"¶..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 We'll respect how they once protected you, and relax the outdated ones that tie you up.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."

"I help clients of all ages to live more authentic, satisfying and functional lives. With over 15 years of experience, my work draws from the latest research and extensive training in mind/body health, neuroscience, attachment and relationships, trauma and PTSD, mood and anxiety disorders, mindfulness practice, emotional and social intelligence, parenting, child development, sexuality, gender identity, Brainspotting and social justice work.  My goal is to create a supportive and enriching environment where we can address your needs in a thoughtful, supportive and effective manner.  "

"I see our lives as a journey, and psychotherapy as a tool to take the next step on the journey. On the way we experience challenges: shock and trauma, loss and grief, fear and anxiety, disappointment and anger, guilt and shame, physical and emotional illness. It takes courage to grow and learn from challenges, and to reach out for help, rather than shutting down and disconnecting. These challenges can become the portal to self-development. I am honored to work with you as a partner, to assist you to steer through difficult transitions and experiences, transform challenges into growth, and flourish on your life journey."

"Have you tried to quit watching porn, but can't? Have secrets sapped the trust and respect from your relationship? Do memories of past hurts intrude into the present? Infidelity, porn, or sex addiction -- and the related trauma -- can drive us into shame and take away our voice. Let's talk and make sure you're heard. I have helped many individuals and couples develop healthy sexuality and rebuild trust. It would be my honor to walk alongside you."

"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."

"Allow connection. Whatever's going on, we can discover what's real. I am a clinical therapist practicing in Berkeley, providing treatment for trauma, depression, bipolar, anxiety disorders, and outdated strategies. My primary goal is establishing resiliency through a trusting relationship. I strive towards stability in living in the community, better understanding ourselves in relationships, and relieving troubling symptoms or resolve problems. Each individual, couple or family is unique. Together we can clarify what's happening, look for the ease, and find new ways for you to feel honestly alive."

"I work in Noe Valley with individual adults of all ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations, as well as with children aged 5 - 12. My approach is warm, real, collaborative and practical, drawing on different therapeutic models to target your specific needs. I use a psychodynamic lens to help you identify what past and present conditions are determining your choices and coming between you and a more satisfying way of life, CBT and mindfulness approaches to help you regulate emotions and gain perspective on self-defeating thoughts, and sandplay therapy to explore states of mind that are difficult to put into words."

"I don't "fix" people's lives, I "fit" people for their living. You absolutely deserve your second chance for a first class life. I will help you discover talents for accessing your unique reservoir of resources. I will hold forth a safe environment for you to manage your makeover. I am passionately positive about your possibilities to be productive. I have studied the human mind thoroughly presenting myself competent to provide profound insights into your thoughts and emotions. I employ strength-based, evidence-proven techniques to produce satisfying long lasting results. Together you can achieve progress in your life's process."

"For therapy to work, you must feel safe enough to express your most distressing feelings and thoughts. It is essential that you feel heard, seen, and understood. Your therapist must be able to accompany you, with knowledge, safety and empathy, through the depths of your pain to transformance. I strive to be that kind of therapist for my clients. Before becoming a therapist, I practiced law for 14 years in a large metropolitan law firm. I became a therapist because therapy was personally transformative for me and because I passionately believe that therapy can be life-changing."

"Most often, the ways we are unhappy in our lives have to do with the parts of ourselves we don't like. I can gently but efficiently help you uncover the parts of you that are stuck or that you have difficulty expressing, and create the conditions for a natural healing process to occur. I work with people that are motivated to explore their inner worlds, are willing to discover new things about themselves, and like the adventure of growth and change."

"Welcome to Multidimensional Psychotherapy. My name is Liz Michaud, LMFT, located in Berkeley, CA. I provide feminist and social-justice oriented psychotherapy, life coaching and education. I work from a holistic and humanistic approach to understanding the human experience. I specialize in supporting adults who are struggling with self-esteem, intimacy, and with navigating relationships. Often this includes individuals who have experienced parental or intimate partner abuse. I work with the LGBTQ community and gender non-binary folks to support identity development, trauma recovery, relationship navigation and family challenges."

"My work is practical, eclectic, and deep. I am gentle and caring, yet focused and effective. I utilize mindfulness, cognitive therapy, and psychodynamic understanding to help clients make the changes they want. I value diversity, and I look to see the goodness and strength of each person I meet. My interest in psychotherapy began with my own healing as a young man, and I have continued to grow as a person and a therapist."

"I am here to help. I work with children, adolescents, adults and couples who are going through a hard time. I utilize a relational, culturally responsive, warm and creative approach. "

"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."

"East Bay Intimacy & Sex Therapy Center was created with the goal of making the practice of sex & intimacy therapy more relationship-focused & accessible, without the stigma & confusion that often accompanies misperceptions about couples & sex therapy. We offer attachment-based sex therapy & couples counseling. We believe that healthy relationships are at the core of how change & healing occur. Having a healthy sexual relationship to one's self or partner(s) is vital to overall wellbeing. We strive to support & promote lifelong change that will allow you to form sustainable, loving & equitable relationships, & an overall sense of health wellbeing."

"Feeling stuck can be a disheartening and frustrating experience. Have you thought about your problem a lot, tried harder, blamed yourself, or tried numbing or distracting yourself? Therapy can help you feel better."

"I have been exploring the body-mind connection as a dedicated mindfulness-practitioner and meditator for over a decade. I believe that each individual holds great capacity for healing and growth. My job is to help you uncover those resources that allow each of us to live more fully and authentically. My work is informed by many somatically-oriented modalities: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Hakomi, Richard Schwartz's Internal Family Systems, as well as the most current research in attachment, neurobiology, and trauma."

"Are you struggling with issues of anxiety, panic, phobias, OCD, stress, self-criticism, shyness, or excessive worry? Are your efforts to cope not working or making things worse? My goal in therapy is to help you move out of old, unproductive ways of dealing with problems, and learn more flexible and effective ways of responding to life's challenges. I am an experienced and caring therapist. My style is supportive, interactive and engaged. Together we can work on what is most meaningful to you, and help you move towards those things that you care most deeply about in your life."

"I consider it a tremendous honor to work with sincere individuals in search of inner healing and redemption. It's always a journey, one that seems to be unique to each individual. While we can and do tap the arsenal of psychological wisdom to this end, we also find our way together, always attentive to the particulars of your unique life stream. We always start with exactly where you are, whatever that is."

"If you are seeking real change in your life, I am here to help. I provide a relationship that facilitates your healing, growth and evolution. Whether you know it or not, you arrive with all the resources you need to heal and thrive deep within you. It's my job to help you access those resources. While working through your challenges, we find and activate your strengths. We tend your hurt places, build your resilience, and expand your capacity. I honor your individuality, tailoring my approach to meet you where you are now while helping you stretch toward where you're going."