Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
License No: MFT 19675
1035 San Pablo Av. #5
Albany, CA 94706
510-527-7195
Susan Oliver, M.A.
Individuals · Couples
Young Adults · Adults · Older adults
Education: M.A. from John F. Kennedy University at Orinda, CA, 1981
Experience / Training: 14 years in private practice working with individuals and couples, 12 years as a family planning counselor
Professional Interests:
- Offering an accepting, non-judgemental, and compassionate environment in which to explore troublesome issues
- Discovering patterns that cause unhappy relationships: replacing old ways of behaving with new responses that lead to happier and more fulfilling connections with others
- Increasing confidence and self esteem: letting go of self criticism and judgements and developing greater self acceptance
- Managing stress, anxiety, depression and other difficult feelings
- Recovering from growing up in dysfunctional or abusive families
- Dealing with challenging life transitions: relationship break -ups, divorce, death of loved ones, serious illness
- Psychotherapy from a spiritual perspective
- Experienced in long and short term therapy
Professional Affiliations / Activities
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
The Psychotherapy Institute
Institute of Noetic Sciences