Embodied Depth Psychotherapy
A Practice Rooted in Listening Beneath the Surface
Dr. Scott Gordon • Clinical Psychologist
In-Person psychotherapy in Berkeley, California.
Virtual services available statewide.
Life
Transitions
Identity
Exploration
Anxiety &
Depression
Work-Life
Balance
Couples
Therapy
Ketamine
Therapy
A Depth-Oriented, Embodied Approach to Therapy
In our work together, we’ll slow down enough to listen to what has been shaping your inner life and sense of identity, often outside of conscious awareness. Our work together focuses on allowing meaning, clarity and integration.
What Brings People to Therapy
People often come to therapy because something no longer fits. They may feel:
A persistent sense that something needs attention
Anxiety, listlessness, or low mood
Disconnection or burnout
Relational strain
Loss of orientation
Questions of identity, gender, sexuality, culture or belonging
Rarely is it a single challenge, but more a growing awareness that familiar ways of coping are no longer sufficient. Our work begins here.
What Embodied Depth Means in Our Work Together
My approach is grounded in psychodynamic psychology and informed by somatic, relational, and mindfulness-based traditions.
To put it simply, depth-oriented psychotherapy recognizes that much of what shapes our lives exists outside of conscious awareness.
Patterns Formed Early
Carried Forward
Reinforced Through Relationships, Culture & Experience
An embodied approach brings attention to the ways experience lives in the body:
Thoughts · Stories · Emotions · Sensations · Impulses
Together, this work invites the following:
Awareness of long-standing internal patterns
Curiosity in place of judgement
Integration instead of pressure to change.
We are not trying to override or eliminate parts of you. Instead, we are listening to them.
How Embodied Depth Psychotherapy Unfolds
Our sessions together are collaborative, relational, and paced intentionally.
At times, therapy involves talking to make sense of experiences, relationships, and histories. At other times, it involves slowing down and noticing what is happening in the present moment.
As we progress, we may explore:
How beliefs about yourself formed.
How your body responds under stress.
How relational dynamics repeat, often unconsciously.
What becomes available when presence replaces effort.
Change often unfolds through awareness, contact, and integration. Force is not an avenue we will ever pursue in our work together.
What This Work is Not
Entering into the real work we’ll do together in Embodied Depth Psychotherapy requires clarifying what is not an expected outcome or intention.
This approach is not:
Symptom management alone
Performance coaching
A directive or prescriptive model
Focused on quick fixes or optimization
While many clients experience relief through this work, the goal is a deeper awareness of what is happening and why so that change arises organically and sustainably.
Fit & Readiness for Embodied Depth Psychotherapy
Many arrive with a sense that understanding alone has not brought lasting change. Something deeper is asking to be noticed and addressed.
Curiosity matters in our work, even when it feels uncomfortable. What often draws people here is a desire for depth, presence, and integration in place of quick solutions.
Uncertainty is always welcome here. There is no pressure to know, only to begin where you are.
Common Questions About Embodied Depth Psychotherapy
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Typically, I meet with people once per week. Some people find that meeting more often (twice per week) can feel supportive and accelerate the change process during challenging times. This is highly individualized and we can discuss a cadence that feels right for you during our initial meetings.
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Individual sessions are 50 minutes long.
Couples sessions are 75 minutes long.
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My rate is $200 per individual session and $250 per couples session.
I can provide a superbill for out of network reimbursement. Check with your provider directly to see if this may be available.
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This is highly individual. I see many clients in long-term weekly therapy over multiple years which can lead to deep and lasting changes. Other clients come looking for support regarding a specific issue and find several months of therapy helpful.
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Let’s schedule a 20-minute free consultation to get a sense of each other, discuss your hopes and goals from therapy, and I can answer any of your questions. Please send me a message with your contact info and we can explore getting started.