Los Altos, CA Help & Support

Dr. Steven S. Steele has thirty years of counseling experience working with couples, individuals, and families in Los Altos and the San Francisco Bay Area, California. His private practice specializes in couples counseling, affair recovery, premarital counseling, and relationship counseling for executives and high-performing professionals. As a Level 3 trained Gottman Method practitioner and a certified practitioner in Relational Life Therapy (RLT), his work integrates the research-based framework of the Gottman Method with the relational directness of RLT — focused, practical, and built around the specific situation each client brings. He works with couples and individuals navigating communication breakdown, betrayal and trust repair, major life transitions, and the relational pressures of demanding careers. Dr. Steele completed his graduate work at Princeton Theological Seminary, where he earned his doctorate with an emphasis in organizational psychology and attachment theory and a master’s degree from Fuller Theological Seminary with an emphasis in family systems theory. Dr. Steele completed his hospital residency in C.P.E. at USC Arcadia Hospital (formerly A.M.H) and has served as Supervisor of students for Field Education at several graduate schools. Dr. Steele is available for in-person sessions in his Los Altos, California, office, or online for clients living in or beyond the Bay Area, including San Francisco, and internationally. Given the nature of Dr. Steele's executive clientele, he understands the need for confidentiality and a space to explore personal issues with safety and discretion. Initial consultations are complimentary.

Clark Hsu is a Marriage & Family Therapist with a Master of Arts degree, providing services in Los Altos, CA. Clark works with a diverse clientele, including teens (13 to 18), adults (18 to 65), and elders (65+). Clark offers support for a range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, family stress, general well-being and mental health concerns, grief, LGBTQ+ related concerns, men's and women's issues, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), relationship stress, and spirituality. Clark offers services to individuals, families, and couples in both English (US) and Chinese (TW). Clark's therapeutic approach is comprehensive, incorporating modalities such as Trauma Focused Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Family Systems Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Attachment-based Therapy, Culturally Sensitive Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Integrative Therapy, Coaching, Narrative Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Positive Psychology, Existential Therapy, Multicultural Therapy, Play Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Art Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Intervention, Transpersonal Therapy, and Jungian Therapy.

Richard Knowles is a Counselor specializing in mental health, holding an M.A. He offers services in Los Altos, CA, working with individuals across various age groups, including preteens (10 to 13), teens (13 to 18), adults (18 to 65), and elders (65+). Richard provides support for a range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, general well-being and mental health concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He offers individual, group, and couples therapy, utilizing a diverse set of therapeutic approaches. These include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Person-Centered Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Culturally Sensitive Therapy, Relational Therapy, Eclectic Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Existential Therapy, Art Therapy, Sandplay Therapy, and Transpersonal Therapy. Richard Knowles offers services in English (US).