Women therapists in San Francisco, California CA
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Serving Women
Tandra Froehlich Childress
Marriage and Family Therapist, ATR, LMFT
Every person has the potential and inner knowledge to overcome hardship. It is my passion to help others create connections that facilitate that ability to heal. I provide a safe holding space where people can explore what is blocking them from enjoying their lives to the fullest. Life is going to present challenges, there is no getting around that. What we do now and how we move forward is what matters. I welcome you to come explore your negative beliefs and strengthen new positive adaptive beliefs that allow you to thrive in your daily life.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94131
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Serving Women
Tessa Sinclair
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
I work with thoughtful, high-achieving adults whose lives may look successful on the outside, yet feel effortful or misaligned on the inside. Many clients come in feeling capable and inspired, but struggle with motivation, fulfillment, or sustaining balanced relationships. I offer a relational, paced approach focused on long-term, meaningful change.
10 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Susana Scotti, Journey Psychotherapy
Psychologist, PhD
I am a licensed psychologist with over 12 years of experience dedicated to helping individuals navigate the deeper patterns that drive emotional pain, addiction, and relationship struggles. My work focuses not only on symptom relief, but on understanding and healing the underlying experiences that shape how you think, feel, and connect with others. I am passionate about helping people get the most out of life and am committed to providing quality, individualized services to meet your specific needs. I provide Telehealth sessions in New York and California, in English and in Spanish, offering increased flexibility, convenience and privacy for sessions. Through a supportive, nonjudgmental process, we work through root causes and build skills to create meaningful, lasting change.
13 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Lisa Chester-Schyman
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
What makes my practice unique is the presence, depth and care I bring to each session. I will meet you where you are and offer a compassionate space to explore the layers that exist beneath grief, loss, life transitions and trauma. My work is grounded in genuine connection and deep listening and I will offer a reflection of what I am hearing you say. This helps clients move toward healing and self-understanding at their own pace. If you are in need of someone to walk beside you I invite you to reach out. You're not alone.
8 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Roopa Cantu, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in California. I provide individualized therapeutic services to youth and adults. I am loyal, dedicated, caring, compassionate and personable. I have navigated many of the issues you probably have as well and feel comfortable and confident supporting you through them. In our first session together, we will start with brief introductions, and discuss confidentiality, and other guidelines I want to make sure you are aware of as a client. Then we will dive into your needs and how I can support you with them.
13 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Corrie Blissit
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT#150479
I believe therapy is a tool to self-actualization. In a society where doing is valued over being, I help people discover who they really are without the labels, titles, and neatly wrapped boxes we like to categorize ourselves in. My work is centered around helping people grow into the fullest version of themselves—one that feels more authentic, more alive, more aware, and more at peace. Whether you're dealing with stress, self-esteem issues, or navigating major life transitions, I am committed to guiding you towards lasting healing and self-discovery.
5 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Judith Nitchie
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT36770
Chronic illness, aging, and loss can be overwhelming. It's not only adjustment to physical changes and abilities, but the emotional challenges can seem insurmountable. I have been there!
You don't have to do this by yourself.
My passion and my work are to help you find your way back to a sense of value and engagement with your life regardless of your challenges.
32 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Lisa Paer
Counselor/Therapist, LMFT, LPCC, EMDR Certified
I'm a neurodivergent trauma specialist who tailors therapy to your unique needs and challenges. I can help you gain insight into your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and provide practical tools for managing daily life. My approach includes validation, self-compassion, and acceptance, and I aim to create a safe space where you can be yourself.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Shohreh Schmuecker
Marriage and Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
I am a psychotherapist dedicated to supporting individuals on their journey toward greater self-awareness, healing, and personal growth. With a warm and compassionate approach, I value creating a warm and welcoming environment where you can feel truly seen and heard.
My practice integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Somatic Psychotherapy, allowing me to address the mind-body connection and help you reconnect with your inner self. Whether you are facing anxiety, depression, panic, relationship challenges, or life transitions, I am here to walk alongside you with empathy and respect.
If you are seeking thoughtful, personalized therapy that honors your unique path, I invite you to reach out. Together, we can work toward greater clarity, balance, and well-being.
12 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Elaine Skoulas
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., LMFT
Many of the people who reach out to me are thoughtful and capable adults who are accustomed to managing a lot of responsibility. On the surface they appear successful and composed, yet internally they may feel anxious, burned out, or stuck in patterns that no longer make sense.
My work focuses on trauma, chronic stress, and the ways the nervous system adapts to long periods of pressure. I integrate EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, and mind body approaches to support individuals experiencing anxiety, trauma patterns, and chronic pain or illness.
Therapy with me offers a space to slow down and understand what your system has been carrying for a long time. When these patterns begin to shift, people often experience greater clarity, steadiness, and freedom in how they move through their lives.
I offer in person therapy in West Los Angeles and secure online therapy throughout California.
8 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Serving Women
Blossom Wellness Counseling
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
The therapists at Blossom Wellness, a group private practice, specialize in helping individuals like you find their way towards a more fulfilling life. The therapists help clients get to the root of their problems and create a roadmap towards their goals.
16 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Corina Bair
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Just to make it clear: BLM. Protect the dolls. FDT. Free Palestine & Sudan. F the patriarchy/capitalism. Sex + Body Positive. ~~~ I'm an open-minded and accepting therapist with years of experience working with teens, young and middle-aged adults - primarily on identity, confidence, anxiety, and mood related concerns. I thrive on helping others discover who they are and feel more empowered to be that person in every day life. Using evidence-based interventions to assist my clients with building insight and understanding into your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors is an essential part of my therapy practice.
As part of the LGBTQIA+ community, I am passionate about providing a safe, compassionate, and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds and identities. Click that contact button and we can schedule a free consultation call today!
11 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Jacqlyn Wax Creviston
Psychologist, M.A. Sports Pysychology; Psy.D Clinical Psychology
Dr. Jacqlyn believes in the importance of providing a compassionate and safe environment where the client can explore and enhance internal dialogue, interpersonal patterns, intrinsic motivation, and self-efficacy.
6 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Kim Christine Stevens
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, MA
With compassion, presence and warmth, I am here to be your partner and guide on your growth journey. I partner with you to heal emotional trauma and gain self-acceptance through my specialized mind-body approach. I support you through healing limiting beliefs about yourself, developing excellent boundaries, and connecting with your inner-wisdom. You are unique and so is your therapy process, so we tailor our work together to your specific needs and goals. I serve empaths and highly sensitive people, supporting you in coming home to who you really are. Somatic. LGBTQ+. Internal Family Systems. Check out my TEDx talk via my website!
11 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Serving Women
Alison Alderdice
Psychologist, PsyD
Some people come to me overwhelmed, exhausted, and insecure. Others need help with an important life decision. My approach is active and collaborative: I trust their knowledge of themselves and offer my insights, skills, and training to achieve lasting change and healing. Together, we identify ways to align their daily lives and environments with their long-term goals and values. We turn avoidance into action and integrate unaccepted aspects of themselves through mindfulness and self-compassion. My approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and genuine. I am passionate about helping people reduce their suffering and build lives they find meaningful and fulfilling.
15 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Kayzim Suárez-Reyes
Psychologist, PhD
I'm a bilingual and bicultural psychologist that helps clients with diagnostic clarification, therapeutic guidance, and provides executive functioning coaching for ADHD/Autism. I have a lot of experience with neurodivergence and common co-occurring disorders such as trauma, depression and anxiety. Creative approaches based on you as an individual, mixed with evidence based interventions, are used to create a treatment plan for your particular needs. This is my vocation and passion!
19 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Josie Valderrama
Psychologist, PsyD
My approach is eclectic, inclusive and multi-modal--reflecting the complexity and paradox within each of us. I specialize at the intersection of gender, sexual and relational diversity + ethnic diversity + neurodiversity. Respectful of clients' spiritual grounding and cultural identity. Geared towards achieving greater balance, peace of mind and effectiveness in life. As a creative writer, I am seasoned in working with fellow creatives to support their generativity and self-acceptance. Often, my work is with alt high achievers addressing everyday anxieties as well as broader existential issues. Prior sojourns in Dotcom era tech, journalism and the entertainment industry inform my real-world perspective. Well-traveled, bohemian, intellectual and transpersonal within the therapeutic milieu, I collaborate with clients in both practical and transcendent processes.
11 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA 94110
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Serving Women
Dr. Christina Charlotin
Psychologist, Psy.D.
My goal in my work is to empower you to break away from the chronic emotions, thought patterns, behaviors and outcomes that do not serve you. When setting our treatment goals, we’ll discuss what you’d like to gain, what you’d like to keep, & what you’d choose to no longer experience. With that information, we’ll work towards creating your version of happiness.
14 Years Experience
In-Person in San Francisco, CA
Online in San Francisco, CA California
Serving Women
Heidi Hartston
Psychologist, PhD
I have been a practicing psychotherapist in the San Francisco bay area since 1998. I am very experienced in helping adults navigate OCD, anxiety, job stress, burnout, trauma, addictive behaviors and relationship distress. I combine thoughtful depth work with practical tools for a scientifically informed, skillful, intelligent approach. I use effective tools such as EMDR, exposure and response prevention (E&RP), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and emotion focused therapy for couples (EFT) to support you through the difficulties you are navigating. Collaborating with an experienced psychologist can be a game changer. It can dramatically reduce suffering, create clarity and build a tool box specifically tailored to help you thrive through any challenge. My professional expertise is enhanced by my personal experience as a working mother, advocate for neurodiverse children, and long term relationship partner of 20+ years.
35 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
Serving Women
Dr. Eric van der Voort
Psychologist, PsyD, CST
As a kink-identified Psychologist and Certified Sex Therapist, I work with kinky & non-monogamous people of all sexual orientations to address sexual performance anxieties, desire discrepancies, porn and/or substance use, and communication difficulties. I also help straight-identified men understand and appreciate their attraction to trans women. My inclusive practice enthusiastically welcomes those of any sexual orientation, gender identity, kink, relationship dynamic, and behaviors between consenting adults.
11 Years Experience
Online in San Francisco, CA California (Online Only)
San Francisco's extreme housing costs and the psychological toll of the tech industry — characterized by intense performance pressure, rapid layoff cycles, and boom-bust uncertainty — have made burnout, anxiety, and economic grief among the most common presenting concerns. The city has a historically significant LGBTQ+ community, and affirming therapists specializing in gender identity, queer relationships, and HIV-related concerns remain an important part of the local therapy landscape. UCSF Health provides world-class institutional mental health resources, while the city's dense network of independent practitioners reflects a culture that has long embraced therapy as a normal and valued part of life. Telehealth has expanded access significantly for Bay Area residents commuting from Oakland, the East Bay, and the Peninsula.
Women therapists in San Francisco, California Statistics
Women therapists in San Francisco, California average 15 years of experience and charge around $203 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (76%), Depression (63%), and Trauma and PTSD (62%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$203
Accept insurance
37%
Offer sliding scale
58%
Gender ID
| 73% |
Female |
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| 20% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 3% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 56% |
In Person and Online |
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| 44% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 76% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 63% | Depression |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 53% | Stress |
| 49% | Relationship and Marriage Counseling |
| 49% | Self Esteem |
| 48% | Loss or Grief |
Ages Served
| 97% | Adult |
| 62% | Young Adult |
| 54% | Senior |
| 49% | Teen |
| 24% | Children |
Client Focus
| 100% | Women |
| 62% | LGBTQ+ |
| 55% | Men |
| 38% | Hispanic / Latino |
| 34% | Christian |