Bay Area Community Counseling was started by the founder of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, Dr. Keith Sutton, in order to provide services to the community and provide up to date, effective, evidence-based training for student and new clinicians developing their skills. Our mission is to provide culturally competent therapy to children, adults, families, and couples in the community. We have a number of clinicians at various levels of ability to serve the needs of our clients. We hope to provide therapy to all those in the community in need. To learn more about our founder/director, Dr. Keith Sutton, you can listen to a recent podcast interview on Shrink Rap Radio.
Our Marriage and Family Therapist Registered Associates:
Einat Klopfer Cohen, AMFT
Einat is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who received her Master’s degree from Palo Alto University in California. Einat has been working with children, parents, and families for many years in different settings. She worked as a school counselor in Israel and helped children and their families cope with different academic and social-emotional challenges. Einat has experience working with young children in early education settings, where she worked with children in an emerging curriculum program and helped parents navigate through different developmental milestones. In the past year and a half, Einat has been working with children, teens, adults, and parents in a community-based agency where she uses an attachment-based lens in combination with a family system approach to partner with clients and help them overcome mental health challenges. Einat utilizes expressive art techniques, play therapy and sand tray interventions in her work. In her free time, Einat likes to hike with her dog, spend time with her family, connect with friends and read.
Sara Salman, AMFT Apcc
Sara Salman is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Associate Professional Clinical Counselor and received her M.A. in Counseling from Palo Alto University in 2021. Sara has experience working in community mental health settings, addressing various concerns such as relationship and family issues, parenting concerns, trauma, attachment loss, social and other forms of anxiety, depression, and others.
Sara works from an integrative approach, and her work is based on Family Systems Theories, Attachment-based, and trauma informed. Sara also brings in years of her personal experience of working with Muslim and minority teens, addressing the challenges due to discrimination, immigration, identity, and many other relevant issues. Sara loves to work with teens, families, adults, and couples.
mor goldberger, amft
Mor grew up in Palo Alto, California. She has a bachelor's degree in Psychology from UCSC (go banana slugs!), and a masters in Business from Berkeley. Mor is passionate about working with couples and families, using Emotion-Focused Therapy to help couples identify the underlying root of conflicts, strengthen connection and re-wire patterns of interaction. Mor’s clients describe her as warm, empathetic, insightful, and direct. Mor thrives working with multicultural and multiracial families. She speaks Spanish, Haitian Kreyol, Hebrew, French and English.
Estelle Ho, AMFT
Estelle Ho is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist committed to lifelong learning in evidence-based psychotherapy. She received her BA in English from Stanford University and her MS from Cal State East Bay’s Marriage and Family Therapy program. Estelle has years of experience using CBT with individuals across the lifespan grappling with anxiety, depression, anger, confusion, and interpersonal challenges. She has also been trained in attachment-based and systemic therapies and receives ongoing supervision to effectively treat couples and families in distress. Estelle’s warmth and compassion support her clients to clarify what is most important to them so they can address what gets in the way.
Lisa Ross, AMFT APCC
Lisa Ross is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist and Professional Clinical Counselor who was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in her mindfulness practice and a deep appreciation for the healing powers of nature.
Lisa attended the University of California, Santa Cruz and received a Bachelors in Modern Literature. After working as an elementary school teacher for several years, she went on to obtain her Masters in Counseling Psychology from California State University, East Bay. She has experience providing individual, group and family psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults, incorporating a somatic approach to support clients struggling with anxiety, depression and substance abuse issues. As a queer mother of a toddler, Lisa is also passionate about helping LGBTQ individuals, transitional age youth, parents, and other clients thrive through the development of self-awareness and actualization.