Cancer Therapists in Walnut Creek, CA
Transitions leave us stuck, spinning, or rushing past endings we never processed. I help you slow down and meet what's happening in your body and mind with genuine curiosity, not fluffy positivity. Drawing on existential-humanism, somatic tools, and Buddhist philosophy, we'll access your inner wisdom to navigate change without spiritual bypassing. Expect compassionate directness and real work that supports the messy, beautiful process of becoming. Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is also provided; ask me about it in our consult. Atheists and non-Buddhists are welcomed and honored.
Transitions leave us stuck, spinning, or rushing past endings we never processed. I help you slow down and meet what's happening in your body and mind with genuine curiosity, not fluffy positivity. Drawing on existential-humanism, somatic tools, and Buddhist philosophy, we'll access your inner wisdom to navigate change without spiritual bypassing. Expect compassionate directness and real work that supports the messy, beautiful process of becoming. Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) is also provided; ask me about it in our consult. Atheists and non-Buddhists are welcomed and honored.
Hi, I’m Teri, co-founder of Behavioral Fitness in Walnut Creek, CA. I help people move through life's challenges- whether it's stress, burnout, feeling lost in transition, or struggling to care for yourself the way you care for everyone else- and come out the other side feeling clear, calm, and connected to what matters most.
Hi, I’m Teri, co-founder of Behavioral Fitness in Walnut Creek, CA. I help people move through life's challenges- whether it's stress, burnout, feeling lost in transition, or struggling to care for yourself the way you care for everyone else- and come out the other side feeling clear, calm, and connected to what matters most.
EMDR therapist in the East Bay specialized in Trauma / PTSD, Marriage Counseling, Food Issues / Disordered Eating, Anxiety, LGBTQ, Depression, Women's Issues, Spirituality, Life Transitions, Adoption, Parenting, and Teen Issues. I regularly see Couples, Families, Teens and Adults ranging from early adolescence to late 60's.
EMDR therapist in the East Bay specialized in Trauma / PTSD, Marriage Counseling, Food Issues / Disordered Eating, Anxiety, LGBTQ, Depression, Women's Issues, Spirituality, Life Transitions, Adoption, Parenting, and Teen Issues. I regularly see Couples, Families, Teens and Adults ranging from early adolescence to late 60's.
My name is Thomas Darksmith and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I am based in the Bay Area and serve clients throughout the state of California via telehealth. I work with individuals, couples, and families, using a humanistic and psychodynamic approach. The foundation of my work is a strong therapeutic relationship, based on trust and acceptance. I integrate several modalities (including CBT, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy) to help my clients gain perspective and make informed decisions that will ultimately reduce their suffering.
My name is Thomas Darksmith and I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I am based in the Bay Area and serve clients throughout the state of California via telehealth. I work with individuals, couples, and families, using a humanistic and psychodynamic approach. The foundation of my work is a strong therapeutic relationship, based on trust and acceptance. I integrate several modalities (including CBT, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy) to help my clients gain perspective and make informed decisions that will ultimately reduce their suffering.
We could all use someone in our corner. I believe a collaborative, nurturing therapeutic relationship can transform pain into healing. I am a marriage and family therapist supporting individual adolescents (16+), adults, and couples. Together we can address day to day anxieties and any unhealthy patterns that impede overall wellbeing. I empower clients to navigate whatever they are facing, from depression, anxiety, sexuality, self-esteem issues, trauma, grief/loss, and life transitions.
We could all use someone in our corner. I believe a collaborative, nurturing therapeutic relationship can transform pain into healing. I am a marriage and family therapist supporting individual adolescents (16+), adults, and couples. Together we can address day to day anxieties and any unhealthy patterns that impede overall wellbeing. I empower clients to navigate whatever they are facing, from depression, anxiety, sexuality, self-esteem issues, trauma, grief/loss, and life transitions.
As a mental health therapist I work from a client centered focus. I support and guide you in managing your mental health concerns. You maybe experiencing symptoms such as depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, or relationship issues. If you have a desire to understand and address the root causes of your life challenges, and you are willing to engage in the therapeutic process to make positive changes in your life then I'd love to work with you. I use a non-judgmental, empathetic therapeutic approach. I work to provide a safe and supportive environment to explore your thoughts and feelings, which in turn helps you grow as human being.
As a mental health therapist I work from a client centered focus. I support and guide you in managing your mental health concerns. You maybe experiencing symptoms such as depression, anxiety, trauma, stress, or relationship issues. If you have a desire to understand and address the root causes of your life challenges, and you are willing to engage in the therapeutic process to make positive changes in your life then I'd love to work with you. I use a non-judgmental, empathetic therapeutic approach. I work to provide a safe and supportive environment to explore your thoughts and feelings, which in turn helps you grow as human being.
Everyone encounters challenges in life. If you're navigating feelings of sadness, anxiety, loss, or undergoing transitions in health or in relationships, reaching out to a compassionate professional can provide clarity and relief. With over 25 years of experience, I offer a safe, confidential space where we can work together. I specialize in helping adults cope with stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and the complexities of life transitions.
Everyone encounters challenges in life. If you're navigating feelings of sadness, anxiety, loss, or undergoing transitions in health or in relationships, reaching out to a compassionate professional can provide clarity and relief. With over 25 years of experience, I offer a safe, confidential space where we can work together. I specialize in helping adults cope with stress, grief, anxiety, depression, and the complexities of life transitions.
Considering therapy is both an act of courage and humility. Finding a "good fit" therapist can be confusing and I offer a free 15 minute consultation so you can get a sense of who I am. Regardless of the challenges you are facing, I provide a therapeutic experience that is warm, collaborative and validating.
I have been a social worker for 35 years and while I provide therapy for ALL ages, I specialize in working with high school and college students who are navigating the overwhelming academic and social challenges of school life. I see my clients from a perspective of strength and provide solution focused therapy.
Considering therapy is both an act of courage and humility. Finding a "good fit" therapist can be confusing and I offer a free 15 minute consultation so you can get a sense of who I am. Regardless of the challenges you are facing, I provide a therapeutic experience that is warm, collaborative and validating.
I have been a social worker for 35 years and while I provide therapy for ALL ages, I specialize in working with high school and college students who are navigating the overwhelming academic and social challenges of school life. I see my clients from a perspective of strength and provide solution focused therapy.
I help adults and couples with relationship and codependency issues, grief and loss, depression, anxiety and addictive patterns with self and others. I help you to create a relationship with yourself and others based on respect, caring and trust. This helps build the feeling of safety that lies at the core of any successful therapy. My goal is to support you in finding and strengthening your own inner voice. When we learn to free ourselves from old, stuck patterns of relating (in mind and body), we often feel a lightness of being that allows us to experience more joy in our everyday lives.
I help adults and couples with relationship and codependency issues, grief and loss, depression, anxiety and addictive patterns with self and others. I help you to create a relationship with yourself and others based on respect, caring and trust. This helps build the feeling of safety that lies at the core of any successful therapy. My goal is to support you in finding and strengthening your own inner voice. When we learn to free ourselves from old, stuck patterns of relating (in mind and body), we often feel a lightness of being that allows us to experience more joy in our everyday lives.
Couples/Relationship Counseling - Clients that like my style seek therapy mostly for anxiety or depression that comes from the feeling that life lacks purpose, feels stuck, or stale; especially during times of heartache, misunderstanding, break-ups, or even death. Many useful moments, crucial moments, can arise at the end of something - unresolved past hurts, spiritual dilemmas, a sudden urgency and passion for figuring out "why we're here" - understanding them and integrating them is what I offer. Closing the old stuff up well means new, exciting beginnings are possible...often in the same relationship!
Couples/Relationship Counseling - Clients that like my style seek therapy mostly for anxiety or depression that comes from the feeling that life lacks purpose, feels stuck, or stale; especially during times of heartache, misunderstanding, break-ups, or even death. Many useful moments, crucial moments, can arise at the end of something - unresolved past hurts, spiritual dilemmas, a sudden urgency and passion for figuring out "why we're here" - understanding them and integrating them is what I offer. Closing the old stuff up well means new, exciting beginnings are possible...often in the same relationship!
Feeling restless or easily distracted? Lacking energy, motivation, focus, or direction in life? Spinning your wheels in your career or relationships? Prone to pleasing others at all costs, yet feeling unhappy and misunderstood? Always too busy to stop and smell the flowers? I'd like to help you become more empowered, confident, and satisfied through facing and letting go of your fears, irritating beliefs, guilt, and suffering, so you can learn to communicate more effectively and have healthy relationships. For more than twenty-five years I have provided time-limited and in-depth psychotherapy to individuals, couples and groups.
Feeling restless or easily distracted? Lacking energy, motivation, focus, or direction in life? Spinning your wheels in your career or relationships? Prone to pleasing others at all costs, yet feeling unhappy and misunderstood? Always too busy to stop and smell the flowers? I'd like to help you become more empowered, confident, and satisfied through facing and letting go of your fears, irritating beliefs, guilt, and suffering, so you can learn to communicate more effectively and have healthy relationships. For more than twenty-five years I have provided time-limited and in-depth psychotherapy to individuals, couples and groups.
You want to appear on top of it and like nothing gets by you, but the constant headaches, back pain, fatigue, or other physical symptoms or anxiety are slowly eating away at your sense of self.
You're ready to make a change, but you don't know how and the doctors are no help.
You're ready to get back to your old sense of self - fast, witty, running circles around everyone else. Above all, you want joy and freedom back in your life.
Here’s what I want you to know: your pain, symptoms, or anxiety are real, and there are new therapies that can help you heal! I want to help you get there.
You want to appear on top of it and like nothing gets by you, but the constant headaches, back pain, fatigue, or other physical symptoms or anxiety are slowly eating away at your sense of self.
You're ready to make a change, but you don't know how and the doctors are no help.
You're ready to get back to your old sense of self - fast, witty, running circles around everyone else. Above all, you want joy and freedom back in your life.
Here’s what I want you to know: your pain, symptoms, or anxiety are real, and there are new therapies that can help you heal! I want to help you get there.
My practice, the Center for Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, PC, focuses on providing clients with the skills needed to reach their personal goals. With over 20 years of practice, across multiple settings, I have worked to address the needs of adults and adolescents with neurological disorders, disability, and chronic medical conditions. Prior to entering private practice, I served as Director of Rehabilitation Psychology/Neuropsychology at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, and I have engaged in extensive clinical research centered on evaluating outcomes and interventions for those affected by acquired brain injury.
My practice, the Center for Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, PC, focuses on providing clients with the skills needed to reach their personal goals. With over 20 years of practice, across multiple settings, I have worked to address the needs of adults and adolescents with neurological disorders, disability, and chronic medical conditions. Prior to entering private practice, I served as Director of Rehabilitation Psychology/Neuropsychology at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, and I have engaged in extensive clinical research centered on evaluating outcomes and interventions for those affected by acquired brain injury.
Welcome! I am so glad you are here. Together, we'll nurture your goals and help you reconnect with your true self to strengthen your emotional growth. I offer warmth, compassion, honesty and respect. My approach is Person Center, Attachment and Strength-Based, integrating Solution Focus and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have experience working with adults and teens navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem challenges, identity, grief, relationship dynamics and life transitions. Each session honors your pace, your story and your journey towards healing and emotional well being.
Welcome! I am so glad you are here. Together, we'll nurture your goals and help you reconnect with your true self to strengthen your emotional growth. I offer warmth, compassion, honesty and respect. My approach is Person Center, Attachment and Strength-Based, integrating Solution Focus and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I have experience working with adults and teens navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem challenges, identity, grief, relationship dynamics and life transitions. Each session honors your pace, your story and your journey towards healing and emotional well being.
Life offers many experiences, and at times when we are not able to navigate or understand our journey, having an objective person to talk with can make an enormous difference in our ability to cope and find our way in a healthy manner.
Life offers many experiences, and at times when we are not able to navigate or understand our journey, having an objective person to talk with can make an enormous difference in our ability to cope and find our way in a healthy manner.
Ease. Connection. Purpose. Joy. These are the birthright of every human. When they’re hard to find, therapy can help. I have seen again and again that even the deepest wounds and most entrenched stagnation can give way—with the right kinds of skilled support—to growth, transformation, and flourishing. Whether you struggle with depression, anxiety, burnout, addiction, PTSD, relational conflict, self-doubt, or just want to live with more vitality and authenticity, I would be honored to accompany you in your journey. I particularly love assisting social justice leaders to embody the wellness they strive to make possible for others.
Ease. Connection. Purpose. Joy. These are the birthright of every human. When they’re hard to find, therapy can help. I have seen again and again that even the deepest wounds and most entrenched stagnation can give way—with the right kinds of skilled support—to growth, transformation, and flourishing. Whether you struggle with depression, anxiety, burnout, addiction, PTSD, relational conflict, self-doubt, or just want to live with more vitality and authenticity, I would be honored to accompany you in your journey. I particularly love assisting social justice leaders to embody the wellness they strive to make possible for others.
Institute of Mindful Therapy Group Practice
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
4 Endorsed
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Welcome to the Institute of Mindful Therapy
Are you facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions? Have past experiences left emotional wounds, or are you currently struggling with relationships or personal growth? Whatever you're going through, we're here to support you. At the Institute of Mindful Therapy, our team of compassionate and experienced therapists is dedicated to helping you navigate life’s difficulties with care and expertise.
We offer a holistic, client-centered approach to therapy that honors the connection between mind, body, and spirit.
Welcome to the Institute of Mindful Therapy
Are you facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, or life transitions? Have past experiences left emotional wounds, or are you currently struggling with relationships or personal growth? Whatever you're going through, we're here to support you. At the Institute of Mindful Therapy, our team of compassionate and experienced therapists is dedicated to helping you navigate life’s difficulties with care and expertise.
We offer a holistic, client-centered approach to therapy that honors the connection between mind, body, and spirit.
When life feels heavy, it’s easy to lose yourself. You start focusing on everything and everyone else, and somewhere along the way, you stop feeling like YOU matter. My work is about bringing the focus back to you.
Do you feel unsure of yourself, carry guilt, or struggle to speak up for what you need? Together, we work on building clarity, strengthening your voice, and shifting patterns that no longer serve you. This is a space for learning, growing, and reconnecting with yourself and the life you want. When you are ready, we can begin.
When life feels heavy, it’s easy to lose yourself. You start focusing on everything and everyone else, and somewhere along the way, you stop feeling like YOU matter. My work is about bringing the focus back to you.
Do you feel unsure of yourself, carry guilt, or struggle to speak up for what you need? Together, we work on building clarity, strengthening your voice, and shifting patterns that no longer serve you. This is a space for learning, growing, and reconnecting with yourself and the life you want. When you are ready, we can begin.
I am a clinical psychologist based in Walnut Creek, CA. My graduate and postgraduate training included most major approaches to psychotherapy. When I begin psychotherapy with someone, my intent is to work in partnership with you. My style is one of active collaboration. Only with both of us involved, sharing our thoughts and ideas, can a safe and effective working environment develop. Change isn't easy. If it was, you might not be thinking about therapy.
I am a clinical psychologist based in Walnut Creek, CA. My graduate and postgraduate training included most major approaches to psychotherapy. When I begin psychotherapy with someone, my intent is to work in partnership with you. My style is one of active collaboration. Only with both of us involved, sharing our thoughts and ideas, can a safe and effective working environment develop. Change isn't easy. If it was, you might not be thinking about therapy.
My experience and training, working with adolescents, young adults, families, career professionals, and cancer survivors enables me to promote healthy growth and change.
Psychotherapy works when you're supported by a trained trusted professional. I may be that person for you. Is it time to dig deeper and seek support needed to help you find more joy, more self respect? We all have stress and doubts in our self. Some of us have trouble handling that stress. I will work with you through nonjudgmental support and understanding, to help you better understand who you are, how you got there, and whether a few changes to your thinking and behavior might help you find the joy you are missing, improve your relationships and to better manage your stress, while learning how to show up for yourself.
My experience and training, working with adolescents, young adults, families, career professionals, and cancer survivors enables me to promote healthy growth and change.
Psychotherapy works when you're supported by a trained trusted professional. I may be that person for you. Is it time to dig deeper and seek support needed to help you find more joy, more self respect? We all have stress and doubts in our self. Some of us have trouble handling that stress. I will work with you through nonjudgmental support and understanding, to help you better understand who you are, how you got there, and whether a few changes to your thinking and behavior might help you find the joy you are missing, improve your relationships and to better manage your stress, while learning how to show up for yourself.
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Cancer Therapists
How does cancer affect mental health?
A cancer diagnosis is a major life event that can significantly influence the mental health of any individual. Being diagnosed with cancer often introduces a sense of uncertainty about the future, which can cause clients to experience symptoms of anxiety, depression, and significant distress. Many cancer patients may also worry about the toll that their diagnosis may have on their family, their physical health, their job, and their financial situation. The compounding of such stressors can also decrease mental health in clients and may lead to additional symptoms that can influence mental health, such as sleeping difficulties or social withdrawal.
What is the best psychological therapy for cancer patients?
The best type of psychological therapy for cancer patients is highly dependent on the needs of the individual. The therapy type that a client benefits from may also depend on what stage of the cancer journey they are in. Recently diagnosed cancer patients, for instance, may benefit from therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which can help clients develop skills to manage the emotional distress that comes with a cancer diagnosis. Alternatively, cancer patients further along in their journey may benefit from therapies like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) or other forms of mindfulness therapy to help manage symptoms or physical pain associated with treatment. Clients may also consider group therapy, which offers cancer patients an opportunity to receive support from other individuals dealing with a cancer diagnosis.
Are there any risks or drawbacks in going to therapy while dealing with cancer?
Although attending therapy while dealing with a cancer diagnosis can be helpful, one major concern for cancer patients can be the financial cost of seeking therapy. Many therapists are out-of-network, meaning they do not accept insurance, and thus clients are expected to pay the entirety of the session fee. Since many cancer patients may be out of work as a result of their diagnosis or cancer treatment regimen, the costs of therapy sessions can be substantial. Luckily, many cancer centers and local clinics may offer free or substantially reduced-cost counseling services to cancer patients and their families. In addition, cancer patients may be eligible for grants or other forms of funding from local agencies and nonprofits to seek therapy for their cancer diagnosis. Such opportunities can be very helpful for cancer patients, as they allow clients to obtain the benefits of therapy without the financial strain.
How long does cancer therapy typically last?
The length of cancer therapy depends on the needs of each client. In some cases, cancer patients may only require therapeutic support during the period following their initial diagnosis—to help manage the uncertainty and shock of a cancer diagnosis. In other cases, clients may choose to receive therapy throughout their treatment, and even following, their cancer journey. Pursuing therapy for a longer period of time can help clients develop a deeper relationship with their therapist and provide opportunity to process the challenges presented by cancer treatment, such as physical pain, and challenges associated with cancer survivorship, such as ongoing identity concerns, physical limitations, or relationship challenges.