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 We'll respect how they once protected you, and relax the outdated ones that tie you up.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

"If your life feels diminished by chronic anxiety, panic, depression and just feeling out of place, I can help. As a seasoned therapist, I will collaborate with you to shift from a life of limitations to one of choice and options. Using an integrative approach of talk therapy, mind/body techniques, cognitive behavioral interventions and Internal Family Systems, you'll gain the confidence and skills you need to manage your emotions and navigate your life, no matter the circumstances."

"Do you long to feel at peace with yourself? Do you suffer from negative self-talk and fears about the future? Do you feel numb or overwhelmed? Are your relationships unsatisfying? I will support you on your path to heal past wounds, and build a healthy relationship with yourself and others. Together we will create a safe, supportive therapeutic relationship that will enable you to feel seen, nurtured, and empowered. I deeply respect your inner wisdom and will collaborate with your innate healing capacity to move you in the direction of living the life you want with more ease, joy and sense of connection."

"The self is the source of much mystery and turmoil. Add unexpected life events, interpersonal troubles, and difficult transitions to the mix, and it can be easy to feel lost in the fog. My goal is to guide you through your fog, whether it's anxiety, grief, depression, self esteem issues, trauma, social and relationship difficulties, identity crises, or culture clashes. I work with individual children, adolescents, and adults, as well as couples and families. I have worked with various cultural and sub-cultural communities, including LGBT, special needs, alternative lifestyles, and immigrant communities."

"There is nothing wrong with you. You are not broken, damaged or in need of fixing, but your pain is real. I can help you release what no longer serves you and support you in reconnecting with your underlying wholeness. I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with shame, self-criticism and self-hatred, and I strive to help my clients develop a more compassionate inner voice. I support individuals interested in deepening their sense of meaning, purpose and capacity for care and connection. I also help couples develop communication skills, navigate relationship shifts, and build more intimacy and trust. "

"My experience includes 15 years of helping clients heal themselves and their relationships.The essence of my counseling approach is each person has access to health and well being regardless of what is currently being experienced. I help clients regain that innate health through deep listening and non-judgmental feedback. I work deeply with current thoughts, beliefs and feelings about one's self to uncover deep seated self-judgment that blocks happiness. Anxiety, depression and unhappiness transform into greater peace and understanding. In turn, self awareness is enhanced which leads to greater understanding, compassion and empathy for self and others."

"I provide short-term solution-focused counseling, as well as long-term in-depth therapy for adults, adolescents, couples, and families. I take a practical approach and specialize in skills-building for improved relationships and stress reduction."

"As a licensed psychologist skilled in providing psychotherapy that addresses the full spectrum of human experience, I collaborate with you to attain healing and resolution of your problems, advance in your growth and transformation, and increasingly realize your potential. I facilitate the integration of your sense of identity, purpose, and values with the way you live your daily life to endow it with greater authenticity and deeper meaning. As an Episcopal priest and Buddhist practitioner, I foster your spiritual development and worldly integration. In these ways, I assist you in the creation of a more peaceful, happy, and fulfilling life."

"You can thrive, feel more freedom and peace, and you don't have to do it alone. Relationship challenges, confusing emotions, and transitions can leave us feeling shaky. Somatic (body-centered) therapy can help you understand yourself while healing past hurts. Every relationship you have had with others and society influences your well-being. I can help you navigate relationships with self, loved ones, and the wider world with confidence and ease. You possess tremendous inner strength, courage, and determination. If you are willing to work, you can have the change you desire. You deserve to be your best self."

"I welcome those into my practice who are struggling with a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. I have over ten years of experience working with adults, children and families. I have worked with adults and teens who have come to seek treatment for various types of developmental traumas such as childhood physical and sexual abuse, neglect, as well as single incident trauma. I welcome anyone who is looking to create a safe working alliance through which to explore issues with boundaries and self care, whereby I can assist you in the cultivation of a compassionate inner awareness."

"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 intimacy. Tracking the repetitive patterns of communication, and the stories which confirm your most negative beliefs, I will strengthen your awareness to the influences that affect whether you keep repeating old patterns or open to real change."

"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."

"I have worked with men, women and teenagers for many years, and have worked as a therapist and facilitated groups in high schools, counseling centers, and independent programs for teenagers of all genders and men of all ages, as well as co-founding. Young Men Coming of Age, a mentoring program. I have participated in men's work for over 20 years in many different contexts and roles. I also lead a successful career as a professional musician, and bring the sensitivity and soulfulness of an artist to my work with clients."

"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."

"Hello and Welcome. Seeking support is a courageous step. I work with adults, teens, families, couples and groups, nearing two decades. My approach is warm and compassionate, and I offer a balance of talk/support and active problem solving. I have experience with depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking, self injury, parenting support, grief work, adoption, trauma and relationship conflicts among other things. I specialize in LGBTQ clients as well. Additionally I supervise and offer consultation to other therapists and serve as the Director of Clinical Services and Training for the UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center."

"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."

"Early exposure to the mental healthcare system taught me that oppression can be as multi-layered and intersectional as the oppressed, and diagnosis will continue to be an act of oppression if it ignores cultural context, societal phobias, and systemic oppression. For a great number, our mental health is a representation of how we survive our social climate. To see things creatively is to see symptoms as keys to recovery and radical healing. Before I was a therapist, I was a visual artist and writer. So not only have I been able to see things through a critical lens, I learned to appreciate imagery, symbolism and metaphor in life. "

"Most couples struggle with their fantasy of what a relationship should look like vs. their experience of the one they are in. Nothing is more difficult than maintaining a long-term, committed relationship. Thirty-five years of psychotherapy practice, lots of therapy, seminars, consultation and personal experience, (eighteen year marriage, two children, divorce) I understand relationships in a deep and meaningful way. For example, I have witnessed and experienced that we all have an unconscious and deep wisdom that draws us to someone who will resurrect early wounding/issues."