Offering Therapy Services for Relationship Struggles, Job Burnout, Trauma, and Finding Meaning in Life
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Adults, Seniors, Couples, Families & More
An Experienced Psychologist
Richard Hill, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist License PSY 20326 in Walnut Creek, California
Dr. Hill sees mostly individual adults from diverse ethnicities, including older adults, couples, and families.
The sessions are typically 50-60 minutes over Zoom and scheduled with weekly frequency.
He earned his PhD degree and Psychologist license over 20 years ago after years in Silicon Valley finance and teaching in church.
Resources
We care about our clients deeply.
If you are experiencing difficulties in life, perhaps we can help you find support online or in one-on-one conversations.
American Psychological Association
APA Help Center is an online resource for brochures, tips, and articles on the psychological issues that affect your physical and emotional well-being, as well as information about referrals.
Also check out National Institute of Mental Health
Depression is a serious medical illness; it’s not something that you have made up in your head. It’s more than just feeling “down in the dumps” or “blue” for a few days. It’s feeling “down” and “low” and “hopeless” for weeks at a time, or chronically.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat.
The cure for psychological problems in increased awareness of other agendas, explains Dr. Bennett Pologue in New York. Psychotherapy is the process that accompanies this. The less aware we are of our motives, feelings, thoughts, actions, and perceptions, the more they control us, and the more we stay stuck in old patterns that don’t work anymore. Relief from symptoms lies in discovering and incorporating into our constant, everyday consciousness that which is being masked, distracted from, or indirectly 'acted out' in symptoms.
I took specialized training for insomnia to bring quick relief in case of depression and stress at home or work. Insomnia research shows that cognitive therapy is effective, and I focus on solutions to motivate people to make changes in their sleep hygiene.
For example, a woman in her 80s who doesn’t have a sleeping problem is in the minority.
Clients who sleep better bring up deeper questions and sometimes pursue additional topics that have come out of our work together.