Jess Semaan
MFT
I am a queer, SWANA therapist, writer, and activist who is passionate and specialized in working with and supporting first-generation and immigrant individuals navigating relationship challenges, questions of belonging and complex trauma. I also specialize in supporting LGBTQ+ couples, families and have extensive experience in running support groups.
Clients who work with me can expect a space that is warm, honest, and deeply attuned to complexity. I integrate somatic experiencing, internal family systems, relational, Jungian, expressive arts and liberation psychology approaches, and I honor both the wisdom of the body and the mind. I also offer Ketamine-Assisted Therapy as a powerful tool for accessing deeper layers of healing, especially when traditional talk therapy alone may not be enough.
I was born and raised in Lebanon, and my grandparents are from Syria, Palestine and Mount Lebanon. In addition to my clinical work, I lead therapy groups at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and Stanford and I research and speak on the psychology of war, genocide and displacement.
Age Groups:
Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)
Ethnicity:
Lebanese
Faith:
Christian
Muslim
Secular and Non-Religious
Gender:
Female
Language(s):
English
Arabic
Specialties:
Addiction
ADHD
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Body Positivity
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Chronic Illness
Chronic Pain
Codependency
Depression
Divorce
Domestic Abuse/Intimate Partner Violence
Drug Abuse
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Gambling
Geriatric and Seniors
Grief
Immigration/Displacement
Infertility
Infidelity
Internet Addiction
LGBTQ+
Marriage Counseling
Men's Issues
Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
Obesity
Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
Parenting
Pregnancy/Prenatal/Postpartum
Racial Identity
Relationship Issues
Religious Abuse
Self Harming
Sex-Positive/Kink Allied
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Addiction/Pornography
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Transgender
Trauma and PTSD
Video Game Addiction
Weight Loss
Women's Issues
Insurance:
Private Pay
Sliding Fee Scale
Types of Therapy:
Art Therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Couples Counseling
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Family Therapy
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Play Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Psychodynamic
Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
Somatic
Trauma Focused
Location:
California, U.S.
