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About My Clients
I'm Gustav Helzberg, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist working with adults with ADHD, men, and young adults who feel stuck, burned out, or at a crossroads. My style is relatable and non-judgmental, grounded in mindfulness, with room for humor. I see clients in Kentfield (Marin) and Oakland, and online throughout California. Free 20-minute consultation.
My Background and Approach
You're capable of more, yet it's not panning out. Maybe it's follow-through: you start strong, then lose the thread. Maybe it's a quiet, nagging sense that something is wrong with you. (There isn't.) I'm Gustav Helzberg, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with offices in Kentfield (Marin) and Oakland. Most of the people I work with are adults with ADHD and other neurodivergent minds, men who'd prefer a male therapist, and young adults navigating burnout, anxiety, depression, and big life transitions. All are warmly welcome. My approach fuses Eastern philosophy and mindfulness, depth psychology, creativity, humor, and heart. We'll custom-design our work together: practical enough to help you follow through, and deep enough to change how you relate to yourself. I see clients in person in Kentfield and Oakland, and online anywhere in California.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Once there was an Italian town that became known for its quaint, down-to-earth way of life, and for the fact that its inhabitants often into their 100s. They grew their own vegetables, played chess in the square, old women gossiped on the steps. Folks began to hear of this town and their curiosity piqued. Tourists arrived, seekers sought, doctors and scientists came to investigate. The locals began to retreat, feeling scrutinized under this microscope, and slowly the town lost its way of life, it’s organicity. The median age of death leveled out to the average. Old men no longer played chess in the square, old women ceased gossiping on the steps. People took to using grocery stores to obtain their vegetables. My approach to therapy is to honor the ways of the town, which developed in organicity. We don't need to-- and it's better not to-- change who you inherently are in order to flourish.