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Psychotherapy services

Counseling Services
Holos Institute provides caring, high quality, affordable counseling services with mature marriage and family interns and licensed therapists in both Oakland and San Francisco. Holos treats the whole person. That includes taking into account the body, mind, heart and spirit of each client, as well as considering the greater system in which each of us live. Holos also explores clinical applications that arise from earth based wisdom traditions, imagery or reflections on nature and other such techniques that stimulate a sense of wholeness and restoration of balance in the psyche and whole being.

Our counseling staff represent a wide range of backgrounds and expertise and are experienced in a wide array of issues that include but are not limited to:

Depression, self-esteem issues
Life transition problems
Parenting and pre-parenting issues
Relationship problems and transitions
Eating disorders, body image
Anger and impulse management
Addictions
Trauma recovery
Spiritual crisis
Couples counseling

We work with adult individuals, children, couples and families.

Our affordable fees are adjusted based on client need and ability to pay. Insurance is accepted.

Specialty Groups

Shamanic Practice Group for Psychotherapists

Jan Edl Stein, MFT
Mill Valley (Marin), CA

9:30 am to 11:30 am
every 2-3 weeks as set by group
6 month commitment requested after initial group visit

2 Continuing education units for MFTs and LCSWs or training credit for interns
fee: $50 per session

This on-going practice group for psychotherapists meets twice a month in an intimate Marin (Mill Valley) meditation space. This is a group for people who have some experience with shamanic journeying and are dedicated to practicing the technique in a small group format that supports the inner development of the practitioner. The structure of the group is typically a focused meditation, shaping of intention, and a longer journey. After our journeys there is reflection upon the material that is arising. Various themes and core shamanic techniques will be gently introduced in resonance with the group process. The intention is that as a group we will go deeper into our shamanic practices, using our journeys to support and strengthen our work in the world. The journeys and meditations will reflect the time and place in the wheel of the year cycle.

Further details provided upon inquiry. Interview required for admission.
If interested kindly contact Jan directly at 415-751-1307
or janedl@earthlink.net.

Jan Edl Stein, MFT (Lic. #25863) is the director of Holos Institute and a Jungian oriented psychotherapist with a deep interest in ecopsychology and the healing power of spiritual practice. She leads workshops and retreats in meditation, shamanic journeying and shamanic psychotherapy. She has taught at numerous venues including the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Sonoma State University, and the Grof Transpersonal Training program. Jan has maintained a private practice for over 18 years in San Francisco and Marin, which includes clinical supervision, individual and couples psychotherapy. Her spiritual explorations include a long involvement in the yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, Vipassana meditation, and shamanic traditions.

View Jan's Bio

Finding the Inner Compass:
A Therapy Group for Young Men – Now Forming!

Group will meet from 7-9 PM on Mondays, starting in February.
There will be a 10 week commitment.
Fee is $30 per session.
5463 College Avenue (Rockridge area), Oakland

This group is particularly suited for men between the ages of 18-25

Exploring what it means to become a man through support, challenge, and ritual.

We will meet for ten weeks in an environment centered around mutual support and respect - with the potential of continuing as an ongoing group. Together, with other young men, we will explore authentic masculinity and the challenges and rewards of being a man at this time in one’s life. We will use story, body-centered practices, mindfulness, and building interpersonal skills in the service of making greater contact with ourselves and with others.

We will explore such themes as:

What makes a man a man?
How does one become a man? Is there a moment when it happens?
What is it that holds men back from their life purpose?
How to identify behavior that can sabotage relationships

Expressing your truth in a way that promotes better communication
Dealing with intense emotional states like anger, grief and anxiety
Deepening an experience of yourself
Developing a greater awareness of your unique gifts

Contact Rick Snyder, MFT Intern at 415.675.4745 or
Rob Levine, PSB at 510.869.4651 for more information.

Rick Snyder, MFT Intern, has led men’s groups of all ages and has worked extensively as a wilderness and international travel guide. Rick leads trainings on Gestalt and Somatic approaches to healing and therapy and sees individuals, couples, and families in San Francisco and Oakland. He has his master’s degree from Naropa University. He currently works as a therapist, coach, facilitator and professional mentor in the Bay Area, and is supervised by Jan Edl Stein (MFT 25863).

Rob Levine, PSB, is a registered psychological assistant and a doctoral candidate at Pacifica Graduate Institute. He earned his master’s in counseling psychology in 2005 and currently sees individuals, couples and families in San Francisco and in Rockridge. Originally from the east coast, Rob worked in the corporate world for many years before getting his graduate training. He is supervised by Melissa Dubin, Ph.D. (Lic. PSY 21352).

Men on a Mission:
A therapy group to help clarify your life purpose – Now Forming!

Group will meet from 7-9 PM, on Thursdays, starting in February.
There will be a 10 week commitment.
Fee is $30 per session.
5463 College Avenue (Rockridge area), Oakland

Do you lack the support of a strong male community in your life?

Our intention is to gather a circle of men who are committed to being authentic, curious, and supportive in the service of aligning with our deepest truths and in learning how to give our deepest gifts. We will meet for ten weeks, with the potential of continuing as an ongoing group. Using story, body-centered practices, mindfulness, and building interpersonal skills, we will work toward making greater contact with ourselves and with others.

We will explore such themes as:

Creating a space in which to look at our roles as males in the culture
Finding beneficial ways of relating to women more authentically

Dealing in a supportive environment with crises such as a divorce, death, and loss
Building healthier, happier relationships with other men; learning to make good male friends
Exploring sexual expression and becoming more comfortable with one’s own sexuality
Deepening an experience of yourself
Developing a greater awareness of your unique gifts
Exploring one’s life purpose, direction, and vision

Contact Rick Snyder, MFT Intern at 415.675.4745 or
Rob Levine, PSB at 510.869.4651 for more information.

Getting in Touch with Your Inner Wisdom: Tools for Well-Being

Unsure of the next steps?
Making decisions... by not making decisions?
Trying to find creative solutions?

Learn to access a deeper part of yourself & quiet the chatter of your mind.

Group will meet on Sundays 10am-12pm for 6 weeks starting June 22 (excluding July 6 ), 2008.

5463 College Avenue • Oakland
Near Rockridge BART.
$15-20/week sliding scale

This six-week group will provide an opportunity to access your inherent wisdom and help you make decisions from a deeper place of knowing. Each week we will explore an experiential approach that honors our relationship to nature. We will also consider our relationship with the mystery of not knowing.

Group size will be limited to encourage intimacy and depth of experience.

Emphasis will be placed on practical uses of the wisdom that emerges through all or some of the following:

• Visualization
• Shamanic Journey
• Nature Divination
• Ancestral Healing
• Ceremony

For more information, contact Tamara at tamara@holosinstitute.net or 415.675.9784.

Tamara T. Thebert, MA, MFT Intern is a graduate of California Institute of Integral Studies. Her approach to therapy is informed by, but not limited to, ancient wisdom traditions, ecopsychology, existential-integrative, feminist, multicultural, philosophical, Jungian, and holistic models. Tamara is supervised by Jan Edl Stein, MFT (#25863).