Carol Odsess, Ph.D.
 Licensed Psychologist
Home For Clients For Therapists Workshops Links Contact Directions


Welcome

As a psychologist, it has been my privilege to help people address emotional pain and experience increased ease and satisfaction in their lives. I am dedicated to helping each individual client achieve success by working together collaboratively and since each person is unique, I utilize a variety of approaches and techniques. I work primarily with individual adults and couples in my Albany office. My practice includes these treatment issues and more:

  • Anxiety, phobias, fears, panic attacks
  • Trauma, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
    and acute stress
  • Grief and complicated bereavement
  • Depression
  • Stress management
  • Adjustment to life stressors such as job change, job stress, relocation, chronic illness
  • Parenting issues
  • Improving relationships
  • Healing childhood wounds
  • Coping more effectively with everyday challenges
  • Couples therapy: traditional and nontraditional couples;
    • Relationship problems
    • Communication issues
    • Divorce and separation

Professional Background

Dr. Carol Odsess earned her Ph.D. in psychology from the California Graduate School of Psychology in 1993. For seven years, she was the Director of Training at the Family Institute of Pinole where she trained and supervised doctoral psychology interns. Currently, Carol has a private practice in Albany, California. Her work as a psychologist integrates both traditional and innovative methods including Cognitive, Behavioral, Narrative, Solution Focused, Mindfulness, EMDR and Energy Psychology.

Carol has extensive experience and training in EMDR, a powerful and effective treatment approach. She
is both an EMDRIA Approved Consultant in EMDR and an EMDRIA Certified clinician (EMDR International Association). She also participates in teaching other psychotherapists EMDR as a facilitator in EMDRIA approved trainings.

Carol also has considerable expertise in the most popular form of Energy Psychology, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). She has earned the designation of advanced EFT practitioner (EFT-ADV) and teaches EFT to psychotherapists and lay people.

For more information about EMDR, click here.

To see a list of EFT workshops, click here.

(California Psychologist license # PSY 14361.)

  905 Santa Fe Avenue, Albany, CA 94706    Tel (510) 559-8240    codsess@gmail.com