Therapy for Residents of Portola Valley

Therapy for Adults Near Portola Valley, CA

Life in the hills west of Menlo Park tends to attract people who have built something significant — professionally, personally, or both. The drive and capability that creates that kind of life rarely switches off at the end of the day. For many high-achieving adults, the same intensity that produces results also produces chronic stress, difficulty relaxing, and a nagging sense that there should be more ease than there actually is.

Anxiety and depression are not signs of weakness or failure. They are often the predictable consequence of sustained high performance without adequate recovery — of giving a great deal to work, family, and responsibility while gradually losing contact with what genuinely restores you.

My practice is located in Menlo Park, easily accessible from Portola Valley. I offer evidence-based therapy drawing on CBT, mindfulness, and neuroscience-informed practice — practical tools that work, explained in a way that makes sense. I offer in person sessions at my Menlo Park office, and telehealth sessions for clients who prefer the flexibility of meeting from home or while traveling.

If this resonates, I invite you to schedule a free 15-minute consultation. It is a simple, no-pressure first step.

Specialties

Anxiety Therapy

Are you tired of the alarm bells of anxiety constantly going off in your head?

Depression Therapy

Do you often feel sad and alone, even when you’re around other people?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of counseling that can help you become more aware of your own thought patterns and understand how they might not reflect reality.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a form of psychotherapy that is based on the idea that two opposing things can be true at once.

My Office

Beverly Leftwich Counseling,
120B Santa Margarita Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025

650-620-0171

Hours

Monday - Friday

10am - 6pm

 

Driving Directions from Portola Valley

  1. Start by heading north on Alpine Road from Portola Valley.

  2. Turn right onto Santa Cruz Avenue.

  3. Continue straight on Santa Cruz Avenue, passing by the Menlo Park Library on your right.

  4. Turn left onto University Drive.

  5. Proceed on University Drive until you reach Santa Margarita Avenue.

  6. Turn right onto Santa Margarita Avenue.

  7. Arrive at 120B Santa Margarita Avenue Suite 211, located near the Church of the Nativity.