Your guidance, understanding, and kindness have been amazing.”
California Institute of Integral Studies
Course: Sexuality: Psyche, Soma, Spirit
Testimonials
Client Experiences
I really appreciate the work we’ve done together, and I feel I’m a better person as a direct result.”
You have restored my faith in therapy and therapists. You gave me a safe place where I could think, say, and feel anything without judgment and helped me through some of the toughest and most important decisions of my life.”
You have been an extraordinary gift in my life. You have been vital in my journey to become the happiest, most well-balanced, and thriving version of myself.”
Thank you for helping me become who I wanted to become and get to where I wanted to go.”
You have guided us to the light, and we will continue to follow you.”
This is what healing can look like. When you want to discover what’s possible for you, reach out.
Professional Recommendations
A clinically gifted, perceptive, and thoughtful therapist, Astraea offers deep and sensitive work to her clients.”
Psychotherapist Lecturer, Harvard Medical School Associate Clinical Professor, Smith College School for Social Work Cambridge, MA
A passionate advocate for emotional truth and social justice, Astraea brings her whole heart and mind to her work as a psychotherapist. She is empathic, perceptive, supportive and, very importantly, real in her relationships with her clients. To my mind, these are the cornerstones of excellent psychotherapy, and Astraea embodies all of them.”
Psychotherapist and Consultant Senior Faculty, AEDP Institute New York, NY
Intuitive, empathic, warm, and highly intelligent, Astraea is a gifted therapist. She successfully completed two of our most sophisticated internships in the Bay Area: Oakland Children’s Hospital, and Stanford University’s Counseling Center. She has an excellent understanding of the nuances of social identity, and was a leader in our community. She’s also a mensch, with a good sense of humor.”
Professor Emeritus, Smith College School for Social Work Northampton, MA
Astraea is fearless in her ability to go to the depths with people—body, mind, and soul. She is truly gifted and brings so much humanity, heart, intelligence, and soul to her work as a therapist. I am honored to have mentored her.”
Somatic Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor San Francisco, CA
When I think about choosing a therapist, I think about wanting someone with the smarts to help me navigate the complexities of what makes me uniquely stuck and the confidence to know that I have everything inside of me to heal and thrive. Astraea has boundless capacity as a therapist and a heart even bigger. I can’t imagine a better person to guide people back into their hearts and health.”
Psychotherapist and Trauma Consultant Adjunct Faculty, Smith College School for Social Work and University of Virginia Medical School
Astraea is clinically gifted and a natural teacher. She brings authentic passion and commitment to her work as a therapist. She offers a deep understanding of people and culture to help her clients live the lives they truly want.”
Relational Psychoanalyst and Clinical Supervisor Clinical Director, Women's Therapy Center Berkeley, CA
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Graduate Student Reflections
Connecting sexuality to well-being throughout the course was terrific. Astraea brings quite a bit of mastery and depth to this topic.”
I really appreciated Astraea’s pleasure-positive approach to sexuality and eroticism and could tell she has spent a good deal of time and energy understanding the issues.”
I loved the course and felt very seen and heard. Astraea was mindful of everyone in class, non-pathologizing, and affirming of all expressions of sexuality. At the same time, she illuminated sexual distress and suffering and how to respond in healing ways. Please come back!”
The knowledge Astraea brings is much needed and wonderful. I loved her examples of helping clients identify and work with their somatic experience.”
Everything worked for me in this class. It opened new perspectives, widened and broadened others, and helped me understand myself better.”
Astraea’s style of teaching was very sweet and well-informed.”
Excellent course. Excellent teacher. Lots of excellent information.”
I was thoroughly impressed. I loved Astraea’s transmission of being a therapist—the kind I’m inspired to become one day.”