Services
I support and welcome queer, trans, gender-expansive, nonmonogamous, polyamorous, questioning, and kinky clients.
I also work with musicians, artists, writers, helping professionals, and those with unique or isolating lived experiences.
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, emotion regulation, relationships, self-esteem, grief, identity exploration, and life transitions. My approach is compassionate, collaborative, and direct. I believe healing is found through examining your mental, physical, emotional, and social strengths and needs, the impact of past events, your somatic experience, and your own wisdom. Our sessions may include somatic exploration, talking, discussing coping skills and self-care, mindfulness, and gentle movement. I welcome and find I work well with those who feel alone in their experience, on the outside, or exist in the margins, and those with unique experiences or perspectives.
Adolescent & Family Therapy
I work with adolescents ages 11 and up, parents with children of all ages, and families. I support adolescents with social skills, emotion regulation, anxiety, self-esteem, coping tools, adjusting to change, fostering a positive school experience, OCD/PANS, and identity formation. I welcome teens working to maintain growth after completing an IOP or residential program, as well as queer, gender-expansive, and neurodivergent youth. I use social-emotional learning tools, coping skills, art, play, DBT for teens, and social skills practice with adolescents. I offer parent-only and parent-child sessions to support with positive relationships, 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. I am a somatic, relational, and depth-oriented psychotherapist, and I also use tools from CBT and DBT. I feel honored to do this work and to get to know and support clients. I find therapeutic relationships 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 min individual session. I reserve a limited portion of sliding scale fee spots. Should my full fee exceed your means, please ask about my sliding scale availability. I am happy to provide referrals to sliding scale clinics should that be of interest.
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