The Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy is Hiring!
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W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D. - Director and Psychologist
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James Keim, MSW, LCSW - Oppositional Clinic Director and Licensed Social Worker
James Keim, LCSW is the founder of Mimosa Therapeutics, Inc., which uses bioreactors to grow research grade, natural psilocybin, rather than the synthetic psilocybin which is most widespread. He was the clinical director for Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes, the developers of Strategic Family Therapy, has published his work on Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and heads the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy's Oppositional and Conduct Disorder Clinic. James Keim in addition to teaching at the IAP, also teaches family therapy in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand. email: [email protected] |
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Davida Cohen, MFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Davida Cohen, MFT works with families, couples, children and adults and has been teaching, training and supervising for 20 years. She has worked at the Family Institute of Pinole in the positions of Director of Training, and Clinical Director. She also holds an MA in Art and works with adults and children to bring out their potential in mindfulness, creativity and relationships. Her specialties include ADHD, spirited, acting out children as well as overly constricted, anxious or depressed children. Additionally she works with trauma and stress, adoption issues, and children and teen's behavioral difficulties. email: [email protected] |
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Joann Riggio, MFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Joann Riggio, MFT is a Marriage and Family Therapist, who has helped many people recognize their true potential while helping them overcome their emotional difficulties. She uses Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, which has a strong basis in science, to overcome depression, anxiety and a wide range of problems. With this technique, she addresses changing thought processes in order to change feelings and behaviors. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to relieve past traumas and work on healing deeper emotional wounds. As a couples counselor, she understands the strain that work and child rearing responsibilities place on the relationship, which often results in the loss of effective communication and connection with each other. Utilizing techniques from Dr. John Gottman, and Dr. Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, she helps couples reconnect and reestablish their love relationship with a deeper understanding of one another. email: [email protected] |
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Mary Thomas, LMFT - Psychotherapist, Life/Career and ADHD Coach
Mary Thomas, LMFT sees clients in Berkeley and provides psychotherapy and coaching to individuals, couples and families. As a psychotherapist her areas of specialty include ADHD, anxiety, depression, difficult life transitions, early childhood trauma and PTSD. Mary offers a mindfulness-based approach, combining CBT, DBT, relational therapy, somatic psychotherapy, and Gottman couples therapy. She also has extensive training in somatic methods of working with trauma, including Sensorimotor Trauma therapy and Somatic Experiencing by Peter Levine. Mary’s grounded, integrative approach has helped many individuals and couples breakthrough painful, limiting patterns to experience more joy and fulfillment in their lives and in their relationships. Mary is also a Life/Career and ADHD Coach, having received her training in 2000 from the renowned Coaches Training Institute. She has a passion for supporting creative individuals to actualize their visions, and for coaching those with ADHD to successfully manage their ADHD symptoms and maximize their strengths, so they can live well and thrive. email: [email protected] |
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Raven Westhoelter, MFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Raven Westhoelter is a Marriage and Family Therapist. She completed her M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling at Argosy University and her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Missouri – St. Louis (UMSL). She has worked with survivors of domestic violence, substance abuse, homelessness, anxiety, depression, trauma, and a variety of other therapeutic concerns such as parenting skill, relationships, and major life adjustments. Raven works from a collective of evidence based therapeutic orientations including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Family Systems, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness meditation. email: [email protected] |
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Lianne Warren, MFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Lianne Warren, MFT is a Marriage and Family Therapist who received her Master’s in Counseling Psychology from University of San Francisco and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of Oregon. Her experiences as a school based therapist have provided her opportunities to work with children, families, couples, and adults. During her clinical experiences, she has addressed a wide variety of concerns, including troubled relationships, parenting, behavioral modification, anxiety, depression, loss and life transitions. Lianne’s own life experiences have provided her with an understanding that life at times can be challenging, and that having support during difficult times can be helpful. As a result, she strives to develop therapeutic relationships that are based on trust and empathy in order to assist clients to identify solutions and to make positive change in a collaborative manner. In recognition that clients enter therapy with their own unique set of experiences, strengths and goals for therapy, she utilizes an integrative approach that includes evidence based practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Structural-Strategic Family Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Gottman’s Couple Therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and Mindfulness based psychotherapies. Email: [email protected] |
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Max Farber, Psy.D. - Psychologist
Dr. Max Farber is a licensed clinical psychologist who helps foster positive change in people’s lives. He listens and co-creates therapy goals. Dr. Farber’s work often involves helping people to identify and live by the values that give their lives meaning and vitality, become more aware and accepting of emotions, worry less, problem solve with more flexibility, be more resilient to stress, change emotion driven behaviors to behavior choices that are more in line with core values, and to make new and enhance existing relationships, be they personal or professional. He feels that it is a tremendous privilege to help people in this way. He is politically liberal and queer positive. His education, training, and experience include a doctoral degree from the APA-accredited Wright Institute, predoctoral and postdoctoral residencies at Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek, and supervising student-clinicians at the Berkeley CBT Clinic. Email: [email protected] |
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Laura Petracek, Ph.D.
Dr. Laura Petracek is the best-selling author of The Anger Management Workbook for Women (New Harbinger Publications Press, 2004.) She received her Doctorate in Psychology from California Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco and her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from Yeshiva University in New York City. She has worked in the field of Psychology and Social Work for over thirty years. She has served as Executive Director, Clinical Director, and held the positions of Psychologist/LCSW at many different non-profit agencies including New Leaf: Services for our Community, Centerpoint, Inc., and A Women’s Path. She has supervised Ph.D. Post-Doctoral, ASW, and MFTi students. She has also held the position of Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Adjunct Professor at Bay Area Graduate Institutions such as Alliant University, Dominican University, and National University. Her areas of interest are injustice and racism in the Criminal Justice System, Feminist/Women’s Issues, Gender Issues, LGBT Issues (specifically drug and alcohol abuse in the LBGT community, suicidality in LGBT teenagers), and trauma (specifically complex trauma). Alcoholism/Drug abuse among women, Meditation, and Yoga. Dr. Petracek specializes in helping people with anger dyscontrol issues and recovery from alcohol and other addictions. She currently maintains a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. Email: [email protected] |
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Fabrizio Dellabernarda, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Fabrizio Dellabernarda is a marriage and family therapist who obtained his M.A. in Counseling Psychology at the University of San Francisco. He provides psychotherapy in San Francisco and online, in English and Italian. He strongly believes in the importance of looking at each person in his or her own context. He collaborates with his clients in identifying what is most important to them. He draws from his clients' strengths and offers guidance and skills to expand their repertoire of responses to align with their chosen values in the face of stressful emotions and situations. His approach and style in the therapy session comes from his life experience and the integration of multiple therapeutic orientations. He has trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). He has worked at the Bay Area Community Counseling with Dr. Keith Sutton and at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto for the past 3+ years on issues such as depression, anxiety disorders (including OCD), complex trauma and PTSD, ADHD, behavioral issues with adolescents and their families, relationships problems, and problems with life transitions. He is active in the LGBTQ+ community and co-facilitates a group of aging gay men with HIV. Before entering the field of clinical psychology, Fabrizio worked for fifteen years as a software engineer and enjoyed the problem solving and the group dynamics aspects associated with that career. Email: [email protected] |
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Liliana Casas Hernandez, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Liliana Casas Hernandez, Licensed Marriage family therapist considers it a great honor to be able to serve kids, children, teens and parents. For the past 17 years, she has been providing comprehensive counseling services to children and teens, parents and groups from diverse cultural backgrounds in different settings. This has included all levels of education from preschool to high school, hospital settings, non-profits, outpatient programs and victims of crime. She uses an integrative approach that includes EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Emotionally Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. With children, she has used Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for preschoolers and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Liliana understands that the gift of parenting brings both tremendous joy and challenges. She strives to support parents in exploring and identifying opportunities that invite their children in experiencing the best of who they are. Liliana works collaboratively with parents in understanding their child's strengths and temperament in order to address barriers that are impacting their child's ability to maximize their potential. Liliana believes that learning is continuous throughout life; there is always the possibility of growing and overcoming challenges. Being in a family means collaborating as a team, learning from each other and discovering what each member brings to the family. Email: [email protected] |
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Yi Zhao Martins, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Yi Zhao Martins, LMFT is committed to helping clients get in touch with their own reality, to accept their unique personality and that of others, and to successfully integrate the client(s) into their family, social circle and society at large. Yi has extensive experience working with children in school settings, during transitions, and between households. She is highly intuitive in seeing the inner child in her clients with compassion, warmth, and clarity, and supporting them to integrate all parts of the self. Yi is a lifetime learner, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Law, a Master of Arts in Law, and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology. She graduated from Dr. Alicia Lieberman’s one-year training program of Parent-Child Therapy by UCSF Child Trauma Research Program. She is actively learning and practicing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and System-Centered Therapy (SCT). Yi loves getting to know her clients and developing individualized therapeutic plans towards clients’ goals. Her areas of specialty include ADHD, PTSD, and anxiety. She uses an integrative approach that includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Psychotherapy, System-Centered Therapy (SCT), Parent-Child Therapy (PCT), Play Therapy, Developmental Transformation, Expressive Arts Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). As a long-term meditation and yoga practitioner, Yi uses mindfulness practices to nurture her own physical and emotional wellbeing. Her invaluable intuition and calm demeanor will surely be of benefit to her clients. Email: [email protected] |
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Kellie Brown, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Kellie Brown, LMFT, gained her degree from the CAMFT accredited program at Touro University. She sees clients all over the state via telehealth, providing services to individuals, couples, and families, having served under-represented clients for the last three years. With a strong commitment to support clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, major-life transition, trauma, parenting questions, and relationship instability, she has been focusing on developing her skills in treating those with the unique challenges of ADHD. Enjoying a blended family of her own, Kellie understands that our relationships end up shaping our view of ourselves and others in both beautiful and broken ways. She endorses any therapist who can help you align your values and your choices, to live more resiliently and more compassionately, so that you are able to pursue the relationships you want with the integrity you desire. Kellie’s ambition is to collaborate with clients toward the outcomes that best resonate with their journey of healing and wholeness, leading individuals and families to a life of vitality and fulfillment, and producing enduring relationships. Choosing to engage in therapy can be the first step toward claiming the life you deserve. Email: [email protected] |
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Karrie Stafford, Ph.D, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Karrie Stafford is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and holds a doctorate in Art Therapy Psychology. She has practiced psychotherapy for nearly 20 years, providing evidence based treatment for couples, families and youth. In addition to Structural and Strategic Family Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Karrie has extensive training and experience with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). DBT focuses on the development of mindfulness skills, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness. Her work supports individuals, couples and families through difficult transitions, managing challenging behaviors and coping with mental health symptoms. Karrie has taught Marriage and Family Therapy and Art Therapy students at the Masters and Doctoral levels at Notre Dame de Namur University, and has provided continuing education and licensing preparation trainings for MFT Interns and Associate Social Workers. She has worked as an administrator and clinical supervisor for a Short Term Residential Treatment Facility serving adolescents with serious mental health issues and complex trauma. Karrie's approach is curious, non judgmental and skills based. Email: [email protected] |
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Cristina (Tina) Carter, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Tina is a bi-racial native to San Francisco who completed her graduate degree in Portland, OR. She works with adolescents and adults to provide individual and family therapy in a variety of situations. Tina has experience working in high schools, providing therapy to children and families in Wellington, New Zealand, and in mental health services at the YMCA of SF for youth and families. Tina values authenticity in her approach to supporting a range of issues including transition and change, trauma (specific, complex, intergenerational), anxiety, identity, family conflict, depressed mood, and motivation. She draws from a combination of therapeutic models to increase a sense of control and find peace through adversity, and works from the foundation that people exist in their relationships to others. Email: [email protected] |
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Ruby Wara-Goss, LCSW - Licensed Social Worker
Ruby (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings a decade of experience supporting youth, young adults, caregivers, families, and individuals navigate loss and attachment ruptures, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, family conflict, life stressors, and the life cycle. Ruby approaches her sessions with warmth, humility, and a strengths-based lens, valuing collaboration, authenticity, and creativity. Ruby draws upon multiple therapeutic approaches including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), psychodynamic therapy, attachment-based science, family systems, eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness practices, harm reduction principles, non-violent communication, Gottman methodology, emotionally focussed therapy (EFT), the nurtured heart approach, and play therapy. Recently, she has also been SPACE trained. SPACE is a caregiver-based treatment for childhood and adolescent anxiety and OCD. Ruby received her Master of Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College-CUNY in NYC. Ruby has primarily worked in community mental health and forensic social work, with a strong focus in family therapy, individual therapy, caregiver support, and crisis intervention. Ruby has blended family, mental health, and social/economic justice roots in the Bay Area, which have contributed to her guiding belief that through the process of healing ourselves and each other, the healthier and more equitable our communities and world can become. When not relishing in her steadfast love of the Bay, Ruby can be found gardening, crafting, attending live music performances, playing non-competitive soccer, watching documentaries, petting dogs, and trying to leave the world a little better than she found it. Email: [email protected] |
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Brittany Woodward, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Brittany Woodward, LMFT, specializes in working with adolescents, young adults, and adults, providing individual and family therapy. With a client-centered approach, Brittany values and respects each individual's autonomy, empowering them to create positive changes in their lives. She integrates evidence-based techniques and theories, including cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and is currently undergoing training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). These approaches allow her to effectively support individuals in healing and growing from past traumatic experiences, managing and overcoming anxiety and depression, breaking long-standing family patterns, and gaining a deeper sense of self and meaning in their lives. Through these modalities, she has been successful at working in high acuity settings for the treatment of depression, anxiety, substance use, trauma, relationships, and self-esteem. Brittany firmly believes in the power of science and human connection to bring about transformation and change. In her practice, she brings warmth, a genuine desire to fully understand her clients, and the occasional crack at humor. Recognizing that therapy is not a one-size-fits-all approach, Brittany is dedicated to fostering a therapeutic environment that allows individuals to see and recognize their potential and bring about a sense of empowerment within their lives. Email: [email protected] |
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Asher Kaufman, LCSW - Licensed Social Worker
Bringing together a mix of therapeutic methods, Asher Kaufman, LCSW, helps individuals and families on their journey to healing and self-growth. He takes a personalized approach, blending Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Brainspotting techniques to create a supportive environment for overcoming trauma and fostering personal development. With a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Asher is dedicated to offering the highest quality tele-therapy, ensuring accessibility for clients all across California. Known for his warm and straightforward style, he focuses on tapping into clients' strengths to tackle challenges head-on. Asher specializes in providing tailored strategies and support to help individuals navigate through life's challenges, fostering resilience and empowering clients to regain control over their lives. Email: [email protected] |
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Carly Mentlik, LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Carly Mentlik, LPCC is a licensed psychotherapist and child development expert with over 20 years experience working with children, teens, adults, parents and families. Carly is highly intuitive, creative and uses a holistic approach to support her clients in mind, body, and spirit. She specializes in supporting her clients with anxiety, depression, relationship issues and is LGBTQ+ allied. Carly has a Bachelors in special education, Masters in counseling and has completed PhD work in feminist developmental psychology at New York University. She blends her background in humanistic and evidence-based therapies like CBT, with mindfulness and other holistic practices to offer an integrative approach to healing. She helps build tools that offer immediate relief, while also empowering clients in shifting deep-rooted patterns and belief systems, so they can experience long-term healing and growth. Carly has a gift of personalizing her approach to meet the unique learning style and personalities of her clients and creating a safe, non-judgmental space, where clients feel free to explore their inner worlds. She’s also the founder of the Inner Rainbow Project, a platform for children's mental health and wellbeing that uses an innovative fusion of education and psychology along with chakras and yoga to teach social-emotional learning to kids. Carly has been passionate about helping people to connect to their true selves for as long as she can remember. She is honored to support her clients in connecting with their inner wisdom and empowering them with the tools they need to live their best, most authentic lives just in the way they envision. Email: [email protected] |
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Arielle Werblun, MS, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Arielle Werblun, MS, LMFT (she/her) has a passion for connecting with people. As a therapist working from an evidence-based lens, Arielle collaborates on a treatment plan with her clients to get out of their own heads, and out of their own ways. While codependency, ADHD, eating disorders, and trauma are some main areas of focus in Arielle’s practice, she is constantly learning and taking courses to remain at the forefront of the mental health revolution. Arielle supports and guides clients as they get comfortable with recognizing and regulating their emotions, honoring them, and learning from them to lead intentionally fulfilling lives. Arielle holds virtual sessions and provides both short and long-term therapy for teens, adults, and families. Email: [email protected] |
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Matthew Rensi, Ph. D., LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Matthew T Rensi, Ph. D., LPCC. is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who also holds a Ph. D. in counselor education and supervision. He has extensive experience providing therapy to people struggling with ADHD, anxiety, trauma and ODD. In addition to this, he provides trainings throughout US on various aspects of mental health treatment including assessment, individual therapy, and safety/crisis situations. He is an adjunct professor at Western Seminary. Matt also actively researches the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders using linguistic analysis, as well as how AI can be used in the counseling field. Email: [email protected] |
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Jeffrey Bettencourt, LEP, LMFT, LPCC - Marriage and Family Therapist
Jeff’s 30+ years as a therapist, evaluator and consultant provides his clients a pragmatic, compassionate, and integrated approach to life’s challenges. Jeff utilizes standardized assessments, therapeutic educational structure, proven clinical interventions and techniques, providing a nurturing, yet challenging sessions. Jeff’s supportive, yet direct approach ensures clients will experience a safe, structured, purposeful driven sessions, integrated with care, wisdom, and clinical expertise. Email: [email protected] |
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Elizabeth Goodman Gurfein, Psy.D - Psychologist
Elizabeth Goodman Gurfein, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who graduated from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. Dr. Gurfein brings a compassionate, integrative approach to her practice, utilizing evidence informed principles derived from Cognitive Behavioral Therapies (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help clients understand and overcome their challenges. She helps clients with problems related to ADHD, anxiety, trauma, sleep, and mood disorders. She has a special interest in supporting healthcare providers and conducted her dissertation at the Stanford University School of Medicine, focusing on teaching Compassion Cultivation Training as a preventative tool for empathic burnout in medical students. With her warm, collaborative style, Dr. Gurfein works closely with clients to tailor treatment to their unique needs, fostering resilience, self-awareness, and emotional well-being. Her approach allows clients to build effective coping skills, process their experiences, and create fulfilling lives based on their values. Dedicated to professional development and providing effective psychotherapy, Dr. Gurfein continually expands her expertise to provide the latest in evidence-based care and contributes to the field through research, writing, and presentations. Email: [email protected] |
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Jessica Decker, LMFT - Bilingual Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
Jessica is deeply committed to helping clients of all ages feel heard, understood, and empowered. She specializes in intercultural and health psychology and has a real gift for creating a warm, non-judgmental space where her clients can work through their challenges. Whether she’s supporting individuals or families, she makes it a priority to truly connect, listen deeply, and tailor her approach to meet each person's unique needs. Jessica earned her degree from the University René Descartes in Paris, France, and is fluent in French, Spanish, and Portuguese. She works from a strength-based and attachment perspective, always considering the role of family and community in a person’s life. She has a special passion for working with families, especially mothers and children, and is dedicated to helping them advocate for their rights and navigate life’s obstacles with confidence and resilience. Jessica also integrates her belief in the mind-body connection into her practice, often incorporating somatic techniques to help clients feel more grounded and connected to themselves. Her approach draws from a variety of therapeutic models, including cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and somatic practices, allowing her to personalize her work to each client's journey. Above all, Jessica is committed to making therapy a space where clients feel safe, supported, and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives. Email: [email protected] |
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Anna Craig, Ph.D - Psychologist
Anna Craig, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist licensed in California who specializes in assessing and treating individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). She has experience training and supervising doctoral psychology interns in adult ADHD assessments in a university counseling center setting. She provides remote assessments for ADHD at the Institute for Advancement of Psychotherapy (IAP). In addition to administering a comprehensive set of diagnostic tests, Dr. Craig puts great care into tailoring each assessment report to the individual. She recognizes the importance of treatment recommendations or the “now what?" question that comes out an ADHD diagnosis (or lack thereof), with the goal that each client leaves the assessment experience feeling more self-aware and empowered for their next step in personal growth. Email: [email protected] |
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Terri Moser, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Hello, I’m Terri M., a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in CA & UT dedicated to supporting individuals on their healing journeys. My ideal client often grapples with trauma, anxiety, or relationship issues, feeling overwhelmed and stuck. They need a safe space to explore their feelings and tools to navigate their struggles. Their goal is to find peace, regain control, and foster healthier relationships. They seek healing that transforms their lives—just as I experienced through EMDR. I’m here to guide them with compassion and expertise, knowing firsthand that the journey while challenging, leads to profound change & fulfillment. I specialize in trauma therapy, certified in EMDR, IFS, and A.R.T. I use these modalities to help clients heal from anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. My personal experience with trauma drives my passion for this work. Together, we’ll tackle the emotional challenges of therapy, creating lasting change for a healthier, happier life. While working for the White Mountain Apache Tribe, I worked with children and families, brought in children therapy programming, and taught parenting classes. In addition, I am trained with CEUs in children's play therapy, Childen's EMDR, and Sandtray, CBT, ADHD, and ADHD testing, which will allow me to better assist in helping children and their families in therapy. I understand that healing from trauma can feel overwhelming, and it's okay to seek support. With my training in EMDR, IFS, and A.R.T., along with my personal journey, I’m here to create a safe space for you. I genuinely invite you to reach out—together, we can navigate your feelings and find a path to peace and fulfillment. You deserve the support & healing. Email: [email protected] |
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Margo Levi, LCSW - Licensed Social Worker
Margo Levi, LCSW specializes in helping adolescents, families, young adults and adults translate pain and difficulty into opportunities for transformation. She see clients through her private practice in San Francisco and also serves as the Clinical Director at Huckleberry Youth Programs. She wrote Parents' Turn, a skill building and support program for parents of adolescents that is taught at Huckleberry Youth Programs, Kaiser Permenante in Santa Clara and periodically in her private practice. She is co-chair of the behavioral health committee for the Adolescent Health Working Group. Her past experience includes seven years as a staff therapist in Psychiatry at Kaiser Permanente in South San Francisco and providing clinical consultation and supervision as a consultant to Huckleberry Youth Programs, Third Street Youth Clinic and Women's Recovery Association. Additional community based mental health experience includes work at Family Services Agency of San Francisco and Larkin Street Youth Services. She earned her MSW from UC Berkeley. Email: [email protected] |
IAP's Associated Nonprofit
Bay Area Community Counseling Clinicians
Bay Area Community Counseling was started by the founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, Dr. Keith Sutton, in order to provide services to the community and provide training for student clinicians and new clinicians developing their skills. BACC's mission is to provide culturally competent therapy to children, adults, families, and couples in the community. BACC has a number of clinicians at various levels of ability to serve the needs of our clients. BACC strives to provide therapy to all those in the community in need.
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Einat Klopfer Cohen, AMFT
Einat is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who received her Master’s degree from Palo Alto University in California. Einat has been working with children, parents, and families for many years in different settings. She worked as a school counselor in Israel and helped children and their families cope with different academic and social-emotional challenges. Einat has experience working with young children in early education settings, where she worked with children in an emerging curriculum program and helped parents navigate through different developmental milestones. In the past year and a half, Einat has been working with children, teens, adults, and parents in a community-based agency where she uses an attachment-based lens in combination with a family system approach to partner with clients and help them overcome mental health challenges. Einat utilizes expressive art techniques, play therapy and sand tray interventions in her work. In her free time, Einat likes to hike with her dog, spend time with her family, connect with friends and read. |
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Estelle Ho, LMFT
Estelle Ho is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist committed to the growth and well-being of her clients. She received her BA in English from Stanford University and her MS from Cal State East Bay’s Marriage and Family Therapy program. Estelle has years of experience using CBT with individuals across the lifespan grappling with anxiety, depression, anger, transitions, and interpersonal challenges. She has also been trained in attachment-based and systemic therapies and receives ongoing supervision to effectively treat couples and families in distress. Estelle’s warmth and compassion support her clients to clarify what is most important to them so they can address what gets in their way. Time and time again, she has witnessed clients accessing their own wisdom to generate the solutions that fit for them and their lives. |
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Lisa Ross, AMFT APCC
Lisa Ross is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Professional Clinical Counselor who was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in her mindfulness practice and a deep appreciation for the healing powers of nature. Lisa attended the University of California, Santa Cruz and received a Bachelors in Modern Literature. After working as an elementary school teacher for several years, she went on to obtain her Masters in Counseling Psychology from California State University, East Bay. She has experience providing individual, group and family psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults, incorporating a somatic approach to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression and substance abuse issues. As a queer mother of a toddler, Lisa is also passionate about helping LGBTQ individuals, transitional age youth, parents, and other clients thrive through the development of self-awareness and actualization. |
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Delilah Raybee, AMFT
Delilah Raybee is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working with individuals, families and children since 2021. Delilah takes a somatic/body-based and integrative approach to provide warm, empathic and evidence-based care. Delilah completed a Master’s in Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies. She began her clinical work at the Center for Somatic Psychotherapy, and continued working with individuals and couples through Blackbird Institute. Delilah served as a mental health intern for the Albany Unified School District during the 2023-24 school year. In her work, she helps individuals, couples and families increase their understanding of themselves, succeed in implementing new behaviors, overcome communication challenges, and just generally feel better. Delilah lives in the east bay with her partner, teen and two cats. |
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Melissa Murphy, AMFT
Melissa is a somatic psychotherapist, which means she incorporates how clients feel in their bodies as therapy unfolds. Her interest in somatics grew out of her longtime yoga practice, and love of dance and music. Her style is gentle and effective, and draws on Hakomi, Internal Family Systems, and EMDR modalities (among others). She works with children, couples, adults, and families who have experienced complex trauma, drawing on a sense of humor and play, as well as her experiences as a community organizer, lawyer, and administrator in community health. In her spare time, she likes to be outside, to improve her French and Spanish, and to look at the night sky. |
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Anthony Pizzutillo, APCC
Anthony Pizzutillo, an Associate Practitioner of Clinical Counseling, holds a Master’s degree in Integral Counseling from The California Institute of Integral Studies. With experience in educational and developmental settings, especially with children, Anthony employs a collaborative and narrative approach to address various challenges, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, transitions, interpersonal relationships, and behavioral issues. He integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) with attachment-based and systems theory to provide comprehensive and effective interventions. Outside of work, Anthony enjoys spending days in Golden Gate Park, enjoying a good cup of coffee, and spending quality time with friends. |
IAP's Administrative Assistants
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Kyle Cobb
Kyle lives in Central, South Carolina and he’s currently studying Biological Sciences at Clemson University. Although he’s on the fence about what he wishes to pursue after finishing his studies at CU, his plan is to guide his decision through his passion for helping people and the environment. In his spare time, he enjoys backpacking, traveling, exploring art, burning time on the river, watching ice hockey, and grilling on the family farm. Email: [email protected] |
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Craig Tindell
Craig lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and he recently finished his undergraduate degree in marketing at Temple University. In the future, Craig hopes to continue his education by seeking a master's degree in either psychology or a business-related field. He is passionate about entertainment, particularly movies and television, and about consistently gaining more knowledge, skills and wisdom in various fields. In his spare time, Craig enjoys playing video games, watching movies/television shows, building and displaying legos, and traveling around the world to discover new and exciting places. Email: C[email protected] |
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Jaylee Miller
Jaylee lives in SW Missouri and is working on finishing her degree in Communications at Missouri State University. Her goal is to one day start her own freelance branding and social media management business. She is passionate about her nonprofit work with ALA Missouri Girls State, which is an educational summer program for young women in her state. In her free time she loves spending time with her family, traveling, trying out new recipes, and working on DIY projects. Email: [email protected] |
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Sierra Prine
Sierra lives in Oakland, CA and is currently a Marriage and Family Therapist Trainee enrolled in a Masters in Counseling program at Palo Alto University. They have an interest in working with young adults and LGBTQIA+ youth, and spend most of their time parenting a toddler and pets. In their free time, Sierra enjoys hiking, traveling, watching movies, gardening, visiting the local gardens and going to concerts. Email: [email protected] |
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Anna Um
Anna lives in Atlanta, Georgia and plans to pursue a degree in Business Administration, with a focus in healthcare. She is passionate about helping people access the care they need to thrive. In her free time, she enjoys playing with her dog, rock climbing, watching movies, and traveling. Email: [email protected] |
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Christie Hernandez
Christie lives in Monterey County, CA and has a bachelors in Marine Science from CSUMB. She is a mother to two rambunctious toddlers and her 3 cats. She passionate about the environment and spends most of her time outside of work with her family enjoying beach outings, hikes, aquascaping her fish tanks and occasionally finds time to craft some jewelry! Email: [email protected] |
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Arianna Dunford
Arianna lives in Central Texas, and is a freelance designer and lettering artist with a passion for helping others build confidence in their personal and professional goals. Her pursuit of fostering understanding and connection drives her commitment to promoting mental health and supporting others to seize opportunities for authenticity. In addition to her freelance work, Arianna finds great joy in working on volunteer projects, researching more about Psychology, Literature, & the Arts, traveling and seeking new adventures, and spending time with her loved ones and her cats. Email: [email protected] |
IAP's Non-Clinical Interns
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Leona Gomez
Leona is a recent graduate from the University of California, Santa Barbara who earned a BA in Communication and a minor in Applied Psychology. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in order to be a licensed marriage and family therapist. She plans to specialize in couples sex therapy because helping couples navigate issues related to sexuality is an aspect of therapy she is very passionate about. In her free time, Leona enjoys hiking, traveling, and seeing live music. |
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Shari Halden
Shari is a third year undergraduate studying psychology and sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has ambitions to attend graduate school and become a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of Colorado. In her free time, Shari enjoys hiking, spending time with friends, and traveling. |
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Paul Dong
Paul is a second year student at the University of California, Los Angeles. Currently, he is studying psychology, and is interested in the process of working through certain trauma within adolescents through a clinical approach. In the future, he hopes to pursue clinical psychology and create his own private practice. In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym, playing soccer, and playing classical guitar. |
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Gracie Gutman
Gracie graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a major in Music and subsequently worked in the tech industry as a software engineer and manager for a decade. She is excited to make the switch to psychotherapy, and plans on applying to grad school this year to become a therapist. She’s a big fan of music, art, abstraction, dogs, and moving her body outside. |
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Madison Burrington
Madison is a recent graduate from San Francisco State University, where she earned a BA in Psychology and a minor in Counseling. She is currently applying to Masters degree programs in order to be a licensed marriage and family therapist. She also works as an SEL teacher for kindergarteners, and volunteers for a hotline. In her free time, Madison enjoys making music, antiquing, and spending time with friends and family. |
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Elijah Geduldig
Elijah is a third-year undergraduate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, majoring in Sociology with a minor in Applied Psychology. He plans to attend graduate school to pursue a career as a licensed marriage and family therapist. Outside of his studies, Elijah loves playing ultimate frisbee and writing/producing music. |
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Ashley Massa
Ashley Massa is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of San Francisco, majoring in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy. Expected to graduate a semester early in December 2024, Ashley aims to pursue a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology. In her free time, Ashley enjoys going to the beach, running, and spending time with friends and family. |
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