Psychotherapy
Therapy is the support system for your pursuit of a better life. It is the process of "unsticking" yourself; identifying the aspects of your present and past that are currently creating friction in your life in order to find new creative ways to relate to them.
We provide a holistic approach to psychotherapy at our counseling center in Berkeley, CA as well as online. We have a diverse and talented team of therapists who are skilled at helping people heal from trauma, process grief, and make progress when they find themselves "stuck" in life or at a major crossroad. Therapy isn't only about managing symptoms or for times of difficulty, it is also supportive of personal development and self inquiry. For those who are curious about exploring their internal landscape, many of our therapists have a background in transpersonal, depth, and somatic psychotherapy.
Our team offers individual, couple and family therapy and we offer therapy sessions both in person and online via telemedicine.
We provide a holistic approach to psychotherapy at our counseling center in Berkeley, CA as well as online. We have a diverse and talented team of therapists who are skilled at helping people heal from trauma, process grief, and make progress when they find themselves "stuck" in life or at a major crossroad. Therapy isn't only about managing symptoms or for times of difficulty, it is also supportive of personal development and self inquiry. For those who are curious about exploring their internal landscape, many of our therapists have a background in transpersonal, depth, and somatic psychotherapy.
Our team offers individual, couple and family therapy and we offer therapy sessions both in person and online via telemedicine.
Our Approach to therapy
Integrative Approach
Our therapy model is rooted in an integrative approach to health and wellness. We see the mind, body, and spirit as interconnected, and our team is trained to recognize all of the ways psychological struggles may manifest themselves. Sage practitioners are skilled at identifying additional care modalities that may be beneficial in conjunction with talk therapy.
The Right Match
Finding the right therapist is essential. We do our best at Sage to support you in finding the right match for you, whether it is with one of our talented in-house therapists or with a colleague in our wide and diverse network.
- Before you begin working with a Sage therapist, we'll have you complete a short intake via phone or online. Based on your answers, we'll match you with a therapist who we feel will be a good fit and who is best equipped to handle your concerns.
- You will then have an initial 15 minute phone appointment with the practitioner in which you can assess whether it feels like the right fit. We believe that finding the right therapeutic relationship is important so after the phone consultation if you feel like it wasn't the right fit, you can let our team know and we're always happy to help you find another match.
- Once you begin working with your therapist, they will propose an ongoing therapy session cadence. Typically this is once a week, but this depends on your individual needs.
- At some point in our lives many of us will find ourselves feeling stuck, overwhelmed by the stresses of life, struggling to manage all the feelings, or needing a little extra help to reach our goals. That "stuck" feeling may manifest itself as anxiety, depression, stress, or general feelings of overwhelm, confusion, or hopelessness. Psychotherapy can help you develop inner resources to address these feelings, find vitality, and create more meaningful relationships to yourself and others.
- We also find that psychotherapy is useful when confronting a major life transition like birth, death, marriage, divorce, major career changes or moving. These are the times in our lives when we need that extra bit of mental health support to make sense of the big picture and find inner strength and stability. Psychological care in response to these situations helps us to adjust to new lived experiences more smoothly and deal with future transitions more effectively.
- Trauma comes in a wide range of expressions in response to experiences that on some level overwhelmed the system, creating an imbalance in your nervous system's natural equilibrium. This may include recent acute or chronic events in your adult life, or an accumulation of challenging experiences in childhood. To some degree we have all experienced trauma at some point in our lives, sometimes resulting in symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, nightmares, flashbacks, avoidance, emotional overwhelm, or hypervigilance. In other circumstances the impacts of trauma can lie below the conscious level, manifesting more as a mild depression, anxiety, or loss of vitality or motivation in life. Whether you've experienced or witnessed a life threatening trauma, an overwhelming event in your life, a sense of loss, or isolation during global crisis, trauma-informed therapy that's attuned to your system's physical and emotional response will help relieve your symptoms and support you in regaining ease, hope and enjoyment in life.
Meet Our Psychotherapy Providers:
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Clinical Psychologist
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
- Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Psychological Associate
- Marriage & Family Therapist
We're here for you when you're ready.
Interested in booking? The first step is to reach out to the Sage team. We'll answer any questions you may have about care at Sage & set you up with a short intake if you'd like to proceed. From there we'll pair you with a provider that best suits your needs.
