Odessa Avianna Perez is a California therapist who specializes in working with issues of oppression and marginalization using a trauma-informed Somatic Psychotherapy approach with a focus on mindfulness, attachment, nervous system regulation, and dance and movement therapy. In this interview we learn more about her work. Plus, she gives us some great recommendations. Where is your office located? Working only virtually for...[ read more ]
Sofía Escudero is a bilingual (Spanish/English) San Francisco Bay Area therapist who is part of our associate therapist team here at Center for Mindful Psychotherapy. She is currently seeing clients via Telehealth only but hopes to offer in-person East Bay (Oakland or Berkeley) appointments soon. Learn more about her approach to her work in the interview below. What are your...[ read more ]
Dena Ehrlich is one of Center for Mindful Psychotherapy's Associate Marriage and Family Therapists. These therapists work in the San Francisco Bay Area, using a holistic approach that incorporates mindfulness, somatic therapy, and many other techniques. We interview these therapists to learn more about their individual work. This way, you can get a sense of what therapy with them is...[ read more ]
April Snow is a therapist who loves working with "Highly Sensitive Introverts who are ambitious and have big dreams for themselves but feel too overwhelmed to follow through or too worried to step outside the norm to live life on their own terms." (That's how she described it in our Conversations with Clinicians interview with her a while back.) In fact,...[ read more ]
Therapy is a professional relationship. Sometimes people overlook the importance of that keyword: relationship. Of course, there are many different types of therapy. The modality is important. However, the person the therapist is - the way they work, the clients they serve, their core values - is also very important. Therefore, you'll want to look for the therapist who is...[ read more ]
Have you ever wondered what your therapist would say if you asked them what their favorite quote is? After all, quotes inspire and guide us. The ones that therapists love can tell us a lot about who they are, what they believe in, and whether or not they're the right fit for your needs as a client. Therefore, in our...[ read more ]
Have you ever wondered what kind of client a therapist loves to work with? Don't worry; there's no such thing as a "perfect client." (And, we hate to spoil the illusion, but there's no such thing as a "perfect therapist" either.) Instead, there's sometimes the perfect match between your needs and their skills. Much of therapy happens in the relationship...[ read more ]