Sylvia has been a practicing psychotherapist for over 30 years.  She works with individuals on relationship issues, anxiety and phobia, PTSD, and depression. She works with couples to increase effective communication and deepen levels of mutual understanding and empathy.

Sylvia received her bachelor degree from McGill University in Montreal and her Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in Indiana.. Sylvia was first licensed in California and had an active practice in Palo Alto since 1968, including teaching graduate school in San Francisco and founding and directing the Couples Resource Center (couplesresourcecenter.com) since 1986. The Center provided both individual couples work and small couples groups specializing in teaching communication skills to couples.

She offers an optional no-charge initial meeting and has a sliding fee scale.  She is a Blue Cross/Blue Shield provider.

Sylvia is an interactive therapist and will often suggest reading or give “homework” to both the individuals and the couples with whom she works. This tends to hasten positive results. Her outlook concerning couples work is that all long-term relationships are, by their nature, at times challenging. Learning mutual listening skills and increasing empathic understanding, can prevent and even heal the inevitable rough spots.

Pat Blumenthal, PsyD

Licensed Psychologist

Pat Blumenthal has more than twenty-five years of experience providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families. She works with adults and teens on reducing anxiety and depression, improving relationships, and resolving difficult issues that make people feel “stuck”. She welcomes people from all walks of life, and offers counseling in a nonjudgmental, compassionate, and safe environment.

Dr. Blumenthal received her bachelor’s degree from Clark University and her Masters and Doctoral degrees from Antioch University. Originally from the Boston area, she moved to Oregon in 2008 to enjoy the lifestyle of the Pacific Northwest. While in Boston, she worked for many years in the healthcare sector offering counseling, coaching, and support to individuals and groups in high stress medical professions.

Dr. Blumenthal’s theoretical orientation is interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral, which means she views most human problems as a result of a disconnection in relationships and distortions in thinking. She works with people to find better ways of relating to others and developing healthier self-perceptions.

Dr. Blumenthal is a Blue Cross/ Blue Shield provider. She also offers a sliding fee scale. You may find more information about her practice at www.drpatblumenthal.com