Barbara L. Cohen, LMFT
555 Middlefield Road, Suite 102
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 325-9510
blccohen@sbcglobal.net
A Gentle Holistic Approach to Therapy
The process of acquiring self-knowledge and assimilating it into
growth and change for the better can often be a difficult one.
My training in a diverse set of approaches to counseling and
therapy provides me with a suite of tools to use in our
relationship in the most appropriate way to help you achieve the
goals you have set out for yourself. I deal with you as a whole person,
in the context of your history and relationships, and also in the
here and now.
My training has included
- systems theory
- gestalt psychology
- self-psychology
- object relations
- EMDR
- psychodynamics
- hypnosis
I believe that my role is to facilitate your growth as an independent,
autonomous human being, not to encourage a dependency on me as a therapist.
However, I must be supportive in this process, providing feedback,
guidance, and the space to figure things out for yourself at the pace
you set.
Counseling Unique Issues of Adoption
All three members of the adoption triad - the birthmother, the adoptee,
and the adoptive parents - have unique perspectives and needs. I work
with individuals, families and groups in exploring the particular issues they
have with regard to adoption. These include
- Loss
- Pre- and Post-Reunion Issues
- Relationships (with family, siblings, parents, spouses, lovers
and blended families)
I bring the insights of a birthmother who has been reunited with the
child I gave up for adoption as well as being the parent of an adopted child.
I have worked with all members of the triad, adult and adolescent.
Other Strengths
I have experience also in these areas
- counseling adolescents
- substance abuse
- grief and loss
- couples and relationships, both gay and straight
- coping with chronic illness
- family therapy
- groups
- providing supervision to therapists in training
- Asperger's Syndrome and high functioning autism
My office is wheelchair accessible and close to public transportation.
I have lived for extended periods of time in several different countries,
and so I have a multi-cultural perspective.
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Last update: 12 June 2009
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