Psychotherapy
We provide psychotherapy for adolescents, adults and couples. Our psychotherapy approaches include long-term and brief therapy, psychodynamic relational therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness-based therapy, and "positive psychology". We work with a variety of different problem and growth areas -- anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, work conflict, career decisions, life transitions, living with pain, end-of-life concerns, gay and lesbian issues and women's and men's issues.
(Click on ASSOCIATES to see what type of therapy each of us provides and information about our training and backgrounds.)
Biofeedback
DeLee Lantz is a certified, experienced biofeedback provider. Biofeedback is helpful for anxiety, stress, pain management, physical and psychophysiological disorders such as headaches, IBS, RSI, pelvic floor problems (such as incontinence), etc. (See sidebar for more on biofeedback.)
Life Coaching
Valerie Kay, Psy.D., is a strategic life coach, specializing in issues affecting parents and adult children (e.g., communication and relationship difficulties, planning or care for an elderly parent, mother of the bride, etc.), managing serious illness and major life transitions. See her profile page for more about her coaching practice and a list of her articles. (See sidebar for more on life coaching.)
Psychological Testing
Psychological testing ranges from brief inventories of symptoms, coping styles, levels and types of stress, readiness for surgery, etc., to longer assessments of personality styles.
Services for People with Pain and Illness
Integrated Psychology Associates offers a comprehensive program to complement medical treatment. Services included are pain management, psychotherapy and counseling, biofeedback, and psychological testing. We see all ages of people with pain and also siblings, partners and families of people with pain.
See our articles:
Psychological Approaches to Chronic Pain
and
The Stress of Living with Chronic Illness
What is Biofeedback?
Biofeedback is a method for enhancing awareness and communication between
the mind and body. Sensors attached to the body measure physiological processes
("bio") that are usually below conscious awareness. Through a computer
display ("feedback") this information becomes available to the
person's consciousness. With feedback, the person can become of aware of
these processes and learn to control, or self-regulate, them. Some examples
of what biofeedback can measure are muscle tension, respiration, heart rate,
skin surface temperature and sweat gland activity.
(To
see a more complete description of biofeedback and what it is used for, click to see our article "What is Biofeedback?")
What is Life Coaching?
Life coaching is an action-oriented, focused approach that helps clients achieve specific personal aims. It looks at where you are now, where you would like to be, how you can take specific steps to get there and what the challenges are to taking those steps. It differs from psychotherapy in several ways. It deals less with the distant past, and more on the present and the future. It does not address psychopathology or mental illness. It is collaborative and the client is expected to be highly engaged and active, as is the life coach. Because of its focus on specific aims and actions, with concrete steps to take, it is adaptable to sessions in the office or by telephone.
Integrated Psychology Associates (I.P.A.) Offices
Main Office: 2859 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
(Please use this address for general correspondence.)
Main Telephone and Facsimile: (415) 331-5433
(See phone numbers for individual Associates on their pages. Use number above for general questions and for faxes.)
Other Offices:
405 Clement St., Suite 2, San Francisco, CA 94118
45 Camino Alto, Suite 203, Mill Valley, CA 94941
2424 Dwight Way, Suite 7, Berkeley, CA 94704
(Additional East Bay offices in Walnut Creek and Oakland, CA)