Business Details
Your Trusted Partner for Mental Health and Psychotherapy Solutions
With over 25 years of experience in psychotherapy, our practice specializes in supporting adults, adolescents, and couples through emotional challenges and personal growth. We address behavioral disorders, LGBTQ+ concerns, anxiety, depression, body image issues, and substance abuse while emphasizing the mind-body connection. Our approach combines psychodynamic therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and family systems models to create personalized treatment plans. As a certified sex addiction therapist (CSAT), we provide specialized care for technology and sexual behavior disorders.Our interactive therapy style prioritizes building strong therapeutic alliances through trust, commitment, and ethical practice. We serve clients across San Francisco, New York City, and Boulder, focusing on creating safe spaces for meaningful transformation. Our clinical expertise extends to treating eating disorders, digital media compulsions, and chronic illness-related mental health challenges while maintaining a socially aware perspective. Through mindfulness practices and behavioral modification techniques, we help clients develop healthier relationships with themselves and others.
Services
Psychotherapy
Behavioral Disorders
LGBTQ+ Support
Anxiety Treatment
Depression Care
Body Image Therapy
Substance Abuse Counseling
Highlights and features
- We offer 25+ years of clinical experience in mental health therapy
- Our therapists utilize evidence-based approaches including DBT and psychodynamic therapy
- Specialized training as certified sex addiction therapists (CSAT)
- Proven success in treating complex behavioral and process disorders
- Interactive therapy style emphasizing strong therapeutic alliances
Associations and certifications
- International Institute of Certified Sex Addiction Therapists
Services
Psychotherapy
Our psychotherapy services provide safe, challenging spaces for personal growth through evidence-based approaches. We combine psychodynamic therapy, DBT, and family systems models to address emotional challenges. With decades of clinical experience, we help clients develop coping strategies and improve relationships through interactive, opinionated therapeutic sessions.
Behavioral Disorders
Specialized treatment for behavioral/process disorders addresses compulsive behaviors related to technology, sex, food, and digital media. Our approach examines how these activities impact relationships and daily functioning. We help clients develop healthier patterns while addressing underlying anxiety, depression, or PTSD symptoms that often accompany these disorders.
LGBTQ+ Support
Affirming mental health services for LGBTQ+ individuals address unique challenges including coming out, discrimination, and internalized homophobia. We provide specialized support for HIV/chronic illness management, body image concerns, and relationship issues while promoting self-acceptance and community connection.
Anxiety Treatment
Our anxiety treatment combines insight-oriented therapy and DBT techniques to help clients manage symptoms and develop coping strategies. We address both situational anxiety and chronic anxiety disorders, working with clients to understand triggers and implement effective management techniques for daily life.
Substance Abuse Counseling
Comprehensive substance abuse counseling addresses alcohol and drug dependencies through behavioral therapy approaches. We help clients understand addiction patterns, manage cravings, and develop relapse prevention strategies. Our treatment integrates mindfulness practices and supports participation in 12-step or harm-reduction peer groups.
People
Dr. Kennedy
Clinical Psychologist
With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Kennedy specializes in treating behavioral disorders, LGBTQ+ mental health, and emotional wellness. They utilize an eclectic therapeutic approach combining psychodynamic therapy, DBT, and family systems models to support client growth and healing.
Questions
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
We combine psychodynamic therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and family systems models to create personalized treatment plans for each client's unique needs.
Do you specialize in LGBTQ+ mental health?
Yes, we provide affirming therapy for LGBTQ+ individuals addressing issues like coming out, discrimination, internalized homophobia, and relationship challenges with culturally competent care.
How do you treat behavioral addictions?
Our behavioral addiction treatment addresses compulsive patterns related to technology, sex, food, and digital media through evidence-based approaches that examine underlying emotional triggers and consequences.
What mental health conditions do you treat?
We specialize in anxiety, depression, body image disorders, substance abuse, and behavioral/process addictions while supporting overall emotional wellness and personal growth.
Do you offer couples therapy?
Yes, we provide couples therapy to help partners improve communication, resolve conflicts, and strengthen relationships through our interactive therapeutic approach.
