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Patrice A. Forte, Ph.D.

Do you feel overwhelmed by intense emotions? Have you been told that you're too sensitive, or that you should have "gotten over" a loss? Does anxiety or low self-esteem get in the way of working with colleagues, enjoying your partner, or meeting someone new? Maybe you procrastinate and make excuses, or relentlessly criticize yourself. I can help. For more than 25 years, I've been providing psychotherapy to individuals with concerns like yours.

My therapeutic approach is compassionate, interactive, and non judgmental. Together, we can tackle issues that spring from career changes, divorce, or any crisis that has prompted you to consider therapy. We can also address longer-term issues that stand in the way of being the person you'd like to be.

Patrice A. Forte, Ph.D., a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, has been treating individuals for over twenty-five years.  Informed by psychodynamic and attachment theories, Dr. Forte specializes in issues that particularly affect women:  self-esteem, the balance of self and relationship, and the impact of mid-life changes/health concerns. She works extensively with the conflicts experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning clients, including the fluidity of sexual preference/identity.  Additional areas of expertise are:  transitions, both personal and career, posttraumatic stress, co-dependence/ACA, depression and anxiety, loss and grief. 

Specializing in:

Adult Individual Psychotherapy
Aging and Related Issues
Anxiety and Panic
Better Communication in Relationships
Career Issues
Caregiver Concerns
Chronic Medical Illness
Compulsive Overeating
Compulsive Spending / Shopping
Depression
Gay/Lesbian Individual & Couples Therapy
Gender and Sexual Identity Issues
Grief and Loss
Guilt and Shame
Identity Issues
Loneliness
Marital & Couples Therapy (Conjoint Treatment)
Menopause
Mid-Life Issues and Life Transitions
Pain Management
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Spiritual and Religious Concerns
Stress Management
Trauma and Critical Incident Debriefing (CID)
Women's Issues, Including Fertility
Work Issues
(510) 528-4330
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Berkeley/Albany Office
1664 Solano Avenue
Albany, CA 94707-2118
Walnut Creek Office
1280 Boulevard Avenue, Suite 203
Walnut Creek, CA 94595-1102

Please contact your insurance carrier to verify coverage benefits before scheduling your first appointment. 

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  • Multiplan
  • PacifiCare
  • PIA
  • United
  • United Behavioral Health
  • US Behavioral Health Plan
Licenses: 
Ph.D.
License Number: 
PSY11417

Important Policies - Please Read

  • We are unable to respond to email in which clinical evaluation and treatment questions are asked. There is no substitute for a thorough office evaluation and treatment planning.
  • We are also unable to provide referral information outside of our geographical practice areas. For those visitors outside of the San Francisco Bay Area, you may want to contact your local Family Service Association, community mental health center, community hospital psychiatric outpatient clinic, or mental health professional organizations in your area to ask if they provide referrals.
  • If you reside in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to request an appointment, or have other questions about our clinicians or their services, please contact our therapists directly by calling their listed phone numbers.

— Columbia Psychotherapy Associates

 

For general questions about Columbia Psychotherapy Associates or to report a broken link, please email our Coordinator. To contact a therapist, please use the phone number or email link on one of our member therapists' pages.