Women continue to face discriminatory practices, attitudes, and institutions even in modern society, and these issues may affect their mental health. Women may choose to enter counseling for gender-related issues or other mental health concerns, and, as a result of their gender experience, women’s issues come up within therapy.
Available Treatment Options
Many types of therapy can assist people with women’s issues. Feminist Therapy approaches counseling that centers on women’s and other genders besides men’s experiences, focusing on relationships, social understanding, empowerment, and advocating for equality. Women may also feel comfortable in group therapy with other women, as being surrounded by people who can understand their experiences can be therapeutic.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Women's Issues
I admire the clients who first walk through the door at A Sheltering Tree. It takes courage to begin a relationship with a stranger where you are asked to reveal areas of struggle and pain. I am honored to be given this opportunity, and my goal is to co-create a relationship built on trust so that we can work together to help you find the answers that you seek for the changes in you want in you...
ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS I work with adolescents and adults on a variety of issues. In addition to counseling experience, I have several years of experience teaching middle and high school. I use a client-centered approach drawing from different theoretical orientations in order to create a unique plan for each client. My goal is to help clients realize their potential, manage stress and difficult...
By the time most people are seeking a therapist, they have been struggling with significant challenges that have not gotten better with time, effort, or the help of family and friends. As a clinical psychologist, I am passionate about connecting with people in that stuck place for which there are no easy answers and working together to find solutions. The key ingredient in my work is my capacit...
Are you constantly feeling anxious, unhappy and overwhelmed? Do you experience intense emotions and often feel that your emotions take you over? I know how hard it is to make that first phone call and reach out. I am here to help and support you along this process. My Practice focuses on anxiety disorders, OCD, depression, trauma, relationships and severe emotional dysregulation. It can be hard...
I collaborate with adults confronting anxiety, depression, relationship issues, work stress and life transitions. My approach is warm, engaging, and outcome-focused. In a safe environment, we will work together to address problematic relational patterns, negative thoughts and feelings, and unproductive coping styles that keep you feeling stuck and emotionally distressed. My first career as a...
I believe that positive relationships are the most powerful agent of healing. If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, body image, life transitions, or a history of trauma such as physical or sexual abuse or neglect, we will work together to strengthen your relationship with your therapist, the people around you, and ultimately yourself. I use a warm, person-centered approach to help you...
Welcome! May I walk beside you as you continue to uncover, untangle, embody and enliven your life's purpose? I seek to be witness and ally to your own personal life's journey. C.G. Jung states, "Every advance; even the smallest, along the path of conscious realization adds that much to the world". I have expertise working in and creating dual-diagnosis (mental health/addiction recovery)...
Has Covid 19 jangled your nerves? Are you frustrated and anxious unable to handle what the world is throwing at you right now? Are you wondering with trepidation what the future will bring and where you fit in? Are your relationships with lovers, partners family and friends frayed? Help for your distress is a phone call away. I am a pro-active Psychotherapist that helps you identify issues that...
Your life experiences are powerful and, at times, they can also be painful. We will work together to better understand how past experiences may be impacting the present, how current stressors might be affecting you, and what might be helpful for a brighter future. As a Clinical Psychologist, I specialize in working with clients of all ages experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, or grief, and...
Passionate about helping others, I find it an honor to get to know and hopefully positively influence each client who comes into my life. I hold a Clinical Assistant Professorship at Stanford University and a private practice one day per week in Menlo Park. I received my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from PAU and completed my psychology internship and NIH-funded post-doctoral research fellowship...
In 20 years of witnessing adults/children within the therapeutic relationship, I am in awe of the strength and resiliency individuals show in the face of truly traumatic events. Over the years, I have built a level of expertise in understanding the role that the transpersonal plays in the healing process. Being a Registered Play Therapist means that I have examined clinically how the story we t...
"All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage and I promise you something great will come of it"- (quote from the movie We Bought a Zoo). I get that reaching out for support and making that first call or email to a therapist takes insane courage. And that it takes courage to then show up and be authentically seen. My private practice exists to walk alongside you as you access that courage and l...
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." -Maya Angelou. A most basic human need is to be seen and heard and, as Maya Angelou puts forth, to have your story witnessed and understood. Psychotherapy is an opportunity for us to create a safe place for you to explore what is currently causing your personal distress or creating difficulties in your relationships or life in...
Are you worried and overwhelmed with your child’s behavior? Is it difficult for you to communicate with your child without getting upset? Does your child seem anxious or depressed? Has there been a sudden decline in your child’s grades and level of motivation in school? Does your child lack self-confidence or engage in unhealthy relationships with peers? If so, you’re not alone and you’ve come ...
Welcome! Reaching out for help is often the first and most difficult step to initiating change in our lives but I'm so glad that you are here! My name is Michelle and I have over 13 years of experience working as a psychotherapist. I work with clients with a wide range of struggles including depression, anxiety, infertility, relationship or adjustment issues, grief and those who have experience...
