Find A Psychologist in Pleasanton, CA.

For many individuals, difficulties related to a job, relationships, life transitions and the added pressure of adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic can accumulate to cause stress. This can affect your mood, how you act and make choices, your physical and emotional health. I tailor treatment to best fit your needs by drawing from variety of evidence-based approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you understand and master stressors that negatively impact your life. Combined with my health psychology background, my warm and collaborative approach can help you build resilience and develop effective solutions to painful challenges that keep you stuck.

Hi, I'm Dr. Shannon Walker Welcome to our therapeutic practice, where we embark on journeys of transformation, personal growth, and resilience. In this space, we bring sturdy compassion and unwavering dedication to helping you make real and lasting changes. We're not here to sugarcoat things or tiptoe around issues because we understand that life is an adventure, and together, we're here to conquer it.

There are many different types of therapists out there, with a variety of specialties, levels and types of training and experience. Trying to understand these differences and finding the type of therapist that is right for you can be confusing and sometimes frustrating. A Psychologist is a mental health professional who has an earned Doctoral Degree and passed the most rigorous professional training and licensing requirements in the field. These professionals most typically focus their practice on talk or behavioral therapies and have the widest variety of and deepest understanding of and training in therapeutic techniques. Psychologists are capable of working with the widest variety of issues including the most complex and challenging types of mental health issues.