Robin Furner, MFT                    About Me

I am a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and I have been practicing as a licensed MFT in California since 2007.  Prior to starting my private practice in Oakland, I worked as the Clinical Administration Director for Family Service Agency of Marin.   At Family Service Agency, I provided clinical supervision for interns and training in the areas of psychodynamic psychotherapy, substance abuse treatment and other topics.  I also assisted with general outpatient clinic management.  I have also worked in private practice in Kentfield, California and I worked as Clinical Director at La Familia Counseling Service in Hayward, California.

I provided clinical supervision to staff and interns at La Familia and helped facilitate clinical training for staff and interns.  I supervised a multi-disciplinary team providing comprehensive mental health services to clients in the local community diagnosed with serious mental health conditions. I also provided psychotherapy and other mental health services to a variety of clients while working at La Familia.

I received a B.A. degree in Psychology from UC Santa Cruz in 1997 and a M.A. degree in Counseling Psychology from JFK University in 2003.   

My main area of expertise and clinical focus is psychodynamic / relational therapy with adults.  I have significant experience providing clinical supervision, training  and consultation for interns and licensed clinicians.   I also have experience providing structural family therapy, brief strategic family therapy, group therapy, motivational interviewing, intensive case management, assertive community treatment, strengths-based treatment, trauma-informed care and wellness/recovery approaches.  

I  really enjoy helping clients make changes to the patterns and obstacles that can get in the way of  their personal hopes and dreams.  I believe that therapy can help people find a greater degree of freedom in how they perceive problems and how they understand, perceive and relate to themselves and others.  I have experience working with artists, writers, musicians and others engaged in creative pursuits.  I also enjoy helping artists overcome mental health obstacles and patterns that might get in the way of artistic goals.

I have significant experience providing psychotherapy for clients diagnosed with the following conditions:

bipolar disorder and other serious mental health conditions
personality disorders
depression
dysthymia
​generalized anxiety disorder
substance abuse / addiction
adjustment disorder

I also have significant experience helping clients with the following issues:

grief and loss
work stress
divorce
relationship stress
concerns about relationship patterns
parenting stress
career changes
co-dependence
life transitions
social anxiety / social phobias
trauma 
complex trauma

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