THERAPY

Allegra Lucas is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology and 15 years of experience working as a clinician and group facilitator. Allegra is also a mother of two girls under the age of five. I’m her career, Allegra has served various populations including Women in Recovery, Single mothers and their children for family therapy as well as at risk youth in SFUSD.

Allegra has been in private practice since 2017. She provides therapy for adult individuals who suffer from emotional distress, anxiety, depression, grief, substance use or abuse, trauma, and other life challenges. She also provides couples counseling for premarital couples, couples who struggle with communication, infidelity, trust, stress related disconnection, in addition to sex and intimacy issues.

Allegra has a special interest in supporting new mothers with their transition into parenthood. She has experience working with prenatal and post partum depression and anxiety. She also works with mothers who have experience traumatic births.

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Allegra also uses Emotionally Focused Therapy to  help support couples who are preparing to have children or who are growing their families.

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Allegra has a very authentic presence. She will gently attune to you naturally and allow you to guide the session to the areas where you are ready to grow and develop. She also can evoke a more directive approach when clients desire more structure. 

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Brian is in awe of the birth process as a biological and psychospiritual experience. He believes it is the ultimate rite of passage and shapes each of our psyches. Pregnancy and birth also mark a major transition in a couple’s relationship and may surface psychological material from childhood. For these reasons and because parenting comes with many additional stressors and challenges, it can be helpful to talk to a therapist. Brian is honored to work with expecting parents, first time parents, and parents at any stage of raising children.

 

Brian’s approach to therapy is informed by Depth Psychology in general and by Carl Jung and Stan Grof’s work in particular. He believes that the psyche is expansive and inclined toward healing and full expression. Our complexes, emotional patterns, psychosomatic symptoms, and life struggles can be frustrating and feel overwhelming at times, but they also point the way toward greater self-understanding, inspiration, and vitality. Brian follows his clients’ lead about what is most important to them and collaborates on their process by way of empathic attunement, deep listening, and through the exploration of dreams, active imagination, and somatic experiencing. This can help clients fortify their nervous systems, establish healthier communication patterns, and manage feelings of anxiety, depression, and isolation.

 

If you have any questions about working with Brian, feel free to reach out to him directly at brian.brink.therapy@gmail.com or learn more by visiting his profile on Psychology Today. 

Brian is currently a pre-licensed therapist working under the supervision of Robert Steffke and Lichen Health. He accepts Medi-Cal and offers a sliding scale for private pay clients.

 

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