Steph rothman, Ph.d.
Individual and couples therapy in California.
telehealth SERVICES for individuals & couples
Individual therapy - $250
Fluff-free relational frame.
Trauma-focused lens.
- Addiction, codependency, co-occurring disorders
- Complex trauma (relational trauma) and PTSD
- Depression
- Anxiety and panic
- Suicidal thoughts
- Psychosis, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia
- Borderline personality and other personality disorders
- Psychedelic harm-reduction and integration
Couples Therapy - $275
- For couples with high-conflict patterns.
- Develop a nonviolent communication style.
- Enhance connection in your relationship.
- Reduce distress by containing and clarifying conflict.
- Navigate attachment and complex trauma-related patterns.
Professional Supervision & Consultation
For licensed clinicians or clinicians in training seeking professional supervision or consultation in addiction-related issues, complex trauma, and personality disorders.
Philosophy & approach
My clients want clarity: I have a fluff-free, down-to-earth frame.
I'll be direct with you without being directive.
I respect your process and prioritize our relationship.
I specialize in stuck patterns—emotional strategies that feel protective in some ways and show up as worry, rumination, avoidance, numbing, shutdown, people-pleasing, perfectionism, addiction, etc. I work with adults individually who feel caught in these kinds of loops—whether through substance use, relationships, or inner pressure. I also work with couples in high-conflict relationships, especially when one or both partners have psychiatric symptoms. In therapy, we get at what’s driving these patterns, shift the shame, and explore more fulfilling ways of relating to oneself and others—with clarity, compassion, and choice.
We can work together to understand your vulnerability to these patterns instead of being controlled by them.
About Steph
My expertise is in treating individuals and couples with histories of relational trauma (complex trauma) that are impacting current relationships with self, others, and the world.
I've worked extensively in the field of addiction and mental health crisis stabilization. I currently offer sessions in my private practice part-time while I also serve as Clinical Director of a mental health residential program for women in Marin County.
In my private practice, individuals and couples tend to continue on with longer-term work that extends beyond acute symptom resolution--although it does sometimes start with a crisis.
Treatment Modalities
I work primarily in a relational, person-centered way.
As an integrative therapist, I will incorporate cognitive-behavioral and trauma processing modalities as appropriate, depending on the needs and preferences of each client.
Some modalities I will draw upon include:
cognitive-behavioral therapy,
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT),
acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT),
parts work,
brainspotting,
cognitive processing therapy (CPT),
and more.
(There are a lot of useful modalities in this field with something to contribute!)
Fees
I am not in network with any insurance companies. I can provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement, should your plan include OON mental health services.