Amy Shaffer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
5625 College Avenue, Suite 209, Oakland, CA 94618
Let's Connect (510) 508-7507
I have practiced as a therapist for over twenty years and specialize in helping people integrate unresolved aspects of the past in order to live freely in the present. Exploring adaptive strategies which used to help but now are limiting; meeting all parts of ourselves with curiosity and compassion; cultivating consciousness around our thinking and feeling patterns; bringing attention to the body and working with the nervous system to soften areas of tension and holding - these are ways therapy can deepen insight and support ease and well being.
Life’s events and transitions - such as conflict, loss, or disillusionment in a significant relationship, or changes within the family system, at work, or in our own bodies - can evoke intense feelings and reveal conditioned beliefs which no longer serve us. I can be with you through the stages of upheaval, and support awareness, understanding, and growth.
I have many years of experience working with alcohol, food, and other habitual behaviors which we may use to dull pain or seek pleasure - complex relationships that merit a nonjudgmental and holistic approach. Exploring these relationships with curiosity and attunement can invite release from binding patterns and lead to new ways of living authentically.
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Pay by Cash, Check, Zelle
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (510) 508-7507
Amy Shaffer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / MFC40754 Amy Shaffer
- In Practice for 22 Years
- Certificate from Compassionate Inquiry Professional Training with Gabor Mate, MD 2021
- Attended California Institute of Integral Studies, Graduated 2000
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (510) 508-7507
Amy Shaffer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Addiction
- Relationship Issues
Expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Child
- Depression
- Divorce
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (510) 508-7507
Amy Shaffer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Compassion Focused
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Integrative
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Relational
- Somatic
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (510) 508-7507
Amy Shaffer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Location
Nearby Areas
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Neighborhoods
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Amy Shaffer
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT