Psychological Testing and Evaluation Therapists in 94704

You can heal. Whether it's a past childhood wound, a rift with a parent or partner, or struggles with your children, I am here to help you examine your life, process your experiences, and help you move toward healing. In therapy, I create a safe space for you to have a corrective emotional experience. I strive to create the ideal environment for that experience through a nurturing, gentle, person-centered approach. Let's work through it together.

Whether you are a young adult launching yourself or a well-seasoned adult taking stock of your life, our work together should help you discover more joy and a sense of purpose in the realm of work and love. I offer individual and couples therapy in person or via video/phone and have helped people with a wide range of issues including relationships, career, sexual concerns, family planning, women's health, depression, anxiety, and the process of coming to terms with the past. I practice active and engaged forms of therapy and offer an open, trusting, and collaborative process.

Dr. Akshay Naresh is a clinical psychologist and has worked with patients across the lifespan in various contexts including community mental health clinics, hospitals, and educational facilities (secondary, community colleges, & universities). He has experience working with a wide range of mental health concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, body image issues, eating disorders, relationship issues, gender and sexual identity, and multi-cultural issues. He uses an integrative approach to create a space for meaningful life changes by helping patients develop self-compassion, self-acceptance, and self-awareness.

I believe therapy is a collaborative process that can lead to powerful transformations and enrichment. Life presents us with many challenges and my aim is to help you live a meaningful life even when difficulties or pain are present. I use what matters to you most as a guide towards making changes in your life. I offer specific strategies and tools that help shift your relationship to difficult thoughts and feelings, and take steps towards your personal goals. I strive to create a space that is respectful, warm, and welcoming to all. I specialize in evidence-based and mindfulness approaches within a culturally sensitive framework.

So, you are browsing for someone to help you. There are many here who can, myself included. Effective therapy is first and foremost about good fit. Can we collaborate on a solution for you? Do I care enough to hear what you are saying and feel what you are not ready to say? Am I patient enough to give you time to share in your own time and in your own way? Am I willing to be directive when you most need it, even though you may not want that? In a word, "Yes."

My priority is to help my clients develop confidence, meaning, self-compassion, and connection. With an approach that is honest, nurturing, and at times challenging, predicated on a trusting therapeutic relationship, I'll help you understand your innermost beliefs about yourself and the world; recognize, heal, and change intergenerational patterns; and learn how your daily life is impacted by unconscious dynamics and habits. With extensive training in treating trauma, I will help you better understand the ways difficult and tragic experiences have shaped your academic success, career, parenting style, relationship, and self-worth.

I believe that all people have an innate healing capacity and through compassion, we can navigate to the other side of shame. I have worked extensively with issues of childhood and adult traumas and how these painful experiences have affected how we relate to ourselves and others. Sometimes, we can feel stuck or lost, or struggle with anxiety, depression, or relationship difficulties. Sometimes, there are big issues to grapple with. But our experience of breaking apart can be the ground for something new, not only an injury to survive. Therapy can help loosen the process of growth & the experience of being present to our own life.

My practice specializes in providing assessment and psychotherapy to individual adults and couples. I also provide group therapy including a women's sexual trauma processing group. I have experience in treating numerous psychological disorders and supporting patients through difficult times, conflictual relationships, and troubling emotions. Along with the general areas of psychology, I specialize in the treatment of trauma. I have worked as a trauma researcher for ten years at the Palo Alto VA and Palo Alto University, publishing a book chapter on personality disorders and paper in the Journal of Threat Assessment and Management.

I use an interactive, supportive approach to help adults, couples, and families work through anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, and self-defeating patterns of behavior. In my work as a developmental psychologist, I have dedicated my career to understanding and reversing the effects of early adaptive patterns that evolve into difficulties later in life. I enjoy helping people work through these difficulties, some of which can be extremely painful and debilitating. Without such help, this can be an impossible task. Lack of self-acceptance and expectation of rejection are always near the center of the problem.

Seasoned licensed psychologist with a cognitive behavioral brief psychotherapy theoretical orientation. I serve as a mirror to our community and specialize in trauma, stress management, chemical dependency, domestic violence and family systems. Bienvenidos a mi practica. Somos un cucharon para servir al pueblo. Sirvo como espejo para ayudarle encontrar tu destino.

I believe that therapy can be a catalyst not only for insight, but also for transformation. Life can be challenging, and at times, despite our best efforts we can feel stuck or lost. I strive to provide a calm and compassionate space where you can get in touch with what matters most to you, and use that as a guide to making changes in your life. I offer specific strategies and tools to help you change your relationship to difficult thoughts and feelings, and work collaboratively with you to take steps toward a life that is full of vitality and personal fulfillment. My style is warm and genuine, interactive, and culturally-sensitive.

Whether you are struggling with difficult emotions or you would like to have a more vital life, therapy can help guide your personal journey. There are moments when we all struggle, get lost, and stray off the path towards our goals. We get stuck in unhelpful patterns that are hard to break free from. Insight into these patterns can lead to making different choices that are empowering and life-affirming. I create a warm and inviting space for exploration and personal growth. While I provide therapy for adolescents and adults, I also provide psychological evaluations to clients across the lifespan.

(I am accepting new clients at this time) Sometimes seeing something beautiful, inspiring, or even worrisome could make us want change. You may have reached a point in your life where you’re ready for change. And change can be difficult sometimes. Are you not feeling good about yourself? Maybe you're struggling to find some balance in your life. Have your child/teen's behaviors gotten challenging? Or maybe they're struggling with adapting to school thru zoom. It says a lot that you’re reaching out for support, whether it’s for you or your child/teen. I provide psychological assessment and therapy services for youth and adults.

I specialize in focused treatment for individuals who are suffering from the after effects of trauma and other stressful events. As a PTSD researcher, I use my specialized knowledge to tailor evidence-based treatments to each person's needs with compassion. I have worked with people who've experienced a variety of terrible events, such as combat, accidents, abuse, sexual assaults, and near death experiences. After such events, it is common to experience a variety of problems, including PTSD, guilt, shame, anger, depression, anxiety, substance use, or emotional dysregulation. If you are experiencing any of these problems, I can help.

Having difficulties sleeping? Lacking the energy to perform at your best? As a Stanford trained sleep psychologist and Diplomate in Behavioral Sleep Medicine, I provide evidenced-based treatment for individuals coping with a wide range of concerns including trouble sleeping, anxiety and performance. I am passionate about helping people optimize their physical, mental and emotional health and take a collaborative and practical approach. I am committed to making sure we are a good fit, so please feel free to call me for a complimentary phone consultation.

Our group practice, Savera Psychological Services has a team of skilled and compassionate clinicians who offer psychotherapy, evaluations, and educational consulting. Our therapists offer a diverse range of specialties, ranging from sensory/play therapy for children, to individual and couples therapy in areas of depression, anxiety, trauma recovery, grief/loss, fertility/family building, life transitions, relationship challenges and school or work related pressures.

I'm a licensed educational psychologist specializing in assessment and intervention of psychological disorders impacting learning and school performance (e.g. dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, attention issues like ADD/ADHD, neurodevelopment disorders such as autism, and social-emotional disorders). I specialize in psycho-educational assessment focusing on discovering why educational difficulties are occurring and providing intervention recommendations. Families often come to me to discover why their child may be failing in school, or has lost motivation to do their best, or is having behavioral/attention challenges, or when homework takes a long time and/or is a battle (among other reasons).

I offer psychotherapy, personality testing with feedback, and individual treatment of addictions. My approach to therapy is flexible but especially inspired by psychodynamic, Jungian and existential thought. Collaborative assessment means that together you and I would look at the results of tests and interviews to help answer questions you have about yourself, to get to know you more quickly and to focus the therapy. This kind of assessment can be a brief therapeutic intervention in itself. I also have a specialization in working with addictions, with motivational interviewing.

My background includes graduate training from UC Berkeley and post-doctoral training from UCSF Pediatrics/Adolescent Medicine and Kaiser Psychiatry. I have served as clinical faculty in UC Berkeley's School Psychology doctoral program for over 10 years. I provide neuropsychological assessment for ages 5 to adult, including forensic evaluations. With over 20 years clinical experience, I offer recommendations for accommodations and interventions to address learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, behavioral and emotional difficulties, substance abuse, and other issues. I also offer parent consultation services, adult and child psychotherapy, and academic coaching to improve achievement motivation, executive functioning skills, test taking and study skills.