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How can people contact you? Name: Stephanie Bain License #:  AMFT #126452 Supervisor: Dennis Reno, PhD.Lic #PSY9896 and Erin Harrell, Psy.D Lic #PSY27303 Phone number: 1-510-545-9329 Website: http://www.stephaniebaintherapy.com/ Email: stephaniebaintherapy@gmail.com     Where is your office located? City and neighborhood? Virtual therapy, located in Oakland, CA.    What is your therapeutic orientation? I work with an existential-humanistic, psychodynamic, attachment-based, social...[ read more ]

Our recent interview with Ayala Kalisher, AMFT  at the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy   What is your therapeutic orientation? My approach is somatic, holistic and experiential. This means our work together is not just sitting and talking about what has been or how you want things to be. Working holistically means I recognize the connection between mind, body, spirit and...[ read more ]

[caption id="attachment_3149" align="alignleft" width="226"] Illustration (attached) by artist Lauren Ys, Insta: @squid.licker[/caption] We stand in solidarity with our local Asian American Pacific Islander community, in Atlanta, the SF Bay Area and elsewhere, and those that are being targeted with hate and violence. We condemn racism and xenophobia in all its forms, and declare our opposition to these forms of intolerance...[ read more ]

March 15, 2020, ushered in the end of life as we knew it. March 15, 2021, seemed to arrive just as unceremoniously. We have now "sheltered-in-place" for a full year and we all deserve some attention. As we stand at the threshold of Spring and glimpse re-entry into a life more familiar, it feels complicated. There is no rule book...[ read more ]

The holiday season can bring with it feelings of joy and togetherness, however for many it can also bring a whole host of new stressors and anxiety. Especially in 2020 with everyone dealing with the disastrous effects of Covid-19, this holiday season can be accompanied by many complicated feelings of overwhelm and stress. Whether you are seeing family this holiday...[ read more ]

 “Flow is an optimal state in which you feel totally engaged in an activity...In a state of flow, you’re neither bored nor anxious, and you don’t question your own adequacy. Hours pass without your noticing." - Susan Cain “Surrender is a state of living in the flow, trusting what is, and being open to serendipity and surprises.” - Judith Orloff...[ read more ]

Here are some anti-racism resources we've gathered for further education: For White Allies: Anti-racism resource google doc list, including articles, books, podcasts, thought leaders, etc. Anti-racism resources for white people, compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein Resources for anti-racism and somatic abolitionism Meditation for cultivating an anti-racist mindset (scroll down to 2nd meditation) by Dr. Candice Nicole For...[ read more ]

As the Director of the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy (CMP), I would like to make a statement on behalf of our organization’s alliance with all people who are standing up to racism and the forces of oppression that have been conditioned in our culture.  While a statement itself is never enough, it is still important to declare our opposition to...[ read more ]

Every mystical tradition tells us in some way  to go back to the natural world —Tara Brach Believe it or not, you can return to everything in 15 minutes or less. Meanwhile, I have an invitation for you: It’s right outside.  You may have missed spring’s arrival in the Northern Hemisphere (our vernal equinox was March 19th). Despite how serious current...[ read more ]

Like most people, I spent a good deal of my life generally viewing myself as a singular personality or self. I believed that, generally, my “self” was one united thing, and for the most part this one self was in charge, was the main me, and that there were just these slips of personality that showed up as lack of...[ read more ]