contact: 510-356-2783. oweksler@gmail.com
For 15 years I have been providing individual psychotherapy and parent consultation to clients in the Berkeley area. I have worked with UC Berkeley students and faculty for the past 10 years. In my practice i specialize in working with gifted individuals: children and adults who often experience social isolation, executive function issues and are highly sensitive. I also specialize in working with immigrants and third culture kids. As part of the LGBTQ community I am committed to supporting LGBTQ persons and their families. I have studied drama therapy, psychoanalytic theory, EMDR and somatic modalities. I offer both telehealth and in person meetings.
Psychotherapy can be intimate, touching and inspiring. It can be deep and occasionally funny but at its core it is a serious matter. I take my work seriously while trying not to take myself too seriously. I have found this helps me offer a collaborative approach, putting my client's needs at the center while establishing a safe space for both of us to think freely.
For 15 years I have been providing individual psychotherapy and parent consultation to clients in the Berkeley area. I have worked with UC Berkeley students and faculty for the past 10 years. In my practice i specialize in working with gifted individuals: children and adults who often experience social isolation, executive function issues and are highly sensitive. I also specialize in working with immigrants and third culture kids. As part of the LGBTQ community I am committed to supporting LGBTQ persons and their families. I have studied drama therapy, psychoanalytic theory, EMDR and somatic modalities. I offer both telehealth and in person meetings.
Psychotherapy can be intimate, touching and inspiring. It can be deep and occasionally funny but at its core it is a serious matter. I take my work seriously while trying not to take myself too seriously. I have found this helps me offer a collaborative approach, putting my client's needs at the center while establishing a safe space for both of us to think freely.
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Supervision: Group therapy supervision- Access Institute San Francisco, 2015 Yearly supervision at Piedmont School Wellness Center Training Director at Albany Elementary School Mental Health Internship Program 2006-2008 Private Practice Intern Supervisor 2009 Individual consultation for newly licensed therapists: 2010-Present Wright institute supervisor 2018 Additional Training: -Two years Infant Observation Study Group (led by Angela Sowa) - Yearlong Group Therapy Training Group (Led by Bill Roller) - EMDR Certificate training (Phil Mansfield/ Harriet Sage) - Attachment/Dynamic Systems Theory Study Group (Steve Seligman) - Neuroscience and psychoanalysis Study Group (Alan Schore; Maggie Zelner) Various psychoanalytic courses at NCSPP, SFCP and PINC |
Presentations: "Winnicott goes Viral": Class at the psychotherapy institute 2015 grand rounds at ACCESS institute 2015 presentation at APA Div. 39 conference in San Francisco 2015 "Attention in Early Relationships" UC Berkeley guest lecture in "The Neurobiology of Stress", 2015 Jerusalem Talpiot community clinic 2016 Grateful Heart Institute Berkeley 2018 "Can I have a BandAid" IFPE conference, Pasadena CA 2016 |
