasers, HSPs/neurodivergent individuals, music industry professionals, LGBTIQ+ folks, and creatives. Clients who enjoy therapy with me are insight-oriented folks, seeking a consistent, relational space to have a depthful, exploratory and sometimes playful therapeutic work environment. I am not accepting child or family clients at this time.
Dexter
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW, ABS, CHT
23 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94132
Waitlist for new clients
When was the last time you felt TRULY happy? Are you feeling overwhelmed by life? Have past traumas left you feeling stressed and anxious? Or maybe you're on a journey to better understand yourself and find lasting happiness. If any of this resonates with you, I can help. As a Taiwanese American who immigrated to the United States at a young age, I know firsthand the struggles faced by individuals from AAPI and immigrant communities. I also recognize the unique challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces, and I'm committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all my clients.
When was the last time you felt TRULY happy? Are you feeling overwhelmed by life? Have past traumas left you feeling stressed and anxious? Or maybe you're on a journey to better understand yourself and find lasting happiness. If any of this resonates with you, I can help. As a Taiwanese American who immigrated to the United States at a young age, I know firsthand the struggles faced by individuals from AAPI and immigrant communities. I also recognize the unique challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces, and I'm committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for all my clients.
Welcome. Are you ready for the work necessary to make real, enduring change? Do you have a troubling personal issue or suffer from general dissatisfaction? My orientation is to focus on the unconscious, the elusive essence of the problem. A powerful process unfolds when change occurs at this level of the mind. This opens the space for authentic personal transformation.
Welcome. Are you ready for the work necessary to make real, enduring change? Do you have a troubling personal issue or suffer from general dissatisfaction? My orientation is to focus on the unconscious, the elusive essence of the problem. A powerful process unfolds when change occurs at this level of the mind. This opens the space for authentic personal transformation.
I offer a thoughtful, grounded space to help you better understand what’s happening beneath the surface of your experiences. Many of the people I work with are high-functioning on the outside, yet feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected internally - often repeating patterns they don’t fully understand.
My approach focuses on helping you develop deeper awareness of your patterns, emotions, and relationships - both with yourself and others. Together, we’ll make sense of what’s coming up for you, while also helping you recognize the patterns shaping your experiences and responses.
I offer a thoughtful, grounded space to help you better understand what’s happening beneath the surface of your experiences. Many of the people I work with are high-functioning on the outside, yet feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected internally - often repeating patterns they don’t fully understand.
My approach focuses on helping you develop deeper awareness of your patterns, emotions, and relationships - both with yourself and others. Together, we’ll make sense of what’s coming up for you, while also helping you recognize the patterns shaping your experiences and responses.
I help adults and teens who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or tired of carrying everything alone.
Whether it’s stress, relationship problems, anger, burnout, or just feeling lost, we’ll figure out what’s getting in the way and what actually needs to change.
My approach is straightforward: understand what you truly need, break old patterns that aren’t working, and build new ways of showing up that feel authentic and sustainable. I blend practical CBT tools with deeper insight-oriented work and a grounded, human approach.
I'm here to help you do the work!
I help adults and teens who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or tired of carrying everything alone.
Whether it’s stress, relationship problems, anger, burnout, or just feeling lost, we’ll figure out what’s getting in the way and what actually needs to change.
My approach is straightforward: understand what you truly need, break old patterns that aren’t working, and build new ways of showing up that feel authentic and sustainable. I blend practical CBT tools with deeper insight-oriented work and a grounded, human approach.
I'm here to help you do the work!
Do you worry what others think, have negative self-talk, or feel down, and like something is missing in your life? Have goals or dreams that have gone to the wayside? Or does being on time, and washing the dishes consistently feel almost impossible?
If so, then you may have come to the right place. Thinking of, much less opening up to someone about these challenges can be hard enough, and may be even harder if you’re also concerned that you might be misunderstood, or not getting the best treatment possible because factors like ethnic background, gender identity, or neurodivergence are being considered too little (or too much).
Do you worry what others think, have negative self-talk, or feel down, and like something is missing in your life? Have goals or dreams that have gone to the wayside? Or does being on time, and washing the dishes consistently feel almost impossible?
If so, then you may have come to the right place. Thinking of, much less opening up to someone about these challenges can be hard enough, and may be even harder if you’re also concerned that you might be misunderstood, or not getting the best treatment possible because factors like ethnic background, gender identity, or neurodivergence are being considered too little (or too much).
Pablo Lo Giudice Polyamorous Kinks Fetishes Coupls
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, LPCC
Online Only
I'll meet you In Person or via Zoom, as a Spanish-bilingual psychotherapist with a diploma in sexology and a focus on rapid results-oriented therapy.
Learn to enjoy sexual intimacy and your kinks.
Create meaningful relationships and set healthy boundaries with those around you.
Do not settle for solitude or succumb to despair or depression.
Life is and CAN be beautiful.
I'll meet you In Person or via Zoom, as a Spanish-bilingual psychotherapist with a diploma in sexology and a focus on rapid results-oriented therapy.
Learn to enjoy sexual intimacy and your kinks.
Create meaningful relationships and set healthy boundaries with those around you.
Do not settle for solitude or succumb to despair or depression.
Life is and CAN be beautiful.
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