Soft landings for messy humans & big feelings

Telehealth therapy for teens & adults in CA. Walk-and-talk therapy at Lake Merritt for folks nearby.

☆In-person sessions at Oakland office by Lake Merritt available in June!☆

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  • "Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you, doesn't meant you can, should, or need to do it alone."

    —Lisa Olivero

  • "In the World through which I travel, I am endlessly creating myself."

    -Frantz Fanon

  • "Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion."

    -bell hooks

  • "The work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them... Grief keeps the heart fluid and soft, which helps make compassion possible."

    -Francis Weller

Hello!

I’m Samantha Taketa, ASW (she/her)

I work with people coming from all walks of life as they navigate transitions, process trauma, and shape lives that feel authentic and meaningful to themselves. I show up in the therapy space as an ally in peoples’ journeys, honored to be present with their vulnerability and transformation.

Learn more about about me and how I work

Areas of Specialty

I am committed to providing affirming, person-centered, collaborative care. Here are common issues people bring up in the therapy space with me:

  • Childhood trauma

  • Complex trauma

  • Intergenerational trauma

  • Attachments & relationships

  • Perfectionism & need for control

  • Depression & anxiety

  • Life transitions

  • Identity exploration

  • Boundaries & conflict resolution

  • People-pleasing

  • Body image

  • Intellectualization & dissociation

  • Strong internal critics

✷Values✷

I acknowledge that oppressive systems are at the root of collective trauma, and always consider how they have impacted you.

  • Black liberation & anti-racism

  • Indigenous sovereignty & Landback

  • Anticarcerality & abolition

  • Decolonialism

  • Immigration/migration justice

  • Disability justice

  • Collective healing & liberation

  • Intersectional feminism

  • Queer & transgender justice

  • Class consciousness

Contact me here to schedule a free, 15 minute consultation to see if we could be a good fit.

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