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Military life comes with unique struggles that can have lasting effects on veterans and their families. The stress of service, war-related trauma, and adjustment coming back to civilian life can all take their toll. Members of the military and their loved ones may develop mental health concerns like PTSD, depression, and anxiety, making life more difficult than it could be.

This is where therapy can help. Whether you are located in downtown Oakland, Adams Point, Bushrod, Eastmont, or even Fairview Park, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Common Issues Military Veterans and Families Face

Here are some of the most prevalent issues facing veterans and military families:

  • Veterans: Combat injuries, addictions to narcotics, alcoholism, difficulties getting reacclimated to the civilian world, mental issues like anxiety and PTSD.
  • Military families: worry and sadness during deployment, concern for the well-being of the military member, financial struggles, a fear of being uprooted, lack of control, mental conditions like depression and anxiety, vicarious trauma.

It’s normal to have difficulty during military service or after exiting the military, and that’s why veteran and military family counseling exists. If you or your family are struggling, we recommend you explore your therapy options.

Seek Veteran/Military Family Counseling Now!

A licensed counselor will work with you and your family to explore and resolve the mental and emotional issues holding you back from enjoying life to its fullest. And Mental Health Match can help you find an experienced therapist in your area. Start by browsing experts below or by using our free therapist matching tool.

Shafter of Oakland, CA Veteran and Military Family Therapists - List Your Practice on Mental Health Match

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Ryan Gardner
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Explore what is making you feel "stuck." Identify solutions, and have you decide the best option. Check in and discuss how our sessions are working for you. Combine talk with skills building. Focus on your values and goals.


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Explore what is making you feel "stuck." Identify solutions, and have you decide the best option. Check in and discuss how our sessions are working for you. Combine talk with skills building. Focus on your values and goals.

Something to know about my approach is:

Seeking help is hard! I meet people where they are at. I value the therapist-client relationship, and work really hard to establish and maintain a trusting relationship. I use evidence-based practices to inform the work that we do.

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  • Anxiety
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Depression
  • Millenials
  • Panic Attacks
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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Mark Resch
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We will explore your unique experience that got you to where you are today. We'll learn how experiences and environments changed you. Through ideas and experiences we will collaborate to create new habits and instill new behaviors.


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We will explore your unique experience that got you to where you are today. We'll learn how experiences and environments changed you. Through ideas and experiences we will collaborate to create new habits and instill new behaviors.

Something to know about my approach is:

I take a structured adaptive approach to therapy, ensuring we're moving in a direction that's productive and tailored to your unique needs. I don't start with a one-size-fits all approach — I will bring methods and modalities that match your needs.

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  • Anxiety
  • Complex Trauma
  • Depression
  • Ethical Non-Monogamy
  • Life Transitions
  • Relationships
  • Trauma
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Paul Boyer
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I help clients build skills for near term relief while also addressing more fundamental issues that facilitate long-term change. We will address difficult experiences and feelings in a way that is sometimes challenging, but never overwhelming.


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I help clients build skills for near term relief while also addressing more fundamental issues that facilitate long-term change. We will address difficult experiences and feelings in a way that is sometimes challenging, but never overwhelming.

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I find the greatest satisfaction and success working with clients who have been in therapy for a long time, or with many providers, with underwhelming results. I love helping people who feel stuck finally gain some momentum.

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  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Depression
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Trauma
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John Edwards
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One of the greatest things about Brainspotting is that one can process just about anything using it. One can work on a specific issues such as anger towards someone or a more general issue such as a sense of not feeling good enough.


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One of the greatest things about Brainspotting is that one can process just about anything using it. One can work on a specific issues such as anger towards someone or a more general issue such as a sense of not feeling good enough.

Something to know about my approach is:

Working from a bottom-up approach, clients process issues to obtain healing in their brain and body which leads to change in their psychology versus trying to change their psychology via talk, which is the top-down approach.

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  • Addictions
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Couples
  • Depressive Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Trauma-Related Disorders
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Maria Cristina Borges
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Practice feeling emotions with less overwhelm and more ease. Reconnect with the body to feel more present. Discover your needs and how to meet them. Heal from shame and cultivate self-compassion. Listen and honor the histories that have shaped you.


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Practice feeling emotions with less overwhelm and more ease. Reconnect with the body to feel more present. Discover your needs and how to meet them. Heal from shame and cultivate self-compassion. Listen and honor the histories that have shaped you.

Something to know about my approach is:

I practice Somatics, a body-mind approach that helps us slow down to pay attention to body experience to access more feeling, ease, and change. I integrate IFS, a form of therapy that invites us to befriend our parts to hear their stories and needs.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Burnout
  • Multicultural Identity
  • Oppression
  • Perfectionism
  • Relationships
  • Shame
  • Stress
  • Trauma
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