Male Therapists in Petaluma, CA
One of my functions is in psychotherapy and in-depth psychotherapy, which many times goes below the level of awareness or consciousness to help enact deep change, and it is an honor to serve those in need as a facilitator of this process.
My name is Dr. Scott, and I have been practicing for over 20 years as a clinical. Health, CAM, and Immigration specialist psychologist, and my highest degree earned is my Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology), accompanied by a D.C.H. (Doctor of Clinical Hypnosis) and a doctorate level medical school education (M.D.). I have also studied many other fields. I start with CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) in treatment and integrate many other empirically based treatment modalities as psychotherapy progresses.
One of my functions is in psychotherapy and in-depth psychotherapy, which many times goes below the level of awareness or consciousness to help enact deep change, and it is an honor to serve those in need as a facilitator of this process.
My name is Dr. Scott, and I have been practicing for over 20 years as a clinical. Health, CAM, and Immigration specialist psychologist, and my highest degree earned is my Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology), accompanied by a D.C.H. (Doctor of Clinical Hypnosis) and a doctorate level medical school education (M.D.). I have also studied many other fields. I start with CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) in treatment and integrate many other empirically based treatment modalities as psychotherapy progresses.
I help couples to change their relationship patterns so that they can feel heard, understood and loved by their partner once again. Couples usually come to me feeling intensely frustrated and stuck in reoccurring issues that, despite their best efforts, they are unable to work out. I help couples get to the heart of what is so difficult and then communicate in new ways that allow connection where there was previously only hurt, anger or distance.
I help couples to change their relationship patterns so that they can feel heard, understood and loved by their partner once again. Couples usually come to me feeling intensely frustrated and stuck in reoccurring issues that, despite their best efforts, they are unable to work out. I help couples get to the heart of what is so difficult and then communicate in new ways that allow connection where there was previously only hurt, anger or distance.
Let me help you to lean into being the best version of yourself. Individuals, including adults and teens, and couples come to my practice with a wide range of problem areas of their lives including anxiety, depression, anger, relationship dynamics, parenting, ADHD, and learning differences. I will work with you at your pace with empathy, respect, humor, and evidence-based techniques to help you develop the tools and perspectives you need to make the changes you want to lead a more satisfying life.
Let me help you to lean into being the best version of yourself. Individuals, including adults and teens, and couples come to my practice with a wide range of problem areas of their lives including anxiety, depression, anger, relationship dynamics, parenting, ADHD, and learning differences. I will work with you at your pace with empathy, respect, humor, and evidence-based techniques to help you develop the tools and perspectives you need to make the changes you want to lead a more satisfying life.
I specialize in issues including stress, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive issues, trauma, sadness, mood, depression, relationships, sleep issues, men's issues, and many more.
Feel better now! As a Diplomate and Founding Fellow in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, I would like to assist you in feeling better fast using this research-based, evidence-based approach.
I also am a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), the American Psychological Association (APA) and the California Psychological Association (CPA). Given my interest in helping you in the best possible ways, I continually attend conferences and workshops, in addition to reading journal articles and books on the latest issues in the field.
I specialize in issues including stress, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive issues, trauma, sadness, mood, depression, relationships, sleep issues, men's issues, and many more.
Feel better now! As a Diplomate and Founding Fellow in the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, I would like to assist you in feeling better fast using this research-based, evidence-based approach.
I also am a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy (ABCT), the American Psychological Association (APA) and the California Psychological Association (CPA). Given my interest in helping you in the best possible ways, I continually attend conferences and workshops, in addition to reading journal articles and books on the latest issues in the field.
My name is Kevin Larkin. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist living in Hawaii but providing telehealth in the great state of California. I work with adults 18 and over, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing (EMDR). I typically work with adults who are dealing with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, and life transitions. My focus in sessions is to help you build new coping strategies, improve communication skills, and work with you to discover new ways of being that allow you to reach your full potential as a hu man being.
My name is Kevin Larkin. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist living in Hawaii but providing telehealth in the great state of California. I work with adults 18 and over, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing (EMDR). I typically work with adults who are dealing with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, and life transitions. My focus in sessions is to help you build new coping strategies, improve communication skills, and work with you to discover new ways of being that allow you to reach your full potential as a hu man being.
Peter McClure
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94952 (Online Only)
Over the last 16 years, I have built expertise promoting positive change in behavioral health roles ranging from in-home, clinic and community counseling, autism and behavior support, school counseling, case management, executive leadership, and organization quality improvement.
I provide telehealth therapy and serve all of California and Colorado. I specialize in twice-exceptional teens and professional adults. I fit best with clients who appreciate humor and laughter, prefer natural-feeling conversations, and who are looking to build a therapuetic relationship based on genuineness, acceptance, and transparency. Clients who typically benefit most with me include clients struggling with sadness, worries, emotional swings, stressful situations or events, social or relationship challenges, or high-functioning autism.
Over the last 16 years, I have built expertise promoting positive change in behavioral health roles ranging from in-home, clinic and community counseling, autism and behavior support, school counseling, case management, executive leadership, and organization quality improvement.
I provide telehealth therapy and serve all of California and Colorado. I specialize in twice-exceptional teens and professional adults. I fit best with clients who appreciate humor and laughter, prefer natural-feeling conversations, and who are looking to build a therapuetic relationship based on genuineness, acceptance, and transparency. Clients who typically benefit most with me include clients struggling with sadness, worries, emotional swings, stressful situations or events, social or relationship challenges, or high-functioning autism.
I'm hu man and down to earth in how I relate to people.
I help individuals and couples who want to improve the quality of their relationships - to others and to themselves. I help people who want to communicate better, who want to listen to and understand their partner better, and who want to get more of a handle on their reactions. I also work with individuals who want to feel less stressed, who want to feel better about who they are, who want more clarity, and who know that a greater sense of fulfillment and peace is possible. To get the best sense of what I offer, please visit my website. Offering both in-person and video for VT. And video only in CA for the present time being.
I'm hu man and down to earth in how I relate to people.
I help individuals and couples who want to improve the quality of their relationships - to others and to themselves. I help people who want to communicate better, who want to listen to and understand their partner better, and who want to get more of a handle on their reactions. I also work with individuals who want to feel less stressed, who want to feel better about who they are, who want more clarity, and who know that a greater sense of fulfillment and peace is possible. To get the best sense of what I offer, please visit my website. Offering both in-person and video for VT. And video only in CA for the present time being.
George J Moore
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
9 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94952 (Online Only)
You finally left the office after another long day. This should be when you can take a deep breath and relax, but it’s not. The day’s stress is still with you, and you have no way to shut it off. And in some ways, this is more comfortable for you. You’ve spent so long training yourself to ignore your own needs that it’s easier to stay focused on everyone and everything else. But lately, you’ve begun to wonder what it’s all for. You see other people enjoying full lives. Meanwhile, you’re stuck in this narrow existence. You love your career, but there must be more to life than this. Now is the time to make a change.
You finally left the office after another long day. This should be when you can take a deep breath and relax, but it’s not. The day’s stress is still with you, and you have no way to shut it off. And in some ways, this is more comfortable for you. You’ve spent so long training yourself to ignore your own needs that it’s easier to stay focused on everyone and everything else. But lately, you’ve begun to wonder what it’s all for. You see other people enjoying full lives. Meanwhile, you’re stuck in this narrow existence. You love your career, but there must be more to life than this. Now is the time to make a change.
Book with me now through my website with Headway. Therapy is a pathway to healing through self discovery & acceptance. We carry parts of life with us only allowing experiences to inform our sense of self (confidence), our place in the world, & whether positive experiences are meant for us. It's easy to fall into a place of negativity, blaming & criticizing ourselves for something we didn't create, yet we perpetuate it. Allow therapy with me to help explore, realize, & accept your "best self" & to realize the power to shift your life experience by changing thoughts about it. Your truth lies within you, not in what others tell you.
Book with me now through my website with Headway. Therapy is a pathway to healing through self discovery & acceptance. We carry parts of life with us only allowing experiences to inform our sense of self (confidence), our place in the world, & whether positive experiences are meant for us. It's easy to fall into a place of negativity, blaming & criticizing ourselves for something we didn't create, yet we perpetuate it. Allow therapy with me to help explore, realize, & accept your "best self" & to realize the power to shift your life experience by changing thoughts about it. Your truth lies within you, not in what others tell you.
Are you having problems in your relationship? Whether it's poor communication, increasing arguments, the loss of love and passion, or an affair, I can help. I specialize in working with couples. With over 40 years experience, I have extensive training and expertise in helping couples and individuals create healthy, loving relationships. You'll learn skills to communicate effectively, work through conflicts constructively, heal hurt and resentment, and restore your love and passion for each other.
Are you having problems in your relationship? Whether it's poor communication, increasing arguments, the loss of love and passion, or an affair, I can help. I specialize in working with couples. With over 40 years experience, I have extensive training and expertise in helping couples and individuals create healthy, loving relationships. You'll learn skills to communicate effectively, work through conflicts constructively, heal hurt and resentment, and restore your love and passion for each other.
With a sincere interest in understanding your situation, I engage actively and compassionately in creating a constructive, healing format to support the best possible outcome for you.
With a sincere interest in understanding your situation, I engage actively and compassionately in creating a constructive, healing format to support the best possible outcome for you.
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Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94954 (Online Only)
Compassionate. Sensitive. Intuitive. Bilingual-Español. My work focuses on transforming emotional pain to experience life more freely and fully. In a non-judgmental way, I work with clients to identify the core conflicts that keep appearing in new contexts. I understand symptoms as a privileged doorway to resolve these underlying conflicts. I also focus on how hidden links in the family tree influence us, and how transgenerational issues don't allow us to live "our own" lives. Secrets and unresolved family issues force themselves into our personal stories until they are resolved. We become as sick as our secrets.
Compassionate. Sensitive. Intuitive. Bilingual-Español. My work focuses on transforming emotional pain to experience life more freely and fully. In a non-judgmental way, I work with clients to identify the core conflicts that keep appearing in new contexts. I understand symptoms as a privileged doorway to resolve these underlying conflicts. I also focus on how hidden links in the family tree influence us, and how transgenerational issues don't allow us to live "our own" lives. Secrets and unresolved family issues force themselves into our personal stories until they are resolved. We become as sick as our secrets.
Barry W Bastian
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94952 (Online Only)
Are you laying awake at night worrying about how to get your life on track, wondering if you are suffering from a "failure to launch"? Are you feeling depressed by vague feelings of emptiness and boredom that even your personal and professional relationships fail to relieve? Do you feel isolated and awkwardly alone even in the midst of your social interactions? Do you long for deeper self-understanding and for loving relationships that support well-being and purpose in life?
Are you laying awake at night worrying about how to get your life on track, wondering if you are suffering from a "failure to launch"? Are you feeling depressed by vague feelings of emptiness and boredom that even your personal and professional relationships fail to relieve? Do you feel isolated and awkwardly alone even in the midst of your social interactions? Do you long for deeper self-understanding and for loving relationships that support well-being and purpose in life?
Stefan Greene, LCSW
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, DCSW
Verified Verified
Petaluma, CA 94952 (Online Only)
My integrated approaches to treatment include: Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Cognitive/ Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Creative Arts Coaching; Stress Management Training; Work/Life Coaching; Marital/Couple Therapy; Clinical Hypnotherapy; Parental Counseling.
I have a straight-forward, nurturing and supportive approach to help you understand and work-through your personal struggles. My style is informal and collaborative and respects the uniqueness of your personality, relationships and situation. I help my clients to feel valued and motivated to make desired life changes. With sensitivity and compassion, we work together to build on your strengths to help make lasting change and move toward leading a more self-aware, content and fulfilling life.
My integrated approaches to treatment include: Positive Psychology, Solution-Focused, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Cognitive/ Behavioral Therapy (CBT); Creative Arts Coaching; Stress Management Training; Work/Life Coaching; Marital/Couple Therapy; Clinical Hypnotherapy; Parental Counseling.
I have a straight-forward, nurturing and supportive approach to help you understand and work-through your personal struggles. My style is informal and collaborative and respects the uniqueness of your personality, relationships and situation. I help my clients to feel valued and motivated to make desired life changes. With sensitivity and compassion, we work together to build on your strengths to help make lasting change and move toward leading a more self-aware, content and fulfilling life.
We begin with a shared effort at understanding and managing the emotions and we progress to the patient's ability to self manage them.
In individual therapy I join with the patient to establish a relationship in which we will explore developmental relational issues that cause pain and suffering. Such issues begin as intense emotions, but they can be understood, accepted, and integrated. This process leads to healing and change. Life takes on new perspectives as the emotional self provides new information about the external and internal world that brings stability and vitality to the personality. The relationship between us deepens allowing us to explore the complex dimensions of personality that allow for growth and development unique to the individual.
We begin with a shared effort at understanding and managing the emotions and we progress to the patient's ability to self manage them.
In individual therapy I join with the patient to establish a relationship in which we will explore developmental relational issues that cause pain and suffering. Such issues begin as intense emotions, but they can be understood, accepted, and integrated. This process leads to healing and change. Life takes on new perspectives as the emotional self provides new information about the external and internal world that brings stability and vitality to the personality. The relationship between us deepens allowing us to explore the complex dimensions of personality that allow for growth and development unique to the individual.
Life can be difficult, but you shouldn't have to take on its challenges alone. I'd like to provide a safe, supportive space for you to deal with those challenges, so that life feels manageable and even beautiful.
Life can be difficult, but you shouldn't have to take on its challenges alone. I'd like to provide a safe, supportive space for you to deal with those challenges, so that life feels manageable and even beautiful.
Whether borderline, narcissistic or simply toxic, wounded and self-centered parents create wounded children. And these children grow up without the basics of warmth and kindness, acceptance and encouragement. In order to survive, we adapt to the needs of our de manding parents. That might mean we learn to parent our parent. Or we develop antennae and quickly respond to their changing moods and needs, simultaneously ignoring our own. We hope if we do and say the right thing long enough, then one day they will be strong enough to finally take care of us. But that day may never come.
Whether borderline, narcissistic or simply toxic, wounded and self-centered parents create wounded children. And these children grow up without the basics of warmth and kindness, acceptance and encouragement. In order to survive, we adapt to the needs of our de manding parents. That might mean we learn to parent our parent. Or we develop antennae and quickly respond to their changing moods and needs, simultaneously ignoring our own. We hope if we do and say the right thing long enough, then one day they will be strong enough to finally take care of us. But that day may never come.
You'll find me to be an encouraging coach: I'll be supportive without coddling you, and I'll ask you to push yourself without de manding too much.
I'm a psychologist whose been working with adults for over 25 years. I teach tools and techniques for reducing symptoms and for changing problem behaviors. My specialty is treating all kinds of anxiety problems. If you suffer from OCD, panic, fears, excessive worrying, or shyness, I can help you. Sessions will involve a lot of active give-and-take. I use evidence-based (CBT) methods which have proven to be highly effective. Expect to get "homework" between appointments. Don't be surprised to see improvement within a few weeks.
You'll find me to be an encouraging coach: I'll be supportive without coddling you, and I'll ask you to push yourself without de manding too much.
I'm a psychologist whose been working with adults for over 25 years. I teach tools and techniques for reducing symptoms and for changing problem behaviors. My specialty is treating all kinds of anxiety problems. If you suffer from OCD, panic, fears, excessive worrying, or shyness, I can help you. Sessions will involve a lot of active give-and-take. I use evidence-based (CBT) methods which have proven to be highly effective. Expect to get "homework" between appointments. Don't be surprised to see improvement within a few weeks.
Richard Doleman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Petaluma, CA 94952
I have specialized training and experience in couples therapy. If you are stuck in a painfully destructive relationship pattern, I can help you. I have worked with couples for over 35 years. EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, is by far the most effective way to work with relationship problems. EFT is one of the only empirically validated couples therapy approaches, and has been shown to out-perform all other modalities in follow-up studies, tracking couples after therapy has ended. EFT has dramatically increased my ability to help couples transform painful relationship patterns into deeply fulfilling and enduring bonds.
I have specialized training and experience in couples therapy. If you are stuck in a painfully destructive relationship pattern, I can help you. I have worked with couples for over 35 years. EFT, Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples, is by far the most effective way to work with relationship problems. EFT is one of the only empirically validated couples therapy approaches, and has been shown to out-perform all other modalities in follow-up studies, tracking couples after therapy has ended. EFT has dramatically increased my ability to help couples transform painful relationship patterns into deeply fulfilling and enduring bonds.
Life threatening experiences sometimes affect us long after the danger has passed. If you find yourself moving through the world in fear, avoiding situations that remind you, even remotely, of the past, EMDR can help. EMDR addresses the cycle of triggering and avoidance that can be so painful and disruptive. The typical course of EMDR is 1-10 sessions. It may sound unlikely that such powerful memories can soften and lose their hold in just a few sessions. But that is what you can expect from EMDR. It is why EMDR is the treatment of choice for PTSD.
Life threatening experiences sometimes affect us long after the danger has passed. If you find yourself moving through the world in fear, avoiding situations that remind you, even remotely, of the past, EMDR can help. EMDR addresses the cycle of triggering and avoidance that can be so painful and disruptive. The typical course of EMDR is 1-10 sessions. It may sound unlikely that such powerful memories can soften and lose their hold in just a few sessions. But that is what you can expect from EMDR. It is why EMDR is the treatment of choice for PTSD.
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