Coaching, consultation, education and training in Bay Area, CA, and by encrypted video from any location. Experienced and expertise with couples, families, and individuals. Focus on the process of change to facilitate your evolution. Very experienced with children, adolescents, young adults and adults. Clients from 5-70+, male and female, all racial and ethnic groups, all religious orientations. Marital and couples work and parenting focused education. Provide guidance and support for college students struggling/in transition. Private pay. Licensed in Maine. Focus on the process of achieving change and barriers.

My training is primarily in healing couples by looking at the repeated patterns that get in the way of safe intimate connection. We all have responses that are were wonderfully helpful in the past but are less successful at getting what we want now. My aim is to help you let go of what is causing distress and develop ways of interacting that create happiness and health. I also work with individuals and provide EMDR if deemed appropriate. Mindfulness, to self regulate, is central to my work.

I help individuals and couples untangle their distressing, self-defeating patterns--mental habits that hinder growth and lead to unhappiness and frustration. In my work, I strive to create an atmosphere of openness and curiosity, inviting you to speak freely of your concerns. Clearly and directly sharing your suppressed thoughts and feelings allows you to feel less alone and isolated while reducing your stress and providing perspective.

Dr. Steele has twenty years in the South Bay Area, CA of specializing in professional couples counseling, and individual therapy. An integrative psychological, relational science and directive approach where many couples and individuals visibly, substantially and permanently are transformed and report going from good to great and changing patterns that have plagued couples and individuals for years. Counseling individuals and couples to courageously transform life's obstacles into extraordinary opportunities for personal, relational and vocational growth. Dr. Steele provides a safe, confidential, humorous and caring environment designed around your personal goals.

You are frustrated with people in your life. You have resentment toward those you are meant to love; you feel misunderstood and judged; you worry others view you badly; you feel disconnected and excluded. Relationship feels confusing and frustrating. It feels like nothing you try works, you feel like it's your fault, and you feel empty inside. Your anxiety and loneliness won't go away on its own. Let me help you understand why you feel the way you do, help you gain abilities to truly connected with people, and mental clarity to handle interpersonal exchanges in ways that feels confident, caring, and thoughtful.

Top 6 Reasons to do Online and/or Phone Therapy 1. Concerns about Coronavirus or other health reasons; have your sessions as a couple or individual from your home or office. 2. Responsibilities at home that make it difficult to travel to an appointment. 3. Embarrassment about seeking help or anxiety about face-to-face appointments. 4. Traffic. 5. Difficulty coordinating a time that works for a multi-client session or you’re in different locations. 6. You wish to minimize your environmental impact by driving less. #Couples Therapy, #Marriage Counseling, #Premarital Counseling, #Individual adults.

Do you have a loved one with Alzheimer's or related dementia and are feeling overwhelmed? You are not alone. I specialize in helping caregivers (adult children or spouses) with their complex emotional reactions, ongoing loss & grief, and finding better ways to cope. Having a difficult time when trying to navigate cognitive decline is central to being a helping family member. Professionally, I am experienced and well trained. Personally, I have been on a similar journey with my own mother who had dementia for 10 years.

I look forward to helping you feel better. I provide counseling support to individuals, couples, families & teens. I work collaboratively with you, using evidenced based methods to create lasting change. I will help you shift negative thought & emotion patterns to give you relief from persistent anxiety and depression. We can process, resolve and move on from trauma, relationships & painful family experiences in our work together. Let's secure a stable recovery from substance use by defending against relapse. In our sessions, you can make decisions from authentic values and build esteem/confidence personally & professionally.

I work with individuals from young adulthood through older age, and couples have been a specialty for more than 25 years. Life events and experiences can cause stress, confusion, grief, and myriad other feelings which, when internalized, result in anxiety and depression. Whether seeing couples or individuals, I have found that a combination of insight and understanding, attention to feelings, and cognitive and behavioral change is most effective in addressing both internal and interpersonal conflicts and concerns. I work with people to resolve, heal, accept, and cope with loss, trauma, illness, family, marital and work issues, and more.

I work both as a psychotherapist and a neuropsychologist. My areas of therapy specialization are illness/medical issues (such as cancer, chronic pain, and spinal cord injuries), aging issues, coping with dementia or other cognitive limitations, and couples issues. I also provide neuropsychological assessments, particularly for seniors who may be concerned about cognitive decline. My style is flexible, compassionate, and down to earth. I try to be responsive to the needs of my clients, and work creatively and collaboratively to find the best way to be helpful.

Deciding to make that first call or email inquiring about counseling, can be a difficult step. My goal is to make this process as easy as I can for you and to be as supportive as possible throughout the process. That includes listening intently in order to understand how you got to where you are today and what you would like to change. Then, with the many tools in my toolbox, I will help you make those changes. If you are dealing with anxiety, trauma or relationship issues, contact me. I will answer any questions you may have. Please note: I am only doing teletherapy at this time and for the foreseeable future.

Dr. Waldron is a licensed clinical psychologist with a focus in behavioral medicine. Her approach is grounded in evidence-based treatments with consideration for the patient's unique biological, psychological, and social factors impacting physical and emotional health. She has expertise working with a wide range of psychological concerns and health conditions, with an emphasis in behavioral sleep medicine, sexual functioning, and couples therapy. She has conducted research in chronic pain mgmt, women's health, & treatment of mood and anxiety disorders consulted with innovative tech companies to improve access to mental health care.

As life unfolds, it often presents challenges that require us to adjust and adapt. Good therapy facilitates a clearer understanding of the obstacles and how to overcome them to create the life we want. My approach is empathic and intellectually curious and collaborative, always keeping your goals in mind. My clients describe me as warm, active, nonjudgmental, direct, and a gifted listener. I am also highly attuned to children and teens, and have developed strong relationships with even the most "difficult to reach" kids. I've watched relationships with family members, peers, and teachers shift and become less problematic.

Passionate about helping others, I find it an honor to get to know and hopefully positively influence each client who comes into my life. I hold a Clinical Associate Professorship at Stanford University and a private practice one day per week in Menlo Park. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from PAU and completed my psychology internship and NIH-funded post-doctoral research fellowship in eating disorders at the UNC-CH. I received extensive training in the delivery of evidence-based practice for a variety of issues including eating disorders, body image concerns, mood disorders, and relationship concerns.

Everyone needs help sometimes. In therapy, we join together to achieve your goals. Many of my clients are working on issues with anxiety and depression brought on by life transitions and past traumas. Together we examine patterns of thinking and behaviors that are no longer serving you. New coping skills help clients tolerate their feelings and improve their interpersonal communication.

Carl Rogers wrote, “The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.” If you’re looking to develop a practice for ‘the good life,’ I would be honored to work with you. Whether you’re an adolescent, adult, or someone with a health, social, relational, cultural, educational, or employment issue, my strength-based, integrative approach is designed to meet your unique needs.

Welcome! I work primarily with high functioning adults, couples, and groups who are encountering stress and/or difficulties in their interpersonal relationships, either in the work setting, at home, or both. This includes people experiencing depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and those dealing with adjustment issues related to recent changes in their life-- for example, divorce, blended families, job change, birth of a child, relationships with in-laws, money issues, etc.

I'm a Psychologist with an Integrative perspective, comfortable working with a variety of types of people and problems from a variety of perspectives. It is as important to be able to work towards change in the present, as it is to revisit and understand how one's developmental history may be influencing present issues or repeating patterns. I have found truths in many theoretical approaches, and as much from studies outside of Psychology as within it.

My psychotherapy practice is for adults of all ages, couples, and families. I can help you discover the tools you need to develop and sustain satisfying relationships, respond positively to your environment, cope with stress, trust in yourself, actualize your dreams, and live your life with purpose, hope and integrity. Whether you are adjusting to one of life's transitions (new baby, mid-life, new job, divorce, loss, marriage), struggling with anxiety/depression/anger/self-doubt, or attempting to conquer your fears or past trauma, I can provide a safe and trusting environment to help you discover healthy and productive ways of moving through life.

I believe in one's potential to achieve improved well being through commitment to growth. I am passionate about working with diverse individuals and families on their journey through life and provide them with the tools to address life's challenges and transitions.