What has prepared me to support you on your healing path?

Hello, I'm Nathan.

I am a licensed Psychotherapist with more than 10 years of experience providing psychotherapy to adults and adolescents.  My style is warm and nonjudgmental, compassionate, analytical and intuitive. 

I have a Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and have also completed an advanced 3 year training program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis .  My Somatic Psychotherapy approach is influenced by Relational Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Somatic Psychotherapy, Gestalt, Formative Psychology, Dance Therapy and Relational Therapy. 

I have worked in numerous settings as a therapist, coach and mentor. I was a psychotherapist intern serving adults, adolescents and couples at the Center for Somatic Psychotherapy and the Liberation Institute in San Francisco, CA; a substance abuse counselor at the Bay Area Addiction and Research Association; a Therapeutic Behavioral Coach for Adolescents at Youth Homes, Inc. in Pleasant Hill, CA and a Psychotherapist for School Aged Children and their Families with A Better Way, Inc. in Oakland, CA.  I have more than a decade of experience working with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

I moved to California from Shanghai, China where I worked for 8 years as a Marketing Professional and cultural bridge for several American corporations including Gibson Guitar Corporation and Panasonic Electronics Company. Prior to this career, I worked as a touring musician and Artist tour manager. The arts, the wisdom of the body and a respect for and practice of social activism inform my practice of psychotherapy.   I am a dedicated meditator, dancer and yoga practitioner and have served as a workshop trainer for STAND- White Men for Racial, Gender and Economic Justice.

Education and Training:

CA Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT #98909

MA in Counseling Psychology with an Emphasis in Somatic Psychology, CIIS

BA in Communication Studies and Asian Studies, Northwestern University

Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California Member and Early Career Case Conference Participant

San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Program