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Our stellar therapists have expertise in over 90 clinical specialties. Let us find the right one for you.

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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

Jesus Aceves
he/him
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
San Francisco
Specialty Areas
Burnout
Family Issues
Gender or Sexual Identity
Trauma and PTSD
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Jesus Aceves
San Francisco
Monique Simon
she/her
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
San Francisco
Specialty Areas
Burnout
Cultural or racial identity
Exercise
Family Issues
Gender or Sexual Identity
Bio

In her spare time, Monique enjoys walking her Pug, exploring new restaurants and visiting family.

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Monique Simon
San Francisco
Kristel Read
she/her
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
San Francisco
Specialty Areas
Family Issues
Grief
Relationships
Spirtuality
Bio

Outside of work, Kristel loves traveling, being outdoors, searching for delicious food throughout San Francisco and spending quality time with loved ones.

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Kristel Read
San Francisco
Irmak Basaran
she/her
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors
San Francisco
Specialty Areas
Burnout
Cultural or racial identity
Family Issues
Intimate Partner Violence
Relationships
Bio

For leisure, Irmak enjoys outdoor activities, traveling, food- and wine-tasting and quality time with her family, friends and furry babies.

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Irmak Basaran
San Francisco
Efstathia Perivoliotis
she/her
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
San Jose
Specialty Areas
Anger Management
Burnout
Exercise
Family Issues
Men's Issues
Bio

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.

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Efstathia Perivoliotis
San Jose

98% of Two Chairs clients find the right therapist on the first try

Taking care of your mental health can be challenging. Finding your therapist shouldn’t be.

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.