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Empowerment is always a focal point of the work I do with clients, and I find working with a culturally diverse clientele very rewarding. I have extensive experience, and am equally comfortable, working with individual children, teens and adults, as well as couples and families. Because the majority of our emotional wounds occur in relationships, they are best healed through relationship. Thus I describe the therapeutic work I do as working "relationally" with my clients. This relationship involves the client and I interacting with and engaging one another, with the goals of enhancing the client's self-knowledge and providing them new and reparative experiences. My work is informed primarily by psychodynamic theories, including Intersubjective, Jungian, Object Relations, psychoanalytic, Relational and Self-Psychology. I also utilize the Enneagram in my work to deepen my and my clients' understanding of personality structure and motivation. But putting theories aside, it is our unique experiences that shape who we are and how we operate in the world. Helping clients become aware of their motivations and seeing them become more conscious, mindful and successful in their relationships is what draws me to the work I love to do. Therapy is an empowering experience, and helping clients achieve empowerment is always a goal of the work I do. In addition to my private practice, I also offer consultation services for licensed therapists at the rate of $150.00 per hour. I have clinically supervised individuals and groups for over nine years, both in my practice and for non-profit agencies. I have had significant training in psychoanalytic thinking, and participate in two advanced psychoanalytic consultation groups. I use a 'Relational' approach in all of my work...including consultation. Please contact me @ 408-836-4110 for more information, and/or to schedule a brief phone interview. Licenses
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Mary-Stone Bowers and Geetha Narayanan are registered Marriage and Family Therapist Interns, and are employed and supervised by me in my private practice. Their fee is $90 per session, and they are willing to work with clients' ability to pay. They also accept both Victim Compensation and Santa Clara County funding.
Mary-Stone Bowers, M.A.
Mary-Stone is skilled at helping clients deal with a variety of issues, including feeling "stuck", lack of fulfillment in relationships, and feelings of emptiness or loneliness. She has taught parenting classes, led addiction recovery support groups, and worked with children and adolescents in several Bay Area schools. She is particularly interested in working with military families. Mary-Stone is a member of the Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology, and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Website: www.marystonebowers.com
Geetha Narayanan, M.A.
Geetha is fluent in Hindi and Tamil (Indian languages), and enjoys working with people from different cultural backgrounds. She primarily adopts a psychodynamic orientation, employing techniques from attachment and object relations theories. Geetha is also familiar with EFT (Emotion Focused Therapy), and CBT (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy).
I provide my services to the highest ethical standards and my relationships with my clients are strictly confidential. As such, I must inform you that the information provided in this Website is offered for informational purposes only; it is not offered as and does not constitute professional advice. Replies to e-mail messages will be general in nature and will not form a therapist-client relationship. Be aware that the confidentiality of information sent over the Internet, including e-mail, may not be legally or otherwise protected or secure. |
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I have a deep respect for how our unique experiences shape who we are and how we operate in the world. I am particularly drawn to assist clients in becoming aware of what ultimately motivates them, and how they can be more conscious and mindful (vs. being on automatic pilot) in their relationships.
Mary-Stone obtained a B.S. degree from Auburn University, and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University in 2009. She has experience treating children, adolescents and adults affected by anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, grief and loss, separation/divorce and parenting challenges.
Geetha received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from JFK University in 2008.
She has experience working with adults, children, teens, and families, and is currently most focused on working with teens and their families.
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