Meeting mental-health care and spiritual care needs through depthful inquiry, psychotherapy, somatic practices and mindfulness.
MEET CHARISSE
Hello and welcome. Taking the steps to find the right therapist and may provoke a myriad of feelings and become a journey itself. My hope is you hold gentle compassion and ease as you move through your quest.
Steeped in Transpersonal psychology and Buddhist psychology frameworks, I offer a humanistic and human centered approach to working in session. Drawing upon various modalities and frameworks like depth psychology, EFT, parts work, somatic based practices, EMDR and CBT, I practice through an integral psychology, drawing upon modalities that are tailored to my clients need.
My background and practicum hours were acquired through a hospice and palliative care clinic in the Bay Area, focusing on grief, bereavement, loss, life-meaning exploration, compounded grief, dream processing, anxiety and depression.
I hold a Masters Degree in integral counseling psychology, provisional licensure as an associate Marriage Family Therapist AMFT#149131 and a bachelor of science in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies with a strong social justice and systems approach. I’ve engaged in extensive
Spiritual coursework grounded in Buddhist psychology, hold advanced comprehensive pilates and postural analysis certification and host equine mindfulness retreats. I practice online and in person in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
To learn more about me and my approach to working therapeutically, please go to me “about me” page. I look forward to learning more about you and what your goals are for therapy. My hope is you find your ideal therapist provider, who supports your highest good.
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