Psychotherapy

PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHEDELIC INTEGRATION AND HARM REDUCTION SERVICES

Our licensed therapists are all incredibly skilled, and each bring their unique qualifications and expertise to this work. We offer trauma-informed and social justice-oriented psychotherapy services to people from all walks of life.

Psychedelic Integration Services: We provide integration-focused sessions for those seeking support around therapeutic, ceremonial, or recreational use of psychedelics/entheogens. It can be a challenge to understand and incorporate the insights that arise during these experiences into our everyday selves without support and a nonjudgmental space. Integration can also assist those who have had difficult experiences to safely work through the material elicited by these substances. We practice from a stigma-reducing and harm reduction/benefit maximization model.

Harm Reduction Services: If you have concerns about your alcohol or substance use, or want to make some shifts towards healthier habits, you may fear being labeled an addict, or having to commit to a lifetime of meetings. Our practitioners are trained in and practice from a harm reduction perspective, which is a collaborative, common-sense approach designed to meet YOU where YOU are at, and to help you to set your own goals for change.

NOTE: we do not support or recommend the illegal use of substances. We are aware, however, that many people who use psychedelics and other substances may need additional support, and can benefit from our expertise.

Jeanna Eichenbaum is a licensed social worker (LCSW
#14762) and psychotherapist with a private practice offering both individual and couples therapy n San Francisco, specializing in sexuality, relationship concerns, and trauma informed treatment, with an emphasis on serving the queer community.

She graduated from the Masters of Social Welfare Program at the University of California-Berkeley with Honors, and was the Director of the Transgender Recovery Project at Walden House, the first residential drug treatment program in the country serving the transgender community.

She completed the certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and is now a mentor for students in this program. She has a strong interest in the use of these medicines for healing. You can read her articles "Dissolving the Binary: The Queerness of Psychedelics" and "Queer Voices Speak to the New Psychedelia " on the Chacruna site.

Liz Pettit, LMFT (they/them) is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and studied Counseling Psychology at the California Institute of Integral Studies with a specialization in Somatic Psychotherapy. Liz has worked in a variety of Community Mental Health settings including Project Open Hand, serving the HIV and breast cancer communities, as well as at Conard House, which provides permanent supportive housing to adults.

Liz specializes in providing trauma-informed psychodynamic psychotherapy to the LGBTQQIAAP, queer, poly, gender non-conforming and kinky communities. Liz also has a passion for social justice issues and exploring how systems of oppression impact marginalized communities.

Liz uses a harm reduction approach for those who use substances, and is also enthusiastic about creating a safe space to explore and integrate themes that may arise during the course of a psychedelic journey. Liz employs holistic approaches as well as evidence based practices, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing, for those who are facing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. Liz is also proud to be a member of the Health at Every Size (HAES) community, and to provide competent care for all bodies.