"Have you ever felt like the stresses in your life were overwhelming? Do you sometimes feel unprepared to deal with the demands of parenting? Are there challenges or conflicts within your family? Are complex changes in your life confusing you about what to do? Are you searching for understanding, some new tools or some new ways to create more peacefulness in your life?"

"Do you long to feel whole again? I am available to those who are struggling with grief, loss, personal trauma, or life circumstances. We will collaborate and help you find your center, strengthen your core, and equip you with tools to re-integrate your being."

"You deserve to be happy and to live to your full potential. I offer a variety of cutting edge protocols that can help you achieve your goals in the most efficient way possible."

"I work with people from all walks of life, experiencing a wide variety of mental, emotional and relationship difficulties. I work with children, parents of children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Adult psychotherapy clients who work best with me are usually looking for lasting solutions to emotional problems rather than advice, "tools" or quick fixes and they can tolerate a listening approach designed to deepen discussion. They understand that the unacknowledged thoughts and feelings that create havoc can emerge in therapy, and they are looking for a professional to help them understand and work through difficult moments."

"If you are reading this, then I assume you would like your life to change for the better. You could be one of those people who simply finds that your life has gotten off track and you could use a safe, supportive place to figure out how you got there and what direction you would like to take it in. Or maybe you are a parent who has tried everything you can think of to help your child and feel it is time to partner with a professional to bring about the results you are looking for."

"We all need strong, healthy relationships for our personal, social growth and development and survival in life. At times the pathway to building strong, healthy relationships can be perplexing and bewildering. My therapy approach provides a supportive, safe harbor that is both collaborative and non-judgmental to help families, couples, and individuals to find what they need to build healthy and satisfying lives and deeply meaningful relationships."

"The hardest part of therapy is making the choice to seek help. If you’re reading this, you’ve already begun the work. Congratulations. You're at the beginning of an exciting and fruitful journey. When working with me, you or your loved ones can count on receiving loving, respectful, and supportive treatment while exploring the issues you bring to therapy. Whatever you are feeling and whatever is on your mind is safe in this space. In therapy with me, you are in the drivers seat, and I will be your navigator, partner, or silent passenger. This is entirely up to you. The end goal is for you to feel healthier and stronger."

"Finding safety and the conditions in which to explore all aspects of your experience are vital components in the therapeutic process. The introduction of art, play, and somatic therapies may provide additional ways to bring creativity to the exploration of the material at hand. I work with children and adults and I specialize in exploring and reconnecting to one's core self. Trauma, illness, and anxiety can disrupt this essential connection - it can be regained."

"Life is full of big emotions. Therapy can help you navigate through some of these. My clients come to me for a variety of reasons, including; relationship difficulties, anxiety, grief, parenting/behavior challenges, trauma, and phase of life stressors (for example: adolescence, marriage, retirement)."

"Dr. David Sortino holds a Master's degree in Human Development from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in Clinical psychology from Saybrook University. He has spent the last 40 years as a teacher, director (residential/day treatment) to SED/LH children and Adolescents. In addition he holds RSP, LH, and multiple subject teaching credentials. He has taught child/adolescent psy. at the graduate school level. The past 4 years he has seved as the director of the Neurofeedback Institute of Sonoma County. Dr. Sortino writes a blog - See Dr. David Sortino - Santa Rosa Press Democrat and over 50 articles."

"Children & Families, no matter what path you took, you are welcome here. I am a Healdsburg therapist, supervisor, & trainer. Services include individual, family, play therapy, & our team provides comprehensive care to support the emotional health & well-being of clients of all ages. Searching for help can be a difficult task, & finding someone whom you feel comfortable with can be even harder. I offer a free 30 minute phone consultation to help you with this process. We offer a safe place, listening ear, & confidential atmosphere. We guide you through healing from the past, grounding in present, & setting goals for the future."

"My practice serves all ages and most psychological conditions. I use therapy methods that lead us right to your issues so you can achieve your therapy goals quickly and efficiently. We work together to establish your goals and involve others in your life if you so choose. Family issues and issues of childhood and adolescence are my focus though. I have considerable training in issues of all relationships and behavioral health concerns."

"I specialize in adolescents and young adults, as well as children ages 0-5. My ideal client age group is early adolescences, age 12 to 15, but I am experienced in working with children of all ages. I also specialize in treating trauma, addiction and attachment issues in both children and adults. "

"I offer clients a safe, supportive place to express their needs and listen with empathy and non-judgmental acceptance. I work collaboratively with clients on their journey toward self-discovery, positive change, and healing. I welcome individuals of all ages, including children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. I have considerable experience in working with trauma, domestic violence, childhood abuse and neglect, depression, anxiety, parenting issues, co-parenting, reunification, suicide ideation, and low self-esteem."

"Artists, writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, cultural creatives, and persons at a crossroads who aim to overcome inner blockages, who desire to be wholly themselves, who wish to be more productive, effective, and efficient, and who aim for better human relations, are my speciality. Persons who desire understanding of their inner worlds and integration of dreams, imaginings, and their outer reality find knowledge and direction. Children who are in need and parents find guidance."

"I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in working with children and families. I help people of all ages, sizes, genders, and orientations. My professional goals have always been to support children and their families. My desire is to foster safety and understanding, while offering challenges that facilitate growth. As a former teacher, for me, both teaching and counseling children, as well as supporting those in early recovery from addiction, is a mission that can be defined by nurturing the child/ patient toward realizing their own independence while supporting them in the process as they discover their sense of self. "

"I have 25+ years of experience working with children & their families. Much of my experience is working with children in foster care, with families formed through adoption, with individuals who have histories of trauma( exposure to domestic violence, abuse or neglect) & with children who have attachment challenges. I have experience in working with children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder who are experiencing anxiety or other mental health symptoms. I have worked for many years with children and families going through separation and divorce. I use current developmental, relational and trauma informed models and frameworks in guiding my therapeutic assessments and interventions."

"The word “heal” comes from “to make whole.” Psychotherapy, more aptly psyche-therapy, is a sacred process of tending to the soul wound and waking more fully to one’s aliveness and inherent wholeness. I am deeply passionate about supporting you in healing the fragmented and disowned parts of self that hinder you from living a life of meaningful connections, purposeful self-agency and joy. We work collaboratively to creatively transform unconscious and limiting belief structures, access your resiliencies, welcome emerging truths, skillfully navigate adversity with new tools, and integrate insights for profound and evolving change. "

"I am a compassionate Solution Focused Therapist, who specializes in helping children, teens, individuals, and families cope with the aftermath of trauma. Whether there has been abuse, an assault, bullying, or the experience of witnessing a troubling event, I can help you or your child work through the transition and develop new coping strategies that can be successfully applied in the home, school, and work settings. I also have experience working with individuals suffering from depression, anxiety, psychosis, suicidality, and other chronic challenges."