Business Details
Mindful Psychotherapy for Individuals & Couples in Marin
With over four decades of meditation training and extensive clinical experience, I offer psychoanalytic psychotherapy rooted in mindfulness for individuals and couples in Marin County. My practice integrates psychodynamic exploration with mindful awareness to address challenges like depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts, grief, and existential concerns. Having worked with diverse populationsfrom hospice volunteers to incarcerated individualsI bring deep insight into the transformative power of embracing change and loss.My doctoral research and training at institutions like the California Institute of Integral Studies and San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis inform a compassionate approach that values both personal and universal interconnectedness. I prioritize creating a safe, collaborative space where clients can explore unconscious patterns, cultivate resilience, and discover meaning in lifes transitions.
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Couples Counseling
Mindfulness Integration
Grief & Bereavement Support
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Highlights and features
- We integrate 40+ years of meditation training with psychoanalytic expertise to address emotional challenges.
- Our practice emphasizes understanding loss and change as catalysts for personal transformation.
- We offer tailored therapy for individuals and couples navigating complex life transitions.
- Our approach combines psychodynamic exploration with mindfulness to foster self-awareness.
- We maintain affiliations with leading psychoanalytic institutions for ongoing professional development.
Services
Individual Psychotherapy
Personalized psychodynamic therapy exploring unconscious patterns, life transitions, and emotional challenges. Combines mindfulness practices with psychoanalytic techniques to address depression, anxiety, and existential concerns. Helps clients develop self-awareness and coping strategies for lasting personal growth.
Couples Counseling
Specialized therapy for intimate partners addressing communication breakdowns and emotional disconnects. Uses a respectful, exploratory approach to uncover underlying relationship dynamics. Focuses on fostering mutual understanding and navigating conflicts through mindful, collaborative dialogue.
Mindfulness Integration
Incorporates meditation principles into psychotherapy sessions to cultivate present-moment awareness. Helps clients observe thoughts and emotions without judgment, reducing reactivity to stress and trauma. Enhances emotional regulation and acceptance of life's impermanence.
Grief & Bereavement Support
Specialized support for navigating grief from personal losses or life-altering changes. Explores the universal nature of impermanence to reduce isolation. Helps clients find meaning and connection through the grieving process while honoring individual experiences.
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Long-term therapy examining early life influences and unconscious processes shaping current behavior. Uses the therapeutic relationship to explore relational patterns and internal conflicts. Aims to resolve deep-seated emotional issues through self-discovery and insight.
People
A. Raja Hornstein
Clinical Psychologist
A clinical psychologist with a doctorate from the California Institute of Integral Studies. Combines 40+ years of meditation training with psychoanalytic expertise. Specializes in loss, change, and mindfulness integration. Supervises trainees at the Community Institute for Psychotherapy.
Questions
What types of therapy do you offer?
I specialize in individual and couples psychotherapy using a psychodynamic, mindfulness-based approach to address emotional challenges and life transitions.
How does mindfulness integrate with psychotherapy?
Mindfulness practices enhance self-awareness by cultivating present-moment attention, helping clients observe thoughts and emotions without judgment during therapeutic exploration.
Do you accept insurance?
I am a Medicare provider and can submit bills to private insurance companies if I'm out-of-network. Please contact me for specific details.
What issues do you commonly address?
Common concerns include depression, anxiety, relationship conflicts, grief, life transitions, and existential questions about meaning and purpose.
How long are therapy sessions?
Sessions typically last 50 minutes, with session frequency determined collaboratively based on individual client needs and goals.
