Kentfield Therapists specializing in Adolescent Issues

Eileen Brown

In adolescence, the developmental task is to find oneself, while slowly becoming more independent from parents and community. Indigenous and non-industrial cultures often understood the importance of this, and facilitated this critical process with an initiatory experience. Today, neuroscience is catching up with ancient knowledge, as adults are counseled to find ways to support teens to take healthy risks so that inner resources can be cultivated and strengthened during this critical time.

Will Lipsenthal

I like to work with the present moment, I believe that the past impacts the present. My clients often notice an increase in liveliness, connection, or a better understanding of who they are and where they’ve come from. My approach allows us to work on a wide variety of issues from depression, transitions, loss, or trauma.

Dr. Christine E. Dickson

Do you struggle with a mind that does not turn off? Do you overanalyze yourself and others? Do you have a critical inner voice? I can help you find the "off button" in your mind, no longer react to every thought and feeling that goes through your mind and learn to laugh at the voice in your head. Together we can achieve what seems impossible.

Aneissa Rosas-Sanchez

I am currently seeing adolescents and adults in different phases of life. My work supports individuals as well as parents and families through life transitions, loss/grief, and traumatic experiences. I also provide compassionate counseling and support to parents including families with highly sensitive and/or neurodiverse children. I teach all clients, especially clients of color & diverse backgrounds, that self-care & preservation are not only important to "being well" but a revolutionary act

Adam Cohen

A core focus of my work is supporting adolescents/teens and parents of adolescents/teens. Adolescence is a time filled with immense change and growth. Throughout the course of that growth can often exist encounters with various challenges, obstacles, and difficult experiences that the adolescent must navigate past. I specialize in working with adolescents and their parents because I am passionate about walking alongside them and assisting them in their journey through this meaningful life stage.

Kerry Graser

It's not easy being a teenager, especially these days. My experience with teens is that many of them are stressed out, worried about the future, and many experience depression. Using primarily CBT along with some mindfulness, I help my clients develop ways to express their feelings and useful strategies to cope with those feelings.

Derek Rubinstein

I work with a broad range of people struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD/trauma (shock and complex/developmental), interpersonal problems, obsessive/compulsive patterns of thinking and behaving, substance use/abuse, ADHD, High Functioning Autism/Asperger's, personal discovery and spiritual development, preparation and integration of psychedelic experiences or other expanded states of consciousness, and people interested in vipassana/mindfulness meditation.

Kim Fahlen

Adolescence is a dynamic time of change, growth and possibility. Yet, so often these years are full of self-doubt, low self esteem, and existential turmoil. They are constantly bombarded with expectations and images of who they should be and what they should do. But when teens feel really seen and heard, they can feel safe to express their authentic selves. Identifying what is most meaningful to them and finding healthy ways to communicate their needs is essential for healthy development.

Ryan Gertz

It is my mission to work with clients on their path of healing, wholeness and self-fulfillment. Whether its anxiety, depression, ADHD, highly sensitive people, relationships, mens issues, life transitions, psychedelic or non-ordinary states, or the burdens and challenges of life.

Ashley Brady

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I am passionate about fostering resiliency in my clients which include teens and adults in California (both in person and online). My primary goal is to meet you wherever you are at and provide individualized treatment incorporating evidence based models. I have experience providing treatment at all levels of psychiatric care and can help work with you to determine additional resources/services if needed.

Lauren Ogren

Over a decade of adolescent work in treatment centers, juvenile hall, and in the foster care system. I find that teens work well with me because I respect and listen to them, while also creating healthy boundaries.

Barbara Townsend

Are you struggling to have more meaningful and satisfying relationships? Perhaps you have persistent worry, sadness, anger or grief and these feelings are really weighing you down? I know how you feel: out of ideas, stuck in the mud and alone in your suffering. But you don't have to keep living your life this way! Together we can make positive change so that you can feel more hope, experience more joy, and be more comfortable in your life and with your loved ones.

Kim Salinger

The intensity of navigating life during the teen & young adult years can overwhelm a highly sensitive young person's ability to manage and cope. Mood support and learning effective stress coping skills and positive life-management techniques can make an incredibly stressful time period much easier and for a young person.

Heather Chamberlain

The goal of therapy is for children to learn strategies to help them manage their emotions through games, activities, and information and for parents gain an understanding of their child along with strategies to help the family feel better. I work with children birth to 18 and their parents, with a specialty in 0-5, trauma, and psychological and developmental testing.

Paula Mierzejewski

Harmony Martinez

Teen years are a transitional time that can take a lot of sensitivity and care. It can be a challenging time for both teens and caregivers. During this stage, teens are experiencing tremendous amounts of growth; mentally, physically and emotionally. A lot of times we see new behavior and a lack of communication. I help teens learn language to emotions, learn techniques to help regulate, learn skills that they can use to make healthier choices and relationships around them.

Scott Menasco, Ph.D.

The Teen and Preteen years are full of radical change for kids (and parents). As the child begins to define their identity, they go through a natural albeit sometimes tumultuous process of differentiating themselves from others. For teens, having a supportive environment to share their experiences can set them up for an emotionally healthy future. Therapy can be an important part of that, especially when there are regular mood or behavioral challenges that the teen is experiencing.

Laurie Dievendorf

Are you feeling overwhelmed by the world, your responsibilities, and trying to navigate your anxiety or stress? I am here to offer support and a safe place for you to land each week. In our work together I will offer tools to help you navigate what feels challenging and offer a caring, loving approach. If you are needing support around your relationships, life transitions, your self, your families-I am here. I want you to experience less pain and ultimately more joy as we work together.

Tessa Gordon

There are many reasons eating disorders are invited into your life. Just as there are many reasons why a person develops an eating disorder, the way you recover will be just as unique. If there was a one size fits all solution, that would perhaps be as deceptive as the problem itself. Whether it’s perfectionism, judgment, loneliness, self-improvement, health, fear, family issues… Together we will discover what invites these problems into your life, and begin to find what recovery means for you.

Olivia Parker

Our relationships with ourselves can be complicated. Together, let’s better understand how your life circumstances have gotten you to where you are today. What is working for you? What is not working for you? How is your relationship with yourself affecting your relationships with others?