California ISTDP Therapist Teri Scott
Teresa Scott, LMFT, is an ISTDP therapist providing virtual services throughout California and in-person services for Berkeley, Stanford, Portola Valley, and the entire Bay Area at her Palo Alto office. Contact Teri.
I completed my undergraduate studies at UC Davis, then moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to complete a graduate degree in Fine Arts, followed by a teaching credential. I worked as a teacher for 20 years in public and private schools in San Francisco and Portola Valley, CA. In 2014, I changed my career, pursued my second Master's Degree, in Psychology, and in 2017 became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
My interest in the intersection of art, science, relationships, and spirituality is what pushes me to continue to grow as a therapist. artist, and educator, and to further understand the unconscious in relation to the transformation and creativity of the mind and heart. During my training as a therapist, I worked in a variety of programs in the Bay Area in schools, outpatient settings, and residential programs.
As I started a part-time private practice I continued to develop my leadership and clinical skills, working in community-based organizations. I moved into management and oversaw an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program. I moved to full-time into private practice in 2021. Now, I’m a California therapist offering brainspotting and ISTDP services in person in Palo Alto — easily accessible to Stanford, Portola Valley, Berkeley, and the rest of the Bay Area — and virtually throughout California.
Why I became an ISTDP therapist.
When I first learned about ISTDP in 2005, I knew it would be my specialty. I have not found any other modality that helps clients more rapidly, more clearly, more concretely, or more completely. I find ISTDP to be brilliant, and its results are amazing. That’s why I’m an ISTDP therapist.
ISTDP provides the clearest conceptualization of the therapeutic task and operates in a collaborative way. Together, my clients and I focus on helping them understand their anxiety, defenses, and emotions, and we address the relationships in their lives in a manner that helps them make lasting changes.
I have trained with some of the leading teachers of ISTDP, which is a form of Experiential Dynamic Therapy (EDT). I completed my certified core training from the International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA) with Dr. John Rathauser and Dr. David Wolff. I have studied with Jon Frederickson, Dr. Allan Abbass, Dr. Patricia Coughlin, and Dr. Jonathan Entis and have attended two immersion training with Habib Davanloo, the developer of ISTDP, in Montreal. I continue to receive consultation and support from leaders in the field. I am currently in an Advanced Core Training with John Rathauser, PhD and Jonathan Entis, PhD.
My offer to you.
Whether we meet in person at my Palo Alto office or virtually from anywhere in California, you will receive my utmost attention, care, and guidance. I will continue to pursue training to become the best therapist I can be so I can help you make the best life you can have, with all the peace and happiness you can find.