Therapy in Berkeley:
Couples, Individuals, and Teen Girls
Some stories ground and connect us; others keep us stuck in chapters we’ve outgrown. Let's look at the script together.
✓ In-person in Berkeley
✓ Online across California
Who You’ll Meet With in Berkeley
Hi, I am Courtney Quattrini, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with an office in Berkeley. I see couples, individuals, and teen girls in person here, and online anywhere in California.
I live in Rockridge, Oakland. The East Bay is not a satellite location for me, it is where my own life happens, which is a large part of why I wanted an office on this side of the bridge.
In therapy school, clinicians are taught that staying a neutral, sterile screen is the only way to keep the room safe. Taken far enough, that distance becomes an armor of its own, and it leaves you sitting across from a diagnostic manual instead of a person who understands what it is to sit in the fire.
So I don't sit in the therapy room as an aloof, sterile blank slate. I map out the patterns you can't see, call out where you are self-abandoning, and help you hand the pen back to yourself.
Because at the center of it, we all want our lives and our stories to matter.
Who I Work With in Berkeley
Different people arrive at different points in the story. Here is who tends to find their way to my Berkeley office.
Couples who have stopped arguing and started quietly avoiding each other
Partners planning a wedding, and realizing they want to have conversations focused on planning a life
Men who learned to be the fixer and cannot find the off switch
Adults whose anxiety looks like competence from the outside
Parents and partners in the middle of a life that changed faster than they did
Teen girls and young women figuring out who they are underneath the performance
If you are in Berkeley, Oakland, or anywhere in the East Bay, this is the work I do.
Couples Therapy in Berkeley
Couples Therapy
For partners stuck in the same conversation, drifting into roommate territory, carrying resentment or trying to stay connected while co-parenting or navigating high-stress careers.
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Structured, research-backed work for partners caught in chronic conflict, gridlock, or emotional shutdown.
Premarital Counseling
Short-term work using Prepare/Enrich and Gottman tools for engaged and committed partners building a foundation.
Individual Therapy in Berkeley
Relationships & Life Transitions
For adults working through relationship patterns, self-doubt, anxiety, shame, or a significant change in who they are becoming.
Teen Girls & Young Women
For teen girls and young women sorting out who they are apart from family expectations, school pressure, and everything happening online.
Where the Script Shows Up
Most of what we are working with was written a long time ago, by people who were improvising too. Here is where it usually surfaces.
• The argument that resets every time and never finishes
• A mind that will not stop running the next scenario
• Old pain that still sets the terms, worked at a pace you set
• Achievement that stopped feeling like anything
• A version of yourself you are outgrowing faster than you can name it
• Rules about love and worth you learned before you could question them
I see clients throughout Berkeley and across the East Bay.
I see clients in person at my Berkeley office.
In-Person Sessions in Berkeley
3021 Telegraph Avenue, Suite C, Berkeley, CA 94705
Getting Here & Accessibility
Transit & Access: The office is located at 3021 Telegraph Avenue, Suite C, in Berkeley, directly across from Whole Foods and just blocks from Alta Bates Summit Medical Center. For public transit, the office is easily accessible via AC Transit bus lines running along Telegraph and Ashby Avenues, and is about an eight-block walk from the Ashby BART station. Street parking and nearby neighborhood parking options are available.
Accessibility Note: The building features accessible entry routes and accommodations to support clients with physical mobility needs; please feel free to reach out if you have any specific questions about getting here or accessibility before your appointment.
In-person work can give you a consistent place to slow down, reflect, and focus on what needs attention. Some people find that a room set aside for this makes the work easier to enter and easier to leave behind.
Contact
Phone: 415-710-7527
Email: courtney@storieswetelltherapy.com
Office: 3021 Telegraph Avenue, Suite C, in Berkeley, CA
Response time: 48 Hours
Insurance: In-network with Aetna for individuals/teens; private pay for couples. Sliding scale based on availability and need. Super bills provided.
Online sessions: Available anywhere in California
If the city is easier for you, I also see clients in person at my San Francisco office on Geary Boulevard. And if getting to either one is the hard part, online sessions are open to anyone in California.
Also in San Francisco and Online
FAQs About Therapy in Berkeley
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Yes. I see clients in person at my Berkeley office, and I also offer online sessions for anyone in California. Some people do a mix of both depending on the week.
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Clients come to the Berkeley office from across the East Bay, including Oakland, Albany, El Cerrito, and Emeryville. Because I am also licensed for online work throughout California, distance only matters if you specifically want to sit in the room.
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I am in-network with Aetna for individual, teen, and couples therapy. In-network openings are based on current panel capacity and availability. For clients utilizing out-of-network benefits or choosing private pay, sessions are $235 for 50 minutes and $280 for 60 minutes (pro-rated in 10-minute increments at $47 if additional time is needed). I provide monthly superbills upon request for out-of-network PPO reimbursement, and HSA/FSA cards are accepted. (Please note: Because I am an in-network provider with Aetna, I cannot provide superbills for Aetna members who elect to self-pay). We can talk through what fits your needs during our initial consultation.
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I respond to new inquiries within 48 hours, and getting started begins with a consultation.
Ready to Look at the Script Together?
If you are in Berkeley or anywhere in the East Bay, the first step is a consultation. We talk through what is bringing you in, and you get a feel for how I work before you commit to anything.