Dr Vernita Marsh Associates |Counseling & Therapy Services | Oakland
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About Our Services

Dr. Vernita Marsh & Associates  is a strengths-based, holistic psychotherapy practice founded on the belief that optimum mental health and wellness must take into account the whole person: mind, body, and spirit

 

 

Just as the body naturally gravitates towards growth, healing, and health when ill or injured, so does the mind strive for healing, growth, and emotional health.  Mind, body, and spirit are viewed as inseparable, and so, must be treated as a whole.

Holistic Psychotherapy

In our work together, we start by understanding where you are, and then we hold the vision of your desired outcome as we work to transform your thoughts and beliefs. We see our primary role as helping you to discover and develop your own intuitive wisdom, which can be used throughout your life as a guide toward living in alignment with your values and purpose.

Just For You

 

The road of life is bumpy, and takes turns you don't expect. Therapy can help you to examine where you can make changes in order to live a more purposeful and fulfilling life.  You can learn about your strengths and vulnerabilities and use what you discover about yourself to become more successful, more comfortable, and to enhance your connection to others.

You and Your Relationships

 

Life evolves through and revolves around our relationships.  When they are positive and supportive, life is wonderful.  But problems can seem to happen at the worst times and feel like they go on forever.  Counseling can help address the underlying basis for difficulties with your spouse, child, parent, boss, co-worker, or even your best friend and help you to improve the quality of those relationships.

You and a Greater Power

 

Part of what it means to be human is to ask questions such as “Who am I? Why was I born? What is my place in the grand scheme of things?”  Spirituality is the process of asking and answering such questions to one’s personal satisfaction.  Viewing spirituality as a basic human need means trying to help find meaning in life again, a life philosophy that makes sense to you, whether the term spirituality or religion is ever mentioned or not.

Complimentary Therapies

We believe that a healthy mind is complimented by a healthy body.  They are naturally and deeply connected; and to attempt to treat one without tending to the health and wellness of the other is conter-intuitive.  Our holistic approach offers you the greatest choice and flexibility in treatmetns and therapies that work to heal and nourish your entire being.

Holistic Massage Therapy and Body Work

 

Massage is not a luxury, it is a proven means of maintaining health and wellness, reducing stress and correcting chronic muscle tension in a world that is all too often overwhelming.  In contrast to traditional forms of bodywork, a holistic approach allows the client to develop a relationship with one's body and a sense of empowerment with its processes.  This specialized bodywork promises much deeper and more consistent results.

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