Office: |
Kavitha Goldowitz, M.A, LMFT Bay Area San Francisco, CA 94104
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Web Site: |
www.sfcounselingservices.com
www.pdxcounselingservices.com
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Profession: |
Marriage and Family Therapist
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Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling Telehealth (Video/Phone) Therapy Career Evaluations and Counseling Coaching Consultation Services to Employers Psychoeducational Evaluations Mindfulness and Meditation
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Practice Description: |
I have over 10 years experience working with individuals and couples. My area of expertise includes working with ethnic and multicultural population and addressing issues related to couples in inter-racial marriages, struggles with cultural assimilation and family relationship dynamics. I speak 5 languages and I am keenly aware of the specific issues faced by Indian-Americans in particular and Asian Americans and Latinos in general, especially with regards to struggles with personal and cultural identity.
My areas of interest also includes helping women with anxiety, depression and stress that arises from various life transitions (relationships, marriage, divorce, birth of a child). My clients value the insights, compassion and genuine respect I have for their struggles and my gentle and approachable style.
I draw from various psychotherapy techniques and firmly believe that every one is capable of positive changes in life. My counseling practice stems primarily from a strength-based approach and I am passionate about helping clients achieve their life goals, while validating, supporting and challenging them in a compassionate manner.
I offer both brief and long term models of therapy. I provide tele-therapy (online) via Zoom/Hangouts/Skype in a HIPAA compliant platform.
I serve clients in both Oregon and California.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are in bold text) |
Depression Ethnic/Cultural Issues Women's Issues Addictions ADHD Adjustment Disorder Alcoholism Anger Management Anxiety Disorders/Phobias Child Abuse Co-dependency Cognitive Disorders Communication Disorders Crisis/Trauma Divorce/Dissolution Domestic Violence Dually Diagnosed Individuals Eating Disorders Gay/Lesbian Issues Grief/Loss Impulse Control Disorders Infidelity Learning Disabilities Life Transitions OCD Pain Management Parenting Issues Personal Growth PTSD Relationship Issues Self-esteem Sexual Abuse Spirituality Stress Management Substance Abuse
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Age Specialties: |
Adults Elders
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Session Formats: |
Individual Couples Family
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Treatment Approaches: |
Adlerian Behavioral Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral Dialectical Behavior Therapy Existential/Humanistic Experiential Family Systems Feminist Gestalt Integrative Interpersonal Multicultural Narrative Object Relations Person-Centered Psychodynamic Psychoeducational Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Family of Origin Culturally Sensitive Therapy
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Additional Demographic Expertise: |
African American Asian American Buddhist Hindu Jewish Latino American Middle Eastern Women/Feminist South Asian East Indian
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Additional Languages: |
Hindi Japanese Malayalam Tamil Kannada
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Education: |
M.A in Counseling Psychology Sonoma State University
M.A in Advertising and Communications Michigan State University
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License #: |
83360 |
Licensed In: |
California |
Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
- Gottman Method of couples counseling- Level 1 training - Grief and Bereavement Counselor, certified by the Hospice of Petaluma - EMDR Levels 1 and 2 |
Professional Affiliations: |
 | California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists |  | Association of Family Therapists of Northern California |  | Educators for Nonviolence |  | California Teacher’s Association |  | American Association of University Women |  | Oregon Counseling Association |
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Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
I provide monthly invoices that can be submitted to PPO insurance carriers for out-of-network provider reimbursement. |
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