| Office: |
2915 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94703
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| Phone: |
(510) 848-8899
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.BenRingler.com
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| Profession: |
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
I can help those of you who struggle with feeling unsafe to access the courage to be yourself. By helping you understand how you relate to yourself, I can guide you to view your sensitivity and vulnerability as strength, not weakness. This knowledge will lead to an inherent sense of safety and joy. Such joy will bring more meaning to your life.
I provide somatic psychotherapy for individuals and couples in Berkeley. My areas of expertise include fear, depression/anxiety, chronic physical pain, divorce and its impact on children, impasse in relationship and working specifically with men on their relationship to themselves and their emotions, self-identity and sexual issues.
Somatic psychotherapy uses present moment mind-body awareness to guide us down a path towards greater wholeness. As you experience the present moment (in the body) and integrate those experiences (within the mind), your awareness expands. This allows for letting go of both the static holding patterns and the old beliefs and emotions associated with past wounding.
I look forward to assisting you in discovering your unique strengths and gifts.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Men's Issues
Personal Growth
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Addictions
Anger Management
Communication Disorders
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Life Transitions
Pain Management
Parenting Issues
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Dysfunction
Smoking Cessation
Spirituality
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
Group
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Dance/Movement Therapy
Existential/Humanistic
Experiential
Family Systems
Gestalt
Integrative
Interpersonal
Intersubjective
Psychodynamic
Reality
Somatic
Transpersonal
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| Demographic Specialties: |
Jewish
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| Education: |
Master's of Arts, Integral Counseling
California Institute of Integral Studies, 2006
Master's in Public Administration
Binghamton University, 2001
Bachelor of Arts, International Studies
Emory University, 1995
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| License #: |
IMF# 52936; Supervised by Patricia Herrera, LMFT #37738 |
| License State: |
California |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | East Bay CAMFT | | CAMFT |
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| Fee Schedule: |
I may have some flexibility on my fees based on your financial needs.
Please call to discuss fees at (510)-848-8899. |
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