Dr. Perez shares her thoughts on the new Multi-Family Group. What makes this group different is – that myself and the co-lead of the group, a young adult can jointly connect to the members at a deeper level. Working with Jesse Rentz, PsyD has created this unique advantage. I relate to the parents in the group having brought up 3 sons who are now adults, while Jesse is a young adult who can speak for the offspring or family member growing up in today’s world and can offer the parents an age appropriate viewpoint. The combination of these age-related developmental stages offers the group participants a very credible understanding.

Here are a few books and videos that I often suggested to clients and families when it comes to early recovery. In particular, I recommend the 12 Stupid/12 Smart things series, written by a psychologist in his own recovery. It’s a really nice mix of core recovery principles with an understanding of psychology/emotion regulation, etc. which I used to put some groups together at my work. These are also fairly short books (which I really like!).

Are you a parent or loved ones of troubled teens, stuck young adults or those who struggle with mental illness or substance abuse/addiction? This group will help you identify effective approaches for reestablishing healthy roles, create constructive communication approaches and practice strategies to encourage healthy boundaries and self-care.

Mind Therapy Clinic is looking for a highly motivated licensed therapist to provide Family and Couples Therapy as well as Individual Therapy as part of our multidisciplinary clinical team. In this position, the therapist will be expected to carry a caseload of couples, families, and individuals and lead 1-3 therapy treatment groups per week. Expertise with DBT, CBT, ACT, or other evidenced-based treatment modalities is desired. The individual will also be responsible for developing professional education opportunities for our team and the greater Bay Area therapy community and supervising interns or trainees.

Become your true authentic self by removing obstacles.

Join Jesse Rentz, PsyD and Alina Belohlavek, MFT Associate on Mondays at 10am for Authentic Relating group therapy. The goal of the Authentic Relating group is to help group members gain a deeper understanding of what is blocking or preventing them from becoming their true authentic selves.

This group aims to help clients increase their awareness of their internal experiences, so that they can develop a deeper honesty with themselves and with others in their daily lives.

I am extremely happy to announce Matt Blagys, PhD, as our new Clinical Director.

Dr. Blagys has a robust clinical background which includes a number of years working at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatric department, Yale’s Child Study Center and the Austen Riggs Center in Massachusetts. More recently, he has served as Clinical Director of Alta Mira and of Reflections, two premier, dual-diagnosis residential treatment programs. I have collaborated with Dr. Blagys for many years while he was at these facilities and have known him to be a wonderful therapist and excellent administrator. We feel incredibly fortunate that Dr. Blagys will be bringing his wealth of experience and expertise to our clinic at this challenging time.

Dr. Blagys will provide individual and family therapy for our clients, with a particular focus on the treatment of mood disorders, trauma, and substance use. He will also lead a new group, Family Issues, on Wednesday afternoons.

Work on processing and developing coping skills and self-soothing techniques for anger, sadness, and guilt and shame. Issues and themes will center on exploring issues related to grief, loss, and sorrow, as well as issues related to self- worth and self-compassion.

This group takes place on Tuesday 1:30 to 3:00pm

Are you a licensed therapist with expertise in delivering DBT, CBT, and other evidenced-based modalities? We have just the position for you. To apply click here.