Do you keep repeating the same destructive patterns and feel guilt and shame as a result? 

Does intimacy, integrity, and joy seem impossible?

Welcome to Recovery of Self Counseling and the practice of Kate Parkinson. 
My philosophy is based on the belief that clients are inherently precious human beings worthy of love and respect, who seek professional support when self limiting, immature, and destructive patterns of behavior and interpersonal relatedness block their ability to experience intimacy and joy.

In the treatment of Addictions and Intimacy Disorders, I rely on the development of a safe and nurturing therapeutic relationship, in addition to an evidence-based, task-centered approach.  I am passsionate about helping clients gain relief from the bondage of addiction, while anchoring their recovery in 12-step programs and other spiritual practices.  Then it is possible to heal their relational injuries, and to live a (more) rich and fulfilling life.  

Recovery of Self Counseling welcomes individual adults, adolescents, and couples.  Specialties include a broad range of addictions and other issues, such as:

• Compulsive behaviors such as sexual, co-sexual and love/avoidance, eating, work, spending/debting, and co-dependence
• Attachment impairments
• Complex post-traumatic stress
• Addictions to alcohol and other drugs
• Mood disorders such as anxiety and depression
• Grief and loss

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There is hope.  A fulfilling relationship with self and others is possible.
To schedule a phone consultation or appointment, please call:
(650) 380-0526 or email me.

415 Cambridge Avenue #13
Palo Alto, CA  94306