◈ Homepage — http://axismundicenter.org/WELCOME. DURING THE PANDEMIC,WE’VE SERVED THOUSANDS - TEACHERS, STUDENTS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, VETS,ESSENTIAL WORKERS - OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO TEND TO THAT FRONTLINE OF CARE, WHILE REMAINING A STABLE HOMEFRONT FOR OUR OWN DEDICATED TEAM OF CAREGIVERS. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING US IN THAT BY DONATING! IT’S EASY TO GIVE, CLICK HERE <3 home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services cost and contact programs therapists of color lgbtq+ non-monogamy neuroaffirming ecotherapy thresholds rites of passage therapists meet our clinicians trainees in practicum 1st year associates 2nd year associates senior associates and licensed clinicians practice with us donate Real people. Real help. A fresh approach to therapy and counseling. Axis is here to change and challenge what therapy has meant and who it’s been available to. Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health offers therapy grounded in professional ethics, clinical skill, and a deep respect for the importance of the therapeutic relationship. Research consistently shows that one of the strongest predictors of successful therapy is the sense of fit between a client and their therapist, and we take that seriously. Because of this, we believe it’s important for you to have a real sense of who we are and how we work. Our clinicians do not practice from a model of personal invisibility. Clinical experience and research both show that thoughtful presence and authenticity support strong therapeutic relationships. Our clinicians get that and identify themselves in ways that are personal, genuine, and still respectful and committed to all of the ways that therapy is all about YOU. As a practice in clinical integrity and a commitment to high standards of care, we consistently work to reduce practical and systemic barriers that can make mental health care difficult to access or harmful. Our commitment is to provide thoughtful, humble, engaged, and professionally grounded therapy in a setting where clients feel respected and supported. We do not separate ethical care from the social and environmental conditions that shape mental health - ignoring real-world conditions does not make therapy neutral, it makes it incomplete. Get in touch with us to set up a consultation, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to inquire whether our services are right for you. Contact ➤ LOCATION Office locations throughout the Bay Area - Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Napa, and San Diego, CA. HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL! ☎ CONTACT [email protected] (510) 463 - 4123 Areas of Practice THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, work through challenging or influential memories, identify aspects of their lives and relationships that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and then work towards them. THERAPY FOR RELATIONSHIPS, COUPLES, AND FAMILIES Relationship counseling is a process through which people (who may be engaged, dating, married, partnered—or sometimes even parent and child or other pairings) works with a trained therapist to identify specific areas of conflict and/or aspects of their relationship they would like to change, and then develops a plan of action to improve each individual’s satisfaction and contentment. This approach is also the foundation for family work. THERAPY IN GROUPS We offer group therapy and counseling that is both supportive and investigative. Group work give clients the benefits of many minds working on the same problems in safe, non shaming environments. Contact us for more information. RETREAT PROGRAMS Axis Mundi offers retreat and ritual programs that are for groups of 6 -12. These retreats are designed to help clients "unplug" from the day-to-day grind of the world, and reconnect to the quiet, still, voice within. They take place in beautiful, natural environments, and can be tailored to the groups' needs. TRAINEESHIPS & ASSOCIATESHIPS Axis Mundi offers a very limited amount of internship placements to new clinicians who meet our standards of excellence and values, via invitation. For information, please email [email protected]. FRIENDS, RESOURCES, REFERRALS Our commitment to your well-being means knowing when we're not the best fit and helping you get there. It also includes complementary supports like articles, books, blogs, classes, groups, or other practitioners in different fields. Here's a list of those we really rely on and love. Let's Connect. Use the form below to contact us, if you prefer email to the phone. To help us best service your inquiry, we recommend that you first briefly describe the issue you’re working with before telling us what you want to achieve (that will help us get started assessing the right therapist for you!). You may also call us to make an appointment.   Name First Name (required) Last Name (required) Email Address (required) Phone (required) What is your maximum out of pocket fee? (required) Axis Mundi is not a crisis center and we cannot always respond immediately. Please contact CalHope at (833)317-4673 if you are in crisis. We typically respond to inquiries within three business days. (required) I acknowledge that this is not a crisis center and I will contact a crisis line if I need immediate attention. How Can We Help? (required) Please share a little bit about what you're hoping to work on in therapy, and what you may already know about your needs and preferences. **It's important to note that we can't guarantee the confidentiality of digital and electronic transmissions! 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Axis Mundi Center is a home to the Game-Changers, the Misfits, the Rebels, the Vanguard, the Activists, the Disrupters, the Leaders, and the Ne’er Do Wells. We’ve made a study of Belonging and what that means, and have come to notice that the ones who have struggled the most to fit in are often the best therapists out there…and that fits in just fine, here. “Watch carefully… the magic that occurs when you give a person enough comfort to just be themselves.” ~ Atticus The House and Home of Axis Mundi Center: We are generally disarrayed, partially costumed, and in love with the questions more than any answer. We endeavor to break the box of our own thinking, to shake our own roof while we shake up this system, and to move from a deeply considered Ethos reflective of our values of Care, Dignity, Compassion, Justice, and Belonging. We are Pleasure and Belonging Activists. We look out for the Greater Good, not the Bare Minimum. We are invested in you and your dreams. We acknowledge that even under a singular roof there are many ways to be at home and we’re excited to explore them all. We know that excitement and fear are kind of the same thing. We believe in the yes-until-no and understand this means messes are inevitable, rupture is real, repair happens sometimes, and to every good cause there is consequence and collateral damage. We grieve and we celebrate all our mistakes.&nbsp; We offer a private practice philosphy-of-mind within an ecology of like-minded therapists who believe that the best thing we can do for our clients, ourselves, and our world is to become radically self-aware and compassionate critical thinkers. We promote the active inclusion of social justice in our work with clients and commit to multiple annual trainings that develop our own awareness of bias, prejudice, discrimination, and oppression. We believe in the on-going contribution to the lineage of mental health providers, and do what we can to support the clinicians both ahead of us and behind in a variety of ways. Clinicians at AM often aren't therapists only. They teach, speak, volunteer, do post-graduate learning, start their own businesses and non-profits, partner with other organizations that have similar causes for concern, and train others. Sometimes they have large caseloads, sometimes not, depending on how they wish to develop professionally. Axis Mundi isn't dedicated to turning out therapists only - it's dedicated to the personal and professional development of its members far beyond their identities as therapists and counselors. We want to know your dreams for healing at all levels, from the self to the world, and we want to invest in that with you. Benefits of the Axis Mundi model: A “private practice” model and training ground that helps you to create a business that you may take with you, if and when you decide to leave the agency, with hours that count towards licensure accrual. The flexibility to work where you choose. A variety of supervision arrangements that are diverse and open to your choice and schedule. Support in building a business in therapy and counseling, and coaching to assist in that process - from the legal and ethical considerations to marketing efforts. A community of badass people who care deeply about contributing to the world beyond the therapy room. Support in potentially developing beyond the therapy world, as guided by your own path and calling. Training opportunities that address many of the cultural competency deficits in many graduate programs. Support for licensing endeavors from paperwork questions and processes to study aids. Still interested? Axis Mundi offers a limited amount of placements to qualified trainees and associates who have similar values and concerns, are interested in building a practice that accrues hours towards licensure, and have the determination and perseverance necessary to do it (because it isn't easy). We believe training placement, like the therapy relationship, needs to be the right fit for everyone involved to promote success . (If it turns out that we're not right for each other, we'll do what we can to help you find what is!). We offer these placements by invitation only and are currently full . Because of our limited capacity, we will be offering invited candidates placement in small cohorts quarterly. Due to the variable nature of program completion, we cannot guarantee a timeline for openings. Hiring Process : We hire in a cohort model , and open the hiring process for one or two cohorts per year depending on agency needs and resources, one in Spring (March start) and one in Fall (Sept start) . &nbsp;*If you are in dire need of a placement or something urgent has come up that threatens your hours or status, you may still reach out to onboarding inquiries and we will assess our capacity and rightness of fit on a case by case basis.&nbsp; **WE ARE CURRENTLY ONLY HIRING A FALL 2025 COHORT OF TRAINEES THIS YEAR ** We have an open house that we require&nbsp;folks to attend if they are interested in applying to AM for any given cycle. After the open house, if AM still feels like a fit, folks will be invited to apply through our application process . Please do not send us any materials (CVs, letters of recommendation, etc) until you are officially applying.&nbsp; If you are interested in applying and being informed of future open houses, please fill out this&nbsp; google form .&nbsp;If you have any further questions, you can email onboarding .&nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. 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Compassion. &nbsp; Different Ways of Helping. Therapy cannot free people from the systems they must live within. What it can do is help people survive those systems without turning the cost inward as self-blame. &nbsp; &nbsp; Make An Appointment Therapy and Counseling for individuals Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, work through challenging or influential memories, heal from traumas, identify aspects of their lives and relationships that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and then work towards them. Telehealth therapy is a method of offering individual therapy via HIPAA-compliant platforms virtually. For many, including those with mobility issues or people who are located in rural areas, this is far more accessible than traditional in-person therapy. However, clinicians are still bound to the laws of the state in which the client currently resides. At Axis Mundi, we are able to offer telehealth services to clients located in the State of California. People seek therapy for a wide variety of reasons, from coping with major life challenges or childhood trauma, to dealing with depression or anxiety, to simply desiring personal growth and greater self-knowledge . A client and therapist may work together for as few as five or six sessions or as long as several years, depending on the client’s unique needs and personal goals for therapy. How to start? Your first step is to contact us to schedule your initial appointment.&nbsp; You'll be asked to provide some information over the phone to help evaluate if we're your best match (our highest priority).&nbsp; You may then be scheduled for a free, initial 30 minute evaluation session which provides an opportunity for you to build rapport with the therapist and provide them with some background about yourself and the issues you're interested in working on.&nbsp; This is the time to see if you feel comfortable with the therapist, and can envision yourself working together.&nbsp; In addition, the therapist will be able to answer your questions regarding services, fees, confidentiality and what to expect in therapy. Therapy and counseling for relationships, couples, and families Relationship and family counseling is a process through which a couple (who may be engaged, dating, married, partnered—or sometimes even parent and child or other pairings) works with a trained therapist to identify specific areas of conflict and/or aspects of their relationship they would like to change, and then develops a plan of action to improve overall satisfaction and contentment. This is the same strategy applied to families, as well. Working with a therapist in a safe and confidential setting , couples and families are able to explore how their individual backgrounds, beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors may be impacting their relationship in both positive and negative ways. Couples and families today often have multiple cultural and generational gaps and differences to navigate, and Axis Mundi clinicians are aware of how important this is to address. The therapist may assist the couple or family with addressing any immediate and pressing problems, as well as developing strategies for protecting and enhancing the long-term health and happiness of the relationship. How to start? Your first step is to contact us to schedule your initial appointment.&nbsp; You and your partner/partners/family members will be asked to provide some initial information over the telephone to help us evaluate a good match.&nbsp; You'll then be scheduled for a free, 30 minute evaluation session which provides a chance for you to assess the fit between you and the therapist. In addition, the intake therapist will be able to answer your questions regarding services, fees, confidentiality and what to expect in therapy. We are interested in developing a collaborative relationship with you in which we try to decide together what kind of treatment would be best for you; if it's not us, we'll provide referrals to other clinicians we believe might be a good fit! Make An Appointment Make An Appointment groups and therapy Group therapy is a process through which a small group of people (generally six to ten) meet face-to-face with a trained group therapist to talk about a particular issue with which all of them is struggling—such as grief/bereavement, anger management, eating disorders, living with chronic depression or anxiety, recovering from childhood sexual abuse, or about an issue that they are all interested in exploring - like mindfulness, the Enneagram, and enhancing intimacy. Under the direction of the group therapist, members share and explore their feelings and behaviors, hear different points of view and coping strategies, and receive encouragement from others facing similar issues. Group therapy provides participants a powerful opportunity to share and learn from others in a safe and supportive environment while working toward healing and change. Interested in joining one of our groups? Call us for more information! retreats Retreat programs are a little different. These are structured excursions that occur outside in beautiful natural environments like the Sierra Nevadas, or the Santa Cruz mountains. They usually last at least 4 days, and often include combinations of the therapeutic use of silence, meditation, yoga, kayaking, and swimming. They are led by therapists with years of outdoor experience, and who are also trained in the use of ecopsychology. The purpose is to regain a sense of connection to the natural world, and to reconnect to the sense of one's self while limiting the distractions of the plugged-in world. They are usually group experiences, organized around a theme that has been determined important by all the members. Some examples include: Intention-Setting for New Times in Life, Creativity and Women, Relax/Unplug, and Mindful Disconnect. If you're interested in a retreat, please contact our Executive Director, Lacy Martinez, who handles the details of retreat organizations, at 510.463.4123. &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Meet Our Clinicians &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Meet Our Clinicians We're here to help. WELCOME! Scroll through for a brief hello from our therapists and their specializations. For a more in-depth introduction, click on any picTURE . Oakland and berkeley ADRIAN ERASLAN, LMFT #123936, LPCC #13930. SPECIALTIES: Expressive arts therapy, socially just counseling, and body positive therapy. Licensed Clinician. Oakland, CA. PABLO MARTINEZ, LMFT #113991. SPECIALTIES : Immigration and acculturation, tranpsersonal psychology, Spanish-Speaking services. Licensed Clinician. Oakland, CA. TRACI UCHIDA, LMFT #104474 . SPECIALTIES: Transpersonal psychotherapy, expressive art therapy, groups, Asian-American issues, young adult clients. Specializes in the use of intuitive therapy. Licensed Clinician, Board President. Oakland, CA. KORIE VANNERUS, LMFT #147204. SPECIALTIES : Ecopsychology specialization. A relational, EFT and attachment focus to working with couples, individual women, and men. Also specializes in women’s relationship to their body, spiritual development, and identity &amp; purpose. Licensed Clinician, Oakland, CA. LAURA “LO” WESELY, LCSW #99991. My style is relational, flexible, humorous, and grounded in the belief that we heal in relationship. I am a full person and reject the model of the “blank slate” therapist. In our work together I will meet you where you are and support you in reacquainting you to you, with all parts of yourself, including your inherent wisdom. I strive to practice from a feminist and anti-oppressive lens and might invite you to use art, narrative, and body-based practices to help express, re-member, and integrate seemingly disparate parts of yourself. Licensed Clinician, Client Care Coordinator, Oakland/Telehealth. JACINTA SUTPHIN, LMFT #149333. We're all on a continual search for home. The longing pulls us to find our place, whether it's finding home in our identity, in our body, in our relationships, in this world, or even home in this timeline and plane of existence. I won't be able to tell you where home is or even what it looks like, but I will be with you to build, cross, or burn the bridges necessary to reaching home. Licensed Clinician, Telehealth and Office in Berkeley/Albany area. JACE LAWA, LMFT #141215. I‍ believe in the deep inner wisdom of our bodies and souls. As we move through the world, our access to this wisdom can become distorted, wounded, smudged, held out out of reach by messages we pick up and carry about ourselves of who we "should be" or what we "should do" and by the harms we weather. Our inner wisdom is our own personal map to reconnecting to our life force, feeling whole, and thriving in our bodies, relationships, and communities and we can learn to hear it again. Licensed Clinician, telehealth. KRISTINA SCOTT, AMFT #125384. Supervised by Gieve Patel, LMFT #47196. My therapeutic approach is rooted in mindfulness meditation, deep ecology, ritual, sensory exploration, polyvagal theory, and pleasure awareness, and is wholeheartedly and unreservedly sex-positive, kink- and poly-/ENM-friendly. Senior Associate, Oakland/Walk-And-Talk and Telehealth. LINDSEY STERN, LMFT #139245. SPECIALTIES: Perinatal and Fertility, Parenting, Anxiety and Depression, Menopause and Perimenopause&nbsp;, Loss and Grief, Court-Involved Therapies, Co-Parenting, including "High-Conflict", Relationships and Break-Ups MODALITIES : Somatic and Mindfulness-Based, Depth, Psychodynamic, Communication Skills Training, CBT, Humanistic Licensed Clinician. Oakland, Telehealth. LAUREN HOERNIG, LMFT #145687. SPECIALTIES: depth-oriented somatic ecotherapy. My approach is an anti-oppressive, gentle, and straightforward exploration of our interrelational experience with the wider world and inner world, connection with spirit, mindful awareness, body and movement, curiosity and engagement, and wisdom within. Special program coordinator of Thresholds Rites of Passage Program. Licensed Clinician, Ecotherapy. ERICA WHEELER-DUBIN, LMFT#144743. SPECIALTIES: I utilize twin psychology as it relates to identity, relationship, intimacy and wholeness. I am a relational, attachment-informed therapist and have experience working with depression, anxiety, substance misuse, grief/loss, pain management. I am oriented towards a harm reduction, anti-oppression, and trauma responsive approach. Student of Jungian/Depth psychology, dream work, somatic approaches. Experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, groups. Licensed Clinician, Oakland. SHANNON EDWARDS, LMFT #151600, APCC #6974. SPECIALTIES: Depth therapy, Dreamwork, Highly Sensitive Person, Trauma-informed, Anxiety, Depression, Children/teens, Life transitions. Licensed Clinician, Telehealth. CHRIS JOHNNIDIS, LPCC #18997. My training is primarily from an integrative, systems-centered approach, that draws from the best of many worlds, including cognitive, somatic, and psychodynamic methods.&nbsp; Meaning you’ll learn tools to undo limiting self-beliefs and thought patterns, to befriend the signals and inherent wisdom in your body, and that we’ll do so in the context of a caring, attuned therapeutic relationship, which itself can be a vehicle for growth and transformation.&nbsp; Licensed Clinician, Office in Oakland. Telehealth. JENNIFER (JO’CAI/JB) &nbsp; BATH, LMFT #136291. I bring over 20+ years of self study, social justice activism, wilderness guiding, group facilitation, movement education, bodywork, and most recently, somatic psychotherapy. My approach to healing is to bring my full attentive presence to you. I am interactive - bringing reflective questions and invitations for body exercises such as breath work, groundings, and movements. I will often slow us down and invite us to notice our present moment experiences. Licensed Clinician, Telehealth, Walk-And-Talk, and Nature Ritual. RAISSA ALVERO, AMFT #131664. Supervised by Elysha "Lacy" Martinez, LMFT #93493. SPECIALTIES: Teen mental health, Asian/-American experience, Adult children of immigrants, Childhood trauma and intergenerational trauma, Relationship challenges including family dynamics, communication and attachment issues, Purpose, meaning and existential concerns including life transitions, grief, identity exploration. MODALITIES: Psychodynamic therapy, Trauma therapy, Internal Family Systems (or "parts work") and mindfulness. Senior Associate, Office in Berkeley. RAYNE BANNECK, LMFT #124607. SPECIALTIES : A queer and depth orientation incorporating somatic, mindfulness, and whole person perspective. Specializing in queer community considerations, trauma processing, and incorporation of spirituality and parts work. Licensed Clinician, Director of Herding Cats, Oakland. DOLORES ANTOLIN (DOLORES ANTOLÍN Y MUÑIZ ) , AMFT #148115. Supervised by Natalie Webster #126065. SPECIALTIES: Liberation therapist MODALITIES: I work psychodynamically, relationally, humanistically,&nbsp;utilize narrative therapy for healing. Senior Associate, Offices in Berkeley and Oakland. OLIVIA TREVIÑO, AMFT #145997 . Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. SPECIALTIES: Grief/loss, anxiety, depression, life transitions, fostering greater self expression, suppo Thresholds Wilderness Rites of Passage Program &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Thresholds Wilderness Rites of Passage Program Thresholds is a wilderness immersion based therapeutic program addressing developmental aspects of identity through attending to Rites of Passage. Thresholds is a part of Axis Mundi Ecotherapy.&nbsp;&nbsp;Ecotherapy recognizes our innate need to be connected, to feel a part of something much larger than our individual human selves, and to know ourselves as wild, authentic, archetypal and deviant beings who move in this life, as all beings move in this life, through and with the elements, seasons, moods of the earth. Ecotherapy acknowledges the animacy of all and the role of human life in the larger earth body.&nbsp; Why Rites of Passage? Rites of Passage are ceremonies and rituals that attend to movement through developmental phases.&nbsp; Throughout human history, peoples from all over the world have attended to Rites of Passage in many ways, however, our modern western society has largely neglected these important moments and transitions.&nbsp; Renewing the importance of Rites of Passage fosters growth individually and communally.&nbsp; Thresholds aims to connect us with the larger collective seasonality of life through recognizing and attending to developmental aspects of individual, social, cultural, and ecological identity.&nbsp;&nbsp; Why Wilderness? Nature offers the sacred healing that allows us to more fully experience our senses, drop into our bodies, and let go of toxic anxiety and stress tied to primal disconnection; to access the seeds of our neurosis through noticing, intuiting, and breathing; to connect, restore, and deepen. We see that we are capable and connected. Stepping into wilderness opens up an inner faith, a faith in ourselves, in each other, and in the earth, to hold us, to be enough, to be all we need. This is healing. “Wilderness” refers to natural areas not significantly changed by humans and at least 2 hours from emergency medical assistance.&nbsp; All therapists and guides in the Thresholds program are certificated Wilderness First Responders.&nbsp;&nbsp; Thresholds Journeys On Thresholds journeys, we explore our place, ourselves, our limits and edges, how we got here, and what it is to be here. We wander through the wilderness and our psyches. We travel through the four directions, seasons, developmental life phases, hero's journey.... We hike, camp under the stars, sit around campfires, swim in wild waters, filter all our water and cook good food together. We ground in morning practice, physical exertion, and evening council. Thresholds journeys are not just backpacking trips, we ask you to deeply reflect and connect, to explore yourself and your place in this world, to participate in interdependence, to be open to physical, spiritual, and psychological inquiry. We meet at a public park on day 1, attend to gear needs, sever our ties with city life, and carpool out to our trailhead. Each day following we stick to a routine of waking with the sun, morning practice, breakfast and check-ins, packing gear, hiking, lunch, hiking, making camp, cooking and eating together, council around the fire, and sleeping under the stars. We rotate elemental tasks, embodying interdependence, and providing for group care around water, food, protection, and discovery. In the second half of our journey, we offer a solo ceremony: time spent alone on the mountain. You will be prepared for ceremony when it happens. There is no previous backpacking experience necessary to join this journey. We cater our journeys to the needs and abilities of participants. Accessibility Thresholds therapists and guides value inclusion and strive for accessibility for all, and at this time, wilderness journeys require a mostly able body.&nbsp; Attention should be given to indicators that someone may NOT be a good fit:&nbsp; access needs that can't be met without cell signal, electricity, running/potable water sources, flushing toilets, easy proximity to nearby hospitals/ERs/emergency contacts, sensation triggers access needs that can't be met in rocky, wet, uneven terrain comfort needs that can't be met by the environment (sensation management, insects, temperature, access to modern conveniences, introversion/extroversion) little to no experience with natural environments. This isn't a "toe in" experience, it's more of a "up to the waist" kind of depth of nature immersion. little to no therapy history, outside the traditional frame. Clients especially, who may be expecting traditional therapeutic frames and boundaries may not be a good fit for this. Your guides are therapists and/or WIlderness First Responders who have guided for years. We will attend to group needs and hold the therapeutic container. And, this is a journey filled with risk. We will ask you to be vulnerable, and to be careful. We will ask you to take many risks, and to not take any unnecessary risks. No previous experience is necessary. All journeys are sober. If you have prescription medications or medical conditions, please attend to those as you would normally, and speak frankly with your guides about your needs. Upcoming Events Into the Darkness/ Into the Light "Grief offers a wild alchemy that transmutes suffering into fertile ground" ~ Francis Weller | It is with this grounding that we invite you into Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health’s winter ritual. We gather to welcome our sorrows, to express our grief, and to honor our hope. We will mark the five gates of grief, as written by Francis Weller, source ourselves in the elements of water and fire, &amp; join the cycle of death, birth, and rebirth. This event will take place on the beach at Point Reyes National Seashore. Please follow this link for more information and to register. Date : a weekend in January 2026, exact date TBD. Being in the Wild Adult Rites of Passage Journey for all genders — a 9 day backpacking trip in the Wilderness of CA, attending to rites of passage, exploration of place and purpose, and being. This Thresholds journey is specifically tailored to adult Rites of Passage for adults and is appropriate for those over the age of 20.&nbsp; This journey invites participants from across the gender spectrum and includes guides from across the gender spectrum. For more details about this retreat and/or to register for the event, please visit this link . Dates : March 13-21, 2026. Past Events Being in the Wild Adult Rites of Passage Journey for all genders — a 9 day backpacking trip in the San Rafael Wilderness of CA, attending to rites of passage, exploration of place and purpose, and being. This Thresholds journey is specifically tailored to adult Rites of Passage for adults and is appropriate for those over the age of 20.&nbsp; This journey invites participants from across the gender spectrum and includes guides from across the gender spectrum. For more details about this retreat and/or to register for the event, please visit the eventbrite page . Dates: March 14-22, 2025 &nbsp; Thresholds Team: Meet your Therapists and Guides Lauren Hoernig (she/her), MA, LMFT #145687 (Coordinator) [email protected] Lauren i 2nd Year Associates &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 2nd Year Associates &nbsp; “A tree with strong roots laughs at storms” ~Malay Proverb They’ve been around a while, by now. The work of therapy and counseling is no longer a new endeavor, and clinicians in their second year of associateship have sunk into their professional identities with thousands of hours of experience. Additionally, they’ve already begun the licensing exam process, focusing on cultivating the highest ethical standards of the field alongside the legal requirements of being therapists. Click on their photos to learn more! &nbsp; &nbsp; TRISTAN CRANE, REGISTERED ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST # 143586 [email protected] TELEHEALTH, ECOTHERAPY Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 It can be quite daunting to enter therapy, especially if it's a new experience for you. I engage collaboratively with my clients to create an environment which is affirming and supportive of your personal growth. I work relationally and empathically with folks across a wide range of identities; specializing in lgbtq+ folks including those exploring or questioning aspects of their sexual or gender identity. My framework is social justice oriented, I'm kink and sex-worker affirming and support clients in a wide range of relationship structures.&nbsp; &nbsp; Cadence McCracken , Associate Professional Clinical Counselor #15312 [email protected] TELEHEALTH Supervised by Natalie Webster, LMFT #126065 “Art is not a mirror to reflect reality. It is the hammer with which we shape it.” -Bertolt Brecht I am a commitment to queer and trans liberation and healing through the arts. I am an expressive arts therapist who uses one or more of the modalities of art, writing, drama, dance, and music. I can support you in connecting with your emotions, grounding and self-soothing, navigating mental health challenges, and growing your innate powerful resilience. I am not afraid of your fire, your passion, your pain. I would be honored to be your accomplice in making contact with your truth and inhabiting your most authentic self. &nbsp; SHANNON KNORR, Associate MARRIAGE AND FAMILY Therapist #147306 510-859-8158 | [email protected] WWW.TENDINGOURWILDROOTS.COM TELEHEALTH ONLY Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 “You might say grief is the price you pay for loving something or someone, but it is also a privilege, because it is what allows authentic beauty, which isn't always pretty, but it is always truthful, to find its way through you. And this beauty medicine is what the world needs most to heal.” Toko-pa Turner, Belonging I use a holistic and trauma informed approach using Somatic Therapy, Hakomi, Expressive Arts, Shadow and Dream work, Transpersonal Therapy, Internal Family Systems (parts therapy), Humanistic Relational Therapy, Therapeutic Yoga, Mindfulness (or Bodyfulness), Polyvagal and Nervous System Rebalancing and Depth Psychology. I work intuitively and collaboratively using a holistic, body centered approach, bringing the unconscious to consciousness, we explore returning to wholeness of self in connection to the greater world and our own lives, finding authenticity, self acceptance and love, inner alignment, purpose, embodied truth and joy in our relationships to self and other. Transforming shame into liberation, while moving out of habituated conditioning, I facilitate and hold deep space for grief, death and renewal, belonging, transformation and rites of passage. Specializing in women's empowerment, trauma recovery, self esteem and self worth, chronic illness and cancer, belonging, body image and body shame, relationships and boundaries, anxiety and hyper-vigilance, nervous system imbalances, life transitions, highly sensitive people and empaths, people pleasing as a trauma response, intergenerational trauma, mothering and the mother wound. &nbsp; Rochele Henderson, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #136082 [email protected] 510-992-3968 Telehealth Only Supervised by Natalie Webster, LMFT #126065 Hello, Miss No Gray here. Why do I call myself Miss No Gray? I’m so glad you asked. When you mix black and white together, you get gray. Many people live in the “gray areas” because they don’t want to face their truth. Words like maybe, sometimes, pretend, make-believe, or “it’s complicated” are how questions are answered instead of saying yes or no. I consider myself a “root” therapist because, as adults, we are the tree to our childhood. So what’s in your roots? We cannot change past events; we can only change the impact that the past events have had on us. I’m here to support you as you discover the strength already inside you because YOU MATTER. Taking the time to read about me lets me know you are ready to begin this healing journey. So let’s remove those “roots” so those life’s weeds will never return to your garden. The journey won’t be easy, but I’m with you every step of the way! I leave you with this quote that sums up what I believe… “I want you to get excited about who you are, what you are, what you have, and what can still be for you. I want to inspire you to see that you can go far beyond where you are right now.” —&nbsp; Virginia Satir &nbsp; WES Rothstein, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 143345 [email protected] 510-519-4840 Telehealth Only Supervised by Laura “Lo” Wesley, LCSW #99991 My approach is relational and straightforward. Life can feel quite overwhelming as we juggle work, school, relationships, parenting, etc. I like to weave in warmth and humor as we explore identity, belonging, and self awareness together. I work with LGBTQ+ identified individuals and couples to discover how to live more authentically as themselves and how to find a sense of balance in their lives.&nbsp; Specialties: LGBTQIA+, Identity exploration, Gender Transition (including letter writing), Boundary building/setting, relationships, queer family planning/building, parenting &nbsp; DAVID TORRES, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 142829 [email protected] 415-335-9429 Telehealth Only Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113991 Together we will co-create a space that is safe enough to navigate transitions, and relationship challenges, at any stage of healing from trauma and maladaptive coping. I am client-centered and depth-oriented. I also employ mindfulness and systemic therapies, underpinned by a trauma-informed approach, to foster increased self-awareness and understanding in my clients. With a belief in the transformative power of therapy, I support individuals in expanding their capacity to feel, comprehend, and relate authentically to themselves and others. &nbsp; BOBBY DULAI, Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist # 143885 415.562.5578 [email protected] TELEHEALTH only Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113911 My style of therapy is to let the client know that they are always in the driver’s seat. We can start and go anywhere they want, all in a warm and welcoming environment. You won’t be criticized or shamed but rather understood for having your feelings. Yo our mission &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 our mission Dignity. Equity. Compassion. “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for…” ~ June Jordan therapy THAT REsists locating the problem solely inside the individual or reinforcing the very conditions people are struggling to survive. Training &amp; Community for like-minded clinicians. Programs that meet community defined needs. Service that prioritizes ethical and equitable treatment, with dignity as a guide. What We’re All About… Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is an attempt to answer a call. We live and practice in a time of social strain, division, collapse, and fracture. Therapy that ignores this does not serve clients well. Axis exists to offer a practice of counseling that meets people where they are living and to train clinicians capable of doing the same. Our commitment is not only to the clients we serve, but to the careful formation of clinicians who can meet this moment with humility, skill, and responsibility. We commit to doing this work radically and rigorously, we remain accountable to clients and to each other, and we aspire to stop protecting approaches that no longer serve. Axis Mundi is a sanctuary for clinicians who refuse to accept forms of therapy that are shaped more by convenience and by systems protecting themselves, than by real care. We opened our doors in 2016 as a small group of clinicians frustrated by and unwilling to contribute to models of practice that asked clients—or clinicians—to ignore the realities of their lives. We formed Axis in response, with the conviction that therapy can be practiced with greater honesty, depth, collective care and social responsibility. Axis was built to examine itself and the field, revise its methods, and respond to what the work requires rather than what feels comfortable. The Fit: At Axis, rightness-of-fit is not a preference. It is a responsibility. That’s our focus and our guide, at all levels of the organization. That means things are a little different over here! For example: Our consultations and intakes assess the overall best fit for the client - that might mean the therapist in the consultation, it might mean someone else in the agency, it might mean someone at another organization. We’re dedicated to applying our network of information to ultimate client well-being. We also trust that staff are more fit to certain needs and roles than others, and this is something that can change often and over time. AM work culture norms are about role fluidity, creative resource applications, and wise response…not about fixed expectations and identities. Culturally, we believe that those who are here now are those who are fits for the times. &nbsp; History and Context: Responsibility without action is insufficient. Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health practices within a national and local history that did not begin with the institutions we now inhabit. The land on which our offices operate carries histories of displacement and dispossession that remain present rather than resolved. Our central offices are located in what is now known as Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Piedmont, Emeryville, Albany, and San Francisco—on the unceded territories of the Lisjan Ohlone people, including the Chochenyo and Ramaytush communities. We understand this history as an ongoing responsibility, not a symbolic statement. Practicing responsibly requires acknowledging how past and present harms shape current conditions, and refusing to treat those conditions as abstract or irrelevant. This awareness informs how we think about care, accountability, and repair. &nbsp; Practice, Power, and Responsibility: Ethical therapy requires more than good intentions. It requires structures that do not reproduce harm. The mental health field has not been neutral in its development or application. Historically, it has defined wellness, illness, and disorder in ways that reflected prevailing power structures, rewarded conformity, and pathologized responses to harm rather than the conditions producing it. Axis takes this history seriously. We understand that when therapy locates distress solely within the individual, it risks functioning as a system of regulation rather than care. Our work is grounded in the responsibility to distinguish between personal suffering and the effects of unequal, coercive, or harmful conditions, and to refuse clinical approaches that collapse that distinction. We are invested in a movement toward collective freedom and healing, in which actions furthering systemic change are a necessary part of mental health work. We are committed to forms of therapy that do not treat survival as evidence of defect, nor adaptation to harm as pathology. Mental health work, as we practice it, includes attention to the broader conditions shaping well-being and a refusal to reduce complex human responses to individual failure. This responsibility extends beyond individual clinical encounters to the formation of clinicians themselves. Axis prioritizes ongoing learning, accountability, and structural reflection in how clinicians are trained, supervised, and supported, recognizing that ethical practice requires continual examination of how power operates within care. This work is ongoing and never done . When dominant systems define distress as individual failure, they conceal their own role in producing harm. We aren’t down with that. Axis understands ethical mental health care as a continuous process of learning, reflection, and action. We are committed to examining how harm is reproduced within care, revising our practices accordingly, and building structures that better support the people we serve. This responsibility shapes both our clinical work and how we train, hire, and support clinicians. To this end, we: stand unequivocally against any racialized or ethnically-targeted harm that has well-documented impacts on mental health outcomes. explore creative options for increased accessibility and equity in our therapeutic services approach hiring and supervision with attention to representation hold a curious but accountable space for discussions about historical intergenerational trauma, and/or conditions that consistently advantage some while constraining others provide training and supervision that help clinicians examine how power and authority operate in care and reduce the risk of harm in therapeutic relationships &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; our staff &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 our staff &nbsp; Passion. Commitment. Humility. We’re here to do things differently - to make contributions to the world of mental health, and also to leadership. We commit to relational models of leading and teaching, not domination hierarchies. We connect to and care for each other, invest in our creativity of thought and expression, and practice transparency in as many ways as we can consider. We use a present-centered model of business guidance, tending to the growth of the center as the needs arise in the moment. We lead by following the Center as it unfolds, and supporting it in that, as we can. It’s not easy, it’s often messy, and requires a courage of spirit and heart. &nbsp; &nbsp; executive director, clinical steward | elysha “Lacy” martinez [email protected] Elysha (or "Lacy"), has a long history in the mental health field, particularly in the places it intersects with advocacy and education. As a student herself, she worked in student government advocating on behalf of the student experience and has founded multiple projects that continue in that tradition. Axis Mundi Center represents her attempt to integrate her 3 core commitments to education, quality therapy, and socially just practices of all. She is currently adjunct faculty at John F. Kennedy University and Pacific Oaks College, teaching in their graduate degree programs for counseling psychology. She specializes in Depth Psychotherapy, the application of Ethics and the Law, and Diagnosis and Assessment with liberation and ecological lenses. &nbsp; associate director | JaCqui FERRAIOLO [email protected] Builder of systems, protector of values, and persistent champion of finding each person’s “right” way. Jacqui helps both our people and our processes work in aligned, connected, and sustainable ways. &nbsp; administrative director | sing murphy [email protected] Sing’s drive for her work comes from her passionate commitment to her core values of justice, decency, dignity, integrity, and the human need to create and express freely. She’s combined these essentials in her professional identity, with nearly two decades of administrative leadership in the holistic mental health field - assisting, supporting, and mentoring young clinicians. Her role at AM continues that path, as she manages the organizational and structural needs of the center. &nbsp; Administrative Assistant | Jacinta Sutphin [email protected] Jacinta is Sing's assistant with all things admin and supporting the various corkscrews and baubles that make things run. Her passion and commitment to nonprofit organizations shines through in her support and on-tasking. &nbsp; &nbsp; Client Care coordinator | Laura “Lo” Wesely [email protected] Lo is our client matching expert. She fields general client inquiries and uses her extensive intuitive and clinical sense to assess and recommend clinicians that will most serve what the client needs. An accomplished clinician in her own right, she ensures that people are held as they embark on their individual therapeutic journey. &nbsp; spanish-speaking services coordinator | pablo navarrete-martinez [email protected] Pablo has a long-standing interest in the nature of the human experience, and how psychology and spirituality connect. Originally from Mexico, Pablo was raised to integrate indigenous and modern wellness practices, and he brings this also to his therapy work. He has over 25 years of experience in hospitality and management, as well as a decade of experience in mental health and hospice. Pablo currently works at Seneca Family of Programs, at a school site, as assisting with mental health needs and wrap-around services. Pablo is dedicated to bringing therapy and counseling into diverse communities where language or stigma may have been obstacles to receiving care in the past. He handles all Axis Mundi's client, administrative, and programming needs in Spanish. &nbsp; &nbsp; Community Steward | Zena CarlotA [email protected] Zena stewards our community partnerships; helping to weave the mycelium network of relationships and connections that help Axis and its partners, thrive. She’s excited by all of the creative ways mutual care, support and education can be cultivated amongst individuals and communities in service of healing. &nbsp; IN-HOUSE CRISIS SUPPORT | SAVANNAH WILSON, lima Daugherty [email protected] As the Crisis Response Coordinator at Axis Mundi, Savannah offers essential support to clinicians navigating life and therapist challenges. The Crisis Response role underscores AM's commitment to caring for its team. When dealing with life's unexpected curveballs, crisis response can involve offering a comforting ear, organizing support like food trains, assisting with professional will execution or covering caseloads during medical leaves.Her role is dedicated to alleviating stress for therapists at AM, ensuring both therapists and clients receive the care they need. Lima loves working alongside Savannah, helping therapists take essential moments to return to "the Nest" — a concept representing a safe space to access self-care and a time to be held by a peer and by their community. Her dedication is focused on fostering an environment where Axis folx can be supported to sustain themselves and their vital work caring for our clients . Lima brings tenderness, depth, a huge open heart, as well as lifelong experience in advocacy, education, and performance arts. She feels honored to serve in this capacity for her fellow travelers on the journey, supporting a core foundation of Axis, built on belonging and community.&nbsp; &nbsp; onboarding inquiries and coordination | erica wheeler-dubin [email protected] Erica (they/she) is part of the lovely Onboarding team, that is largely the landing pad of the org. They feel alive in the sweetness and shared labor of welcoming new clinicians aboard the Axis Mundi pirate ship. They find meaning, play and tenderness in the awkward/eager/eyebrow-raising moments of first experiences in group dynamics. They orient towards working in collaboration with others, both as a self-identified differentiating twin and lifelong student of soccer. At their best they’re working on an art project, getting their hands dirty or moving through a good book slowly over a cup of chai or matcha. They co-lead new clinicians at the agency through a sometimes boring sometimes exciting learning process of Axis culture and the larger systems we all must adhere to, in service of client and community care and accountability. They often find themselves oscillating between the solace and sludge of the macro micro realities of life. They are privileged and humbled to be a part of a becoming process in a work setting with other like minded humans which in turn, shapes their own continued growth and development. &nbsp; onboarding inquiries and coordination | Olivia trevino [email protected] Olivia Treviño (she/they) is a warm, playful and quirky human being. Born and raised in LA, Olivia is annual reports &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 annual reports &nbsp;AXis Mundi center’s Annual Statement of Our Position: Axis Mundi center Notice of approval as a 501c3 public charity: Letter of Approval Axis Mundi Center federal Tax Filings: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. 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Compassion. &nbsp; Different Ways of Helping. Therapy cannot free people from the systems they must live within. What it can do is help people survive those systems without turning the cost inward as self-blame. &nbsp; &nbsp; Make An Appointment Therapy and Counseling for individuals Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, work through challenging or influential memories, heal from traumas, identify aspects of their lives and relationships that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and then work towards them. Telehealth therapy is a method of offering individual therapy via HIPAA-compliant platforms virtually. For many, including those with mobility issues or people who are located in rural areas, this is far more accessible than traditional in-person therapy. However, clinicians are still bound to the laws of the state in which the client currently resides. At Axis Mundi, we are able to offer telehealth services to clients located in the State of California. People seek therapy for a wide variety of reasons, from coping with major life challenges or childhood trauma, to dealing with depression or anxiety, to simply desiring personal growth and greater self-knowledge . A client and therapist may work together for as few as five or six sessions or as long as several years, depending on the client’s unique needs and personal goals for therapy. How to start? Your first step is to contact us to schedule your initial appointment.&nbsp; You'll be asked to provide some information over the phone to help evaluate if we're your best match (our highest priority).&nbsp; You may then be scheduled for a free, initial 30 minute evaluation session which provides an opportunity for you to build rapport with the therapist and provide them with some background about yourself and the issues you're interested in working on.&nbsp; This is the time to see if you feel comfortable with the therapist, and can envision yourself working together.&nbsp; In addition, the therapist will be able to answer your questions regarding services, fees, confidentiality and what to expect in therapy. Therapy and counseling for relationships, couples, and families Relationship and family counseling is a process through which a couple (who may be engaged, dating, married, partnered—or sometimes even parent and child or other pairings) works with a trained therapist to identify specific areas of conflict and/or aspects of their relationship they would like to change, and then develops a plan of action to improve overall satisfaction and contentment. This is the same strategy applied to families, as well. Working with a therapist in a safe and confidential setting , couples and families are able to explore how their individual backgrounds, beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors may be impacting their relationship in both positive and negative ways. Couples and families today often have multiple cultural and generational gaps and differences to navigate, and Axis Mundi clinicians are aware of how important this is to address. The therapist may assist the couple or family with addressing any immediate and pressing problems, as well as developing strategies for protecting and enhancing the long-term health and happiness of the relationship. How to start? Your first step is to contact us to schedule your initial appointment.&nbsp; You and your partner/partners/family members will be asked to provide some initial information over the telephone to help us evaluate a good match.&nbsp; You'll then be scheduled for a free, 30 minute evaluation session which provides a chance for you to assess the fit between you and the therapist. In addition, the intake therapist will be able to answer your questions regarding services, fees, confidentiality and what to expect in therapy. We are interested in developing a collaborative relationship with you in which we try to decide together what kind of treatment would be best for you; if it's not us, we'll provide referrals to other clinicians we believe might be a good fit! Make An Appointment Make An Appointment groups and therapy Group therapy is a process through which a small group of people (generally six to ten) meet face-to-face with a trained group therapist to talk about a particular issue with which all of them is struggling—such as grief/bereavement, anger management, eating disorders, living with chronic depression or anxiety, recovering from childhood sexual abuse, or about an issue that they are all interested in exploring - like mindfulness, the Enneagram, and enhancing intimacy. Under the direction of the group therapist, members share and explore their feelings and behaviors, hear different points of view and coping strategies, and receive encouragement from others facing similar issues. Group therapy provides participants a powerful opportunity to share and learn from others in a safe and supportive environment while working toward healing and change. Interested in joining one of our groups? Call us for more information! retreats Retreat programs are a little different. These are structured excursions that occur outside in beautiful natural environments like the Sierra Nevadas, or the Santa Cruz mountains. They usually last at least 4 days, and often include combinations of the therapeutic use of silence, meditation, yoga, kayaking, and swimming. They are led by therapists with years of outdoor experience, and who are also trained in the use of ecopsychology. The purpose is to regain a sense of connection to the natural world, and to reconnect to the sense of one's self while limiting the distractions of the plugged-in world. They are usually group experiences, organized around a theme that has been determined important by all the members. Some examples include: Intention-Setting for New Times in Life, Creativity and Women, Relax/Unplug, and Mindful Disconnect. If you're interested in a retreat, please contact our Executive Director, Lacy Martinez, who handles the details of retreat organizations, at 510.463.4123. &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. 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Scroll through for a brief hello from our therapists and their specializations. For a more in-depth introduction, click on any picTURE . Oakland and berkeley ADRIAN ERASLAN, LMFT #123936, LPCC #13930. SPECIALTIES: Expressive arts therapy, socially just counseling, and body positive therapy. Licensed Clinician. Oakland, CA. PABLO MARTINEZ, LMFT #113991. SPECIALTIES : Immigration and acculturation, tranpsersonal psychology, Spanish-Speaking services. Licensed Clinician. Oakland, CA. TRACI UCHIDA, LMFT #104474 . SPECIALTIES: Transpersonal psychotherapy, expressive art therapy, groups, Asian-American issues, young adult clients. Specializes in the use of intuitive therapy. Licensed Clinician, Board President. Oakland, CA. KORIE VANNERUS, LMFT #147204. SPECIALTIES : Ecopsychology specialization. A relational, EFT and attachment focus to working with couples, individual women, and men. Also specializes in women’s relationship to their body, spiritual development, and identity &amp; purpose. Licensed Clinician, Oakland, CA. LAURA “LO” WESELY, LCSW #99991. My style is relational, flexible, humorous, and grounded in the belief that we heal in relationship. I am a full person and reject the model of the “blank slate” therapist. In our work together I will meet you where you are and support you in reacquainting you to you, with all parts of yourself, including your inherent wisdom. I strive to practice from a feminist and anti-oppressive lens and might invite you to use art, narrative, and body-based practices to help express, re-member, and integrate seemingly disparate parts of yourself. Licensed Clinician, Client Care Coordinator, Oakland/Telehealth. JACINTA SUTPHIN, LMFT #149333. We're all on a continual search for home. The longing pulls us to find our place, whether it's finding home in our identity, in our body, in our relationships, in this world, or even home in this timeline and plane of existence. I won't be able to tell you where home is or even what it looks like, but I will be with you to build, cross, or burn the bridges necessary to reaching home. Licensed Clinician, Telehealth and Office in Berkeley/Albany area. JACE LAWA, LMFT #141215. I‍ believe in the deep inner wisdom of our bodies and souls. As we move through the world, our access to this wisdom can become distorted, wounded, smudged, held out out of reach by messages we pick up and carry about ourselves of who we "should be" or what we "should do" and by the harms we weather. Our inner wisdom is our own personal map to reconnecting to our life force, feeling whole, and thriving in our bodies, relationships, and communities and we can learn to hear it again. Licensed Clinician, telehealth. KRISTINA SCOTT, AMFT #125384. Supervised by Gieve Patel, LMFT #47196. My therapeutic approach is rooted in mindfulness meditation, deep ecology, ritual, sensory exploration, polyvagal theory, and pleasure awareness, and is wholeheartedly and unreservedly sex-positive, kink- and poly-/ENM-friendly. Senior Associate, Oakland/Walk-And-Talk and Telehealth. LINDSEY STERN, LMFT #139245. SPECIALTIES: Perinatal and Fertility, Parenting, Anxiety and Depression, Menopause and Perimenopause&nbsp;, Loss and Grief, Court-Involved Therapies, Co-Parenting, including "High-Conflict", Relationships and Break-Ups MODALITIES : Somatic and Mindfulness-Based, Depth, Psychodynamic, Communication Skills Training, CBT, Humanistic Licensed Clinician. Oakland, Telehealth. LAUREN HOERNIG, LMFT #145687. SPECIALTIES: depth-oriented somatic ecotherapy. My approach is an anti-oppressive, gentle, and straightforward exploration of our interrelational experience with the wider world and inner world, connection with spirit, mindful awareness, body and movement, curiosity and engagement, and wisdom within. Special program coordinator of Thresholds Rites of Passage Program. Licensed Clinician, Ecotherapy. ERICA WHEELER-DUBIN, LMFT#144743. SPECIALTIES: I utilize twin psychology as it relates to identity, relationship, intimacy and wholeness. I am a relational, attachment-informed therapist and have experience working with depression, anxiety, substance misuse, grief/loss, pain management. I am oriented towards a harm reduction, anti-oppression, and trauma responsive approach. Student of Jungian/Depth psychology, dream work, somatic approaches. Experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, groups. Licensed Clinician, Oakland. SHANNON EDWARDS, LMFT #151600, APCC #6974. SPECIALTIES: Depth therapy, Dreamwork, Highly Sensitive Person, Trauma-informed, Anxiety, Depression, Children/teens, Life transitions. Licensed Clinician, Telehealth. CHRIS JOHNNIDIS, LPCC #18997. My training is primarily from an integrative, systems-centered approach, that draws from the best of many worlds, including cognitive, somatic, and psychodynamic methods.&nbsp; Meaning you’ll learn tools to undo limiting self-beliefs and thought patterns, to befriend the signals and inherent wisdom in your body, and that we’ll do so in the context of a caring, attuned therapeutic relationship, which itself can be a vehicle for growth and transformation.&nbsp; Licensed Clinician, Office in Oakland. Telehealth. JENNIFER (JO’CAI/JB) &nbsp; BATH, LMFT #136291. I bring over 20+ years of self study, social justice activism, wilderness guiding, group facilitation, movement education, bodywork, and most recently, somatic psychotherapy. My approach to healing is to bring my full attentive presence to you. I am interactive - bringing reflective questions and invitations for body exercises such as breath work, groundings, and movements. I will often slow us down and invite us to notice our present moment experiences. Licensed Clinician, Telehealth, Walk-And-Talk, and Nature Ritual. RAISSA ALVERO, AMFT #131664. Supervised by Elysha "Lacy" Martinez, LMFT #93493. SPECIALTIES: Teen mental health, Asian/-American experience, Adult children of immigrants, Childhood trauma and intergenerational trauma, Relationship challenges including family dynamics, communication and attachment issues, Purpose, meaning and existential concerns including life transitions, grief, identity exploration. MODALITIES: Psychodynamic therapy, Trauma therapy, Internal Family Systems (or "parts work") and mindfulness. Senior Associate, Office in Berkeley. RAYNE BANNECK, LMFT #124607. SPECIALTIES : A queer and depth orientation incorporating somatic, mindfulness, and whole person perspective. Specializing in queer community considerations, trauma processing, and incorporation of spirituality and parts work. Licensed Clinician, Director of Herding Cats, Oakland. DOLORES ANTOLIN (DOLORES ANTOLÍN Y MUÑIZ ) , AMFT #148115. Supervised by Natalie Webster #126065. SPECIALTIES: Liberation therapist MODALITIES: I work psychodynamically, relationally, humanistically,&nbsp;utilize narrative therapy for healing. Senior Associate, Offices in Berkeley and Oakland. OLIVIA TREVIÑO, AMFT #145997 . Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. SPECIALTIES: Grief/loss, anxiety, depression, life transitions, fostering greater self expression, suppo Trainees in Practicum &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Trainees in Practicum &nbsp; “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki Trainees in practicum are in the last year of their schooling, and are being exposed to multiple models of thought about therapy and alternative healing modalities. In addition to expert supervision, they are steeping in the minds and expertise of professors and colleagues who have been part of assessing their readiness to begin sitting with clients. Although there is a way they have the least amount of professional experience, there is another way that every client that sits with them has access to some of the best clinicians in the field. Click on their photos to learn more about their styles! &nbsp; &nbsp; OLIVIA DOUGLAS TRAINEE IN PRACTICUM AT NAROPA UNIVERSITY [email protected] 971.412.2223 TELEHEALTH, ECOTHERAPY Supervised by Jacqui Ferraiolo, LMFT #138232 Whether we connect virtually or in the peaceful embrace of nature, I offer a space where you can feel safe and free to be your most authentic self. My approach blends a sense of adventure with the gentle healing that comes from nature, trusting that the earth helps guide us back to who we truly are. I’m committed to holding a space for deep, meaningful connection—with yourself and the world around you. Together, we’ll create a path toward healing that’s grounded in warmth, compassion, and understanding. &nbsp; JULES OLMOS TRAINEE IN PRACTICUM AT NAROPA UNIVERSITY [email protected] &nbsp; 831.288.2580 TELEHEALTH Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 I honor your inherent wholeness and have deep trust in your capacity to access your innate wisdom as a pathway for healing. We all have within us a deep well of inner knowing. When we are connected to this place, we become empowered to make choices that align with our most authentic self. At times, we may feel lost, stuck, confused, or disconnected from our power. Together, we will work to bring awareness to any barriers that might be affecting your ability to connect with and trust your inner guidance. My therapeutic approach is holistic, compassionate, relational, and transpersonal. We will tend to your body, mind, and soul, recognizing the interconnectedness of these aspects of your being. I utilize experiential, mindfulness-based, and somatic awareness approaches. I draw on the wisdom of nature and am passionate about helping folks reclaim their connection to the natural world. &nbsp; KARRIN CHEIFETZ TRAINEE IN PRACTICUM AT THE WESTERN INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH [email protected] 510.543.1330 TELEHEALTH Supervised by Natalie Webster, LMFT #126065 I work with couples who feel stuck in repeating patterns of conflict, distance, or miscommunication and want a more secure, connected relationship. Using Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), I help partners slow down reactive cycles, understand what each person is protecting, and rebuild safety and trust.My approach is relational and somatic, meaning I pay attention to what happens between you and in your bodies during moments of stress or disconnection. I bring warmth, steadiness, and directness to the work, creating a space where both partners can show up honestly and feel heard. &nbsp; EL ALBARRAN TRAINEE in practicum AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES [email protected] TELEHEALTH Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 Hello! Welcome to my profile. I appreciate you being here and commend your bravery for considering therapy, whether that is with me or not. I practice therapy from a postmodern, queer, and liberatory approach that is trauma-sensitive, focusing on resilience and strengths. I believe in creating relationships that are largely client-led, as no one understands the reality you live in better than you. We are the stories we tell ourselves, and together, we can work to transform your social reality by decoding the world you live in through various lenses, while strengthening the roots of who you are and where you want to go. Through our passionate partnership, you can learn how to keep and express your feelings in ways that align with who you are. If you are interested in what we can create together, please reach out. Therapy is a journey, and I would love to begin one with you. &nbsp; Riva Szostkowski MFT TRAINEE in practicum AT UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO [email protected] TELEHEALTH, ECOTHERAPY IN BERKELEY &amp; OAKLAND Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 I take a relational approach to therapy, meaning that I believe that deep healing happens in connection: between therapist and client, with ourselves, our families and communities, and the natural world. I hold our time together as a space to write your own story and re-write your understanding of yourself and your place in the world. &nbsp; Tyson Ayers MFT/PCC TRAINEE IN PRACTICUM AT MERIDIAN UNIVERSITY [email protected] 510.629.9995 TELEHEALTH ONLY Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 It’s okay to be exactly who you are. It’s also okay to not be. With so many competing expectations — from society, family, our trauma responses, and even our therapists — we can often feel pushed to quiet parts of ourselves for the sake of others. And depending on who we are and what situations we’re in, it's sometimes even safest to do so. Yet, every time we do, it has the potential to negatively impact our lives (while simultaneously supporting our survival). So how do we liberate ourselves within the dynamic between our own unique experiences and identities, and societal expectations? No matter how your personal experiences and identities might diverge from what society expects of us, I want to collaborate with you to create a safe therapeutic container as a temporary autonomous zone. A therapeutically safe space that invites you to step into the fullest version of yourself, while receiving unconditional positive regard not only from me, and hopefully/eventually also within yourself.&nbsp; &nbsp; TIMOTHY GLEASON MFT TRAINEE IN PRACTICUM AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES [email protected] TELEHEALTH ONLY Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 We are relational beings who often ask ourselves to do the hardest things alone. Allowing ourselves to be helped and witnessed in our challenges is a very tender and brave act, and is the catalyst to our healing. My approach as a therapist is rooted in the connection we establish and the deep reverence I have for your vulnerability and your courage, honoring you wherever you are at each time you show up.&nbsp; Today's culture values conformity and productivity over authenticity and presence. In the safe space of your therapy sessions we can explore what shows up when you slow down and connect with yourself on a deeper level. It is often both our pains and our joys that have not had space to express themselves because our world asks us to only show up somewhere in between. Together, we can create a space where every part of you is welcomed, giving what has been quiet or hidden the chance to breathe and be held lgbtq+ counseling &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 lgbtq+ counseling talk to someone who gets it Tired of having to explain things to your therapist? Or maybe just ready to feel the comfort of sharing space with a therapist who is also from LGBTQ community? Is it always necessary to sit with someone who is "like" us? No. Of course not. Sometimes, though, the work to be done in therapy can go to deeper places, with easier trust and connection when the therapist can reflect upon a client's experience in a more personal way. Many of Axis Mundi's clinicians identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community , and have specialized in offering highly competent care in areas like gender identity and expression , coming-out , sexual orientation , body image , as well as the unique stresses , anxieties , trauma , depression that can sometimes be a part of those experiences - especially when living in a culture that marginalizes and oppresses . (All Axis Mundi clinicians are trained in gender-competent care , but not all are specialists.) Lauren Cohn-Frankel , LMFT#125406. Telehealth. Rayne Banneck, LMFT#124607. Office in Oakland. Adrian Eraslan , LMFT #123936 , LPCC #13930. Office in Oakland, CA. Katrina P Mautner, LMFT #133116. Jennifer (Jo’cai/JB) Bath, LMFT #136291. Jace Lawa, LMFT #141215. Laura “Lo” Wesely, LCSW #99991. Melanie Ferrari, AMFT #125787, APCC #9630. Telehealth. Jay Tzvia Helfand, LMFT #156577. Jules Peithman, AMFT #135486. Telehealth and In-person Ecotherapy Sessions in Oakland, CA. Lis Elle Werth, AMFT #138322. Michael Larson, LMFT #153526. Pablo Baeza Breinbauer, ASW #100154. Telehealth Only. Olivia Douglas , MFT Trainee in practicum at Naropa University. Telehealth, Ecotherapy in Monterey/Carmel. Tristan Crane (he/him, they/them), AMFT #143586. Telehealth, Ecotherapy. Mara K. Martínez-Hewitt, AMFT #151554. In person / Ecotherapy (Los Angeles), Telehealth. Brannon Reid Lewis , AMFT #150612. Telehealth. Zena Carlota Allen, AMFT #129203. Telehealth. Justin “Juice” Reid , AMFT #161971. Telehealth. Olivia Treviño, AMFT #145997. Office in Berkeley / Albany, Ecotherapy. Tayina Fenelus , AMFT #151419 . Telehealth Nina Öztürk. LMFT #156372. Telehealth. Leonore Tjia, AMFT #156139. Telehealth. Karrin Cheifetz , MFT Trainee in Practicum at the Western Institute for Social Research. Telehealth. El Albarran , MFT Trainee in Practicum at California Institute of Integral Studies. Telehealth. Riva Szostkowski , Marriage and Family Therapy Trainee in Practicum at University of San Francisco. Telehealth. Tyson Ayers, MFT &amp; PCC Trainee in Practicum at Meridian University. Telehealth. Jacinta Sutphin, LMFT #149333. Telehealth, office in Berkeley. Samantha Taketa , ACSW #118566 Supervised by Rayne Banneck, LMFT 124607. Telehealth, Walk and Talk. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Ecotherapy Program &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 EcoTherapy Upcoming Events Into the Darkness/ Into the Light "Grief offers a wild alchemy that transmutes suffering into fertile ground" ~ Francis Weller | It is with this grounding that we invite you into Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health’s winter ritual. We gather to welcome our sorrows, to express our grief, and to honor our hope. We will mark the five gates of grief, as written by Francis Weller, source ourselves in the elements of water and fire, &amp; join the cycle of death, birth, and rebirth. This event will take place on the beach at Point Reyes National Seashore. Please follow this link for more information and to register. Date : a weekend in January 2026, exact date TBD. &nbsp; &nbsp; Past Events Axis Mundi 5th Annual Summer Ecotherapy Retreat. This 3 day therapeutic experience offers the opportunity to slow down and immerse ourselves in exploring nature, body, mind, spirit, and soul. Our camp is a primitive, remote site in the mountains of CA.&nbsp; This event is appropriate for clinicians interested in ecotherapy as well as any adult looking for a&nbsp;challenging and meaningful passage that includes rest practice.&nbsp; Please reach out to Lauren Hoernig at [email protected] with any questions/concerns.&nbsp;&nbsp;For more details about this retreat and/or to register, please visit the eventbrite page . Dates: June 13-15, 2025. Being in the Wild: An Adult Rites of Passage Journey, an 9 day backpacking trip in the San Rafael Wilderness of CA, attending to rites of passage, exploration of place and purpose, and being. For more details about this retreat and/or to register for the event, please visit the eventbrite page . Dates: March 14-22, 2025 &nbsp; One-on-One Ecotherapy Ecotherapy allows us to deepen into our bodies as part of the larger earth body, to regulate with the soothing holding energy of the elements. Nature offers the sacred healing that allows us to more fully experience our senses, drop into our bodies, and let go of toxic anxiety and stress; to access the seeds of our neurosis through noticing, intuiting, and breathing; to connect, restore, and deepen.&nbsp; We see that we are capable and connected.&nbsp; Stepping into wilderness opens up an inner faith, a faith in ourselves, in each other, and in the earth, to hold us, to be enough, to be all we need.&nbsp; This is healing. Individual ecotherapy is available for teens and adults .&nbsp; Axis Mundi also offers couples/relationship ecotherapy. Clinicians Offering Ecotherapy Lauren Hoernig. LMFT #145687. Savannah Wilson. AMFT #138744. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Ravin Spicer. LMFT #151655. Rish Sanghvi. Trainee in Practicum at CIIS. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Elysha Martinez. LMFT #93493. jo’kai (jennifer/jb) bath. LMFT #136291. Jules Peithman. AMFT #135486. Erica Wheeler-Dubin , LMFT#144743 Korie Vannerus, LMFT #147204. Olivia Douglas . Trainee in practicum at Naropa University. Mara K. Martínez-Hewitt. AMFT #151554. Located in Los Angeles. Olivia Treviño, AMFT #145997. Located in Berkeley / Albany. Riva Szostkowski . Trainee in practicum at University of San Francisco. Samantha Taketa , ACSW #118566. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Retreats, Ritual and Ceremony Work Seasonal Retreats that focus on development of the self as self is in relationship to the seasons and cycles of the planet Retreats for Our Colleagues that offer support and care, along with the developmental lens above that allows for intentional work towards specific goals Ritual and Ceremony Work offered to individuals on an as-needed and as-available basis, individually contracted Contact Lauren Hoernig, LMFT# 145687 at [email protected] or [email protected] for more information &nbsp; Thresholds Wilderness Rites of Passage Program Thresholds is a wilderness immersion based therapeutic program addressing developmental aspects of identity through attending to Rites of Passage. Click on the link below: www.axismundicenter.org/thresholds &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians &nbsp; "When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind" ~ African Proverb Associates on this page have more than 2 years of post-graduate experience in the field, and are firmly rooted in their professional identities. They are often preparing for licensure exams, mentoring newer colleagues just entering the agency, and exhibit a maturity and quiet confidence that only comes from multiple types of experience accumulated over time. They've had thousands of hours of training, consultation, supervision, have likely led classes themselves, and have integrated their new careers fully into their lives. They have experience with treating clients who may need more experienced levels of care, and are excellent matches for clients who are feeling an urgency around beginning therapy and counseling. Licensed California Marriage and Family Therapists and Counselors have received thousands of hours and years of education, training, supervision, and direct experience. In addition, they have passed rigorous state exams that ensure they meet the highest legal and ethical standards of professional practice. Axis Mundi clinicians not only meet these standards, they have gained and continue to develop expertise in recognizing the ways oppression, privilege, and entitlement affect all of our lives on a daily basis. They are committed to contributing to making a positive difference in how we evolve and relate to each other, both within our cultures and between them. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; traci uchida, MA. Licensed marriage and family therapist #104474.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 925-289-8633 | [email protected] As a Holistic and Transpersonal therapist, I hold that there is no separation between our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits. &nbsp;Because there is no separation, the “whole” person needs to be considered and treated.&nbsp;The integration of these multiple dimensions of the self leads to healing and increased health and wholeness, which translates to living a better life –one that is more balanced and authentic, and you can feel free to be and express who you are in this world, and share your own amazing gifts. I know that you are so much more than what or who you might believe yourself to be. As we explore the complexities of what it means to be human and to have a body on this earth, you will be working towards reclaiming your personal power &nbsp;and personal freedom &nbsp;in life. This is so that you can connect with your unique purpose and experience those things you love to do. &nbsp; PABLO MARTINEZ, MA. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #113991 510-779-2460 | [email protected] Known for his wonderful sense of humor and dedication to the truth, Pablo brings courage and humility to therapy - helping clients ask and answer the hard questions. He's committed to championing his clients through their struggles and challenges, often acting as a mentor and advocate. Pablo enjoys working with parents and families generally, and specializes in working with Spanish-speaking clients, especially those struggling with issues of acculturation and immigration trauma. He also is challenging old forms of masculine identity in Latin communities and contributes by working with Latino community members, modeling new ways of interacting and communicating in relationships. &nbsp; CHRISTIE LEE, MA. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #121691. 510-939-7329 | [email protected] What is true and meaningful for you? This is the question we will explore in our work together, using a collaborative approach with a focus on self-awareness and mental liberation. My goal is to support you in your quest to determine what personal growth means to you, and to provide a safe, empathic environment where you can develop the perspective and inner resources to help you live a happier, healthier life. &nbsp; &nbsp; Adrian ERASLAN, MA. licensed Marriage and Family Therapist # 123936 , Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor #13930 (Licensed under legal name, Leyla Antonia Eraslan) 510-775-2394 | [email protected] LifesWeirdLetsDiscuss.com Adrian’s philosophy of therapy is rooted in the belief that you are worthy of love and healing. Blending a calm presence, creative spirit, and warm humor, Adrian focuses on creating a genuine, supportive, and collaborative space for recovery and growth. As a queer fat-identified trans therapist of color, they strive to continuously expand their understanding of how systems impact well-being and identity. Adrian works alongside their clients to help explore different perspectives, process pain and difficult emotions, and reclaim a deeper capacity for self-connection.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; RAYNE BANNECK, MS. Licensed MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST #124607 510-514-7644 | [email protected] The first step to finding your way is often becoming lost. You may be struggling with despair, addiction, isolation, fragmentation from who you are and who you are destined to become. These do not have to be the end of the path, but rather the beginning of profound awakening and joy. We can use times of crisis to do more than cope and survive. I am a guide who has traveled these paths. I am called to help you through these processes with compassion, love, and with full awareness of the complexity and strangeness of becoming. I am versed in queer, alternative, and neurodiverse ways of being. Let’s explore the weird liminal space! &nbsp; &nbsp; LAUREN COHN-FRANKEL, MA. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #125406. 510-550-5854 | [email protected] Empathic, clear, and calming, Lauren’s belief in the healing power of relationship informs their therapeutic practice as much as their deep concern for social justice.&nbsp; A background in fine art, along with their degree in Somatic Psychotherapy , helps them bring both creativity and grounded-ness to their work with clients; work which incorporates the body, mind, and heart.&nbsp; Lauren is attuned to the ways in which trauma, stigma, and self care interact - particularly with clients who experience oppression due to gender, sexuality, race, substance use, disability, mental illness, and others .&nbsp; Therapy with Lauren is a process of exploration, defining, understanding; learning to see what is missing and what is needed, and making room for the self’s natural wisdom and capacity for healing to take over. &nbsp; JEAN DONALD, MA. Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #125774 510-545-3166 | [email protected] Jean leads our expansion to Alameda! She's known for her passionate commitment to bringing outstanding mental health care to clients who need alternate ways of accessing mental health services, including digital formats and telehealth. donate &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 donate Help us help many! FROM LEFT TO RIGHT : TESSA SINCLAIR, JENNICA MURRAY-ELIZONDO, JEAN DONALD, TRACI UCHIDA, ANNE KLEIN, CHRIS SWAYNE (front), PABLO MARTINEZ, LACY MARTINEZ REPRESENTED IN THE 2ND DIMENSION : PAULO REBELLO (center) AND RAMAN SANDHU (left) Our impact grows with your support. Meet our opening crew! Axis Mundi has gathered a diverse, unique group of licensed and pre-licensed clinicians, all of whom are dedicated to the mission of bringing affordable and culturally competent therapy to the Bay and beyond. We've all come a long way already, and have committed to this vision and each other for the long haul, but our strength, speed, and impact grows with your support! The costs of starting out in this field are many - office rents and security deposits, supervision costs, accounting and licensing fees; they quickly add-up for new trainees and interns and at a time when they have little professional income to support them. Donating goes towards helping them meet these costs directly, and allows them to focus on their clients and outreach. Donate &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Therapists of Color &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapists of Color shared experience, vibrant healing These places that we call home are diverse, and these differences are beautiful. The ways those differences are seen, heard, felt, and treated can interfere with our mental health. Looking inward and engaging in a healing process is a journey that requires a lot of our attention and having someone who understands our cultures and even our race can enhance our process. At Axis Mundi, we understand these barriers and we strive to offer services that can foster your inner growth without the added burden of centering on whiteness. Many AM clinicians identify as TOC (therapists of color) and have specialized in offering highly skilled care in areas like cultural differences, oppression, race inequality as well as understand the unique stress that anxiety, trauma, and depression that these experiences can produce, especially when living in a society that marginalizes and oppress “others”. Click on the photos below to learn more! &nbsp; Adrian Eraslan. LMFT#123963. LPCC#13930. Office in Oakland, CA. &nbsp; Christie Lee. LMFT #121691. Telehealth. &nbsp; Pablo Martinez. LMFT #113991. Office in Oakland, CA. &nbsp; Natalie Webster. LMFT #126065. Office in Walnut Creek, CA. Melinda Perales. PsyD, LMFT #138151 . Telehealth and in-person office located in Walnut Creek, CA. Shannon Edwards. LMFT #151600, APCC #6974. Telehealth. Mahesh Francis. LMFT #157012, APCC #12508. Alejandro Rodriguez-Martinez. AMFT #125288. Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113991. Office in Walnut Creek, CA. Jose Feliciano. AMFT #125649. Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113991 . Raissa Alvero. AMFT #131664. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Office in Berkeley, CA. Lauren Hoernig. LMFT #145687. Telehealth, ecotherapy. Nina Öztürk. LMFT# 156372. Telehealth. David Chung. AMFT #138933. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Telehealth. Savannah Wilson. LMFT #156572. Telehealth. Jules Peithman, AMFT #135486. Supervised by Suraya Keating, LMFT #43996 . Telehealth and In-person Ecotherapy Sessions in Oakland, CA.. Rochele Henderson, AMFT #136082. Supervised by Natalie Webster #126065. Telehealth. Grishma Gautam, AMFT#137295. Supervised by Brian Lim, LMFT# 105034. Telehealth and Office in Walnut Creek, CA. Bobby Dulai, AMFT #143885. Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113991. Telehealth. Pablo Baeza Breinbauer, ASW #100154. Supervised by Natalie Webster #126065. Telehealth. Dolores Antolin (Dolores Antolín Y Muñiz), AMFT #148115 . Supervised by Natalie Webster #126065. Telehealth, office in Oakland + Berkeley, ecotherapy. Olivia Douglas , Trainee in practicum at Naropa University. Supervised by Jacqui Ferraiolo, LMFT #138232. Telehealth, Ecotherapy in Monterey/Carmel. Sarah Aldamigh , AMFT# 149604. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Telehealth. Mara K. Martínez-Hewitt, AMFT #151554. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. In person / Ecotherapy (Los Angeles), Telehealth. Zena Carlota Allen, AMFT #129203. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Telehealth. Monique “Nikki” Gabuya, AMFT #149208. Supervised by Natalie Webster, LMFT #126065. Telehealth. Olivia Treviño, AMFT #145997. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Office in Berkeley / Albany, Ecotherapy. Cecilia Ussher, AMFT #147639. Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113991. Telehealth. Ravin Spicer, LMFT #151655. Telehealth, ecotherapy. Tayina Fenelus , AMFT #151419 . Supervised by Elysha 'Lacy' Martinez,&nbsp;LMFT #93493. Telehealth. Patrizia Nader, AMFT #157829 . Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Offices in San Anselmo, San Francisco + telehealth. Martha “Malu” Beltran, AMFT #157400. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Office in San Francisco + telehealth. Leonore Tjia, AMFT #156139. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. El Albarran , MFT Trainee at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Telehealth. Melissa Barayang , MFT Trainee at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493. Telehealth. Samantha Taketa , ACSW #118566 Supervised by Rayne Banneck, LMFT 124607. Telehealth, Walk and Talk. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; 1st Year Associates &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 1st Year Associates &nbsp; "We can see in the acorn, the oak tree." ~ Maya Angelou Developed, capable, and confident - Associates in their first year of practice after graduation have had time to settle into the transition out of school, as well as build relationships with other community organizations, colleagues, trainers, and mentors. They are well on their way to developing the established presence of licensed professionals. Click on their photos to learn more! &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Pablo Baeza Breinbauer (he/they/el), Registered Associate Social Worker #100154 [email protected] 925-388-6089 Telehealth only, open to clients anywhere in California Supervised by Natalie Webster, LMFT #126065 Do you ever feel caught between worlds? Do you struggle to connect with a sense of play? Do you ever wonder about your story? Are you going through big life transitions and feel that you are wanting to make sense of who you want to become, or to connect with resilience in the midst of change? As a queer, bilingual, transnationally raised Latin American immigrant clinician, I am deeply passionate about working with anyone who struggles with feeling stuck “in between” - places, communities, identities - anyone who has felt “outside,” and anyone who is trying to make sense of relocation, displacement, or transition.&nbsp; I’m a relational, neurodiversity affirming clinician that enjoys bringing a narrative, attachment-focused approach to anyone who wants to get curious about rewriting their story, claiming their desire, and embracing their truth. I especially love working with people from all walks of life who want to explore their gender identity, gender role and sexual orientation, with immigrants and children of immigrants, with people who identify as mixed-race and people from blended families, with artists and community organizers, and with transplants to California. Above all, I believe in staying curious and present as a witness to your journey. &nbsp; Sarah Aldamigh Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #149604 [email protected] 510.603.6386 TELEHEALTH only Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 Do you ever feel like you're searching for a sense of home within yourself and the world? As an Arab immigrant, I understand the challenges of navigating multiple worlds and not feeling fully at home in any. My goal is to help you reconnect to a sense of belonging that feels true to you. In therapy, I honor your autonomy and uniqueness, offering a warm, nurturing, and direct approach. Together, we'll explore your inner world with kindness, building a relationship with your breath and body to access the wisdom within, moving at a pace that feels safe and supportive. I specialize in working with clients from marginalized identities, including Arab, Muslim, queer/trans, non-monogamous, immigrant, and BIPOC individuals. &nbsp; Mara K. Martínez-Hewitt Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #151554 [email protected] 424.243.5182 TELEHEALTH, IN PERSON (los angeles), ecotherapy Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 I live my life in accordance to seasons and cycles. I am a pro at change, finding grounding in new environments, connection when it is possible, home in many ways. I am comfortable in the in-between space, the messy, the both/and. Together, we can strengthen these skills of knowing who you are, so that you show up in a way you can stand on everywhere you go. I am a pleasure activist. I convene with Spirit daily and ground in artistic expression. I like to include somatic practices, plant(cestors), altar building, ritual into session if moving in that way feels aligned to you. I recognize the deeply spiritual work of healing, the Indigenous roots of many of these practices, and how our individual healing journeys are always connected to our ability to integrate what we learn. I bring transformative justice, play, psychedelics, connectivity to integration mapping, so you stay in therapy only as long as you need to. Connecting with joy and purpose are often stops along the way to healing in my therapy room. &nbsp; Brannon Reid Lewis Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #150612 [email protected] 510.295.3833 TELEHEALTH Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 “Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion.” - bell hooks Do you sometimes wish parts of you didn't exist? Do you have a tough inner critic? Is there a part of you that you struggle to understand or are ashamed of? I welcome all of the sensitive, weird, and messy parts that you hold and will walk with you through the wilds of your life. I believe that everyone is capable of changing the stories they tell, and that doing so can bring relief and help people find connection with themselves and others. As a therapist, I prioritize a collaborative and relational approach to my work, emphasizing your unique strengths, interests, and relationships as we explore your stories together. &nbsp; Monique “Nikki” Gabuya Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #149208 [email protected] TELEHEALTH Supervised by Natalie Webster, LMFT #126065 Mental health may not be prioritized in your culture or family; as a 1.5 generation Filipina-American immigrant, I understand the complexities of finding your own path to healing. I’m an Integrative Gestalt therapist who serves individuals and couples with relationship conflicts, childhood trauma and systemic wounding. You may have never had the chance to figure out what you want and need — this might show up as anxiety, depression, difficulty forming or keeping relationships or feelings of unworthiness. You’re struggling with feeling stuck and are ready for something different. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy, or you are taking another step on your therapy journey, I want to acknowledge and celebrate the time that you are taking to support yourself. Therapy can be a place to give breathing room to the pain and challenges that you may be holding. Together we can explore and address what needs healing so you may experience the ease and health that you deserve. &nbsp; CECILIA USSHER Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #147639 [email protected] ‬ TELEHEALTH Supervised by Pablo Navarrete-Martinez, LMFT #113991 Maybe you feel like you’re holding it all together, but the pieces don’t quite fit? Perhaps the weight of being a caretaker, the hard worker, or the one who always pleases others has left you feeling disconnected, as though your life exists in someone else’s narrative. As an emerging Black therapist, cis woman and immigrant, I approach healing with the belief that even the smallest shifts can create profound change. Together we’ll explore the layers of your experience, and how they’ve shaped all the ways you move through your worlds.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tayina Fenelus ASSOCIATE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST #151419 [email protected] 669.696.7348 TELEHEALTH Supervised by Elysha Martinez, LMFT #93493 My therapeutic approach is warm, relational, and deeply attuned, offering a compassionate spa Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Real people. Real help. A fresh approach to therapy and counseling. Axis is here to change and challenge what therapy has meant and who it’s been available to. Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health offers therapy grounded in professional ethics, clinical skill, and a deep respect for the importance of the therapeutic relationship. Research consistently shows that one of the strongest predictors of successful therapy is the sense of fit between a client and their therapist, and we take that seriously. Because of this, we believe it’s important for you to have a real sense of who we are and how we work. Our clinicians do not practice from a model of personal invisibility. Clinical experience and research both show that thoughtful presence and authenticity support strong therapeutic relationships. Our clinicians get that and identify themselves in ways that are personal, genuine, and still respectful and committed to all of the ways that therapy is all about YOU . As a practice in clinical integrity and a commitment to high standards of care, we consistently work to reduce practical and systemic barriers that can make mental health care difficult to access or harmful. Our commitment is to provide thoughtful, humble, engaged, and professionally grounded therapy in a setting where clients feel respected and supported. We do not separate ethical care from the social and environmental conditions that shape mental health - ignoring real-world conditions does not make therapy neutral, it makes it incomplete. Get in touch with us to set up a consultation, or use the contact form at the bottom of this page to inquire whether our services are right for you. &nbsp; Contact ➤&nbsp;LOCATION Office locations throughout the Bay Area - Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Napa, and San Diego, CA. Hablamos Español! ☎ CONTACT [email protected] (510) 463 - 4123 Areas of Practice Therapy for individuals Individual therapy (sometimes called “psychotherapy” or “counseling”) is a process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained therapist—in a safe, caring, and confidential environment—to explore their feelings, beliefs, or behaviors, work through challenging or influential memories, identify aspects of their lives and relationships that they would like to change, better understand themselves and others, set personal goals, and then work towards them. Therapy for relationships, couples, and families Relationship counseling is a process through which people (who may be engaged, dating, married, partnered—or sometimes even parent and child or other pairings) works with a trained therapist to identify specific areas of conflict and/or aspects of their relationship they would like to change, and then develops a plan of action to improve each individual’s satisfaction and contentment. This approach is also the foundation for family work. therapy in groups We offer group therapy and counseling that is both supportive and investigative. Group work give clients the benefits of many minds working on the same problems in safe, non shaming environments. Contact us for more information. retreat programs Axis Mundi offers retreat and ritual programs that are for groups of 6 -12. These retreats are designed to help clients "unplug" from the day-to-day grind of the world, and reconnect to the quiet, still, voice within. They take place in beautiful, natural environments, and can be tailored to the groups' needs. traineeships &amp; associateships Axis Mundi offers a very limited amount of internship placements to new clinicians who meet our standards of excellence and values, via invitation. For information, please email [email protected] . friends, resources, referrals Our commitment to your well-being means knowing when we're not the best fit and helping you get there. It also includes complementary supports like articles, books, blogs, classes, groups, or other practitioners in different fields. Here's a list of those we really rely on and love. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Let's Connect. Use the form below to contact us, if you prefer email to the phone. To help us best service your inquiry, we recommend that you first briefly describe the issue you’re working with before telling us what you want to achieve (that will help us get started assessing the right therapist for you!). You may also call us to make an appointment. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Cost and Contact &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Cost and Contact Let’s chat. Cost that Reflects Competency and Experience. Axis Mundi offers affordable, flat-rate and sliding scale therapy and counseling that's reflective of a clinician's expertise and experience. You'll always know what your rate is before treatment begins, as well as what and when to expect rate increases. It's a clear, no-nonsense approach to fee-setting that we hope honors your investment of money, time, and energy with its clarity. We work with both licensed and pre-licensed clinicians who are specifically chosen for their demonstrated commitments to excellence and cultural humility. Session Cost: Trainees in Practicum: $30.00 - $70.00 1st Year Associates: $70.00 - $110.00 2nd Year Associates: $70.00 - $150.00 Licensed Clinicians and Senior Associates: sliding scales set by the clinicians, please inquire. Sessions are 50 minutes in length, unless otherwise specified and agreed-upon. Group and retreat costs are variable, and established by group leaders. There are a limited number of low-fee openings , please let us know early if this is a need. &nbsp; Your Right to a Good Faith Estimate of Services: Under the 2021 No Surprises Act, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency services. Do you have health insurance? Do you wish to use it to receive compensation for services? Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health does not bill or accept health insurance. However, your insurance plan may reimburse you for services received out-of-network. Our clinicians are happy to provide you with a superbill detailing the cost of your service, but cannot act on your behalf as your representative, nor can we guarantee that you will receive reimbursement from your insurance company. Make sure your provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your service. Axis Mundi clinicians must provide you with the fee for services before therapy begins. Fees for services are different clinician to clinician depending on where they fall in the above-noted fee scale, and cannot be relied upon to account for issues like illness, emergency, scheduling conflicts, etc. The agency supports annual increases of fee relative to cost-of-living increases (within our fee scales noted above) in order to support the sustainability of our clinicians. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.&nbsp; For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or send a text message to (415) 439-0518. Please note that our organization is opted out of Medicare . Clients eligible for Medicare benefits will not be able to submit therapy expenses for reimbursement. Book an appointment Use the form below to tell us about your interests, and we’ll call you back to schedule an appointment. To help us best serve you, please tell us a little about what you want to achieve or work through. You may also email or call us to make an appointment. Our general response time is one to two business days. &nbsp; &nbsp; ➤&nbsp;location Offices in Oakland, Alameda, San Francisco, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Napa, and San Diego, CA. &nbsp; Office Hours Flexible, with many morning, evening, and Saturday openings. &nbsp; ☎ Contact [email protected] (510) 463-4123 &nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Non-Monogamy Counseling &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Non-Monogamy Counseling affirming love in every form Therapy for non-monogamous relationship structures. Relationships come in many shapes and forms, all of which deserve care and understanding . Whether you’re new to non-monogamy, exploring polyamory, or have been practicing open relationships for years, our therapists can support you in navigating their complexities with compassion and expertise. We can help you with communication strategies, setting and maintaining boundaries , addressing jealousy , fostering trust , and resolving conflicts . Our goal is to create a safe space where your unique relationship dynamics are honored and supported, helping you build connections that feel fulfilling and aligned with your values. Justin “Juice” Reid, AMFT #161971. Brannon Reid Lewis, AMFT #150612 . Olivia Douglas , MFT trainee in practicum at Naropa University. Mara K. Martínez-Hewitt. AMFT #151554. Sarah Aldamigh . AMFT# 149604. APCC #17468. Mara K. Martínez-Hewitt, AMFT #151554. Savannah Wilson. LMFT #156572. Tristan Crane (he/him, they/them), AMFT #143586. Katrina P Mautner, LMFT #133116. Pablo Baeza Breinbauer, ASW #100154. Nina Öztürk. LMFT #156372. Jules Peithman, AMFT #135486. Michael Larson, LMFT #153526. Laura “Lo” Wesley, LCSW #99991. Patrizia Nader, AMFT #157829 . Tyson Ayers , MFT trainee in practicum at Meridian University. Jacinta Sutphin, LMFT #149333. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Cost and Contact &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Cost and Contact Let’s chat. Cost that Reflects Competency and Experience. Axis Mundi offers affordable, flat-rate and sliding scale therapy and counseling that's reflective of a clinician's expertise and experience. You'll always know what your rate is before treatment begins, as well as what and when to expect rate increases. It's a clear, no-nonsense approach to fee-setting that we hope honors your investment of money, time, and energy with its clarity. We work with both licensed and pre-licensed clinicians who are specifically chosen for their demonstrated commitments to excellence and cultural humility. Session Cost: Trainees in Practicum: $30.00 - $70.00 1st Year Associates: $70.00 - $110.00 2nd Year Associates: $70.00 - $150.00 Licensed Clinicians and Senior Associates: sliding scales set by the clinicians, please inquire. Sessions are 50 minutes in length, unless otherwise specified and agreed-upon. Group and retreat costs are variable, and established by group leaders. There are a limited number of low-fee openings , please let us know early if this is a need. &nbsp; Your Right to a Good Faith Estimate of Services: Under the 2021 No Surprises Act, you have the right to receive a Good Faith Estimate for the total expected cost of any non-emergency services. Do you have health insurance? Do you wish to use it to receive compensation for services? Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health does not bill or accept health insurance. However, your insurance plan may reimburse you for services received out-of-network. Our clinicians are happy to provide you with a superbill detailing the cost of your service, but cannot act on your behalf as your representative, nor can we guarantee that you will receive reimbursement from your insurance company. Make sure your provider gives you a Good Faith Estimate in writing at least 1 business day before your service. Axis Mundi clinicians must provide you with the fee for services before therapy begins. Fees for services are different clinician to clinician depending on where they fall in the above-noted fee scale, and cannot be relied upon to account for issues like illness, emergency, scheduling conflicts, etc. The agency supports annual increases of fee relative to cost-of-living increases (within our fee scales noted above) in order to support the sustainability of our clinicians. If you receive a bill that is at least $400 more than your Good Faith Estimate, you can dispute the bill.&nbsp; For questions or more information about your right to a Good Faith Estimate, visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises or send a text message to (415) 439-0518. Please note that our organization is opted out of Medicare . Clients eligible for Medicare benefits will not be able to submit therapy expenses for reimbursement. Book an appointment Use the form below to tell us about your interests, and we’ll call you back to schedule an appointment. To help us best serve you, please tell us a little about what you want to achieve or work through. You may also email or call us to make an appointment. Our general response time is one to two business days. &nbsp; &nbsp; ➤&nbsp;location Offices in Oakland, Alameda, San Francisco, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Napa, and San Diego, CA. &nbsp; Office Hours Flexible, with many morning, evening, and Saturday openings. &nbsp; ☎ Contact [email protected] (510) 463-4123 &nbsp; &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Neuroaffirming Counseling &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Neuroaffirming Counseling your mind, your way Work with someone who values and respects your neurotype. A neuroaffirming therapist can help you navigate the unique challenges and celebrate the strengths that come with neurodiversity. This may include support with recovering from burnout , navigating relationships , and unmasking to embrace your authentic self. We can also help with creating sustainable routines , managing emotional regulation , or advocating for yourself at work, school, or in healthcare settings. Whether you’re exploring your neurodivergent identity, addressing sensory overwhelm, or healing from the effects of being misunderstood, our specialized clinicians are here to help you find your way. The clinicians listed below identify as neurodivergent and have experience providing neuroaffirming care. Justin “Juice” Reid, MFT trainee in practicum at California Institute of Integral Studies. Brannon Reid Lewis, AMFT #150612 . Olivia Douglas , MFT trainee in practicum at Naropa University. Olivia Treviño, AMFT #145997. Savannah Wilson. LMFT #156572. Pablo Baeza Breinbauer, ASW #100154. Raissa Alvero. AMFT #131664. Jules Peithman, AMFT #135486. Nina Öztürk. LMFT #156372. Shannon Edwards, LMFT #151600, APCC #6974 . Michael Larson, LMFT #153526. Karrin Cheifetz , MFT trainee in practicum at the Western Institute for Social Research. Riva Szostkowski , MFT trainee in practicum at University of San Francisco. Samantha Taketa , ACSW #118566. Tyson Ayers , MFT / PCC trainee in practicum at Meridian University. &nbsp; Melissa Barayang , MFT trainee in practicum. at Pacifica Graduate Institute. Jacinta Sutphin, LMFT #149333. &nbsp; home &nbsp;|&nbsp; about &nbsp;|&nbsp; services &nbsp;| clinicians |&nbsp; contact Notice of Privacy Practices (510) 463-4123 | [email protected] 516 Oakland Ave, Suite 203 Oakland, CA. | 94611 &nbsp; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health is a not-for-profit 501c3 charitable endeavor that provides affordable therapy and counseling services while seeking to address the growing and dire need for culturally humble and ecologically aware clinicians. It does this by promoting and uplifting the well-being of traditionally under-served and marginalized clinicians and clients. Powered by Squarespace &nbsp; Notice of Privacy Practices &mdash; Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Therapy and Counseling Services Home about axis our staff our mission annual reports services Cost and Contact programs Therapists of Color lgbtq+ Non-Monogamy Neuroaffirming Ecotherapy Thresholds Rites of Passage Therapists Meet Our Clinicians Trainees in Practicum 1st Year Associates 2nd Year Associates Senior Associates and Licensed Clinicians Practice With Us donate ☎ (510) 463 - 4123 Notice of Privacy Practices &nbsp;THIS NOTICE DESCRIBES HOW HEALTH INFORMATION MAY BE USED AND DISCLOSED AND HOW YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. PLEASE REVIEW IT CAREFULLY. I. OUR PLEDGE REGARDING HEALTH INFORMATION: We at Axis Mundi Center for Mental Health understand that health information about you and your health care is personal. We are committed to protecting health information about you. We create a record of the care and services you receive from us. We need this record to provide you with quality care and to comply with certain legal requirements. This notice applies to all of the records of your care generated by this mental health care practice. This notice will tell you about the ways in which we may use and disclose health information about you. We also describe your rights to the health information we keep about you and describe certain obligations we have regarding the use and disclosure of your health information. We are required by law to: • Make sure that protected health information (“PHI”) that identifies you is kept private. • Give you this notice of our legal duties and privacy practices with respect to health information. • Follow the terms of the notice that is currently in effect. • We can change the terms of this Notice, and such changes will apply to all information we have about you. The new Notice will be available upon request, and on this website. II. HOW WE MAY USE AND DISCLOSE HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT YOU: The following categories describe different ways that we use and disclose health information. For each category of uses or disclosures, we will explain what we mean and try to give some examples. Not every use or disclosure in a category will be listed, however, all of the ways we are permitted to use and disclose information will fall within one of the categories. For Treatment Payment, or Health Care Operations: Federal privacy rules (regulations) allow health care providers who have direct treatment relationship with the client to use or disclose the client’s personal health information without the patient’s written authorization, to carry out the health care provider’s own treatment, payment or health care operations. We may also disclose your protected health information for the treatment activities of any health care provider. This too can be done without your written authorization. For example, if a clinician were to consult with another licensed health care provider about your condition, we would be permitted to use and disclose your person health information, which is otherwise confidential, in order to assist the clinician in diagnosis and treatment of your mental health condition. Disclosures for treatment purposes are not limited to the minimum necessary standard, as therapists and other health care providers need access to the full record and/or full and complete information in order to provide quality care. The word “treatment” includes, among other things, the coordination and management of health care providers with a third party, consultations between health care providers and referrals of a patient for health care from one health care provider to another. Lawsuits and Disputes: If you are involved in a lawsuit, we may disclose health information in response to a court or administrative order. We may also disclose health information about your child in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process by someone else involved in the dispute, but only if efforts have been made to tell you about the request or to obtain an order protecting the information requested. III. CERTAIN USES AND DISCLOSURES REQUIRE YOUR AUTHORIZATION: Psychotherapy Notes. We do keep “psychotherapy notes” as that term is defined in 45 CFR § 164.501, and any use or disclosure of such notes requires your Authorization unless the use or disclosure is: a. For our use in treating you. b. For our use in training or supervising mental health practitioners to help them improve their skills in group, joint, family, or individual counseling or therapy. c. For our use in defending ourselves and this professional corporation in legal proceedings instituted by you. d. For use by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to investigate my compliance with HIPAA. e. As required by law and the use or disclosure is limited to the requirements of such law. f. As required by law for certain health oversight activities pertaining to the originator of the psychotherapy notes. g. As required by a coroner who is performing duties authorized by law. h. As required to help avert a serious threat to the health and safety of others. Marketing Purposes. As psychotherapists, we will not use or disclose your PHI for marketing purposes. Sale of PHI. As psychotherapists, we will not sell your PHI in the regular course of business. IV. CERTAIN USES AND DISCLOSURES DO NOT REQUIRE YOUR AUTHORIZATION. Subject to certain limitations in the law, we can use and disclose your PHI without your Authorization for the following reasons: When disclosure is required by state or federal law, and the use or disclosure complies with and is limited to the relevant requirements of such law. For public health activities, including reporting suspected child, elder, or dependent adult abuse, or preventing or reducing a serious threat to anyone’s health or safety. For health oversight activities, including audits and investigations. For judicial and administrative proceedings, including responding to a court or administrative order, although my preference is to obtain an Authorization from you before doing so. For law enforcement purposes, including reporting crimes occurring on my premises. To coroners or medical examiners, when such individuals are performing duties authorized by law. For research purposes, including studying and comparing the mental health of patients who received one form of therapy versus those who received another form of therapy for the same condition. Specialized government functions, including, ensuring the proper execution of military missions; protecting the President of the United States; conducting intelligence or counter-intelligence operations; or, helping to ensure the safety of those working within or housed in correctional institutions. For workers' compensation purposes. Although my preference is to obtain an Authorization from you, we may provide your PHI in order to comply with workers' compensation laws. Appointment reminders and health related benefits or services. We may use and disclose your PHI to contact you to remind you that you have an appointment with me. We may also use and disclose your PHI to tell you about treatment alternatives, or other health care services or benefits that I offer. V. CERTAIN USES AND DISCLOSURES REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT. Disclosures to family, friends, or others. We may provide your PHI to a family member, friend, or other person that you indicate is involved in your care or the payment for your health care, unless you object in whole or in part. The opportunity to consent may be obtained retroactively in emergency situat