DR. SARAH SPINNER

Clinical Psychologist, Executive Coach, and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist

Sarah Spinner, Psy.D. (PSY 25225), is a clinical psychologist, executive coach, certified clinical hypnotherapist, and writer. Dr. Spinner has extensive clinical experience working with a diverse client population in a variety of treatment settings, including San Francisco General Hospital/UC San Francisco Trauma Recovery Center, UC San Francisco Employee Assistance Program, Marin County Community Mental Health, and Seneca Family of Agencies.

She works with adults, teenagers, children, couples, and families dealing with a broad range of concerns including interpersonal conflict, body image struggles and eating disorders, intimate partner violence, substance use, post traumatic stress disorder, stress management, anxiety, and depression. In addition to her work as a therapist and writer, Dr. Spinner leads trainings and workshops on a variety of clinical topics for adults, teenagers, clinicians, and caregivers. She also serves on the advisory committee of Elevate Oakland.

Clinical Approach

Growth and healing mean different things for different people. So therapy must provide the unique support that can help you understand and rework ineffective patterns, create healthy and fulfilling relationships, and build skills that enable you to meet your personal and professional goals.

Writing

In addition to her work as a ghostwriter and editor, Dr. Spinner’s writing has been featured in many publications. Recent collaborative work with Carré Otis explores some topics covered in their trainings/workshops.