Body Image Therapists in San Lorenzo, CA
Laura Goossens
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
3 Endorsed
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
My practice & sliding scale spots are full. Please message for waitlist. Talk Less; Change More. Hello, I'm Laura. I'm passionate about helping people improve their Present by addressing their Past. People describe my style as collaborative, warm, direct, goal-focused, thorough, & patient. I help clients in their work toward self-esteem, healthy relationships, grounded communication, stress management, improved mood, and access to services/resources. Communities I belong to and serve: disabled/chronic illness, sex positive, kink/polyam/alt lifestyle, genderqueer, fat positive, and neurodivergent folks. Free 30-minute video consult.
My practice & sliding scale spots are full. Please message for waitlist. Talk Less; Change More. Hello, I'm Laura. I'm passionate about helping people improve their Present by addressing their Past. People describe my style as collaborative, warm, direct, goal-focused, thorough, & patient. I help clients in their work toward self-esteem, healthy relationships, grounded communication, stress management, improved mood, and access to services/resources. Communities I belong to and serve: disabled/chronic illness, sex positive, kink/polyam/alt lifestyle, genderqueer, fat positive, and neurodivergent folks. Free 30-minute video consult.
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Are you tired of repeating the same relationship patterns, struggling with self-worth, or feeling stuck in old wounds you can’t quite name?
I help adults and couples in California heal childhood emotional wounds through inner child work, transform relationships through attachment-based couples therapy, and shift limiting beliefs so you can live with confidence, clarity, and connection.
Whether you're navigating an anxious-avoidant dynamic in your relationship, seeking to heal your inner child, or ready to rewire the thought patterns holding you back, I provide a compassionate, evidence-informed space to do deep, lasting work.
Are you tired of repeating the same relationship patterns, struggling with self-worth, or feeling stuck in old wounds you can’t quite name?
I help adults and couples in California heal childhood emotional wounds through inner child work, transform relationships through attachment-based couples therapy, and shift limiting beliefs so you can live with confidence, clarity, and connection.
Whether you're navigating an anxious-avoidant dynamic in your relationship, seeking to heal your inner child, or ready to rewire the thought patterns holding you back, I provide a compassionate, evidence-informed space to do deep, lasting work.
My ideal client is queer and transgender, seeking either individual support or a container for a relationship, navigating healing attachment wounding while showing up for abolition in an actively harmful world. They would like support and loving witnessing in a deep-dive self-discovery of their inner workings while tending to relationships. Their goal is to take back their power in order to live a meaningful honest life of integrity with communities and relationships built in sincerity and authenticity. They want therapy as a space that will safely support that transformation in whatever form or stage it is currently at.
My ideal client is queer and transgender, seeking either individual support or a container for a relationship, navigating healing attachment wounding while showing up for abolition in an actively harmful world. They would like support and loving witnessing in a deep-dive self-discovery of their inner workings while tending to relationships. Their goal is to take back their power in order to live a meaningful honest life of integrity with communities and relationships built in sincerity and authenticity. They want therapy as a space that will safely support that transformation in whatever form or stage it is currently at.
Lots of people need support right now. If you are one of them, we have a team of therapists who can help you right away. We pride ourselves on providing services to people in all kinds of bodies - all ages, genders, sizes, abilities, lifestyles and more.
Lots of people need support right now. If you are one of them, we have a team of therapists who can help you right away. We pride ourselves on providing services to people in all kinds of bodies - all ages, genders, sizes, abilities, lifestyles and more.
Welcome! I’m a therapist with 20 years of experience supporting adults in the caregiving professions & activists, teens & tweens, men’s and women’s issues, queer and LGBTQ+ communities, and individuals affected by gender-based violence.
I believe therapy should not only help us understand ourselves more deeply, but also nurture relationships & communities where we can thrive. Whether you are working through a life transition, identity exploration, relational complexities or just looking for a space to be real—you're welcome here, exactly as you are.
Welcome! I’m a therapist with 20 years of experience supporting adults in the caregiving professions & activists, teens & tweens, men’s and women’s issues, queer and LGBTQ+ communities, and individuals affected by gender-based violence.
I believe therapy should not only help us understand ourselves more deeply, but also nurture relationships & communities where we can thrive. Whether you are working through a life transition, identity exploration, relational complexities or just looking for a space to be real—you're welcome here, exactly as you are.
I can help you to listen deeply to yourself, to learn to treat yourself kindly and with a keen ear for what is most important for being your fullest self. You don't have to be ruled by self-criticism, fear or past hurts. I also offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), which can expedite results beyond what's possible in talk therapy alone. KAP brings shifts in perspective that can be anchored and implemented towards lasting change. If you are struggling with painful thoughts, memories, sense of self, life choices, or relationships, I can help you find greater clarity and choices that support you to be your most authentic self.
I can help you to listen deeply to yourself, to learn to treat yourself kindly and with a keen ear for what is most important for being your fullest self. You don't have to be ruled by self-criticism, fear or past hurts. I also offer Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP), which can expedite results beyond what's possible in talk therapy alone. KAP brings shifts in perspective that can be anchored and implemented towards lasting change. If you are struggling with painful thoughts, memories, sense of self, life choices, or relationships, I can help you find greater clarity and choices that support you to be your most authentic self.
Want to use your insurance to pay for therapy, but having a hard time finding a therapist who's accepting new clients? Stop your endless searching and skip the waitlists! We'd love to offer some help. Please visit FrameworkPsych.com to schedule your first appointment. Framework Associates was founded on the principles of providing affordable, accessible therapy from highly qualified therapists. We've invested in the latest healthcare technology that allows you to securely videochat with a therapist from the comfort of your own home.
Want to use your insurance to pay for therapy, but having a hard time finding a therapist who's accepting new clients? Stop your endless searching and skip the waitlists! We'd love to offer some help. Please visit FrameworkPsych.com to schedule your first appointment. Framework Associates was founded on the principles of providing affordable, accessible therapy from highly qualified therapists. We've invested in the latest healthcare technology that allows you to securely videochat with a therapist from the comfort of your own home.
You have the power to harness your unique experiences and strengths to truly thrive, and I can show you how. Hi, my name is Celine, and I will support your in-depth self learning to embrace the joy of your individuality. Taking a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach, I will meet you in your stage of healing to empower you to integrate and understand your formative life experiences. If you feel that your lifestyle or mental health is not matching who you would like to become, I can guide you there. Together, we will make a plan to help you imagine and achieve your most Authentic Self and live a fulfilling life.
You have the power to harness your unique experiences and strengths to truly thrive, and I can show you how. Hi, my name is Celine, and I will support your in-depth self learning to embrace the joy of your individuality. Taking a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach, I will meet you in your stage of healing to empower you to integrate and understand your formative life experiences. If you feel that your lifestyle or mental health is not matching who you would like to become, I can guide you there. Together, we will make a plan to help you imagine and achieve your most Authentic Self and live a fulfilling life.
Welcome! Are you feeling tired of the patterns and old stories that impact the development of your vitality and the best version of your life? Does your sense of self feel fractured? Does your body seem to mirror the internal negative thought patterns that seem to block you creating the life you want to live? Do you feel like there are moments that you cannot imagine living in the internal chaos another moment? I am inspired and honored to work with adults who are motivated to heal and release the negative internal stories, especially from trauma, that have dictated their behavior in order to create their own life worth living.
Welcome! Are you feeling tired of the patterns and old stories that impact the development of your vitality and the best version of your life? Does your sense of self feel fractured? Does your body seem to mirror the internal negative thought patterns that seem to block you creating the life you want to live? Do you feel like there are moments that you cannot imagine living in the internal chaos another moment? I am inspired and honored to work with adults who are motivated to heal and release the negative internal stories, especially from trauma, that have dictated their behavior in order to create their own life worth living.
Are you struggling to feel seen by your friends, community, and family? Do you feel stuck in a spiral that makes you feel further from your sense of self? Have you discovered or questioned something about yourself that you need support in exploring? Should life transitions or demands be this difficult and lonely? Does living in your skin feel foreign or shameful?
You've tried therapy, you've tried your bestie, you've tried goat yoga, and it still feels like no one gets it.
Here, the room is yours. Take up as much space as you need. When's the last time you honored what you needed? Let's explore and honor your story together.
Are you struggling to feel seen by your friends, community, and family? Do you feel stuck in a spiral that makes you feel further from your sense of self? Have you discovered or questioned something about yourself that you need support in exploring? Should life transitions or demands be this difficult and lonely? Does living in your skin feel foreign or shameful?
You've tried therapy, you've tried your bestie, you've tried goat yoga, and it still feels like no one gets it.
Here, the room is yours. Take up as much space as you need. When's the last time you honored what you needed? Let's explore and honor your story together.
We live in a time and globalized culture in which we very often feel separate, disconnected, alone, confused, and misunderstood. Together, we can relearn a sense of belonging—belonging in our bodies, belonging with other beings, belonging to this earth. I believe that therapy is a space for deep listening and reflection, a place to cultivate a sense of relational safety, and a container in which we have the privilege to explore what makes you feel alive and purposeful.
We live in a time and globalized culture in which we very often feel separate, disconnected, alone, confused, and misunderstood. Together, we can relearn a sense of belonging—belonging in our bodies, belonging with other beings, belonging to this earth. I believe that therapy is a space for deep listening and reflection, a place to cultivate a sense of relational safety, and a container in which we have the privilege to explore what makes you feel alive and purposeful.
You’ve done the work—read the books, listened to the podcasts, and shown up to therapy—but something still isn’t shifting. Between sessions, it can feel like you’re just getting through the week. Your relationships are impacted. You feel triggered by things you thought you had already worked through. And despite your insight, the same patterns, reactions, and negative self-talk keep resurfacing. This is where a different approach can help. I specialize in Brainspotting Intensives—a focused, neuroscience-based method designed to access and process trauma at a deeper, subcortical level.
You’ve done the work—read the books, listened to the podcasts, and shown up to therapy—but something still isn’t shifting. Between sessions, it can feel like you’re just getting through the week. Your relationships are impacted. You feel triggered by things you thought you had already worked through. And despite your insight, the same patterns, reactions, and negative self-talk keep resurfacing. This is where a different approach can help. I specialize in Brainspotting Intensives—a focused, neuroscience-based method designed to access and process trauma at a deeper, subcortical level.
Psychedelic assisted therapy has been on your mind for a while now. You want to see if the amazing results that John Hopkins, Yale, Columbia and many others have been researching can manifest in your life. Now is as good as a time as any to make major moves toward the breaking through you have been looking for. We work with individuals who are looking to address long-standing depression and PTSD with Ketamine Assisted Therapy. I know it feels like a lot and you don’t know how this will work but we can work to make it better.
Psychedelic assisted therapy has been on your mind for a while now. You want to see if the amazing results that John Hopkins, Yale, Columbia and many others have been researching can manifest in your life. Now is as good as a time as any to make major moves toward the breaking through you have been looking for. We work with individuals who are looking to address long-standing depression and PTSD with Ketamine Assisted Therapy. I know it feels like a lot and you don’t know how this will work but we can work to make it better.
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.
Are you satisfied with the direction of your life? Are you having the life experiences and relationships that you long for? If not, you are not alone. Life can be challenging at times. It can steer us away from what we want or need and take us down paths we may not necessarily want to be on. Together, we can deepen the relationship you have with yourself, connect to your innermost needs and desires, identify patterns in behavior, and work through roadblocks and barriers. My goal is to empower you to lead a life that is meaningful to you.
Are you satisfied with the direction of your life? Are you having the life experiences and relationships that you long for? If not, you are not alone. Life can be challenging at times. It can steer us away from what we want or need and take us down paths we may not necessarily want to be on. Together, we can deepen the relationship you have with yourself, connect to your innermost needs and desires, identify patterns in behavior, and work through roadblocks and barriers. My goal is to empower you to lead a life that is meaningful to you.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by your emotions, have been told you are “too sensitive,” or find yourself walking on eggshells, constantly on edge or trying to avoid doing something wrong? You are not alone. At times, you might feel disconnected from your body, stuck in cycles of anxiety or emotional overwhelm.
These experiences may be shaped by our lived experiences such as your family, BIPOC or LGBTQ+ identity, cultural and religious background, may have impacted your sense of self.
Together, we can work to help you develop new tools and feel safer in the world. I can help you feel seen and set boundaries without the guilt.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by your emotions, have been told you are “too sensitive,” or find yourself walking on eggshells, constantly on edge or trying to avoid doing something wrong? You are not alone. At times, you might feel disconnected from your body, stuck in cycles of anxiety or emotional overwhelm.
These experiences may be shaped by our lived experiences such as your family, BIPOC or LGBTQ+ identity, cultural and religious background, may have impacted your sense of self.
Together, we can work to help you develop new tools and feel safer in the world. I can help you feel seen and set boundaries without the guilt.
Sometimes it is helpful to think of therapy as a journey. Imagine your psyche as an inner landscape, one that is as unique and as complex as you are. You know this landscape better than anyone. In it there are familiar places, beautiful places, frightening places, mysterious places. Perhaps there is a specific place you’d like to find on your journey, one that is both safe and exciting. Or maybe there is an unpleasant place you find yourself in, again and again, despite your best efforts to leave. Maybe you don’t even know where you’re going on this journey, just that you’re looking for a place where your heart can rest.
Sometimes it is helpful to think of therapy as a journey. Imagine your psyche as an inner landscape, one that is as unique and as complex as you are. You know this landscape better than anyone. In it there are familiar places, beautiful places, frightening places, mysterious places. Perhaps there is a specific place you’d like to find on your journey, one that is both safe and exciting. Or maybe there is an unpleasant place you find yourself in, again and again, despite your best efforts to leave. Maybe you don’t even know where you’re going on this journey, just that you’re looking for a place where your heart can rest.
Let's talk if obsessive, poor body image, eating disorders & disordered eating are holding you back from living a full, content life.
Discussing your relationship with food, eating behaviors and body are extremely private and sensitive topics and can leave you feeling especially vulnerable. I offer a sensitive and gentle space to share and heal. As needed, I work with a trusted treatment team including registered dietitians who also specialize in eating disorders/disordered eating.
Let's talk if obsessive, poor body image, eating disorders & disordered eating are holding you back from living a full, content life.
Discussing your relationship with food, eating behaviors and body are extremely private and sensitive topics and can leave you feeling especially vulnerable. I offer a sensitive and gentle space to share and heal. As needed, I work with a trusted treatment team including registered dietitians who also specialize in eating disorders/disordered eating.
Reaching out for support can be the first step toward healing. Sometimes, existing support systems and coping tools are enough; at other times, additional support is needed to move forward. Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed by their relationship with food, their body, or anxiety, and want to feel more at ease. They may feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them and are seeking meaningful, lasting change. I believe each person has an innate capacity for resilience, and my goal is to help you access and strengthen that resilience throughout your healing process.
Reaching out for support can be the first step toward healing. Sometimes, existing support systems and coping tools are enough; at other times, additional support is needed to move forward. Many of the people I work with feel overwhelmed by their relationship with food, their body, or anxiety, and want to feel more at ease. They may feel stuck in patterns that no longer serve them and are seeking meaningful, lasting change. I believe each person has an innate capacity for resilience, and my goal is to help you access and strengthen that resilience throughout your healing process.
Safe spaces matter now more than ever. We all need a place where we can unburden the old hurts, and rework our lives. For 13+ years I have supported motivated adults & teens in resolving depression, anxiety, and healing relational dynamics linked to trauma with somatic mindfulness, EMDR, Brainspotting & IFS parts work. As a first generation multicultural therapist, providing culturally attuned therapy that welcomes all parts of your diverse identity is at the crux of my practice. (BIPOC, LGBTQi ally) Holding the role of an informed guide I will support you in unearthing your truth & unwinding old conditioned patterns.
Safe spaces matter now more than ever. We all need a place where we can unburden the old hurts, and rework our lives. For 13+ years I have supported motivated adults & teens in resolving depression, anxiety, and healing relational dynamics linked to trauma with somatic mindfulness, EMDR, Brainspotting & IFS parts work. As a first generation multicultural therapist, providing culturally attuned therapy that welcomes all parts of your diverse identity is at the crux of my practice. (BIPOC, LGBTQi ally) Holding the role of an informed guide I will support you in unearthing your truth & unwinding old conditioned patterns.
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Body Image Therapists
How does body image affect mental health?
Poor body image can influence mental health because it can reduce self-esteem and decrease functioning in other areas of one's life. Negative body image may hinder someone's ability to perform daily tasks, including professional and social responsibilities, because they may feel self-conscious or shame surrounding their appearance; a desire to change one's body as a result of negative body image can also trigger behaviors such as extreme dieting, excessive exercise, or obsessive social media comparison. Poor body image is associated with a number of mental health conditions, including anxiety, depression, and eating disorders, although many people experience negative body image even in the absence of meeting the diagnostic criteria for any mental health disorders.
What does it mean to have a positive body image?
Body image refers to how one internally perceives their appearance and internally "talks" to themself about their body. Positive body image is therefore indicative of a positive perception of one's self and positive internal self-talk that underscores one's strengths. People who have good body image often have higher self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence, and they also often recognize how external factors, such as social media or relationship patterns, can influence body image. While body image can change at different life stages and in response to various triggers, practicing self-acceptance and a body-positive mindset can help maintain a more stable sense of positive body image.
Is body image the same as self-esteem?
Body image and self-esteem are often related, but they are distinct concepts. Self-esteem is a broader term that can be shaped by a number of factors outside of body image, including one's functioning at school or in the workplace; it refers to one's capacity to handle various life challenges. Poor body image can be one way in which one's self-esteem is reduced. Reduced self-esteem as a result of poor body image can cause individuals to feel negative about their appearance, withdraw from social interactions, and/or rely on harmful behaviors as a coping mechanism. A "body positive" approach to body image therapy is therefore often used to encourage a more positive view of one's self and thus encourage better self-esteem.
What type of therapy is best to foster a positive body image?
The type of therapy best suited to improve body image depends on each person, as there is not a single therapy specific to body image improvement. That said, many individuals with poor body image benefit from therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based therapy. CBT can be used to help challenge distorted or negative thoughts about one's body, while ACT and mindfulness practices can facilitate a more positive body image through self-acceptance and identification of one's personal strengths. Regardless of treatment type, clients should look for body image therapists who encourage the development of a sense of self outside of their external appearance and help clients reduce unwanted behaviors developed as a result of poor self-esteem, such as dieting or disordered eating patterns.