We have a diverse, impressive team
Our diverse team of licensed therapists means we can meet you exactly where you are — no matter what brings you to therapy.
Our team has 500+ licensed therapists, practices 32+ therapy modalities, and has 90+ combined areas of clinical expertise. 25% speak multiple languages and 45% are Black, Indigenous, and people of color.
Meet some of our stellar therapists
In his free time, José enjoys taking care of his houseplants and visiting nurseries to see what other plants he could bring home.
In her spare time, Effie enjoys hiking new places, walking near the ocean, spending time with her family at their business and expressing herself through art.
For leisure, Irmak enjoys outdoor activities, traveling, food- and wine-tasting and quality time with her family, friends and furry babies.
In her spare time, Monique enjoys walking her Pug, exploring new restaurants and visiting family.
Outside of work, Kristel loves traveling, being outdoors, searching for delicious food throughout San Francisco and spending quality time with loved ones.
98% of Two Chairs clients find the right therapist on the first try
Common types of therapy
For every type of mental health challenge, there are even more types of therapy. Our matching experts will help you get the care you need without the jargon, but if you’re curious about some common types of therapy, we’ve summarized them here.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) uses a mix of acceptance, mindfulness, and behavior change strategies to improve mental well-being and increase psychological flexibility. ACT is a very experiential type of therapy that uses in-session exercises, metaphor, language, and physical movement to focus on living a valued life instead of getting stuck in needing to "get rid" of suffering.
One of the biggest skills gained through ACT is listening to your own self-talk—the way you verbalize and understand things like past trauma, physical limitations, past relationships, or anything else on your plate. And, then with that understanding, choosing how to move through it — either by change or by acceptance.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a here-and-now approach to examining how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are connected and impact our overall well-being. CBT focuses on identifying maladaptive thinking and behavioral patterns and implementing specific strategies to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, trauma, etc.
CBT is an active, problem-focused approach that helps to directly challenge various cognitive distortions and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on learning to manage difficult or intense emotions and to decrease conflict in relationships. The underlying philosophy of DBT hinges on the important dialectic that we are all doing the best we can, and we have the ability to be better. DBT specifically focuses on providing CBT-like therapeutic skills in four key areas — mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a present-focused form of therapy that focuses on identifying the way you form relationships, maintain, and act in relationship with yourself and others. Originally developed for couples therapy, EFT helps individuals and couples identify emotional patterns, learn to regulate emotions and more accurately identify needs, and re-wire painful patterns of relating.With your therapist, you'll look at past patterns and work through any anger, fear, or loss of trust — coming out the other end able to connect with others in a way that feels true, unburdened, and genuine.
Psychodynamic Therapy is an in-depth form of talk therapy focused on building insight into your relationship with yourself, others, and the external world. Psychodynamic therapies focus on exploring unconscious motivations, early life experiences, and patterns in relationships through the therapeutic relationship.
Speaking freely about whatever is on your mind to address your most pressing issues, fears, or desires, you'll learn to analyze and resolve any current issues through exploration of self and past.