Seeking an Insightful Therapist

Recommend an insightful therapist?

Feb 2008

Can anyone recommend a therapist who truly provides insight and education, as well as emotional support? I benefit most from understanding why I behave the way I do, and I've yet to meet a therapist who is really insightful about human behavior. If there's a therapist who can relate to being brought up Catholic and dealing with the fallout (good girl/bad girl, constantly feeling judged) from that, even better. Need Therapy Now

Hi, I have been seeing Dr. Lisa Lancaster for about 6 months now and can truly say that she is most insightful therapist I have ever seen. I have been struggling with the fall out from a very painful divorce and the death of my mother, who was a very devoted catholic. I left the church in my 20s. Dr. Lancaster has been extremely helpful in getting me to understand all of the emotional tummult that these losses have stirred up. I can recommend her very, very highly. She is in Berkeley. Her number is 510-841-2525. Seek her out! anon.

i'd like to recommend Yvonne Mansell on the Berkeley/ Albany boarder. she is definately insightful and supportive in helping me navigate the effects of being raised mormon. i always feel she is accepting of where i am, yet willing to share her wisdom so i can let go and move forward. i believe her bio is in the BPN files. she also has a website. autumn

Hi, I think Claire Rubin is a really insightful and caring therapist. She is really good at seeing the whole picture and helping others see it too. I don't know what area you are looking for, and she is on the Oakland/Berkeley boarder. Her number is (510) 594-1851. Good luck, Marie

Try Christie Rigg. She's not just a good listener; she's smart, insightful and kind. You can reach her at 287-5845 Her website: www.cristierigg.com --Anon

I highly recommend my own therapist who I have worked with for 2 years, and is very insightful, and very helpful, and yes I worked with other therapists before who just didn't seem to have much to offer. She's great though. Warm, supportive, REAL, and proactive, and gets in there with me, and educates me about stuff. And, I am a ''recovering catholic'' myself and without going into it too much, I can say she understands all the guilt, shame, etc, that goes along with it and has helped me with that a lot... She's in Oakland and also SF. Tell her Sarah referred you! I refer people to her a good deal... 510-220-3558 is her #. Oh, Kathryn Hirt is her name, she's an MFT. (kathhirt [at] hotmail.com)

I would like to recommend Audrey Martin as a tremendously insightful therapist. She is direct, empathic, compassionate and has a good sense of humor. I have experienced wonderful personal growth with her as my therapist, and I highly recommend her. She has an office in Oakland near the Rockridge BART station, her phone number is 428-1505. anon.