Therapists in Castro Valley, CA

Are you concerned about your child's development? Is you child's behavior impacting their school performance? Does your child have difficulty making friends? Is your child struggling in school? The Healthy Minds team focuses on supporting young children, adolescents and their families. We offer a variety of services including individual therapy, parenting therapy, family therapy, speech therapy, and comprehensive assessments. Through custom assessments, we can provide information for you to better understand your child and connect you with appropriate resources and services.

Specializing in clinical/developmental issues I can help families and children be successful. I prefer short term evidence-based treatments which means you can feel better quicker. I support people with anxiety, depression, and, underachievement. I am also a proponent of positive psychology to assist you in seeing the brighter side of life. My recent studies in successful ageing has given me new tools to work with the 65 and older crowd to help them enjoy the best years of their life.

The majority of my practice has focused on anxiety, depression, and relationship catastrophes. Maybe you have experienced childhood trauma which takes many forms and continues to impact your adult relationships, functioning and wellbeing. Maybe you live with someone who causes harm or is controlling, antagonistic and narcissistic. Maybe you want to see if your relationship with your children or partner can be restored. Maybe you are super worried about your child and seek guidance for yourself or them. Maybe you struggle with guilt and shame and finally want to rid yourself of that stress.

Hello, thanks for stopping by...how can I help? Perhaps, KAP? As a Certified Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapist, I work in partnership with Journey Clinical's medical team, who'll determine eligibility to prescribe, in advance of our KAP work together. Or, if you're unsure if KAP is right for you, or are curious about other, non-medicated methods for creativity enhancement, trauma processing or anything in-between, let's talk! For 20 years, I've been providing creative, playful and novel best-approaches to serious issues like grief/loss, depression/anxiety, life's traumas and transitions, to make meaning in ways that work for you.

Trauma, relationships, substance use, and life events can pose significant challenges to our well-being. I firmly believe in the healing power of a purpose-driven life and its potential to instill resilience and confidence. Choosing the right therapist is a crucial first step towards such a journey. I have a variety of training including the Gottman Method of couples therapy to help you with real tools to help you reach your goals. I help children, teens, adults, families and couples. I am skilled in coparenting, reunification and family counseling as well. You will find me accepting and compassionate and a place where you are heard

Are you feeling discouraged or stuck in life? It's a common experience, whether you're striving for personal goals, navigating your career, or nurturing relationships. You may be unsure if family dynamics or circumstances are hindering your happiness and progress. Let me join you in breaking down these barriers and paving the way for a more productive, joyful, and peaceful life together.

Many of the clients that walk through my door may be similar to you: frustrated at the court system, wanting more time with their children, having overwhelming difficulties in dealing with an ex partner. My approach, has been and continues to be to focus on what is in the best interest of the child. I bring my years of experience in assessing families, mediating requests, and getting real action outcomes for the child(ren) involved.

You love your family and friends and it seems like life SHOULD be good, but you bounce between depression, anxiety and utter exhaustion. You want to be in a healthy relationship but somehow you always pull the escape cord. You are desperate to reduce your stress and anxiety, heal from your painful childhood, improve self esteem, and build confidence. You want to let go of the past trauma but you struggle with how to do it. It's time to take back your power in relationships and finally step into the life you see for yourself: healthy relationships, life with balance, no more stress and no more anxiety. I see you and I can help.

You want to have the best marriage you can, yet no matter what you try you feel disconnected, frustrated or even hopeless. You're someone who is successful in their professional life and you wonder why it is so hard in your personal relationships, often leading to feelings of shame. You have an idea of what it should be like but no matter what you try it just isn't getting you there. But you're ready to make a change. Your ready to have a relationship where it's you and your partner against the world, not warring at each other or living like roommates. Most of all, you are ready to do what you can to feel alive and in love again.

Greg’s philosophy in working with people is, “building a relationship between you and I is the first important step; compassion, kindness, and trust take time.” Greg collaborates with his clients to create a realistic and useful treatment plan to make their progress as effective as possible.

My focus is working with individuals who are striving towards a healthier and happier version of themselves. I am passionate about holistic nature and movement based healing, which includes mind, body, and spirit. I utilize nature and movement based healing practices by taking therapy outside into nature. This modality allows access to powerful natural resources to help you address your goals, increase emotional and physical well-being, and promote healing and resilience. In this practice, I offer a hybrid of tele-health and nature-based sessions where we meet outside. Limited office based sessions are available upon request.

I am versatile in my clinical experience with clients of different ages and cultures. I have particular training in working with individuals struggling with trauma and the many symptoms related to trauma. I also have many years of experience working with those who struggle with addictions. I enjoy providing support groups for adults and teenagers. I have worked in schools, outpatient clinics, and private practice. I also have experience in suicide prevention work with teenagers and young adults.

Relationships take work, but what does that mean? It's hard to live day to day with conflict, disconnection or even betrayal without it affecting the rest of your work or life. You haven't been given instructions on how to do your relationship, you're trying but it's not working. But you're ready to accept help. You're ready to have a relationship filled with trust, good communication, great passion and sex and the ability to fight fair - a partner in life where you support each other. We are here to help you get there. We have the book on relationships and we will share. We use a research based form of couples therapy.

Embracing identity and relationship transitions is my specialty. I work with Bisexual, Pansexual or Fluid sexual attractions. As well as Trans/GNC, Open Relationships, Polyamory, CNM and Disability, including Deaf/HH. If there's a part of your identity that's expanding/changing, and you want to incorporate it more into your everyday life, that uncharted territory can feel scary. Instead of "coming out", I'll show you how to "invite people in". You might be seeking more human connection or community; we're going to tap into how you can achieve that. I offer Therapy (to CA residents) or Coaching (worldwide) depending on your needs.

Seeking help when things don't feel quite right takes courage. Sometimes we don't know exactly what's blocking us, other times that thing is too big for us to ignore. I’m grateful that you decided to listen to yourself and have chosen this path to boost your support. I'm rooting for you. My hope is that together we can uncover significant ways for you to continue rising into your best self, define your wholeness, and audaciously live your truth. The essence of my approach is warm and genuinely focused on facilitating, identifying, and assisting clients address goals that are meaningful to them.

Every individual is unique, whole and complete. Sometimes we have a hard time acknowledging this part and embracing who we are. Perhaps you need extra support or new tools to help navigate where you are at this moment in life. If you are seeking holistic approaches in order to release old energies on your healing journey, you've come to the right place. These approach along with thinking outside the box will empower you to figure out what works best in order to move forward.

I believe in a compassionate approach to psychotherapy that combines valid and reliable assessments with a warm, focused attention to your emotional needs. As a clinical psychologist I can offer these objective measures of your cognitive abilities and personality traits, as well as ongoing weekly sessions tailored to provide you with active listening, understanding, and creative feedback. Working with adolescents and young adults are a particular focus of my practice.

You look around, the common culture doesn't reflect your ethnicity, gender expression, ability, or sexual orientation. You don't fit into a neat little box. The stress of not fitting in, or having to explain or feel guilty for who you are has taken over. Is this how it's gonna be for the rest of my life? - you wonder...and it makes you tired. My clients come to me to overcome doubt, build confidence. I use techniques to help them slow down and listen to their inner voice so it's so loud and clear that anxiety has no room to stay.

Challenging situations can be nudges for you to take time and look inside to recognize them as opportunities to heal, grow, and to make changes needed to break free from feeling stuck, lead a more satisfying life, heal relationships, and bring you back to feeling like yourself again. Whether you're having some 'difficult to feel' or painful emotions, childhood trauma, feeling stuck in a relationship, going through a life transition, or just the uncertainty and stress of the world, therapy can be a wonderful place to begin to take time for yourself.