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​Thanks for your interest in my practice. Please note that I am out on parental leave until January 2024 and will not be accepting new clients until then.
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If you are a current client of mine (ie. we were working together at the time I went out on leave) and you have any questions about who your interim therapist is, you can contact my colleague Maryam Moody, LCSW at maryam.lcsw@gmail.com or at 650.516.6655

If you are prospective client (interested in working with me for individual or group therapy) or a past client of mine with interest in returning to individual or group therapy with me, please note that I will not be taking clients until I return from leave.

If you are looking for an individual therapist before I return, I recommend any of the following individual therapists (Note: I cannot guarantee they will have openings when you contact them):

Ali Joy Sideroff, LMFT
https://www.holistictherapyexplored.com/
Elke Ullmer-Strempke, LMFT
http://elkeullmer.com/
Kanchan Sachdev, LMFT
https://kanchansachdev.com/
Larry Lariosa, LMFT
http://www.larrylariosapsychotherapy.com/index.html

If you are a Berkeley student with SHIP insurance and you are looking for a therapist before I return, I recommend you look at the CAPS referral database (https://uhs.berkeley.edu/mental-health/counseling-and-psychological-services-caps/campus-referrals/caps-referral-database) and click on Therapist Referrals.

If you are looking for a group therapist before I return, I recommend any of the following group therapists (Note: I cannot guarantee they will have openings when you contact them):

Ali Kimmell, LCSW
https://www.bayareagroupcenter.com/about
Laura Kasper, PhD
https://www.drlaurakaspertherapysf.com/group-therapy-san-francisco
Eating Disorder Therapist in San Francisco and Oakland
ELIZABETH EHRENBERG, LCSW
Psychotherapist | Somatic Therapist 

BACKGROUND, EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eating Disorder Therapist in San Francisco and Oakland
I received my Masters in Clinical Social Work from Smith College School for Social Work. To further my training, I completed an additional year-long clinical fellowship at The University of California San Francisco’s Alliance Health Project where I provided brief dynamic psychotherapy to LGBTQQIA folks and individuals living with HIV. From 2013 to 2015, I served as a staff clinician in the Adult Psychiatry Department at Kaiser Permanente in South San Francisco. In this role, I provided psychosocial assessment and therapy to adults struggling with depression, anxiety, and interpersonal issues. At Kaiser I also served as the Eating Disorder Specialist, providing individual and group therapy to clients struggling with eating disorders and body image issues. I have extensive experience facilitating group therapy, including process groups, support groups, dialectical behavioral therapy groups and binge eating disorder groups. Additionally, I have worked in various community mental health and non-profit settings, providing case management and counseling to racially and socio-economically diverse populations. I completed my Bachelor’s degree at Vassar College where I majored in Political Science and Women’s Studies with a focus on feminist political theory, queer theory, and critical race theory.

I am licensed as a clinical social worker with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (LCS# 64143).

my approach

In my practice, I weave together traditional psychodynamic talk therapy with behavioral and somatic therapies. My training is firmly grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy, an insight-oriented technique that examines unconscious processes and how difficulties in the present moment may stem from early experiences. I also implement behavioral therapies such as dialectical behavioral therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. These approaches examine how our thoughts, behaviors and emotions are connected and offer concrete tools for breaking free from stories that may not be serving us and for managing painful emotions. 

I couple these therapeutic techniques with somatic therapy, which is based in the understanding that the mind and body are interconnected. Somatic therapy is experiential and involves grounding in the body in the here-and-now. I have been a practitioner of yoga and meditation for over 15 years and completed a yoga teacher training certification at BeYoga (now YogaWorks) in New York City. I have also taught Buddhist insight and compassion meditation. Research has shown that attunement to the body and the present moment can enhance self-awareness, relieve anxiety and depression, decrease compulsive behaviors and addictions  and even allow us to process past traumas that reside in the body.

As a social worker, I have a deep and abiding commitment to anti-oppression work and social justice movements. I believe that systemic oppression in all forms manifests as trauma on the societal, community and individual levels and I strive to work with individuals to heal from that trauma and live their lives in embodied and empowered ways.