About John Amodeo, Ph.D. (707) 829-8948
John Amodeo, Ph.D., MFT (#MFC14453), is the author of The Authentic Heart: An Eightfold Path to Midlife Love (John Wiley & Sons, 2001); Love & Betrayal (Ballantine Books: 1994); and coauthor of Being Intimate (Penguin Books, 1986). He holds graduate degrees in both Clinical and Transpersonal Psychology and has been a psychotherapist for thirty years, with offices in San Francisco, San Rafael, and the Sebastopol area. A former writer and contributing editor for Yoga Journal for ten years, he has conducted workshops nationally and internationally on love, intimacy, and couples therapy, and has been featured on national television and radio programs that include CNN, CNBC, Donahue, New Dimensions Radio, and NPR stations. He has been interviewed or written for publications that include The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The San Jose Mercury News, The Rocky Mountain News and The Toronto Sun. He has led workshops at centers such as Esalen Institute, The Omega Institute, and The New York Open Center, and is an adjunct faculty member of Meridian University. He has trained in Somatic Experiencing, developed by Dr. Peter Levine for dealing with trauma and is a Certified Focusing Trainer. He has had training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for couples with Susan Johnson, and has co-authored a chapter with her in her edited book, The Emotionally Focused Casebook: New Directions in Treating Couples (2011). To learn more about Focusing-Oriented Therapy, please visit: www.focusingtherapy.org. To learn more about focusing, please visit: www.focusing.org.
Individual and Couples Therapy
I offer support to individuals and couples who want to deepen connections with themselves and develop a spiritually rich intimacy with others. We will create a safe place to unravel stuck places, move toward building or repairing trusting relationships, and deal with life transitions.
Authenticity is a key to trusting, intimate relationships, but first we must be authentic with ourselves. Depending on your needs and wants, I will help you explore the following:
- Identify your authentic feelings and longings.
- Learn to communicate your feelings, longings, and boundaries in a caring, respectful way -- without distancing people with blame, defensiveness, and criticism.
- Deal with hurt and broken trust in a way that leads to its repair and renewal.
- Heal from loss, rejection, and betrayal -- and keep your heart open for new love.
- Replace escalating cycles of blame and shutting down by learning to communicate genuine feelings and longings that underlie attacks and criticism.
- Learn self-soothing skills to develop inner resources that no one can take away; cultivating inner strength to be yourself and to be tender and vulnerable.
- Create a climate that invites people toward you, rather than push them away.
- Identify and heal shame.
- Develop relationship skills that create a climate for enduring love, trust, and intimacy
- Embrace necessary sorrow when dealing with grief and loss rather than succumb to unnecessary suffering.
- Discover the hidden wisdom in your feelings; befriend your feelings and longings without drowning in them.
- Communicate with your authentic, empowered voice without overpowering others.
- Connect with your experience in a bodily felt way, rather than trying to figure everything out in your head; honor your spirituality without avoiding feelings.
Relationships can be a path toward personal and spiritual growth. Healing your heart and cultivating wisdom learned through relationships, you deepen your connection with yourself, others, and life itself. Offices in San Francisco, San Rafael, and the Sebastopol area. (lic. #MFC 14453).
Rates are $120 for a 50 minute session for individuals and $140 for 60 minutes for couples; Longer sessions are recommended for couples, but it's your choice. A 90 minute session is $210. I am available for longer session for couples traveling long distances. To contact me, please call (707) 829-8948. Email: johnamodeo@aol.com
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