Molly Merson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
9 Endorsed
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Being a human in this world is not easy. Most of us need help with it. By seeking out psychotherapy or psychoanalysis, you’re making intentional space for yourself to step out of the productivity hustle, slow down, and listen to parts of you that have been ignored or pushed aside. What does it feel like when someone really listens? I listen on multiple registers: To the voices inside you that are loud, and quiet, and hidden, and clear; painful, shame-inducing, grief-stricken; creative, aspirational, and joyous. I am attentive to your inner world as well as the sociopolitical surround that impacts livability, access, and potential.
I offer space for deep listening and exploration. I believe anxiety and depression can be understood as messages, and that we build a resilient core inside ourselves which may be both harmful (overly-protective and limiting) and helpful (keeps us alive and going forward). You've made a life already. Is it the one you long for? What else is possible?
Learning how to face failure, discomfort, disappointment, and still choose yourself and the world you wish to build (with the people you love and trust) is a big part of the work of being a person. How might you be able to reconnect to, or find for the first time, joy, pleasure, and creativity to help you grieve, rage, love, and create?
Call or Email Molly Merson now for a free 15 minute consultation - (510) 858-2471
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $325
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Check, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Out of Network
Molly Merson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 858-2471
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC 52483. Molly Merson
- Attended New College of California, Graduated 2007
- Certificate from Women's Therapy Center 2010
- Certificate from Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California 2025
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Molly Merson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 858-2471
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Activists Athletes Body image issues
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Eating Disorders
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Polyamory & ENM
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex-Positive & Kink Friendly
- Sexual Abuse
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Veterans
Molly Merson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 858-2471
9 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Group
Communities
Bisexual Allied ,
Gay Allied ,
Intersex Allied ,
Lesbian Allied ,
Non-Binary Allied ,
Queer Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Sex Worker Allied ,
Single Parent ,
Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Culturally Sensitive
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Liberation psychology
- Psychoanalytic
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Trauma Focused
Molly Merson
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 858-2471