As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live. J.W. von Goethe
Welcome! I am so glad you found my website. I am a psychotherapist who specializes in trauma, depression, mid-life issues, addiction (including addiction to alcohol, drugs, food, spending, debting, and the internet, to name just some of the ways we can become addicted). I can help with the anxiety and painful feelings that proliferate when we are coping with challenging life experiences.
Often challenges in the present stem from unresolved difficulties and trauma in the past. I offer a safe, warm and confidential environment where together we can explore what is troubling you. We may look back at childhood issues or confront current dynamics, or both. Through talking, and through powerful interventions like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), we will incorporate whatever skillful means best suit your particular needs.
Our work will also focus on looking to the future, to helping you create a life filled with joy and meaning. I love my work and believe that tremendous healing is available through the “talking cure” of therapy. I like to call my work “Resilience Therapy” because I believe the answer to successful living lies in understanding that life will always throw us challenges, so our focus in therapy must be on building up our resilient self.
Please email or call to set up an appointment.
Wendy Justus, LCSW
650 289-0755