Relational and Depth Psychotherapy for Individuals and Couples
Hi! I am Ryan Stubblefield (he/him), welcome to my practice.
I help people understand themselves better so they can live fuller, more meaningful lives.
Living life on your own terms, with the meaning, purpose, and fulfillment you seek, is the result of personal work that only you can do. When faced with new challenges, you might need to expand your sense of who you are, develop new internal capacities, or examine old patterns which are no longer serving you. Psychotherapy can help produce lasting change by getting below the surface to the root of what is happening.
My Approach
I work with you to develop the life that you want to live. What you need from therapy is specific to you—I focus on understanding you and tailoring our work to fit who you are. By exploring and understanding your experience together, we make space for something new to emerge.
My approach is relational and warm. I engage in the therapeutic process fully with my authentic self, and I invite you to do the same. I consider therapy to be an active, embodied, emotional, and liberatory process. I am reflective, curious, calm, grounded, and direct.
I have a general practice and I see adults of all kinds with a diverse array of presentations. My areas of focus include neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism Spectrum), relationships, mid-life transitions, and addiction and recovery.
My therapeutic perspective integrates elements of relational psychoanalysis, Jungian depth psychology, attachment theory, decolonial psychology, meditative practices, addiction and recovery (abstinence and harm reduction models), existential, and embodied somatic modalities. I incorporate tools and strategies from evidenced-based practices including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). My couples therapy practice is additionally influences by Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Gottman couples approaches. I attend to the whole person, including the mind-body connection, relationship with self and others, and how one is embedded in the social order including systems of power, privilege, and oppression.
My office sits on occupied Ohlone land, and I support the work of the Sagorea Te’ Land Trust.
Services
I offer session in-person in Berkeley and virtually via telehealth to all within California. I discuss my current fee schedule during consultation.
I am an out of network provider for insurance companies and I provide superbills for reimbursement.
Individual Psychotherapy
Therapy for adults. Sessions are 50-minutes.
Couples Psychotherapy
Couples therapy for adult couples. Sessions are typically 50-minutes, and longer sessions are available.
About Me
I am a licensed clinical psychologist in California (PSY#35316) with a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). I serve on the executive board of the Northern California Society of Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP), and I teach in the Masters of Counseling Psychology program at CIIS.
I trained extensively in both private practice and community mental health clinics including The Jung Institute of San Francisco and Haight Ashbury Psychological Services. I have extended experience in recovery communities and buddhist meditative communities including retreat practice.
I previously worked in engineering and technology which helps inform my work and connect with individuals who work in similar environments.
Photos on this site come from my experiences in the natural world.
Contact Ryan
I invite you to reach out and explore working together if my approach resonates with you. I offer a free 20-minute consultation to see if we might be a good match. You may fill out the contact form and I will get back to you, or schedule directly with Calendly.
