The hardest part of therapy is getting to the first session, but once you take that step you will be happy you did. I specialize in empowering those who have tried to change but seem to be treading water or going backwards and don't understand why. You will experience a safe, compassionate, understanding environment to help you understand and accept yourself and to move in the direction you choose. I have a sliding scale and accept credit cards and PPO insurance plans.

BETRAYAL TRAUMA When your partner (your primary attachment) has betrayed your trust and made you feel unsafe, it is so important to reach out for empathetic support and guidance. Using the APSATS model as a guide, I can help you develop a safety plan, develop tools to regulate emotions, and help you set appropriate boundaries that work for you and your set of circumstances. Each phase will help lead you to clarity and an understanding of how to care for yourself and get your desired outcome. If you are a couple trying to navigate this difficult process, my experience in betrayal trauma and 15 years of couples counseling, will be put to use to help you heal and develop the kind of relationship you have always wanted. It will take hard work, and it will take longer than you want, but it can happen! Partner betrayal trauma group for women (in-office), Monday 10-11:30 am, call for details and pricing. Partner betrayal trauma group for women (telehealth) TBD call for details and pricing

Are you looking to... -Reduce suffering from anxiety, depression, excessive anger, or trauma? -Cope with illness, divorce, or loss? -Make positive changes? -Enhance performance in a career or school? -Improve, save, or end a relationship? -Get your life back from self-limiting thoughts and behaviors? -Connect better with a teen or help get a teen's life back on track? Or perhaps you wish to... -explore the many layers of your self? -better understand who you are, how you got here, and ways to grow in a more directed, intentional manner? If you are looking for someone to guide you in the therapy process who takes you seriously while being kind and compassionate, and who is skillful and experienced but down-to-earth and easy to talk to, then I may be the right therapist for you. I help my clients find new ways to cope with life's circumstances, reduce suffering, and develop healthier ways to relate to themselves and others. I support and guide clients so they can meet their individual human potentials. My stance is one of kindness, compassion, concern, and respect. I tailor my approach to each individual and her or his needs when we meet. I am truly honored to be able to sit in the therapy room with my clients, help them feel heard in a way people rarely are, and join them in an individualized therapeutic journey.

I appreciate helping individuals and couples that just want to live better lives, have deeper relationships, and find more joy in day to day living. Life can be tough. Good therapy offers support, a place to be heard, guidance, and sometimes a place to hear truths that you may not want to hear, but need to hear. I offer a supportive and direct approach to those needing help with sex and relationship issues, anxiety, depression, anger management, trauma, and addictions. I also have a special spot in my heart to support those who have dealt with loss, whether recently or many years ago. Therapy is a space to adapt, stretch, and grow. My work with couples has been influenced by my trainings with couples therapy expert Terry Real (www.terryreal.com) using his Relational Life Therapy model to help couples learn how to go through the natural relational cycles of harmony, disharmony, and repair. I am also a certified sex addiction therapist and a Parnell Institute trained EMDR therapist. Therapy has been a game changer in my own life and I offer a personal and relational approach in my work with clients. Give yourself the gift of therapy and a place to help you navigate the waves of life and relationships. I work with all ages, genders, and sexual identities.

As an empath, intuitive, or highly sensitive person, you experience this world in a deeper, more complex, and intuitive way. You feel the joys and pains of other beings as if they were your very own. You feel and absorb everything around you within your own body – other people’s feelings, the energy of nature, the quality of events going on in the world. This can bring experiences of tremendous joy and love, as well as overwhelm, sacrifice, and suffering. With so much pain in the world, it's hard to discover what you need, or believe you deserve it. As an empath, intuitive, and highly sensitive person - I understand. I designed my practice to support people just like you - to help you create a life joyfully centered in your own sacred needs, gifts, and ways of being. You deserve joy. I support Queer and Trans magic makers, empaths, intuitives, and highly sensitive people to move from suffering and sacrifice to a life centered in joy. Using a holistic blend of somatic, ecospiritual, and expressive arts therapy, we will work together to understand your unique gifts and ways of being, and support you in cultivating everything you need to create your joyful life. We have a lot of ways to work together, from guided journaling to listening to music together to body awareness. Exploring in this way allows us to create healing on every level. Your way of being is sacred, and you deserve all the care, love, and support you so freely give to others. If you are ready to step off the path of self-sacrifice, and explore the path of self-love, self-healing, and joyful embodiment - please reach out! Let's create your new path together.

Hello, my name is Maham Mansoor, and I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). As a Muslim American in Silicon Valley, I’ve had the privilege of working with a diverse group of clients, from adolescents to adults, in Northern California, and I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) in my practice. I am multilingual in Urdu, Hindi, and English. Coming from a multicultural background, I can attest to the lifestyle adjustment from Eastern to Western systems and values. A bit about my approach to therapy Many of my clients are adjusting to major life events, recent and past traumas, panic attacks, as well as addressing anxious and depressive symptoms, such as low self-esteem and low motivation. My practice is driven by a trauma-informed lens to allow for safety and an empathic connection. I use dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, expressive art therapy, among other modalities, as therapeutically appropriate. I provide individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy. I am also trained and specialize in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for clients with posttraumatic stress (PTSD) and historical trauma. What you can expect from our first session Ideally, our first meeting would be in person, where we can discuss whether hybrid or virtual is appropriate. Our sessions will always be within 50-60 minutes. In our first couple of meetings, I will be assessing and collaborating with you on goals for treatment.

Perhaps your relationships, career, or creative pursuits are not going as you would like. Challenges around identity and sense of self may be plaguing you. You may feel bogged down by feeling frustrated, unmotivated, anxious, overwhelmed, guilty, ashamed, or sad. Whatever your struggles, together we can help you better understand what’s going on and what may be getting in the way of change. I take as a basic premise that you are more than a collection of symptoms or a problem to be fixed, and believe that all you bring to the table deserves our full attention and exploration. My approach is individualized and interactive, with a focus on long-term, sustainable change. I bring to my work substantive training, many years of practice, and patience, empathy, curiosity, humor, and reliability. I am dedicated to working with people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and identities, and am well-versed, particularly in work with creatives, ex-pats, transcultural couples, adult children of immigrants and third culture kids, biracial men and women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, and non-binary individuals and their families. Areas of special interest to me include relationship difficulties, loneliness, identity issues, creative blocks, loss, struggles with self-compassion, and family estrangement. Self-knowledge is good medicine. Therapy takes courage, but can promote dramatic growth and help you attain a greater sense of well-being and a freer and more satisfying life. (For more information about my training, my philosophy, and how I can help, please visit my website.)

Are you tired of the constant overwhelm? the critical voice pointing out everything you are not doing well? the inability to be heard by those you love? the fighting and frustration? the non-stop dissatisfaction with your relationships, your life? I help teens and adults resolve depression, permanently manage anxiety, and free themselves from the pain and shame of trauma by providing a safe, non-judgmental, and down-to-earth connection that cultivates comprehension, compassion, and true listening of your experience, your feelings, and your needs and wants. I walk alongside you, encouraging your curiosity, your deep desire to connect authentically so you can discover the roadblocks to fulfilling relationships, deep satisfaction, and real communication. When the roadblocks are removed, we celebrate your newfound resolve in re-claiming your life, joy, and relationships, your ability to breathe easier, and to walk lighter and with purpose. The right time is now, and it starts with you.

Best descriptions of what I do are what my colleagues and more importantly, what my former and current clients say about their experiences with my work. Please just Google me and see what shows up (both positive and negative). What shows up when I look on-line is: 1) people think I'm really good at figuring out what can help and 2) I'm really good at helping them feel better again. I use a range of options (you choose what we do) and I usually know other specialists who can pitch in also to get you better the fastest (again, I just suggest -- you choose what sounds best for you).

I support people to connect with their innate capacities for satisfying relationships and fulfilling lives. Healing and growth occurs optimally in caring and inspiring relationships. I collaborate with each person, couple and family to establish such a relationship, first and foremost. From this secure relational base, symptoms, conflicts and issues can be gently explored with curiosity, compassion and a welcoming awareness. This dynamic inquiry process naturally invites emotional growth, creative solutions, genuine personal relating and life affirming actions.

I provide both psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. I work with a wide range of issues ranging from depression, sadness, anxiety, grief, work-related difficulties, parenting related issues, and intimacy related concerns to more severe issues such as schizophrenia, personality disorders and trauma related symptoms. I also work with couples and have extensive training in working with adolescents. I work best with people interested in making significant changes in their inner lives and circumstances. In my practice, I provide you with a place to speak freely, so that through this singular experience of speaking you can articulate your desire and live your life according to your passions. As a Psychoanalyst, I see people in Lacanian Psychoanalysis. If you are interested in exploring the option of analysis, we can meet for a few preliminary sessions in order to establish whether this is a good fit for what you are looking for. For more information on Lacanian Psychoanalysis, please see my website.

Embody your truth. Embrace your passion. Follow your path. Working together to support your healing process and bring forward your own unique resiliency and self-expression. I use an experiential approach in counseling, where we follow the thoughts, feelings, emotions, and sensations that are occurring in the present moment as the window to explore deeper-held beliefs. Together, we find what is at the core of these beliefs and create new ways of understanding to bring forward an updated perspective that leads from your most authentic, empowered self. Through feeling ourselves, we can know ourselves, and through knowing ourselves, we have a greater capacity for self-acceptance and the empowerment to choose the life we want to live. Drawing from my training in the Hakomi Method of Mindful and Somatic Psychotherapy as well as psychodynamic theory, attachment theory, person-centered psychotherapy, and depth psychology, I use mindfulness, body-awareness, touch, movement, and dreamwork to help facilitate my client's process.