Holistic Mental Wellness Therapy Center | Oakland CA | 94610

Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center in Oakland, CA helps families, couples, individuals and children with mental health, trauma, grief and life changes

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Maureen McLaughlin

she/her

  • Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
  • Registered Associate Professional Clinical Counselor

AMFT 96934, APCC 3528

Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology

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How I Can Help

Life can be very confusing sometimes! My understanding is that each of us is different and there are no easy answers for most of life's questions. I am happy to be engaged in the mystery of life with you. Using my humanistic and transpersonal approach, my goal is to help you create meaning out of life and develop coping skills. I acknowledge all spiritual and religious traditions, including atheism. At the end of the day, I don't know the "right" answer. All I know is that being kind and brave is important. I want to honor the things that are important to you too.

About Me

I completed my undergraduate degree in psychology with a minor in religion and philosophy at Rowan University in New Jersey. While earning my degree, I worked at an animal shelter and a low-income day care center located in the basement of a Presbyterian church. After graduation I worked in different types of group homes. I moved to California in 2012 and began my counseling master’s degree program. My role has changed a lot between different types of professions, but the main thing I have truly learned is that deep down we all just want to be cared about and loved by the people around us. And I think that is what is especially beautiful about being human, the ways we get to love and to be loved.

My Background and Experience

I have experience with individual, couples, and family therapy in many environments including private practice settings and counseling centers. I have worked with children in the foster care system in both group homes and an elementary school. I have worked with developmentally disabled children and non-verbal, developmentally disabled senior citizens. I provided group and individual therapy as well as case management at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center with clients who had recently attempted suicide, were recently released from prison, or were homeless.

My Approach

The heart of my approach is very strengths-based. The things people live through continuously amaze me. I have a strong personal trauma background, which I deal with in therapy through different somatic, transpersonal, and artistic means. As human beings, we store trauma deeply in the body, and there can’t be complete healing until those memories are released and processed through the nervous system. I also work very relationally, given that we are all a part of this world, this “human thing,” together.

My Values

Being a person is tough sometimes. For everyone! That’s why I value kindness above all else. We are all just doing our best to find our way in the world, and it takes a lot of bravery. We have all been hurt, and we all make mistakes. I really value people who can admit when they make a mistake and who look for ways to make improvements.

Client Ages
  • Children: 7-12
  • Youth: 12-18
  • Young Adult: 18-25
  • Adults: 25-65
  • Seniors: 65+
I Provide Therapy To
  • Individuals
  • Premarital Couples
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Groups
Other Areas of Expertise/Interest
  • Artists
  • Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
  • Foster Youth
  • Interfaith Couples
  • LGBTQIAA+ persons
  • Men
  • Persons Recovering from Traumatic Events/Experiences
  • Persons Struggling with/Recovering from Addiction
  • Persons with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse
  • Persons with Histories of Physical or Emotional Abuse
  • Persons with Disabilities
Supplemental Training or Certification Completed
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Arts Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
  • Somatic Experiencing
  • Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy
More About My Practice

Parking is available.

Types of Payments Accepted
  • Cash
  • Check
Full Fee

$130

Sliding Scale Range

$50-$130

Sliding Scale Openings

Yes

Phone

(925) 338-1442

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Website

maureenmclaughlintherapy.com

Office Address

2401 Stanwell Dr, Concord, California, 94520

Availability
  • Tuesday Afternoon
  • Tuesday Evening
  • Wednesday Morning
  • Wednesday Afternoon
  • Wednesday Evening
  • Thursday Morning
  • Thursday Afternoon
  • Thursday Evening
  • Friday Morning
  • Friday Afternoon
  • Friday Evening
  • Saturday Morning
  • Saturday Afternoon
Scheduling Instructions

I have immediate openings for tele-therapy (video or phone sessions) and would be honored to support you during this time of uncertainty. Start with a free-15-minute intake! To schedule an appointment please call me at 925-338-1442 or email me at maureenmclaughlintherapy@gmail.com.

Supervisor Name & License Type/Number

Rawna Romero, LMFT 41466

Last Updated

04/09/2020

Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center

We offer affordable teletherapy (therapy by phone and by video) throughout the Greater Bay Area and California. Please call us today to schedule a preliminary meeting. Our services are offered in multiple languages during day and evening hours, 7 days per week. Compassionate and dedicated, our clinicians will provide you with care sensitive and responsive to your needs.

510-394-5065
admin@gratefulhearttherapy.org

MAILING ADDRESS
360 Grand Avenue, #46
Oakland, CA  94610

TIN: 20-5284226
NPI: 1942650239

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Internships

We offer a supportive private practice internship program, allowing pre-licensed clinicians (AMFT/ASW/APCC) to earn an income, accrue hours towards licensure and develop the clinical and entrepreneurial skills required for success in private practice. During the Coronavirus pandemic, we are continuing to accept new associates, helping them to launch practices as teletherapists. We also occasionally accept newly licensed clinicians, helping them to launch their private practice careers.

Services

In response to the Coronavirus, we now focus on providing teletherapy (therapy by phone and video) to our clients. Teletherapy can be helpful to individuals of all ages, including children and teenagers. Couples and families can also benefit from the convenience, flexibility and effectiveness of teletherapy. Please call or write us today to learn more about our services.

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If you are a client of a therapist associated with Grateful Heart and have a complaint, please reach out to Rayne Banneck, Clinical Director at raynebanneck@gmail.com. You can also file a complaint with the BBS at https://www.bbs.ca.gov/consumers/consumer_complaints.html.