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Carol Paxson

Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

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Available both in-person and online
3873 Howe Street Oakland, CA 94611
If you would like to get to the root of your challenges in life and make lasting change, I'm here to help. You may have particular issues you want to work on. Or you may be discouraged, depressed, or constantly anxious. You may feel trapped by obligations and everyday pressures. Or you might just have a sense that you're not living your best, fullest life. I am here to affirm that your life can be better.
Lasting change takes time and self-understanding. You may come to therapy wanting to deal with a certain relationship or career issue. But as we freely explore, we come to understand the whole context and the internal and external barriers that you are confronting. Sometimes just having someone deeply understand a problem with you can loosen its hold.
We all have issues in life. It takes courage to step towards health and freedom and look at yourself. I am here to help you navigate a dialectic: by accepting and validating who you are now, possibilities for change and growth open up. I hold hope for you. Please consider calling me so that we can start to explore your life journey together.
Call or Carol Paxson now for a free 15 minute consultation - (415) 634-9645

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

3873 Howe Street

Oakland, CA 94611 map

(415) 634-9645
My website
I specialize in Stress, Relationship Issues and Aging and Ageism 
$180 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  
Let's Connect (415) 634-9645
Photo of Carol Paxson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

3873 Howe Street

Oakland, CA 94611 map

(415) 634-9645
My website
I specialize in Stress, Relationship Issues and Aging and Ageism 
$180 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals, couples and groups  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $180
  • Couple Sessions $225
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Venmo, Zelle

Insurance

  • Medicare
  • Optum
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I am in-network with Medicare and Optum. I can also provide a summary of charges for out-of-network clients to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Photo of Carol Paxson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 634-9645
"
I am in-network with Medicare and Optum. I can also provide a summary of charges for out-of-network clients to submit to your insurance for reimbursement.
Photo of Carol Paxson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 634-9645

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 69107 Carol Paxson
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 16 years
  • Attended U.C. Berkeley, MSW, Graduated 2007
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from The Psychotherapy Institute, Berkeley: Group Therapy Training Program 2015
  • Certificate from The Psychotherapy Institute, Berkeley: Post-Graduate Training Program 2013
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Education in psychoanalysis at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 2013-2022
Photo of Carol Paxson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 634-9645
"
Education in psychoanalysis at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis and the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 2013-2022
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Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (415) 634-9645

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Stress
  • Relationship Issues
  • Aging and Ageism

Expertise

  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image
  • Career Counseling
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Formerly Incarcerated
  • Hoarding
  • Life Coaching
  • Life Transitions
  • Obesity
  • Parenting
  • Self Esteem
  • Women's Issues
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Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Do these issues align with your needs? or (415) 634-9645
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Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Do these issues align with your needs? or (415) 634-9645

Client Focus

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

I also speak

German

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Group

I also speak

German

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Attachment-based
  • Eclectic
  • Humanistic
  • Meditation and Mindfulness
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Trauma Focused
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Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (415) 634-9645
Photo of Carol Paxson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. or (415) 634-9645

Location

Primary Location

3873 Howe Street

Oakland, CA 94611

(415) 634-9645
Photo of Carol Paxson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (415) 634-9645
Photo of Carol Paxson, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Carol Paxson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Call for a free consultation now - (415) 634-9645