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Our Staff

Honoring your unique process, our therapists support you to create the life you want. We bring not only the highest level of professional training to your healing and recovery, but also bring our own ongoing personal work of healing, recovery, and transformation.

Our therapists have:

  • a dedicated commitment to support you to achieve your goals 
  • a deep understanding of the principles of growth and change
  • many years of advanced training in state-of-the-art therapeutic methods
  • personal and professional experience in recovery programs
  • expertise in a broad range of counseling modalities
  • openness and support for your own spiritual exploration

 

Please click on the following photos to learn more about us.

 

Linda E. Katz, Ph.D.

Founder and Co-Director

 

 

 

 

Jason Saffer, MFT

Co-Director

 

 

 

 

Daniel Lesny, MFT

Clinical Training Director

 

 

 

 

Keely Burke, MFT

Therapist and Clinical Supervisor

 

 

 

 

Lisa Gilberti, MFT

Therapist and Clinical Supervisor

 

 

 

 

Adriana Abril, MFT

 

 

 

 

 

Jean Hayes, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

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Email: info@creativegrowth.com

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“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 October 11, 2025
Spaces Currently Available

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Contact Us Today!

(510) 527-2100

info@creativegrowth.com

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