Finding the right therapist is an important decision and finding the right match is known to be a key component of successful therapy. Psychotherapy offers an opportunity to delve into areas of concern that have been complicating your life. I try to provide an environment where difficult issues, cultural and social justice impacts and undiscovered strengths can be explored in a non-judgmental setting.
Please feel free to contact me at (510) 558-3138 or email me at [email protected] with questions. This initial phone consultation is free of charge.
Please feel free to contact me at (510) 558-3138 or email me at [email protected] with questions. This initial phone consultation is free of charge.
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My primary goal is to listen for sources of pain, problems with connecting with others and oneself.
Sometimes the sources of discontent are right in front of us and sometimes the sources are underneath many layers which have served to protect from pain.
Listening for hints from the past, from family patterns and from the interactions between us as we develop a picture of the tasks to be worked on.
One of the ways I think about how people relate comes from attachment theory.
This is a way of understanding different styles of relating and how we can strengthen our trust in ourselves and others while we learn new communication styles.
Sometimes the sources of discontent are right in front of us and sometimes the sources are underneath many layers which have served to protect from pain.
Listening for hints from the past, from family patterns and from the interactions between us as we develop a picture of the tasks to be worked on.
One of the ways I think about how people relate comes from attachment theory.
This is a way of understanding different styles of relating and how we can strengthen our trust in ourselves and others while we learn new communication styles.
I have provided over 14 years of individual and group clinical supervision with psychology practicum students, post-doctoral students and MFT interns.
I have supervised students and post-doctoral fellows from institutions all over the Bay Area and beyond.
My approach to supervision relies on developing the voice of the therapist to bring their own style to a strong foundation of clinical theory.
Having taught Attachment Theory, Trauma and its Effects and Object-Relations theory for almost 16 years I am able to provide both the foundational structure for providing effective therapy and the professional development needed to evolve professionally.
I have supervised students and post-doctoral fellows from institutions all over the Bay Area and beyond.
My approach to supervision relies on developing the voice of the therapist to bring their own style to a strong foundation of clinical theory.
Having taught Attachment Theory, Trauma and its Effects and Object-Relations theory for almost 16 years I am able to provide both the foundational structure for providing effective therapy and the professional development needed to evolve professionally.
I have been assisting legal teams with understanding how early life trauma, whether abuse, neglect or traumatic loss, effects their clients developmental course.
I understand these impacts in terms of how the relative risk and protective factors influence the emotional development.
This understanding mostly comes through the twin lenses of attachment theory and the effects of particular trauma on brain development.
Attachment theory is an evidence-based theory that posits that the development of the sense of self, of relational capabilities and of many executive functions occur as a result of the early caregiver-child bond.
I understand these impacts in terms of how the relative risk and protective factors influence the emotional development.
This understanding mostly comes through the twin lenses of attachment theory and the effects of particular trauma on brain development.
Attachment theory is an evidence-based theory that posits that the development of the sense of self, of relational capabilities and of many executive functions occur as a result of the early caregiver-child bond.
Clinicians NeededLicensed and Supervised Clinicians Needed to Provide Pro Bono Psychological Treatment for Refugees.
You are invited to our group discussion/case conference.
Several clinicians have banded together to provide ongoing psychotherapy for international survivors of trauma and refugees in the East Bay, CA.
There is a much greater need for treatment for this group than there are available providers (one of the few projects serving this community is the Partnership for Trauma Recovery which is a new non-profit organization in Berkeley providing psychological and psychosocial care for international survivors of human rights abuses.)
You are invited to our group discussion/case conference.
Several clinicians have banded together to provide ongoing psychotherapy for international survivors of trauma and refugees in the East Bay, CA.
There is a much greater need for treatment for this group than there are available providers (one of the few projects serving this community is the Partnership for Trauma Recovery which is a new non-profit organization in Berkeley providing psychological and psychosocial care for international survivors of human rights abuses.)
The title of this post, "Psychology and Dehumanization" describes a course developed by Harvey Peskin, PhD and me that highlights a particular problem in modern psychology; Dehumanization.
The follwoing was written during the years Harvey and I taght this course at the Wright Institue and NCSPP.
Dehumanization is both a description of the way a powerful group, often methodically turns fellow citizens or neighbors into objects deserving of marginalization, expulsion enslavement, or annihilation.
The follwoing was written during the years Harvey and I taght this course at the Wright Institue and NCSPP.
Dehumanization is both a description of the way a powerful group, often methodically turns fellow citizens or neighbors into objects deserving of marginalization, expulsion enslavement, or annihilation.
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