Shannon Bernsten, AMFT

My name is Shannon, I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist providing individual and couples psychotherapy services to clients in San Francisco and the East Bay through Tree of Life Wellness Collective. I work with clients of all ages, with particular fondness for teens and young adults. I also have ample experience working with younger children whose parents are navigating high conflict divorce. 

I hold a Master's degree in Integral Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and trained for a year in the country's only university affiliated Gestalt therapy clinic, Church Street Integral Counseling Center. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Child and Family Studies, and I worked in childcare and education for over a decade before becoming a therapist. I also previously worked in a resource center providing support for teens and young adults experiencing sexual harm and dating abuse. 

My belief in human resilience guides my work, and I hold deep trust in each person's unique path towards a full life. My work centers relational, trauma informed modalities such as gestalt, strengths based, EFT, and liberation psychology. I approach my practice with warmth, presence, honesty, and respect. I invite my kind, quirky, and calm personality into the therapy space. I have an innate ability to listen deeply, to help clients see their unique gifts, and gently challenge my clients to examine belief systems, stories, and barriers that may be keeping them stuck.

Shannon Bernsten (she/her)

MA, AMFT #141407