Integrative Therapists in San Francisco, CA

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Manuel A Manotas
Psychologist, PsyD, SEP
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94123  (Online Only)
As a specialist in Integrative Somatic Therapy, I offer a unique blend of traditional therapy tools with body-focused techniques.
Imagine living free from the shackles of chronic anxiety, the heavy weight on your chest, and past traumas that keep echoing. If you yearn to quiet racing thoughts and self-criticism, my integrative somatic therapy can be transformative. Together, we'll uncover your inner strength and foster self-love, leading you towards a life of peace and resilience. Your journey towards true self-understanding and healing begins here."
As a specialist in Integrative Somatic Therapy, I offer a unique blend of traditional therapy tools with body-focused techniques.
Imagine living free from the shackles of chronic anxiety, the heavy weight on your chest, and past traumas that keep echoing. If you yearn to quiet racing thoughts and self-criticism, my integrative somatic therapy can be transformative. Together, we'll uncover your inner strength and foster self-love, leading you towards a life of peace and resilience. Your journey towards true self-understanding and healing begins here."
(415) 873-8670 View (415) 873-8670
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Tina Stromsted
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, PhD, LPCC, BC-DMT, Jungian
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94117  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
As a Jungian analyst and body-oriented psychotherapist, I work with individuals who wish to explore the roots of their issues and lead more fulfilling lives. My integrative approach incorporates dreamwork, Authentic Movement, Marion Woodman's BodySoul Rhythms approach and other embodied, creative disciplines, together with in-depth verbal psychotherapy. In a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere I assist people in reconnecting with their feelings, developing healthier relationships and exploring meaningful career paths. As a university professor and international trainer I support people's learning, change and growth and hold a profound respect for the uniqueness of each person's calling.
As a Jungian analyst and body-oriented psychotherapist, I work with individuals who wish to explore the roots of their issues and lead more fulfilling lives. My integrative approach incorporates dreamwork, Authentic Movement, Marion Woodman's BodySoul Rhythms approach and other embodied, creative disciplines, together with in-depth verbal psychotherapy. In a safe and non-judgmental atmosphere I assist people in reconnecting with their feelings, developing healthier relationships and exploring meaningful career paths. As a university professor and international trainer I support people's learning, change and growth and hold a profound respect for the uniqueness of each person's calling.
(415) 802-0351 View (415) 802-0351
Brown Therapy Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94102
Though we draw from the traditional psychoanalytic frameworks, we aim to take an integrative approach to counseling that incorporates elements of philosophy, spirituality, and perspectives from across cultures.
We work with a diverse population of adult individuals, couples, and special interest groups who may be struggling with any number of mental health challenges related to anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship issues, and substance abuse, among others. We are committed to providing culturally competent care across the spectrum of age, race, gender, sexuality, religion, and background.
Though we draw from the traditional psychoanalytic frameworks, we aim to take an integrative approach to counseling that incorporates elements of philosophy, spirituality, and perspectives from across cultures.
We work with a diverse population of adult individuals, couples, and special interest groups who may be struggling with any number of mental health challenges related to anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, relationship issues, and substance abuse, among others. We are committed to providing culturally competent care across the spectrum of age, race, gender, sexuality, religion, and background.
(415) 849-7242 View (415) 849-7242
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India B. Gomez
Psychologist, PhD
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94115
My approach to working with clients is integrative and tailored to meet your needs and preferences including influences from the following: Humanistic/Client-Centered, Psychodynamic/Object Relations/Relational, CBT/DBT, Family Systems, Recovery Oriented Care, Mindfulness, and Cultural Competency.
I am accepting clients for therapy, coaching, and testing. E-mail is the best way to reach me for a consultation. As a clinical psychologist, I offer therapy and coaching for personal/professional growth. I work with clients to enhance coping with stress, bolster resiliency, and overcome obstacles to living more fully. I also specialize in psychological/personality and intellectual/academic testing and assessment. I have worked with clients of all ages from numerous intersecting ethnic, racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds, as well as a wide range of sexual and gender orientations and various abilities/disabilities.
My approach to working with clients is integrative and tailored to meet your needs and preferences including influences from the following: Humanistic/Client-Centered, Psychodynamic/Object Relations/Relational, CBT/DBT, Family Systems, Recovery Oriented Care, Mindfulness, and Cultural Competency.
I am accepting clients for therapy, coaching, and testing. E-mail is the best way to reach me for a consultation. As a clinical psychologist, I offer therapy and coaching for personal/professional growth. I work with clients to enhance coping with stress, bolster resiliency, and overcome obstacles to living more fully. I also specialize in psychological/personality and intellectual/academic testing and assessment. I have worked with clients of all ages from numerous intersecting ethnic, racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds, as well as a wide range of sexual and gender orientations and various abilities/disabilities.
(925) 392-3428 View (925) 392-3428
Golden Gate Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94102
The foundation of our practice is integrative and holistic: We see each person as essentially whole and include all aspects of the person in the healing process.
At Golden Gate Integral Counseling Center, we believe that quality mental health care is a human right. We are dedicated to providing affordable professional psychotherapy to adults and children, couples, and families living in the SF Bay Area. Our sliding-fee scale is structured to accommodate people of all income levels and life situations. The Center provides a supportive and inclusive environment, and services designed to facilitate healing during times of emotional stress, confusion, and pain. Our therapists' approaches are tailored to each unique client and recognize the desire of individuals to find answers within.
The foundation of our practice is integrative and holistic: We see each person as essentially whole and include all aspects of the person in the healing process.
At Golden Gate Integral Counseling Center, we believe that quality mental health care is a human right. We are dedicated to providing affordable professional psychotherapy to adults and children, couples, and families living in the SF Bay Area. Our sliding-fee scale is structured to accommodate people of all income levels and life situations. The Center provides a supportive and inclusive environment, and services designed to facilitate healing during times of emotional stress, confusion, and pain. Our therapists' approaches are tailored to each unique client and recognize the desire of individuals to find answers within.
(415) 965-5960 View (415) 965-5960
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Russ Sharkey
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94114
My clinical practice is integrative and draws from various theoretical orientations.
I provide individual therapy for adults and adolescents, and relationship therapy for adult couples, polycules, and friends/chosen family. I work with clients to navigate issues related to relationships including polyamory/consensual non-monogamy, anxiety, trauma and personal development. I work with clients who claim a variety of social identities. I hold space for LGBTQIA+ clients who struggle disproportionately due to cultural and societal challenges in their personal and professional lives, and I am deeply committed to working with this population to provide opportunities for greater healing and growth.
My clinical practice is integrative and draws from various theoretical orientations.
I provide individual therapy for adults and adolescents, and relationship therapy for adult couples, polycules, and friends/chosen family. I work with clients to navigate issues related to relationships including polyamory/consensual non-monogamy, anxiety, trauma and personal development. I work with clients who claim a variety of social identities. I hold space for LGBTQIA+ clients who struggle disproportionately due to cultural and societal challenges in their personal and professional lives, and I am deeply committed to working with this population to provide opportunities for greater healing and growth.
(415) 763-6149 View (415) 763-6149
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Chelsea Owens
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, ATR-BC, MA
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94118  (Online Only)
I practice using an integrative approach to therapy, drawing upon art therapy modalities, Internal Family Systems, humanistic, transpersonal/mindfulness practices, and diversity to inform and provide an empathetic foundation from which the process of growth can flourish.
Hello! I'm a level 2-trained IFS therapist, I know how important relationships are, and how little we are taught about how to do them! I work with women who are feeling disconnected from themselves. Women who are struggling with body image issues, eating disorders, trauma, boundaries and relationship issues. I'm here to help facilitate a relationship between you and all parts of you. I believe there is creativity, reflection and expression inside of everyone and it can be easier to communicate without words. I bring warmth and energy to the room and levity to situations that can sometimes feel overwhelming and heavy.
I practice using an integrative approach to therapy, drawing upon art therapy modalities, Internal Family Systems, humanistic, transpersonal/mindfulness practices, and diversity to inform and provide an empathetic foundation from which the process of growth can flourish.
Hello! I'm a level 2-trained IFS therapist, I know how important relationships are, and how little we are taught about how to do them! I work with women who are feeling disconnected from themselves. Women who are struggling with body image issues, eating disorders, trauma, boundaries and relationship issues. I'm here to help facilitate a relationship between you and all parts of you. I believe there is creativity, reflection and expression inside of everyone and it can be easier to communicate without words. I bring warmth and energy to the room and levity to situations that can sometimes feel overwhelming and heavy.
(650) 651-5952 View (650) 651-5952
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Amanda Lesky
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94102  (Online Only)
I assist you to develop and use your strengths to improve your relationships and yourself through self-exploration and guidance. I use an integrative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach. I work with individuals that struggle with depression and anxiety related to career, athletics, interpersonal relationships, medical conditions, disease, pre/post op surgery and injuries. Through a safe and supportive environment, I believe in the importance of devising a realistic plan for treatment that is personalized for your particular symptoms and collaborate with you to improve your quality of life.
I assist you to develop and use your strengths to improve your relationships and yourself through self-exploration and guidance. I use an integrative Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach. I work with individuals that struggle with depression and anxiety related to career, athletics, interpersonal relationships, medical conditions, disease, pre/post op surgery and injuries. Through a safe and supportive environment, I believe in the importance of devising a realistic plan for treatment that is personalized for your particular symptoms and collaborate with you to improve your quality of life.
(628) 244-3762 View (628) 244-3762
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Luanna Rodgers
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94122
Working with a psychodynamic perspective, cognitive-behavioral skills, and an integrative mind-body approach facilitates healing.
I am a caring, empathetic, and experienced therapist with more than 20 years in practice. I can assist you to find your unique life's path, overcome obstacles such as difficult emotions and past trauma, and expand your potential for happiness. I work with individuals, families, and people in many sorts of relationships, especially in the areas of anxiety and stress management, trauma and post-traumatic stress, depression, self worth and self-actualization, gender identity, sexuality and intimacy, and life transitions.
Working with a psychodynamic perspective, cognitive-behavioral skills, and an integrative mind-body approach facilitates healing.
I am a caring, empathetic, and experienced therapist with more than 20 years in practice. I can assist you to find your unique life's path, overcome obstacles such as difficult emotions and past trauma, and expand your potential for happiness. I work with individuals, families, and people in many sorts of relationships, especially in the areas of anxiety and stress management, trauma and post-traumatic stress, depression, self worth and self-actualization, gender identity, sexuality and intimacy, and life transitions.
(415) 697-3853 View (415) 697-3853
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Brooke Adams
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94118
I continuously engage in workshops surrounding integrative wellness, stress reduction and healthy relationships to enrich your therapeutic experience.
This human experience is at times daunting. Even welcomed life transitions can leave us feeling untethered. You may be struggling to feel comfortable in your own skin, find deeper connection in your relationships, or knowing your place in this world. I believe in the innate wisdom each individual possesses. I will accompany you into this lifelong process of returning to your sense of self. We come to know ourselves more fully through our relationships even as the discoveries may be startling or disorienting. Through these explorations you will find a deepened connection with what you ardently seek.
I continuously engage in workshops surrounding integrative wellness, stress reduction and healthy relationships to enrich your therapeutic experience.
This human experience is at times daunting. Even welcomed life transitions can leave us feeling untethered. You may be struggling to feel comfortable in your own skin, find deeper connection in your relationships, or knowing your place in this world. I believe in the innate wisdom each individual possesses. I will accompany you into this lifelong process of returning to your sense of self. We come to know ourselves more fully through our relationships even as the discoveries may be startling or disorienting. Through these explorations you will find a deepened connection with what you ardently seek.
(628) 265-8620 View (628) 265-8620
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Bay Area CBT Center
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94102
Do you feel overwhelmed by challenging relationships with loved ones, friends, or coworkers? Do you feel anxious or depressed, or struggle with low self-esteem, OCD, or the effects of trauma? Are you seeking a way to live a meaningful life that reflects your values? The Bay Area CBT Center is a group practice of behavioral therapists dedicated to providing high quality evidence-based treatments. Our integrative approach allows us to apply principles from the most up to date research-based treatments while adapting these tools to meet your unique needs and build an authentic relationship with you.
Do you feel overwhelmed by challenging relationships with loved ones, friends, or coworkers? Do you feel anxious or depressed, or struggle with low self-esteem, OCD, or the effects of trauma? Are you seeking a way to live a meaningful life that reflects your values? The Bay Area CBT Center is a group practice of behavioral therapists dedicated to providing high quality evidence-based treatments. Our integrative approach allows us to apply principles from the most up to date research-based treatments while adapting these tools to meet your unique needs and build an authentic relationship with you.
(415) 991-6818 View (415) 991-6818
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Amber Garman
Pre-Licensed Professional, AMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94104  (Online Only)
Amber aligns herself with integrative theoretical approaches so that she can tailor mental health treatment to fit the unique needs and desired services of her clientele.
Amber Garman is passionate about facilitating therapeutic work with children (10+), teens, adults, families, couples, and groups, especially those interested in moving inward toward transformation and healing. Growing up a local resident in Morro Bay CA, Amber attended California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo where she earned a Master of Science in Psychology with Distinction. Currently as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Amber is experienced in the domains of trauma informed care, sexual assault and intimate partner violence, death/ grief/ dying, and living with disabilities.
Amber aligns herself with integrative theoretical approaches so that she can tailor mental health treatment to fit the unique needs and desired services of her clientele.
Amber Garman is passionate about facilitating therapeutic work with children (10+), teens, adults, families, couples, and groups, especially those interested in moving inward toward transformation and healing. Growing up a local resident in Morro Bay CA, Amber attended California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo where she earned a Master of Science in Psychology with Distinction. Currently as an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Amber is experienced in the domains of trauma informed care, sexual assault and intimate partner violence, death/ grief/ dying, and living with disabilities.
(415) 324-6152 View (415) 324-6152
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Jessica Hegedus
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94115  (Online Only)
I am an "Integrative Therapist" meaning that my style is drawn from several schools of thought.
I can help you make changes in your life. I work with adults, couples, families and children to address stress, emotion and identity. I provide a nonjudgmental, safe and supportive space for you to explore stuck and challenging relationships, alter unproductive thoughts and behavior patterns and navigate transitions in your life. While therapy doesn't have all the answers, working together on some of these issues can help you to feel more empowered. I enjoy working with LGBTQ families, those who identify as polyamorous, and women of all shapes and sizes.
I am an "Integrative Therapist" meaning that my style is drawn from several schools of thought.
I can help you make changes in your life. I work with adults, couples, families and children to address stress, emotion and identity. I provide a nonjudgmental, safe and supportive space for you to explore stuck and challenging relationships, alter unproductive thoughts and behavior patterns and navigate transitions in your life. While therapy doesn't have all the answers, working together on some of these issues can help you to feel more empowered. I enjoy working with LGBTQ families, those who identify as polyamorous, and women of all shapes and sizes.
(415) 914-8923 View (415) 914-8923
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Alex Pack
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94110
Hi! I'm Alex and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist. My approach to therapy is integrative and eclectic, but it is individualized to each client because no two people are exactly the same. That being said, I have found my focus areas are largely anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions and self-esteem. I work with a wide range of clients based on age, ethnicity, and other identifying characteristics. However, if I had to break it down more specifically, I believe the most common focuses of therapy are anxiety, relationships, life transitions (or change), and self-esteem building.
Hi! I'm Alex and I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist. My approach to therapy is integrative and eclectic, but it is individualized to each client because no two people are exactly the same. That being said, I have found my focus areas are largely anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions and self-esteem. I work with a wide range of clients based on age, ethnicity, and other identifying characteristics. However, if I had to break it down more specifically, I believe the most common focuses of therapy are anxiety, relationships, life transitions (or change), and self-esteem building.
(415) 943-4202 View (415) 943-4202
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Matthew Gould
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94123
My approach to therapy is a highly active and integrative one.
Life can be better... we can feel, think, and live more in alignment with the ways that we really want to. Psychotherapy is an effective tool that can help get us there. While friends can help relieve loneliness and various medications can ease symptoms, the process of psychotherapy helps us to change the way we experience and interact with our feelings and with the world around us. For the past 20 years I have had a full-time psychotherapy practice and have helped many individuals and couples activate potential and live fuller more rewarding lives.
My approach to therapy is a highly active and integrative one.
Life can be better... we can feel, think, and live more in alignment with the ways that we really want to. Psychotherapy is an effective tool that can help get us there. While friends can help relieve loneliness and various medications can ease symptoms, the process of psychotherapy helps us to change the way we experience and interact with our feelings and with the world around us. For the past 20 years I have had a full-time psychotherapy practice and have helped many individuals and couples activate potential and live fuller more rewarding lives.
(415) 683-7410 View (415) 683-7410
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Beth Bremer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94115
I am an integrative/mindfulness therapist who includes the body, mind & spirit into the psychological work.
My work is grounded in a relational and body-oriented approach to therapy. I draw on the immense resources of the body-- its rich wisdom to support the cultivation of mindful presence, internal resource, gentle self inquiry/guidance and embodiment. Creating space for you to listen to your voice and inner experience allows for both depth and breath of understanding, as well as authentic expression and acceptance.
I am an integrative/mindfulness therapist who includes the body, mind & spirit into the psychological work.
My work is grounded in a relational and body-oriented approach to therapy. I draw on the immense resources of the body-- its rich wisdom to support the cultivation of mindful presence, internal resource, gentle self inquiry/guidance and embodiment. Creating space for you to listen to your voice and inner experience allows for both depth and breath of understanding, as well as authentic expression and acceptance.
(415) 483-7117 View (415) 483-7117
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Dana Andrews
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94104
With intention, I create a safe and compassionate space for clients to feel free to open up in, allowing for a fuller, integrative healing experience.
Are you struggling with anxiety and/or depression and looking for support? Is trauma from the past affecting your functioning and relationships? Have you recently lost someone and experiencing grief? I offer a warm and compassionate space for you to share you story, process any feelings arising, and further guide you to identify and heal the patterns and wounds that are holding you back. Providing personalized tools and exercises (now including optional Ketamine assisted psychotherapy) to feel well-resourced both in and outside of session, we can work together to create a healing experience that works best for you and your needs.
With intention, I create a safe and compassionate space for clients to feel free to open up in, allowing for a fuller, integrative healing experience.
Are you struggling with anxiety and/or depression and looking for support? Is trauma from the past affecting your functioning and relationships? Have you recently lost someone and experiencing grief? I offer a warm and compassionate space for you to share you story, process any feelings arising, and further guide you to identify and heal the patterns and wounds that are holding you back. Providing personalized tools and exercises (now including optional Ketamine assisted psychotherapy) to feel well-resourced both in and outside of session, we can work together to create a healing experience that works best for you and your needs.
(415) 231-5013 View (415) 231-5013
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Jennifer Boone
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, AMFT, MBA, CHT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
San Francisco, CA 94109  (Online Only)
My approach is integrative, relational, trauma-oriented, resource-based, and culturally sensitive.
My work with individuals, couples and families includes relational issues, self-esteem, anxiety, grief, childhood and chronic trauma, life transitions, divorce, parenting, coping with personality disorders, dysfunctional family recovery, spirituality, the expatriate or immigrant experience, women’s issues, and uncovering deep-seated beliefs and patterns.
My approach is integrative, relational, trauma-oriented, resource-based, and culturally sensitive.
My work with individuals, couples and families includes relational issues, self-esteem, anxiety, grief, childhood and chronic trauma, life transitions, divorce, parenting, coping with personality disorders, dysfunctional family recovery, spirituality, the expatriate or immigrant experience, women’s issues, and uncovering deep-seated beliefs and patterns.
(415) 949-6072 View (415) 949-6072
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Imme Staeffler
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94115  (Online Only)
In my integrative psychodynamic style I draw on depth work, experiential and insight oriented work, IFS (Internal Family Systems), somatics, mindfulness, also DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy).
I frequently accept new patients for telehealth psychotherapy, adults residing in California. Therapy can be helpful for a wide range of issues and clients come to me with emotional and mental distress, relationships problems, questions about the overall quality and direction in their lives. More specifically clients express worry and anxiety, depression, loneliness, career/work problems, mental and emotional concerns with retirement, difficult family and relationship issues, or needs related to long term recovery from substances, other addictions.
In my integrative psychodynamic style I draw on depth work, experiential and insight oriented work, IFS (Internal Family Systems), somatics, mindfulness, also DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) and MBCT (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy).
I frequently accept new patients for telehealth psychotherapy, adults residing in California. Therapy can be helpful for a wide range of issues and clients come to me with emotional and mental distress, relationships problems, questions about the overall quality and direction in their lives. More specifically clients express worry and anxiety, depression, loneliness, career/work problems, mental and emotional concerns with retirement, difficult family and relationship issues, or needs related to long term recovery from substances, other addictions.
(415) 237-4384 View (415) 237-4384
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Carolyn Jasculca
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, MPA
Verified Verified
San Francisco, CA 94118
I approach  therapy from an integrative perspective meaning that I view each of my clients as individuals with good reasons for doing the things they do, but need support in making healthier choices and replace old patterns with better ones.
Therapy is a meaningful process to those brave enough to enter into such a vulnerable space. Sometimes we know where we want to go, but we just can't get there because we are standing in our own way. Other times we only know what we know until we learn something different.
I approach  therapy from an integrative perspective meaning that I view each of my clients as individuals with good reasons for doing the things they do, but need support in making healthier choices and replace old patterns with better ones.
Therapy is a meaningful process to those brave enough to enter into such a vulnerable space. Sometimes we know where we want to go, but we just can't get there because we are standing in our own way. Other times we only know what we know until we learn something different.
(415) 840-5214 View (415) 840-5214

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Integrative Therapists

What is integrative therapy?

Integrative therapy is a type of therapy that combines ideas and techniques from different therapeutic approaches depending on the needs of the individual client. By merging elements of different treatments, an integrative therapist aims to offer a more flexible approach than those who practice just one type of therapy.

How does integrative therapy work?

Integrative therapy approaches a client’s mental, physical, and emotional health in a holistic way to discover the sources of their unhealthy behavior patterns or other challenges and considers the approach most likely to lead to improvement. Among the techniques an integrative therapist may practice are cognitive-behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, mindfulness, art or music therapy, psychodynamic therapy, breathwork, family systems therapy, gestalt therapy, and trauma-informed therapy. An integrative therapist regularly evaluates the client’s progress and is prepared to pivot to a different approach if progress stalls.

How long does integrative therapy last?

As with most forms of talk therapy, there is no set duration or end point for integrative therapy; people who find they are making progress typically continue until they feel they’ve addressed the issues that spurred them to seek treatment. New patients should understand that it may take some time for a therapist to land on a treatment approach that best meets their needs, but once they do, they should expect sessions to extend for a number of months, typically including at least 12 sessions.

How effective is integrative therapy?

There are hundreds of types of talk therapy, and research shows that while they vary in form, goals, and frequency, many if not all can produce similarly successful outcomes. But a single approach does not always deliver the greatest, or speediest, benefit, and so even therapists primarily trained in one model will use tools, language, techniques, or exercises from others to shape an effective treatment plan.