In our work together, your whole self is welcome. This may include feelings and experiences that are hard to talk about. I offer warmth, curiosity, and sensitive listening as we approach your hardships. I work with clients who may have experienced challenging familial relationships, and have complex feelings about "home.” I specialize in trauma work and issues of cultural complexity for individuals, couples, and families. Our work together can facilitate transformation and create new possibilities. It would be an honor to support you.

I received a bachelor of arts in Anthropology from the University of Georgia, and a master of arts in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in Somatic Psychology, from California Institute of Integral Studies. I am a registered Somatic Movement Therapist and Somatic Movement Educator (RSMT/E) with the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA). My interests in cultural traditions, movement, and art-making all inform my work with clients.

My training includes working with young children, families, and teachers at preschools throughout San Francisco, through the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Infant-Parent Program. I also worked with individuals through San Francisco’s Center for Somatic Psychotherapy, focusing on somatic and mindfulness-based therapeutic work.

• Young Children: 4-6
• Children: 7-12
• Youth: 12-18
• Young Adult: 18-25
• Adults: 25-65
• Seniors: 65+

• Individuals

• Artists
• Men
• Women
• Other:
• Racial Trauma
• Spiritual Seekers/Practitioners
• Women
• Other:

• Gestalt Therapy
• Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
• Relational Psychotherapy
• Somatic Experiencing
• Somatic Psychotherapy
• Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy
• Other:

I am currently offering in-person sessions at my office in West Berkeley, as well as video and phone sessions to clients throughout California. We may also explore a hybrid-format of in-person and telehealth sessions.

At this time, I do not accept health insurance. If your insurance coverage includes reimbursement for therapy services, I am happy to provide you with a super bill on a monthly basis.

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$180

$50-$180

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(510) 619-8145

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Currently offering in-person sessions at 2421 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

Telehealth

Please contact my by phone (510) 619 8145 or by email aida.c.curtis@gmail.com with your interest and a few good times to contact you over the phone, and we will set up a brief consultation call before our first session.

Felicia Matto-Shepard, LMFT 31225

08/08/2022