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David Max, PhD
Sex: Male; PSY12368 3120 Telegraph Ave. # 12, Berkeley 94705 533A Castro St.., San Francisco 94114 (510) 428-1671 davidmax.org Fee scale: $90. - $240. DESCRIPTION OF CLINICAL PRACTICE Brief solution-focused and longer-term psychotherapy emphasizing a safe and effective therapeutic relationship. Individuals: Overcoming depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and problematic patterns in work and relationships. Live more with a sense of inner strength Couples: Develop and sustain healthy relationships by improving communication, resolving conflicts, removing barriers to intimacy and changing destructive relationship patterns. Families: Develop effective parenting skills aimed at managing problem behaviors, improving communication and creating a supportive relationship with children and adolescents. Meditators: Support and guidance in integrating insights and openings that come through practice. Help in loosening the grip of conditioned personality dynamics to facilitate living more fully from a place of awareness and presence. VIPASSANA/MEDITATION BACKGROUND 35 + years Vipassana practice. RELEVANT CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE PhD in Clinical Psychology. Varied/Integrated clinical training including: Psychodynamic, Cognitive/Behavioral, Family Systems, Somatic, Hakomi, and Narrative Therapy. Student of Adyashanti and of Hameed Ali (A.H. Almaas) and the Ridhwan School for Spiritual Development. Hypnotherapy for habit control, stress reduction and improved performance. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing): brief therapy techniques for the relief of symptoms caused by traumatic life experiences. |