Eve Arbel

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #121154

MA Counseling Psychology, Somatic Specialization

After graduating from UC Berkeley, I earned my Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology with a Somatic Specialization from JFKU in the Bay Area. My training emphasized the neuro-biology behind stress, attachment, and trauma. I completed coursework in the Hakomi method and Authentic Movement as well as trauma treatments such as Sensorimotor, Somatic Experiencing, and Parts Work. Before opening my private practice, I worked in community mental health serving youth, adults, and families in outpatient clinics, schools, and in the field. This equipped me with more traditional approaches such as CBT, motivational interviewing, and crisis management, as well as experience with clients facing complex, multi-systemic challenges. In addition to my professional training and experience, I bring over a decade of study and practice in the healing arts such as meditation, mindful movement, food as medicine, and energy work. I incorporate all of these elements into my work with clients in an accessible manner and digestible pace.

I believe that each of us are here for a reason, and have a unique and necessary purpose to carry out. Our greatest gifts often come disguised as our biggest challenges, and we all need support and guidance along the journey of self discovery and healing. I was drawn to the healing arts from a young age, and have benefited greatly from a holistic approach to health and consciousness. I opened my private practice as a way to share what I have learned with others, outside of the pathologizing views and insurance-driven models of the western medical model. I grew up with immigrant parents from Morocco and Israel and am the granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. Therefore, I love helping people with issues surrounding intergenerational trauma and cultural stress. I also work with Highly Sensitive People, helping them manage feelings of overwhelm and design a life on their terms. As a mother and wife myself, I am passionate about fulfilling relationships, reproductive health, and conscious parenting.

Along with being a therapist and mother, I love farmers markets and cooking, creating homemade herbal products, dancing, and spending time in nature.