Alex Patten
Psychotherapist - LMFT 98700, LPCC
Deciding to start therapy is a brave and courageous decision. It means you are ready to accept that you cannot control everything in your life and that you are finally ready to get help to make some needed changes. I will help you better understand your feelings, situation, blocks, blind spots, and patterns and collaboratively come up with ways for you to feel better. Together we can create a supportive environment where you feel comfortable stepping out of your comfort zone to make the changes you may be needing to make.
I specialize in providing adults and adolescents with in-depth relational psychotherapy and EMDR to support them through difficult life conflicts and various existential dilemmas associated with shame, trauma, anxiety, and relationship challenges. I will guide you through your struggles by getting you to focus more concretely on the issues you face in a productive, supportive, and empathetic environment for a more holistic approach to your mental and relational health. Together we will help you move forward in your life in a more meaningful, authentic, and fulfilling way. Please don’t hesitate to call me to a more personal discussion about your case. You can also visit www.berkeley-psychotherapist.com for more information about my practice.
Skills and Expertise
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Adjustment to College
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adult
Alcohol Use
Anxiety
Breakups
Child or Adolescent
Codependency
college age
Depression
Drug Use
Emotional Abuse
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Fear
Forgiveness
grief
Identity Issues
Inadequacy
Individuation
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
Mens Issues and Problems
Midlife Crisis
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Premarital Counseling
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Stress
Substance Use
teen
Teens
Trauma
Treatment Orientation
EMDR
Eclectic
Existential
Family Systems Therapy
Feminist
Gestalt
Humanistic
Interpersonal
Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy
Person Centered Therapy
Rogerian
Relational Therapy
Reality therapy
Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
Self-Compassion
Modality