Yumiko Soga, MA, MFT   

Marriage and Family Therapist for

Individuals, Couples, Families, and Children

MFC44870

 

295 Fell St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
ph: (415) 820-1640

Below the surface stream, shallow and light of what we say we feel-below the stream, as light, of what we think we feel-there flows with noiseless current strong, obscure and deep, the central stream of what we feel indeed.

 

 

                                              Matthew Arnold

 

Counseling Specialization

I specialize in assisting individuals, couples, and families with the following:
 

  • anxiety 
  • depression
  • stress management
  • self-esteem building
  • relationships
  • cross cultural issues
  • addiction
  • trauma
  • substance use

  • Professional Affliations

    CAMFT (California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist)
    SFCAMFT (San Francisco California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist)
    San Francisco Circle of Freudian School of Quebec

     

    Specialized Skills and Training

    • EMDR Part I Completed
    • Harm Reduction Model
    • Expressive Art Therapy
    • DBT-Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
    • Suicidal Prevention
    • Crisis Management and Conflict Resolution
    • Cultural Competency
    • Debriefing after Trauma
    • Self-Harm
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • CBT-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Psychodynamic Model
    • Transpersonal Approach
    • Dual Diagnosis

     

  • Services

    I provide weekly psychotherapy sessions for individuals, couples, families, adolescents, and children. My fee is $100 per 50 minute session. A limited sliding scale is available. Currently, Tuesday appointments are available.

     

    Clinical Experience

    • Mental Health Case Manager at Larkin Street Youth Services, case managing homeless youth with mental illness
    • Psychotherapist Intern at Japanese Program of Family Service Agency of San Francisco, focusing on cross cultural issues, facilitating groups and individual counseling at Clarendon Elementary School and Nihonmachi Little Friends.
    • Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist at Casa De La Vida, Oakland, providing rehabilitation work for adults with mental illness
    • Psychotherapist Intern at Iris Center, focusing on dual diagnosis clients with substance use issues, leading groups of anger management and life skills.
    • On Call at Talk Line, Child Abuse Prevention Center of San Francisco
    • Psychotherapist Intern at Haight Ashbury Psychological Services
    • Psychotherapist Intern at The Marina Counseling Center
    • Vocational Counselor at Treasure Island Job Corps Center

My Background

 I was born and raised in Japan. I traveled to the United States to pursue higher education and acquired a BA in psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. I then earned a Master's degree in counseling psychology at California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco. My post-graduate work has focused upon a clinically and socioeconomically diverse polulation of clients.

295 Fell Street, Suite B

San Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 820-1640

295 Fell St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
ph: (415) 820-1640