Kerena Gordhamer Saltzman
(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
I love working with students and graduate student population. I have had great results in therapy!
I specialize in working with students, graduate students, post-doctorate, students. I work with anxiety, overwhelm, depression, burn out, stress, relationship issues, life changes, and provide coaching around professional next steps. I have worked extensively with women navigating male dominated fields, as well as supporting people in their work/life balance while in graduate school or working on their doctorate degrees. I do not work with eating disorders, personality disorders, or severe mental health issues. I am happy to have a phone call to see if we are a right fit.
Practice hours (PDT)
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
- Academic Concerns
- Anxiety
- Burnout
- Career
- Depression
- Divorce
- End of Life
- Grief and Loss
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Life Transitions
- Loneliness/Isolation
- Performance Anxiety
- Personal Growth
- School Concerns
- Self-Esteem
- Social Anxiety
- Spiritual/Religious Concerns
- Women's Issues
- Work/Life Balance
Age groups
- Young adults (18-30)
- Adults (31-64)
Special groups
- Immigrants
- People of color
- People who identify as gay
- People who identify as queer
Treatment specialties
Therapeutic modalities
- Couples Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Individual Therapy
Treatments
- Coaching
- Attachment-Based Therapies
- Brief Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Culturally-Sensitive Therapy
- Erikson/Psychosocial Development
- Gestalt Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Process-Oriented Psychology
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy
- Gottman Method
Location
Remote options
- Video
Payment options
$175 — $190per session
Insurance
In-network coverage provided for the following insurance companies
- Anthem – California
- HealthComp – California
- Kaiser – California
- UCSC Student Insurance – California
- United Health Care – California
- Out-of-pocket
- Out-of-network insurance
- In-network insurance
- I offer a free consultation
Payment methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
- Debit Card
- Paypal
- Venmo
- Zelle
Credentials
Licenses
LCSW
Board of Behavioral Sciences
20934, California
Certificates
EMDR
EMDR
I have completed the level 1 and level 2 EMDR training.
MAPS
MAPS
I am currently in the 100 hour training in assisted psychedelic therapy utilizing MDMA. The process has not yet been FDA certified and is in stage 3 trials.
Education
San Jose State
MSW (Master of Social Work), 2000
I had extra training in body-centered psychotherapy.