Find a Therapist near Loomis, CA

Look, I know you’re here because you’re in hell, or you’re feeling alone, or afraid, so I’ll keep this short and sweet. It can be really lonely to be a woman or feminine being with a creative fire in their soul and to have no idea what you’re supposed to do with that, or where in the world all of you are welcome. It seems like no one gets it because no one talks about this stuff and everyone’s social media profiles display their 'apparently' blissful lives. To put it in a tiny little nutshell, my approach is humanist, integrative, and spiritually oriented. That means I am a completely real human with my clients, dorky jokes, snorty laughs, and all. I integrate a number of evidence-based approaches (like EMDR, KAP and Somatic Experiencing principles) and I draw on each aspect of my training intuitively in session, and I always hold my clients in warmth, genuine compassion, and non-judgment. I bring a feminist and social justice lens to the work. If you want to know more about spiritually oriented-therapy, check out my blog for more information. Self-love and self-compassion are highly emphasized in my practice. I always have oracle cards by my side in sessions as a way to help more visual clients get to the root of what is coming up in the session and in life, and I sometimes weave astrology into my strengths-based approach.

Therapy occurs within the context of a specialized therapeutic relationship (a unique type of helping relationship that is formed with your therapist to address problems). I focus on creating safety and trust through a nurturing, non-judgmental, and highly confidential environment while using a variety of approaches to help you make changes. I match the problem to the type of Therapy most helpful for that particular problem using methods ranging from Cognitive Behavioral to Psychodynamic or Depth Therapy. Often I mix several of these approaches, at times emphasizing one and then another, depending on the specific situation. Using this approach, my clients have reported tremendous benefits. Some have made remarkable changes while grappling with very difficulty issues.

Hello! My name is Craig, and I am a licensed psychotherapist (10 years), transformational life coach, and spiritual teacher. I have been studying and practicing various forms of Western psychology, Eastern spirituality, and meditation for 20 years. I have a psychotherapy practice in Sebastopol, California, offering life, relationship, career, and spiritual guidance to individuals and couples. I see clients both in person and online. My approach to psychotherapy is transformative and holistic, with an emphasis on the integration of mind, body, and spirit. I specialize in treating stress, anxiety, and depression naturally by using a combination of talk therapy, mindfulness, meditation, and somatic (body-oriented) therapy. The foundation of my work is a therapeutic relationship that is built on trust, acceptance, understanding, and compassion. My approach is influenced by transpersonal and existential psychology, which incorporates the spiritual dimension of ourselves and explores meaning and purpose in our lives. Within this specialty, I can help you identify how diet, exercise, and spiritual practice can improve health and well-being, and bring balance to your life. I look forward to working with you!

I want to know what brings a smile to your face as you realize there is life to be lived. Our relationship is in the service of real, lasting change that will come from collaboration based on trust. There is a part in you, that know exactly why it came here and what is the task at hand. I like to ask my clients early in our work? "How will you know that you received what you came for?" We re-visit this question until one day we both know the work is done. While I will be keenly interested in how your past has brought you here, we will not dwell there. I am much more interested in what's present for you now and how the best in you can unfold. The change that will revitalize your life will not come from insight alone. We will engage in dialogue, storytelling, relaxation, imagery, dream exploration, and pay attention to body sensation, the seat of the soul. I am multifaceted by nature. A trained musician and composer, a highly regarded software designer, an experienced sailor, a resident and student of many international cultures, a life-long and committed spiritual practitioner, and a loving, happy father and husband. I am an associate of the Milton H. Erickson Institute of the Bay Area and a member of CAMFT.

I believe in storytelling, and that the act of telling one's own story can be one of the most therapeutic experiences possible. As a therapist, I am a skilled listener, able to help clients understand their own stories. My style is interpersonal, open, and communicative, recognizing that each person is inherently valuable, possessing an innate capacity for wisdom and wholeness. Therapy is an opportunity to learn better ways to live and thrive in the present. Whether the goal is a short-term, pragmatic solution to address a particular concern, or to engage in an in-depth exploration of a serious longstanding issue, I match my approach to clients a unique needs to enable them to successfully achieve personal goals and fulfillment. I help them to overcome obstacles, fears, and recurring, self-defeating attitudes and behaviors. Through our work together, they learn new skills and strategies to live the lives they want, heal from loss, betrayal, and broken trust, and replace shame with self-acceptance. Please call or email me for an individual, couples or family therapy consultation today. If you call 415-459-5999 #100, and get the intake coordinator, just ask specifically for me.

You deserve to be met with presence, honesty and care. Many people come to therapy carrying pain they have learned to hide, questions they would like to explore or a quiet sense that something in their life needs to shift. Whatever brings you here, we can begin with that. My therapeutic approach integrates an understanding of how past experiences, internal parts such as protectors or inner critics, the mind-body connection, and relational dynamics (including early attachment) can all influence how we relate to ourselves and others today. Offering an opening to explore anxiety, work stress, life changes, and other dynamics. I listen closely, ask thoughtful questions and help you notice what might be happening beneath the surface. We can look at patterns together that may feel hard to break, emotions that are hard to name and parts of you that may have been pushed aside. I bring a warm and patient presence to our work, holding space for the natural rhythm of healing, understanding that growth unfolds at its own pace and often calls for compassionate patience. I also recognize that each person’s journey is unique. Whether you prefer to talk through challenges, try new ways of coping or explore deeper emotional experiences, I adapt to what feels most helpful for you. This process takes time and can also creates room for relief, for clarity and for a different kind of relationship with yourself. If you are looking for a space that allows you to be real, to be uncertain and to grow at your own pace, I invite you to reach out.

I believe that each person carries within them the potential for growth and wholeness. There are many experiences in life that may impede this natural capacity, causing people to get stuck in patterns that, while originally created to help the person survive, may currently be hindering their ability to thrive and find satisfaction in their lives. My job as therapist is to help people become aware of patterns that no longer serve them, get in touch with the resources they currently have, and identify and build resources they need to develop in order to have more choices available within themselves. I hold a deeply respectful, collaborative space for inner exploration and draw from the fields of client centered, somatic and mindfulness based approaches.

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.

We seek therapy because at some level we imagine that life could be better. We all suffer in different ways and suffering is universal, but it is precisely that suffering that leads us into a process of discovering how our deepest selves want to be expressed in the world and then to find the inner resources to live that out. In its truest sense, psychotherapy – which means “tending to the soul” – is not only concerned with alleviating symptoms, resolving issues, or adapting to life’s demands (though these are important), but ultimately with living lives that are more joyful, creative and free. My approach is to discover with you what underlies your symptoms and difficulties and facilitates your psyche’s natural healing process. Our work is collaborative and I am an active part of the process rather than simply a quiet observer. As a Jungian, I work with dreams but not having them will not impede your process. We’d generally meet once or twice per week, sit across from each other and have a conversation.

The Codependency Clinic is specifically designed for codependency recovery. We treat Adults Facing Codependency, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families, and Adults Raised by Borderlines and Adults Raised by Narcissists. All of our therapists are trained in EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and The Pia Mellody Model. Our treatment plan is structured and individually specific. We offer individual therapy and intensive recovery retreats. Call or text me, I usually respond within an hour. "This therapy is markedly different than any type of therapy I've ever had before (P.H. San Francisco, CA)" "I feel so much happier [after this therapy]; I mean DEEP happiness. I don't feel alone, I feel proud of myself" (J.O. Oakland therapist & current client). "My life is immeasurably better now" (M.J. Sebastopol therapist & past client). Over 20% of our current clients are other therapists. Other therapists choose us because our treatment plans use state-of-the-art theories of psychology that make a difference in your life. We have room for you too. Check out our website!

At Sierra Sunrise Wellness Group, we approach each person as a unique human being with their own set of circumstances, whatever those might be, and we hope to collaborate with you to determine our best course forward. We greatly admire the courage that it takes to reach out and ask for help. We are grateful to be able to care for and sit with those who might be in one of the darkest or most confusing moments of their life. We see creative opportunities to make beneficial changes in the world around us that will carry on for generations to come, long after we have gone. We like to work towards integration of the mind, body, and soul in order for people to become more whole and able to FEEL happiness and joy emanating through their very finger tips. We love working with the whole age range, and many and varied issues such as trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, life transitions, and suicidal ideation. Sierra Sunrise Wellness Group is a collection of wellness providers of many varieties who aim to support our community to learn how to feel better, inside and out. We have many approaches including existentialism, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Brainspotting, play therapy, yogameditation classes, wellness workshops, support groups, and more. There is also a fully-certified therapy dog, Rollo, on staff and he is a wonderful comfort!

The events and losses in life can be hard to integrate and make sense of without the chance to process and grieve them with someone. I can help you process the feelings, see and work with maladaptive patterns, identify your strengths, develop relevant skills, and plan the way forward. Connecting with and developing your own inner clarity about things is part of the gift of doing this hard work. This is just as true for relationships which can get stuck in cycles of poor connection and communication when resentments or misunderstandings haven't been worked through. A neutral third party is helpful in slowing down the conversation, offering perspective, insights, and a process for repair along with other tools. I offer culturally responsive collaborative Therapy for Individuals and Couples. Let's get started with a plan to help you feel and do better today!