Overview
Qualifications:
- Years in Practice: 20+ Years
- School: San Francisco State University
- License No. and State: 43780 California
About Me:
Hi, my name is Nicole Laby. I provide psychotherapy for individuals, couples, and families. For over two decades I've helped people navigate through depression, anxiety, marital/spousal problems, issues with intimacy, substance abuse, sexual orientation issues, chemical dependencies, and infertility. I have a specialization in eating disorders. Erasing ED (eating disorders), a documentary I wrote and directed, focuses on recovery from eating disorders. The Erasing ED Treatment Manual is the companion to the film. The book is written primarily for healthcare providers and students; however, the language is entirely comprehensible for everyone.
My training, professional experience, and life experience have helped form the way I understand the origins of emotional challenges and how we cope with them.
Specialties
Issues:
- Addiction
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anxiety
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Divorce
- Drug Abuse
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Life Coaching
- Marital and Premarital
- Mood Disorders
- Obesity
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexuality: Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian
- Substance Abuse
- Trauma and PTSD
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Age Groups:
- Adults
Overview
My Approach:
In terms of how I can assist, I work collaboratively with you, to support change and help you to overcome emotional and psychological barriers. Your history and present life experience is the map we can use to understand the basis for your emotional struggles. In a sense, I like to gain a clear understanding of your unique story and then provide support, guidance, and effective tools towards your healing process.
I enjoy working with a few different approaches rather than just one. I feel that the diversity is helpful as each person is unique and requires a slightly different approach to working out difficult matters.
Treatment Orientation:
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Psychodynamic
Modality:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Group
- Video Counseling
Finances
Avg Cost (per session):
$170 (Sliding Scale)
Accepts Payment Methods:
Cash, Check, PayPal
Insurance:
Out of Network. Call for details.
Location
Address:
101 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607