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Individual Therapy

Want a safe space to explore the important life issues you’re facing?

 

Our therapists are highly trained to help you resolve all life, relationship, family, and career difficulties or transitions.

 

All of our therapists are specialists in healing Complex PTSD and Inner Child Trauma.

 

You will leave our Center feeling empowered to meet and transform the challenges that life offers you

Some Issues We Address:

Within Yourself 

  • overcoming depression, anxiety, stress
  • resolving childhood pain and trauma from emotional or physical abuse, neglect, parental alcoholism or other addictions, incest
  • dealing with grief, loss, loneliness
  • stopping the inner critic
  • healing the legacy of growing up in a shaming, invalidating, dysfunctional, addicted, or abusive family 
  • handling your own addictions and compulsive behaviors
  • addressing social media, video game, and porn addiction
  • restoring your self-esteem
  • learning to feel the full range of your emotions
  • developing self-acceptance and self-compassion 
  • parenting and pregnancy issues
  • working through abandonment wounds, including adoption-related trauma
  • supporting sexual identity and gender explorations —  LGBTQQI affirming
  • incorporating therapy into your 12-step program
  • resolving career conflicts
  • freeing creativity, spontaneity and joy
  • exploring purpose, meaning, and spiritual growth

With Others 

  • resolving communication difficulties
  • creating intimacy and trust
  • developing healthy boundaries
  • overcoming codependency
  • loving without addiction
  • resolving sexual difficulties
  • learning to handle anger
  • developing your ability to express healthy emotions
  • overcoming money and power struggles
  • clarifying commitments
  • navigating multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and other diversity issues

Life Transitions 

  • break-ups, separation, or divorce
  • career changes and job loss
  • relocating locally, nationally, or internationally
  • working through “empty nest syndrome” and midlife crisis
  • facing issues related to illness, aging, death, and dying

 


We help you establish or reestablish your life as a
thriving, nurturing process.

Phone: (510) 527-2100
Email: info@creativegrowth.com

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Upcoming Events:

“Come my friends, ’tis not too late to seek a better world”
– Tennyson

 

Our Next 20-Week Group Intensive Program

Healing Your Past – Transforming Your Future
Saturdays, 11am-2pm
Beginning April 11, 2026
Spaces Currently Available

Click here for more details.

Contact Us Today!

(510) 527-2100

info@creativegrowth.com

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