Therapists for Toddlers in San Francisco, CA
For over 20 years, my work with individuals, couples, children, and families has been based on the belief that change is possible and most likely to occur when people feel comfortable and safe in relationship, both with themselves and others. My relational, warm, collaborative and accepting approach is strengths-based and fosters connection with each person to promote progress and success in therapy. My clients have been been impacted by trauma, loss, and adversity. I help them find ways to manage anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, and grief and deal with emotional challenges from childhood and life transitions.
For over 20 years, my work with individuals, couples, children, and families has been based on the belief that change is possible and most likely to occur when people feel comfortable and safe in relationship, both with themselves and others. My relational, warm, collaborative and accepting approach is strengths-based and fosters connection with each person to promote progress and success in therapy. My clients have been been impacted by trauma, loss, and adversity. I help them find ways to manage anxiety, depression, interpersonal conflict, and grief and deal with emotional challenges from childhood and life transitions.
Stress wearing you down? I am certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an empirically validated model for helping couples and families to turn conflicts into opportunities for connection. I also employ both EMDR and IFS (Internal Family Systems) with individuals, have worked extensively with cultural differences at home and professionally, and am a custody evaluator. I specialize in working with interracial, interfaith or LGBT families, as well as parenting and services for children ages 1-7. My practice is poly-friendly and has a social justice orientation.
Stress wearing you down? I am certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), an empirically validated model for helping couples and families to turn conflicts into opportunities for connection. I also employ both EMDR and IFS (Internal Family Systems) with individuals, have worked extensively with cultural differences at home and professionally, and am a custody evaluator. I specialize in working with interracial, interfaith or LGBT families, as well as parenting and services for children ages 1-7. My practice is poly-friendly and has a social justice orientation.
Are you concerned about your child's development? Is your child experiencing learning difficulties? I conduct pediatric neuropsychological evaluations to help understand how your child learns best and then provide recommendations based on that learning profile. My goal is to bridge the gap between neuropsychological assessment and educational/treatment programming. I am not only a pediatric neuropsychologist, but have a master's degree in special education. This enables me to better integrate the neuropsychological assessment and educational programming. Integral to my approach is translating the neurocognitive profile to parents, educators and physicians in a meaningful, practical and collaborative manner.
Are you concerned about your child's development? Is your child experiencing learning difficulties? I conduct pediatric neuropsychological evaluations to help understand how your child learns best and then provide recommendations based on that learning profile. My goal is to bridge the gap between neuropsychological assessment and educational/treatment programming. I am not only a pediatric neuropsychologist, but have a master's degree in special education. This enables me to better integrate the neuropsychological assessment and educational programming. Integral to my approach is translating the neurocognitive profile to parents, educators and physicians in a meaningful, practical and collaborative manner.
Hello! I work with individuals who wish to create lasting, positive changes in their lives and relationships. I offer safe, compassionate and supportive counseling in an atmosphere that deepens understanding, promotes healing, and releases potential. Unresolved emotional issues can stifle creativity, confidence, ambition, and our ability for good relationships. Trauma and loss can cause sadness, depression and pain that inhibit and block. My personal style is interactive, empathic, non-judgmental and respectful of individual values and choices.
Hello! I work with individuals who wish to create lasting, positive changes in their lives and relationships. I offer safe, compassionate and supportive counseling in an atmosphere that deepens understanding, promotes healing, and releases potential. Unresolved emotional issues can stifle creativity, confidence, ambition, and our ability for good relationships. Trauma and loss can cause sadness, depression and pain that inhibit and block. My personal style is interactive, empathic, non-judgmental and respectful of individual values and choices.
I obtained my Doctorate/Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Child and Family Psychology, from APA-accredited Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. My Postdoctoral Residency was completed at the Psychiatry Department in Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael. I hold a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. I have worked in a variety of clinical settings with children, adolescents and adults providing individual, family, group, and couples therapy. I provide evidence based treatment from a strengths based perspective and have specialty training in CBT and DBT.
I obtained my Doctorate/Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Child and Family Psychology, from APA-accredited Palo Alto University, Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. My Postdoctoral Residency was completed at the Psychiatry Department in Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael. I hold a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. I have worked in a variety of clinical settings with children, adolescents and adults providing individual, family, group, and couples therapy. I provide evidence based treatment from a strengths based perspective and have specialty training in CBT and DBT.
I work with teens and adults who are seeking greater authenticity, self-understanding, and ease in their lives. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, life transitions, self-doubt, relationship challenges, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself, therapy can offer a space to slow down, listen inwardly, and reconnect with your own wisdom.
I see each person as creative, resourceful, and whole. My role is not to tell you who to be, but to help you uncover the strengths, insights, and inner resources that may have become obscured by past experiences, limiting beliefs, or difficult circumstances.
I work with teens and adults who are seeking greater authenticity, self-understanding, and ease in their lives. Whether you are struggling with anxiety, life transitions, self-doubt, relationship challenges, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself, therapy can offer a space to slow down, listen inwardly, and reconnect with your own wisdom.
I see each person as creative, resourceful, and whole. My role is not to tell you who to be, but to help you uncover the strengths, insights, and inner resources that may have become obscured by past experiences, limiting beliefs, or difficult circumstances.
I put an emphasis on the working relationship between client and clinician. This allows me to have a warm, interactive, strength-based and client-centered approach using a variety of modalities. In my work with youth, I also gained experience and insight into the patterns we fall into as children/young adults (based on a multitude of events or traumas in our lives) and how these can later have an effect on our adult selves. I believe that bringing awareness to these patterns and unpacking their origins can be incredibly helpful. I also bring a queer, feminist, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive/curious lens my work.
I put an emphasis on the working relationship between client and clinician. This allows me to have a warm, interactive, strength-based and client-centered approach using a variety of modalities. In my work with youth, I also gained experience and insight into the patterns we fall into as children/young adults (based on a multitude of events or traumas in our lives) and how these can later have an effect on our adult selves. I believe that bringing awareness to these patterns and unpacking their origins can be incredibly helpful. I also bring a queer, feminist, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive/curious lens my work.
Using a warm, collaborative and grounded approach, I work with families, and young children providing play and art-based therapy. I also provide dyadic therapy, with caregiver and child together. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, parenting and family dynamics using a relational, psychodynamic, and attachment-based framework.
Additionally, I provide parenting support sessions for families of children 0-10 years of age that may be beneficial for caregivers seeking services around ie; bonding, navigating complicated family dynamics, separation, divorce, routines and rituals, mental health diagnoses as well as school functioning.
Using a warm, collaborative and grounded approach, I work with families, and young children providing play and art-based therapy. I also provide dyadic therapy, with caregiver and child together. I specialize in trauma, anxiety, parenting and family dynamics using a relational, psychodynamic, and attachment-based framework.
Additionally, I provide parenting support sessions for families of children 0-10 years of age that may be beneficial for caregivers seeking services around ie; bonding, navigating complicated family dynamics, separation, divorce, routines and rituals, mental health diagnoses as well as school functioning.
Hi there, I am glad you are here. I approach everyone as a fellow human & use my bubbly personality, genuine curiosity, & compassion to develop rapport. I work with kiddos, teens, and young adults.My specialities include grief, loss, life transitions, sexuality, and neurodivergence. My framework for each session is the following: What is happening here; What would help; What would bring more insight, presence, and awareness that could be productive towards what the patient is trying to achieve. Well, what does that look like? I am a participatory, curious, and creative therapist. And, hey, we might even laugh along the way together.
Hi there, I am glad you are here. I approach everyone as a fellow human & use my bubbly personality, genuine curiosity, & compassion to develop rapport. I work with kiddos, teens, and young adults.My specialities include grief, loss, life transitions, sexuality, and neurodivergence. My framework for each session is the following: What is happening here; What would help; What would bring more insight, presence, and awareness that could be productive towards what the patient is trying to achieve. Well, what does that look like? I am a participatory, curious, and creative therapist. And, hey, we might even laugh along the way together.
You’re thoughtful and self-aware, yet something still feels off. Maybe it’s anxiety, old relational patterns, or a sense of disconnection from yourself. I work with adults, teens, and children experiencing anxiety or change at home. I have deep experience supporting survivors of sexual trauma, including childhood sexual abuse. My approach is warm, interactive, and relational. Together we’ll slow down, notice patterns, and make sense of what’s been overlooked.
You’re thoughtful and self-aware, yet something still feels off. Maybe it’s anxiety, old relational patterns, or a sense of disconnection from yourself. I work with adults, teens, and children experiencing anxiety or change at home. I have deep experience supporting survivors of sexual trauma, including childhood sexual abuse. My approach is warm, interactive, and relational. Together we’ll slow down, notice patterns, and make sense of what’s been overlooked.
I believe in the transformational power of play and creativity for children, especially in the context of a warm, confidential relationship with a caring therapist. I understand that behavioral change is both skill based and relational. I have over thirty years of experience working only with children and adolescents in individual therapy. Thus I bring to my work a lifetime of professional experience understanding the developmental and attachment needs of children, a background of work in childhood trauma, anxiety symptoms and the special considerations required in helping children and parents navigate divorce.
I believe in the transformational power of play and creativity for children, especially in the context of a warm, confidential relationship with a caring therapist. I understand that behavioral change is both skill based and relational. I have over thirty years of experience working only with children and adolescents in individual therapy. Thus I bring to my work a lifetime of professional experience understanding the developmental and attachment needs of children, a background of work in childhood trauma, anxiety symptoms and the special considerations required in helping children and parents navigate divorce.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Making your first appointment can be one of the most challenging steps in your mental health journey. At LifeStance, we make it simple by offering both online and in-person therapy and psychiatry services, covered by major insurance plans.
Most people come to see me because they are experiencing some sort of distress that they want help with. What they come to discover is that therapy can be about so much more than relieving pain. I facilitate a process of reflection and self-discovery that can help you connect to your inner creativity and capacity to grow. I focus on helping you expand your relationships, your ability to love and receive love. And together we search for your sense of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in life.
Most people come to see me because they are experiencing some sort of distress that they want help with. What they come to discover is that therapy can be about so much more than relieving pain. I facilitate a process of reflection and self-discovery that can help you connect to your inner creativity and capacity to grow. I focus on helping you expand your relationships, your ability to love and receive love. And together we search for your sense of meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in life.
My goal is to assist you in empowering your mind, body and soul, achieve your best outlook, and take full control of your life, by creating "Beautiful Minds"
My goal is to assist you in empowering your mind, body and soul, achieve your best outlook, and take full control of your life, by creating "Beautiful Minds"
Most people seek out a psychologist when they have truly done their best to resolve their difficulties on their own. When you can't see your own emotional blind spots, feeling stuck and distressed can ripple through many areas of your life. Perhaps this is your first time seeking out a therapist, or perhaps you are returning to psychotherapy for a fresh perspective. As a psychologist with over 17 years of experience, I have a seasoned understanding of what leads people to hit roadblocks in their lives, in areas including work, school, marriage, parenting, family, and intimate relationships.
Most people seek out a psychologist when they have truly done their best to resolve their difficulties on their own. When you can't see your own emotional blind spots, feeling stuck and distressed can ripple through many areas of your life. Perhaps this is your first time seeking out a therapist, or perhaps you are returning to psychotherapy for a fresh perspective. As a psychologist with over 17 years of experience, I have a seasoned understanding of what leads people to hit roadblocks in their lives, in areas including work, school, marriage, parenting, family, and intimate relationships.
You've always been the sensitive one, the one who notices everything and doubts most of it. You're thoughtful, creative, and funny, but shame and self-doubt keep whispering that something about you is wrong. Maybe you're grieving a loss, moving through a big transition, or just tired of performing a confidence you don't feel. You long to trust your own instincts, to stop shrinking for other people's comfort. Together, we'll explore fresh perspectives, get curious, and make space for the parts of you that have been waiting to be witnessed, so you can move toward a life that actually feels like yours.
You've always been the sensitive one, the one who notices everything and doubts most of it. You're thoughtful, creative, and funny, but shame and self-doubt keep whispering that something about you is wrong. Maybe you're grieving a loss, moving through a big transition, or just tired of performing a confidence you don't feel. You long to trust your own instincts, to stop shrinking for other people's comfort. Together, we'll explore fresh perspectives, get curious, and make space for the parts of you that have been waiting to be witnessed, so you can move toward a life that actually feels like yours.
I am a licensed psychologist specializing in working with children, teens, young adults, parents, and families who struggle with a wide range of mental health concerns. I am committed to using evidence-based treatments and personalizing them to fit your particular needs. I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide my treatment approach, but also use Family Based Therapy for EDs (FBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other evidence-based treatments.
I am a licensed psychologist specializing in working with children, teens, young adults, parents, and families who struggle with a wide range of mental health concerns. I am committed to using evidence-based treatments and personalizing them to fit your particular needs. I primarily use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to guide my treatment approach, but also use Family Based Therapy for EDs (FBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and other evidence-based treatments.
Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
San Francisco, CA 94109
Are you or a loved one stuck? Ready to confront what distressing feelings have come to reveal about what is next? We all occasionally experience these times during personal, family, or broader social disruption. We can feel challenged and disoriented in familiar ways and find ourselves seeking new ways of being. Psychotherapy is uniquely equipped to help during these times by tapping into creative and transformative forces supported by the containing nature of a therapeutic relationship.
Are you or a loved one stuck? Ready to confront what distressing feelings have come to reveal about what is next? We all occasionally experience these times during personal, family, or broader social disruption. We can feel challenged and disoriented in familiar ways and find ourselves seeking new ways of being. Psychotherapy is uniquely equipped to help during these times by tapping into creative and transformative forces supported by the containing nature of a therapeutic relationship.
If you are reading this page then something is not working for you. Some aspect of your life feels painful, anxious making, or dissatisfying and you have likely exhausted your own efforts to resolve things independently. You may, for example, be baffled as to why the same relational difficulties are repeating themselves. Or you may be wondering why you don't seem to be able to achieve your work aspirations and goals. Sometimes challenges like these are impossible to resolve alone and we need professional assistance.
If you are reading this page then something is not working for you. Some aspect of your life feels painful, anxious making, or dissatisfying and you have likely exhausted your own efforts to resolve things independently. You may, for example, be baffled as to why the same relational difficulties are repeating themselves. Or you may be wondering why you don't seem to be able to achieve your work aspirations and goals. Sometimes challenges like these are impossible to resolve alone and we need professional assistance.
My ideal clients are reflective individuals, families, and couples in the Bay Area who are successful in many areas of life yet find themselves constrained by anxiety, emotional reactivity, or entrenched relationship dynamics. Many are navigating transitions such as parenthood, shifting family roles, or changing identities, and want to understand why familiar patterns persist. They value insight, nuance, and a therapeutic process that integrates emotional relief with deeper psychological understanding.
My ideal clients are reflective individuals, families, and couples in the Bay Area who are successful in many areas of life yet find themselves constrained by anxiety, emotional reactivity, or entrenched relationship dynamics. Many are navigating transitions such as parenthood, shifting family roles, or changing identities, and want to understand why familiar patterns persist. They value insight, nuance, and a therapeutic process that integrates emotional relief with deeper psychological understanding.
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FAQ - About Therapy for Toddlers and Preschoolers
What are the behavioral signs indicating a toddler might need counseling?
Common behavioral signs that a child may need counseling include high levels of emotional distress or anxiety, learning challenges, interpersonal conflict, anger, or social withdrawal. Any drastic changes in toddler behavior or self-esteem can be indicative that a child may benefit from therapy. Seeing a therapist at the early stages of any behavioral changes can be most impactful on behavior, as well as helpful to caregivers who may receive guidance on what symptoms to look for in their child in the future, even if therapy is not warranted at that time.
Can a two-year-old see a psychologist?
Children and adults of all ages can see psychologists and other forms of mental health professionals, such as counselors, psychiatrists, and social workers. Families seeking therapy for their toddler should just be aware that any guidance they seek should come from a professional who has specific experience working with young children, as well as the specific modalities that are appropriate for young children, such as play therapy.
What is the most effective type of therapy for toddlers and preschoolers?
In general, play therapy is the most effective and common form of therapy for young children. Play therapy helps facilitate behavior change by offering an age-appropriate way for children to express their emotions and develop more effective coping strategies. Toddlers with specific concerns may benefit from more specialized forms of therapy, such as Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for toddlers in families in which there is significant parent-child relational conflict.
What happens during therapy sessions for toddlers?
What occurs in therapy sessions for toddlers depends on the therapeutic approach being used by the therapist. Most toddler therapists will use some form of play therapy in sessions to encourage toddler engagement. In play therapy sessions, children are encouraged to use toys within the therapy setting to express their emotions; subsequent responses by the therapist and/or family members can help guide toddler behavior and behavior change. Toddler therapy sessions can also involve family therapy or Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which can help improve parenting behaviors and reduce strain on families.