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Psychologist, PhD

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Available both in-person and online
Berkeley, CA 94709
Life will present us now and then with the unexpected.  This clearly is a time of major change for all of us. Not all of this is new nor is it novel. Even in the most normal of times we often do experience unwelcome events, the loss of a loved one, disability, addiction, economic insecurity, loneliness. To live is perhaps also to suffer. But we need not suffer alone. You will find me to be a compassionate, capable psychotherapist. Working together, I can help you to live a happier, more contented and fulfilling life. So then, where are you now? Where would you like to go from here? Would you like to create a new narrative? 
I bring to the consulting room a lifetime of healing experience. I received my PhD at the Wright Institute, a post-graduate intern UCSF and UCB in Student Counseling. Presently in Jungian Studies .I am a Quaker, committed to Non-violence World Peace. I am as CG Jung puts it a - Doctor of the Soul. My books: Jung for Beginners and 12 Step Restorative Yoga.
We can overcome internalized oppression. There is a special place in my practice for adult children of alcoholics and others who come from dysfunctional families. Those of us born into minority communities carry an additional burden. Relationship building can often be difficult quite apart from one's sexual orientation. We may need help to find our way.
Call or Jon Platania now for a free 15 minute consultation - (510) 937-3920

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Clinical Psychology Services

Berkeley, CA 94709

(510) 937-3920

California Online Now

Los Angeles, CA 90069

My website
Please Text 510 843 0202. Connect Online Today. To learn more please visit my website: plataniaphd.com
I specialize in Codependency, Life Coaching and LGBTQ+ 
$125 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and groups  
Welcome to CaliforniaOnlineNow my Clinical Psychology Practice. See more on website my at: plataniaphd.com
Jon Platania
Let's Connect (510) 937-3920
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Clinical Psychology Services

Berkeley, CA 94709

(510) 937-3920

California Online Now

Los Angeles, CA 90069

My website
Please Text 510 843 0202. Connect Online Today. To learn more please visit my website: plataniaphd.com
I specialize in Codependency, Life Coaching and LGBTQ+ 
$125 Per Session, I accept insurance 
I see individuals and groups  
Welcome to CaliforniaOnlineNow my Clinical Psychology Practice. See more on website my at: plataniaphd.com
Jon Platania

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $125
  • Couple Sessions $250
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

Cash, Check, Paypal

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • BHS | Behavioral Health Systems
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • Carelon Behavioral Health
  • Carelon Health IPA of California (CHIPA)
  • Cigna and Evernorth
  • Health Net
  • Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
  • Magellan
  • Managed Health Network (MHN)
  • Medicare
  • MHNet Behavioral Health
  • Optum
  • Sentara Health Plans
  • Sutter
  • UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
  • Uprise Health
  • Out of Network
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Fees are due from the client at the time of service. Insurance claims will be paid to you by your insurance company. See: plataniaphd.com
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Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920
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Fees are due from the client at the time of service. Insurance claims will be paid to you by your insurance company. See: plataniaphd.com
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / 13269 Jon Platania
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 41 years
  • Attended Post Doctoral Fellowship Counseling and Psychology UB Berkeley, PhD, Graduated 1985
  • Additional Credentials

  • Membership with Founding Member Lesbian Gay Bi Trans Center 1969 -75 / 1969
  • Membership with San Francisco CG Jung Institute 2021
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Let me help you find liberation from unnecessary suffering. Become more like yourself. Tell a new story. Spiritual contentment is possible.
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920
"
Let me help you find liberation from unnecessary suffering. Become more like yourself. Tell a new story. Spiritual contentment is possible.
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Codependency
  • Life Coaching
  • LGBTQ+

Expertise

  • Dissociative Identy Disorders
  • Bisexual
  • Body Image
  • Career Counseling
  • Dissociative Disorders (DID)
  • Impulse Control Disorders
  • Lesbian
  • Men's Issues
  • QUEER ISSUES OF GENDER IDENTITY
  • Racial Identity
  • Self Esteem
  • Spirituality
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Narrative psychotherapy is all about your story. I am a good listener. I like hearing stories about life and getting to know the people who lived them. Our personal story can and does change. The story we tell is the story we live. Would you like to change your own story? I can help. Let's talk. The first interview is free. Simply complete our brief New Client Form on my website.
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920
"
Narrative psychotherapy is all about your story. I am a good listener. I like hearing stories about life and getting to know the people who lived them. Our personal story can and does change. The story we tell is the story we live. Would you like to change your own story? I can help. Let's talk. The first interview is free. Simply complete our brief New Client Form on my website.
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920

Client Focus

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Transgender Allied

Age

Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Group

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Gay Allied
HIV / AIDS Allied
Intersex Allied
Lesbian Allied
Non-Binary Allied
Queer Allied
Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Coaching
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Humanistic
  • Integrative
  • Interpersonal
  • Jungian
  • Multicultural
  • Narrative
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Recovery of Heath
  • Student Guidance Counseling
  • Transpersonal
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Carl Jung, an important modern psychologist, called himself a Doctor of the Soul. I have trained as a Jungian Psychologist. We are less concerned about where we have been than we are about where we are going. Who are you now? How did you get here? Who are your people? What is your story? Would you like to change your narrative? Do you want to suffer less and enjoy life more? Perhaps I can help?
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920
"
Carl Jung, an important modern psychologist, called himself a Doctor of the Soul. I have trained as a Jungian Psychologist. We are less concerned about where we have been than we are about where we are going. Who are you now? How did you get here? Who are your people? What is your story? Would you like to change your narrative? Do you want to suffer less and enjoy life more? Perhaps I can help?
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 937-3920

Groups


Location

Primary Location

Clinical Psychology Services

Berkeley, CA 94709

(510) 937-3920

Additional Location

California Online Now

Los Angeles, CA 90069

(510) 937-3920
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Please Text 510 843 0202. Connect Online Today. To learn more please visit my website: plataniaphd.com
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call for a free consultation now - (510) 937-3920
"
Please Text 510 843 0202. Connect Online Today. To learn more please visit my website: plataniaphd.com
Photo of Jon Platania, Psychologist, PhD
Jon Platania
Psychologist, PhD
Call for a free consultation now - (510) 937-3920