Caitlin Joseph

Caitlin Joseph

Marriage and Family Trainee

Scotts Valley & Santa Cruz Offices

Medi-Cal provider

 Across all therapeutic orientations, the piece that has the most healing potential for the client is the relationship between the client and therapist. The therapeutic relationship is unique and can be very powerful. I see my role in our relationship as supporting and deepening your journey of self-understanding so that you can more gracefully navigate life’s challenges, find greater meaning and clarity, and tap into your inner resources to meet your goals. Depending on your unique needs, I may draw upon many different modalities and interventions to best assist you.

In addition to this foundational approach, my clinical orientation can be described as:

  •     Psychodynamic – I pay attention to your relationships, past and present, and consider how they shape you today.
  •     Intersubjective – I recognize that there is a real relationship between myself and the people I am sitting with for therapy, which is being created and changed as we engage. This interpersonal loop effects the course of therapy.
  •     Critical – I understand that the social and political systems we are a part of have a reciprocal relationship with our psychological states; systems impact our internal landscapes, and our internal landscapes impact social and political systems.
  •     Imaginal/Transpersonal – I trust that there is a mysterious element to our lives and our inner worlds, which if engaged with, can help illuminate and support meaning-making and psychological development. Art, dreams, images, and spiritual experiences are an important part of the human experience and can be useful to engage with in therapy.

I have a background as an educator, advocate, farmer, and yoga teacher, and I draw on my experiences in these fields for my work as a therapist. I am also a partner and parent, so I resonate with the unique experiences of new parents working to shift generational patterns in relationships.

 You can request me on the Request an Appointment form below. 

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If you have private health insurance and we are not in-network with your plan, please be aware that your costs for therapy may be less by using an in-network provider. This will depend upon your plan's deductible amounts and co-payments. In some cases, counseling at Shine a Light is less costly than using private insurance.

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