Castro Therapy

Specialties

Specializing in Individual and relationship counseling. All relationships welcome including queer, alternative, open/​poly and traditional partnerships.

Are you in transition around your job or relationship? Although often difficult, periods of change can offer opportunities to bring your life more in alignment with what is truly authentic and fulfilling for you.

Relationship issues? I assist traditional, alternative + queer partners to resolve negative cycles and create more trust and intimacy. I use an approach called EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy.) Clinical research shows that 90% of couples report significant improvement within 12 – 20 sessions of EFT. Learn relationship skills that move you beyond «right» or «wrong» to a place of increased understanding and mutual intimacy.

Food + weight struggles? As former Director of the Eating Disorders Program at Community Institute of Psychotherapy (San Rafael) I can help you end the battle with food and your body using the HAES (Health At Every Size Approach.)

Feeling stuck? I also work with stuck places and trauma using EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing), Depth Hypnsosis and somatic (body mindfulness) psychotherapy techniques with a high effectiveness rating.

History

Established in 2002.

I have had this office in the Castro, San Francisco for many years now. I love this location as it is very central with easy access to most parts of San Francisco via public transport. MUNI stops right in front and there are numerous bus lines connecting across town.

Meet the Business Owner

Ondina Nandine H.

Business Owner

After completing my BA Psychology in London, England my interest in body-​based approaches to healing brought me to the USA. In the late 1980s I taught Yoga as a certified Hatha Yoga teacher in New York and San Francisco. Later I became a certified Massage Therapist and Reiki Practitioner.

My desire to consolidate these body-​based healing practices under a more academic umbrella led me to the California Institute of Integral Studies and its Somatic Psychotherapy program, where I received my Masters in 1994. I also completed the Hakomi Somatics Institute 6 month Intensive Trauma Training in 2001. I am trained in EMDR and Depth Hypnosis. This foundation in both the experimental and academic disciplines allows me to offer a grounded and heart centered therapeutic approach.

As an astrologer I give readings in Marin and San Francisco. Some of my clients find astrology a useful adjunct to their therapy, as it can provide a different perspective on an old issue or problem.