Jon Sommer
Pastoral Counselor, MAHL, CPE
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
San Mateo, CA 94401
Let's Connect (650) 860-4187
Our programs and offerings, focused on human and pet loss, can help to normalize your grief, and to make it more bearable and less isolating through a variety of modalities designed to make you feel safe, supported, and accompanied. Our work is open and welcoming to people of all backgrounds, sexual orientations, genders, and disabilities. Without judgment of you or your grieving process, religiosity, or any agenda, and with deep compassion, skill, confidentiality, and 29 years of combined education, training, and experience as a grief counselor and rabbi, I hope through our time together you will find the care you need and expect.
We employ a spiritual as well as nature and equine based approach to grief and pastoral work. While I do offer traditional phone/Zoom and in-person sessions, it is especially powerful to be supported through a connection to the beauty and cycles of nature, and the special benefits of equine interaction.
In working with a trained and experienced counselor and the ironclad confidentiality of clergy, you may find that: you are able to express emotions and ideas you cannot in other arenas of your life, release accumulated stress knowing that your emotions, or even lack thereof, and other grief responses are normal, feel accompanied, and be your authentic self.
Call or Email Jon Sommer now for a free 15 minute consultation - (650) 860-4187
Let's Connect (650) 860-4187
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $150
- Couple Sessions $180
Payment Methods
Cash, Check, Paypal Jon Sommer
Pastoral Counselor, MAHL, CPE
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (650) 860-4187
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Degree/Diploma from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Jon Sommer
- In Practice for 27 years
- Attended Hebrew Union College , MA, Graduated 1998
- Degree/Diploma from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion 1998
- Certificate from ACPE 1995
- Certificate from ACPE 2010
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Jon Sommer
Pastoral Counselor, MAHL, CPE
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (650) 860-4187
Specialties and Expertise
Expertise
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Grief
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Spirituality
- Veterans
Jon Sommer
Pastoral Counselor, MAHL, CPE
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (650) 860-4187
Client Focus
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Hebrew
Age
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Blind Allied ,
Deaf Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
HIV / AIDS Allied ,
Immuno-disorders ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Little Person Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Mother ,
Transgender Allied
Ethnicity
Other Racial or Ethnic Background
I also speak
Hebrew
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Emotionally Focused
- Grief Support
- Pastoral
Jon Sommer
Pastoral Counselor, MAHL, CPE
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (650) 860-4187
Location
Additional Location
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
(650) 860-4187