Hello! My name is Naomi, and I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who has been counseling adults and adolescents in the Bay Area since 2020. My approach to therapy is grounded in relationally oriented psychoanalytic theory and influenced by elements from Buddhist philosophy, mindfulness practices, Internal Family Systems, and liberation psychology. Before becoming a therapist, I completed a joint MA degree in cultural anthropology and feminist studies, and worked at various nonprofit agencies serving socially marginalized young folks. As such, I also integrate into my approach anti-oppressive explorations around how socio-political power structures constrain healthy flourishing on individual and collective levels.

The journey that led me to pursue this career began through my own experience in therapy, where I first started to learn about the various kinds of healing that are possible within the context of the therapeutic relationship. In my personal and professional work, I have seen time and again how the relationship can act as a container for our wounded parts to surface, be known, and held with an attitude of nonjudgmental acceptance. This creates space for new ways of being to emerge that not only reduce symptoms, but also help enliven creativity and embodied wellbeing.

Therapy can offer a unique opportunity to be in more open connection with yourself, others, and the world around you. With my warm, engaged, playful, and compassionate style, we will focus on understanding how and where you might be feeling stuck in your life, and then start figuring out what is needed for internal dynamics to shift in a way that allows for necessary change to occur. There is no one path forward, but together we will collaborate in a process to discover what most serves your healing and growth.

If you are interested in exploring whether we might be a good fit, I invite you to reach out so we can schedule a time to talk.

2925 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, California 94705
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(510) 756-2394

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