Therapist Profile

Name:
Gwen J. Sanders
Professional Title:
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Email:
Email
Location:
3873 Piedmont Ave Ste 3 Oakland, CA 94611-5370 UNITED STATES
Phone:
(510) 869-3901
Website:
www.gwenjsanders.com
License Number
LMFT33229
Practicing Since:
1991
Additional Licenses:
LMFT, ATR-BC

Personal Statement

Personal Statement:
I provide an attuned, empathic presence with a time focused treatment model where the client and therapist actively engage in therapy. An eclectic mix of brief and solution focused work, history gathering to highlight relevant issues impacting current life interactions focusing on strengths and creativity reflects my style of therapy. I strive to help individuals and couples to resolve problematic patterns which interfere with the harmony and balance in their lives.

About My Practice

Office Hours
Monday-Friday, varying times during the week
Services
I see clients in individual, couples, family and group therapy. I am excited to work with the diversity of clients that come to me in the Bay Area. I work primarily with individuals and couples and am excited to work as a marriage and family therapist to support the family unit as needed. I am an Employee Assistant Professional (EAP) providing EAP brief work as I am on several panels. I am an Assistant Professor and as a CAMFT Certified Supervisor, I am a Clinical Supervision to art therapists and clinicians in training, as a mentor and educator in the exciting field of art/expressive arts therapy.
Insurance
Aetna, Blue Shield of CA, Magellan, Out-of-Network coverage, Private Pay, PPO, Superbill provided, Sliding Scale
Credit Cards Accepted
None
Free Initial Consult
Yes
Offers Teletherapy
None

Education

Degrees
PhD, LMFT, specialty in Art Therapy

Area of Specialty

Specialites:
Anger Management
Anxiety
Attachment Therapy
Career Stress and Changes
CAMFT Certified Supervisor
Combat/Military Related Trauma
Communication Skills
Couples
Creativity
Creative Solutions
Depression/Clinical Depression
Expressive Art Therapies
Group Therapy
Grief/Loss Terminally Ill
Issues of Abuse (Abused)
Issues of Abuse (Trauma)
Individual
Life Transitions/Mid-Life Issues
Men's Issues
Parenting
Pre-Marriage Counseling
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Relationships
Self Esteem/Personal Growth
Stress
Supervision
Trauma
Women's Issues
Working With Therapists

Other

Theoretical Orientation
Art/Movement/Psychodrama
Attachment
Brief/Solution Focused Therapy
Family Systems
Object Relations
Certifications
Board Certified Art Therapist
Languages Spoken
English
Ethnicity
Caucasian (Non-Hispanic)

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