Therapists in Sebastopol, CA
The bumper sticker on my car says DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK. This statement sums up one of the most important wishes that I have for my clients and supports the work that we will do together. It is my opinion that our beliefs about ourselves and the world are our most powerful tools for change (for good or ill) that we have. At your own pace, we will explore the ways that your beliefs affect your thoughts and feelings, and work toward your goals, both great and small.
The bumper sticker on my car says DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK. This statement sums up one of the most important wishes that I have for my clients and supports the work that we will do together. It is my opinion that our beliefs about ourselves and the world are our most powerful tools for change (for good or ill) that we have. At your own pace, we will explore the ways that your beliefs affect your thoughts and feelings, and work toward your goals, both great and small.
Dan Weil has over two decades of experience working in mental health, the last 10 as a therapist. He blends drama therapy embodiment techniques and mindfulness with talk therapy. He believes that therapy and healing work best when paired with creativity and connection.
Dan Weil has over two decades of experience working in mental health, the last 10 as a therapist. He blends drama therapy embodiment techniques and mindfulness with talk therapy. He believes that therapy and healing work best when paired with creativity and connection.
I have been in the mental health field for over 45 years. During that time, there is very little I haven't been exposed to. I teach in the Counseling Department at Sonoma State University which keeps me current on the latest in the psychotherapy world. I have supervised Trainees and Associates as their Clinical Supervisor. Supervising other Clinicians helps me become the best Therapist I can be. Despite all my years of experience, I remain a lifelong student because to be an excellent therapist you need to stay humble and curious.
I have been in the mental health field for over 45 years. During that time, there is very little I haven't been exposed to. I teach in the Counseling Department at Sonoma State University which keeps me current on the latest in the psychotherapy world. I have supervised Trainees and Associates as their Clinical Supervisor. Supervising other Clinicians helps me become the best Therapist I can be. Despite all my years of experience, I remain a lifelong student because to be an excellent therapist you need to stay humble and curious.
Judith Tischler
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472
I provide integrative psychotherapy for adults, couples, teens and families. I incorporate empirically validated methods in our work together. These include EMDR, CBT, DBT, and humanistic modalities for individuals and the Gottman method, EFT, and Imago Relationship Therapy for couples and families. Your concerns are my focus as we work together to develop solutions. I offer parenting support, divorce support, and grief support for individuals and families. I am also uniquely experienced in working with families and individuals with special needs, especially youth and adults with ADHD and those on the Autism Spectrum.
I provide integrative psychotherapy for adults, couples, teens and families. I incorporate empirically validated methods in our work together. These include EMDR, CBT, DBT, and humanistic modalities for individuals and the Gottman method, EFT, and Imago Relationship Therapy for couples and families. Your concerns are my focus as we work together to develop solutions. I offer parenting support, divorce support, and grief support for individuals and families. I am also uniquely experienced in working with families and individuals with special needs, especially youth and adults with ADHD and those on the Autism Spectrum.
I believe we all carry within us everything we need to heal. There are also times in our lives when we need extra support to access inner resources, healing and growth. As your therapist, we will explore together ways that old habits, patterns and history limit the life you want to be living. Whether you are stressed, anxious or overwhelmed, facing big life transitions, worried about your teen, or longing for more meaning and connection in your relationships, you are not alone in your struggle. It is a courageous act to get support and I honor your unique life journey.
I believe we all carry within us everything we need to heal. There are also times in our lives when we need extra support to access inner resources, healing and growth. As your therapist, we will explore together ways that old habits, patterns and history limit the life you want to be living. Whether you are stressed, anxious or overwhelmed, facing big life transitions, worried about your teen, or longing for more meaning and connection in your relationships, you are not alone in your struggle. It is a courageous act to get support and I honor your unique life journey.
Susan Rondeau
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Online Only)
I am a licensed psychotherapist with 35 years experience in helping families, couples and individuals improve their relationships and develop as individuals. In an atmosphere of safety and respect, your core issues and problems will be understood from the perspective that we are all in ongoing developmental flux. Our work together will be approached collaboratively with your personal history providing the context from which we construct a plan for optimizing your experience of growth and change. Finally, we will work to integrate these changes into your life.
I am a licensed psychotherapist with 35 years experience in helping families, couples and individuals improve their relationships and develop as individuals. In an atmosphere of safety and respect, your core issues and problems will be understood from the perspective that we are all in ongoing developmental flux. Our work together will be approached collaboratively with your personal history providing the context from which we construct a plan for optimizing your experience of growth and change. Finally, we will work to integrate these changes into your life.
Do you struggle with relationships or feel cut off from your own vibrancy and purpose? Do you long to move forward in your goals and dreams? Are you living someone else’s life and don’t really know what you want or could accomplish? Are feelings of anger, loneliness or depression keeping you powerless to change? I can offer you a safe and effective environment of support that will empower you to heal and transform your relationships with yourself and others. You will receive a unique individualized program of specific tools and skills to help you navigate your way towards vibrancy and passion.
Do you struggle with relationships or feel cut off from your own vibrancy and purpose? Do you long to move forward in your goals and dreams? Are you living someone else’s life and don’t really know what you want or could accomplish? Are feelings of anger, loneliness or depression keeping you powerless to change? I can offer you a safe and effective environment of support that will empower you to heal and transform your relationships with yourself and others. You will receive a unique individualized program of specific tools and skills to help you navigate your way towards vibrancy and passion.
Carolyn McAleavy
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
Verified Verified
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Online Only)
I provide a safe, caring place to help you develop more satisfying ways of being in relationship with your partner, teen, yourself or your life. I believe we all have the capacity to be healthy and whole. Often, our upbringing or harmful experiences leave us with habits that no longer serve our growth and well-being. I bring a warm, compassionate presence to help you locate and heal the sources of suffering. I have worked with adults, couples, parents and teens over 40 years, assisting people to become more able to honor their heart's desires.
I provide a safe, caring place to help you develop more satisfying ways of being in relationship with your partner, teen, yourself or your life. I believe we all have the capacity to be healthy and whole. Often, our upbringing or harmful experiences leave us with habits that no longer serve our growth and well-being. I bring a warm, compassionate presence to help you locate and heal the sources of suffering. I have worked with adults, couples, parents and teens over 40 years, assisting people to become more able to honor their heart's desires.
Robin Sweeney
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Not accepting new clients
As your therapist, I want to help you create the awesome life you deserve! Finding the right therapist can be so difficult. And if you're someone who doesn't fit into a tidy identity box - whether that's about your inner nature, gender, sexuality, relationship style or anything else that people sometimes don't get - it can be even more challenging. Working together, we can establish a safe space, to deeply explore and affirm your unique identity and expression. We'll focus on your strengths and support you in finding clarity to live the authentic life you want.
As your therapist, I want to help you create the awesome life you deserve! Finding the right therapist can be so difficult. And if you're someone who doesn't fit into a tidy identity box - whether that's about your inner nature, gender, sexuality, relationship style or anything else that people sometimes don't get - it can be even more challenging. Working together, we can establish a safe space, to deeply explore and affirm your unique identity and expression. We'll focus on your strengths and support you in finding clarity to live the authentic life you want.
Video Sessions are available. Have you ever felt stuck in old patterns of thoughts, feelings, moods, relationships? Are you a person who knows your true potential and longs to spread your wings? I invite you to imagine what it would be like to be free from the clutches of anxiety, depression, trauma and chronic distress within relationships. Recent breakthroughs in the field of psychotherapy can help you gain lasting relief from core struggles that hold us back from a life of greater meaning and fulfillment.
Video Sessions are available. Have you ever felt stuck in old patterns of thoughts, feelings, moods, relationships? Are you a person who knows your true potential and longs to spread your wings? I invite you to imagine what it would be like to be free from the clutches of anxiety, depression, trauma and chronic distress within relationships. Recent breakthroughs in the field of psychotherapy can help you gain lasting relief from core struggles that hold us back from a life of greater meaning and fulfillment.
Clients that I work with are looking to explore the difficult emotions that they are carrying & process events that they have experienced that are impacting their every day life. Stress, worries, & life satisfaction are often what bring clients to therapy however processing the needs not being met & how to shift our awareness to engage in life in a way forward are what I often support clients in working on. Processing trauma & past events can be a focus as this can help to change perspective, increase emotional vulnerability, explore relationships dynamics as well as increase the awareness that trauma has on the whole body.
Clients that I work with are looking to explore the difficult emotions that they are carrying & process events that they have experienced that are impacting their every day life. Stress, worries, & life satisfaction are often what bring clients to therapy however processing the needs not being met & how to shift our awareness to engage in life in a way forward are what I often support clients in working on. Processing trauma & past events can be a focus as this can help to change perspective, increase emotional vulnerability, explore relationships dynamics as well as increase the awareness that trauma has on the whole body.
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There is nothing quite like emotional pain. We carry it with us everywhere. It messes up our life. Sometimes it makes us want to hide from other people; sometimes from ourselves. Sometimes we turn to various escapes to quiet that insistent feeling in our bodies. We look to one solution after another until we learn to mistrust every solution. And we are right. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. In fact, there isn't even a one-size-fits-all question. You are unique, and only you have the answer. My role is to help you find it.
There is nothing quite like emotional pain. We carry it with us everywhere. It messes up our life. Sometimes it makes us want to hide from other people; sometimes from ourselves. Sometimes we turn to various escapes to quiet that insistent feeling in our bodies. We look to one solution after another until we learn to mistrust every solution. And we are right. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. In fact, there isn't even a one-size-fits-all question. You are unique, and only you have the answer. My role is to help you find it.
Brian’s practice is open to all clients – be them young, older, single, gay, married, etc. He has particular experience working with difficult family situations, teens and young adults, military, firemen, and law enforcement officers. Many of Brian’s clients present with concerns over depression, anxiety, substance abuse, attention deficit disorder, parent/child relationship difficulties and relationships. Brian is a US Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Professional. Brian has a strong skill set for working with high conflict divorces - including reunification and co-parenting.
Brian’s practice is open to all clients – be them young, older, single, gay, married, etc. He has particular experience working with difficult family situations, teens and young adults, military, firemen, and law enforcement officers. Many of Brian’s clients present with concerns over depression, anxiety, substance abuse, attention deficit disorder, parent/child relationship difficulties and relationships. Brian is a US Department of Transportation Substance Abuse Professional. Brian has a strong skill set for working with high conflict divorces - including reunification and co-parenting.
I see clients through Alma (www.helloalma.com). Please visit my website brittashielstherapy.com that points you to the platform. Paneled with Optum, Cigna and Aetna (CA) as well as out of pocket. Do you feel overwhelmed and stressed trying to juggle the pace of modern day life, responsibilities with family, children, caregiving, work and trying to take care of yourself? Are you a mother looking to prioritize yourself and your well-being and get support for the constant developments of kids? I help you bridge the gap between mind and body so that you can not just survive but thrive with somatic coping skills and resources.
I see clients through Alma (www.helloalma.com). Please visit my website brittashielstherapy.com that points you to the platform. Paneled with Optum, Cigna and Aetna (CA) as well as out of pocket. Do you feel overwhelmed and stressed trying to juggle the pace of modern day life, responsibilities with family, children, caregiving, work and trying to take care of yourself? Are you a mother looking to prioritize yourself and your well-being and get support for the constant developments of kids? I help you bridge the gap between mind and body so that you can not just survive but thrive with somatic coping skills and resources.
Janine Morris
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472
We all hear that you ‘just need to love yourself more.’ Something easy to do intellectually, but very difficult in practice. How do you actually do that? I don’t have any singular answer to the question, but I can explore with you what gets in the way of loving yourself the way you want and living life as your most authentic self. My work isn’t about just eradicating symptoms, but creating a deeper understanding of what drives our symptoms, and how we have learned to adapt to trauma, overwhelm, and loss by creating strategies and patterns that might no longer serve us.
We all hear that you ‘just need to love yourself more.’ Something easy to do intellectually, but very difficult in practice. How do you actually do that? I don’t have any singular answer to the question, but I can explore with you what gets in the way of loving yourself the way you want and living life as your most authentic self. My work isn’t about just eradicating symptoms, but creating a deeper understanding of what drives our symptoms, and how we have learned to adapt to trauma, overwhelm, and loss by creating strategies and patterns that might no longer serve us.
Erin Liiv
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
My clients over the past 20 years have found me to be warm, collaborative, authentic, active, non-judgmental, calm and grounding. I believe in the therapeutic value of our relationship, while using evidence-based treatment modalities such as CBT and CPT to reduce symptoms. My approach is trauma-informed and incorporates humanistic psychology and mindfulness to improve your relationship with yourself and others. In my practice I have treated a wide variety of challenges, including mood disorders, PTSD, gender and identity issues, postpartum depression, relationship issues, addictions, and the psychosocial impact of health problems.
My clients over the past 20 years have found me to be warm, collaborative, authentic, active, non-judgmental, calm and grounding. I believe in the therapeutic value of our relationship, while using evidence-based treatment modalities such as CBT and CPT to reduce symptoms. My approach is trauma-informed and incorporates humanistic psychology and mindfulness to improve your relationship with yourself and others. In my practice I have treated a wide variety of challenges, including mood disorders, PTSD, gender and identity issues, postpartum depression, relationship issues, addictions, and the psychosocial impact of health problems.
As a clinical psychologist for over 20 years, I help people move through their current challenges and ultimately toward that which matters most to them. Clients often come to therapy for anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes such as retirement, parenthood, divorce, or serious health problems. Naturally, people want to feel relief from the isolation and suffering that these issues can cause. But I find that people also want therapy to help them feel more resilient, closer to those they love, kinder to themselves and more committed to their well-being. It all begins with a phone call.
As a clinical psychologist for over 20 years, I help people move through their current challenges and ultimately toward that which matters most to them. Clients often come to therapy for anxiety, depression, grief, or major life changes such as retirement, parenthood, divorce, or serious health problems. Naturally, people want to feel relief from the isolation and suffering that these issues can cause. But I find that people also want therapy to help them feel more resilient, closer to those they love, kinder to themselves and more committed to their well-being. It all begins with a phone call.
Corinne Michel Barrows
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW , 96438
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472
I believe some of our greatest challenges can reveal themselves to be opportunities for growth and change. Within ourselves we all carry innate wisdom and the ability to heal. As a clinician it is my goal to support you in reconnecting with your Authentic Self and rediscover the answers already within you, which may help ease your pain and suffering. When burdened by depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, or substance abuse, a person's ability to connect to their true self becomes blocked. My focus is to create a safe an nurturing environment to guide you back to your Authentic Self.
I believe some of our greatest challenges can reveal themselves to be opportunities for growth and change. Within ourselves we all carry innate wisdom and the ability to heal. As a clinician it is my goal to support you in reconnecting with your Authentic Self and rediscover the answers already within you, which may help ease your pain and suffering. When burdened by depression, anxiety, trauma, anger, or substance abuse, a person's ability to connect to their true self becomes blocked. My focus is to create a safe an nurturing environment to guide you back to your Authentic Self.
It's so hard to find peace when you and your partner can't see eye to eye. Where did the magic go? How did you lose sight of the attraction that brought you together to begin with? "We used to be so in love...what went wrong? My partner feels so far away. How did we get stuck in this pattern of fighting and blame? Even when we try to make changes, we just wind up hurting or avoiding each other in the same old painful ways. Sometimes it hurts so much, other times I just feel numb."
It's so hard to find peace when you and your partner can't see eye to eye. Where did the magic go? How did you lose sight of the attraction that brought you together to begin with? "We used to be so in love...what went wrong? My partner feels so far away. How did we get stuck in this pattern of fighting and blame? Even when we try to make changes, we just wind up hurting or avoiding each other in the same old painful ways. Sometimes it hurts so much, other times I just feel numb."
A strong interest in human nature and an insistent curiosity about life has led me to become a psychotherapist. I am committed to offer clients a safe environment for their explorations of their own lives in pursuit of a more satisfying existence. I utilize a variety of different therapeutic approaches based on each client’s individual needs. Whether you are looking for support through difficult life transitions, want to explore new areas of yourself, are a concerned parent needing help with a challenging home situation, or need a place for your child to deal with life’s challenges, I will do my best to assist you.
A strong interest in human nature and an insistent curiosity about life has led me to become a psychotherapist. I am committed to offer clients a safe environment for their explorations of their own lives in pursuit of a more satisfying existence. I utilize a variety of different therapeutic approaches based on each client’s individual needs. Whether you are looking for support through difficult life transitions, want to explore new areas of yourself, are a concerned parent needing help with a challenging home situation, or need a place for your child to deal with life’s challenges, I will do my best to assist you.
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Number of Therapists in Sebastopol, CA
200+
Average cost per session
$160
Therapists in Sebastopol, CA who prioritize treating:
| 92% | Anxiety |
| 91% | Relationship Issues |
| 85% | Depression |
| 82% | Self Esteem |
| 77% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 71% | Grief |
| 66% | Coping Skills |
Average years in practice
16 Years
Top 3 insurances accepted
| 45% | Other |
| 44% | Carelon Behavioral Health |
| 32% | Aetna |
How Therapists in Sebastopol, CA see their clients
| 75% | In Person and Online | |
| 25% | Online Only |
Gender breakdown
| 77% | Female | |
| 21% | Male | |
| 2% | Non-Binary |