Location
Offers online therapy
Telehealth sessions during Shelter in Place conducted on HIPPA compliant end-to-end encrypted video platform. In-person therapy is on hold.
About
The combination of strong anxiety and strong intellect poses special challenges for those caught in the crosshairs. I help individuals with active, analytical minds to work through anxiety-related problems such as panic, worry, avoidance, and compulsive thoughts or habits. My approach is warm, practical, and evidence-based, grounded in both mindfulness and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Many of my clients are nature-lovers, and find that connecting with nature helps them to unwind. My office's tranquil garden setting, coupled with my training in Ecotherapy, supports clients interested in exploring this aspect of health and well-being.
I have over twenty years' experience counseling adults, teens and elders. I also enjoy teaching graduate-level psychology courses at CIIS and JFK University, and periodically offer workshops and stress reduction classes for the general public. Please visit my website for more information or to schedule a free phone consultation.
Call Rain Sussman for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 649-1909
Finances
- Cost per Session: $150 - $180
Pay By:
American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- HMC Healthworks
- SHIP Student Health Insurance
- Out of Network
Attention Blue Shield members: I am in-network with the UC Berkeley SHIP (Wellfleet) plan; I am out-of-network with other Blue Shield plans.
Call (510) 649-1909 with questions.
Qualifications
- License: California / LCS24165
- School: University of Utah
- Year Graduated: 2003
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: John F. Kennedy University / Eating Disorders Certificate
- Certificate Date: 2010
- Certificate: John F. Kennedy University / Ecotherapy Certificate
- Certificate Date: 2013
Endorsements
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, MA, PhD, in, Law
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, CHT
Location
Offers online therapy
Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
Issues
- ADHD
- Adoption
- Anger Management
- Burn-out prevention for activists
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Eco-anxiety / Climate anxiety
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Obesity
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Mental Health
- Elderly Persons Disorders
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Thinking Disorders
Client Focus
Faith:
Buddhist
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Body Positivity
- Cancer
- Gay Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Queer Allied
- Racial Justice Allied
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Ecotherapy
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Narrative
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Reality Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Modality
- Individuals
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2021
(510) 649-1909