Julie Gerhardt
Psychologist, PhD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Let's Connect (650) 262-4719
Available in-person
818 Guinda St. Palo Alto, CA 94301
Life presents us with many opportunities, moments of fulfillment, lack of fulfillment, trauma and/or terrible loss leading to difficulties in emotional intimacy, isolation, panic, resentment, depression - even despair. Our histories and fears mold our choices and can prevent us from achieving a more meaningful fulfilling life. Therapy involves, in part, a journey into the life of buried feelings/beliefs about self and others. Coaching involves emotionally intelligent problem solving. My clients typically consist of professional adults and couples who feel stuck in their lives/relationships. Some are in acute distress, others are unsure of the source/nature of their more chronic difficulties.
Individuals in acute distress as well as those with long-term difficulties often need professional help in recognizing and working through the emotional impact on self and others of their problems and preoccupations. For instance, Silicon Valley has a surfeit of folks harboring resentments due to the success of others.
I offer an empathic, integrative approach based on recognizing, clarifying and working-through emotional issues which keep a person stuck -- such as unmourned losses -- while also focusing on obstacles in the present. My hope is that clients will feel more satisfied with their lives/relationships and be able to problem-solve future difficulties.
Call or Email Julie Gerhardt now for a free 15 minute consultation - (650) 262-4719
Let's Connect (650) 262-4719
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $290
- Couple Sessions $330
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
Check, Venmo, ZelleInsurance
- Anthem
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Out of Network
Julie Gerhardt
Psychologist, PhD
Check fees and, if listed, ask to verify your insurance coverage. Email or (650) 262-4719
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY13684 Julie Gerhardt
- In Practice for 32 years
- Attended UC Berkeley, PhD, Graduated 1983
- Certificate from Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 2007
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Julie Gerhardt
Psychologist, PhD
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (650) 262-4719
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Coping Skills
- Depression
Expertise
- Anger Management
- Cancer
- Career Counseling
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Coaching
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Personality Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Silicon Valley work addiction; Grief; Loss;
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Object Relations
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Working through trauma
Julie Gerhardt
Psychologist, PhD
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (650) 262-4719