In-Person Therapy in Oakland & Online Throughout California
A Safe Place to Heal.
A Brave Place to Change.
In-Person Therapy in Oakland & Online Throughout California
A Safe Place to Heal.
A Brave Place to Change.
We Can Help You …
Meet Our Friendly, Experienced Therapist Team
Roni Khol, Psy.D.
Training Director – Licensed Psychologist
High achievers, chronic depression, immigrant men, social anxiety
Akshay Naresh, Psy.D.
Outreach Director – Licensed Psychologist
South Asians, teens and young adults, neurodivergence, and trauma
Lelia Youn, Psy.D.
Psychological Associate
Identity, life transitions, acculturation stress, parenting
Carol Deas-Lopez, Psy.D.
Psychological Associate
Caregiver burnout, highly sensitive people, and supporting partners and loved ones of substance users
Juan Carlos (J.C.) Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Psychological Associate
Men of color, intergenerational trauma, neurodivergance, teens and young adults
Carol Deas-Lopez, Psy.D.
Psychological Associate
Caregiver burnout, highly sensitive people, and supporting partners and loved ones of substance users
Juan Carlos (J.C.) Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Psychological Associate
Men of color, intergenerational trauma, neurodivergance, teens and young adults
Sometimes you need a safe space
A nurturing relationship that supports you
Sometimes you need a brave space
A caring but challenging relationship that pushes you
We believe effective healing is a result of both
We need empathy and non-judgmental support
But we also need the nudge to be brave
And confront the thoughts keeping us up at night
Why Brave Space Psychotherapy?
If you want:
- Your relationship with yourself and others to feel more authentic
- To uncover what’s holding you back
- To get to the root cause of your problems or symptoms
And you also:
- Are an expert at hiding your pain, or
- Don’t know how to access the deeper parts of yourself, or
- Require patience and curiosity to open up, or
- Identify as a deep thinker (but know that thinking can only get you so far), or
- Value lasting solutions over temporary symptom-relief, or
- Haven’t had much success with other types of therapy
Then our depth therapy approach at Brave Space Psychotherapy may be exactly what you’ve been looking for!
Most therapists offer a safe space to explore your feelings, but we believe that in order to truly heal and unlock your most authentic life, you need more than that. You need a brave space.
A brave space is a place to:
- Engage in challenging but necessary conversations,
- Express yourself with unapologetic honesty, and
- Explore your personal beliefs and assumptions.
At Brave Space Psychotherapy, we believe progress comes from confronting the difficult things in our lives rather than avoiding them. We invite you to be open to exploring your pain and the experiences that have made you who you are.
If your emotional pain seems too uncomfortable, confusing or shameful to bring up, we can help. As experienced healers, we know the process can be difficult. Healing happens when you let down your guard, take your suffering seriously, and give voice to your pain. And that becomes easier in an environment where you can freely express yourself without judgment.
This is the type of brave space we co-create with you so you can find yourself under the many layers of shame, self-judgment, and other gunk you’ve internalized over the years.
As Brene Brown has said, “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we’ll ever do.”
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