Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
Walnut Creek, CA 94597
Let's Connect (925) 261-7433
Compassion is the foundation of my therapeutic work with all clients. It's important to me that you feel respected, cared for, and that you feel better. Challenging life situations, traumatic experiences, and/or dysfunctional family dynamics can cause all of us to feel distressed. Sharing your experiences, feeling validated and listened to, can decrease your emotional pain. Using a relational and client-centered approach, I can address your individual needs. Working together, we can find solutions and tools to help you make lasting changes that ultimately result in you feeling better.
I have extensive experience helping individuals, and families cope with life's challenges both as a psychologist and as an educator. My specialties include trauma, anxiety, dysfunctional family systems, codependency, parenting issues, child-parent mental health, eating disorders, and life transitions.
Using compassion, my training, and my belief that we all want to feel better, I am able to provide a warm, unconditional, and safe space where you will feel supported, heard and understood. I want you to both engage and learn from your negative life experiences, and also grow and develop new strategies to creating meaningful change in your life.
Call or Email Gretchen Palau now for a free 15 minute consultation - (925) 261-7433
Let's Connect (925) 261-7433
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $190
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Call or Email me for a free 15 minute consultation now - (925) 261-7433
Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY30844 Gretchen Palau
- License: PSY-2030, Hawaii PSY-2030 / 2022
- Membership with National Health Service Psychologist
- Attended John F. Kennedy University, PsyD and Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or (925) 261-7433
Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Alcohol Use
- Bisexual
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Stress
- Women's Issues
Do these issues align with your needs? Email or (925) 261-7433
Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Ethnicity
Pacific Islander
Age
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Family
Ethnicity
Pacific Islander
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Strength-Based
- Structural Family Therapy
- Trauma Focused
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or (925) 261-7433
Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD
Location
Nearby Areas
Counties
Neighborhoods
Call for a free consultation now - (925) 261-7433
Gretchen Palau
Psychologist, PsyD