Business Details
22 Years
experience
Your Trusted Mental Health Therapy Partner in Petaluma, CA
Petaluma Counseling Center has been dedicated to providing high-quality psychotherapy services since 2004. Our team of licensed professionals specializes in individual, couples, and family therapy, utilizing evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and EMDR for trauma treatment. We prioritize creating a safe, collaborative environment where clients can explore personal challenges and develop effective coping strategies.Our therapists bring decades of combined experience and a deep commitment to cultural inclusivity, serving clients from diverse backgrounds. We emphasize client autonomy and tailor therapeutic approaches to meet individual needs, with a focus on resolving trauma, improving relationships, and fostering personal growth. Our facility is ADA-compliant, ensuring accessibility for all clients.
Services
Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Family Support
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Trauma/EMDR
Parenting Guidance
Details
- Year established: 2004
Highlights and features
- We offer evidence-based therapies tailored to individual needs
- Our therapists have decades of combined clinical experience
- We prioritize client autonomy and collaborative treatment planning
- We specialize in trauma resolution and relationship counseling
- Our ADA-compliant facility ensures accessibility for all clients
Associations and certifications
- California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Services
Individual Therapy
Our individual therapy sessions provide a safe space for clients to address depression, anxiety, trauma, and other mental health concerns. Using personalized treatment plans, we combine evidence-based approaches like CBT and psychodynamic therapy to help clients develop coping skills and achieve lasting personal growth through collaborative care.
Couples Therapy
Specialized couples therapy helps partners improve communication, resolve conflicts, and rebuild trust. We utilize Gottman Method techniques and attachment theory principles to address relational patterns, enhance emotional connection, and develop practical strategies for maintaining healthy, fulfilling relationships through both short-term and long-term treatment approaches.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT-focused individual therapy combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help manage emotional dysregulation and impulsive behaviors. This research-supported approach teaches practical skills for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, particularly effective for clients struggling with self-harm, substance abuse, and complex mental health challenges through structured, goal-oriented treatment programs.
Trauma/EMDR
Specialized trauma treatment utilizes EMDR therapy to process traumatic memories and reduce emotional reactivity. Our certified practitioners help clients integrate distressing experiences using this evidence-based approach, effectively treating PTSD, anxiety disorders, and traumatic grief while minimizing treatment-related distress through a phased, client-centered therapeutic process that promotes lasting emotional stability.
Family Support
Family therapy services address parenting challenges, divorce transitions, and blended family dynamics through evidence-based interventions. We help families develop positive communication patterns, establish healthy boundaries, and implement effective parenting strategies while addressing intergenerational patterns that impact family relationships through both short-term problem-solving approaches and longer-term systemic interventions.
People
Jill Silverman
Director, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Jill Silverman has over 25 years of clinical experience, specializing in trauma resolution and relationship counseling. She founded the center in 2004 after teaching at Dominican University and maintains active clinical practice while supervising intern therapists.
Alexis Crissey
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Alexis Crissey specializes in trauma treatment and adolescent mental health, certified in EMDR and DBT. With clinical expertise in anxiety disorders and life transitions, she provides evidence-based therapy tailored to individual client needs and strengths.
Questions
What types of therapy do you offer?
We offer individual therapy, couples counseling, family support, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and EMDR for trauma treatment using evidence-based approaches tailored to client needs.
Are your therapists licensed professionals?
Yes, all our therapists are licensed by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences with specialized certifications in evidence-based modalities like EMDR and DBT.
Do you treat trauma and PTSD?
Yes, we specialize in trauma treatment using EMDR therapy and other evidence-based approaches to help clients process traumatic experiences and reduce emotional distress.
Is your facility accessible?
Yes, our offices are ADA-compliant with wheelchair accessibility and accommodations for clients with disabilities.
What mental health issues do you address?
We treat anxiety, depression, relationship issues, trauma/PTSD, self-harming behaviors, substance abuse, and life transitions using personalized, evidence-based therapeutic approaches.
