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Monika Broecker, MS, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Monika Broecker, MS, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
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Monika Broecker, MS, MA, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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Professions: Psychotherapist, Life Coach, Marriage & Family Therapist
License Status: I'm a licensed professional.
Primary Credential: MFT - 4363-R
Telephone: 650-296-3942 x12054

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

Sliding Scale Available
Weekend Availability
Evening Availability

Therapy in:

Berkeley, California, 94703

Kensington

Incline Village, Nevada, 89451

What's My Approach to Therapy?

I mostly offer therapy and coaching for leaders in High Tech, particularly engineers. My clients are usually highly successful but have some issues in a particular area, either at work of at home. These could be communicationsocial issues, feelings of inadequacy (impostor syndrome), confidence or assertiveness issues, performance issues, personality issues such as being perceived as too"blunt", etc. I also provide career coaching services for job seekers, working professionals and entrepreneurs. I draw mostly from Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Bioenergetic Analysis, Analytic Somatic Therapy, Reichian Therapy, Object Relations, Systemic Therapy. Jungian Dreamwork and Gestalt Therapy. I am non-judgmental and supportive. I don't have an agenda for my clients but guide them to accessing their own strengths. I believe one can only live a fulfilling life if one is connected to one's own true self. I bring in creative perspectives. I move my clients out of a problem-stance into a solution-stance. I help couples resolve intimacy and communication issues for more fulfilling relationships. As to somatic psychotherapy: Emotions connected with traumatic experiences are held in the body and only by including the body in the treatment, fundamental change can occur. Between 1998 and 2002, I trained in Brief Therapy with Paul Watzlawick, Richard Fisch and others at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA. Between 2002 and 2005, I trained in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy with Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg in Milwaukee, WI. I completed a 4-year training Analytic Somatic TherapyBioenergetic Analysis with John Conger in Berkeley, CA. I am certified in Systemic Therapy and Analytic Somatic Therapy.

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

Having had a long-term career in Learning and Leadership Development and having been a career coach for many years, I specialize in career counseling and coaching. I built and led Google's People Management Development and Google's School of Personal Growth. I help people who work in companies such as Apple, Google, Meta, LinkedIn to reduce their stress at work. I also specialize in working with emotions, including anger management, and social anxiety.

My Role as a Therapist

I listen well to my clients and provide a holding environment. I bring in new perspectives and keep my clients focused on creating a fulfilling life and a successful career. I facilitate constructive dialog and intimacy with couples. I help students stay focused and perform in school.

My Therapy Focus

I work with individuals seeking therapy that addresses their whole being: body, mind, emotions and spirit. I work with couples on intimacy and communication issues.

Theoretical Influences that Guide My Work

I use body-centered approaches mostly based on Bioenergetics and Analytic Somatic Therapy. I particularly work with the six foundations of Analytic Somatic Therapy which are boundaries, grounding, breath, range of emotion, intentional presence and energy. I am also a systemic therapist, which helps me unlock rigid dynamics in couples and families. Solution-focused and problem-solving approaches guide my approach. Mindfulness and Meditation as well as Buddhist practices inform my work.

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Client Age Groups I Work With

  • Teens
  • Adults
  • Elders

Languages

  • English
  • German

Groups I Work With

  • I specialize in working with Hi Tech workers who are successful in their careers but struggling with a particular issue at work or in life in general. In addition to therapy, I also provide career coaching and work-related coaching to anyone. I help entrepreneurs and job seekers. I also work with couples and families.

Industries & Communities Served

  • BIPOC
  • Entertainment Industry
  • First Responder/Medical Professionals
  • LGBTQ+
  • Self-Employed and Freelance Professionals

Client Challenges & Concerns I Address

  • Abandonment
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions and Compulsions
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Adoption / Reunion Issues
  • Aggression and Violence
  • Aging and Geriatric Issues
  • Agoraphobia
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Blended Family Issues
  • Body Image
  • Breakup
  • Bullying
  • Cancer
  • Career Choice
  • Caregiver Issues / Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Chronic Illness / Disability
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsive Spending / Shopping
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Developmental Conditions (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
  • Disability
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drug and Alcohol Addiction
  • Eating and Food Issues
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • Emptiness
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Family Problems
  • Fear
  • Fertility Issues
  • Forgiveness
  • Gambling Addiction
  • Grief, Loss, and Bereavement
  • Habits
  • Health / Illness / Medical Issues
  • Helplessness / Victimhood
  • HIV / AIDS
  • Hoarding
  • Identity Issues
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention, Impulsivity, and Hyperactivity (ADHD)
  • Individuation
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Internet Addiction
  • Irritability
  • Isolation
  • Jealousy
  • Learning Difficulties
  • LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) Issues
  • Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
  • Men's Issues
  • Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
  • Money and Financial Issues
  • Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
  • Multicultural Concerns
  • Narcissism
  • Obsessions and Compulsions (OCD)
  • Oppositional and Defiant Behavior in Children and Teen
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Phobias
  • Physical Abuse
  • Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Posttraumatic Stress / Trauma
  • Power
  • Pre-Marital Counseling
  • Pregnancy and Birthing
  • Prejudice / Discrimination
  • Psychosis
  • Rejection
  • Relationships and Marriage
  • Religious Issues
  • Schizophrenia
  • Self-Actualization
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Compassion
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex Addiction
  • Sexual Assault / Abuse
  • Sexuality / Sex Therapy
  • Shame
  • Sleep Issues
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Social Anxiety / Phobia
  • Somatization
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Suicidal Ideation and Behavior
  • Suspiciousness / Paranoia
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Young Adult Issues
  • Other - Not Listed Here

Therapeutic Approaches & Evidence-Based Methods

  • Anger Management
  • Authentic Movement
  • Bioenergetic Analysis
  • Body Psychotherapy
  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
  • Breathwork
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Conflict Resolution Therapy
  • Constructivisim
  • Contemplative Psychotherapy
  • Depth Therapy
  • Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Dreamwork
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Family Attachment Narrative Therapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Guided Therapeutic Imagery
  • Healing Touch
  • Holistic Psychotherapy
  • Humanistic Psychology (humanism)
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Integral Psychotherapy (IP)
  • Integration of different therapy models
  • Integrative Body Psychotherapy (IBP)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
  • Journal Therapy
  • Jungian Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Interventions
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
  • Object Relations
  • Parent Work
  • Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian Therapy)
  • Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP)
  • Play Therapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychotherapy
  • Psychoanalysis / Modern Psychoanalysis
  • Psychodynamic
  • Regression Therapy
  • Reichian Breathwork
  • Relational Psychotherapy
  • Rubenfeld Synergy Method
  • Sand Tray Therapy
  • Satir Transformational Systemic Therapy
  • Self Psychology
  • Self-Relations Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
  • Somatic Psychotherapy
  • Systems Theory /Therapy
  • Transactional Analysis
  • Transpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
  • Voice Dialogue
  • Wilderness Therapy

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