John Maris
Psychologist, PhD
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Albany, CA 94706
Let's Connect (415) 749-9264
We come to therapy to understand and solve our most complex personal challenges. When suffering goes deep enough, therapy is an intuitive response to problems that are emotionally complex and cannot be solved by our ordinary methods. Therapy alleviates our isolation by giving us the specialized and dedicated attention of a therapist. Therapy restores or kindles confidence in our ability to make it through difficult times. Lastly, it gives us some emotional distance, some sense of freedom, from the at times consuming turmoil of our personal lives by stimulating a deeper or broader understanding.
I am not a passive presence in the room. I listen carefully for understanding and I tend to interact - openly questioning, searching, and challenging. My roots are psychodynamic and comtemplative, though I tailor my work to each client's unique needs. My personal style is warm, open, and engaging.
A particular interest of mine is the relationship between psychological growth and spiritual development. As a long time meditation practitioner, I am drawn to ancient spiritual traditions and to how they can inform and deepen our hectic and restless modern lives.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $175
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by Cash, Check, Paypal, Venmo
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John Maris
Psychologist, PhD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Expired Licensed by State of California / PSY22350 John Maris
- Attended Pacifica Graduate Institute, Graduated 2006
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (415) 749-9264
John Maris
Psychologist, PhD
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Aging
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Career Counseling
- Child
- Chronic Pain
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Spirituality
- Trauma and PTSD
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (415) 749-9264
John Maris
Psychologist, PhD
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Contemplative
- Existential
- Humanistic
- Interpersonal
- Psychodynamic
- Transpersonal
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John Maris
Psychologist, PhD
Groups
cancer and cancer treatment support
I have been leading a cancer and cancer treatment support group at San Quentin State prison since 2015. I have been deeply moved by the courage and fortitude of my patients as they have faced various cancers and the challenges of different treatments. In the group they are enormously supportive of each other - in ways practical and deeply spiritual. My group in the community follows the same basic open processing model, and supports developing a ferocious fight for life and a softening and opening to the lessons of the totally shocking vulnerability of cancer.
Expertise
Anxiety
Chronic Illness
Coping Skills
Types of Therapy
Relational
Age
Adults
Session Cost
$120+
Location
Albany, CA 94706
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Location
Nearby Areas
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John Maris
Psychologist, PhD
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2024