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Alissa Blackman, MFT, CMP
510.496.6030

Bodywork & Psychotherapy Practices

  I can help you:
  • Feel more supported
  • Feel more calm, balanced & powerful
  • Tap into vitality & grow how you want to grow
  • Learn new ways of responding to stress so life's difficulties don't get under your skin so easily
A licensed psychotherapist and a certified massage practitioner, I hold a holistic perspective on the human condition and on healing. Although all my work is multidimensional, for ethical reasons I maintain two separate practices: Somatic (Body-Mind) Psychotherapy and Mindful Bodywork. Although stemming from different professional frameworks, in both practices I will help you feel the connections within your whole self: body, mind, emotions and spirit.

Within my Somatic Psychotherapy practice, I offer Brainspotting, EMDR* and AF-EMDR.** With these techniques we help you transform stuck patterns in your brain by tapping into your brain's natural momentum towards healing, which can become "stuck" with traumatic experiences or when fundamental developmental, emotional or physical needs are not met. Using Somatic Psychotherapy, Brainspotting, EMDR* or AF-EMDR** together, we work with your whole self, bringing body, mind and emotions into a more integrated working-relationship to transform traumas of the past or present and help to heal relational wounding. 

Working together you'll be able to boost your responses to life's challenges, so you'll feel more at ease, more powerful and enjoy life more.
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You Be You

I help people from all walks of life to ease stress, anxiety, depression, work & relationship problems, chronic pain and headaches, trauma experience & many other difficulties. I help families of all constellations, couples & individuals of all ages. I accept clients in the CA Victims of Crime compensation program.

I am an ally to clients whose sexualities or gender identifications may include lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, genderqueer, transgender, and/or who identify as polyamorous or non-monogamous. I also support those struggling with the effects of race, class and gender inequities.
* Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
** Attachment-Focused Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

To schedule an appointment or to see which type of work is right for you
Contact Alissa at:
alissablackmanmft@gmail.com or 510-496-6030 
North Oakland Office: Telegraph Ave. near Ashby Ave.
Licensed Marriage Family Therapist #MFC48159
CA Certified Massage Practitioner: #30470