Kentfield Therapists specializing in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Will Lipsenthal

I work in a client-centered, relational, gestalt approach. I am interested but not limited to existential, trauma, family, integrative, holistic, CBT, Jungian, and Hakomi approaches as well. I work with a variety of clients who range from transitions, relationships, to trauma.

Marla Caplan

I am trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy rooted in the analytic tradition, concerned with eliciting the unconscious aspects of human experience to more fully understand our motivations, desires, fears, behaviors and responses to the world. My approach is direct, relational, strength-based, and holistic, addressing the mind-body spectrum from cognitive, emotional and somatic frameworks.

Aneissa Rosas-Sanchez

I am an LCSW and graduated from Fordham University in NYC. I completed a certification program in Advanced Clinical Practice at NYU in 2006. I have also worked and trained with the Sept 11 Recovery Program through the American Red Cross, NY Presbyterian Hospital in the Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Department as well as completed further post-graduate training/certification in child therapy, trauma, healing shame, and positive parenting. I have extensive training and experience in treating trauma. Trauma often binds with shame, sadness, "feeling stuck," fear, and many other emotions; sometimes giving way to depression, self harm, and other unhealthy behaviors or patterns. My work incorporates the neuroscience of doing therapy including the wisdom that our bodies hold to heal. Lastly, through the lens of child development, I do specialized work supporting families through a parent's cancer diagnosis and developed training for the Oncology Social Work staff at UCSF.

Derek Rubinstein

I received my doctorate in clinical psychology (PsyD) from the California Institute of Integral Studies; a holistic practice-focused program that bridges depth-psychology, the latest scientific research and neuroscience, and the world’s great wisdom traditions. I am grateful for attending a unique program that emphasizes multiple ways of knowing, sociocultural factors, and spiritual dimensions of human experience. I have extensive training and experience in providing long term psychodynamically oriented therapy, but primarily see myself as integrative in how I work. I have trained and worked in a variety of settings including community mental health clinics doing both psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessments, in-home behavioral services for individuals on the autism spectrum, school and university settings, and a harm-reduction based drug treatment center. I have also been an active volunteer at Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Family and Teen program as a mindful leader.

Danielle Bush

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective, evidence-based therapy for the treatment of trauma and related issues. Typically healing occurs much more rapidly than in traditional psychotherapy. Because of EMDR’s ability to clear emotional blockages, many people experience a newfound sense of joy, openness and deep connection with others. I am a certified EMDR therapist.

Danielle Bush

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an effective, evidence-based therapy for the treatment of trauma and related issues. Typically healing occurs much more rapidly than in traditional psychotherapy. Because of EMDR’s ability to clear emotional blockages, many people experience a newfound sense of joy, openness and deep connection with others. I am a certified EMDR therapist.

Dr. Nadia Thalji

Whether you are experiencing anxiety, depression, or anger, you will find relief in sharing your story. Together, we will look at what is holding you back, and engage in a process of transformation that will improve your relationship with self, others, and the world. The therapeutic process will help you feel more empowered to overcome the challenges in front of you and unlock your full potential.

Miriam Rubino

I use a variety of tools and modalities in an integrative approach, and work collaboratively with my clients, respecting and supporting their unique expression and values. Therapy is a unique journey, so the techniques, modalities and tools I use may look very different from one case to the other, from the spiritual to the practical, and from the here and now to past and childhood concerns. My main objective is to support clients achieving a state of wellbeing, so they can express their full self. I use an embodied psychotherapy lens, combining Narrative Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, trauma-informed treatment, Mindfulness, CBT, DBT and restorative practices; and work from an inclusive and cultural humility perspective.

Heather Chamberlain

When your child or teen is dealing with symptoms related to a scary event or a traumatic situation, it can be difficult to know where to start. Car accidents, injuries, medical procedures, domestic violence, and other events can cause a child to feel scared and unsafe. I support your child in understanding the traumatic experience, manage the difficult responses, and find ways to heal the trauma that your child and family experienced.

Paula Mierzejewski

Arley Lindberg

I believe that our suffering has meaning and that when we can develop a curiosity towards our experience our suffering/unease is often pointing us to things that may be trying to surface in our lives in order to bring more wholeness, well-being, and feeling at home inside ourselves and in the world. I work in a collaborative and open-ended way in order to reach more hidden and unconscious aspects that are connected to your suffering and your well-being. I will ask you to share about your feelings, regrets, fantasies, fears, and dreams. I will bring intuition, warmth, dedication, and humor to our work.

Scott Menasco, Ph.D.

Through my years of practicing therapy, I have come to believe both teens and adults respond best to therapy that is collaborative and strengths-based. What do these two forms of therapy imply? Therapy that is collaborative means a few things. First, I make it clear to my clients that my number one job is to support them, to be on their team. It is so important for the client to feel like the therapist is working with them, not simply telling a client what to do. Also, collaborative therapy means that we define what we are working on together, that the client has an active role in the therapy process. It is important that clients take ownership of their part in therapy because ultimately I want them to leave feeling empowered. Strengths-based means that while we recognize understanding the problem that brought us to therapy is important, we also want to include your strengths. I find that clients of all ages respond very well to having their strengths e highlighted in therapy

Nancy Rosas

Think of my role, in our journey, as one of a mental hygienist-just as you have proper physical hygiene, we all need mental hygiene too! I will mirror, guide and challenging you, all while creating new neural pathways that will allow you to live your authentic self! I'm interested in challenging what it is to be "good", the roles we play, the emotional cost. I am so pleased you have made the decision to seek out additional support through psychotherapy. I am here to foster your courage, vulnerability and create a safe space for you to heal, be free and become an authentic you! Together we can reach that mountain top! Therapy with me is one that is collaborative and is built on mutual understanding, respect and commitment. My approach is drawn from my certifications in evidence based therapies: trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy, child parent psychotherapy & parent child interaction therapy.

Tessa Gordon

Nicole Ohebshalom

I’m an attachment-based psychodynamic therapist using experimental, psychoanalytical and humanistic theories. I hold extensive training is in Emotionally Focused Couples (and Individual) Therapy, Sex Therapy, EMDR and Attachment-based CBT. I’m currently gaining my PhD in Human Sexuality and a Fellow at SF Psychoanalysis institute. I previously was a Registered Nurse in Fertility Endocrinology.

Adriana Popescu

I developed my expertise in treating trauma, abuse, and PTSD throughout my 20+ years of working in this field, in environments ranging from psychiatric hospitals, group homes, residential and outpatient clinics. I have also been involved with a nonprofit organization called FREA – Finding Recovery and Empowerment from Abuse (frea.support). I use highly effective, evidence-based methods to treat trauma and PTSD, particularly the tools of Energy Psychology. Trauma affects a person on every level and has lasting physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects. My approach is that all of these components must be addressed in order for a person to truly and completely heal from these experiences. I take a strengths-based, empowering...

Manuel Manotas

Besides utilizing the tools of traditional therapy, (looking at the past for understanding the problem and shifting our negative thinking patterns) I use cutting edge body based techniques to help you reduce anxiety and feel better. These techniques bypass the thinking mind and address directly the source of anxiety in the body. In other words we work directly with the parts of the nervous system that are responsible for the experience of anxiety. Another important aspect of my approach is the emphasis on Mindfulness/Presence. In a way my job is to help you develop the inner muscle of presence. What do I mean by that? You can be free, feel safe and connected to yourself , when you are in presence. In other words, connecting with who you are beyond your story the immediate sense of you, embodied, grounded in the now.

Manuel Manotas

Besides utilizing the tools of traditional therapy, (looking at the past for understanding the problem and shifting our negative thinking patterns) I use cutting edge body based techniques to help you reduce anxiety and feel better. These techniques bypass the thinking mind and address directly the source of anxiety in the body. In other words we work directly with the parts of the nervous system that are responsible for the experience of anxiety. Another important aspect of my approach is the emphasis on Mindfulness/Presence. In a way my job is to help you develop the inner muscle of presence. What do I mean by that? You can be free, feel safe and connected to yourself , when you are in presence. In other words, connecting with who you are beyond your story the immediate sense of you, embodied, grounded in the now.

Cora Keene

I am a Certified Trauma Clinical Professional and I welcome clients who have experienced stressful and traumatic events in their life including grief and loss, sexual trauma, and survivors of violence and abuse. These events can impact us in profound ways and finding a supportive non-judgmental environment can be key for healing and post-traumatic growth. I am here to support your journey and healing, at your pace, utilizing a trauma informed approach within supportive safe space.

Lisa Garbus

I offer a warm, honest, and collaborative space within which we can explore issues that are troubling you. My aim is for you to feel more fully alive, to find the flexibility and resilience for stronger connections to others and a more vigorous pursuit of your goals and dreams. Many of us feel blocked or confused as we approach the things we most deeply want. This confusion can be the result of an important emotional cycle in our lives that has been interrupted. We often develop coping strategies under unique and sometimes difficult conditions. These strategies were necessary and helpful at the time, but now they are unconsciously getting in the way of relationships, career goals, creativity, or just the ability to be content and feel good about ourselves. We feel that something is off, and we frequently blame ourselves. My goal is to help you find the emotional flexibility to use your energy and creativity in ways that you choose, and the freedom to live a more satisfying life.