WELCOME

Welcome to my psychotherapy practice. In my work I strive to create a warm and supportive environment for my clients to explore their inner depths while gaining insight on developing healthier, more connected and fulfilling lives and relationships. Starting therapy can be a challenge. Connecting with your therapist and building a relationship of trust is essential. I find that people I’ve worked with can achieve remarkable results. I am committed to building that trust and using my help and insight to hold, challenge, support and encourage my clients through every step of treatment. Finding the right therapist that you can feel comfortable and connected with can be daunting. I encourage you to reach out directly to further explore if I may be a good fit for your needs.

ABOUT

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (License #84129) in the state of California and have worked in the mental health field for the past fifteen years. In this time I have worked in schools and clinics with adolescents, adults, families and couples. I have experience with a wide variety of people diverse in race, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status and life history. I strive to continually inform myself of different cultural identities and world views in order to better serve those who may feel marginalized.

Professional Organizations

Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California

Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology

International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy.

Member of the Editorial Committee for the NCSPP psychoanalytic journal fort da.

The Wright Institute: Clinical supervision for psychology students.

HOW I WORK

The challenges we face in relationships and being in the world are often a reflection of our early relationships and previous events. We may spend years repeating patterns that no longer serve us while not knowing how to change. I will work with you to gain deeper insight into your past while paying attention to how it affects you now in your personal, social and professional life. I work from a relational, psychodynamic perspective to support growing insight and lasting change. I may also include aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, solution-focused and narrative therapy in my approach as needed. We will work together to create a therapy that is attuned to your particular needs, challenges, and strengths.

SERVICES

Individual Therapy

Individual therapy can be an opportunity to address a current life issue, or shift long standing problems to move toward healing and growth. Weekly therapy sessions provide a space to explore and begin to understand how your past and current circumstances inform your beliefs about yourself, what you are capable of and what limits becoming more of who you would like to be. Often we repeat past coping strategies and behaviors that protected us earlier in life but have now become limiting and leave us feeling lonely, unfulfilled or out of touch with ourselves. Together we can bring compassion and awareness to these patterns and learn how to let them go to achieve greater connectedness, self-confidence, power and freedom. Some of the issues I help people with:

• Depression

• Anxiety, Panic, Fear

• Relationships

• Trauma and PTSD

• Addictions

• Identity Issues

• Career Concerns

• Obsessions/Compulsions

• Social Anxiety

• Unhappiness

• Self-Esteem

• Life Transitions

FEES

My fee for a 50min session is $220. I have some flexibility in adjusting my fees to make therapy an affordable and sustainable endeavor for you. Please see my office policies under forms for more information.

CONTACT

Please fill out the form below or give me a call to get started with setting up an appointment or to ask any questions about my practice. I look forward to hearing from you and helping in any way that I am able.

Jonathan Willett, MFT

3871 Howe St.

Oakland, CA 94611

510-629-0853