Jacob Art, MFT

History

I have been practicing psychotherapy in San Francisco since 2006. My approach values a dynamic and holistic model of care, considering your healing from the perspective of the interconnectedness of mind and body. How do I work? It's difficult to describe, but here are the main ingredients: my personal dedication to mindfulness and spiritual practice, my knowledge of attachment theory, neuroscience and the development of the human personality, and a commitment to a very experiential therapeutic process. All that rests on a strong foundation in the humanistic values of unconditional warmth, genuineness, and empathy. I believe that the deep, down natural state of being is one of ease, warmth, openness, compassion and wisdom. These intrinsic qualities are obscured through our necessary adaption to the particular family we had and a culture that overall values production over sustainable living.

Specialties

I specialize in helping people find trust and connection. I know how to help couples connect and trust each other again. I know how to help individuals connect with themselves and trust their experience - trust and enjoy life again. Imagine you can: Improve communication in your relationship. Manage stress and anxiety and work through depression. Gain the resilience to face life's stress. Find a supportive resolution of trauma and/or childhood abuse and neglect. Allow the natural healing from grief and loss. Find clarity, acceptance and change around sexuality and intimacy issues. Stop criticizing yourself and learn to forgive yourself and others. Increase healthy self-esteem & overcome excessive shyness.