Hi there! My name is Katerina and I'm a California board Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I've been doing therapeutic work since 2012. For undergrad I attended Santa Clara University and studied psychology and philosophy, and for graduate school I went to the Wright Institute in Berkeley. I've worked with a variety of communities throughout the years spanning young adult former foster youth in San Jose to high schoolers in San Francisco to middle schoolers in Santa Clara. And their parents/caregivers! On a more personal note, I'm originally from LA and came up to the Bay for school. I'm the daughter of a firefighter-paramedic, the granddaugther of Greek immigrants, the granddaugther of Black migrates from the South during the Great Migration, the daughter-in-law of Armenian genocide survivors, and the mother of a rainbow baby. I balance the work I do with taking care of myself through reflective practices, exercise, enjoying music, meditation/mindfulness, naps when I can, being in Community with others, time with loved ones, and engaging in liberation work. If any of this resonates with you, reach out.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session we'll review confidentiality, any questions you had about the informed consent, and then I'll go through various questions for an intake. The intake takes 2, maybe 3 sessions and this time is used to get as much as a starting picture about your history as possible. As questions are asked and things come up, I'll make notes of topics/points to return to and once we're done with the info gathering, we'll dive into what's going on for you and move from there. I also like to start and end with some type of mindfulness grounding activity.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
From working with a variety of people and Communities I think one of my greatest strengths as a provider are my ability to be flexible with therapy styles while also keeping the essence of the style(s) being used. Another is having done my own work and continuing self reflective practices so that I'm able to continue learning and growing as both a person and therapist.
About Katerina Pogosov
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2797 Park Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, USA #206Appointments
Free consults, virtual & in-personMy treatment methods
Adlerian
Attachment-based
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Existential
Humanistic
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