Therapists
Our philosophy is that the quality of our therapists is as important as the modality that they practice, whether it be Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotions Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic, Somatic or any other approach. Please feel free to reach out to one of our providers below directly from this page.
Nathan Villarante, LMFT (San Francisco, Oakland)
**Accepting virtual clients at this time**
As an MFT licensed therapist (#114788) in practice since 2011 Nathan has a background in crisis counseling in a hospital setting as well as with working professionals in the community. Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT) and Emotions Focused Therapy (EFT) he has had the most experience working with individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, substance use issues, and trauma. He also works with couples experiencing breakdowns in communication, gridlock, and ongoing strain in their relationships. Nathan utilizes attachment theory to help couples access underlying attachment emotions in service of transforming reactivity into vulnerability in their relationships, helping them break free of negative cycles. He runs an ongoing stress and anxiety group and has worked with hundreds of tech employees, providing him with expertise in helping people through job related burnout. Clients learn skills that inspire them to live rich and fulfilling lives while reducing the impact and influence their difficult situations are holding over them. And finally, Nathan utilizes both harm reduction and abstinence based approaches in working with those experiencing Substance Use Disorders, utilizing a variety of strategies for those struggling with alcohol and drug dependency. In his own personal practice, he is deeply involved with the indigenous spiritual practices of the Americas, primarily of North American Indian lineages.
Specialties: Anxiety, chronic stress, burnout, self-esteem, depression, couples counseling, crisis intervention, substance use disorders, trauma, relationship issues, and men’s issues.
Valerie Beltrán, MA MFT (Lafayette, Danville)
**Accepting virtual clients at this time**
Valerie Beltrán is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who integrates consciousness, technology, and spirituality in her Bay Area private practice. She is a supervisor at the Sage Institute, a sliding scale clinic that offers psychotherapy and psychedelic-assisted therapy (as it becomes legal) to underserved communities in the Bay Area. She works with a wide range of issues with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Valerie was formerly the Chief of Staff for eco-tech entrepreneur, Josh Whiton, Head of Operations for the conscious technology startup Consciousness Hacking and a part-time trainer and consultant with WestEd, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency.
Specialties: Non-monogamous relationships, anxiety, depression, trauma, EMDR, life transitions, sleep issues, family of origin issues, LGBTQIA issues, divorce, working with children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples,
Health Coaching
What we eat doesn’t just affect our physical health: it can also affect our mental health and wellbeing. Our health coaching provider can help determine whether nutrition is playing a role in your disturbances in mood and to collaboratively develop a plan to address it.
Lillie Luu Nguyen, DCN, CNS, LDN (San Francisco, Pacifica)
** Accepting virtual and in-person clients at this time **
Lillie is a licensed and board certified nutrition specialist (CNS) with her doctorate’s degree in clinical nutrition. She uses evidence based research alongside her practice experience to optimize a person’s physical and mental health. She strongly believes that food should not only do good for the mind and body, but taste good as well, and would love to support you every step of the way on your health journey.
The two way communication between the emotional and cognitive centers of the brain and our intestines is known as the gut-brain axis. It is largely controlled by the gut microbiome and the food we eat. Lillie can help clients re-establish a healthy gut through dietary counseling and positive lifestyle changes. She can also provide access to professional grade supplements at a discount and provide analysis of specialty lab tests such as stool, food sensitivity, hormone, nutrigenomics and more.
Specialties:
gut disorders (IBS, SIBO, IBD, acid reflux, gastroparesis)
hormone imbalances (women’s wellness, thyroid, anxiety, depression, high stress, insomnia)
cardiometabolic (hypertension, high cholesterol, high triglycerides, obesity, diabetes)
inflammation (musculoskeletal pain, autoimmunity, yeast infections)