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Sara Brashear
Marriage and Family Therapist Intern

Supervised by Steve Polin, MFT 7861, Employed by Oak Creek Counseling Center

140 Mayhew Way, Suite 1000, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 ♦ (925) 765-9874


Trauma Therapy

Traumatic experiences can result in a number of distressing experiences. Creating a sense of safety in your current life and working with the underlying trauma can be an effective approach for:

"Trauma is constituted in an intersubjective context in which severe emotional pain cannot find a relational home in which it can be held. In such a context painful affect states become unendurable -- that is, traumatic." -- Robert Stolorow, Trauma and Human Existence

  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Drug or Alcohol Addiction
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Dissociative Disorders
Traumatic experiences may include:
  • Abandonment
  • Physical Abuse
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Severe Neglect
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Natural Disasters

To schedule a consultation, please call Sara Brashear at (925) 765-9874. You may also email me at sara@oakcreekcenter.org

About me

I work primarily with people who have experienced trauma. I am EMDR trained and in the process of being trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I consider it to be just as important to learn how to feel good as it is to explore the underlying trauma. I consider medication to be your choice and do not require it for you to be seen, regardless of diagnosis.

My education includes an MA in Consulting Psychology, an MBA with a concentration in Financial Management, an MS in Management Information System and an MA in Counseling Psychology. I find it useful to draw on multiple disciplines when looking for the best way to approach problems.