Sierra Forest
Marriage & Family Therapist, ScB, MA, LMFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Let's Connect (628) 285-5617

I love my work with clients. My goal is to uplift my clients toward being their best confident purposeful selves.
You are who I am interested in. I am willing and interested in working with anyone who feels drawn to working with me. I look forward to meeting you and developing this therapeutic alliance with you for your growth and success.
Here is what a mentor said we are able to do together:
"Sierra Forest is a talented and empathic therapist who has the ability to help people change and transform their lives." Bob Shelby, LMFT, John F Kennedy University
Specializing in Effective, Empathic, Strength-Based, Positive Psychology, Somatic work, Changing Thought Patterns, Reenactments and Mindfulness. This contributes to significant results with clients: Practicing meditation Zen and Mindfulness with Sharon Salzberg, Jon Kabat-Zinn, and many great Zen Masters since 1983 and with Somatic pioneer Charlotte Selver.
You are welcome here. Let’s find your path to inner peace and personal growth. I offer a safe space where you can explore your feelings and thoughts, overcome challenges, and develop your full potential. Whether you're feeling anxiety or going through any of life transitions, I'm here to support you on your journey toward greater happiness and fullfillment.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Sierra Forest now - (628) 285-5617
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $195
- Couple Sessions $325
Payment Methods
American Express, Mastercard, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Kaiser (Out-of-Network)
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Sierra Forest
Marriage & Family Therapist, ScB, MA, LMFT
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Prelicense by State of California / 83489 Denise Forest
- Attended John F. Kennedy University, Masters in Transpersonal Counseling, Graduated 2012
- Membership with Nonviolent Communication (NVC) trained & 4 week long trainings with Marshall Rosenberg since 1997
- Membership with Teacher trained in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction 2009
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Sierra Forest
Marriage & Family Therapist, ScB, MA, LMFT
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (628) 285-5617
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Self Esteem
- Life Transitions
Expertise
- ADHD
- Child
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Empathic Communication, Gottman Level 3 trained
- Family Conflict
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, Zen
- Relationship Issues
- Spirituality
- Substance Use
- Thinking Disorders
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Sierra Forest
Marriage & Family Therapist, ScB, MA, LMFT
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (628) 285-5617
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
I also speak
Able to greet in about 24 languages
Religion
Buddhist
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals
I also speak
Able to greet in about 24 languages
Religion
Buddhist
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Eclectic
- Empathy, Strength-Based, Positive Psychology,
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Humanistic
- Mindfulness, Rogerian, Nonviolent Communication
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Minfulness Based Stress Reduction, Empathy
- Relational
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Transpersonal
Sierra Forest
Marriage & Family Therapist, ScB, MA, LMFT
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (628) 285-5617
Location
Primary Location
Whole Heart Psychotherapy & Awareness Coaching
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(628) 285-5617Email me
Additional Location
Whole Heart Psychotherapy & Awareness Coaching
Mountain View, CA 94040
(628) 285-5617Nearby Areas
Counties
Neighborhoods
Sierra Forest
Marriage & Family Therapist, ScB, MA, LMFT
Take the first step to help. Call now - (628) 285-5617