"Parents, if you need a safe place for your teen to talk through issues of depression, anxiety, and problems I can help. Teens relate to me as male role-model and since I am a younger therapist, they open up. I take Cigna and Medicare and have openings right now."
"Parents, if you need a safe place for your teen to talk through issues of depression, anxiety, and problems I can help. Teens relate to me as male role-model and since I am a younger therapist, they open up. I take Cigna and Medicare and have openings right now."
"Psychotherapy is about change. I work grounded in the belief we have innate resources for thriving and for ease that become concealed or underdeveloped. It is my role to help us understand your unique needs, history and challenges to help you realign with your strengths and wisdom; while uncovering whats blocking these resources. I work in a straightforward, compassionate and collaborative way to help you integrate thinking, feeling and intuition. The focus of my style is helping you become more confident and knowledgeable about yourself, your mind and relationships; while offering you the tools and guidance to do that."
"Psychotherapy is about change. I work grounded in the belief we have innate resources for thriving and for ease that become concealed or underdeveloped. It is my role to help us understand your unique needs, history and challenges to help you realign with your strengths and wisdom; while uncovering whats blocking these resources. I work in a straightforward, compassionate and collaborative way to help you integrate thinking, feeling and intuition. The focus of my style is helping you become more confident and knowledgeable about yourself, your mind and relationships; while offering you the tools and guidance to do that."
"I specialize in working with women interested in decreasing depression, reactivity, and anxiety and increasing creativity, self-esteem, and self-awareness. The therapy I offer focuses on recognizing your body's wisdom and signals, and using in-session experiences to track how your emotional & conceptual habits keep you from living life to its fullest potential. I offer a warm, compassionate, heart-centered space to explore wounding, create good emotional boundaries, and develop a better understanding of your needs."
"I specialize in working with women interested in decreasing depression, reactivity, and anxiety and increasing creativity, self-esteem, and self-awareness. The therapy I offer focuses on recognizing your body's wisdom and signals, and using in-session experiences to track how your emotional & conceptual habits keep you from living life to its fullest potential. I offer a warm, compassionate, heart-centered space to explore wounding, create good emotional boundaries, and develop a better understanding of your needs."
"As a Sex & Relationship Therapist, I come from a person-centered, open-minded, sex-positive, trauma-informed, attachment-oriented, and multi-cultural perspective, to support my clients in creating a healthy, satisfying, and empowered sexuality and relationship with oneself and others. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and partners struggling with relationship & attachment issues, communication challenges, low libido/sex drive, differing/mismatched desires, and erectile/orgasm issues. I work with diverse populations from various races, cultures, identities and lifestyle choices."
"As a Sex & Relationship Therapist, I come from a person-centered, open-minded, sex-positive, trauma-informed, attachment-oriented, and multi-cultural perspective, to support my clients in creating a healthy, satisfying, and empowered sexuality and relationship with oneself and others. I enjoy working with individuals, couples, and partners struggling with relationship & attachment issues, communication challenges, low libido/sex drive, differing/mismatched desires, and erectile/orgasm issues. I work with diverse populations from various races, cultures, identities and lifestyle choices."
"I am a mature senior clinician with many years of face to face experience with people facing simple and complex issues that cause them to be stuck in a rut of one kind or other. I am best suited at working with either mature, experienced people ready to make a significant shift in their life or someone who has had limited life experience and is in the midst of a life altering crisis. I am ideally suited to work with people who know they need another person who has the intelligence and sensitivity to support them through their barriers."
"I am a mature senior clinician with many years of face to face experience with people facing simple and complex issues that cause them to be stuck in a rut of one kind or other. I am best suited at working with either mature, experienced people ready to make a significant shift in their life or someone who has had limited life experience and is in the midst of a life altering crisis. I am ideally suited to work with people who know they need another person who has the intelligence and sensitivity to support them through their barriers."
"Hi there! Finding a therapist can be a daunting task. Perhaps you're seeking extra support during a hard time, wanting to enhance your relationship(s), or feeling ready to explore some shadowy areas in your self. Maybe you are facing some existential or spiritual questions, and seeking personal transformation. All of these are vulnerable pursuits, and you want to find a therapist that feels comfortable for you! I'd love to talk with you and see if our connection feels right for the special work ahead of you."
"Hi there! Finding a therapist can be a daunting task. Perhaps you're seeking extra support during a hard time, wanting to enhance your relationship(s), or feeling ready to explore some shadowy areas in your self. Maybe you are facing some existential or spiritual questions, and seeking personal transformation. All of these are vulnerable pursuits, and you want to find a therapist that feels comfortable for you! I'd love to talk with you and see if our connection feels right for the special work ahead of you."
"I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist serving clients throughout the greater Bay Area.
I offer counseling and coaching services that empower you to solve your own problems quickly.
If you want to...
* come back to center in your relationship,
* work through disagreements,
* get your parents to listen,
* deal effectively with life's challenges,
* live with integrity,
* find your next step,
* care for yourself as you care for others
...then contact me to arrange for a free one half hour telephone consultation and to secure an appointment.
Let's get to work."
"I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist serving clients throughout the greater Bay Area.
I offer counseling and coaching services that empower you to solve your own problems quickly.
If you want to...
* come back to center in your relationship,
* work through disagreements,
* get your parents to listen,
* deal effectively with life's challenges,
* live with integrity,
* find your next step,
* care for yourself as you care for others
...then contact me to arrange for a free one half hour telephone consultation and to secure an appointment.
Let's get to work."
"Are you struggling with anxiety, loss or life change? Do you need support from a therapist that is collaborative, empathic and skilled? Let me assist you in your journey. I assist persons experiencing grief in all its forms and can also assist you with parenting issues, the anxiety spiral and life transitions. I especially enjoy working with children and the young at heart."
"Are you struggling with anxiety, loss or life change? Do you need support from a therapist that is collaborative, empathic and skilled? Let me assist you in your journey. I assist persons experiencing grief in all its forms and can also assist you with parenting issues, the anxiety spiral and life transitions. I especially enjoy working with children and the young at heart."
"I am sincerely interested in joining you on your life journey, accompanying you as you focus on your unique strengths and continually emerging interests. Allowing yourself to give yourself attention in this way is sure to help you to regain your balance and to connect with people in your work and personal life with more satisfaction and pleasure ."
"I am sincerely interested in joining you on your life journey, accompanying you as you focus on your unique strengths and continually emerging interests. Allowing yourself to give yourself attention in this way is sure to help you to regain your balance and to connect with people in your work and personal life with more satisfaction and pleasure ."
"Life can be wild, precious, beautiful, full of obstacles and complexity... How do we navigate it all? Being with someone who is listening deeply, who is trained in mindfulness, in relationship attachment, and in being emotionally attuned, allows us to tap into our own wisdom."
"Life can be wild, precious, beautiful, full of obstacles and complexity... How do we navigate it all? Being with someone who is listening deeply, who is trained in mindfulness, in relationship attachment, and in being emotionally attuned, allows us to tap into our own wisdom."
"I provide psychotherapy to individuals utilizing a holistic approach that incorporates mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and is inspired by humanistic, psychodynamic, relational and attachment theories. Using an integrative approach, treatment is customized to meet your individual needs/interests. We can work together to gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships and the way in which you respond to the stresses, demands and challenges you experience in your life. Along these lines, you will have the opportunity to explore relational patterns that may be getting in the way of deeper satisfaction and joy."
"I provide psychotherapy to individuals utilizing a holistic approach that incorporates mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and is inspired by humanistic, psychodynamic, relational and attachment theories. Using an integrative approach, treatment is customized to meet your individual needs/interests. We can work together to gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships and the way in which you respond to the stresses, demands and challenges you experience in your life. Along these lines, you will have the opportunity to explore relational patterns that may be getting in the way of deeper satisfaction and joy."
"I've witnessed the healing power of the therapeutic relationship to transform feelings of unloveability and shame into feeling lovable and finding satisfying relationship, and to shift overwhelming feelings into freedom and clarity. I work with couples, individuals, families, and children. I welcome everyone who wants to work with me, and especially welcome those who may not have felt comfortable in therapy before, possibly due to existing outside of the norm including: queer and trans* folk, teenagers labeled as having "problem" behaviors, people of size, sex workers, polyamorous arrangements etc."
"I've witnessed the healing power of the therapeutic relationship to transform feelings of unloveability and shame into feeling lovable and finding satisfying relationship, and to shift overwhelming feelings into freedom and clarity. I work with couples, individuals, families, and children. I welcome everyone who wants to work with me, and especially welcome those who may not have felt comfortable in therapy before, possibly due to existing outside of the norm including: queer and trans* folk, teenagers labeled as having "problem" behaviors, people of size, sex workers, polyamorous arrangements etc."
"I work with adults, adolescents, children and couples / families. If you are anxious, depressed, or lonely; in a troubled relationship, grieving, haunted by childhood trauma, or painful, confusing feelings; it can be hard to make headway alone. There are times when the reason for coming to therapy is clear (a loss, a crisis), other times a feeling that something is holding you back, or keeping you from your self."
"I work with adults, adolescents, children and couples / families. If you are anxious, depressed, or lonely; in a troubled relationship, grieving, haunted by childhood trauma, or painful, confusing feelings; it can be hard to make headway alone. There are times when the reason for coming to therapy is clear (a loss, a crisis), other times a feeling that something is holding you back, or keeping you from your self."
"(Watch a brief introductory video on my website!) I'll work with you to overcome limiting patterns and discover new, more fulfilling ways to be in the world. Along the way you may discover deeply held beliefs and emotional responses that shape your experience, and choose to let go of what no longer serves you, while giving greater expression to your authentic self. I offer a warm and welcoming therapeutic environment where you can safely explore your concerns. I specialize in helping individuals and couples find relief from anxiety and other distressing emotions, heal trauma, improve self-esteem, improve communication, and experience greater relationship satisfaction."
"(Watch a brief introductory video on my website!) I'll work with you to overcome limiting patterns and discover new, more fulfilling ways to be in the world. Along the way you may discover deeply held beliefs and emotional responses that shape your experience, and choose to let go of what no longer serves you, while giving greater expression to your authentic self. I offer a warm and welcoming therapeutic environment where you can safely explore your concerns. I specialize in helping individuals and couples find relief from anxiety and other distressing emotions, heal trauma, improve self-esteem, improve communication, and experience greater relationship satisfaction."
"Are you asking, How can I find love? or, What is missing in my relationships? Are you stuck in complaining and blaming, or avoiding and withholding? Are you noticing your relationship struggles make you feel lonelier rather than more open to each other? I provide an environment of safety where you may explore how you are stuck and how your persistent conflicts spoil your potential for happiness and fulfillment. Finding ways to inquire deeply into the stories you tell yourself, I will support/strengthen your awareness to the influences that affect whether you keep repeating old patterns or open to authentic change."
"Are you asking, How can I find love? or, What is missing in my relationships? Are you stuck in complaining and blaming, or avoiding and withholding? Are you noticing your relationship struggles make you feel lonelier rather than more open to each other? I provide an environment of safety where you may explore how you are stuck and how your persistent conflicts spoil your potential for happiness and fulfillment. Finding ways to inquire deeply into the stories you tell yourself, I will support/strengthen your awareness to the influences that affect whether you keep repeating old patterns or open to authentic change."
"I support + guide you toward the most vibrant and authentic you possible! My door is open to anyone with motivation for healing and/or self-actualization. I tend to work best with artists, activists, addicts in recovery, therapy students, fellow healers, teens/adults interested in consciousness, highly sensitive types, LGBTQ & those on society's "edges." I am a non-traditional psychologist/integrative healer, drawing heavily from my own recovery journey. I have special expertise in resiliency, depression/grief/loss, anxiety, intergenerational trauma, addiction, creativity, experiences of oppression/marginalization, codependency/relationship difficulties & existential angst. My work is holistic, intuitive & depth-oriented."
"I support + guide you toward the most vibrant and authentic you possible! My door is open to anyone with motivation for healing and/or self-actualization. I tend to work best with artists, activists, addicts in recovery, therapy students, fellow healers, teens/adults interested in consciousness, highly sensitive types, LGBTQ & those on society's "edges." I am a non-traditional psychologist/integrative healer, drawing heavily from my own recovery journey. I have special expertise in resiliency, depression/grief/loss, anxiety, intergenerational trauma, addiction, creativity, experiences of oppression/marginalization, codependency/relationship difficulties & existential angst. My work is holistic, intuitive & depth-oriented."
"To be seen and understood for who you are by someone with good intentions and real knowledge, can help you know that you are real and that your experience of life is also real. To be understood in this way is at the heart of being human. It is also at the foundation of building a resilient sense of self that allows you to overcome your wounds and achieve your full potential. Skills and therapeutic techniques are secondary to my practice. Deep and accurate understanding of my clients lies at the heart of any authentic healing process."
"To be seen and understood for who you are by someone with good intentions and real knowledge, can help you know that you are real and that your experience of life is also real. To be understood in this way is at the heart of being human. It is also at the foundation of building a resilient sense of self that allows you to overcome your wounds and achieve your full potential. Skills and therapeutic techniques are secondary to my practice. Deep and accurate understanding of my clients lies at the heart of any authentic healing process."
"You're fighting with your romantic partner, and the littlest things become a big deal. After fighting without resolving things, feeling that distance between you can feel difficult or lonely. It's like the fights just take over, get out of control and one or both of you either backs away suddenly or says things they regret later. Deep down, you know what's been happening isn't working. You're ready to ask for help because you need that outside perspective and guidance to get out of this stuck place. It might seem difficult to imagine how, but you know you need to try something different if you're going to save the relationship that means so much to you both."
"You're fighting with your romantic partner, and the littlest things become a big deal. After fighting without resolving things, feeling that distance between you can feel difficult or lonely. It's like the fights just take over, get out of control and one or both of you either backs away suddenly or says things they regret later. Deep down, you know what's been happening isn't working. You're ready to ask for help because you need that outside perspective and guidance to get out of this stuck place. It might seem difficult to imagine how, but you know you need to try something different if you're going to save the relationship that means so much to you both."
"I specialize in working with individuals, couples and families struggling with addictions, eating disorders, and relationship problems. I provide a safe space to explore experiences, make action plans, educate on neurobiological impact, work through stigma, grieve the unexpected, or see how the past pushes into the present. We cannot control what crosses our path, but we can see ourselves as brave enough to face it. I won't shy away from the hard stuff. I will support you to stabilize stress response, repair ruptures in relationships, improve self-concept, and to recognize and release patterns that may perpetuate the problem."
"I specialize in working with individuals, couples and families struggling with addictions, eating disorders, and relationship problems. I provide a safe space to explore experiences, make action plans, educate on neurobiological impact, work through stigma, grieve the unexpected, or see how the past pushes into the present. We cannot control what crosses our path, but we can see ourselves as brave enough to face it. I won't shy away from the hard stuff. I will support you to stabilize stress response, repair ruptures in relationships, improve self-concept, and to recognize and release patterns that may perpetuate the problem."
"¶..You'll tap your strengths and enjoy them. We'll marvel at how the brain creates one adaptive "I" after another (side by side now, taking turns in one healthy person). We'll respect how they once protected you, and relax the outdated ones that tie you up. ¶..We can use the ways you're ready for change, so it feels natural. I see adults & elders delighted by fresh thinking, with new relief from false alarm."
"¶..You'll tap your strengths and enjoy them. We'll marvel at how the brain creates one adaptive "I" after another (side by side now, taking turns in one healthy person). We'll respect how they once protected you, and relax the outdated ones that tie you up. ¶..We can use the ways you're ready for change, so it feels natural. I see adults & elders delighted by fresh thinking, with new relief from false alarm."
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California)
Gestalt Therapists Gestalt therapy seeks to integrate the client's behaviors, feelings, and thinking, so that their intentions and actions may be aligned for optimal mental health. The therapist will help the client become more self aware, to live more in the present, and to assume more responsibility for taking care of themself. Techniques of gestalt therapy include confrontation, dream analysis, and role playing.
If you're looking for Gestalt therapy in Oakland or for an Oakland Gestalt therapist, these professionals provide gestalt therapy, gestalt psychology, gestalt psychotherapy, gestalt counseling and gestalt group therapy. They include Gestalt therapists, Gestalt psychologists, Gestalt psychotherapists and Gestalt counselors.
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