Therapist

Virtual

Dr. Theodore Ciesinski, PhD

Adults

Specializes in Abuse (Physical, Sexual, etc.) ADHD Adoption Issues Anxiety Autism/PDD/Asperger's Behavior Modification Bipolar Disorder Brief Solution Focused Cultural/Ethnic Issues Depression Dissociative Disorders Divorce/Blended Family Issues End of Life Issues Grief/Bereavement Learning Disabilities LGBTQ + Issues and Concerns Men's Issues Military/Veterans Treatment other Panic Disorder Phobias Stress Trauma Anger Management Spirituality Life Transitions Work Issues Relationship issues Chemical Dependency

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Hi, I work only with males to look at a variety of challenges, everything from life transitions to psychiatric difficulties, and I am good at facilitating change starting with a trusting relationship, keeping in mind that change happens slowly. I am trained in conventional therapy, starting with 4 years on a locked inpatient Harvard Teaching Hospital, but I also utilize as Carl Jung did, such things as Tarot cards and I Ching Divination as tools for personal growth and development as my graduate training was essentially in Holistic Health or Naturopathic Model Based Psychology. Therapy can be painful so it takes motivation and commitment for the working through process. I can adapt to your needs, and I am also able to help you look at your relationship to your work as this has a powerful impact on our daily mood and thinking process. Freud believed that work and relationships were the two most important parts of our lives. I like to utilize his insights as well, as we hold a Roberto Assagioli Psychosynthesis Model of work on the Lower Unconscious Self, Middle or Conscious Self, and Higher or Transpersonal Self (one's higher self to be all you can be) and keeping in mind we all have sub-personalities and conflicting inner voices. My approach is more informal insofar as I believe we are all co-travelers along the road of life.

About Dr. Theodore Ciesinski

LOCATION Theodore Ciesinski, PhD - Telehealth, San Francisco

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Adults

Approaches:

Client Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Culturally Sensitive Therapy Emotionally Focused Therapy Existential Existential Psychotherapy Humanistic Humanistic/existential Jungian Life Coaching Mindfulness Motivational Interviewing Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Spirituality Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) CBT-I Gestalt Therapy Exposure Therapy

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English

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (PHD) (California Institute of Integral Studies)

Masters of Arts (MA) (California Institute of Integral Studies)

Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Boston College)

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Blue Shield Kaiser Provider Network of America TRIWEST United Behavioral Health

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