I am a licensed MFT who has been in practice for over 15 years. I have extensive experience treating a wide variety of issues and psychological disorders from the most mild to the most severe. I work with adults and adolescents. My approach is warm, positive and compassionate. I can help you to achieve your personal goals, more effectively manage your emotions and stressors and develop strategies that will promote positive self-growth and lead you to and a more satisfying life.
I have worked in a wide variety of settings in addition to my private practice including schools, residential homes and outpatient treatment facilities. My specialties include anxiety and depressive disorders, stress management, crisis counseling, grief counseling, and relationships.
I believe the process of change through therapy should not only involve self-understanding and insight into the past, but beyond that it should also focus on helping clients to learn skills for present-time challenges. Therefore my approach helps clients to develop specific skills for thinking and acting in constructive ways. I am a proponent of therapist actively collaborating with a client to help him/her find ways to manage life better.
I have a degree from UC Santa Barbara and a Masters in Psychology from Golden Gate University. In my spare time I enjoy photography, exercising, spending time with my family and dog.
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- ADHD & ADHD Coaching
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Depression
Also experienced in:
LGBT , Trauma and abuse , Grief , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Coping with life changes
My Education & Experience:
- B.S. in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara
- M.A. in Marriage & Family Therapy from Golden Gate University, San Francisco
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences 2004 (License Number 41404)
- Member of California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (CAMFT)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Certified NLP Practitioner
- Oversaw a non public school for special education students in Oakland and Richmond, CA provided behavioral services to students and assisted staff.
- Lead the onsite counseling program at Palo Alto high school providing free therapy to students and supervision to intern therapists.
- Provided individual, couples and family therapy in a private practice in downtown Oakland, CA
Amoreena Berg MFT 