Therapy for Residents of Woodside
Therapy for Adults near Woodside, CA
The hills above the Peninsula offer extraordinary beauty and genuine privacy — and privacy, while valuable, can also mean that difficulty goes unwitnessed and unnamed for longer than it should. High-achieving adults often find that the habits of self-sufficiency and outward composure that have served them well professionally become barriers when something inside genuinely needs attention.
Anxiety and depression do not announce themselves politely. They accumulate — in disrupted sleep, in the inability to be fully present, in a creeping sense of flatness or dread that resists easy explanation. The circumstances of a successful life do not prevent these experiences. Sometimes they intensify them.
I work with adults who are ready to address what is happening beneath the surface — with skill, with honesty, and without judgment. My practice is in Menlo Park, a short drive from Woodside. 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.
A free 15-minute consultation is the easiest way to find out whether we might work well together. No pressure, no commitment — just a conversation.
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 Woodside
Start by heading northeast on Woodside Road (CA-84) from Woodside.
Turn left onto Alameda de las Pulgas.
Continue straight on Alameda de las Pulgas, passing by Holy Cross Cemetery on your right.
Turn right onto Valparaiso Avenue.
Proceed on Valparaiso Avenue, passing Menlo School on your left.
Turn left onto University Drive.
Turn right onto Santa Margarita Avenue.
Arrive at 120B Santa Margarita Avenue Suite 211, which will be on your right.