The Bay Area Oppositional & Conduct Disorder Clinic is a multidisciplinary group of clinicians who provide treatment for oppositional children and adolescents in San Francisco, Marin, Oakland/Berkeley, and the Peninsula. They are successful at building connections with parents and children/teens, help them to get along better, and repair their relationships. For more information about the therapists in the clinic, read below:
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James Keim, LCSW - Director
James Keim served as Director of Training for Jay Haley and Cloe Madanes at the Family Therapy Institute of Washington. He is co-author of the book, The Violence of Men, with Cloe Madanes and Dinah Smelser, and a contributor of chapters of eight other books on psychotherapy. James was the Director of the conference, Oppositional Youth, hosted at the National Institute of Health. He presented on Oppositional Defiant Disorder at the National Conference of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and received a "Best of 1996" rating for his presentation. While at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, he founded projects related to training in generic clinical skills and therapy with families whose members have experienced traumatic brain injury. James is also a founder of the Southeast Asia Children's Project which trains clinicians to treat victims of human trafficking in that region of the world. email: JamesKeim@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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W. Keith Sutton, Psy.D. - Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Sutton has worked with difficult children and teens for over twelve years in family therapy, individual therapy, school counseling, a residential treatment program, a wilderness program, and shelters for teenagers. He trained with Jim Keim and utilizes his approach to treating difficult children. Dr. Sutton connects well with teens and supports parents in helping them reconnect with their child and restore harmony in their family. email: KeithSutton@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Davida Cohen, MFT
Davida Cohen works with families, couples, children and adults and has been teaching, training and supervising for 20 years. She has worked at the Family Institute of Pinole in the positions of Director of Training, and Clinical Director. She also holds an MA in Art and works with adults and children to bring out their potential in mindfulness, creativity and relationships. Her specialties include ADHD, spirited, acting out children as well as overly constricted, anxious or depressed children. Additionally she works with trauma and stress, adoption issues, and children and teen's behavioral difficulties. email: DavidaCohen@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Casey Brodhead, Psy.D.
Dr. Casey Brodhead is a licensed clinical and assessment psychologist who graduated from the Stanford-PGSP Psy.D Consortium. He does psychological assessments for ADHD and other learning disabilities as well as testing for mood disorders. He has been in the field for over 15 years in a variety of clinical and academic settings, including but not limited to Stanford University, Palo Alto University, local high schools and middle schools, and hospital/medical settings. Other roles he has experience with are as an educator, consultant, assessment psychologist, assessment supervisor, primary/delegated clinical supervisor, mentor, department technology and efficiency trainer. email: caseybrodhead@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Helen Shamis, LMFT
Helen has been licensed as a marriage family therapist since 2005. She has worked with children with learning differences including ADHD, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Anxiety and Depression for over twenty years, within the school system, and in collaboration with their families. Helen has held clinical positions in public and private schools, non-profit organizations, and community mental health programs. Working with transitional age youth is one of her specialities. Also, she has extensive experience with treating clients with eating disorders, and was Clinical Director of Beyond Hunger, a non-profit providing support groups for those in recovery. email: helenshamis@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Antonia Servat, LMFT
Antonia is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than nine years of experience providing therapy to children, youth, and families. Her education and training are in the areas of child and adolescent psychology, family therapy, play therapy, intake and assessment. Antonia has a private practice in San Francisco. Antonia has worked extensively with children, families, parents, and couples and is experienced in the areas of anxiety, depression, behavioral issues, attachment, matters related to self-esteem, relationship challenges, and life transition issues. Antonia has provided Individual, Couples & Family Therapy services and has worked with clients aged 4 and up since 2010. Her approach is Strength-based, viewing clients as the experts in their own lives. Antonia utilizes CBT techniques for skill building and Play Therapy with children. In addition to direct client care, Antonia’s background lies in nonprofit leadership and program management. Antonia currently provides Clinical Supervision at North Marin Community Services, was the Director of Operations at Masonic Center for Youth and Families, and the Associate Director for the Youth Service Bureaus of the Y. She has managed and developed programs serving youth in need, created and run large scale intake departments, and has led training programs for developing therapists. email: AntoniaServat@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Jessica Yu, Psy.D.- Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Jessica Yu is a licensed clinical psychologist who provides therapy in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. Dr. Jessica Yu spent two years training at Kaiser Permanente and practicing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She also practices family system therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and Christian faith-based counseling. Dr. Jessica Yu has specific training and interests in assessment (psychological, psychoeducational, neuropsychological) and interventions for ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, anger management, chronic depression, anxiety, attachment trauma, and adolescent/child behavioral problems. email: JessicaYu@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Jason Azicri, LMFT - Marriage and Family Therapist
Jason Azicri, MFT works with families, adults, children and couples including anxiety, depression, attachment, self-esteem, parenting, life transitions and relationship challenges. He has experience with children and teens dealing with abuse, oppositional defiant disorder, ADHD, and those on the autism spectrum disorder. He has extensive experience with both individuals and group therapy. Past clinical positions held include the Community Health Awareness Counsel (CHAC) in Mountain View, Los Gatos High School, and STARS Behavioral Health Groups in both San Leandro and Los Angeles. Jason also has a background in the technology and entertainment industries. He holds an MA in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University and BA in Psychology from the University of Central Florida. email: JasonAzicri@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Lexie Thomas, LMFT
Lexie Thomas is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a dual Masters in Counseling Psychology and Forensic Psychology who enjoys bringing authenticity, humor, collaboration, and client-centered principles to meet each client where they are in their own journey. She has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families in the areas of anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, interpersonal conflict, self-esteem and substance use. Additionally, Lexie has worked in higher levels of care including residential, intensive outpatient, mental health diversion programs and psych emergency services with various underserved populations. She believes in the importance of de-stigmatizing mental health and tailoring each client’s experience to fit their needs. As a result, she uses a client-centered integrative approach in therapy by drawing from CBT, Solution-Focused, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, family systems and/or mindfulness-based. In a collaborative approach, Lexie’s goal is to help each client to discover and harness their strengths in order to overcome the many obstacles of life while emphasizing the importance of creating healthy relationships within one’s own community. email: LexieThomas@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Loretta Sun Nam, LCSW
Loretta Sun Nam is a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Loretta will again see clients in her office in Oakland when safe to do so and is currently seeing patients via teletherapy. Loretta has worked for many years as a medical social worker with young to older adults struggling with complex mental and physical health issues, including ADHD and addiction, coupled with challenging psychosocial circumstances. As a former inpatient psychiatric social worker, Loretta worked with adolescents and teenagers with anxiety and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and their families to formulate viable treatment and discharge plans. Loretta utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), as ACT aligns with and draws from the client's values. For those ready to engage in change, Loretta implements Motivational Interviewing to affirm the client's value system, which elicits the drive for change. Other therapy modalities used in practice are psychodynamic psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused short-term and mindfulness-based techniques, all from culturally sensitive perspectives. email: LorettaSunNam@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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Laura Petracek, Ph.D.
Dr. Laura Petracek is the best-selling author of The Anger Management Workbook for Women (New Harbinger Publications Press, 2004.) She received her Doctorate in Psychology from California Institute for Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco and her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) from Yeshiva University in New York City. She has worked in the field of Psychology and Social Work for over thirty years. She has served as Executive Director, Clinical Director, and held the positions of Psychologist/LCSW at many different non-profit agencies including New Leaf: Services for our Community, Centerpoint, Inc., and A Women’s Path. She has supervised Ph.D. Post-Doctoral, ASW, and MFTi students. She has also held the position of Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, and Adjunct Professor at Bay Area Graduate Institutions such as Alliant University, Dominican University, and National University. Her areas of interest are injustice and racism in the Criminal Justice System, Feminist/Women’s Issues, Gender Issues, LGBT Issues (specifically drug and alcohol abuse in the LBGT community, suicidality in LGBT teenagers), and trauma (specifically complex trauma). Alcoholism/Drug abuse among women, Meditation, and Yoga. I have worked exclusively with Children and Adolescents, who are diagnosed with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and/or Oppositional Defiant Disorder at local elementary and middle schools in the Bay Area for the past 5 years. Dr. Petracek specializes in helping people with anger dyscontrol issues and recovery from alcohol and other addictions. She currently maintains a private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. email: LauraPetracek@difficultchildbayarea.com |
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