Child & Teen Therapy
Play-based and relational work for children, and honest, non-condescending therapy for adolescents. The therapist supports parents in understanding and relating to their child.
Child & teen therapyPsychotherapy in San Francisco, California
Find your way forward to live freely.
We are a small group practice offering therapy to children, teens, adults, couples, and groups. Our work is with what sits underneath a symptom rather than only the symptom itself. There is usually a reason things repeat, and we can make sense of it together.
In person in San Francisco · Telehealth across California
Who we work with
Find the right kind of support.
Group Therapy
The patterns you have in relationships tend to show up in a group, live, where they can actually be worked with.
Group therapyAdults & Couples
Adulthood presents unique challenges, whether you are grappling with new pressures or seeking deeper fulfillment. We work on the power you have to change what can be changed.
Adults & couplesWhere we are
Therapy in San Francisco and across California.
Our office is at 1934 Divisadero Street in Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco. We also meet online across California.
In person at 1934 Divisadero Street, Lower Pacific Heights · Online across California
What we have found
Understanding arrives long before change does.
You can name your attachment style, you have read the books, and still you find yourself in the same argument, the same job, and at the same distance from your authentic self.
In a therapy session those patterns come up in the room, with a caring professional paying close attention, and go differently than they ever have. That is as true for children and teenagers as for adults and couples.
For more on how we work, see our approach, and for what people bring us, problems we treat.
Cultural frame
Your background is not a footnote to the work.
Culture, race, immigration, class, faith, language, gender, and sexuality are not topics we get to at the end if there is time. We treat your culture as central to understanding what you bring to therapy.
Getting started
Starting is simpler than it may feel.
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Call us
Reaching out for yourself or your child is a big step, and the first conversation is a small one. Fifteen minutes on the phone, in which you tell us what has been going on and what you are hoping for. There is no paperwork at this stage.
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We find the right fit
We talk together as a team about who here is best suited to what you have described, considering each clinician's specialty, their availability, and who we think you are most likely to feel understood by.
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You begin
A first session with that therapist. The early weeks are mostly about getting to know one another and finding a pace that suits you. You decide how quickly things open up, and nothing has to be said before you are ready to say it.
Take the next step
A first conversation costs nothing.
Get in touch and we will talk through what you are looking for, answer your questions about how we work, and help you find a therapist who is the right fit.