CALIFORNIA COUNSELING ASSOCIATES
We at CCA have, like many of you, watched the events unfolding around our nation with horror and sadness. We recognize that a lack of equal justice is real, unacceptable, and causes deep harm and lasting trauma. As mental health professionals we understand that trauma cannot be healed unless it is acknowledged and named. We know that real change is not achieved without discomfort and we hope that our nation is willing to begin the process of reckoning with our long history of racial injustice.
We believe none of us are truly safe until we are all safe. Because we have been honored to hear many of your stories, we know that each of us carries both pain and hope, and that each of us wants to live in safety and peace. We wish that for each of you, and for all Americans.
Update: 07/08/2020
Our phone system is working. Our main number is 510-521-3500.
New Clients: please contact us by using the email form on our Contact page.
Current and Returning Clients: please call your therapist's voicemail number listed on the Therapists page.
Update: 03/23/2020
During the shelter in place, our therapists have transitioned to phone and video sessions with their clients. We are still taking new clients. Hoping everyone stays safe and healthy.
Helping people grow since 1979
California Counseling Associates (CCA) is a group practice of eight psychotherapists: psychologists, social workers and MFT's. Serving Alameda and the surrounding East Bay communities for over 40 years, CCA offers psychotherapy and counseling for individual children, adolescents and adults, as well as counseling for couples and families. We welcome people of all ages and backgrounds to our practice.
Philosophy
We believe that psychotherapy helps people grow and change. Every stage of life contains potential challenges or conflicts that can be difficult to manage. These conflicts can leave people feeling confused about the choices they need to make, and can affect an individual’s ability to conduct meaningful, satisfying relationships with others.
In therapy, we join clients in finding successful answers to these challenges, helping to improve relationships, to enhance personal growth, and to develop more fulfilling answers to difficult problems.
Our aim is to match you with a therapist who can help you reach goals of reducing distress, developing relationships and promoting a healthier life.
Our Mission
To provide a caring supportive atmosphere for people suffering from a variety of emotional needs and wanting change in relationships and personal growth.
CCA provides therapeutic help for such concerns as:
Adolescent Conflicts
Aging
Anxiety
Attention Difficulties
Children’s Behavioral and Emotional Development
Depression
Eating Disorders
Grief and Loss
LGBTQ Issues
Loneliness
Low Self Esteem
Obsessive Thoughts, Compulsions
Parenting
Personal Growth and Development
Post-Traumatic Stress
Relationship Concerns and Conflicts
Self Harm and Self Injury
Substance Abuse, Co-Dependency, Recovery
Transitions (Divorce, Retirement)
Work-Related Stress