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
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.