Tending the Heart, Cultivating Compassion, Growing Inner Peace
Judy Noddin, LMFT
Internal Family Systems, Somatic and Expressive Arts Therapy
510-901-8044
Welcome to Garden Heart Counseling and Healing Arts
Serving Adult Individuals, Couples and Groups in-person in the San Francisco Bay Area and virtually in all of California
Welcome to my website, I'm glad you're here. I'm Judy Noddin, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the Piedmont Avenue area of Oakland, California, passionate about helping people heal from trauma, anxiety and depression, and thrive through creative expression.
We are living in a challenging time of great uncertainty and also great possibility for growth, healing, and change. If you are experiencing feelings of overwhelm, anxiety, or depression you are not alone.
Therapy is a place where you can bring all of your stress and fears and be held with compassion and understanding. In therapy you can also learn valuable coping skills
and identify internal and external resources you can draw on.
Now, more than ever, we need the comfort and care of one another and the healing and resilience provided by resources such as nature, silence and stillness, self-expression,
creativity and supportive community.
I offer in-person sessions in Oakland, CA and also HIPAA compliant Telehealth video and phone sessions. I currently do not have openings for new clients but would be happy to place you on my waiting list.
Call or email now for a free phone consultation:
Some signs that indicate therapy could be helpful to you:
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You are feeling overwhelmed and your usual coping strategies are no longer working or aren't enough.
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You are feeling that your "well" is empty, you don't have relationships and/or regular practices that nurture and nourish you.
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Perhaps you have a constant buzz of anxiety or fear in your body and have difficulty relaxing, feeling safe and accessing a sense a well being.
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You may be feeling worn out, worn down and don't know what to do to get your energy and sense of aliveness back.
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Maybe in addition to these challenges you also feel bad about yourself; that there is something wrong with you. Or you feel frustrated that you can't just "get it together."
If you are worried that going to therapy is somehow selfish or self-indulgent, I invite you to consider that your willingness to do the hard and courageous work of healing and being fully alive is actually a profound gift to the world.
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In order to heal our planet and our world, we must heal ourselves.
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I would be honored to support you on your path to healing and wholeness.
No matter what your struggles are, you are not alone and it can get better
Together, we will build a safe, supportive therapeutic relationship that will enable you to feel seen, nurtured, and empowered.
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It is my belief that you are a miracle of the universe and, just by the fact of your birth onto this planet, you are entitled to love, compassion, healing and belonging.
At Garden Heart Counseling and Healing Arts, I take a holistic approach to wellness; treating mind, body, and spirit using the power of Internal Family Systems (IFS), mindfulness, expressive arts, drama therapy, and somatic attachment therapy.
Through our work together, you can learn to regulate your emotions, decrease anxiety, increase stress management skills, process trauma, connect to the present moment, increase cognitive flexibility, cultivate creativity, and regain a sense of well-being and aliveness.
I welcome people of all gender identities, races, cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, religions, and body sizes into my practice.
