I have specialized for over 20 years in helping smart, successful men understand why their most important relationships are so difficult and then help them to move forward feeling more oriented, confident and secure. I bring my professional and personal experience to the table. I'm a daughter, a wife and the mom of a son. I bring my compassion, genuine care along with straightforward (but kind!) honest feedback designed to help you grow. I'll ask you to dig deep and explore new territory but we will also keep an eye on simple, practical tools that can help now.

Have you been thinking of making changes in your life? Telling yourself that you want to make changes and improvements to your self care, but putting it off? Prioritizing other people's needs and wants ahead of your own? Need someone to talk to who is nonjudgmental and approachable? Someone with great clinical skills, but also with a warm, personable approach? You may have found the counselor who can suit your needs. Please give me a call today to find out more. The focus of my work is using evidence-based mindfulness-informed therapy techniques to assist my clients on their journey to recover from anxiety, substance abuse, addiction, and alcoholism. I also work with family members and others affected by their loved one's chronic illnesses and other caregivers. I would love to talk to you about how I can help you in your growth process. As your therapist, you will find me non-judgmental, genuine, and respectful of your unique wisdom and worth as a human being. If you feel that we might be a good fit, please reach out for a free phone consultation. In the meantime, take good care of you.

In my practice, I help you to live the life that you want. We will uncover the things that are keeping you from being as happy and fulfilled as you would like to be. With an integration of many different treatment orientations, I implement the techniques that are the most effective for your particular needs. My mission is to empower and educate you so that eventually, you can be your own therapist.

We all need a relational-home, a trusted other who can help us grasp our hopes, our fears, and our sense of self through the ups and downs in life. The therapeutic relationship is the most important aspect of psychotherapy. For treatment to be successful, you need a space where you can feel comfortable sharing more of what's happening on the inside with someone you trust, who listens and can help you hold and digest your experience. You and I can encourage that environment by listening together as you share your thoughts and feelings, your bodily sensations, your current and past relationships, your dreams, your stories, and even the stories within your stories. I'll bring a style that is warm and unitive, combining psychoanalytic theory, Jungian psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and perspectives on healing from many different cultures and traditions. It is here in your relational-home, where we can be together, think together, make meaning out of your experiences, and ultimately find opportunities for symptom relief, growth, and healing.

Many women (especially in the fast-paced, competitive environment of the Bay Area) struggle to balance the multiple roles we have acquired. In doing so, we may consistently feel invalidated due to the expectations we place on ourselves andor external (partners, parents, family members, work, society) pressures. We may ignore andor begin to forget about our true selves attempting to become someone we think we should be at this time in our lives, andor someone we think others want us to be. In the process, we may question our feelings andor silence our intuition. We may be left with self-doubt, low-self esteem, anxiety, depression, body image issues, career issues (including impostor syndrome), addiction, andor relationship problems. After many years in the academic, corporate, and start-up environments of biotechnology (research, project management, product coordination, senior management, and executive management), I became interested in the unique challenges women continue to face in their work environments (including academic settings) and in their personal lives (as daughters, sisters, friends, mothers, partners, community members) with a desire to make it all work. In 2007, I changed my career to follow my passion to support and help to empower others find their voices, identify their strengths, tap into their intuition, and meet their goals. These intentions aim to reduce suffering, improve relationships, and increase quality of life. My style is warm, empathic, respectful, and non-judgmental. I work in collaboration with you to set clear goals at the beginning of treatment. We will continue to track your progress and objectives throughout our work together, as I am dedicated to offering the highest quality of care. If you are struggling with a life transition (changes at workcareer, student, new parent, relationships, etc.), or want to gain insight regarding specific patterns in your life, please contact me to see how I may help, or I will refer you to someone who can support you in reducing your suffering and improving your quality of life.

Ultimately, I’m passionate about supporting you. You choose what intrinsic and extrinsic life experiences you'd prefer to have. Tell me what's not working in your life, what emotions you wish to no longer feel, and what behaviors you'd like to no longer repeat. We'll target, identify & dismantle the cycles that create and maintain those unwanted patterns. We'll create the direction, motivation and progress that allows you to build the external outcomes you'd like to reach, as well as the emotions you want to consistently feel. I'm very assertive in my therapeutic process. I hold my clients accountable and point out patterns that create and maintain unwanted habits, thoughts, emotions, behaviors or outcomes. I have a very goal oriented approach to therapy, I place a higher value on creating measurable progress as opposed to spending extended time deeply developing insight around the past.

You may look capable and composed on the outside while privately feeling anxious, overwhelmed, self-critical, or stuck. You may be dealing with overthinking, perfectionism, social anxiety, depression, relationship or family concerns, or a difficult life transition or decision. I help thoughtful adults and young adults understand what is keeping these patterns going and make practical changes that carry into daily life. My style is warm, direct, active, and collaborative. I begin with a thoughtful clinical assessment of your symptoms, history, relationships, culture, strengths, values, and goals, then tailor treatment to you rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model. I draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), psychodynamic and relational therapy, mindfulness, and culturally responsive care. I am a California-licensed clinical psychologist who completed an American Psychological Association (APA)-accredited doctoral program, predoctoral internship, and postdoctoral fellowship, followed by nine years in Kaiser Permanente Adult Outpatient Psychiatry. Therapy with me combines psychological depth with practical change: we work to understand the patterns keeping you stuck and practice new ways of responding so insight becomes useful outside the therapy room. I offer individual therapy in person in San Francisco and online throughout California. My practice is private pay and out-of-network; superbills are available for clients seeking possible reimbursement. I provide individual therapy for relationship concerns and do not offer couples counseling. A free 10–15 minute video consultation is available to explore fit.

You've probably already done some work on yourself. Maybe years of it. You can see your patterns clearly, you know where they came from, and you can even predict them before they happen. But somehow that hasn't been enough. The old response still shows up anyway. That's usually where people find me. Not at the start of figuring things out, but stuck a little further down the road, frustrated that understanding something hasn't actually changed it. I work with individuals and couples around anxiety, trauma, identity, and the relationship patterns that keep repeating without anyone choosing them. I draw on somatic therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), narrative work, and attachment theory, mostly because I've found that real change usually needs more than talking things through. It needs the body to catch up, and it often means looking honestly at the stories you were handed about who you're supposed to be. None of this requires having the right words ready when you walk in. We'll find them as we go.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in San Francisco, California, providing therapy for teens and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) and relationship counseling. My approach integrates mindfulness and mind-body interventions, including breathwork and body-based practices, to support nervous system regulation and emotional processing. As an LCSW and certified yoga instructor, I help clients build effective coping strategies, increase self-awareness, and create lasting, meaningful change. Please feel free to contact me.

You’re likely here because the life you’ve worked so hard to build feels difficult to enjoy. You perform being okay, but on the inside, you’re overstimulated. You’ve spent years striving and the exhaustion felt in your body, reminds you that there has to be more to life than self-sacrificial endurance. You’re in need of a full body exhale, and support along the path to lasting change. You have a right to receive effective, unconditional support. Especially, as the world is so turbulent and full of chaos. You’ve tried to handle it on your own for far too long. In our work together, I'll help you embrace a more honest and rested way of being. Imagine making decisions without second-guessing yourself, setting boundaries without guilt, feeling less responsible for everyone else's needs. Life can be more fulfilling when we have effective care to help us unburden our bodies while addressing unresolved traumas, relationship challenges, complicated grief, big life transitions, perfectionism, and impostor syndrome cycles. As an EMDR Certified Therapist & Certified Integral & Enneagram Coach, I personally know the support it takes to get past stuck places like your freedom and well-being depends on it. You can expect me to be compassionate, attentive, and honestly direct. I offer online video and phone sessions. Just visit my website or text to schedule!

I think of therapy as like sanctuary - a place where there aren't distractions, where there is an opportunity to pay attention to what is important, in a spirit of kindness. Because of this, many individuals and couples find it to be enjoyable, and very relieving. Of course, since people do therapy to work on painful things, therapy itself isn't always easy. But at least things can be approached thoughtfully and skillfully, in a safe context, and this itself brings great benefits. I work to help you to settle in with yourself, so that you can relate to your life from the deepest, most genuine place possible. Together, we can consider how you relate to yourself and to others - after all, our relationships with ourselves and with others are central to the quality of our lives. I find that from this kind of conversation skillful responses to inner concerns and relationship difficulties arise. I am very experienced at helping people with relationship problems or lack of relationships, anxiety, sadness and depression, with patterns of self-criticism and difficulty relaxing, history of trauma, grief and loss.

Have you been working hard to create a fulfilling life, only to find yourself feeling anxious, dissatisfied, or caught in patterns you don’t fully understand? Sometimes, the very ways we’ve learned to navigate life, by striving, staying in control, or putting others’ needs first, can begin to get in the way of the life and relationships we aspire to. As a depth therapist, I support you to derive meaning from life’s inherent challenges while developing a deeper understanding and appreciation of yourself. Together, we can illuminate and gently challenge unconsciously held beliefs and patterns of behavior that may no longer serve you. While pain is an inevitable part of life, suffering does not have to define your experience. Therapy can help you become more conscious of these patterns and learn more adaptive ways of responding to life’s challenges. My approach is warm, empathic, and collaborative. I find that mindfulness, self-compassion, and a sense of humor are helpful allies as the work unfolds. I offer a free initial phone consultation to answer any questions and help you determine whether we might be a good fit. I offer in-person therapy in my Presidio Heights office on Sacramento Street in San Francisco, as well as secure online therapy for adults throughout California. To learn more, please visit the Contact page on my website at saritaredalia.com or call my confidential voicemail.