Amanda Somberg is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (CA #41275) specializing in couples counseling, communication skills training, conflict resolution, and sexuality.  Amanda is a certified Relational Life™ Therapist and also completed Pia Mellody’s Post-Induction Therapy Training at The Meadows Treatment Facility in Wickenburg, Arizona.

Amanda is a frequent public speaker and the creator of numerous seminars on topics ranging from parenting to domestic abuse to sexuality to effective communication skills. A list of clients include:

• University of California at San Francisco
• Pacific Gas & Electric
• John F. Kennedy University
• Planned Parenthood Northern California
• California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
• East Bay Women’s Conference
• Lafayette School District

In 2015, Amanda presented her workshop titled New Insights Into Abusive Relationships at the California Association of Marriage & Family Therapist’s 51st Annual Conference. Amanda will also present her workshop on The Power of Play, Pleasure, and Sex at CAMFT’s 53rd Annual Conference in 2017.

As a trained mediator, having earned a Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Organizational Psychology, Amanda also consults with organizations on conflict resolution, motivating employees, and how to increase accountability and productivity in the workplace.

Amanda was awarded a M.A. in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and a B.A. in English from the University of California at Berkeley.   She also obtained her A.A. degree from Diablo Valley College, where she was the Valedictorian and Commencement Speaker.   Amanda completed a Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Organizational Psychology from John F. Kennedy University.

Amanda has a private psychotherapy and business consulting practice in Walnut Creek, California, and can be reached at (925) 588-4777.