Services
I welcome those who identify as queer, gender-expansive, BIPOC, disabled, neurodivergent, kink, and are in or interested in poly/ENM/non-traditional relationships, as well as musicians, artists, writers, helping professionals, and those who feel alone in their experience, on the outside, or in the margins. I hold space for discussion around power and privilege.
Adult Therapy
I work with adults and young adults navigating anxiety, relationships, complex trauma, emotion regulation, self-confidence, identity exploration, building helpful habits, self-care, decision-making, and life transitions. We may explore your mental, emotional, physical, and social strengths and needs, your thought and behavior patterns, nervous system regulation, daily habits, the impact of past events, held beliefs, and inner wisdom. Modalities I frequently use include somatic, CBT, narrative, and depth-oriented therapy, and tools from DBT. Sessions may include talking, mindfulness, somatic tools, movement, sand tray, art, and coping skills. I encourage you to identify goals and let me know how best to support you, and also will offer direction.
Adolescent & Parent Therapy
I work with youth ages 12 and up, and with parents who have children of all ages. Some areas I treat with youth include: friendship skills, emotion regulation, anxiety, self-esteem, building coping tools, adjusting to change, fostering a positive school experience, OCD, PANS, and identity formation. I welcome teens working to maintain growth after completing IOP or residential programs, and neurodivergent youth. With teens I use many of the same therapy modes that I do with adults, as well as social-emotional learning (SEL), as well as play, art, teen-focused DBT, and social skills planning and rehearsal. With parents, I address skill-building, conflict deescalation, increasing positive parent-child interactions and attunement, and school-based issues.
About Me & Fees
Rosalie Stillford, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #156294
Welcome to my practice. My name is Rosalie. I am a somatic, narrative, cognitive, and depth-oriented psychotherapist. I feel honored that I'm able to be a therapist, and to get to know and support clients. I find the therapeutic relationship can be a powerful place to foster increased healing, acceptance, connection, and growth.
I am a CODA (Child of a Deaf Adult) with DeafBlind and DeafDisabled parents, and primarily lived with extended family as a child. Due to my upbringing, I feel that I'm well-positioned to support clients with unique lived experiences, and those who often feel alone in their experience, on the outside, or in the margins.
I received a BA in English Literature from UC Berkeley in 2003, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and MA in Education from Cal State East Bay in 2006, and MA in Counseling Psychology from The Wright Institute in 2015. I bring over 20 years of experience as an elementary school teacher. My early therapy training included working with children through young adults in West Contra Costa and SF agencies.
I'm an East Bay native, proud to call Oakland home. I enjoy spending time with my friends, family, and cats Archie and Cosmo, as well as playing violin, hiking, dance, camping, yoga, and reading. These activities inform and enrich my therapy practice.
Fees & Consultation
$220 per 45-50min individual therapy session. I offer weekday afternoon and evening sessions. I reserve a portion of my practice for sliding scale fees. Should my full fee exceed your means, please ask about my sliding scale availability. If my sliding scale spots are full, I can provide you with a list of lower fee and sliding scale clinic referrals.
Contact me below to schedule a free 15 minute consultation, to help determine if my services may be a good fit for you. I will get back to you as soon as I'm able, generally within 1-2 business days.
510-545-2241
3099 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA 94705
This office is not wheelchair accessible.
There is one flight of stairs leading up to the office.