I founded Bay Area Mental Health with a vision of bringing together outstanding and passionate therapists to help people who have been through an extreme experience such as childhood trauma leading to PTSD and Complex PTSD, or debilitating depression or anxiety, to calm their intense emotions and build a life worth living well.

We take on tough problems and are dedicated to facilitating change. We provide high-end services to help you heal your deepest pain.

Once upon a time, I was a genetics researcher working in Big Pharma and later a marketing executive in biotech. I found the research and technology lifestyle unfulfilling, and I felt disconnected from what mattered to me most – people. I wanted to be “in it,” not watching from a research lab or a board room. I am also one of our therapists (LMFT #83313).

Most of us think of mental illness in terms of severe disabilities including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I disorder, and so many other heartbreaking and disabling disorders. These are very serious conditions, and I have spent years treating them.

I have watched people I love suffer from other mental illnesses – depression, bipolar, anxiety, PTSD, and relationship problems. People with these problems suffer profoundly and in agonizing silence. They don’t talk, and no one wants to know. They try to show a calm surface, but their lives literally and routinely fall apart from these conditions.

We want to know and we can help.

Cost Per Session

$$$$

Insurance

No

State Licensed

California

Specialization

Abandonment

ADD/ADHD

Adult Children of Alcoholics

Anxiety

Chronic Illness

Complex PTSD

Developmental Trauma

Dysregulation

Emotional Abuse

Emotional Neglect

Highly Sensitive People

LGBTQ+

Loss

Nerd Culture

Neurodiversity

Neuroinflammation

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Psychedelic Integration

Relational Trauma

Relationship Issues

Relationship Violence

Sensory Processing

Sexual Abuse

Sexual Assault/Rape

Traumatic Grief

Vicarious Trauma/Burnout

Types of Therapy

Attachment Based

Behavioral Therapies

CBT

Cognitive Therapies

DBT

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Integrative Approaches

Internal Family Systems

Mindfulness

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Motivational Interviewing

Parts Work

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Somatic Experiencing

Somatic Resourcing

Somatic Therapies

Strengths Based Approach

Trauma Focused CBT

Population Served

Adults

Adults in Midlife

Young Adults

Services

Coaching

Community Presentations

Consultation

Couples

Groups

Individuals

Workshops