Couples and families

Couples therapy

Telehealth (video) sessions throughout the state of CA
In-person sessions in Oakland, CA

50 min session |  $250

COUPLES AND FAMILIES

Specialties

    • PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) 

    • Complex/Developmental (childhood trauma) 

    • Religious Trauma 

    • Vicarious Trauma (supporting health professionals, lawyers, social workers, community organizers, and first responders in processing intensity and impact of secondary trauma) 

    • Perfectionism 

    • Panic Attacks 

    • Excessive Worry

    • People Pleasing Tendencies (struggles with knowing what you need/want, prioritizing others needs/difficulty saying “no”)

    • The impacts of being in narcissistic relationships (with parents, siblings, friend, partners)

    • Anxiety in RelationshipsDescription text goes here

    • Feeling lost, aimless, stuck 

    • Low self-esteem, self-blame 

    • Self-sabotaging behavior (at work, in relationships) 

    • Loneliness 

Experiences

  • Systemic oppression, resource extraction, and exploitation of people for generations can create intergenerational  pain, grief, and have a significant impact on how we walk, talk, and engage in our external and internal worlds. 

    Utilizing anti-oppressive lens, feminist psychology, and liberation psychology frameworks,  I take deep pride is supporting folk explore their:

    • Multi-Ethnic/Multi-Racial Identities 

    • BIPOC Mental Health 

    • Latinx Mental Health 

    • Faith Transitions 

    • Cis-Womens Mental Health 

    • Queer/ Gender Expansive Experiences 

  • Our stories and experiences shape our openness to intimacy and connection. I love working with clients that are:

    • Dating 

    • Experiencing Relationship difficulties 

    • Exploring attachment styles / Attachment wounds 

      • Avoidance/Fear of relationships 

      • Anxiety/Neediness in relationships 

    • Navigating Intercultural Relationships (mixed race, ethnicity, faith, class, gender, sexuality)  

  • I am a sex positive therapist that supports folk exploring their sexuality from celibacy to highly sexual/sexually active. 

    This includes:

    • Queer and gender expansive sexuality 

    • Kink and Polyamorous affirming 

    • Pro-sex work and support sex-workers and their mental health 

    • Supporting individuals struggling with shame, fear, and guilt about their sexuality and sexual desires .

    • Folk with conservative religious upbringings  that are wanting a non-judgemental place to process and explore their sexuality 

Wondering what therapy will look like?

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First, reaching out to talk for a 15 min conversations is a great way to explore fit, and ask any questions you may have.

2

If you’d like to move forward, we’ll schedule a first session. I’ll send you some basic paperwork to complete and you’ll be asked to sign-up to use a secure platform for billing and scheduling purposes.

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During the first session we’ll talk in more detail about what brings you in, your goals for therapy and how we’ll track progress. We can explore any additional urgent needs and start our work together.

Therapy is a journey. At first we’ll spend time getting to know one another, establish some trust, and then this is where we move deeper. The timeline on this varies person to person. We’ll go at your pace.

Get started

Let’s schedule a 15-20 minute consultation call. This is where you can share a little about why you’re seeking therapy, we’ll talk through any questions, and decide if we’re a good fit to work together.