https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/home daily 1.0 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/f376cc2e-be29-4fe2-9dcc-066cd4474357/Ben+cropped+this+himself.jpg Home Welcome, my name is Dr. Benjamin Steinman. I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist providing individual adult psychotherapy, assessment, and professional consultation in California. As a psychologist, I come from a trauma informed care background and treat everyone I work with as the expert of their life. I work under a framework that prioritizes safety, transparency, collaboration, and empowerment. In therapy I will help you examine who you are, what your true goals are, and how to align actions with values in order to achieve real and sustainable change. I will make sure we are on the right path forward, and teach techniques proven to help improve your overall mood and quality of life. Healthcare is my passion and nothing is more important or rewarding to me than helping others navigate through stress and hardship. Whether you are new to therapy, or familiar with the process, I am here to help guide, support, and understand you. I offer a free 20 minute phone or video consultation to individual’s interested in hearing more about my practice and services. https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/team daily 0.75 2022-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/cc7fc448-0c86-4991-9ff5-f426fb16fd6b/Ben+cropped.jpg About me - Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY33326) Benjamin Steinman, Psy.D I am licensed in California by the Board of Psychology as a clinical psychologist and specialize in adult psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and clinical consultation. Therapy doesn’t have to be a mysterious, confusing, or overwhelming experience. I believe it should be a collaborative and transparent process that highlights the many avenues for change, healing, and growth. I am fascinated by motivation and readiness for change, and how to effectively navigate barriers to achieve goals. We all have our own unique style for learning, processing, and overcoming; it is my goal to find out how to best serve you. As a therapist, I am driven by curiosity, empathy, compassion, genuineness and a desire to truly understand the reality behind your day to day life and how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence your mood, goals, values, and relationships. Training, background, and therapeutic approaches. My background in research and psychotherapy provides me with the skills necessary to offer a variety of different therapeutic approaches, each of which incorporates evidence-based treatments while relying on collaborative feedback to best address client needs and desires. During my career I have received training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Narrative Therapy, Relational Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy (MBCT). Through an integrative practice, I help individuals select their path for change while helping develop and strengthen meaningful, relevant, and practical skills to identify values, attain goals, and improve your overall quality of life. A little more about me Compassion, respect, and curiosity have always come naturally to me. In middle school I developed a deep curiosity and respect for mental health and the complex nature of the human experience. Motivation for change, the interaction between mental and physical health, and how our perceptions and responses to stress has always amazed me. Originally from Los Angeles, I moved to the Bay Area to attend the University of California, Davis (UCD), where I earned my Bachelor of Science in psychobiology while working as a peer counselor for UC Davis’s counseling and psychological services center. After graduating, I worked as a life skills trainer for a rehabilitation program for adults with traumatic brain injury, and later as a behavioral interventionist providing applied behavioral analysis for children on the autism spectrum. Afterwards, I attended the Wright Institute where I received my Master of Arts in clinical psychology and later my doctorate in clinical psychology. In my graduate program I rotated practicum sites annually and have worked in a number of clinical settings including: community mental health clinics, high school and middle school mental health programs, Napa State Hospital, West County Health Center, and Kaiser Permanente. After many years as a clinician, I have found that therapy provides a unique opportunity to get an objective opinion from a third party who truly has your best interest at heart. Therapy people with the opportunity to slow down from their fast paced lives and genuinely consider the interactions we have internally, externally, and between ourselves and others, how we act, why we act and. Through empathic listening and curiosity, I aim to create a safe environment where individuals can grow through insight, practical skills, and improve their overall lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847810059-DD42TW118D0HPYA5VMXV/image-asset.jpeg About me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847810532-JII23ESHYQCQ1ADQIKPQ/image-asset.jpeg About me https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847810298-OE2TCASTBRN32929CY0H/image-asset.jpeg About me https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/services daily 0.75 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257873663-UIEP0NPR7WLXHEWM0EJF/image-asset.png Home hand-drawn armchair icon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ede5d5c4e1eb54d74680dd4/1592257949474-24WVPWDYQ2XUALLQ3P2D/image-asset.png Home hand-drawn aim target icon https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-09-15 https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/get-started daily 0.75 2022-04-27 https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/faqs-4 daily 0.75 2023-07-31 https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/about-me daily 0.75 2022-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/cc7fc448-0c86-4991-9ff5-f426fb16fd6b/Ben+cropped.jpg About me - Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY33326) Benjamin Steinman, Psy.D I am licensed in California by the Board of Psychology as a Clinical Psychologist and specialize in adult psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and clinical consultation. I also work as adjunct faculty for the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. I completed my doctoral internship at Napa State Hospital where I provided assessment and rehabilitation for people who were civilly committed by the State of California or found incompetent to stand trial. While working at Napa State Hospital, I was trained in trauma informed care, psychological assessment, dialectical behavioral therapy, and psychoanalysis. I finished my postdoctoral residency for Kaiser Permanente in Pleasanton where I provided solution focused and evidence based practices. Before graduate school, I worked as a Life Skills Trainer at a rehabilitation center for individuals with traumatic brain injury, as a Behavioral Interventionist for children on the Autism Spectrum, and as a Peer Counselor for UC Davis’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center. In graduate school I had amazing opportunities to work as a training assistant for both the Wright Institute Assessment Clinic, and the Wright Institute Psychodynamic Clinic in Berkeley. I have experience providing psychotherapy for both middle and high schools, for community mental health centers, medical wellness centers, and hospitals. Finding the right therapist is incredibly important, call today for a free 15-20 minute video or phone consultation and see if services are right for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/1654564989505-ZBO4B9V3M8D1W4PP7VD0/unsplash-image-ELgcoi0SG-U.jpg About me - Benjamin Steinman Psychological Services Consistent, accessible, and personalized mental healthcare either in-person or from the comfort of your home. Therapy doesn’t have to be a mysterious, confusing, or overwhelming experience. I believe it should be a collaborative and transparent process that highlights the many avenues for change, healing, and growth. We all have our own unique style for learning, processing, and overcoming; it is my goal to find out how to best work with you. As a therapist, I am driven by curiosity, empathy, compassion, and the genuine desire to understand the reality behind your day to day life and how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors influence your mood, goals, values, and relationships. My approach to therapy incorporates aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and Psychoanalytic Therapy, along with mindfulness techniques and trauma informed care. https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/specialties daily 0.75 2022-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Specialties https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/specialties-1 daily 0.75 2022-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/1652920880221-A5QORM0T9G747W2K0KIB/stock-photo-young-serious-and-concentrted-woman-listening-to-her-counselor-while-sitting-on-couch-during-1342444403.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/1652920919632-K66RLQZPH4B4O991SJP3/stock-photo-psychologist-using-inkblot-test-in-attempt-to-examine-personality-characteristics-and-emotional-1965137290.jpg Specialties https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/1652920935068-US7I56WPVSV32ES2SZOK/stock-photo-man-sign-documents-turning-over-the-sheets-uhd-1321683116.jpg Specialties https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/our-approach daily 0.75 2022-06-01 https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/about-me-1 daily 0.75 2022-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/cc7fc448-0c86-4991-9ff5-f426fb16fd6b/Ben+cropped.jpg About me (Copy) - Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY33326) Benjamin Steinman, Psy.D I am licensed in California by the Board of Psychology as a Clinical Psychologist and specialize in adult psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and clinical consultation. I completed my doctoral internship at Napa State Hospital where I provided assessment and rehabilitation for people who were civilly committed by the State of California or found incompetent to stand trial. While working at Napa State Hospital, I was trained in trauma informed care, psychological assessment, dialectical behavioral therapy, and psychoanalysis. Later, I finished my postdoctoral residency at Kaiser Permanente in Pleasanton where I provided solution focused therapy and evidence based practices. Before graduate school, I worked as a Life Skills Trainer at a rehabilitation center for individuals with traumatic brain injury, as a Behavioral Interventionist for children on the autism spectrum, and as a Peer Counselor for UC Davis’s Counseling and Psychological Services Center. In graduate school I also worked as a training assistant for both the Wright Institute Assessment Clinic, and the Wright Institute Psychodynamic Clinic in Berkeley. I also have experience providing psychotherapy in a middle and high school setting, community mental health center, and medical wellness center. Finding the right therapist is incredibly important, call today for a free 15-20 minute video or phone consultation and see if services are right for you. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847810532-JII23ESHYQCQ1ADQIKPQ/image-asset.jpeg About me (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847810059-DD42TW118D0HPYA5VMXV/image-asset.jpeg About me (Copy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847810298-OE2TCASTBRN32929CY0H/image-asset.jpeg About me (Copy) https://www.drbenjaminsteinman.com/new-page daily 0.75 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/1654648462026-TYM3SIPH8BVE89NDFBUI/unsplash-image-LCcFI_26diA.jpg Services - I provide 50-minute psychotherapy sessions in person, over video, or on the phone and specialize in helping adults navigate things like depression, anxiety, and psychological trauma. Whether this is your first time seeking therapy, or you are well versed in the process, I am here to meet you wherever you are and help you find a new normal that is sustainable and enduring. In our sessions you will have a safe space to explore, process, and navigate past, present, and future challenges. I will help you clarify and better understand how you are truly feeling, stick to goals and values, illuminate barriers to change, provide insight into symptoms, and help foster motivation, hope, and acceptance to live your best life. Investing in our mental health is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves. Through curiosity, empathy, genuineness, and reflection, I will help you develop and practice stress management techniques relevant to your needs, incorporate well proven mindfulness and evidence based interventions, and help put to words what’s truly on your mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/1654649540188-B2MKSF1DWP58N8J6XPAF/unsplash-image-JzE1dHEaAew.jpg Services - Have you ever wondered about aspects of your personality? Maybe you are curious about your aptitude for things like memory, attention, language, visuospatial skills, processing speed, or want to better understand how you respond to things like stress and conflict. Collaborative Assessment can strengthen our understanding of who we are, and help us discover how and why we tend to act the ways that we do. Assessment can enhance therapy in a number of different ways by helping clarify problems, illuminate blind spots, quantify symptoms, and generate fruitful discussions to guide the direction of treatment. I also offer Boutique Assessment for individuals not interested in psychotherapy but who are curious about aspects of their personality, intelligence (IQ testing), or academic ability (determine how you perform based of grade level for things like reading, writing, mathematics, verbal comprehension, and general academic knowledge). Call for a free consult to find out more about these services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62688127ce91155160ee4560/1654651045098-TBSW2BVQGH8I7T0KIJRX/unsplash-image-FHnnjk1Yj7Y.jpg Services - Clinical consultation is an invaluable resource and a requirement for any ethical therapist in the field of psychology. We all need someone to point out our blind spots, bounce ideas off of, or give us feedback on a skill we are practicing. I offer clinical consultation to mental health professionals interested in discussing psychotherapy cases or working on personality, intelligence, level of effort, or achievement testing. Psychotherapy and Assessment are deep passions of mine. I have experience administering a number of psychological tests and measures and specialize in the coding and interpretation of the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS). I’m happy to answer any questions you have about my services.