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Women’s Therapy Institute – Women’s Health Counseling in Palo Alto, CA & Mountain View, CA
Women’s Therapy Institute (WTI) is a local women’s therapy center providing full-service mental health counseling services in Palo Alto, CA, Mountain View, CA, and the nearby areas. WTI was founded by Mabel and was born from a desire to help those who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, and other health concerns, especially women and girls. Our practice has evolved into a team of clinicians who are dedicated to helping women and girls live their very best lives.
What will your life look like when you can feel joy again?
People around you may be telling you to stop worrying, or to stop feeling so sad. You may wish that you could just stop worrying and stop feeling so down so you can spend more time doing what matters –enjoying what you like most, learning, discovering, and spending time with those you care about.
Sometimes you cannot control what is happening around you, and it makes you so anxious. Or perhaps, you feel alone and misunderstood because you can’t change who you are or how you feel.
Well, it‘s okay. You don‘t have to be hard on yourself because you are not alone. We‘ve all been there, and we want to help you get over it. Together, we can kick sadness, constant worrying, and toxic relationships to the curb only if you allow us to be your heping hand. We are here to help you regain your sense of confidence, so that you can experience more laughter, more optimism, and deeper, more healthy relationships!
How Women’s Therapy Institute can help you with Life’s Challenges
Whether you are facing depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, work stress, parenthood stress, or any other stressful situation, we can help you beat it. We’ve been there and we understand how you feel. Thus, we can help you find solutions to handle stressful life experiences with courage and competence. We also understand that women have different sets of needs and desires, and we are focused on helping them find the tools and inner resources to overcome even the most seemingly insurmountable challenges.
Women’s Therapy Institute offers a complete range of different counseling services including teenage depression counseling, anxiety treatment, anger management, resiliency training, and many other mental health service solutions. We also offer group therapy, teen therapy, adult therapy, women’s leadership coaching, women’s career counseling, women’s relationship counseling, grief counseling, and self-identity development for women. Even more, we are extending our care through our Sliding Scale Therapy Service and CalVCB Benefits. These are made possible by the session fees from our clients as we allocate a portion of our earnings to fund these services.
Whether you need the services of an adult therapist, teen therapist, trauma-focused therapist, stress relief therapist, or general well-being therapist, we offer trusted services that can help you live a balanced and peaceful life.
You can schedule a free 20-Min consultation using our online scheduler:
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Common Issues for Women, Girls, and People of All Genders
Whatever is gnawing at you,
we want to help you through it!
- Anxiety or Stress
- Depression and Sadness
- Maternal Depression/Anxiety
- Loss and Grief
- Parenting Stress
- Relationships or Family stress
- Intimacy and Sex
- Social Anxiety
- Self-Image
- Gender Roles and Experiences
- Bullying
- Procrastination
- Perfectionism
- School and Work-Life Balance
Hi, I am Mabel and the founder of Women’s Therapy Institute.
I started this practice with the goal of helping people who are experiencing anxiety and depression, relationship issues, and school and career concerns. Over time, I have recruited clinicians who are also very passionate about this cause and can understand what our clients are going through. We have personally experienced the impact of depression, anxiety, work stress, motherhood stress, and more. In the course of our lives, we have faced our fair share of up-and-downs, and have triumphed over many challenges. Hence, our experiences propel us to find solutions for ourselves and for other individuals on similar journeys. At Women’s Therapy Institute, we understand that our society creates different expectations for women, girls, and people of all gender. Therefore, we all handle anxiety, depression, relationships, and career stress a little differently.
We want to help you feel better so you can have the relationships, career, and the life you deserve.
Our Mission
As part of our mission to provide exceptional full-mental health care services in the area, we are also committed to giving back to the community. Each year we allocate roughly 10% of our revenue to giving back causes. We deliver free bags of goodies to chemo patients at The Foye Belle Foundation and provide financial aid at the National Women’s Law Center to support their fight against sexual harassment and discrimination. By partnering with Give-An-Hour, we also assist clients who cannot travel for treatment by providing free telephone or online counseling services.
Our giving back programs make our help to clients more meaningful as they are also helping others rebuild their lives, too!
Jenna DeCou
Manager of Operations & LMFT
[Online Due to COVID]
Specialty:
Anxiety, depression, disordered eating, LGBTQ, sexual and gender identity/inclusitivity, relationships, self-harm, family therapy, identity formation, stress faced by teens in a world of social media.
Diana Trinh
LCSW
[Online Due to COVID]
Specialty:
Anxiety/Depression, Behavioral Therapy, Bi-cultural Issues, College Adjustment, Grief Counseling, Mindfulness-Psychotherapy, Mood Disorders, School Bullying/Peer-Conflict, Self-Identity Development
Dalia Bashar
Educator
[Educator]
Specialty:
Promote health and wellness through education and advocacy, and facilitate group support for adults and teens. Specializes in parenting, emotional well-being, sexuality, interpersonal skills, and mindfulness.
Mabel Yiu
CEO & LMFT
[Full]
Specialty:
Couples and individual counseling, high performance neurodiversity coaching, leadership coaching.
Christine Shea
Registered Art Therapist & LMFT
[Online Due to COVID]
Specialty:
Anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, at risk youth, transitional ages, low self-esteem, self-harm, gender and sexuality concerns, dual diagnosis, life transitions, grief/loss, relationship issues, school/work-life balance, family dynamics, and parenting.
Barbara Jacobs Fistanic
Licensed Social Worker
[Therapist]
Specialty:
Anxiety/Depression, Couples Therapy, Grief Counseling, Alcohol and Drugs, mediator, adoption service provider, and EMDR.
We Can Help You, Too…
Here are some of the things we can help you with:
- Feel at ease, relaxed, and able to sleep better.
- Have increased concentration for school or work.
- Have increased confidence and optimism.
- Connect more fully with your children and/or parents.
- Have more meaningful and deeper relationships.
- Experience an increase in joy and laughter.
- Develop more effective coping skills.
- Know yourself on a deeper level.
You are not alone. This struggle is not your fault, and there’s something you can do about it. We can work together to help you feel better and enjoy life more fully.
