Relational, Somatic & Gestalt Therapy  ·  San Francisco, CA

The people I work with have often spent a long time becoming who everyone else needed them to be.

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Dhespina

Hi! Welcome,

I'm Dhespina (She/they), a British-Albanian relational and somatic therapist trained in Gestalt and Hakomi based in San Francisco. I see clients in person in San Francisco and virtually across California. I consider both London and the Bay Area my home.

Who I work with

I work with people who want to explore their emotions, feel more confident, and become more like their true selves.

You might be:

  • Stuck in the past or the future, rarely in the present
  • Noticing old family patterns show up with friends and partners
  • Burnt out and aimless
  • Hopeless and low
  • Preoccupied with how others see you
  • Hard on yourself
  • Finding it hard to be in your body, or too anxious to settle into it
  • Unsure what you actually want your life to look like
  • Grieving something outside your control
  • Still carrying something from long ago that you haven't had space to process

What to expect from being in therapy with me

I am a therapist oriented towards supporting the unfolding of your awareness.

I support your self-curiosity by adding my own to the mix.

My aim is to support you in having more choice, rather than being stuck in a particular way of seeing yourself, others and the world.

The more detail and clarity, the more space there is for something new to happen.

I bring my full humanity into the room, and that creates space for yours.

Working Together

I'm an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT #pending), which means I've completed my clinical training and see clients under licensed supervision through the Center for Mindful Psychotherapy.

Format In-person at 1829 Market Street, San Francisco  ·  Online throughout California
Online sessions are conducted via a HIPAA-compliant video platform.
Intake Your first session is intake — a chance for me to ask questions and get to know you, and for you to feel what it's like to work with me. Intake sessions are $30 each, so cost isn't a barrier to seeing whether we're a good fit.
Fee $150 per 50-minute session after intake

If you're unsure whether you can afford to continue, please reach out — I'd rather have that conversation than have cost be the reason you don't.
Insurance I don't work directly with insurance providers, but I can provide a superbill for you to submit for potential out-of-network reimbursement.
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1829 Market Street, San Francisco  ·  In-person and online sessions