Jeffrey Gianelli, LCSW

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Hello, my name is Jeffrey Gianelli and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), EMDR Consultant and Mindful Self Compassion Teacher practicing in Oakland, CA. I am licensed in both CA and NC. I see clients both virtually and in person.

I SPECIALIZE IN:


  • Personal / Spiritual Growth

  • Ketamine Assisted Therapy

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Depression / Anxiety

  • LGBTQIA+

  • Buddhist / Mindfulness practitioners 

  • Self Compassion/ Self Worth

BENEFITS OF THERAPY:


  • Deeper insight into self, getting to know your “parts”

  • Healing from past traumas and difficult life experiences

  • Developing mindfulness around reactive patterns

  • Living a values based life

  • Discovering what needs to change and what cannot be controlled

  • Learning a variety coping skills and tools

  • Being more compassionate towards self and others

  • Support in spiritual development

I USE THE FOLLOWING THERAPIES ACCORDING TO YOUR NEEDS:


  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) - an approach that looks at the different "parts" inside, helping us to understand them better and learn how we can help them

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)- a therapy that helps us to work through past traumas and difficulties. It can be helpful for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and even addictions.

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)- a mindfulness based approach that helps identify core values and how to apply them in your life

  • CBT- looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviors and how we can break out of the limiting cycle of our thought patterns

  • DBT- teaches skills related to mindfulness, relationships/ communication, emotion regulation and distress tolerance

  • Breathwork- various ways to calm the nervous system, expand consciousness

  • Mindfulness and Mindful Self Compassion- learning skills to treat yourself the way you would a friend

  • Transpersonal therapy- the intersection of psychotherapy and spirituality

  • Buddhist Psychology- using Buddhist teachings and meditations as a framework for wellness

  • Tibetan Healing practices- based on Sowa Rigpa, exploring your typology and the remedies that best suit you

LOGISTICS


  • Jeff serves clients ages 13 onward

  • Both individuals and couples

  • $175 individuals, $250 couples

  • Available M-F

LOCATION/ CONTACT 

445 Bellevue Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

510-543-0323

jgia1228@gmail.com

www.onwardleading.com


EDUCATION


  • MSW Stanislaus State 2016

  • Buddhist Teacher Training Heartwood Refuge 2016

  • Mindful Self Compassion Teacher Training 2018

  • Sowa Rigpa Tibetan Medicine Training 2024




MORE ABOUT ME:
I became interested in becoming a therapist after my own healing journey began many years ago. I found that through practices like meditation and self compassion, and therapies like EMDR, I was able to heal from a childhood history of trauma as well as alleviate the daily anxiety that often kept me up all night worrying. This made me a believer in inner healing. My goal as a therapist is to be able to pass that on to others. Much of the work I do revolves around getting to the root of the struggles and mental health challenges you are facing. By understanding the origin of where these come from, we can learn how to heal. This is where true transformation can happen, not just knowing and understanding ourselves but also being able to let go of the things that hold us back from living the life we want to life, so that we can become our most authentic selves.  


Jeffrey Gianelli Reaches

Oakland CA