Ready to Face Your Challenges to Rise Above

Compassionate Help To Achieve Your Goals

In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to overlook the profound impact of genuine care and understanding. We believe that every individual has an innate power waiting to be unlocked, and the key is compassion.

Located in San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights / Japantown and available by telehealth, Pacific Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers counseling to adults and teens to enhance life satisfaction

Anxiety Disorders

We work together to accomplish greater results. We promote a collegial atmosphere

Depression

We work together to accomplish greater results. We promote a collegial atmosphere

Life Transition

We work together to accomplish greater results. We promote a collegial atmosphere

Relationship Difficulties

We work together to accomplish greater results. We promote a collegial atmosphere

OCD

We work together to accomplish greater results. We promote a collegial atmosphere

Phobias

We work together to accomplish greater results. We promote a collegial atmosphere

Let us guide your journey

The therapists at Pacific CBT are extensively trained to provide the highest level of evidence-based psychotherapy services to its clients. Beyond their rigorous graduate school studies, each therapist has received additional post-graduate training by masters in the field. They also value ongoing learning through commitment to consultation with experts in the field and by attending continuing education classes and conferences.

About Us

Our Team

Meet the team of professionals

John R. Montopoli, LMFT, LPCC
(he, him, his)

Ages: Young Adults, College Students, Adults

Specializations: Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Insomnia, Depression, Relationship challenges, Work stress

David A. Ruth, NCC, LPCC
(he, him, his)

Ages: Adolescents (14+), Young Adults, Adults

Specializations: Anxiety, Depression, Work stress, Relationship Issues, Life Transitions

Michael Waldo, PH.D.
(he, him, his)

Ages: Teens, Adults

Specializations: Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Relationship challenges, Adolescent issues, Bipolar disorder, Life transition

Dorinda Woodley, LMFT
(she, her, hers)

Ages: Adults, Teens, Children

Specializations: Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, Depression, Body Image, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

PACIFIC COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

Rewiring Thoughts, Redefining Outcomes

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a specialized form of psychotherapy. Pacific CBT therapists utilize standard counseling skills that all therapists are trained to provide. In addition to these techniques, they offer the additional components of cognitive behavioral therapy. CBT therapists provide active listening and empathy coupled with teaching skills to help their clients identify the factors that maintain their presenting concerns and the skills and coping strategies to overcome these factors. Pacific CBT therapists strive to help their clients become their own therapist.

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