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Dr. Karin Sponholz
Psychologist, MSW, PhD (she, her)
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $350
- Couple Sessions $400
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / PSY21407 Karin Sponholz
- In Practice for 13 Years
- Degree/Diploma from University of Southern California MSW / 1997
- Attended Pacifica Graduate Institute, Graduated 2005
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Cult recovery
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Mood Disorders
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
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Types of Therapy
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Jungian
- MindSet
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- RO-DBT
- Trauma Focused
Groups
The MIND & the Nervous System
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In this workshop you will learn: Why we are in our heads so much; How the mind impacts our body; How being stuck in our heads can impact how we interact with others; How states of being —safe, reward, novel, threat, overwhelm — can change our physiology; Tools and skills to balance mind and body; Ways to practice effective social engagement and communication
Location
b'Well Collective
1505 Woodside Road
Redwood City, CA 94061
Couples Workshop
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In this workshop you will learn how to: Identify your relational patterns and dynamics; Identify your relational dance and what influences this; How to break your relational habits Learn how familial patterns might be influencing how you relate to your partner; Learn and practice new communication skills; Learn about consent (including physical and emotional consent); Learn about the stages of a relationship
Location
b'Well Collective
1505 Woodside Road
Redwood City, CA 94061
Therapists & Therapists in Training
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This is not a training group, but "the real deal" if anyone you know would be interested in participating in a traditional Yalom type group. It will be held in person, on a weekly basis on Thursday's from 5:30pm-7:00pm in Redwood City. This group is co-lead with my colleague, Dr. Brett Kociol. This is an ongoing, open-ended process group but will be closed once we meet capacity (9 members). For more information: contact me at karin@b-wellcollective.com.
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b'Well Collective
1505 Woodside Road
Redwood City, CA 94061
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