Services
I specialize in working with queer, trans, gender-expansive, nonmonogamous, poly, questioning, and kinky clients.
I welcome musicians, artists and writers, those in helping professions, and those with connections to the Deaf community.
I make space for discussion of power and privilege and how it impacts our experiences and mental health.
Adult Therapy
I support adults and young adults navigating anxiety, trauma, grief, life transitions, identity exploration, self-esteem and self-worth, and building satisfying romantic and friend relationships. My approach is somatic, relational, and depth-oriented, and draws from CBT and DBT tools. Our sessions may include somatic exploration, looking at past experiences, mindfulness, movement, coping skills, and developing skills for supportive relationships. I hold a holistic view and consider how self-care, habits, and routines can support your well-being. I welcome those with unique lived experiences, and those who feel alone, on the outside, or in the margins.
Adolescent & Family Therapy
I work with adolescents ages 12 and up, parents with children of all ages, and families. With teens, I work on social skills, emotion regulation, anxiety, self-esteem, coping tools, adjusting to change, fostering a positive school experience, and identity exploration. I support teens working to maintain growth after completing an IOP or residential program. With teens, I use many of the same modalities used with adults, as well as social-emotional skills, coping tools, DBT for teens, art, and social skills practice. I offer parent-only, parent-child, and family sessions focused on building positive relationships and communication, supporting therapy goals, and increasing or decreasing behaviors.
About Me & Fees
Rosalie Stillford, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #156294
Welcome to my practice. My name is Rosalie. My approach is somatic, relational, and depth-oriented, and draws from CBT and DBT tools. I truly feel honored to do this work and to get know and support clients. I find the therapeutic relationship can be a powerful place to foster 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 their experience is singular, isolating, or not well-understood by others.
I received a BA in English from UC Berkeley in 2003, Multiple Subject Teaching Credential in 2005 and MA in Education in 2006 from Cal State East Bay, 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 45–50 minute individual session.
$240 per 45-50 minute couple/relationship session.
$260 per 45-50 minute relationship session with more than two individuals/polycules/families.
I offer a limited number of sliding scale spots starting at $165 for individual therapy and $185 for relationship therapy. Should my full fee exceed your means, please feel free to ask about sliding scale availability.
Contact me below to schedule a free 20 minute phone consultation, to help determine if my services may be a good fit for your needs. I will get back to you as soon as I'm able, generally within 1-2 business days.
Contact Me
3099 Telegraph Ave Berkeley, Ca 94705
My office is located on the second floor. It is accessed by a short flight of stairs to the building entrance and another flight to the second floor.
510-545-2241