Walnut Creek Therapists specializing in Parenting

Michael Keesey

In my work within higher education and in private practice I have had the opportunity to serve diverse communities from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. I am open and happy to work with any client. Based on my background I am very familiar with working people with Asian and Latinx cultural backgrounds. I am also specialize in working with couples that are going through difficult periods of their life.

Leslie Hemedes

I work with adolescents, young adults, and adults. I specialize with concerns related to relationships, self-esteem, Women's concerns, depression, anxiety, trauma, parenting concerns, emotion regulation, role/life transitions, difficulties finding balance, academic/work stress, and self-defeating thought and behavior patterns.

David S. Wu

I support my clients in honoring their unique identities, pay attention to their present moment, their bodily and minds states with presence and kindness (a simple working definition of mindfulness). My clients, in turn, can move lovingly towards their current struggles, mend and heal, clarify and envision, and grow and root in wisdom. They can also develop loving relationships with their chronic symptoms which can include: grief, stress, anxiety, depression, focus/attention, anger, etc.

Alvin Gregorio

Personal and professional relationships take effort and have a new meaning in this current time of social unrest and a global pandemic. You might be an overwhelmed parent. Or perhaps you are burnt out from working-from-home. You may be in a challenging relationship. Or maybe you are simply feeling out of sorts and trying to make sense of it all. When we're stressed we often forget who we are and what is important to us. Let's work on finding balance and finding yourself.

Hanna Stensby

Looking to feel secure and trust your own judgment? Do you find yourself having big emotional reactions and repeating behaviors that don’t work for you? Being harsh with loved ones or feeling disconnected and unfulfilled? Seeking to deepen your relationship with your partner and set goals for the future? Or maybe you have been through traumatic experiences and are looking to recover. If you have tried traditional talk therapy to heal from trauma without results, EMDR therapy may be a good fit.

Anny Papatheodorou

Whether your struggle runs deep or is an interim situation, together we can create possibilities for you to manifest a life you love with the life you have. With support, you can rewrite your story as you embark on your inner quest of becoming more of who you really are. Our purpose together will be to make meaning out of your experiences, as well as highlight opportunities for symptom relief, expansion, and healing.

Nicole Kangas

I help women with a range of issues including relationship difficulties, stress and mood issues, low self-esteem, work and life transitions, work-life balance, grief and loss, trauma recovery, and more. My practice also has a special commitment to helping women and their partners with the emotional and psychological issues related to reproductive health, including infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, postpartum mental health, birth trauma, NICU experiences, parenting concerns and more.

Celeste Cruz

My clients are typically deep feeling, intelligent and curious people that are navigating the effects of childhood trauma resulting in the spectrum of codependency, self worth an often painful adult relationships. My clients are often solo however I do work with couples of all varieties. My clients are also interested in support after psychedelic experiences so they come to me for integration.

Sharon Flynn

Drawing from my own experience as a parent and using both trauma-focused CBT and behavioral therapy frameworks, I have helped caregivers to provide attunement for their child, set consistent limits, improve communication/cooperation, as well as helped caregivers manage their own stress in order to enhance stability in the home.

David Matz

I work with children, adolescents, and adults. It is my goal to work in partnership with you and the appropriate family and community members to consider all factors which may be influencing your mental health and well being. Together we will design a plan to support your own resilience and innate healing response.

Cynthia Mansur

I'm committed to helping people have happier lives and more satisfying relationships, and will make every effort to get to the heart of the matter so you can start feeling better right away.

Ines Vaniman

If you are starting a new phase in your life, you feel lost, sad or anxious. Maybe you just feel "stuck" and want to figure out a new way of doing things. Perhaps you can't seem to get out of your head and you feel disconnected from everyone around you. If you just had a baby or you just lost someone. If you need help managing your children's behavior or you want to take your life on a different path. All of these are just a few of the many good reasons that bring people into my office.

Marla Lane-Parks

For eight years I have had hands-on experience working with individuals, children, couples and families, and have helped my clients deal with the various challenges life brought them. Diversity and inclusion are core beliefs of mine. I feel that every person has value that can be enriched and strengthened.

Tessa Barrows

We are all moving at an accelerated pace these days at work and home which can lead us to lose our sense of self -- connection with ourself and others. Relationships suffer due to the inability to set limits and boundaries, or express needs and feelings in a way that can be heard. Many of my clients of all ages seek support with navigating life transitions, relationship issues, daily stress and anxiety, and releasing shame, self-doubt and negative beliefs like "I'm not good enough."

Matthew Fishleder

I specialize in working with individuals and families with focus on anxiety, depression, meaning-making, self-esteem, life transitions, behavioral difficulties, grief and loss, and parenting strategies. I work with children as young as 3 years-old, as well as teens, transitional age youth (18-24) and adults.

Shohreh Schmuecker

I have supported parents, caregivers, and future parents and their children in addressing emotional, relational and behavioral needs. I am rostered in Child-Parent Psychotherapy through the UCSF Child Trauma Research Program. I completed my Post Master's Clinical Fellowship at UCSF Children's Hospital in Oakland in the Early Intervention Services Department where I received specialized training on child-parent therapy.

Julie Levin

I work with people who are over-achievers and over-givers. These are strategies we use to feel needed, to ensure a sense of belonging. But the price we pay for these behaviors is high. When our value is determined by winning the approval of others, it's always precarious - because people are moody and difficult.

Katherine Jewett

Katie Malone

I specialize in working with those who are neurodivergent and who wish to find self-acceptance, connection, and growth. Neurodivergent individuals I work with tend to identify as gifted, highly sensitive, autistic, ADHD, learning different, and intense. I also specialize in working with identity, primarily gender, sexuality, and the LGBTQ+ community. I work with all ages and groups including children, teens, adults, couples, and families.

Grace Malonai

I support adults, teens, children, parents, couples and groups who are ready to feel better, suffer less, to forge connections, to learn more about themselves, to gain new tools for self-regulation, to learn to communicate better, to build self-esteem, to gain self-efficacy at school or work, figure out next steps, and/or to have a therapist who really gets neurodivergent people, including those with Autism, giftedness, ADHD, learning differences, high sensitivity and intensity.