Humanistic Therapists in Sebastopol, CA
I am proficient in the use of EMDR, clinical hypnosis, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and the Humanistic-Existential paradigms.
There is nothing quite like emotional pain. We carry it with us everywhere. It messes up our life. Sometimes it makes us want to hide from other people; sometimes from ourselves. Sometimes we turn to various escapes to quiet that insistent feeling in our bodies. We look to one solution after another until we learn to mistrust every solution. And we are right. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. In fact, there isn't even a one-size-fits-all question. You are unique, and only you have the answer. My role is to help you find it.
I am proficient in the use of EMDR, clinical hypnosis, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and the Humanistic-Existential paradigms.
There is nothing quite like emotional pain. We carry it with us everywhere. It messes up our life. Sometimes it makes us want to hide from other people; sometimes from ourselves. Sometimes we turn to various escapes to quiet that insistent feeling in our bodies. We look to one solution after another until we learn to mistrust every solution. And we are right. There is no one-size-fits-all answer. In fact, there isn't even a one-size-fits-all question. You are unique, and only you have the answer. My role is to help you find it.
Judith Tischler
Marriage & Family Therapist, PhD, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472
I provide integrative psychotherapy for adults, couples, teens and families. I incorporate empirically validated methods in our work together. These include EMDR, CBT, DBT, and humanistic modalities for individuals and the Gottman method, EFT, and Imago Relationship Therapy for couples and families. Your concerns are my focus as we work together to develop solutions. I offer parenting support, divorce support, and grief support for individuals and families. I am also uniquely experienced in working with families and individuals with special needs, especially youth and adults with ADHD and those on the Autism Spectrum.
I provide integrative psychotherapy for adults, couples, teens and families. I incorporate empirically validated methods in our work together. These include EMDR, CBT, DBT, and humanistic modalities for individuals and the Gottman method, EFT, and Imago Relationship Therapy for couples and families. Your concerns are my focus as we work together to develop solutions. I offer parenting support, divorce support, and grief support for individuals and families. I am also uniquely experienced in working with families and individuals with special needs, especially youth and adults with ADHD and those on the Autism Spectrum.
In my 20+ years of practice I have often used cognitive-behavioral therapy; however, I also integrate person-centered, humanistic, existential, and relational approaches.
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.
In my 20+ years of practice I have often used cognitive-behavioral therapy; however, I also integrate person-centered, humanistic, existential, and relational approaches.
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 have a gentle yet direct approach to therapy, incorporating my training/experience in family systems, humanistic and psychodynamic orientations.
Is it easier for you to give than to receive? Are you a nurse, therapist, teacher, or in another "helping profession"? Are you tired of struggling with the daily life grind, while longing for a rich and vibrant life? Do you wonder why you often feel so depleted, while others are enjoying life? Are you in a relationship but are struggling with the same issues and can't find your way to a better way of relating? You are not alone! You deserve to be happy and fulfilled. You can heal and learn new ways of living! I hold the space in which a full and rewarding life is possible for you, even if you cannot yet imagine it for yourself.
I have a gentle yet direct approach to therapy, incorporating my training/experience in family systems, humanistic and psychodynamic orientations.
Is it easier for you to give than to receive? Are you a nurse, therapist, teacher, or in another "helping profession"? Are you tired of struggling with the daily life grind, while longing for a rich and vibrant life? Do you wonder why you often feel so depleted, while others are enjoying life? Are you in a relationship but are struggling with the same issues and can't find your way to a better way of relating? You are not alone! You deserve to be happy and fulfilled. You can heal and learn new ways of living! I hold the space in which a full and rewarding life is possible for you, even if you cannot yet imagine it for yourself.
My approach is existential- humanistic, client-centered, and transpersonal.
For me, the focus of therapy is not primarily to fix disorders or cure diseases; I seek to increase your positive life skills rather than address negative patterns. What happens in the therapy hour is a microcosm of life at large. How you do anything is how you do everything. And so, I give special attention to the actual, to the present moment, in particular your immediate subjective experience. Ultimately, when you become aware of your resistance(s) to pain and return to wholeness and authenticity, my work is done.
My approach is existential- humanistic, client-centered, and transpersonal.
For me, the focus of therapy is not primarily to fix disorders or cure diseases; I seek to increase your positive life skills rather than address negative patterns. What happens in the therapy hour is a microcosm of life at large. How you do anything is how you do everything. And so, I give special attention to the actual, to the present moment, in particular your immediate subjective experience. Ultimately, when you become aware of your resistance(s) to pain and return to wholeness and authenticity, my work is done.
Alanna Taormina
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Online Only)
I take a holistic approach to therapy and address client's concerns from the perspective of their mind, body, and spirit. My role is one of a guide along the journey to wholeness. I offer illumination of integral pieces along your path and help you to integrate these pieces to become a happier, healthier, more authentic you! I truly believe that each individual can heal from emotional pain. I am competent in a variety of theoretical approaches including: Psychodynamic, Transpersonal, Client centered, Humanistic, Gestalt, and CBT. I am trained in EMDR and clinical hypnosis.
I take a holistic approach to therapy and address client's concerns from the perspective of their mind, body, and spirit. My role is one of a guide along the journey to wholeness. I offer illumination of integral pieces along your path and help you to integrate these pieces to become a happier, healthier, more authentic you! I truly believe that each individual can heal from emotional pain. I am competent in a variety of theoretical approaches including: Psychodynamic, Transpersonal, Client centered, Humanistic, Gestalt, and CBT. I am trained in EMDR and clinical hypnosis.
Janine Orri (Hoffman Reyes)
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Online Only)
I am a licensed psychotherapist and former hospice grief counselor. I am founder of The Way Through - Grief and Loss Services, in Sebastopol, CA. I offer a multi-dimensional approach to clients facing grief and loss life situations. If you or someone you know is having difficulty with a divorce, separation, death or dying of loved one, or loss of life situation we can help you find The Way Through. Services include crisis intervention, biopsychosocial assessment, grief counseling, EMDR treatment, PTSD treatment, support groups and couples counseling. We also work with loss through drug and alcohol addiction and recovery, providing support and community resources.
I am a licensed psychotherapist and former hospice grief counselor. I am founder of The Way Through - Grief and Loss Services, in Sebastopol, CA. I offer a multi-dimensional approach to clients facing grief and loss life situations. If you or someone you know is having difficulty with a divorce, separation, death or dying of loved one, or loss of life situation we can help you find The Way Through. Services include crisis intervention, biopsychosocial assessment, grief counseling, EMDR treatment, PTSD treatment, support groups and couples counseling. We also work with loss through drug and alcohol addiction and recovery, providing support and community resources.
Whoever you are, particularly if you sometimes find yourself lonely in the world, if you are a person of color, part of the LGBTQ community, if you wonder if you are too different, too difficult or just too much...You are welcome here. Here are some of the reasons folks find their way into my office:
Depression/
Anxiety/
Grief/
Overwhelm/
Low Self-Esteem / Self Hatred/
Feeling lost or stuck/
Sorrow or fear about Climate Change / Degradation of the natural world.
Whoever you are, particularly if you sometimes find yourself lonely in the world, if you are a person of color, part of the LGBTQ community, if you wonder if you are too different, too difficult or just too much...You are welcome here. Here are some of the reasons folks find their way into my office:
Depression/
Anxiety/
Grief/
Overwhelm/
Low Self-Esteem / Self Hatred/
Feeling lost or stuck/
Sorrow or fear about Climate Change / Degradation of the natural world.
Sharon (Phoenix) Piwowarski
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sebastopol, CA 95472
I am a person-centered and psychodynamic based clinician who has been practicing for 15 years. I incorporate somatic, cognitive, visual art, mindfulness meditation interventions into sessions. I also offer a Reiki Mindfulness technique which can reduce stress and increase a sense of hope. Together we will work towards your goals!
I am a person-centered and psychodynamic based clinician who has been practicing for 15 years. I incorporate somatic, cognitive, visual art, mindfulness meditation interventions into sessions. I also offer a Reiki Mindfulness technique which can reduce stress and increase a sense of hope. Together we will work towards your goals!
Finding safety and the conditions in which to explore all aspects of your experience are vital components in the therapeutic process. The introduction of art, play, and somatic therapies may provide additional ways to bring creativity to the exploration of the material at hand.
I work with children and adults and I specialize in exploring and reconnecting to one's core self. Trauma, illness, and anxiety can disrupt this essential connection - it can be regained.
Finding safety and the conditions in which to explore all aspects of your experience are vital components in the therapeutic process. The introduction of art, play, and somatic therapies may provide additional ways to bring creativity to the exploration of the material at hand.
I work with children and adults and I specialize in exploring and reconnecting to one's core self. Trauma, illness, and anxiety can disrupt this essential connection - it can be regained.
Do you struggle with relationships or feel cut off from your own vibrancy and purpose? Do you long to move forward in your goals and dreams? Are you living someone else’s life and don’t really know what you want or could accomplish? Are feelings of anger, loneliness or depression keeping you powerless to change? I can offer you a safe and effective environment of support that will empower you to heal and transform your relationships with yourself and others. You will receive a unique individualized program of specific tools and skills to help you navigate your way towards vibrancy and passion.
Do you struggle with relationships or feel cut off from your own vibrancy and purpose? Do you long to move forward in your goals and dreams? Are you living someone else’s life and don’t really know what you want or could accomplish? Are feelings of anger, loneliness or depression keeping you powerless to change? I can offer you a safe and effective environment of support that will empower you to heal and transform your relationships with yourself and others. You will receive a unique individualized program of specific tools and skills to help you navigate your way towards vibrancy and passion.
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I welcome the opportunity to help professionals work through difficulties in personal, familial and professional challenges, including dealing with major crises and transitions. My education (Yale, UC Berkeley) and decades of experience have prepared me to help diverse individuals cope with a wide array of problems. I'm now working exclusively via video sessions. I have extensive expertise working with healthcare workers, including psychotherapists. My work with you might be short-term, or it may evolve into ongoing work if that is warranted.
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Maggie Rose Self
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Online Only)
I help bright (and often highly sensitive and empathic) Millennial and Generation Z aged women to heal from early and past relational wounds; address anxiety, depression, trauma; and tend your nervous systems. I support you to build your vitality, embodiment, and authentic connection to yourself and loved ones. I believe in your innate wholeness and ability to connect with your own health and healing with compassionate, skillful support. I've been in the field for over 20 years and have been in private practice for over 10 years. In addition to individual therapy, I provide clinical supervision to CIIS students.
I help bright (and often highly sensitive and empathic) Millennial and Generation Z aged women to heal from early and past relational wounds; address anxiety, depression, trauma; and tend your nervous systems. I support you to build your vitality, embodiment, and authentic connection to yourself and loved ones. I believe in your innate wholeness and ability to connect with your own health and healing with compassionate, skillful support. I've been in the field for over 20 years and have been in private practice for over 10 years. In addition to individual therapy, I provide clinical supervision to CIIS students.
Jon-David Settell
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, PhD, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Much of philosophy today contends that modern life is damaged life. Theodor Adorno tells us that this life is wrong and cannot be lived rightly, while Walter Benjamin observes that, in terms of our structures of feeling and knowing the world, “we have become impoverished”. Adorno and Max Horkheimer suggest that magic died long ago. Wrong life, poverty of experience, and the death of magic: how then can we live? This question animates my thought as psychotherapist and educator. Over two decades of clinical practice have taught me that damaged life can be beautiful life, capable of the most radical kind of joy.
Much of philosophy today contends that modern life is damaged life. Theodor Adorno tells us that this life is wrong and cannot be lived rightly, while Walter Benjamin observes that, in terms of our structures of feeling and knowing the world, “we have become impoverished”. Adorno and Max Horkheimer suggest that magic died long ago. Wrong life, poverty of experience, and the death of magic: how then can we live? This question animates my thought as psychotherapist and educator. Over two decades of clinical practice have taught me that damaged life can be beautiful life, capable of the most radical kind of joy.
I enjoy working with individuals interested and committed to discovering their own inherent capacity to live a more embodied, present, and expressive life. I am passionate about helping those who are struggling with a major life transition or have experienced trauma/loss regain a sense of well-being and ease in their life and personal relationships. My approach to healing is fundamentally relational and holistic, drawing heavily on mindfulness-based, somatic, and creative expression techniques. I interweave neurophysiological, transpersonal, and attachment based frameworks that allow for both solution-focused and depth work.
I enjoy working with individuals interested and committed to discovering their own inherent capacity to live a more embodied, present, and expressive life. I am passionate about helping those who are struggling with a major life transition or have experienced trauma/loss regain a sense of well-being and ease in their life and personal relationships. My approach to healing is fundamentally relational and holistic, drawing heavily on mindfulness-based, somatic, and creative expression techniques. I interweave neurophysiological, transpersonal, and attachment based frameworks that allow for both solution-focused and depth work.
This human journey is dynamic and asks so much of us at times. Many of us find ourselves struggling internally or in our relationships and it is these moments that I am here for you. Like most of us, I imagine you want freedom from inner oppressive paradigms, an ability to cultivate and utilize resources that help you navigate swift currents or unknown terrain, and perhaps above all to be deeply understood.
This human journey is dynamic and asks so much of us at times. Many of us find ourselves struggling internally or in our relationships and it is these moments that I am here for you. Like most of us, I imagine you want freedom from inner oppressive paradigms, an ability to cultivate and utilize resources that help you navigate swift currents or unknown terrain, and perhaps above all to be deeply understood.
Whatever has brought you here, I've no doubt it's an opportunity to create something better. I can help you release old, painful patterns that go nowhere, so you can create the life you want. If you're on your knees in transition, grief and loss, I can support you through it. I'm an enthusiastic catalyst for you to be a game changer in your own life! You can rely on my 35 plus years of experience and will find me interactive, compassionate and generous with clear, inspiring feedback. We'll work as collaborators for your best evolution.
Whatever has brought you here, I've no doubt it's an opportunity to create something better. I can help you release old, painful patterns that go nowhere, so you can create the life you want. If you're on your knees in transition, grief and loss, I can support you through it. I'm an enthusiastic catalyst for you to be a game changer in your own life! You can rely on my 35 plus years of experience and will find me interactive, compassionate and generous with clear, inspiring feedback. We'll work as collaborators for your best evolution.
Emily Larkin
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Sebastopol, CA 95472
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Do you find yourself often getting caught up in your thoughts or emotions, easily overwhelmed and unable to feel secure and at peace? Do you struggle to feel more connected to your inner self, fully present in your life, and able to engage mindfully in relationships? You may not see it now, but you already have all of the wisdom and potential inside of you that you will ever need, it is merely a matter of unlocking it.
Do you find yourself often getting caught up in your thoughts or emotions, easily overwhelmed and unable to feel secure and at peace? Do you struggle to feel more connected to your inner self, fully present in your life, and able to engage mindfully in relationships? You may not see it now, but you already have all of the wisdom and potential inside of you that you will ever need, it is merely a matter of unlocking it.
Welcome, I'm so glad you're here. I work with adults who are longing to have a greater experience of safety, belonging, and joy in their bodies and relationships, as well as teens living with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. With over a decade of experience working closely with youth and adults in clinical and educational settings, my offerings are trauma-informed, justice-centered, LGBTQIA+ affirming & sex positive, and are available for anyone with feelings and a body.
Welcome, I'm so glad you're here. I work with adults who are longing to have a greater experience of safety, belonging, and joy in their bodies and relationships, as well as teens living with anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. With over a decade of experience working closely with youth and adults in clinical and educational settings, my offerings are trauma-informed, justice-centered, LGBTQIA+ affirming & sex positive, and are available for anyone with feelings and a body.
Kimberly Wylder
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Sebastopol, CA 95472 (Online Only)
To work with me is to consider seeing your life through the lens of rites of passage. My passion lies in initiating people into their magic & medicine. I work with folks navigating all sorts of life transitions and guide them in moving through the threshold that life is calling for. The alchemy of activism means our healing work is act of (re)evolution. I love working with healers in all their glory, catalyst creators, community tenders, disruptors, leaders who are looking to embody their seat, folks who are here to change their lineage in radical ways, and always people who are asking the questions that go beyond themselves.
To work with me is to consider seeing your life through the lens of rites of passage. My passion lies in initiating people into their magic & medicine. I work with folks navigating all sorts of life transitions and guide them in moving through the threshold that life is calling for. The alchemy of activism means our healing work is act of (re)evolution. I love working with healers in all their glory, catalyst creators, community tenders, disruptors, leaders who are looking to embody their seat, folks who are here to change their lineage in radical ways, and always people who are asking the questions that go beyond themselves.
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Humanistic Therapists
How does humanistic therapy work?
One tenet of humanistic therapy is that people are good. The humanistic approach is concerned with a person’s ability to accept oneself. It likewise encourages a person to overcome self-criticism and self-defeating tendencies, as well as disapproval from others. This approach also emphasizes self-actualization and treating an individual as a whole person. A foundation of this therapy type: The patient is the expert in their life, and treatment often takes the individual’s lead.
Is humanistic therapy evidence-based?
Humanistic therapy is an evidence-based practice. Research has found that humanistic therapy can lead to significant improvement, and for some people it can be just as effective as other therapies, such as Cognitive behavioral therapy. The benefits of humanistic therapy are enduring.
How long does humanistic therapy last?
The goal of humanistic therapy is to understand a person’s day-to-day experiences. While sessions can be short-term and last over a few months, therapy can sometimes continue beyond that and last up to a year or more. And because patients learn the theory behind humanistic therapy during treatment, they can also practice its tenets throughout life after therapy sessions have been completed.
Is humanistic therapy effective?
According to research, many patients find success with humanistic therapy. Researchers note that the therapy is particularly useful in addressing poor self-esteem and self-sabotage, as well as improving conditions including anxiety and depression. Improvements in problem areas can be long standing, as individuals can continue working on themselves by using the tools they’ve learned during treatment.