Rob Shapera, LMFT

History

Rob's therapeutic healing practice began in 2002, as a massage therapist. He has been in private practice in Berkeley since 2002, specializing in Thai Massage, Deep Tissue, & Shiatsu. In 2007, Rob returned to graduate school to become a licensed psychotherapist. Rob has been practicing psychotherapy since 2010 working with youth, adults, elders, couples, and people with severe mental illness. He has been training as an ecotherapist since 2013 & is currently completing an Ecotherapy Training Certificate. Rob has studied & trained with Joanna Macy (The Work That Reconnects), Ken Bradford (Existential-Contemplative Psychotherapy), Adyashanti (spiritual awakening practice), B.K. Bose (Raja Yoga), & with Dharma teachers including Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Steve Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Howie Cohn, Gil Fronsdal, & Donald Rothberg (Insight Meditation practice). Rob received his MFT license in 2016 & began his private practice in Psychotherapy & Ecotherapy in 2017.

Specialties

--Navigating challenging life transitions --Life Purpose & Authenticity --Spiritual Crises & Growth --Cultivating Self-Awareness --Resolving relationship & work ambivalence/challenges --Getting Unstuck --Shame & Self-Esteem --Grief & Loss --Eco-Grief & Eco-Anxiety (re: climate destabilization, ecosystem destruction, species extinction, & other grief & anxiety related to our threatened planetary ecosphere) --Depression & Anxiety (Trump-induced & otherwise) +Are you feeling stuck in a rut or needing to overcome inner obstacles blocking you from realizing your potential, making a transition in your life, or moving forward? +Are you feeling confused or lost & trying to figure out your life direction/purpose? +Are you anxious, depressed, &/or grieving about the state of the world, climate chaos, the Trumpocalypse, or something else in your life? +Do you feel cut off from the natural world, half-alive, &/or overwhelmed by too much screen time & not enough time connecting with nature and your own soul? I can help! Give me a call at (510) 679-2188 for a free phone consultation. Rob Shapera, MA, LMFT #95994 specializes in providing holistic, embodied, soulful, mindfulness-based Psychotherapy & Ecotherapy for young adults, adults, and elders, guiding you in tapping into your authentic inner truth and wisdom, so that you can live to your fullest potential. Rob holds a Master's Degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from JFK Univ. & a B.A. from Pomona College.