HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED?

• If there is a difference between counseling and psychotherapy?
• What the difference is between psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, marriage family therapists?
• Will all professionals accept my insurance?
• What are your rights as a client?
• What questions to ask when interviewing with a mental health professional?
• If I wanted to change to another clinician, how do I go about it? Should I ask my current clinician to give me referrals?

I Can Help You Answer These and Other Questions

Counseling and Psychotherapy is for individuals who desire to enrich their lives by making positive changes. Life's negative experiences keep us imprisoned; understanding brings enlightenment and power. Therapy as a tool can provide you with ways toward change. As your awareness and healing ability increases, you can successfully become the architect and builder of your life.

Insurance including Medicare & MediCal is taken.

I offer consultations and classes; most topics are available in half-day and one-day joyshop modules.

• Assertiveness Training
• Communication and Stress Releasing Techniques
• Grief group
• Finding Healing From Within
• Embrace & Conquer Your Fears
• A Path To Forgiveness: A Journey Towards Healing
• Preparation for Life's Transitions
• Communicating Death & Dying To Your Toddler and Growing Child
• Trauma & Loss
• Beyond Diversity: Unraveling, understanding and healing our communities
• A Day In The Life Of ...Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Aggression and Violence Prevention (at School, and Workplace)
• Diversity awareness Training
• Grandparents: Parenting the Second Time
• Single Parenting: How To Create Energy For Yourself!
• Telling Our Stories: Sharing the Marvel and Mystery of Our Lives
• Free Yourself From Financial Worries and Become Prosperous

For your convenience, evening and weekend appointments can be arranged Telephone and online sessions available.

Ms. Omal Bani Saberi, a licensed Social Worker (LCSW) and a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist (CCHT), with Masters degrees in Social Work and Counseling/Psychology with an emphasis in art therapy, has been a parent educator and worked with children for the past 20 years. Specializations include child development, grief, loss and trauma, and diversity awareness.

Omal Bani Saberi delights in being a mirror through which people can authentically reflect and integrate all aspects of themselves physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Her work deals with the issues of adversity and conflict, and the ultimate goal is to teach the core truth that as humans we are more alike than different. She believes that once we understand our humanity we can move through the pain and forgive. Bani is a lover of nature and a believer in both social justice and preventative practice. Her life experiences and her work have built an unending respect for the human spirit.