Welcome

Thank you for contacting my psychotherapy and mediation practice in Berkeley and Orinda California.

Psychotherapy

My practice is based on direct, honest and supportive interventions to help adolescents, young adults, adults, couples and

families improve their quality of life.

I believe that psychotherapy is an important resource for people who are grappling and struggling in their life. Psychotherapy provides a means of practical problem solving and can allow for a new perspective on the way one's thoughts and feelings can affect our daily lives.

I received my education and training at San Francisco State University in psychodynamic clinical psychology.

Over many years of practice, I have worked with adults, children and families who have experienced psychological problems, trauma, mental illness or struggled with substance abuse, and others who have sought to understand themselves on a deeper level.

I hope to hear from you and to help with your life and psychological development.

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive-Behavioral

This approach looks at how our thoughts affect our emotions and behavior. Many people have a tendency to think negatively about themselves and others.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps us learn to shift thought patterns to decrease criticism and increase neutral and/or positive thoughts about our lives, ourselves, and other people.

Psychodynamic

This approach looks at childhood experiences and family dynamics and how one's childhood affects adult lifestyles.

Also important are unconscious mental states which affect every person's daily functioning.

Psychodynamic therapy helps people become more aware of the ways their past affects their present, and helps people conceive of a new, future view of themselves and their life.

Humanistic/Existential

This approach acknowledges that people need positive regard and attention to help actualize their personal hopes and desires. It focuses on present life situations and how current issues can be avenues of growth through life's on-going challenges.

Existential therapy helps with understanding ways to expand our selves in relation to our sense of personal freedom, personal meaning and increased capacity for intimacy

Mediation Services

Additional Information

Divorce Mediation

Divorce mediation is a way for divorcing couples to come to a fair and equitable divorce agreement. In a less contentious environment and process, couples who use a divorce mediator are able to go through all the steps needed to dissolve their divorce. People tend to save financially by using a mediator compared to using lawyers, and much of the pain and suffering of divorce can be minimized with the help of a divorce mediator.

Divorce mediation covers child custody issues, child support, dividing the marital home, assets and financials and spousal support. At the end the mediator will provide a Memorandum of Understanding that can be taken to court as a divorce decree.

Note: Child support issues will use the California legal calculation that is established by the state based on income. Spousal support is related to income and expenses for each spouse.

Welcome

Eti Valdez-Kaminsky Marriage and Family Therapist

Welcome

Thank you for contacting my psychotherapy and mediation practice in Berkeley and Orinda California.

Treatment Approaches

Cognitive-Behavioral

Psychodynamic

Humanistic/Existential

Fees and Payment

Psychotherapy

$220/ session

Insurance accepted

Paypal, Venmo, Check and Cash

Mediation Services

Additional Information

Fees and Payment

Divorce Mediation

$275/session

$300/ MOU

Contact

Eti Valdez-Kaminsky, MFT Divorce Mediator

Hours

Eti Valdez-Kaminsky, MFT Divorce Mediator