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Gretchen Palau

PsychologistPsyD

Gretchen Palau is a licensed clinical psychologist located in Walnut Creek, CA.

Walnut Creek, CA 94597 Save
AnxietyDepressionTrauma and PTSD

About

She offers specialized services that include trauma-informed care for individuals, children, and families using strength-based, compassionate, and mindfulness-based care. Dr. Palau has extensive experience and training working with people, especially those who have been traumatized. She understands the lasting effects of trauma and its implications that can lead to stress, anxiety, depression, self-hatred, low self-worth, sleep issues, eating disorders, and addictions. Dr. Palau's approach is relational and client-centered, empowering and motivating clients in the therapeutic process. She also incorporates a trauma-informed, psychodynamic understanding that explores childhood experiences and/or past relationships that may play a role in shaping who clients are today and how that influences their social and intimate relationships. Dr. Palau provides evidence-based individual therapy for children, adults, and families, using trauma-informed interventions that are client-centered and compassionate. She specializes in trauma-informed care, helping those with early childhood trauma, complex trauma, and/or PTSD, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, parenting issues, child/teen anxiety, and dysfunctional family systems. Dr. Palau is committed to helping her clients achieve life-altering results by implementing effective psychotherapy methods that instill self-understanding and encourage clients to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards life situations.

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Self-pay & sliding scale

Listed fee: $200 per session. Ask about sliding-scale fees if you're paying out of pocket.

Services & specialties

Client-centered therapy

A relational and client-centered approach that empowers and motivates the client in the therapeutic process.

Trauma-Informed Therapy

A trauma-informed approach that explores childhood experiences and/or past relationships that may play a role in shaping who clients are today and how that influences their social and intimate relationships.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A therapy approach that explores childhood experiences and/or past relationships that may play a role in shaping who clients are today and how that influences their social and intimate relationships.

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A therapy approach that combines mindfulness and cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Attachment Therapy

A therapy approach that focuses on helping clients develop healthy attachment styles and improve their relationships with others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A therapy approach that helps clients identify and change negative thought patterns and behaviors.

AnxietyDepressionTrauma and PTSD

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