Business Details
20 Years
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Emergency
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Psychotherapy & Clinical Consultation in Berkeley, CA
Molly Merson, MFT is a licensed therapist and psychoanalyst with nearly two decades of experience providing psychotherapy, clinical consultation, and supervision. Specializing in trauma, anxiety, grief, and social justice-informed care, the practice supports clients navigating perfectionism, intergenerational trauma, and systemic oppression. Services are offered in Berkeley, CA, and online, with a focus on liberation psychology and decolonial praxis. The practice emphasizes accessibility through sliding-scale fees and teletherapy options. 
Services
Psychotherapy
Clinical Consultation
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Online Therapy
Therapist Supervision
Details
- Year established: 2006
Highlights and features
- We offer 18+ years of experience in trauma-informed and liberation-focused therapy.
- Our practice integrates decolonial praxis and sociopolitical analysis into clinical work.
- We provide sliding-scale fees for clients with financial needs.
- Our teletherapy options ensure accessibility for remote clients.
- We specialize in supporting therapists through clinical supervision and consultation.
Associations and certifications
- Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) #52483
What people say
Highly, highly recommended
Sensitive and edgy
Profound empathy
Blends body focus with analysis
Transformational therapist
Services
Psychotherapy
Individual psychotherapy addressing anxiety, grief, trauma, and systemic oppression impacts. Using psychodynamic and relational approaches, I help clients build self-compassion and resilience while navigating perfectionism, intergenerational trauma, and sociopolitical stressors. Sessions focus on creating space for self-discovery and healing.
Clinical Consultation
Specialized consultation for therapists working with complex cases. I provide trauma-informed, sociopolitical, and decolonial perspectives to address countertransference, projection, and clinical challenges. Focus includes expanding therapeutic frameworks for systemic trauma and marginalized identities.
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Treatment for trauma, including borderline symptoms and depression. Using relational approaches, I help clients process traumatic experiences while addressing systemic oppression impacts. Sessions focus on building safety, resilience, and understanding trauma's effects on mind and body.
Online Therapy
Secure video and telephone therapy sessions available for California and New York residents. Online format maintains therapeutic depth while offering flexibility for clients with accessibility needs or geographic limitations. Sessions follow the same clinical standards as in-person meetings.
Therapist Supervision
Supervision for therapists seeking to deepen clinical skills. I support professionals working with trauma, systemic oppression, and complex client dynamics. Focus includes developing analytical frameworks, managing countertransference, and integrating social justice principles into practice.
People
Molly Merson
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Molly Merson is a Berkeley-based psychotherapist with 18+ years of experience in trauma-informed care. She specializes in anxiety, grief, and social justice-informed therapy, holding a master's in Social Clinical Psychology. Molly also provides clinical consultation and supervision for therapists.
Questions
What types of therapy do you offer?
I specialize in psychodynamic, relational, and trauma-informed therapy for anxiety, grief, perfectionism, and systemic oppression impacts.
Do you accept insurance?
I don't accept insurance directly but provide receipts for PPO reimbursement. Sliding-scale fees are available for qualifying clients.
Are online therapy sessions available?
Yes, I offer secure video and telephone sessions for California and New York residents with flexible scheduling options.
What is your clinical consultation focus?
I provide trauma-informed, sociopolitical, and decolonial perspectives for therapists working with projection, countertransference, and complex client dynamics.
How do you approach social justice in therapy?
I integrate liberation psychology principles to address systemic trauma, racial justice, and marginalized identities in therapeutic practice.
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