Pauline Wakeham LCSW

Pauline Wakeham LCSW
Profession(s): Counseling, Psychotherapy, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  LCSW
License Number:  19528

My Approach to Helping

I work with people who are experiencing many different kinds of difficulties and emotional challenges. many of the people I see have experienced some kind of trauma such as emotional and physical abuse, medical problems, traffic accident, family problems, bereavement and loss. I help people regain a sense of control after periods of overwhelm and trauma. I work collaboratively, bringing a spacious and non-judgmental attitude together with experience and respect for people's efforts to live the best life they have been able to. I help people to find their own way, establishing ways to calm and find stability, befriending the body and nurturing self respect and a sense of integrity.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Group Therapy
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Distance or Phone Therapy
 

Ages I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • People who are facing challemges that are overwhelming, painful and difficult to cope with alone. People who are feeling overwhelmed by emotional and physical pain and who have trauma in their past and want help to move on whether it be from medical problems, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, bereavement and family/marital problems. And support for ... friends and family of trauma survivors and their professional caregivers People who are strong givers/care givers, who having held everyone else together are fearing they are falling apart. People who are trying to change the world and getting worn out, e.g. care givers, emergency responders, teachers, therapists, nurses, doctors.
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Body Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
  • Dance / Movement Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
  • Energy Psychology
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Focusing
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
  • Non-Violent Communication
  • Person Centered / Rogerian
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Somatic Psychotherapy
  • Transpersonal Psychotherapy
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
801 Portola Drive, Suite 207
San Francisco, CA 94127 United States
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Office 2: 
6239 College Ave. Suite 303
Oakland, CA 94618 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bereavement
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Chronic Pain
  • Communication Problems
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Domestic Violence
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Habits
  • Health/Medical Issues
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Panic
  • Physical Abuse
  • Physical Illness/Disease
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Care
  • Shame
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues