Christoph Zepeda (he/they)

LPCC 9385
Accepting Clients

Finding the right mental health therapist is not always easy or convenient, but I hope your experience here is different.

Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in Oakland, CA

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

I specialize in PTSD, complex trauma, and recent critical events, as well as adults abused as children. After working with me, my clients report feeling more calm, patient, self-aware, and able to express their own strengths, needs, and limits. They are able to notice how and when they might use internal and external resources. Wherever you are in your journey, I will do my best to work with you in a way that is collaborative, integrative, and synergistic.

My Background and Approach

I completed a clinical internship at a harm reduction-based substance use program providing culturally sensitive treatment for gay, bi, and transmen, and other men who have sex with men. After, I provided trauma-informed grief counseling for children and families coping with death and/or life-threatening illnesses. I also volunteered for the Shanti Project providing emotional and practical support for someone living with a chronic life-threatening illness. I have additional experience as an overnight therapist at a short-term, residential crisis stabilization program in San Mateo and as a case manager in San Francisco, offering support services for individuals who were formerly homeless. I regularly pursue continuing education related to trauma recovery and healing. Prior to pursuing a career in mental health, I earned degrees in English and Comparative Literature at San Francisco State University and University of California, Santa Barbara.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I recognize the complexity of physical and psychological trauma and its potential impact upon a person’s thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, core beliefs, and communication styles and believe in the profound healing capacity of a strong therapeutic relationship. At the same time, I also know that healing from a history of trauma and oppression is not always an isolated process and interlocks within the complexity of one’s biology, personality, environment, society, and larger multi-systemic issues; and that we are always evolving individuals and part of an evolving collective. Considering these factors, I realize that not everyone learns and grows the same way, so I try to remain dynamic and flexible according to your needs. This is why I offer a variety of services (e.g., traditional counseling, attachment-focused EMDR, NeurOptimal®, Brainspotting (in 2024), and variations in session length) to best accommodate your abilities, sensitivities, preferences, and comfort level.

Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
I have experience with the following
  • Agnosticism
  • Atheism
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Wicca/Paganism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 6 years of practice
  • Rate: $200 - 325/session

Info

(415) 649-8732 Email Christoph
Teletherapy
Oakland, CA 94610

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