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Nicole Ohebshalom, LPCC is a licensed psychotherapist serving clients in Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, Woodside, Menlo Park, and surrounding Peninsula communities, with services available via secure telehealth throughout California. She is certified in EMDR, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and Individuals (EFCT/EFIT), sex therapy, and maternal mental health.
Nicole specializes in working with high-functioning individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relational trauma, attachment injuries, intimacy challenges, vaginismus, desire discrepancy, and complex relationship dynamics. Her clinical work integrates trauma-informed EMDR, attachment-based EFT, sexuality-focused therapy, somatic integration, and neuroplasticity-informed interventions to support deep, lasting change.

Grounded in an attachment and relational framework, Nicole helps clients identify and transform entrenched emotional and relational patterns, moving beyond symptom relief toward greater emotional regulation, secure connection, and relational resilience. Her approach is directive, deeply relational, and tailored to clients seeking sophisticated, evidence-based therapy.
Nicole maintains a private practice serving the Peninsula and greater Bay Area, offering discreet, high-quality care for individuals and couples seeking meaningful psychological and relational transformation.

Licensed Psychotherapist & Co-Chair of the WMHC Early Career Committee

As a clinical psychologist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, my area of specialty is somatic psychotherapy. In my previous role as Director of Counseling Services at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, I created the Postdoctoral Psychology Training Program in University Counseling: Trauma and Somatic Studies that focuses on issues of embodiment and intersectionality in psychotherapy with an eye toward the impact of trauma, whether that be acute trauma, developmental trauma, and/or structural trauma, such as racism, transphobia, and the like. I offer an embodied psychotherapy approach which anchors therapeutic work in awareness of sensation and uses the body as a touchstone in guiding the process.

Do you feel driven by your inner critic to the point where "self-compassion" sounds farfetched? Or maybe you know how to be kind to yourself, but struggle to translate that into your belief system? If this sounds like you, I am here to help. I work with adolescents and adults who are tired of low self-esteem, negative body image, anxiety, depression, shame, and chronic stress taking up so much space in their lives. I am passionate about supporting my clients in the ever-valuable process of healing their relationships with themselves.

I am a provisionally licensed therapist with a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from New York University. I work primarily with adults navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and life transitions. I take a collaborative, client-centered approach, drawing from CBT, DBT, ACT, mindfulness, and supportive therapy to help clients build coping skills and increase self-awareness. My practice emphasizes empathy, cultural sensitivity, and creating a safe, non-judgmental space for growth.

I am a licensed clinical social worker and certified group psychotherapist trained in CBT with a specialty in treating individuals struggling with addiction and people experiencing infertility. I use an eclectic and collaborative approach to treating each of my unique clients. I incorporate CBT, DBT, psychodynamic, and traditional talk therapy in my treatment.
I was trained at Columbia University where I received a Master's of Social Work. I then went on to complete a postgraduate advanced clinical practice certificate program at NYU.
I provide individual sessions as well as groups for adult clients.

Columbia-trained psychotherapist (LMSW) working with individuals and couples, specializing in trauma, anxiety, OCD, and relationship challenges. With advanced training in EMDR, IFS, CBT, DBT, and Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy, I bring an integrative, evidence-based approach that supports profound and enduring transformation.

I work relationally and psychodynamically with an attachment-based lens, which means that I care about how your issues from past experiences and relationships are impacting you today. I'm a fan of using psychoeducation to demystify the process of therapy.

JANE HAMMERSLOUGH, LMFT is a psychotherapist and marriage and family therapist and author. Licensed in NY, CA, MA, CT, and FL; areas of expertise include relationship and family issues, processing trauma, and life transitions.

Combining Eastern and Western frameworks, I specialize in anxiety, perfectionism, depression, dating stress, South Asian and cultural identity, and couples therapy.

I take a warm and collaborative approach to therapy with a strong belief that the therapeutic alliance between the therapist and client is paramount to the client's work. I welcome clients of all backgrounds and lived experiences. I am skilled working with individuals struggling with intense emotions/behaviors, I am effective with clients who have not succeeded in previous therapy. With specialized training through PSI I am uniquely equipped for issues surrounding anxiety, depression, low self esteem, family conflicts as well as individual struggles.

Joey Ackerman, LCSW-R, is a skilled psychotherapist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral and Psychodynamically Oriented Therapy. Her client-centered approach emphasizes collaborative, constructive goal-setting aimed at enhancing overall well-being. Joey provides a safe therapeutic space for young adults, professionals, and creatives, addressing issues such as depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment challenges, bereavement, relational difficulties, OCD, and various phobias. She holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts and an MSW from NYU’s Silver School of Social Work, with post-master training in mindfulness, eating disorder treatment, DBT, CBT, OCD, and more.

May is a prelicensed professional who works with adults, centering intersectional identities in her work, and is committed to honoring the complexities that they hold within a white-centered, patriarchal society. Despite the seriousness of this mission, she is quick to find humor in all things and, through experience, uses it as a tool to explore injustice, emotions, and even trauma. She is trauma-informed and uses a client-centered approach that prioritizes the strength of the therapeutic relationship as a route to emotional tolerance and positive change.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice. My office is located at Columbus Circle. I received my training at Rutgers University (Graduation 2007).