Therapists in Mill Valley, CA

I trust things can get better. I support clients to discover this for themselves. I work with sensitivity and directness to support people to enter into their lives more fully and explore what they need to thrive. Often once this happens symptoms go away and the client gets better. I offer a safe and warm space where clients' deepest concerns are met with authentic attention and care. I support clients to encounter their lives with curiosity, honesty and self-compassion. I work with adults and teens who are facing a variety of life challenges including: postpartum depression, anxiety/panic, grief and trauma.

I integrate the Work of Byron Katie and Eckhart Tolle with my transpersonal approach. Gilbert Reynaud's Recall Healing also gives direction for finding the keys to unlocking long held patterns. Through interactive therapy we can bring the power of Consciousness to your thoughts and find relief from your pain.

I have 20 years of experience working with individuals and couples struggling with relationship problems, depression, anxiety, and parenting concerns. I also offer EMDR to clients dealing with past trauma. I work in a supportive and active style to provide both concrete tools for change as well as the necessary exploration of deeper issues which facilitate that change.

My name is Sonia Vasquez, I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). I am a client-centered therapist and focus on my client's strengths. Typically, I have been able to assist clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, family and/or work conflicts, end of life, and chronic illness. In the past 5-10 years I have worked with adults whose ages range from 18 - 90, transitional-age youth, adults, and older adults needing support through life changes, chronic illness, and end-of-life. I utilize a strengths-based/client-centered approach and incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy.

I’m a Licensed Psychotherapist, Certified Hypnotherapist, Breathwork Therapist, and Yoga & Meditation teacher. I have over 33 years of experience helping others on their life journey. My natural way of being is grounded, curious, compassionate, and intuitive. My specialty is supporting others through major Life Transitions as they experience Grief, Loss, Depression, and Anxiety. I am also a trauma therapist, working both with PTSD and Complex PTSD.

Life is such a precious journey. It provides the opportunity to connect, learn, love, and grow. Yet, we may face many setbacks and challenges along the way. No matter how lost and defeated you might feel right now, please know things can get better. Whether you struggle with depression, anxiety, anger, relationship conflicts, or any other problems affecting your quality of life, you have the power to create change. But you don’t have to do it alone. Therapy is a way to increase self-awareness and get to the root of the problem and can help you regain hope, meaning and purpose.

As an internist, palliative care doctor, and medical educator, I have particular expertise in the worlds of illness, healthcare, medical training, and end-of-life, although patients/clients whose challenges are unrelated to these themes are also welcomed in my practice. I seek to help patients build more easeful relationships with their thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed and out of control, or alternatively, jammed up or closed off. I believe that your mind and body arrived in this place for good reasons; yet change IS possible.

I help clients identify conditioning, especially wounded conditioning, and evolve beyond it!

You or your loved one may be experiencing anxiety, loneliness, disconnection, or feeling stuck in some way. You may be exhausted by conflict - a battle within yourself or in your relationship with others.

I work with adults with new or worsening health conditions and their impact. My goal is to improve your quality of life through coping skills and symptom management with your health care team. I advocate for the understanding of the problem, the treatment options, and comfort requests. The treatment options that are best would be sensitive to and appropriate for your needs.

The Chinese character for crisis consists of the words 'emergency' and 'opportunity.' Difficulties in life end up being the greatest gift, if you grow from them. Therapy is helpful in resolving general concerns and specific challenges. I work with clients who are ready for change. I support people to move out of depression, anxiety, anger/emotional instability, and issues in intimate relationships. I am trained extensively to work with trauma, which underlies most conditions. My approach is warm and direct.

I provide a warm, non-judgmental and practical coaching environment. My aim is to quickly help you identify the most pressing issues, then develop the most useful approaches to resolving them. My style is interactive and supportive, identifying important patterns and offering concrete feedback. I offer life coaching to individuals, couples and families across a wide range of issues, and my education and training make me uniquely qualified to help people working through life transitions, parenting dilemmas, chronic health conditions, emotional instability, addiction, and grief/bereavement (for human and companion animal loss).

Welcome! Taking the first step towards getting help is not always easy and I am here to make that transition as clear and safe as possible. My specialties include eating disorders, body image, depression and anxiety. You will find I provide a warm, compassionate, down-to-earth environment where together we will work towards developing insight and awareness into the roots of the behaviors, beliefs and patterns that are holding you back from reaching your fullest potential and living the life that you want.

With over twenty years of experience, I am dedicated to not only providing you with a listening ear, but helping with insight to your thoughts and feelings, working at understanding the meaning of your behaviors and improving the quality of your relationships. I have a rich background working with teens within the local schools for over 15 years and also provide valuable parent education in understanding this stage of development. I work as well with adults, couples and families. I have an interactive therapeutic style, sprinkled with a NY sense of humor, and a curious empathic approach to a variety of issues.

We collaborate together, targeting difficulties and utilizing personal strengths to support your vision and growth. Examples: parenting the child you have, changing repetitive, downward spirals in intimate relationships, taking on anxiety w/new strategies, setting boundaries and making connections, experimenting with new approaches to old problems. My approach is tailored to your needs, guided by my experience. Together we track progress. In practice since 1979, I see all ages and most problems. I enjoy long-term depth psychotherapy as well as short-term problem solving therapy. I work with parents, couples, families and individuals and consult for psychotherapists.

My ideal client would be someone is interested to improve his/her thinking, emotional state and general functioning. My ideal client would also be someone who is open and motivated for change and to become the best version him/herself them/themselves.

Do you... Worry too much but can't help it? Criticize yourself and guiltily believe you're not as good as other people think you are? Struggle with familiar patterns in relationships but can't seem to change? Feel inexplicably blocked from reaching your potential? Believe your problems have roots in the past but don't want to be like Woody Allen, on a therapist's couch, talking about it forever? Yearn for solutions but doubt that true relief is possible? Want to start feeling better ASAP but feel daunted about finding a therapist who will be a good 'fit' for you? I can help.

"Truly, it is in darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us." - Meister Echkart. I am an integral psychotherapist who specializes in working with adult individuals and couples. My approach is person-centered, and I believe that clients benefit most from the truth that they, themselves, discover. My training is grounded in transpersonal psychotherapy, which is informed by depth psychology, existential/humanistic perspectives, and perennial philosophy.

The Recovery Without Walls approach transcends the current treatment model for addiction and chronic pain. We integrate pharmacological expertise, personalized care, and tireless patient advocacy to promote healing that extends through all aspects of your life.