Hassan Russell (He/Him)

APCC
Accepting Clients

Hi, I’m Hassan, a therapist who specializes in love, how we give it, how we receive it, and most importantly, learn to offer it to our self.

Associate Professional Clinical Counselor in Emeryville, CA
Supervised by Dr. Staysha Veal, LMFT

About My Clients

I work with couples who want to repair connection and build more intentional, fulfilling partnerships. I also support individuals and families in exploring the roots of their relationship patterns, helping them understand how past dynamics shape present choices. Whether you’re navigating love, family, or self-worth, my work focuses on helping you love with more clarity, care, and confidence.

My Background and Approach

My style is warm, grounded, and honest. I create a space where you can stop performing and start exploring. I work with individuals navigating dating, heartbreak, or relationship wounds, and offer a 12-week program for singles ready to approach love with more purpose and less pain. With couples, I focus on building communication, emotional safety, and breaking cycles that keep you stuck in disconnection. I also support families working through generational divides, especially when silence has taken the place of understanding. My approach blends evidence-based tools with deep curiosity about your lived experience. Whether you’re untangling past patterns or trying to show up more fully in your current relationships, I meet you where you are and walk with you from there.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe healing happens in relationships, with others and with ourselves. I don't think people are "broken" or need to be fixed. I believe many of our struggles make sense when you understand the context we come from: family, culture, trauma, survival. I value showing up with honesty, care, and curiosity, and I believe therapy should be a place where you can be real, not perfect. I also believe in love, not just romantic, but self-love, community love, ancestral love. I'm especially drawn to helping people rewrite the stories they’ve inherited about worth, emotion, and connection.

I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 2 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $100 - 150/session

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