Psychotherapy and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Adults and Couples.

California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, License No. MFC39411

Using a strengths based approach that assumes that wellness is within each of us and needs guidance to be fully realized, my style is collaborative and client centered. I teach skills and techniques to help improve daily life while also helping you explore and address the root causes of suffering and unhappiness so that healing can take place. I draw on a wide range of treatment modalities, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Self Psychology, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), motivational counseling and mindfulness. No two people are alike and therapy is tailored to address your particular needs, strengths and desires at the time you enter treatment.

I have over 15 years experience helping clients address and heal from chemical dependency, grief and loss, relationship issues, work/life balance issues, trauma, depression and phobias. I offer brief, solution focused treatment in addition to more traditional depth-oriented treatment and somatically oriented treatment.

I use both EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in working with clients who have experienced trauma, anxiety, phobias or are struggling with entrenched negative belief systems. Both these methods have proven effective in helping decrease or eliminate the symptoms that can result from traumatic experiences, allowing individuals to lead happier lives.

CLINICAL INTERESTS AND SPECIALTIES

• Adult and Couple Psychotherapy
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy to heal Trauma and Relationship Wounding
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) for single incident trauma resolution
• Harm Reduction Psychotherapy to address concerns around substance use/addiction

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, CAMFT, since 1997
• Member, San Francisco Chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, since 1997

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• EMDR Level 3 Certified, Laurel Parnell, Ph.D
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 2 (currently completing Level 3), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, Level 1 Trauma Training Assistant
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Insoo Kim Berg, M.S.S.W.
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Marsha Linehan, Ph.D./ Behavioral Tech.
• Anxiety Disorders Treatment, The Institute for Psychotherapy Integration
• Marital Therapy: A Research Based Approach in Gottman Method Couples Therapy, John Gottman, Ph.D
• Assessment and Treatment of Post Traumatic States in Adults and Adolescents, John Briere, Ph.D.
• Frontiers of Trauma Treatment, Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
• Harm Reduction, Pat Denning, Ph.D.
• Treatment Education Certification Program Provider (TECP), Project Inform
• Certified HIV Pre and Post Test Counselor, State Office of AIDS (1992 through 1996)
• Domestic Violence Crisis Counselor, Women Inc. in San Francisco
• Suicide Prevention Counselor, San Francisco Suicide Prevention
• Qualified SAP (Substance Abuse Professional)
• Marin Community Mental Health and Substance Use Services, 2003-2013

EDUCATION

• MA, New College of California, San Francisco, CA 1999
• BA, The Evergreen State College, WA, 1990

OFFICES

Marin Therapy Associates 700 E Street, Suite 202 San Rafael, CA 94901 (Click for map & Directions)

The Merchant's Exchange Building 465 California Street, Ste 660 San Francisco, CA 94104 (Click for map & Directions)

(415) 272-7795 nlivingstonmft@gmail.com

LINKS

Psychology Today Profile

Marin Therapy Association lists qualified psychotherapists whose current license to practice in the state of California has been verified. No organization can guarantee that every therapist will work effectively with every client and MTA has not verified information other than license to practice. All other information provided is the individual therapist's responsibility. All Marriage and Family Therapists are bound by the ethical standards of the profession of marriage and family therapy.