Ava Benezra, M.A., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Ava Benezra, M.A., Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

Telehealth Available
Professions: Marriage & Family Therapist, Psychotherapist
License Status: I'm a therapist practicing under supervision. Supervisor: Audrey Dunn, LCSW #11886
Primary Credential: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate - 159160
Telephone: 415-308-1250
Billing and Insurance:

I don't currently accept insurance, but I can provide documentation if clients wish to submit to an insurance company for "out of network" benefit coverage

Session Fees: My fee for a 50-minute session is $140 for individuals and $160 for families and relationships. I have sliding scale spots available for adolescents age 11-18.
Free Initial Consultation
Evening Availability

Therapy in:

San Francisco, California 94117

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What's My Approach to Therapy?

Suffering rarely comes out of nowhere. More often, it grows from the gap between what we long for and the realities of our lives, between the person we feel ourselves to be and how we’re able to show up in the world. If you’re feeling anxious, depressed, lonely, or stuck, it’s not a personal failure — and it’s likely not something that can be solved through willpower alone. Rather, it’s by respecting the wisdom in our suffering that we come to experience less of it.

As a Jungian-oriented therapist, my practice is premised on the belief that emotional distress isn’t just a problem to eliminate; it’s a signal pointing toward parts of ourselves that need care, understanding, and integration. When we learn to listen to what these experiences are communicating, real and lasting change becomes possible. Our task will be to cultivate a space where you can hear that wisdom and, over time, learn to embody it.

My approach is warm, direct, playful, and trauma-informed. As a student of Zen Buddhism for almost a decade, I’ll often bring in mindfulness-based, somatic interventions into our session. Clients find that, through this work, experiences and emotions which previously felt unbearable can become the bedrock of their most vital inner resources and the foundation on which they build more meaningful, truer lives.

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Client Age Groups I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages

  • English

Industries & Communities Served

  • BIPOC
  • Education
  • Entertainment Industry
  • LGBTQ+
  • Military/Law Enforcement
  • Professional Sports
  • Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals
  • Union First

Client Challenges & Concerns I Address

  • Addictions and Compulsions
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Breakup
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Control Issues
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Individuation
  • Racism
  • Sex Addiction
  • Shame
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Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Dreamwork
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Jungian Psychotherapy
  • Relational Psychotherapy

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