Oakland + East Bay
Telehealth therapy
for Oakland.
Couples work, sex therapy, trauma and EMDR, LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy, and ADHD and neurodiversity-affirming individual work for a city that values therapy done with actual care. Led by Christina Mathieson, LMFT, with a team of associate therapists across California.
We're telehealth-first — Oakland clients meet with us via secure video, no cross-bridge commute required. Evening and weekend sessions available.
Who we see in Oakland
The patterns that bring Oakland clients in.
Oakland clients come to us with questions that don't flatten easily. Creatives and artists working inside a tightening housing market. Tech workers who chose Oakland over SF on purpose and are now sorting out the relational cost of that choice. Queer and trans clients looking for a therapist who won't make them justify their relationships or their gender. Black professionals and students absorbing the specific exhaustion of holding identity, excellence, and other people's expectations all at once.
A lot of our Oakland work lives at the intersection of real external pressure and interior work that got pushed down the list.Displacement anxiety, grief around a city that keeps changing, couples whose relationship didn't get real attention for a few years because everything else was on fire — and now it's asking for attention. Therapy here is about making room for the second part without dismissing the first.
We serve clients across all Oakland neighborhoods (Temescal, Rockridge, Grand Lake, Lake Merritt, Fruitvale, West Oakland, the hills, and the rest), plus anywhere else in California via telehealth.
Services for Oakland clients
What we work on.
LGBTQ+ Affirmative
Identity-aware therapy for queer, trans, and nonbinary individuals and couples. No teaching required.
Learn moreCouples Therapy
Gottman Method, EFT, and attachment-based couples work — including non-traditional structures.
Learn moreTrauma Therapy & EMDR
EMDR, IFS, somatic practices. Experience with racial trauma and identity-based stress.
Learn moreSex Therapy
Desire, pleasure, pain, disconnect. Kink-affirming, non-monogamy-aware.
Learn moreADHD & Neurodiversity-Affirming
Late-diagnosis ADHD, executive function, neurodivergent-affirming therapy.
Learn moreIndividual Therapy
Identity, creative burnout, displacement anxiety, meaning-making.
Learn moreFAQ
Common questions from Oakland clients.
Do you see clients who live in Oakland?
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Yes. Oakland is part of our core service area. We're telehealth-first across California, which means Oakland clients meet with us via secure video from wherever they are — home, office, a quiet coffee break between meetings. No commute across the bridge.
Are you LGBTQ+ and trans affirmative?
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Yes, explicitly. Our practice is affirming of queer, trans, nonbinary, and non-monogamous clients. No teaching required, no translation needed. We work with the real relational and internal work, not your identity as a problem to be fixed. See our LGBTQ+ affirmative and sex therapy pages for specifics.
Can you work with racial trauma and identity-based stress?
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Yes. Several clinicians on our team have specific training and experience working with racial trauma, identity-based stress, and the cumulative cost of being a person of color in predominantly white professional or educational settings. We'll match you with the therapist who fits what you're working on.
What if I can't afford your standard rate?
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We offer sliding scale spots that vary by therapist and availability. We're in-network with Lyra (employer-sponsored), and most PPO plans cover a portion of our fee through out-of-network benefits. Mention cost during your free consult and we'll talk through what's possible.
Ready to talk it through?
Free 15-minute call. Secure telehealth, no bridge crossing required, therapist-matched to what you're actually working on.
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