Cria Merchant is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in Oakland, CA. She offers services to individual adults, generally between the ages of 18 and 65. Cria assists clients with 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, parenting, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), relationship stress, and student life challenges. She provides therapy in English (US). Cria's therapeutic approach integrates various modalities, such as trauma focused therapy, strength-based therapy, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic therapy, relational therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), multicultural therapy, feminist therapy, and psychoanalytic therapy.