Initial consultation
We meet to discuss what brings you to treatment, what you hope for, and whether working together is a good fit — in person in Berkeley or by telehealth.
Psychotherapy in Berkeley & telehealth across California and New York
Tom Wooldridge
Psychoanalyst & Psychologist
Therapy Services
Care shaped around what you need
Psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for individuals, couples, and families, specialized eating disorder treatment, and consultation and training for clinicians and programs.
About
About Tom Wooldridge
I am Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (ABPP), trained as a psychoanalyst through the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California, and a Fellow of the International Psychoanalytic Association. I also am a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist – Consultant (CEDS-C). In addition to my clinical practice, I am a Professor at Golden Gate University where I teach and conduct research.
The Process
How therapy works
Therapy begins with a conversation and unfolds at a pace that fits your life. Here is what the process typically looks like from first contact through lasting change.
Shared understanding
Over the first several meetings we develop a picture of the patterns, relationships, and history that shape your current difficulties.
A regular rhythm
We agree on a frequency — once weekly, twice weekly, or more — that gives the work enough continuity to reach beneath surface symptoms.
Lasting change
As old conflicts and relational patterns become accessible, they can be worked through, opening the way to greater freedom, vitality, and authenticity.
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Therapy can be that helping hand
Philosophy
My Approach
As a psychoanalyst and board-certified psychologist, I help people with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and major life transitions. I have a special expertise in treating eating disorders and body image concerns and am a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist – Consultant (CEDS-C). Many clients come to me after trying other treatments that haven't gone far enough, looking for a deeper, more lasting approach.
Endorsements
What colleagues say about the work
Dr. Tom Wooldridge helps parents understand the hidden emotional communications being conveyed in troubled eating patterns and to restore the attuned relationships in the family that provide the basis for true healing.
A report from the front: the unconscionable front, which has brought an assault on our bodies, with its devastating price on individuals and families. ... There is much to learn here.
Dr. Wooldridge combines deep compassion with practical parenting advice that will help you keep your bearings when everything feels uncertain.
FAQs
Questions people ask before beginning
If your question isn't answered here, please reach out directly and I will be glad to discuss it with you.
I work with individuals, couples, and families on concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and major life transitions, with a particular specialization in eating disorders and body image concerns across genders and ages.
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Take the first step toward lasting change
Appointment Request
Request an initial consultation
Share a little about what brings you here and I will respond to arrange an initial consultation, in person in Berkeley or by telehealth in California and New York.