Gretchen
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Let's Connect (925) 261-7433
Compassion is the foundation of my therapeutic work with all clients. It's important to me that you feel respected, cared for, and that you feel better. Challenging life situations, traumatic experiences, and/or dysfunctional family dynamics can cause all of us to feel distressed. Sharing your experiences, feeling validated and listened to, can decrease your emotional pain. Using a relational and client-centered approach, I can address your individual needs. Working together, we can find solutions and tools to help you make lasting changes that ultimately result in you feeling better.
I have extensive experience helping individuals, and families cope with life's challenges both as a psychologist and as an educator. My specialties include trauma, anxiety, dysfunctional family systems, codependency, parenting issues, child-parent mental health, eating disorders, and life transitions.
Using compassion, my training, and my belief that we all want to feel better, I am able to provide a warm, unconditional, and safe space where you will feel supported, heard and understood. I want you to both engage and learn from your negative life experiences, and also grow and develop new strategies to creating meaningful change in your life.
Call or Email Gretchen Palau now for a free 15 minute consultation - (925) 261-7433
Let's Connect (925) 261-7433
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $200
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (925) 261-7433
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY30844 Gretchen Palau
- Attended John F. Kennedy University, PsyD and Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology
- License: PSY-2030, Hawaii PSY-2030 / 2022
- Membership with National Health Service Psychologist
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (925) 261-7433
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Addiction
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied
Ethnicity
Pacific Islander
Age
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Communities
Gay Allied
Ethnicity
Pacific Islander
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Person-Centered
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (925) 261-7433